Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
18 pending office actions • 10 clients • 17 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days
Butzel Long maintains a presence in the Chemistry & Materials technology area, where it has managed 1178 career applications. This volume of work demonstrates an established practice with experience in chemical and material science patents. Currently, the firm is overseeing 19 pending office actions, which indicates a steady flow of active prosecution work. These figures reflect a firm with a solid foundation in its chosen technical field.
The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 82.29, showing a track record of successful patent outcomes. This success is achieved with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.2, suggesting that the firm typically navigates the examination process in just over the average number of office actions. The 82.29 resolved allowance rate pct is a key indicator of the firm's effectiveness in securing grants for its clients. With 1178 career applications, the 3.2 avg_office_actions_per_allowance provides a reliable benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle. These metrics together offer a comprehensive view of the firm's performance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 | 8 (44%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (6%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 2 | 82.7% | +13.9% |
| DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | 1 | 59.3% | +25.9% |
| LEE, AIDEN Y | 1 | 47.8% | +25.3% |
| WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA | 1 | 29.3% | +37.6% |
| PRASAD, NEIL R | 1 | 85.4% | +9.8% |
| MENZ, DOUGLAS M | 1 | 88.7% | +4.7% |
| BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI | 1 | 77.2% | +25.9% |
| DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M | 1 | 53.4% | +37.2% |
| SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1 | 65.6% | +27.7% |
| ASGARI, SIMA | 1 | 26.0% | +19.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17355383 | EDGE BARRIER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 100d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17737377 | EVENT-BASED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 23d overdue |
| 17410425 | High Color Gamut OLED Displays | CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 22d |
| 19036542 | AUTOMATIC HANDLING OF MIS-DELIVERED ITEMS IN COMPUTERIZED PARCEL LOCKER SYSTEMS | WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA | 79d |
| 19262798 | IMPACT-RESISTANT AND FLEXIBLE SIGN MOUNT | DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | — |
| 19230170 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM | LEE, AIDEN Y | — |
| 18825422 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES | PRASAD, NEIL R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18390492 | CRYPTOCURRENCY PROTOCOL WITH BUILT-IN INTERVENTION RESPONSIVE TO A CRYPTOCURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE | ASGARI, SIMA | 147d overdue |
| 17355383 | EDGE BARRIER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 100d overdue |
| 17410425 | High Color Gamut OLED Displays | CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 22d |
| 18741324 | GENERATING DATA SETS FOR MACHINE LEARNING USING ULTRASOUND IMAGING | BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI | 46d |
| 18435825 | Method for Forming a Composite Component Having a Surface Projection | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 62d |
| 19036542 | AUTOMATIC HANDLING OF MIS-DELIVERED ITEMS IN COMPUTERIZED PARCEL LOCKER SYSTEMS | WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA | 79d |
| 19262798 | IMPACT-RESISTANT AND FLEXIBLE SIGN MOUNT | DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | — |
| 19230170 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM | LEE, AIDEN Y | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | 7 |
| ACOUSTIIC INC. | 3 |
| Exit Sign Solutions, Inc. | 1 |
| University of Michigan | 1 |
| QUADIENT TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE | 1 |
| Joysonquin Automotive Systems North America, LLC | 1 |
| CELO FOUNDATION | 1 |
| Overview Energy Inc. | 1 |
| Y9 | 1 |
| Our Next Energy, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3798 | 3 |
| 2813 | 3 |
| 3631 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 3698 | 1 |
| 2818 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| 3691 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19262798 | IMPACT-RESISTANT AND FLEXIBLE SIGN MOUNT | Exit Sign Solutions, Inc. | DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE | 3631 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19230170 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM | The Regents of the University of Michigan | LEE, AIDEN Y | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 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 |
| 18825422 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | PRASAD, NEIL R | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 | |
| 18757647 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICES | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | MENZ, DOUGLAS M | 2897 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | 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 |
| 18435825 | Method for Forming a Composite Component Having a Surface Projection | Joysonquin Automotive Systems North America, LLC | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 18384150 | Organic Electroluminescent Devices | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | VU, DAVID | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18345343 | SPACE-BASED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM | Overview Energy Inc. | DINH, BACH T | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 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 |
| 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 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17737377 | EVENT-BASED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM | Acoustiic Inc. | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 3798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | May 05, 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 |
| 17355383 | EDGE BARRIER FILM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORPORATION | CHEEK, EDWARD RHETT | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 100d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2021 |
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