Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Butzel Long

32 pending office actions • 15 clients • 31 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 40 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1181 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.7%
Allowance Rate
n=1181
+0.49σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1181
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=654
-0.14σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=654
972 days
Time to Allowance
n=654
+8.9pp
Interview Lift
n=1181
26.4%
RCE Rate
n=1181
4.6%
Appeal Rate
n=1181

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.0%
§101 Overcome
n=107
75.1%
§102 Overcome
n=205
74.6%
§103 Overcome
n=397
78.5%
§112 Overcome
n=265

Specialization & Scale

H04L, G06F, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1181
6
Practitioners
n=1181
196.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=1181

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
3
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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (3)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.

17
Hard (53%)
14
Medium (44%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (9%)
§103 only13 (41%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
12% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
8
Semiconductors
25% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
41% of docket
4
Business / Other
12% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT 2 81.9% +15.6%
DINH, BACH T 1 55.2% +31.6%
CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH 1 49.0% +35.3%
WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 1 29.7% +36.3%
GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A 1 22.2% +23.7%
LIM, SENG HENG 1 65.9% +29.2%
BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI 1 76.1% +27.7%
DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 1 52.5% +34.9%
MUSE, ISMAIL A 1 86.7% +7.9%
VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D 1 90.2% +2.1%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18739439 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES MUSE, ISMAIL A
18653329 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D

Hard Cases (18)

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
18390492 CRYPTOCURRENCY PROTOCOL WITH BUILT-IN INTERVENTION RESPONSIVE TO A CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE ASGARI, SIMA 147d overdue
18203907 CELLULAR PHONE-BASED CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATION AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT ALLADIN, AMBREEN A 126d overdue
18203905 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE WITH NANOPARTICLE OUTCOUPING LAYER WHALEN, DANIEL B 53d overdue
18276130 LABORATORY BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY 44d overdue
17737377 EVENT-BASED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH 23d overdue
18235031 DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING ULTRASOUND LY, TOMMY TAI 17d overdue
17735079 INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGE-GUIDED TOOLS FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA 19d
17410425 High Color Gamut OLED Displays CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT 22d

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
18759158 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING WITH PHYSICAL PLAYING CARDS IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM LIM, SENG HENG 30d overdue
17410425 High Color Gamut OLED Displays CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT 22d
19182778 SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM DINH, BACH T 26d
18741324 GENERATING DATA SETS FOR MACHINE LEARNING USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI 46d
19036542 AUTOMATIC HANDLING OF MIS-DELIVERED ITEMS IN COMPUTERIZED PARCEL LOCKER SYSTEMS WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 79d
19062387 AUTOMATIC PARCEL DELIVERY VIA MACHINE-READABLE CODE CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH
18869520 SIMULATING FOUNDATION MAKEUP EFFECT IN AUGMENTED IMAGES GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A
18740337 DETECTING ULTRASOUND BEAMS USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37983
28133
36282
17261
37151
36551
36981
28181
37961
37971

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19182778 SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM Overview Energy Inc. DINH, BACH T 1726 §103Other Non-Final OA 26d Pending Apr 18, 2025
19062387 AUTOMATIC PARCEL DELIVERY VIA MACHINE-READABLE CODE Quadient Technologies France CHEN, GEORGE YUNG CHIEH 3628 §101§103DP Final Rejection Pending Feb 25, 2025
19036542 AUTOMATIC HANDLING OF MIS-DELIVERED ITEMS IN COMPUTERIZED PARCEL LOCKER SYSTEMS Quadient Technologies France WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 3628 §103DPOther Final Rejection 79d Pending Jan 24, 2025
18869520 SIMULATING FOUNDATION MAKEUP EFFECT IN AUGMENTED IMAGES Holition Limited GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18759158 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING WITH PHYSICAL PLAYING CARDS IN A VIRTUAL REALITY SYSTEM Pokerclub Inc. LIM, SENG HENG 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 28, 2024
18741324 GENERATING DATA SETS FOR MACHINE LEARNING USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING Acoustiic Inc. BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI 3798 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Jun 12, 2024
18740337 DETECTING ULTRASOUND BEAMS USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING Acoustiic Inc. DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 3798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 11, 2024
18739439 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION MUSE, ISMAIL A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2024
18653329 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2024
18395018 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ELECTRONICALLY TRACKABLE ITEMS WITHIN AN ACCESS CONTROL ENVIRONMENT Towel tracker PATEL, MIRAJ T 3655 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2023
18390492 CRYPTOCURRENCY PROTOCOL WITH BUILT-IN INTERVENTION RESPONSIVE TO A CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE Celo Foundation ASGARI, SIMA 3698 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2023
18513463 ELECTROLYTIC CELL FORMATION Our Next Energy, Inc. LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18384150 Organic Electroluminescent Devices UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION VU, DAVID 2818 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18549576 AN INTELLIGENT INTRA-ORAL DEVICE Somnomed Limited TEJANI, ANKIT D 3796 §103Other Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18235031 DETECTION AND TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING ULTRASOUND Acoustiic Inc. LY, TOMMY TAI 3797 §103§112 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18276130 LABORATORY Atlatl (Shanghai) Technology Co., Ltd. BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY 3762 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18228892 ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION BERMAN, JASON 1794 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 01, 2023
18203907 CELLULAR PHONE-BASED CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATION AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT Y9 Inc. ALLADIN, AMBREEN A 3691 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 126d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18203905 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE WITH NANOPARTICLE OUTCOUPING LAYER UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION WHALEN, DANIEL B 2893 §103§112 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18116432 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT 2813 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 02, 2023
18085153 SINGLE CORE CROSS-COUPLED MULTI-PHASE INDUCTOR Our Next Energy, Inc. LIAN, MANG TIN BIK 2837 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18083061 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR POWERING A HOME Our Next Energy, Inc. ZHOU, ZIXUAN 2859 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2022
17979278 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §102§103 Final Rejection 60d Pending Nov 02, 2022
17784548 PRIORITIZED WIRELESS PRESENCE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM Jabaa, LLC HOLLAND, JENEE LAUREN 2469 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Oct 19, 2022
17865001 STRUCTURAL CELL TO PACK BATTERY Our Next Energy, Inc. CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY 1751 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 14, 2022
17854765 INTEGRATED OLED LIGHTING FOR AUTOMOBILE APPLICATIONS UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION WARD, DAVID WILLIAM 2891 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2022
17737377 EVENT-BASED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM Acoustiic Inc. JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH 3798 §102§103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending May 05, 2022
17735079 INTRAOPERATIVE IMAGE-GUIDED TOOLS FOR OPHTHALMIC SURGERY Microsurgical Guidance Solutions, LLC HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA 3792 §103§112 Non-Final OA 19d Pending May 02, 2022
17674330 OLED MICRODISPLAY SYSTEM UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION ELNAFIA, SAIFELDIN E 2625 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2022
17582071 SPATIAL CONTROL OF VAPOR CONDENSATION USING CONVECTION UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION CHEN, KEATH T 1716 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 24, 2022
17410425 High Color Gamut OLED Displays UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT 2813 §103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Aug 24, 2021
16750057 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESSING ENCRYPTED DATA REMOTELY Logonsafe LLC WILCOX, JAMES J 2439 §103 Non-Final OA 819d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2020

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