Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Best & Flanagan LLP

29 pending office actions • 22 clients • 29 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 108 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
25
Medium (86%)
4
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only20 (69%)
§102 only5 (17%)
§112 only4 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

15
Life Sciences
52% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
38% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A 1 49.6% +56.8%
PADUA, NICO LAUREN 1 9.1% +15.8%
TEFERA, HIWOT E 1 74.4% +24.8%
RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1 61.3% +38.9%
WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 1 69.9% +19.6%
CHAN, KO HUNG 1 66.2% +15.4%
WHITE, DYLAN C 1 77.4% +12.1%
BINNS, HOWARD PATRICK 1
PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY 1 79.0% +20.7%
PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1 53.9% +28.2%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19110908 METAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION HISTORY RECORDING APPLICATION PROGRAM WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE FUNCTION PADUA, NICO LAUREN 4d overdue

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18247581 Automatic Forming Machine for Pulp Molding Product RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 28d overdue
18522359 MULTI-LAYERED SKATES PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 15d overdue
18796756 SLIDE RAIL KIT WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 11d overdue
19110908 METAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION HISTORY RECORDING APPLICATION PROGRAM WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE FUNCTION PADUA, NICO LAUREN 4d overdue
18581545 PADDLE RACKET WITH A CENTRALIZED CORE WHITE, DYLAN C 4d overdue
18736123 FITTING ASSEMBLY AND FITTING DEVICE THEREOF CHAN, KO HUNG 14d
18948097 SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY TEFERA, HIWOT E 20d
18533890 REPLACEABLE MEMBRANE DISTILLATION MODULE AND MEMBRANE DISTILLATION PLATE THEREOF PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY 21d

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36372
17482
17792
17832
37722
37981
36261
36311
36251
36151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19250223 ULTRASONIC SURGICAL HOLDER Astron Medtech Corporation ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 26, 2025
19110908 METAL RECOVERY AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION HISTORY RECORDING APPLICATION PROGRAM WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE FUNCTION Hf Investment Ltd. PADUA, NICO LAUREN 3626 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 12, 2025
18948097 SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY King Slide Technology Co., Ltd. TEFERA, HIWOT E 3637 §102 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Nov 14, 2024
18247581 Automatic Forming Machine for Pulp Molding Product Foshan City Meiwanbang Technology Co., Ltd. RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §102 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2024
18796756 SLIDE RAIL KIT King Slide Technology Co., Ltd. WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2024
18736123 FITTING ASSEMBLY AND FITTING DEVICE THEREOF King Slide Technology Co., Ltd. CHAN, KO HUNG 3631 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 06, 2024
18581545 PADDLE RACKET WITH A CENTRALIZED CORE Gearbox, Inc. WHITE, DYLAN C 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 20, 2024
18397058 HIGHLY ADAPTIVE BICYCLE THROUGH AXLE Glory Wheel Enterprise Co., Ltd. BINNS, HOWARD PATRICK 3615 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 27, 2023
18533890 REPLACEABLE MEMBRANE DISTILLATION MODULE AND MEMBRANE DISTILLATION PLATE THEREOF Allied Supreme Corp. PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18522359 MULTI-LAYERED SKATES Pufeng New Technology Materials Co., Ltd. PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18497636 PAPER COSMETIC CONTAINER Zhuhai Sheencolor Biotech Co., Ltd. WOODHOUSE, SARAH ANN 3772 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2023
18497628 PAPER COSMETIC CONTAINER Zhuhai Sheencolor Biotech Co., Ltd. CONNELL, JENNIFER PETSCHE 3772 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2023
18461627 POLARIZIED QUICK PLUG HAVING REPLACEABLE FUSE Guang Zhou Ting Shen Electric Co., Ltd. FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Sep 06, 2023
18457403 PREPARATION METHOD OF BATTERY COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PRECURSOR THEREOF Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd. MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1774 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Aug 29, 2023
18452208 METHOD FOR QUALITY EXAMINATION OF CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd. KOPEC, MARK T 1762 §112 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18452121 Hollow Fiber Membrane Filtration Device Kun San Co., Ltd. HODGE, DEMARKUS JERRELL 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18360226 Manufacturing Method of Thermoplastic Composite Bicycle Frame Astro Tech Co., Ltd. WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18350892 Method for Obtaining Cultures of Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) from the Perivascular Space of the Umbilical Cord Vessel BAOSHENGTANG BIOTECH CO., LTD. CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 1634 §112 Non-Final OA 107d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2023
18338551 Method of Manufacturing a Positive Electrode Material and Battery Produced Therefrom Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd. YOUNG, WILLIAM D 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18258451 Automated Cell Culture Device Medigen Biotechnology Corp. WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18315546 LAPTOP CHARGER Yuantai Innovative Enterprise Ltd. TRISCHLER, JOHN T 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending May 11, 2023
18195365 PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SYSTEM AND METHOD Pranaq Pte. Ltd. MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP 3797 §112 Final Rejection 40d Pending May 09, 2023
18311957 Electrochemical Biosensor and the Manufacturing Method Thereof China Medical University Hospital SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending May 04, 2023
18312044 Electrode for Oxidation of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds, Preparation Method and Applications Thereof Feng Chia University MELLOTT, JAMES M 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 04, 2023
18247280 Automatic Forming Machine for Paper-Plastic Product and Manufacturing Method Therefor Foshan City Meiwanbang Technology Co., Ltd. VERA, ELISA H 1748 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2023
18176570 Load Port and Wafer Inspection Method Using the Same Hsin-Jung Peng SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED 2897 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2023
18168307 Milk Frother Join One Electric (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. MACEDA, KRYSTENE NHE BANDONG 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2023
17994704 Microplasma Device and System Thereof National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology DOWNES, NATHANAEL JASON 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Nov 28, 2022
17890357 Additive Containing Sulfide-Based Solid Electrolyte National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology PATEL, SUHANI JITENDRA 1783 §102 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2022

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