Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
39 pending office actions • 15 clients • 39 examiners • 29 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
FERENCE & ASSOCIATES LLC has processed 1160 career applications, focusing on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm reports a resolved allowance rate of 85.11 percent, showing its ability to bring applications to grant. The average of 5.72 office actions per allowance suggests a rigorous prosecution process, requiring multiple rounds of negotiation with examiners to reach a successful outcome.
There are 30 pending office actions currently requiring attention from the firm. This active caseload is part of a larger history involving 1160 career applications. The 85.11 percent allowance rate indicates that despite the 5.72 average office actions per allowance, the firm eventually secures protection for its filings. Practitioners should note that these figures imply a specific timeline for patent issuance in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. This data provides a detailed look at the firm's long-term performance and current engagement level.
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.
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.
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 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (21%) |
| §103 only | 10 (26%) |
| §102 only | 3 (8%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIN, HANG | 1 | 66.0% | +2.1% |
| GMOSER, WILLIAM L | 1 | 78.4% | +28.9% |
| SAJOUS, WESNER | 1 | 92.0% | +7.7% |
| SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 1 | 78.4% | +17.2% |
| BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 1 | 48.9% | +44.3% |
| DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H | 1 | 24.0% | +25.2% |
| PATEL, JAYESH A | 1 | 83.7% | +4.9% |
| HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 1 | 38.4% | +31.2% |
| ZENATI, AMAL S | 1 | 79.8% | +14.7% |
| PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 1 | 81.9% | +24.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967156 | IMAGE FILTER DETECTION | PATEL, JAYESH A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17878279 | ELECTRICAL PULSE GENERATION BY SEMICONDUCTOR OPENING SWITCH | EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | 71d overdue |
| 19200160 | DEODORANT DEVICE FOR A PET LITTER BOX AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING ODORS FOR A LITTER BOX | GMOSER, WILLIAM L | 70d overdue |
| 18149091 | DATASET GENERATION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS | LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE | 53d overdue |
| 18636997 | PROVISION OF TAILORED INSTRUCTION SET | NGUYEN, KENNY | 19d overdue |
| 18544282 | IMAGE COLOR TONE ADJUSTMENT | DANIELS, ANTHONY J | 26d |
| 18758825 | ADJUSTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE STAND | MORRIS, TAYLOR L | 35d |
| 18149089 | DATASET MODIFICATION AND PROVISION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS | REYES, REGINALD R | 39d |
| 18845649 | PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 43d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19200160 | DEODORANT DEVICE FOR A PET LITTER BOX AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING ODORS FOR A LITTER BOX | GMOSER, WILLIAM L | 70d overdue |
| 18988402 | KNITTED ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ORTHOPAEDIC BRACE | BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 26d overdue |
| 18845649 | PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 43d |
| 19041694 | FAST CHANGE FOLD-A-WAY CROSS BOW SWING ARM MULTIPLE DIE TUBING BENDER | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | — |
| 18978957 | MEETING ATTENDENCE TYPE IDENTIFICATION | DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H | — |
| 18902734 | CLIPBOARD INTERFACE | HUYNH, LINDA TANG | — |
| 18902723 | VIDEO CAPTURE INPUT SWITCHING | ZENATI, AMAL S | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Lenovo | 13 |
| HACH LANGE GMBH | 5 |
| Danaher | 5 |
| TeleTracking Technologies, Inc. | 4 |
| FERPLAST S.P.A. | 2 |
| Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc. | 1 |
| F.G.P. | 1 |
| C.I.B. UNIGAS S.P.A. | 1 |
| COSM INC. | 1 |
| Mbp S.r.l. | 1 |
| Hach Lange, GmbH | 1 |
| The Hemp Tea Company, LLC | 1 |
| Ono Exponential Farming S.r.l. | 1 |
| Soliddd Corp. | 1 |
| LightCode Photonics | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3647 | 2 |
| 2612 | 2 |
| 3624 | 2 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 3684 | 2 |
| 2626 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 2677 | 1 |
| 2172 | 1 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18902646 | Untitled | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | LIN, HANG | 2626 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19200160 | DEODORANT DEVICE FOR A PET LITTER BOX AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING ODORS FOR A LITTER BOX | Ferplast S.p.A. | GMOSER, WILLIAM L | 3647 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19041792 | GRAPHICAL ELEMENT MODIFICATION | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | SAJOUS, WESNER | 2612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19041694 | FAST CHANGE FOLD-A-WAY CROSS BOW SWING ARM MULTIPLE DIE TUBING BENDER | Ritchie Engineering Company, Inc. | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 | |
