Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
38 pending office actions • 2 clients • 36 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days
C. Tumey Law Group PLLC - HES specializes in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm has managed 1453 career applications, indicating familiarity with the procedural and technical requirements of these fields. There are currently 31 pending office actions, which shows a level of active engagement with the USPTO. This profile represents a key segment of the firm's overall patent practice.
The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 78.95, showing a level of success in securing patent rights. This rate is achieved with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.83, indicating that the firm often navigates several office actions before reaching an allowance. The 78.95 resolved allowance rate pct is a testament to the firm's persistence in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. With 1453 career applications, the 3.83 avg_office_actions_per_allowance provides a benchmark for the expected effort and duration of the prosecution cycle. These metrics together illustrate the firm's effectiveness.
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.
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.
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 only | 4 (11%) |
| §101 + other | 13 (34%) |
| §103 only | 7 (18%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (29%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BREIER, KRYSTINE E | 2 | 82.3% | +8.2% |
| MANG, LAL C | 2 | 76.0% | +17.2% |
| GRAY, GEORGE STERLING | 1 | 75.3% | +9.9% |
| BOMAR, THOMAS S | 1 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 1 | 78.3% | +25.5% |
| GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 1 | 68.2% | +16.2% |
| GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M | 1 | 80.6% | +12.9% |
| MURSHED, OSAMAH | 1 | — | — |
| WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 1 | 84.0% | +11.5% |
| DINH, LYNDA | 1 | 73.9% | +28.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19393440 | EXTENSIBLE TRANSITION JOINT FOR CONTROL LINE PROTECTION | BOMAR, THOMAS S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17471345 | Core Data Augmentation Methods For Developing Data Driven Based Petrophysical Interpretation Models | JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY | 150d overdue |
| 17958178 | Autonomous Uncertainty-Aware Engine For Pressure Gradient Identification Using A Discrete Optimization Framework | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 77d overdue |
| 18807707 | STEERABILITY OF DOWNHOLE RANGING TOOLS USING ROTARY MAGNETS | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 18d overdue |
| 18494208 | Leaky Flexural Wave Semblance Based Annular Stacking Velocity Determination In Cased Wells | BREIER, KRYSTINE E | 5d overdue |
| 18241176 | METHODS TO PERFORM NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS, AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOLS | CLARKE, ADAM S | 3d overdue |
| 18114093 | Non-Invasive Method For Behind-Casing Cable Localization | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 8d |
| 17392058 | Borehole Image Gap Filing Using Deep Learning | MANG, LAL C | 22d |
| 18524491 | Well Integrity Evaluation Using Pseudo Attributes | BENLAGSIR, AMINE | 27d |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18807707 | STEERABILITY OF DOWNHOLE RANGING TOOLS USING ROTARY MAGNETS | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 18d overdue |
| 17392058 | Borehole Image Gap Filing Using Deep Learning | MANG, LAL C | 22d |
| 19240304 | ACTUATOR WITH MOVABLE CYLINDER FOR ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | — |
| 19042531 | LAYERED TARGET FOR NEUTRON GENERATOR | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | — |
| 19038472 | DOWNHOLE NANO PARTICLE HEAT BLANKET FOR NEUTRON GENERATOR TUBES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS | GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M | — |
| 18754534 | A METHOD TO PREDICT SONIC LOG AT BIT IN REAL TIME | DINH, LYNDA | — |
| 18085240 | Real-Time Warning And Mitigation Of Intrinsic Noise Of Transducers | MANG, LAL C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC. | 37 |
| Halliburton | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 7 |
| 3676 | 3 |
| 2858 | 3 |
| 3645 | 3 |
| 2186 | 3 |
| 3674 | 2 |
| 3646 | 1 |
| 3672 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2688 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19402783 | MULTIPHYSICS FOR WHITE HYDROGEN PROSPECTING | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | GRAY, GEORGE STERLING | 3676 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2025 |
| 19393440 | EXTENSIBLE TRANSITION JOINT FOR CONTROL LINE PROTECTION | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | BOMAR, THOMAS S | 3674 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2025 |
| 19240304 | ACTUATOR WITH MOVABLE CYLINDER FOR ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 3674 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19042531 | LAYERED TARGET FOR NEUTRON GENERATOR | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 3646 | §101§102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19039680 | EVALUATING SUBSURFACE CONDITIONS | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | BREIER, KRYSTINE E | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| 19038472 | DOWNHOLE NANO PARTICLE HEAT BLANKET FOR NEUTRON GENERATOR TUBES AND OTHER APPLICATIONS | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 | |
| 19033849 | MULTIPLE PIPES DEFORMATION DETECTION USING ELECTROMAGNETIC TECHNIQUES | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | MURSHED, OSAMAH | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18807707 | STEERABILITY OF DOWNHOLE RANGING TOOLS USING ROTARY MAGNETS | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | WLODARSKI, NICHOLAS NMN | 3672 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18754534 | A METHOD TO PREDICT SONIC LOG AT BIT IN REAL TIME | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | DINH, LYNDA | 2857 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18674606 | System And Method For Down Hole High Concentration Gas Sensing | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | CULLER, JILL E | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18598890 | Deep Sonic Image Velocity Scan | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | HOLMES, JANELLE AMBER | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 | |
