Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Bcf LLP (Misc.)

34 pending office actions • 23 clients • 32 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 92 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

16
Overdue
2
Due this week
7
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
4
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (16)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (4)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

2
Hard (6%)
27
Medium (79%)
2
Easy (6%)
3
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (6%)
§103 only26 (76%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (6%)
No statute on record3 (9%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

12
Life Sciences
35% of docket
3
Information Tech
9% of docket
2
Communications
6% of docket
6
Semiconductors
18% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
32% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAPE, ZACHARY 2 72.4% +19.4%
PETERS, ALEC JON 2 68.6% +61.7%
MARTIN, VERONICA 1 81.6% +14.9%
STROUD, CHRISTOPHER 1 28.7% +20.7%
BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 1 23.1% +27.6%
CRADDOCK, ROBERT J 1 84.3% +14.5%
KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 1 71.2% +33.5%
ALVARE, PAUL 1 57.5% +38.3%
BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN 1 82.5% +13.0%
CURRAN, J MITCHELL 1 62.4% +35.5%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18814124 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED TRANSACTIONS BASED ON 3D REPRESENTATIONS OF USER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS CRADDOCK, ROBERT J 16d overdue
19193221 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL WRAPPED IN A NAPKIN, APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A NAPKIN AROUND AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL, UTENSIL PICKER AND MAGAZINE FOR STORING UTENSILS MARTIN, VERONICA 1d overdue
18781213 DATACENTER TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR LIQUID-COOLED RACK-MOUNTED ASSEMBLIES BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN 30d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18986110 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING META-PREDICTIONS USING FORECASTING MODELS BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 9d overdue
18220904 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC COMPUTING RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS XU, ZUJIA 34d
19047723 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING CAMPAIGN ITEMS STROUD, CHRISTOPHER

Interview Candidates (12)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18015544 ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELL FOR ALLOTRANSPLANTATION PETERS, ALEC JON 50d overdue
18740060 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER ON A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED USER PLATFORM CURRAN, J MITCHELL 45d overdue
17802242 NOVEL CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR AND USE THEREOF PETERS, ALEC JON 38d overdue
18814124 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED TRANSACTIONS BASED ON 3D REPRESENTATIONS OF USER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS CRADDOCK, ROBERT J 16d overdue
18792329 DRY COOLER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF ALVARE, PAUL 16d overdue
18373567 IMMERSION COOLING CONTAINER PAPE, ZACHARY 15d overdue
18986110 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING META-PREDICTIONS USING FORECASTING MODELS BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 9d overdue
19193221 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL WRAPPED IN A NAPKIN, APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A NAPKIN AROUND AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL, UTENSIL PICKER AND MAGAZINE FOR STORING UTENSILS MARTIN, VERONICA 1d overdue

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28355
37632
16412
37311
36211
36241
26181
37711
28381
21691