| 18988402 | KNITTED ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR AN ORTHOPAEDIC BRACE | F.G.P. S.r.l. | BROWN, SETH RICHARD | 3786 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18978957 | MEETING ATTENDENCE TYPE IDENTIFICATION | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H | 3624 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18967156 | IMAGE FILTER DETECTION | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | PATEL, JAYESH A | 2677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18902734 | CLIPBOARD INTERFACE | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | HUYNH, LINDA TANG | 2172 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18902723 | VIDEO CAPTURE INPUT SWITCHING | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | ZENATI, AMAL S | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18845649 | PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | Hach Lange GmbH | PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL | 2877 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18785931 | WORK SPACE AVAILABILITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | HO, THOMAS Y | 3624 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18785674 | DEVICE COVER LOCKING | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | SONG, HOSUK | 2435 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18832821 | BURNER WITH INTERNAL FUME RECIRCULATION SYSTEM | C.I.B. Unigas S.p.A. | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 | |
| 18758825 | ADJUSTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING DEVICE STAND | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | MORRIS, TAYLOR L | 3631 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18748542 | REAL-TIME FIDUCIALS AND EVENT-DRIVEN GRAPHICS IN PANORAMIC VIDEO | Cosm Inc. | YICK, JORDAN WAN | 2612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18708963 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A SAMPLE FILTER CLOGGING CONDITION VALUE | Hach Lange GmbH | FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON G | 1773 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18649556 | WEIGHING DEVICE FOR A MULTI-HEAD WEIGHING MACHINE, WEIGHING HEAD AND MULTI-HEAD WEIGHING MACHINE | Mbp S.r.l. | GIBSON, RANDY W | 2855 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18639371 | ALKENE DETECTION OF OZONE | Hach Company | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| 18636997 | PROVISION OF TAILORED INSTRUCTION SET | LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. | NGUYEN, KENNY | 2171 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18699039 | ANALYSIS PREPARATION CUVETTE RACK UNIT | Hach Lange, GmbH | KASS, BENJAMIN JOSEPH | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 | |
| 18619763 | QUESTION GENERATION FROM RECEIVED INPUT | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH | 3715 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18618699 | COMPONENT SANITIZER | Lenovo (United States) Inc. | CHEN, CHANGRU | 1796 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18440378 | POTASSIUM MEASUREMENT WITH SODIUM GLUCONATE | Hach Company | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| 18292709 | CUVETTE FOR A PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF A SAMPLE, METHOD FOR A PHOTOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF A SAMPLE, SYSTEM FOR A PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE AND METHOD FOR A PHOTOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF A SAMPLE | Hach Lange GmbH | TRAN, JUDY DAO | 2877 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18544282 | IMAGE COLOR TONE ADJUSTMENT | LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. | DANIELS, ANTHONY J | 2637 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18534272 | EDIBLE CANNABIS PLANT POWDER | The Hemp Tea Company, LLC | MI, QIUWEN | 1655 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18363476 | INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE | Teletracking Technologies, Inc. | SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B | 2434 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18258999 | METHOD FOR VERIFYING THE PLAUSIBILITY OF SENSOR INFORMATION IN A PLANT PROCESS | Hach Lange GmbH | MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER | 1798 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18258992 | MULTI-WAVELENGTH PROCESS PHOTOMETER | Hach Lange GmbH | FAYE, MAMADOU | 2884 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18042264 | A System for Controlling and Managing Hydroponic or Similar Cultivations on Modular Shelves | Ono Exponential Farming S.r.l. | HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE | 3647 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2023 |
| 18104417 | PATIENT TRANSFER RECOMMENDATION RESPONSIVE TO EVENT IDENTIFICATION | Teletracking Technologies, Inc. | RASNIC, HUNTER J | 3684 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Feb 01, 2023 |
| 18149089 | DATASET MODIFICATION AND PROVISION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS | Teletracking Technologies, Inc. | REYES, REGINALD R | 3684 | §101 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Dec 31, 2022 |
| 18149091 | DATASET GENERATION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS | Teletracking Technologies, Inc. | LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE | 3683 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Dec 31, 2022 |
| 18078146 | SILANE-FLUOROPHORE COMPLEX INDICATOR FLUORIDE MEASUREMENT WITH ETHANOL | Hach Company | GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Dec 09, 2022 |
| 17976444 | FLAT APERTURE TELEPHOTO LENS | Soliddd Corp. | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2022 |
| 17950415 | IRON MITIGATION ZINC MEASUREMENT | Hach Company | WALLENHORST, MAUREEN | 1797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17878279 | ELECTRICAL PULSE GENERATION BY SEMICONDUCTOR OPENING SWITCH | Lightcode Photonics Oü | EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | 2828 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17329982 | HYGIENIC LITTER TOILET FOR DOMESTIC PETS | Ferplast S.p.A. | LYNCH, CARLY W | 3643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 25, 2021 |
| 16931943 | SP3 SUBSTITUTED CARBON ELECTRODE ANALYSIS | Hach Company | KOLTONOW, ANDREW ROBERT | 1795 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jul 17, 2020 |
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