Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
32 pending office actions • 11 clients • 32 examiners • 26 art units • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Bell & Manning, LLC has a strong focus on Chemistry & Materials, supported by 2010 career applications. The firm boasts a resolved allowance rate of 93.13 percent, indicating a high probability of success for applications filed in this technology area. At this time, the firm is addressing 26 pending office actions, which is a small number relative to its 2010 career applications.
The average of 2.72 office actions per allowance reflects the firm's typical prosecution experience. This 2.72 average suggests that while the firm is highly successful, it often engages in several rounds of negotiation with the patent office to secure those results. With 2010 career applications and a 93.13 percent resolved allowance rate, the firm demonstrates a proven track record of excellence. The 26 pending office actions and the 2.72 office actions per allowance metric represent the firm's current efforts to maintain its high standards of performance across its active portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 12 (38%) |
| §102 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (47%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | 1 | 68.0% | +28.7% |
| THOMAS, BRANDI N | 1 | 82.6% | +7.8% |
| SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 1 | 68.4% | +19.5% |
| SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY | 1 | 16.7% | +16.3% |
| DUDEK, JAMES A | 1 | 82.2% | +3.1% |
| SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 1 | 80.2% | +9.5% |
| KIEFER, DALTON EDWARD | 1 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | 1 | — | — |
| RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | 1 | 87.1% | +10.8% |
| BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 1 | 90.3% | +10.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18864706 | HUYGENS METALENS | THOMAS, BRANDI N | — |
| 18832643 | INSTANT POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPE | DUDEK, JAMES A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18322861 | LIGHT-EMITTERS WITH GROUP III-NITRIDE-BASED QUANTUM WELL ACTIVE REGIONS HAVING GAN INTERLAYERS | KIM, JAY C | 117d overdue |
| 18434313 | SIMULTANEOUS AND CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS ACROSS LEVEL AND FREQUENCY | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 17d overdue |
| 18042528 | ALKANE MULTI-SULFONIC ACIDS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS | MURESAN, ANA Z | 15d overdue |
| 18278329 | HYDROXYLATION OF ALKANES USING OZONE | CARR, DEBORAH D | 2d overdue |
| 17651123 | BICYCLE FRAME WITH CANTILEVERED SEATMAST AND SEATPOST SECURING ASSEMBLY | WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B | 22d |
| 18699376 | HIGH ENERGY RADIATION DETECTORS | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 23d |
| 17733061 | HELMET WITH AN AIR TRIP | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 61d |
| 19111123 | TRANSVENUS REVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18699376 | HIGH ENERGY RADIATION DETECTORS | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 23d |
| 19111123 | TRANSVENUS REVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | — |
| 18910720 | AMPLIFICATION OF INTERFACIAL CAPACITANCE IN IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | — |
| 18901448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL REMODELING PROGRESSION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY | — |
| 18657155 | STRAIN-RELAXED PSEUDO-SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME USING THERMAL POROSIFICATION | RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1692 | 2 |
| 2847 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19111123 | TRANSVENUS REVERSIBLE ELECTROPORATION | Northwestern University | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 | |
| 18864706 | HUYGENS METALENS | The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund | THOMAS, BRANDI N | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 | |
| 18910720 | AMPLIFICATION OF INTERFACIAL CAPACITANCE IN IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTES | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2847 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18901448 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FUNCTIONAL AND STRUCTURAL REMODELING PROGRESSION IN ATRIAL FIBRILLATION | Northwestern University | SKROBARCZYK III, ROBERT ANTHONY | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 | |
| 18832643 | INSTANT POLARIZED LIGHT MICROSCOPE | The Marine Biological Laboratory | DUDEK, JAMES A | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18779742 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PREDICT RADIOFREQUENCY HEATING OF MEDICAL IMPLANTS | Northwestern University | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 2673 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18726607 | BIOSYNTHESIS OF HIERARCHICAL METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK-BACTERIAL CELLULOSE COMPOSITES | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | KIEFER, DALTON EDWARD | 1652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18737061 | TISSUE EXPANDER WITH DRUG DELIVERY CAPABILITY | Northwestern University | THOMAS, NATALIE NICOLE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 | |
