Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Burris Law, Pllc

65 pending office actions • 33 clients • 62 examiners • 33 art units • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2727 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.2%
Allowance Rate
n=2727
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2727
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=2001
-0.41σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2001
989 days
Time to Allowance
n=2001
+5.2pp
Interview Lift
n=2727
22.7%
RCE Rate
n=2727
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=2727

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.5%
§101 Overcome
n=68
82.0%
§102 Overcome
n=830
82.8%
§103 Overcome
n=1322
86.4%
§112 Overcome
n=967

Specialization & Scale

F02K, B64D, H05B
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2727
10
Practitioners
n=2727
272.7
Apps / Practitioner
n=2727

Portfolio Summary

65
Total Pending OAs
46
Non-Final OAs
19
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
4
Due this week
5
Due this month
2
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. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

32
Hard (49%)
31
Medium (48%)
2
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other3 (5%)
§103 only23 (35%)
§102 only6 (9%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)28 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
15% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
9
Semiconductors
14% of docket
25
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
20
Business / Other
31% 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.

650 h
Manual time on pending OAs
130 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
227 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PHILLIPS, FORREST M 2 83.2% +14.6%
SAEED, AHMED M 2 80.9% +12.8%
SAENZ, ALBERTO 2 69.3% +31.6%
MASINICK, JONATHAN PETER 1 68.7% +33.8%
CHANG, JOSEPH 1 89.8% +3.9%
ROCHE, JOHN B 1 74.0% -19.9%
GOLOBOY, JAMES C 1 63.8% +8.6%
KABIR, SAAD M 1 68.4% +24.1%
ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK 1 63.5% +24.3%
HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 1 70.4% +22.1%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18627959 ACOUSTICALLY-TREATED AIR EJECTION NOZZLE FOR A NACELLE PHILLIPS, FORREST M 28d overdue
19223532 OSCILLATOR MASTER BOARD, OSCILLATORS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME CHANG, JOSEPH
18916141 NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC NAIL GUN HAVING THE SAME PHILLIPS, FORREST M
18887356 BACKLIT KEYBOARD DEVICE SAEED, AHMED M

Hard Cases (32)

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
18463643 CAR ACCESS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A HANDLE OF A CAR DOOR MILLS, CHRISTINE M 107d overdue
18527752 DETECTION MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAL SENSING TOOL, MEDICAL SENSING TOOL MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW 71d overdue
18544873 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR DETERMINING THE CHARGING STATE OF A BATTERY CELL MILLER, DANIEL R 70d overdue
18526750 DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONAL VOLTAGES IN A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THOMAS, LUCY M 49d overdue
18343247 DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR BROWN, EMILY GAIL 28d overdue
17709614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING REPRODUCED ORDER- DEPENDENT REPRESENTATIONS OF A CHEMICAL COMPOUND MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L 16d overdue
18082807 ELECTRONIC HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR LUGO, CARLOS 8d overdue
18108887 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING A BATTERY MODULE BECKER, BRANDON J 5d

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
18627959 ACOUSTICALLY-TREATED AIR EJECTION NOZZLE FOR A NACELLE PHILLIPS, FORREST M 28d overdue
19225440 ROTARY SHAFT DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED COOLING AND LUBRICATION MASINICK, JONATHAN PETER
19061650 MODULAR PATIENT LIFT SYSTEM KABIR, SAAD M
19022245 SLIDE RAIL LOCKING DEVICE ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK
19009678 SLIDE RAIL DEVICE HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE
18916141 NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC NAIL GUN HAVING THE SAME PHILLIPS, FORREST M
18887356 BACKLIT KEYBOARD DEVICE SAEED, AHMED M
18816455 CHARACTER CONCEALABLE KEYCAP MODULE SAEED, AHMED M

Client Portfolio (33 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36756
37233
36372
37912
28382
17592
37612
17711
36731
17941

