Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Carmel Patent Agency

11 pending office actions • 11 clients • 11 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=259 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

73.6%
Allowance Rate
n=259
+0.17σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=259
1.9
OAs to Allowance
n=109
-0.84σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=109
847 days
Time to Allowance
n=109
+4.3pp
Interview Lift
n=259
12.8%
RCE Rate
n=259
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=259

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=9 (min 20)
50.9%
§102 Overcome
n=53
45.4%
§103 Overcome
n=97
53.8%
§112 Overcome
n=106

Specialization & Scale

B65B, B65G, G01F
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=259
0
Practitioners
n=259
Apps / Practitioner
n=259 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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

5
Hard (45%)
6
Medium (55%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (9%)
§103 only5 (45%)
§102 only1 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
27% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
18% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
18% of docket
4
Business / Other
36% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SINGH, KAVEL 1 83.6% +13.9%
BATTISTI, DEREK J 1 51.3% +36.0%
PARK, EVELYN GRACE 1 53.5% +46.0%
SEO, JUSTIN 1 82.3% +16.6%
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 1 61.7% +45.5%
SHIAO, YIH-HORNG 1 72.6% +75.6%
SHABMAN, MARK A 1 84.2% +13.8%
ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 1 75.4% +38.1%
LESLIE, MICHAEL S 1 81.1% +14.5%
KEYWORTH, PETER 1 58.3% +24.0%

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
19102374 UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES SINGH, KAVEL
18637508 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING ON LABELS SEO, JUSTIN

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18279605 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLACK SLAG ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 31d overdue
18130974 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR AQUARIUMS, PONDS OR TERRARIUMS AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM LESLIE, MICHAEL S 3d overdue
18852469 PACKAGE FOR PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH A PACKAGE BATTISTI, DEREK J 16d
18691053 COMPOSITION FOR COSMETIC USE SHIAO, YIH-HORNG
18293790 GAS METER SHABMAN, MARK A

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18279605 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLACK SLAG ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 31d overdue
18130974 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR AQUARIUMS, PONDS OR TERRARIUMS AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM LESLIE, MICHAEL S 3d overdue
18852469 PACKAGE FOR PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH A PACKAGE BATTISTI, DEREK J 16d
19102374 UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES SINGH, KAVEL
18832516 WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING MOVEMENTS OF A PERSON AND METHOD THEREOF PARK, EVELYN GRACE
18637508 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING ON LABELS SEO, JUSTIN
18696045 GAS BURNER JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W
18691053 COMPOSITION FOR COSMETIC USE SHIAO, YIH-HORNG

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37341
28531
28551
17331
37451
17771
17921

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19102374 UNIT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING ARTICLES R.A Jones & Co. SINGH, KAVEL §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 08, 2025
18852469 PACKAGE FOR PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SUCH A PACKAGE Tissue Machinery Company S.p.A. (In Breve T.M.C. S.P.A.) BATTISTI, DEREK J 3734 §102§103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 29, 2024
18832516 WEARABLE APPARATUS FOR ANALYZING MOVEMENTS OF A PERSON AND METHOD THEREOF Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina PARK, EVELYN GRACE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18637508 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING ON LABELS Atlantic Zeiser GmbH SEO, JUSTIN 2853 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18696045 GAS BURNER E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERÄTEBAU GMBH JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2024
18691053 COMPOSITION FOR COSMETIC USE Professional Derma SA SHIAO, YIH-HORNG §101§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2024
18293790 GAS METER Pietro Fiorentini S.p.A. SHABMAN, MARK A 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2024
18279605 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLACK SLAG Truyoins S.r.l. ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 1733 §103§112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18130974 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL DEVICE FOR AQUARIUMS, PONDS OR TERRARIUMS AND RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM Sicce S.r.l. LESLIE, MICHAEL S 3745 §103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2023
17770492 SYSTEM FOR SIGNALING AND/OR DISPLAYING A DEPLETION CONDITION OF A FILTER CARTRIDGE Laica S.p.A. KEYWORTH, PETER 1777 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 20, 2022
17282799 A METHOD OF MAKING FRESH FILLED PASTA AND FILLED PASTA OBTAINED THEREBY Bertagni 1882 Spa NGUYEN, THANH H 1792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 05, 2021

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