Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Edwards Neils LLC

22 pending office actions • 4 clients • 17 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 76 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
3
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
19
Medium (86%)
3
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only17 (77%)
§102 only2 (9%)
§112 only3 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

15
Life Sciences
68% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
14% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
18% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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
HON, SOW FUN 4 57.8% +64.4%
ZHANG, RUIYUN 3 70.2% +10.2%
VISCONTI, GERALDINA 1 86.6% +1.4%
ABRAHAM, JOSE K 1 82.4% +34.8%
CARLEY, JEFFREY T. 1 73.7% +26.9%
TRINH, MINH N 1 85.7% +10.2%
FROST, ANTHONY J 1 52.3% +19.7%
SHARMA, ADITYA 1 90.5% +15.4%
FEELY, MICHAEL J 1 75.1% +41.7%
WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL 1 57.1% +50.0%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18741242 COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE VISCONTI, GERALDINA 58d overdue
18323131 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD TRINH, MINH N 9d overdue
18252308 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD SHARMA, ADITYA 27d
18504725 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD, WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD WITH DUMMY PATTERN, AND ASSEMBLY SHEET ABRAHAM, JOSE K 46d

Interview Candidates (14)

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
17952960 TRANSFER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFER FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS ZHANG, RUIYUN 72d overdue
18334857 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 51d overdue
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 51d overdue
18318415 LIGHT ABSORPTION FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER, SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FILTER FROST, ANTHONY J 51d overdue
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE HON, SOW FUN 38d overdue
18323131 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD TRINH, MINH N 9d overdue
18061799 LAMINATED FILM, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL 22d
18252308 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD SHARMA, ADITYA 27d

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Fujifilm 14
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 6
ZF 1
NITTO BELGIUM NV 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17828
37293
17372
17882
28471
17661
28721
17631
28181
37611

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18741242 COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICALLY ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation VISCONTI, GERALDINA 1737 §102 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2024
18504725 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD, WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD WITH DUMMY PATTERN, AND ASSEMBLY SHEET Nitto Denko Corporation ABRAHAM, JOSE K 3729 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Nov 08, 2023
18339728 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, OPTICAL FILM, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18339732 LIGHT ABSORPTION ANISOTROPIC FILM, LAMINATE, IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jun 22, 2023
18339005 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation CARLEY, JEFFREY T. 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18334857 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18334882 WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18323131 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation TRINH, MINH N 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18318415 LIGHT ABSORPTION FILTER, OPTICAL FILTER, SELF-LUMINOUS DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR OPTICAL FILTER Fujifilm Corporation FROST, ANTHONY J 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18252308 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Nitto Denko Corporation SHARMA, ADITYA 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 09, 2023
18252145 MAGNETIC SHEET AND INDUCTOR Nitto Denko Corporation FEELY, MICHAEL J 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 08, 2023
18185055 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, PHOTO-ALIGNMENT FILM, AND OPTICAL LAMINATE Fujifilm Corporation HON, SOW FUN 1782 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Mar 16, 2023
18061799 LAMINATED FILM, CIRCULARLY POLARIZING PLATE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 05, 2022
18050371 QUANTUM DOT-CONTAINING POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER, BACKLIGHT UNIT, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation CAI, WENWEN 1763 §102 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2022
17952960 TRANSFER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSFER FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2022
17708606 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS, HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY, IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND PATTERNED POLARIZER Fujifilm Corporation MARIN, JACOB RAUL 2818 §112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 30, 2022
17668792 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 10, 2022
17633449 METHOD OF PRODUCING AN INDUCTOR Nitto Denko Corporation WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2022
17521025 HARDCOAT FILM AND ARTICLE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING HARDCOAT FILM Fujifilm Corporation DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2021
17600395 MULTILAYER FILMS FOR AIRBAG APPLICATIONS ZF Automotive Germany GmbH MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 30, 2021
17486125 COMPOUND, POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZING PLATE, AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE Fujifilm Corporation MALLOY, ANNA E 1737 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2021
17416056 PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE FOR PROTECTION OF COATED GLASS AND RELATED METHODS AND USES Nitto Belgium NV DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2021

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