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19225440 ROTARY SHAFT DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED COOLING AND LUBRICATION Alpinov X MASINICK, JONATHAN PETER §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2025
19223532 OSCILLATOR MASTER BOARD, OSCILLATORS AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Aker Technology Co., Ltd. CHANG, JOSEPH §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
19201260 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMORY CARDS AND HOST DEVICES Suzhou Bayhub Electronics Technology Co., Ltd. ROCHE, JOHN B §101DP Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2025
19087081 COLD SPRAY LOW-FRICTION SOLID LUBRICANT COATING Applied Tungstenite Corporation GOLOBOY, JAMES C 1771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Mar 21, 2025
19061650 MODULAR PATIENT LIFT SYSTEM Sld Technology, Inc. KABIR, SAAD M 3673 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 24, 2025
19022245 SLIDE RAIL LOCKING DEVICE Fositek Corporation ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 15, 2025
19009678 SLIDE RAIL DEVICE Fositek Corporation HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 3637 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2025
18990275 ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT EQUIPPED WITH TWO PYROTECHNIC SWITCHES ALLOWING TO ELECTRICALLY ISOLATE A SECTION WHEN A SHORT-CIRCUIT TYPE FAULT OCCURS SAFRAN SREEVATSA, SREEYA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2024
18978557 FORMATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF HYDROXYAPATITE-CONTAINING THIN FILM Brainy Inc. BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH 1794 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2024
18947718 ELECTRIC RATCHET WRENCH BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. AGARED, GABRIEL T §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2024
18916141 NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE AND ELECTRIC NAIL GUN HAVING THE SAME BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. PHILLIPS, FORREST M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2024
18893628 PRESSURE SENSOR Nidec Components Corporation JENKINS, JERMAINE L §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18887356 BACKLIT KEYBOARD DEVICE Sunrex Technology Corp. SAEED, AHMED M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 17, 2024
18817769 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLATNESS OF FLEXIBLE WEB MATERIAL, METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE FLATNESS OF WEB MATERIAL, FLATNESS MEASURING ARRANGEMENT AND BLOWN FILM LINE WITH SUCH A FLATNESS MEASURING DEVICE Kdesign GmbH COOK, JONATHON 2877 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 28, 2024
18816455 CHARACTER CONCEALABLE KEYCAP MODULE Sunrex Technology Corp. SAEED, AHMED M §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 27, 2024
18809693 PUSH BUTTON ASSEMBLY Sunrex Technology Corp. CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 20, 2024
18807516 METHOD AND FILLING TOOL FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT WITH A FUNCTIONAL BODY AND A PLAIN DECORATIVE ELEMENT Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1748 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2024
18806354 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE ELEMENT, WHICH HAS A FUNCTIONAL OPENING, FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND DECORATIVE ELEMENT Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA 1783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 15, 2024
18804415 SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SLIP DETECTION ON A CLUTCH, A CLUTCH WITH SUCH A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND A UNIVERSAL JOINT SHAFT WITH SUCH A CLUTCH Walterscheid GmbH HUANG, DAVID Z §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18769583 ELECTRONIC SWITCH SUBASSEMBLY TO BE ASSEMBLED TO AN INNER SIDE OF A VEHICLE DOOR Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.A. MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE 3675 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 11, 2024
18735652 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN IDENTIFYING FEATURE AS PART OF A SECOND IDENTIFYING FEATURE Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2024
18735638 SECURING DEVICE HAVING INDICATOR ELEMENT AND OPTICALLY MODIFYING ELEMENT Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH QUIGLEY, THOMAS K §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2024
18735659 SECURING DEVICE HAVING AN INDICATOR ELEMENT AND ORIENTATION ELEMENTS Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH NGUYEN, THANG H §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2024
18680106 ELECTRIC POWER TOOL BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A 2834 §103§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 31, 2024
18672973 THREE-SECTION SLIDE RAIL DEVICE Fositek Corporation WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18644892 METHOD AND TOOL FOR PRODUCING A CONNECTION BETWEEN AT LEAST TWO METAL PARTS Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §102§103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Apr 24, 2024
18627959 ACOUSTICALLY-TREATED AIR EJECTION NOZZLE FOR A NACELLE SAFRAN PHILLIPS, FORREST M 2837 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18604309 INSERTION DEVICE FOR A BIOSENSOR BIONIME CORPORATION TU, AURELIE H 3791 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2024
18602105 PLAYING IMPLEMENT FOR A PADDLE FOR FACILITATING PLAYING WITH THE PADDLE Reload Technologies, Inc. KENNEDY, JOSHUA T 3784 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 12, 2024
18598744 MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLED MEDICAL DEVICES FOR INTERVENTIONAL MEDICAL PROCEDURES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND CONTROLLING THE SAME Unandup, LLC CARPENTER, WILLIAM R §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2024
18592984 MOP CLEANING APPARATUS San Jing Machine Technology Co., Ltd. SAENZ, ALBERTO 3723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2024
