Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
18 pending office actions • 10 clients • 18 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
FAY KAPLUN & MARCIN, LLP operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm has managed 4296 career applications. Within this portfolio, the firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 87.85. This rate provides a benchmark for the firm's success in securing patent grants for its clients.
The prosecution history shows an avg office actions per allowance of 3.91. Currently, the firm is addressing 10 pending office actions. These figures represent the firm's total career applications and its current workload in its primary technology area. This resolved allowance rate pct of 87.85 reflects the firm's historical performance across its 4296 career applications. Practitioners can use the avg office actions per allowance of 3.91 to estimate the typical number of responses required for an allowance. The 10 pending office actions indicate the firm's current active matters requiring resolution.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (17%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 6 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (28%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (6%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | 1 | 80.6% | +17.3% |
| NGUYEN, DANNY | 1 | 90.1% | +6.5% |
| DILLON JR, JOSEPH A | 1 | 81.0% | +6.6% |
| ISMAIL, OMAR S | 1 | 91.2% | +10.0% |
| BORISSOV, IGOR N | 1 | 28.5% | +41.8% |
| HU, KANG | 1 | 36.6% | +35.3% |
| GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A. | 1 | 40.2% | +36.7% |
| RENWICK, REGINALD A | 1 | 70.3% | +9.8% |
| TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 1 | 66.7% | +27.8% |
| SMITH, BRIAN M | 1 | 52.5% | +36.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19070057 | MAGNETIC FIELD PROPULSION UNIT | NGUYEN, DANNY | — |
| 19062779 | PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM WITH SECURE CARRIER STORAGE | DILLON JR, JOSEPH A | — |
| 19008076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING 3D POSITIONAL COORDINATES OF A BALL | ISMAIL, OMAR S | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16942561 | TAMPER-PROOF SENSOR FOR A CONTAINER | STEVENS, ALLAN D | 4d overdue |
| 16900817 | BREATHING SYSTEM COMPONENT AND A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE BREATHING SYSTEM COMPONENT | ZHANG, TINA | 14d |
| 18303023 | Remote Real Property Inspection | ROSEN, ELIZABETH H | 34d |
| 18872160 | CONTROL OF CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSFER IN OXYGENATOR FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD GAS EXCHANGE | BORISSOV, IGOR N | — |
| 18964019 | System and Method for Ensuring Fairness in Virtual Golf Tournament | HU, KANG | — |
| 18901346 | System and Method for Enhanced Tracking, and a Club for Use in the Method | GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A. | — |
| 18779686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A TOPPLING FREQUENCY | RENWICK, REGINALD A | — |
| 18658748 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC LABELLING OF DATASETS | SMITH, BRIAN M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18665977 | SELF-STORAGE FACILITY, FABRICATION, AND METHODOLOGY | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 6d |
| 19292460 | OFFSET HOLE FOR TPLO COMPRESSION | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | — |
| 19008076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING 3D POSITIONAL COORDINATES OF A BALL | ISMAIL, OMAR S | — |
| 18872160 | CONTROL OF CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSFER IN OXYGENATOR FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD GAS EXCHANGE | BORISSOV, IGOR N | — |
| 18964019 | System and Method for Ensuring Fairness in Virtual Golf Tournament | HU, KANG | — |
| 18901346 | System and Method for Enhanced Tracking, and a Club for Use in the Method | GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A. | — |
| 18658748 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC LABELLING OF DATASETS | SMITH, BRIAN M | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Trackman A/S | 5 |
| Kawasaki Heavy Industries | 3 |
| DEPUY SYNTHES PRODUCTS, INC. | 2 |
| MAQUET CRITICAL CARE AB | 2 |
| Tomorrow'S Motion GmbH | 1 |
| Pevco Systems International Inc. | 1 |
| GS LICENSECO LLC | 1 |
| Tractable Ltd | 1 |
| Tractable Ltd | 1 |
| VEGA GRIESHABER KG | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3715 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3624 | 1 |
| 2663 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 3693 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3785 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19292460 | OFFSET HOLE FOR TPLO COMPRESSION | Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. | WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 | |
| 19070057 | MAGNETIC FIELD PROPULSION UNIT | Tomorrow'S Motion GmbH | NGUYEN, DANNY | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 | |
| 19062779 | PNEUMATIC TUBE SYSTEM WITH SECURE CARRIER STORAGE | Pevco Systems International Inc. | DILLON JR, JOSEPH A | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 | |
| 19008076 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING 3D POSITIONAL COORDINATES OF A BALL | Trackman A/S | ISMAIL, OMAR S | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 | |
| 18872160 | CONTROL OF CARBON DIOXIDE TRANSFER IN OXYGENATOR FOR EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD GAS EXCHANGE | Maquet Critical Care AB | BORISSOV, IGOR N | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18964019 | System and Method for Ensuring Fairness in Virtual Golf Tournament | Trackman A/S | HU, KANG | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 | |
| 18901346 | System and Method for Enhanced Tracking, and a Club for Use in the Method | Trackman A/S | GLENN, CHRISTOPHER A. | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 | |
| 18779686 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASURING A TOPPLING FREQUENCY | Trackman A/S | RENWICK, REGINALD A | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18665977 | SELF-STORAGE FACILITY, FABRICATION, AND METHODOLOGY | Gs Licenseco LLC | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 3635 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18658748 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC LABELLING OF DATASETS | Tractable Ltd | SMITH, BRIAN M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2024 | |
| 18575058 | Laser Welding Method | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | CHABREYRIE, RODOLPHE ANDRE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 | |
| 18357700 | TPLO Plate Dual Vector Compression System and Method | Depuy Synthes Products, Inc. | KU, SI MING | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | 112d overdue | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18339618 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN LAWN MANAGEMENT | Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. | WARNER, PHILIP N | 3624 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18334730 | System and Method for Spin Rate and Orientation using an Imager | Trackman A/S | BALI, VIKKRAM | 2663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18323936 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF INFORMATION ABOUT WORK MACHINE | Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. | RICH, JOSEPHINE ELIZABETH | 3666 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18303023 | Remote Real Property Inspection | Tractable Ltd | ROSEN, ELIZABETH H | 3693 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 16942561 | TAMPER-PROOF SENSOR FOR A CONTAINER | VEGA Grieshaber KG | STEVENS, ALLAN D | 3736 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2020 |
| 16900817 | BREATHING SYSTEM COMPONENT AND A PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THE BREATHING SYSTEM COMPONENT | Maquet Critical Care AB | ZHANG, TINA | 3785 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jun 12, 2020 |
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