| 18657155 | STRAIN-RELAXED PSEUDO-SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME USING THERMAL POROSIFICATION | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 | |
| 18699376 | HIGH ENERGY RADIATION DETECTORS | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | BOOSALIS, FANI POLYZOS | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18439978 | METHODS OF FORMING SYNTACTIC FOAMS USING SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | SANDERS, JAMES M | 1743 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18435474 | ACTIVE COOLING SYSTEMS FOR A BICYCLE | Trek Bicycle Corporation | ARELLANO, PAUL WOODWARD | 3658 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18434313 | SIMULTANEOUS AND CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENT OF OTOACOUSTIC EMISSIONS ACROSS LEVEL AND FREQUENCY | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | PORTILLO, JAIRO H | 3791 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18681675 | DILATABLE BILIARY DRAINS | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare | CHATRATHI, ARJUNA P | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18396865 | ELECTROCHEMICAL LITHIUM EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18537021 | FORWARD OSMOSIS PROCESS TO INCREASE THE CONCENTRATION OF A DILUTE METAL SALT SOLUTION AND RELATED PROCESSES | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | CRUM, VIVIAN FLORENCE | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18565772 | OXYGEN ION TRANSPORT MATERIALS AND RELATED DEVICES | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | DAVIS, SHENG HAN | 1732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18279124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL DEVICE SECUREMENT, WOUND CLOSURE, AND WOUND/INCISION DRESSINGS | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare | MOK, ANDREW JUN-WAI | 3786 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18278329 | HYDROXYLATION OF ALKANES USING OZONE | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | CARR, DEBORAH D | 1691 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18274019 | FABRICATION OF PIXELATED RADIATION DETECTORS VIA LASER CUTTING | Northwestern University | KERR, ELIZABETH M | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18274058 | HIGHLY STABLE METAL HALIDE PEROVSKITE COLLOIDAL COMPOSITIONS | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 1764 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18322861 | LIGHT-EMITTERS WITH GROUP III-NITRIDE-BASED QUANTUM WELL ACTIVE REGIONS HAVING GAN INTERLAYERS | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 117d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18035876 | ION-BASED METHODS FOR STABILIZING AND IMPROVING POROUS METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (MOF) MATERIALS FOR WATER HARVESTING FROM AIR AND RELATED APPLICATIONS | Northwestern University | HOU, FRANK S | 1692 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18308386 | HIGH-FREQUENCY GROUP III-NITRIDE-BASED HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS WITH HIGH-ALUMINUM CONCENTRATION BARRIERS AND RECESSED GATES | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | HRNJIC, ADIN | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18028934 | INTEGRATION OF ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING SYSTEMS WITH ELECTROPORATION SYNCHRONIZED WITH PACING | Northwestern University | GEDEON, BRIAN T | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 18185820 | METHODS FOR THE BIOCATALYTIC PRODUCTION OF ACETALDEHYDE | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 1653 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18183466 | ALLOY AND COMPOSITE FORMATION BY REACTIVE SYNTHESIS DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 18042528 | ALKANE MULTI-SULFONIC ACIDS, COMPOSITIONS THEREOF, AND RELATED METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | MURESAN, ANA Z | 1692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 17966286 | MAPPING CRITICAL BRAIN SITES USING INTRACRANIAL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY AND MACHINE LEARNING | The Trustees of Indiana University | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 3798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17964312 | PRODUCTION OF DUNALIELLA | UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH | FIEBIG, RUSSELL G | 1655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17733061 | HELMET WITH AN AIR TRIP | Trek Bicycle Corporation | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Apr 29, 2022 |
| 17651123 | BICYCLE FRAME WITH CANTILEVERED SEATMAST AND SEATPOST SECURING ASSEMBLY | Trek Bicycle Corporation | WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B | 3611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Feb 15, 2022 |
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