Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 17 clients • 19 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Best & Flanagan LLP has an extensive history in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, with 10121 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 85.95 percent, demonstrating a high level of success across a very large volume of filings. There are currently 18 pending office actions being handled by the firm relative to its 10121 career applications.
The firm is efficient in its prosecution, averaging only 1.6 office actions per allowance. This 1.6 average is notably low, suggesting a direct path to patent grant with minimal examiner interaction. For practitioners, the combination of 10121 career applications and an 85.95 percent resolved allowance rate highlights a firm with deep experience and a proven strategy. The 1.6 office actions per allowance metric further emphasizes the firm's efficiency, while the 18 pending office actions show its continued activity in its specialized technology sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 | 2 (11%) |
| §103 only | 3 (16%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (68%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARAQUE JR, GERARDO | 1 | 9.5% | +15.8% |
| HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | 1 | 70.5% | +21.9% |
| DORNBUSCH, DIANNE | 1 | 73.9% | +35.2% |
| ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | 1 | 85.5% | +11.0% |
| MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1 | 72.1% | +5.8% |
| RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1 | 63.6% | +34.4% |
| EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | 1 | 61.6% | +63.5% |
| TURK, NEIL N | 1 | 51.0% | +44.3% |
| WEI, SIREN | 1 | 87.1% | +12.4% |
| AZPURU, CARLOS A | 1 | 83.8% | +10.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18457403 | PREPARATION METHOD OF BATTERY COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PRECURSOR THEREOF | MCCARTY, PATRICK M | 20d |
| 18195365 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SYSTEM AND METHOD | MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP | 40d |
| 19108569 | METHOD FOR METAL RECYCLING AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION TRACEABILITY WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE | ARAQUE JR, GERARDO | — |
| 19061931 | TABLE WITH UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | — |
| 19038123 | Stone Removal Device | DORNBUSCH, DIANNE | — |
| 18971216 | Bicycle wire-holding seat and a headset thereof | ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | — |
| 18802834 | Exosomes for treating glioblastoma multiforme and manufacturing method thereof | MERCIER, MELISSA S | — |
| 18761628 | CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF | EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18247581 | Automatic Forming Machine for Pulp Molding Product | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 28d overdue |
| 19108569 | METHOD FOR METAL RECYCLING AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION TRACEABILITY WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE | ARAQUE JR, GERARDO | — |
| 19061931 | TABLE WITH UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | — |
| 19038123 | Stone Removal Device | DORNBUSCH, DIANNE | — |
| 18971216 | Bicycle wire-holding seat and a headset thereof | ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | — |
| 18761628 | CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF | EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | — |
| 18723663 | Integrated Automated Cell Culture Device | TURK, NEIL N | — |
| 18583546 | NETWORK CONNECTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING BRIDGING POINT THEREOF | WEI, SIREN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 2 |
| 3629 | 1 |
| 3637 | 1 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 1748 | 1 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 2467 | 1 |
| 1617 | 1 |
| 2631 | 1 |
| 1773 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19108569 | METHOD FOR METAL RECYCLING AND REGENERATION PRODUCTION TRACEABILITY WITH CARBON DISCLOSURE | Hf Investment Ltd. | ARAQUE JR, GERARDO | 3629 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19061931 | TABLE WITH UPRIGHT ASSEMBLY | Liv Lifestyle Co. | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | 3637 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19038123 | Stone Removal Device | Silver Bell Enterprise Inc. | DORNBUSCH, DIANNE | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 | |
| 18971216 | Bicycle wire-holding seat and a headset thereof | Glory Wheel Enterprise Co., Ltd. | ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 | |
| 18802834 | Exosomes for treating glioblastoma multiforme and manufacturing method thereof | China Medical University | MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18247581 | Automatic Forming Machine for Pulp Molding Product | Foshan City Meiwanbang Technology Co., Ltd. | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1748 | §102 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18761628 | CELL REPAIR-PROMOTING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLE, PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPARATION, AND USE THEREOF | China Medical University | EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | 1613 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18723663 | Integrated Automated Cell Culture Device | Medigen Biotechnology Corp. | TURK, NEIL N | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 | |
| 18583546 | NETWORK CONNECTION MODULE AND METHOD FOR SELECTING BRIDGING POINT THEREOF | Gunitech Corp. | WEI, SIREN | 2467 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18434050 | SOLUTION FOR PRESERVING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES/EXOSOMES, METHOD FOR PRESERVING THE SAME, AND MIXED SOLUTION THEREOF | China Medical University | AZPURU, CARLOS A | 1617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18433038 | LENS HEATING DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE LAMP | Min Hsiang Corporation | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 | |
| 18392285 | DIGITAL CIRCUIT FOR MULTIPLE ANTENNA REMOTE RADIO HEAD AND RADIO UNIT | Ranictek Inc. | AHN, SUNG S | 2631 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18540048 | BUFFERING DEVICE FOR FILTER BOTTLE | Ching-Hsiung Lin | GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C | 1773 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18499404 | SEGMENTED GUIDE RAIL AND FRAME OF MASSAGE CHAIR AND MASSAGE CHAIR | Shanghai Rongtai Health Technology Corporation Limited | PRATT, LEROME DEWAYNE | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18457403 | PREPARATION METHOD OF BATTERY COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PRECURSOR THEREOF | Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd. | MCCARTY, PATRICK M | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18353961 | SAUNA HEATER | Dcc Technology Co., Ltd. | BOSS, MARISSA RAE | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18195365 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SYSTEM AND METHOD | Pranaq Pte. Ltd. | MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18172408 | Method for Stabilizing an Electrode Using a Functional Layer, the Electrode, and Applications Thereof | National Taiwan University Of Science And Technology | RUFO, LOUIS J | 1795 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18168365 | Adjusting Device of Imitation Flame of Electric Fireplace | Uni-Splendor Corporation | MITCHUM, DREW JOSEPH | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
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