Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Cantor Colburn Llp-Baker Hughes Oilfield

22 pending office actions • 3 clients • 22 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=73473 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.1%
Allowance Rate
n=73473
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=73473
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=51629
-0.21σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=51629
1017 days
Time to Allowance
n=51629
+3.9pp
Interview Lift
n=73473
25.9%
RCE Rate
n=73473
2.1%
Appeal Rate
n=73473

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.6%
§101 Overcome
n=3150
81.0%
§102 Overcome
n=23579
81.1%
§103 Overcome
n=36783
82.5%
§112 Overcome
n=23383

Specialization & Scale

H10K, G02F, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=73473
68
Practitioners
n=73473
1080.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=73473

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

12
Hard (55%)
9
Medium (41%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (9%)
§101 + other2 (9%)
§103 only8 (36%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
14% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
9% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
55% of docket
5
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.

220 h
Manual time on pending OAs
44 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
77 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RUNYAN, SILVANA C 1 82.4% +17.1%
DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 1 74.1% +17.9%
LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 1 77.0% +15.4%
GRAY, PAUL J 1 78.1% +10.1%
ARANT, HARRY E 1 49.0% +22.1%
RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL 1 55.4% +21.6%
HANSEN, KENNETH J 1 81.3% +7.8%
MIAN, SHAFIQ A 1 78.9% +25.0%
SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T 1 79.1% +1.0%
MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN 1 65.0% +20.5%

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
18859811 LOW CARBON EMISSION COMPRESSION STATION WITH DUAL USE CAPABILITY HANSEN, KENNETH J 8d overdue
18816631 Untitled RUNYAN, SILVANA C

Hard Cases (12)

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
18303987 RESETTABLE BACKUP AND SYSTEM YAO, THEODORE N 2d overdue
18478001 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER AKARAGWE, YANICK A 46d
16512708 METHOD OF PROVIDING WIRED PIPE DRILL SERVICES ROBINSON, AKIBA KANELLE 46d
18511398 STEERING DEVICE AUGMENTATION, METHOD AND SYSTEM NORRIS, URSULA LEE 77d
19139038 MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH ANTI-SURGE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD DAVIS, JASON GREGORY
19042383 FORCE BALANCED RECIPROCATING VALVE GRAY, PAUL J
18994953 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR WITH PARALLEL TUBE BUNDLES ARANT, HARRY E
18880081 GAS LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE REFRIGERANT CYCLES RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19117271 SELF-SUFFICIENT SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATION OF LNG LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 20d
18816631 Untitled RUNYAN, SILVANA C
19139038 MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH ANTI-SURGE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD DAVIS, JASON GREGORY
19042383 FORCE BALANCED RECIPROCATING VALVE GRAY, PAUL J
18994953 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR WITH PARALLEL TUBE BUNDLES ARANT, HARRY E
18880081 GAS LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE REFRIGERANT CYCLES RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL
18859826 LOW EMISSION COMPRESSION STATION WITHOUT DEDICATED POWER GENERATION ISLAND MIAN, SHAFIQ A
18651110 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING WATER MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37463
36763
36741
37451
37631
17711
28571
36251
28741
17361

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18816631 Untitled BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC RUNYAN, SILVANA C 3674 §103 Non-Final OA Pending
19139038 MULTI-STAGE COMPRESSOR SYSTEM WITH ANTI-SURGE ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l. DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 3745 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2025
19117271 SELF-SUFFICIENT SYSTEM FOR EVAPORATION OF LNG Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie -S.R.L. LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Mar 31, 2025
19042383 FORCE BALANCED RECIPROCATING VALVE BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC GRAY, PAUL J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2025
18994953 HEAT RECOVERY STEAM GENERATOR WITH PARALLEL TUBE BUNDLES Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l. ARANT, HARRY E §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 15, 2025
18880081 GAS LIQUEFACTION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE REFRIGERANT CYCLES Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie -S.R.L. RAYMOND, KEITH MICHAEL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2024
18859811 LOW CARBON EMISSION COMPRESSION STATION WITH DUAL USE CAPABILITY Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l. HANSEN, KENNETH J 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2024
18859826 LOW EMISSION COMPRESSION STATION WITHOUT DEDICATED POWER GENERATION ISLAND Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l. MIAN, SHAFIQ A 3746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2024
18671334 CONDUIT ASSEMBLIES FOR A HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER SYSTEM Industrial Climate Solutions Inc. SEIFU, LESSANEWORK T 3763 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2024
18651110 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PURIFYING WATER Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18584398 SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING ENERGY AND BIOMETHANE FROM WASTE Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.r.l. OLADAPO, TAIWO 1771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 22, 2024
18422623 ELECTROMAGNETIC TELEMETRY GAP SUB BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC RO, YONG-SUK 3676 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 25, 2024
18422465 ESTIMATION OF ELECTROMAGNETIC TOOL DETECTION CAPABILITY IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMATION BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC HUYNH, PHUONG 2857 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2024
18416487 PROBABILISTIC DETECTION OF DRILLING SCENARIOS BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC TORRES CHANZA, GABRIEL JOSE 3625 §101Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 18, 2024
18409993 HYDROGEN SENSING WITH THERMAL COMPENSATION BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC WONG, TINA MEI SENG 2874 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2024
18511398 STEERING DEVICE AUGMENTATION, METHOD AND SYSTEM BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC NORRIS, URSULA LEE 3676 §103§112 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Nov 16, 2023
18503271 DUAL PURPOSE ENERGY PLANT HAVING A FUEL CELL SYSTEM Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie S.r.l. KIM, CRAIG SANG §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18487439 RECOVERY OF POTASSIUM AND AMMONIA SALTS BY INDUCED PRECIPITATION WITH CO2 Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie - S.r.l. NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2023
18478001 METHOD OF IDENTIFYING TOP OF CEMENT IN REAL TIME WHEN CEMENTING A LINER BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC AKARAGWE, YANICK A 3672 §103§112 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18468912 PULSED ABSORPTION CONTACTOR Nuovo Pignone Tecnologie Srl HOBSON, STEPHEN 1776 §102 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2023
18303987 RESETTABLE BACKUP AND SYSTEM BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC YAO, THEODORE N 3676 §102§103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2023
16512708 METHOD OF PROVIDING WIRED PIPE DRILL SERVICES Baker Hughes Holdings LLC ROBINSON, AKIBA KANELLE 3628 §101 Final Rejection 46d Pending Jul 16, 2019

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