18593176 SEMICONDUCTOR FUSE WITH DETECTION CIRCUIT FOR THE DETECTION OF A DRIFT OF THE GATE THRESHOLD VOLTAGE Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN 2838 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18442379 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC HEATER USING CONTROL ON ENERGY Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company SKRZYCKI, JONATHAN MICHAEL 2116 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18432673 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE CONTACTING OF A CONDUCTOR Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH HARCUM, MARCUS E 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18432771 CARTRIDGE CONTAINING A BEVERAGE INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED IN A DEVICE FOR STORING AND CONTROLLING THE OPENING AND CLOSING OF SAID CARTRIDGE, ASSOCIATED DEVICE, ASSEMBLY AND METHOD G.H. Mumm Et Cie - Societe Vinicole De Champagne Successeur THAKUR, VIREN A 1792 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 20d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18421219 HANDLE FOR A CAR DOOR COMPRISING A NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION UNIT Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.A. BACK, AUSTIN M 2845 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18393795 SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PHOTO DETECTOR Solidvue, Inc. HELLNER, MARK §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 22, 2023
18544873 ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR DETERMINING THE CHARGING STATE OF A BATTERY CELL Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH MILLER, DANIEL R 2858 §101 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2023
18539384 ASSEMBLY FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOR Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.A. NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §102§103DP Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18537352 ELECTRIC WRENCH WITH BUILT-IN BATTERY BASSO INDUSTRY CORP. SAENZ, ALBERTO 3723 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 12, 2023
18533878 SCREEN GUIDE FRAME STRUCTURE AND SCREEN DEVICE HAVING SAME Taroko Door & Window Technologies, Inc. MASSAD, ABE L 3634 §102§103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18527752 DETECTION MECHANISM FOR A MEDICAL SENSING TOOL, MEDICAL SENSING TOOL ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FÉDÉRALE DE LAUSANNE MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Dec 04, 2023
18526750 DEVICE FOR PROVIDING ONE OR MORE FUNCTIONAL VOLTAGES IN A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH THOMAS, LUCY M 2838 §103§112 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18515920 SEPARATOR AND CELLS CONTACT SYSTEM Jinko Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. BAIRD, CAMERON MICHAEL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18507341 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK Jinko Energy Storage Technology Co., Ltd. WILKERSON, JORDAN PATRICK §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2023
18481089 CROSS CAR BEAM FOR A VEHICLE Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18481064 RETAINING COMPONENT Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH MILLNER, MONICA E 3632 §103 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Oct 04, 2023
18463643 CAR ACCESS ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A HANDLE OF A CAR DOOR Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.A. MILLS, CHRISTINE M 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA 107d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18362035 MANIFOLD PLATE, MANIFOLD COMPRISING A MANIFOLD PLATE, EXTRUSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A MANIFOLD, AND METHOD OF MAKING A MANIFOLD PLATE W. Müller GmbH MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18343247 DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE DOOR U-Shin Italia S.p.A. BROWN, EMILY GAIL 3675 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Jun 28, 2023
18330861 COSMETIC PRODUCT APPLICATION DEVICE Cosmogen SAS STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2023
18312620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING LEAD CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS BASED ON REPRODUCED ORDER-DEPENDENT REPRESENTATIONS OF A CHEMICAL COMPOUND Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. STUBBS, JOHN THOMAS §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 05, 2023
18139107 ACCESSORY FOR GRIP HANDLE WITH ROTATING FERRULE Opinel SAS SHAKERI, HADI 3723 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18108887 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING A BATTERY MODULE Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH BECKER, BRANDON J 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Feb 13, 2023
18096806 SEALING INSERT FOR A CORRUGATED-PIPE SCREW FASTENING SYSTEM, CORRUGATED-PIPE SCREW FASTENING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR FITTING A CORRUGATED PIPE Pflitsch GmbH & Co. Kg RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER 3679 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2023
18091576 NICKEL-BASE PRECIPITATION HARDENABLE ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT RESISTANCE Huntington Alloys Corporation ROE, JESSEE RANDALL 1759 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2022
18087427 Deuterated 3,3'-Diselenodipropionic Acid (DSePA) and Its Use as an Anticancer or Radioprotective Agent Secretary, Department Of Atomic Energy BONAPARTE, AMY C 1692 §103§112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Dec 22, 2022
18082807 ELECTRONIC HANDLE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR U-Shin Italia S.p.A. LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2022
17950649 DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTION OF AN APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DETECTION SYSTEM U-Shin Italia S.p.A. WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 22, 2022
17896444 FLOW-THROUGH HEATER Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company ISKRA, JOSEPH W 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 26, 2022
17836307 COLD CONDUIT INSULATION DEVICE Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2022
17709614 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING REPRODUCED ORDER- DEPENDENT REPRESENTATIONS OF A CHEMICAL COMPOUND Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L 1685 §101§103§112Other Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17532251 EQUIPMENT SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING EQUIPMENT Sld Technology, Inc. ADAMOS, THEODORE V 3635 §102§103DP Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2021
17497280 SHAPED ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTIONS FOR MULTI-LAYER HEATER CONSTRUCTIONS Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company HEMMINGS, HUNTER GARRETT 3700 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 08, 2021
17324848 PASSIVE AND ACTIVE CALIBRATION METHODS FOR A RESISTIVE HEATER Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 19, 2021

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