Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Emerson, Thomson & Bennett, LLC

41 pending office actions • 31 clients • 40 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2091 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.8%
Allowance Rate
n=2091
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2091
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=1374
-0.34σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1374
925 days
Time to Allowance
n=1374
+8.1pp
Interview Lift
n=2091
18.5%
RCE Rate
n=2091
1.8%
Appeal Rate
n=2091

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.3%
§101 Overcome
n=132
80.2%
§102 Overcome
n=571
80.1%
§103 Overcome
n=886
81.4%
§112 Overcome
n=720

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, F41B, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2091
3
Practitioners
n=2091
697.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2091

Portfolio Summary

41
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

14
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (14)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

21
Hard (51%)
14
Medium (34%)
5
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other2 (5%)
§103 only10 (24%)
§102 only4 (10%)
§112 only5 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)18 (44%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
29% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
4
Communications
10% of docket
6
Semiconductors
15% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
8
Business / Other
20% 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.

410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
82 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
144 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABU ALI, SHUANGYI 2 45.4% +37.9%
FLORES, ROBERTO W 1 49.5% +13.6%
YU, ARIEL J 1 40.3% +27.5%
AUBREY, BETH A 1 80.7% +17.0%
BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J 1 81.7% +7.4%
ADEDIRAN, ABDUL -SAMAD A 1 78.5% +13.6%
SINGH, RUPANGINI 1 35.7% +52.6%
NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 1 81.3% +12.6%
GARBER, ERIN R 1 82.0% +17.5%
CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES 1 56.9% +40.8%

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
18922942 AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE GARBER, ERIN R 34d
19109359 A POST AUBREY, BETH A
18994125 A CUSHION BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J
18958725 Piercing Cap For a Chub NICOLAS, FREDERICK C

Hard Cases (21)

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
18570172 MELTBLOWN NON-WOVEN FABRIC, MULTI-LAYERED SPUNBONDED NON-WOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN 52d overdue
18463496 STANDARDIZED OUTER HOLSTER SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING FIREARM SPECIFIC INNER HOLSTER INSERTS SKURDAL, COREY NELSON 43d overdue
18191064 SELF-CONTAINED HVAC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF DUKE, EMMANUEL E 28d overdue
18320345 METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING BOUNDARY OF WORKING AREA OF LAWNMOWER, METHOD FOR MOWING AND LAWNMOWER CHOI, JISUN 17d overdue
18541084 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PATEL, OM 11d overdue
18364445 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING KELP BECKER, DREW E 9d overdue
17930908 SHOVEL WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE VU, STEPHEN A 5d overdue
18441295 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A COMPOSITE OF CIRCUITRY AND FABRIC NGUYEN, HOAI AN D 22d

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
18979941 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING BASE IMAGE LIBRARY, APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING BASE IMAGE LIBRARY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ADEDIRAN, ABDUL -SAMAD A 35d overdue
18922942 AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE GARBER, ERIN R 34d
19243942 CARBON BLACK PELLETS CONTAINING GRAPHENE ABU ALI, SHUANGYI
19223275 APPARATUS FOR ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FLORES, ROBERTO W
19208072 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COST SAVINGS YU, ARIEL J
19109359 A POST AUBREY, BETH A
19048234 MODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL CARBON BLACK GRADES VIA SURFACE MODIFICATION ABU ALI, SHUANGYI
18965122 UNIVERSAL FARE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEM SINGH, RUPANGINI

Client Portfolio (31 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17312
26212
37912
36281
28781
26531
17721
36321
28771
17261