| 18590734 | Generating Hydrogen Via Methane Pyrolysis To Power Oilfield Equipment | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| 18581248 | Handling Carbon Nanoparticles Produced From Methane Pyrolysis | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | MCCRACKEN, DANIEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 | |
| 18414336 | Image Warping Optimization Framework For Post-Stack Seismic Survey Merging | Landmark Graphics Corporation | HUYNH, PHUONG | 2857 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18404420 | Use Of Bending Moment On Bit Measurements And Simulations To Determine Health Condition Of Push-The-Bit Rotary Steerable Systems And Assess Directional Drilling Capability | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | QUAIM, LAMIA | 3676 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18524491 | Well Integrity Evaluation Using Pseudo Attributes | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | BENLAGSIR, AMINE | 2688 | §101§103DP | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18507353 | Downhole Tools Having Elastomer Blend For Geothermal Wellbores | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | TUCKER, PHILIP C | 1745 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18494208 | Leaky Flexural Wave Semblance Based Annular Stacking Velocity Determination In Cased Wells | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | BREIER, KRYSTINE E | 3645 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18484140 | Iterative Cement Bond Logging Without Calibration | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18241176 | METHODS TO PERFORM NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS, AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOOLS | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | CLARKE, ADAM S | 2858 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18236613 | Informed Machine Learning For Cement Bond Evaluation | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | CHIUSANO, ANDREW TSUTOMU | 2144 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18233767 | Duty Cycle Estimation From Bending Moment Magnitude | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | NORRIS, URSULA LEE | 3676 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18228561 | Automatic Dip Picking From Azimuthal Borehole Images | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | GO, RICKY | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18203493 | Evaluating Wellbores For Use As Carbon Capture Underground Storage Wells | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | TRAN, SCOTT THANH BINH | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 | |
| 18195815 | Enhancing Borehole Resonance Signal For Through Tubing Cement Evaluation | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | WALKER, CHRISTOPHER RICHARD | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18116224 | In-Situ Mechanical Characterization Of Cement Sheath Exposed To Chemical Species | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | COOK, BRIAN S | 4100 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18114093 | Non-Invasive Method For Behind-Casing Cable Localization | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 2858 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18085240 | Real-Time Warning And Mitigation Of Intrinsic Noise Of Transducers | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | MANG, LAL C | 2857 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2022 |
| 17968628 | Fast Proxy Model For Well Casing Integrity Evaluation | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER | 2857 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17958178 | Autonomous Uncertainty-Aware Engine For Pressure Gradient Identification Using A Discrete Optimization Framework | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 2186 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17797778 | Substituted Carboxamide Corrosion Inhibitor Compounds | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | DIGGS, TANISHA | 1761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17841612 | METHODS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW IN A WELL, METHODS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF A WELL OPERATION, AND REAL-TIME WELL OPERATION SYSTEMS | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | HANN, JAY B | 2186 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17727001 | Designing For Permeability Of Filter Cake To Control Lost Circulation | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | SHALABY, AHMAD HUSSAM | 2187 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Apr 22, 2022 |
| 17701921 | Method For Selection Of Cement Composition For Wells Experiencing Cyclic Loads | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | PERVEEN, REHANA | 2189 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 23, 2022 |
| 17570227 | Formation Evaluation Based On Piecewise Polynomial Model | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | DEBNATH, NUPUR | 2186 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2022 |
| 17471345 | Core Data Augmentation Methods For Developing Data Driven Based Petrophysical Interpretation Models | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY | 2122 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 150d overdue | Pending | Sep 10, 2021 |
| 17392058 | Borehole Image Gap Filing Using Deep Learning | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | MANG, LAL C | 2857 | §101 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 02, 2021 |
| 17360423 | Annulus Velocity Independent Time Domain Structure Imaging In Cased Holes Using Multi-Offset Secondary Flexural Wave Data | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | KAY, DOUGLAS | 2857 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
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