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19193221 METHOD FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL WRAPPED IN A NAPKIN, APPARATUS FOR WRAPPING A NAPKIN AROUND AT LEAST ONE UTENSIL, UTENSIL PICKER AND MAGAZINE FOR STORING UTENSILS Left Field Products LLC MARTIN, VERONICA 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2025
19047723 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODIFYING CAMPAIGN ITEMS Index Web Marketing Inc. STROUD, CHRISTOPHER 3621 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2025
18986110 METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING META-PREDICTIONS USING FORECASTING MODELS Recherches Dimensionnelles Canada Inc. BYRD, UCHE SOWANDE 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2024
18814124 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED TRANSACTIONS BASED ON 3D REPRESENTATIONS OF USER PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Applications Mobiles Overview Inc. CRADDOCK, ROBERT J 2618 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2024
18797420 SINGLE-ANCHOR MECHANISM AND SUTURING DEVICE Qiang Zhang KNAUSS, CHRISTIAN D 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Aug 07, 2024
18792329 DRY COOLER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOF Ovh ALVARE, PAUL 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2024
18781213 DATACENTER TEMPERATURE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR LIQUID-COOLED RACK-MOUNTED ASSEMBLIES Ovh BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jul 23, 2024
18740060 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING A USER ON A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED USER PLATFORM BATON SIMULATIONS CURRAN, J MITCHELL 2169 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Jun 11, 2024
18657071 PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM Schivo Medical Limited CHAUDRY, ATIF H 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 07, 2024
18705117 SHAMPOO IN SOLID FORM TO BE RECONSTITUTED IN AN AQUEOUS ENVIRONMENT Les Solutions Zero Dechet Fillgood Inc. KETCHAM, KAREN A 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18638575 CUSHION ASSEMBLY FOR OUTDOOR FURNITURE Humble Nature Inc. XAVIER, VALENTINA 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Apr 17, 2024
18620373 METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE Group Ib, Ltd. LIPMAN, JACOB 2434 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18690301 A SKI HAVING A STABILIZING SECTION, A PAIR OF SKIS AND A STABILIZATION DEVICE Socpra Sciences Et Genie S.E.C. WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18588720 BAFFLING ASSEMBLY FOR MITIGATING MOVEMENT OF A HEAT-TRANSFER LIQUID IN AN IMMERSION CASE Ovh PAPE, ZACHARY 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18588745 HYBRID COOLING ARRANGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS AND IMMERSION COOLED RACKS Ovh DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER 2835 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18573080 SYSTEM FOR POWERING A PLURALITY OF IMPLEMENTS Gamotech Inc. FIGUEROA, JAIME 3656 §102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18393425 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION OF AN AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM Ecole Nationale Supérieure D'Ingénieurs De Caen WANG, KAI NMN 3664 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18570697 METHOD FOR PROCESSING DISPLAY DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY PROCESSOR UNIT VERISILICON MICROELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD. VU, KHOA 2611 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18373567 IMMERSION COOLING CONTAINER Ovh PAPE, ZACHARY 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18373548 HYBRID LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM WITH LEAK DETECTION Ovh SMITH, COURTNEY L 2835 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18281416 MICROORGANISM DISPLAYING ANTIGENIC PROTEIN OF THE SARS-CoV2 CORONAVIRUS Les Biotechnologies Ulysse Inc. ZOU, NIANXIANG 1671 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18549783 PERVIOUS CONCRETE COMPOSITION AND MINERAL MEMBRANE HAVING SAME 12279479 Canada Inc. SPIES, BRADLEY R 1777 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18236559 COOLING BLOCK FOR COOLING A HEAT-GENERATING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Ovh NGO, STEVEN 2835 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18233922 DETECTION AND DEFLECTION OF FLUID LEAKAGES IN IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEMS Ovh SHAIKH, MERAJ A 3763 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Aug 15, 2023
18220904 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC COMPUTING RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS Gladia XU, ZUJIA 2195 §101 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 12, 2023
18016203 NOVEL CO-STIMULATORY DOMAIN AND USE THEREOF Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE 1647 Other Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18015544 ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELL FOR ALLOTRANSPLANTATION Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 Other Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2023
17982817 METHOD OF PRODUCING A DRAG REDUCER Iris Tech, Inc. PO, MING CHEUNG 1771 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2022
17910007 ENGINEERED IMMUNE CELL EXPRESSING NK INHIBITORY MOLECULE AND USE THEREOF Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. MOSELEY II, NELSON B 1642 §112 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Sep 08, 2022
17802242 NOVEL CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR AND USE THEREOF Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co., Ltd. PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 Other Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2022
17792272 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ENZYME MASTERBATCH Carbiolice WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA 1765 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Jul 12, 2022
17523352 COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CANDIDIASIS INFECTIONS Nexbiome Therapeutics ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 1653 §103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Nov 10, 2021
17420798 PROCESS FOR PURIFYING PHYCOCYANINS Fermentalg JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jul 06, 2021
17420801 PROCESS FOR EXTRACTING PHYCOCYANINS Fermentalg FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Jul 06, 2021

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