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19243942 CARBON BLACK PELLETS CONTAINING GRAPHENE Continental Carbon Co. ABU ALI, SHUANGYI 1731 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2025
19223275 APPARATUS FOR ULTRASONIC FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Huike (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. FLORES, ROBERTO W 2621 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2025
19208072 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COST SAVINGS Care Coordination Systems, LLC YU, ARIEL J §101 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2025
19109359 A POST Flexiroof Limited AUBREY, BETH A §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2025
19048234 MODIFICATION OF COMMERCIAL CARBON BLACK GRADES VIA SURFACE MODIFICATION Continental Carbon Co. ABU ALI, SHUANGYI 1731 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 07, 2025
18994125 A CUSHION Rolapal Limited BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2025
18979941 METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING BASE IMAGE LIBRARY, APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING BASE IMAGE LIBRARY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Huike (Singapore) Holding Pte. Ltd. ADEDIRAN, ABDUL -SAMAD A 2621 §102 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18965122 UNIVERSAL FARE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION SYSTEM Melvin Jason Moua Mango SINGH, RUPANGINI 3628 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 02, 2024
18958725 Piercing Cap For a Chub Ingersoll Products Inc. NICOLAS, FREDERICK C §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 25, 2024
18922942 AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. GARBER, ERIN R 2878 §112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Oct 22, 2024
18798943 POOL CLEANING ROBOT WITH DISPLAY DEVICE Suzhou Smorobot Technology Co., Ltd. CHANG, SUKWOO JAMES §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2024
18798954 POOL CLEANING ROBOT WITH ROLLER BRUSH CLEANING STRUCTURE Suzhou Smorobot Technology Co., Ltd. MCNICHOLS, ERET C §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2024
18783722 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LEVEL-DEPENDENT MAXIMUM NOISE SUPPRESSION Goodix Technology (Hk) Company Limited SINGH, SATWANT K 2653 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18772719 FULLY MODULARLY ASSEMBLED BOTTOM-FEED PYROLYSIS REACTOR AND MULTI-PRODUCT CO-GENERATION SYSTEM Harvestgreen 4H2 Inc. PILCHER, JONATHAN L 1772 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2024
18754977 HANDS-FREE DYNAMIC TOOL & EQUIPMENT HOLDER Smi Industries, LLC TAN, DING Y 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18749755 Method And Apparatus For Mapping Distribution of Chemical Compounds in Soil S4 Mobile Laboratories, LLC BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 2877 §102Other Non-Final OA 188d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2024
18709638 PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Jingao Solar Co., Ltd. TRINH, THANH TRUC 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18441295 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A COMPOSITE OF CIRCUITRY AND FABRIC HTI Technology and Industries, Inc. NGUYEN, HOAI AN D 2858 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Feb 14, 2024
18437391 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ILLUMINATING OBJECTS WITHIN SUBSTRATE HTI Technology and Industries, Inc. DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Feb 09, 2024
18428811 FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR WITH DIFFUSER S.C.O.P.E. Medical, Inc. BOECKER, JOSEPH D §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2024
18292477 PATATIN AS BINDER IN FOOD PRODUCTS OTHER THAN MEAT SUBSTITUTES Coöperatie Koninklijke Avebe U.A. MERRIAM, ANDREW E 1791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 26, 2024
18579557 METHOD AND IMAGE PROCESSOR UNIT FOR PROCESSING IMAGE Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. BHUIYAN, FAYEZ A 2638 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2024
18541084 APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Shenzhen Goodix Technology Co., Ltd. PATEL, OM 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18570172 MELTBLOWN NON-WOVEN FABRIC, MULTI-LAYERED SPUNBONDED NON-WOVEN FABRIC COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Toray Advanced Materials Korea Inc. GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN 1789 §103§112 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18463496 STANDARDIZED OUTER HOLSTER SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING FIREARM SPECIFIC INNER HOLSTER INSERTS Blade-Tech Industries, Inc. SKURDAL, COREY NELSON 3734 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18447635 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING GUTTER HOLE Workman Home Improvements, LLC ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §112 Non-Final OA 146d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2023
18364445 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING KELP BLUE DOT KITCHEN, SPC BECKER, DREW E 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18360890 METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING VIRTUAL BOUNDARY, AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MOWING APPARATUS, AND USER TERMINAL Willand (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 3664 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 28, 2023
18326589 TARGET HANGER Precision Steel Targets LLC CARLSON, JEFFREY D 3992 §112 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18000762 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SILICON-BASED ELECTRODE MATERIAL Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. CREPEAU, JONATHAN 1725 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2023
18320345 METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING BOUNDARY OF WORKING AREA OF LAWNMOWER, METHOD FOR MOWING AND LAWNMOWER Willand (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd. CHOI, JISUN 3666 §103§112 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18310044 GATA6-AS1 lncRNA FOR USE IN THERAPY Ramot AT Tel-Aviv University Ltd. GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1637 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 01, 2023
18191064 SELF-CONTAINED HVAC SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Simplicity Air Ltd. DUKE, EMMANUEL E 3763 §102§103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2023
18043728 TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME BEIJING HUA TAN YUAN XIN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. LEE, WOO KYUNG 2815 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2023
18043724 TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME BEIJING HUA TAN YUAN XIN ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. NETTLES, CORALIE ANN 2893 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2023
18007138 PATATIN AS BINDER IN MEAT SUBSTITUTES Coöperatie Koninklijke Avebe U.A. MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. 1793 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jan 27, 2023
18156836 ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING USED AND FRESH COOKING OIL Frontline International Inc. AFFUL, CHRISTOPHER M 3753 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 19, 2023
17930908 SHOVEL WITH REPLACEABLE BLADE Munson Industries, LLC VU, STEPHEN A 3654 §102§103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2022
17754339 NUCLEIC ACID THAT INHIBITS EXPRESSION OF MEX3B GENE, MEX3B GENE EXPRESSION INHIBITING AGENT, METHOD FOR INHIBITING MEX3B GENE EXPRESSION, AND PROPHYLACTIC OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR DISEASE CAUSED BY MEX3B GENE EXPRESSION The University of Tokyo CHONG, KIMBERLY 1636 Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 30, 2022
17753261 ADHESIVE TAPE FOR COLLECTING SKIN INDIGENOUS MICROORGANISMS, METHOD OF EVALUATING PHYSICAL CONDITION OF SUBJECT, METHOD OF PRESENTING INFORMATION TO SUBJECT AND METHOD OF SCREENING FOR SUBSTANCE CAPABLE OF IMPROVING OR PREVENTING PHYSICAL CONDITION, AND ADHESIVE TAPE FOR COLLECTING SKIN METABOLITES The University of Tokyo HALPRIN, MOLLY SARA 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 25, 2022
17394457 COMPOSITION FOR CORROSION PREVENTION Tesla Nanocoatings, Inc. DIAZ, MATTHEW R 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 05, 2021

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