Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Bodman PLC

26 pending office actions • 15 clients • 25 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=727 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.6%
Allowance Rate
n=727
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=727
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=438
-0.52σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=438
906 days
Time to Allowance
n=438
+8.3pp
Interview Lift
n=727
25.6%
RCE Rate
n=727
1.9%
Appeal Rate
n=727

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

87.5%
§101 Overcome
n=24
77.6%
§102 Overcome
n=201
78.8%
§103 Overcome
n=293
83.6%
§112 Overcome
n=189

Specialization & Scale

G02B, G02F, B60R
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=727
5
Practitioners
n=727
145.4
Apps / Practitioner
n=727

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (2)

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.

17
Hard (65%)
7
Medium (27%)
2
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only7 (27%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (62%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
5
Semiconductors
19% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
6
Business / Other
23% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KOTTER, KIP T 2 67.7% +21.5%
JIANG, YONG HANG 1 61.8% +20.8%
SHANKAR, VIJAY 1 91.0% +8.5%
BECK, KAREN 1 82.7% +11.0%
KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE 1 26.5% +31.0%
MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE 1 80.1% +35.4%
SUN, GEORGE 1 69.2% +33.9%
EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT 1 79.3% +18.9%
KING, GEORGE G 1 58.2% +38.1%
TERRELL, EMILY C 1 58.6% +35.9%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19056523 Wearable Heads Up Displays SHANKAR, VIJAY

Hard Cases (17)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18785558 ARTICULATING MOUNT FOR WEAPON SIGHT ACCESSORY COOPER, JOHN 92d overdue
17269434 Composition for Silicone Rubber Masses SCOTT, ANGELA C 72d overdue
19013480 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SUITE FOR A RETAIL PHARMACY ENTERPRISE AND A PATIENT KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE 46d overdue
18913193 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT 32d overdue
19006621 MODULAR PNEUMATIC ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE 18d overdue
18941824 ADJUSTABLE BED SYSTEM SUN, GEORGE 16d overdue
18143094 MULTI-COLOR VEHICLE WHEEL USING LASER COATING ABLATION KOTTER, KIP T 39d
18550875 Smart Device Mounted Augmented Reality Displays PASKO, NICHOLAS R 57d

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19013480 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SUITE FOR A RETAIL PHARMACY ENTERPRISE AND A PATIENT KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE 46d overdue
18913193 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT 32d overdue
19006621 MODULAR PNEUMATIC ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE 18d overdue
18941824 ADJUSTABLE BED SYSTEM SUN, GEORGE 16d overdue
18143094 MULTI-COLOR VEHICLE WHEEL USING LASER COATING ABLATION KOTTER, KIP T 39d
19024935 FRONT RAIL WITH CRASH TUNING FEATURES BECK, KAREN 76d
19282899 DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS JIANG, YONG HANG
18908266 WEAPON SIGHT KING, GEORGE G

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36733
28723
36153
26891
36141
36871
36411
36371
37531
37151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19282899 DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Passivebolt, Inc. JIANG, YONG HANG 2689 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 28, 2025
19056523 Wearable Heads Up Displays Digilens Inc. SHANKAR, VIJAY §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 18, 2025
19024935 FRONT RAIL WITH CRASH TUNING FEATURES Shape Corp. BECK, KAREN 3614 §102§103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Jan 16, 2025
19013480 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED PRESCRIPTION MANAGEMENT SUITE FOR A RETAIL PHARMACY ENTERPRISE AND A PATIENT Meijer, Inc. KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE 3687 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2025
19006621 MODULAR PNEUMATIC ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT Ergomotion, Inc. MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE 3673 §102§103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Dec 31, 2024
18941824 ADJUSTABLE BED SYSTEM Ergomotion, Inc. SUN, GEORGE 3673 §102§103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2024
18913193 PNEUMATIC SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT Ergomotion, Inc. EASTMAN, AARON ROBERT 3673 §102§103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2024
18908266 WEAPON SIGHT Eotech, LLC KING, GEORGE G §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 07, 2024
18890592 FINDING DISPOSITION OF AN OBJECT VIRTEK VISION INTERNATIONAL INC. TERRELL, EMILY C §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18785558 ARTICULATING MOUNT FOR WEAPON SIGHT ACCESSORY Optiflow, LLC COOPER, JOHN 3641 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 92d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2024
18769331 REFRIGERATOR DOOR HANDLE Hisense Usa Corporation TRAN, HANH VAN 3637 §102§103 Final Rejection 60d Pending Jul 10, 2024
18715573 COMPONENT MADE OF B-ZR ALLOYED STEEL Voestalpine Wire Rod Austria GmbH HILL, STEPHANI A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18702763 Compact Projector for Display System Digilens Inc. BEATTY, COLLIN X 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 18, 2024
18636040 AUTOMATIC WATER FILLER Hisense Usa Corporation MAUST, TIMOTHY LEWIS 3753 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2024
18620834 Surface Mounted Volume Phase Structure and Methods of Manufacturing Thereof Digilens Inc. CHANG, AUDREY Y 2872 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18407259 Evacuated Gratings and Methods of Manufacturing Digilens Inc. FRASER, STEWART A DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18563756 EDUCATIONAL ANALYTICS PLATFORM AND METHOD THEREOF Emaginos Inc. MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A 3715 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 22, 2023
18550875 Smart Device Mounted Augmented Reality Displays Digilens Inc. PASKO, NICHOLAS R 2896 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 57d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18466715 ROCKER INSERT WITH PLURALITY OF ENCLOSED SECTIONS Shape Corp. MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L 3645 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Sep 13, 2023
18330256 Methods and Apparatuses for Providing a Single Grating Layer Color Holographic Waveguide Display Digilens Inc. CHAPEL, DEREK S 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2023
18143094 MULTI-COLOR VEHICLE WHEEL USING LASER COATING ABLATION Superior Industries International Inc. KOTTER, KIP T 3615 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 39d Pending May 04, 2023
18025821 VEHICLE WHEEL HAVING MULTI-GLOSS FINISH Superior Industries International Inc. KOTTER, KIP T 3615 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2023
18018428 AUTONOMOUS MOBILE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAFELY IRRADIATING PATHOGENS Freestyle Partners LLC STOFFA, WYATT A 2881 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
17859712 DOUBLE ROLLER COMPACT PROFILE ACTUATION SYSTEM FOR AN ADJUSTABLE BED Ergomotion, Inc. DAVISON, LAURA L 3993 §103Other Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2022
17767881 DECORATIVE APPLIQUE WITH POLYMERIC OVER-COATING AND METHOD OF APPLYING SAME Superior Industries International, Inc. COMINO, EVA L 3615 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 09, 2022
17269434 Composition for Silicone Rubber Masses Nitrochemie Aschau GmbH SCOTT, ANGELA C 1767 §103§112 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Feb 18, 2021

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