Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls,

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

35 pending office actions • 8 clients • 34 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 60 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Cantor Colburn LLP - Power Controls, operates in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area, utilizing the firm's broad experience of 74190 career applications. This specific designation currently manages 23 pending office actions, representing a focused set of active matters. The firm's history across a wide range of technical fields provides a context for its work in medical and mechanical engineering patents.

The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.07, indicating success in securing patent rights. This success is achieved with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.16, suggesting that the firm typically navigates the examination process in a specific number of office actions. The 88.07 resolved allowance rate pct is a key indicator of the firm's effectiveness in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. With 74190 career applications, the 3.16 avg_office_actions_per_allowance provides a reliable benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle. These data points offer a view of the firm's performance and capacity.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=74190 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.1%
Allowance Rate
n=74190
+0.55σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=74190
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=52133
-0.21σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=52133
1018 days
Time to Allowance
n=52133
+3.9pp
Interview Lift
n=74190
25.8%
RCE Rate
n=74190
2.1%
Appeal Rate
n=74190

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.8%
§101 Overcome
n=3210
80.4%
§102 Overcome
n=23947
80.7%
§103 Overcome
n=37287
82.0%
§112 Overcome
n=23674

Specialization & Scale

H10K, G02F, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=74190
68
Practitioners
n=74190
1091.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=74190

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
9
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
2
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

22
Hard (63%)
12
Medium (34%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (11%)
§103 only8 (23%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)18 (51%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
11% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
9% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
43% of docket
11
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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MAI, LAM T 2 96.1% +0.9%
RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 1 89.2% +9.2%
DANGOL, ASHESH 1 69.1% +51.1%
SCHINDLER, DAVID M 1 40.5% +23.4%
SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE 1 58.8% +71.3%
DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 1 74.4% +17.8%
LUK, EMMANUEL S 1 71.5% +26.3%
CHOI, SEUNG HO 1 100.0% +0.0%
ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 1 85.8% +17.6%
BOES, TERENCE 1 68.3% +20.8%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19191158 BLADE SPAR RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C —
19010939 TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS (ADCS) MAI, LAM T —
19010923 TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS (ADCS) MAI, LAM T —

Hard Cases (22)

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
17985262 EXTRAPLANETARY REMOTE RESCUE SYSTEM CONLEY, FREDRICK C 180d overdue
18637575 STATOR COIL INSULATION ELNAKIB, AHMED 60d overdue
18661912 MOTOR RADIATOR SINGH, ALEXANDER A 36d overdue
18820982 HEATED VALVE ASSEMBLY MURPHY, KEVIN F 30d overdue
17977223 AIRCRAFT FRAGRANCE DEVICE TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL 9d overdue
18530722 Task-Based Distributional Semantic Model or Embeddings for Inferring Intent Similarity HEADLY, MELISSA A 12d
19073238 SENSING SYSTEM SCHINDLER, DAVID M —
19073231 PROPELLER PROPULSION SYSTEMS SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19097033 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM DANGOL, ASHESH 43d overdue
19059479 ROTARY BLADE DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 11d overdue
19073238 SENSING SYSTEM SCHINDLER, DAVID M —
19073231 PROPELLER PROPULSION SYSTEMS SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE —
19053955 COMPOSITE STRUCTURES LUK, EMMANUEL S —
19024574 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SERIES ARC FAULTS IN ELECTRIC CABLING ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P —
19016586 STRAIN WAVE DRIVE BEARING ASSEMBLY BOES, TERENCE —

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37452
37632
28342
36421
37411
36181
17141
37531
36481
37331

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19191158 BLADE SPAR Ratier-Figeac SAS RIBADENEYRA, THEODORE C 3745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2025
19097033 FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM Ratier-Figeac SAS DANGOL, ASHESH 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2025
19073238 SENSING SYSTEM Ratier-Figeac SAS SCHINDLER, DAVID M §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19073231 PROPELLER PROPULSION SYSTEMS Ratier-Figeac SAS SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE 3741 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19059479 ROTARY BLADE Ratier-Figeac SAS DAVIS, JASON GREGORY 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2025
19053955 COMPOSITE STRUCTURES Crompton Technology Group Limited LUK, EMMANUEL S §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
19042550 SPACE VECTOR MODULATION FOR EMI MITIGATION IN POWER CONVERTERS Collins Aerospace Ireland, Limited CHOI, SEUNG HO §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2025
19024574 SYSTEM FOR DETECTING SERIES ARC FAULTS IN ELECTRIC CABLING Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19016586 STRAIN WAVE DRIVE BEARING ASSEMBLY Goodrich Actuation Systems Limited BOES, TERENCE 3618 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2025
19010939 TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS (ADCS) Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation MAI, LAM T §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
19010923 TIME-INTERLEAVED ANALOGUE-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTERS (ADCS) Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation MAI, LAM T §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18975638 TANK RINSING ARRANGEMENT Goodrich Corporation PARIHAR, PRADHUMAN 1714 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18939898 MOTOR RADIATOR Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18939081 LANCED OFFSET HEAT EXCHANGE FIN PACK DESIGN Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation JONES, GORDON A §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18922746 MULTI-CHANNEL PARALLEL DRIVES Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation PAUL, ANTONY M §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 22, 2024
18820982 HEATED VALVE ASSEMBLY Goodrich Corporation MURPHY, KEVIN F 3753 §102§103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18795620 NAVIGATION SYSTEM Atlantic Inertial Systems Limited GALT, CASSI J 3648 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2024
18791796 STORAGE TANK Crompton Technology Group Limited PARKER, LAURA EBERT 3733 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Aug 01, 2024
18781326 STORAGE TANK Crompton Technology Group Limited FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18754881 HEAT EXCHANGER CORE LAYER Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ATTEY, JOEL M 3763 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2024
18743532 HEAT EXCHANGER CORE DESIGN Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ARANT, HARRY E 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18665764 MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation TESTARDI, DAVID A 3664 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 16, 2024
18661912 MOTOR RADIATOR Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation SINGH, ALEXANDER A 2834 §103§112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18637575 STATOR COIL INSULATION Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation ELNAKIB, AHMED 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Apr 17, 2024
18441436 COMPOSITE STRUCTURE Crompton Technology Group Ltd. DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18413418 PLANETARY REGOLITH DUST EXPULSION FOR STRUCTURES AND SURFACES USING PIEZOELECTRIC ASSEMBLY INDUCED VIBRATION Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation RIVERA-CORDERO, ARLYN I §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2024
18530722 Task-Based Distributional Semantic Model or Embeddings for Inferring Intent Similarity Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. HEADLY, MELISSA A 2197 §101§103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18469604 ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS FOR CO2 REDUCTION TO FUEL AND SIMULTANEOUS OXYGEN GENERATION Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation COHEN, BRIAN W 1759 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2023
18168133 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH CARBON NANOTUBE HEATERS Goodrich Corporation KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Feb 13, 2023
18149937 STAY CONNECTED (STAY-C) ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION SYSTEM Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc. DEVITO, ALEX T 2855 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2023
17985262 EXTRAPLANETARY REMOTE RESCUE SYSTEM Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation CONLEY, FREDRICK C 3679 §103§112 Non-Final OA 180d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2022
17977214 INTERFERENCE CHANNEL CONTENTION MODELLING USING MACHINE LEARNING Collins Aerospace Ireland, Limited PHAKOUSONH, DARAVANH 2121 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2022
17977223 AIRCRAFT FRAGRANCE DEVICE B/E Aerospace, Inc. TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL 1758 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2022
17950385 HEAT EXCHANGER CORE DESIGN Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation COOK, KYLE A 3700 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 22, 2022
17690116 VEHICLE CABIN AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL USING A PULSE WIDTH MODULATED THREE-WAY SOLENOID VALVE Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2022

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