Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Ference & Associates LLC

34 pending office actions • 15 clients • 33 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=2327 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2327
+0.67σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2327
6.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1549
+1.10σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1549
1287 days
Time to Allowance
n=1549
+0.9pp
Interview Lift
n=2327
56.4%
RCE Rate
n=2327
5.5%
Appeal Rate
n=2327

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.0%
§101 Overcome
n=113
90.8%
§102 Overcome
n=303
87.4%
§103 Overcome
n=1252
91.7%
§112 Overcome
n=144

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
35%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2327
4
Practitioners
n=2327
581.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=2327

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
0
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.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
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 (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (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.

3
Hard (9%)
26
Medium (76%)
3
Easy (9%)
2
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (9%)
§103 only20 (59%)
§102 only6 (18%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
No statute on record2 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
24% of docket
3
Information Tech
9% of docket
4
Communications
12% of docket
5
Semiconductors
15% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALLENHORST, MAUREEN 2 78.9% +5.4%
LIN, HANG 1 65.2% +1.6%
DAVIS, DAVID DONALD 1 70.2% +9.3%
RICHARDSON, JAMES E 1 81.3% +31.5%
GMOSER, WILLIAM L 1 78.5% +29.0%
RODZIWICZ, AARON M 1 70.5% +17.9%
PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL 1 82.2% +23.7%
SONG, HOSUK 1 94.7% +2.7%
HO, THOMAS Y 1 16.0% +30.4%
LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY 1 68.8% +36.0%

Quick Wins (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18845649 PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL 43d
18785674 DEVICE COVER LOCKING SONG, HOSUK 77d
19269551 SIMILARITY SEARCHING ACROSS DIGITAL STANDARDS RICHARDSON, JAMES E

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18149091 DATASET GENERATION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 53d overdue
18534272 EDIBLE CANNABIS PLANT POWDER MI, QIUWEN 72d
18785931 WORK SPACE AVAILABILITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION HO, THOMAS Y
17940663 VISUAL MEDIA PERSONALIZATION BASED UPON USER CHARACTERISTIC ELCHANTI, TAREK

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19200160 DEODORANT DEVICE FOR A PET LITTER BOX AND METHOD OF ELIMINATING ODORS FOR A LITTER BOX GMOSER, WILLIAM L 70d overdue
18934937 MODULAR BASE FOR AN ANIMAL'S CAGE AND MODULAR BOTTOM FOR AN ANIMAL'S CAGE RODZIWICZ, AARON M 12d
18755549 SEALING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MACHINE LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY 42d
18845649 PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL 43d
19269551 SIMILARITY SEARCHING ACROSS DIGITAL STANDARDS RICHARDSON, JAMES E
18785931 WORK SPACE AVAILABILITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION HO, THOMAS Y

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17973
36472
28772
36842
26261
26271
36421
24351
36241
37311

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18902646 Untitled Lenovo (United States) Inc. LIN, HANG 2626 Non-Final OA Pending
18902742 Untitled Lenovo (United States) Inc. DAVIS, DAVID DONALD 2627 Non-Final OA Pending
19269551 SIMILARITY SEARCHING ACROSS DIGITAL STANDARDS Sae International RICHARDSON, JAMES E DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2025
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 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending May 06, 2025
18934937 MODULAR BASE FOR AN ANIMAL'S CAGE AND MODULAR BOTTOM FOR AN ANIMAL'S CAGE Ferplast S.p.A. RODZIWICZ, AARON M 3642 §102 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Nov 01, 2024
18845649 PHOTOMETRIC PROCESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Hach Lange GmbH PEREZ-GUZMAN, CARLOS GABRIEL 2877 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Sep 10, 2024
18785674 DEVICE COVER LOCKING LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. SONG, HOSUK 2435 §102 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Jul 26, 2024
18785931 WORK SPACE AVAILABILITY STATUS IDENTIFICATION LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. HO, THOMAS Y 3624 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jul 26, 2024
18755549 SEALING DEVICE FOR PACKAGING MACHINE P.F.M. S.p.A. LEEDS, DANIEL JEREMY 3731 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Jun 26, 2024
18748542 REAL-TIME FIDUCIALS AND EVENT-DRIVEN GRAPHICS IN PANORAMIC VIDEO Cosm Inc. YICK, JORDAN WAN 2612 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18653854 DENTAL FLOSS PRODUCT PACKAGING AND DISPENSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD 5W Consulting, LLC RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 02, 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 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 29, 2024
18619794 REAL-TIME TRANSCRIPT PRODUCTION WITH DIGITAL ASSISTANT Lenovo (United States) Inc. NEWAY, SAMUEL G 2657 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18619763 QUESTION GENERATION FROM RECEIVED INPUT Lenovo (United States) Inc. POLLOCK, ZACHARY JOSEPH 3715 §102 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2024
18604856 UTILIZATION-BASED METERING FOR RESOURCE AS-A-SERVICE LENOVO GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY (UNITED STATES) INC. SENSENIG, SHAUN D 3629 §102 Final Rejection 7d Pending Mar 14, 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 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Jan 26, 2024
18534272 EDIBLE CANNABIS PLANT POWDER The Hemp Tea Company, LLC MI, QIUWEN 1655 §101 Final Rejection 72d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18565248 END APPARATUS COMPRISING A PROGRESSIVE COMBUSTION HEAD FOR LOW NOX EMISSIONS AND BURNER COMPRISING THIS END APPARATUS C.I.B. Unigas S.p.A. SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 29, 2023
18456996 SECURE DEVICE REFERRAL TO SECOND ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM Lenovo (United States) Inc. BAYOU, YONAS A 2499 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2023
18363476 INTEGRATED HEALTHCARE EXCHANGE Teletracking Technologies, Inc. SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B 2434 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 01, 2023
18319143 THIOCARBAMATE-BASED INDICATOR DETECTION OF OZONE Hach Company SLADE, BRIANNA KESHARA 1796 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 17, 2023
18250847 A PROCESS PHOTOMETER ARRANGEMENT Hach Lange GmbH GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY 1798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 27, 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 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2023
18104417 PATIENT TRANSFER RECOMMENDATION RESPONSIVE TO EVENT IDENTIFICATION Teletracking Technologies, Inc. RASNIC, HUNTER J 3684 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Feb 01, 2023
18149091 DATASET GENERATION FOR HEALTHCARE FACILITY EVENTS Teletracking Technologies, Inc. LEWIS, CAMRYN BROOKE 3683 §101 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Dec 31, 2022
18145089 HEALTHCARE FACILITY SCHEDULING Teletracking Technologies, Inc. LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE 3684 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 22, 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
18060181 INDIGO-BASED INDICATOR DETECTION OF OZONE Hach Company WALLENHORST, MAUREEN 1797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 30, 2022
17976444 FLAT APERTURE TELEPHOTO LENS Soliddd Corp. RICKEL, ALEX PARK 2872 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 28, 2022
17950415 IRON MITIGATION ZINC MEASUREMENT Hach Company WALLENHORST, MAUREEN 1797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2022
17940663 VISUAL MEDIA PERSONALIZATION BASED UPON USER CHARACTERISTIC Lenovo (United States) Inc. ELCHANTI, TAREK 3621 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 08, 2022
17878279 ELECTRICAL PULSE GENERATION BY SEMICONDUCTOR OPENING SWITCH Lightcode Photonics Oü EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH 2828 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2022
17598575 NON-BLEACHING COLORIMETRIC AND FLUOROMETRIC ANALYTE DETECTION BY DEGRADATION OF SOLIDS Hach Company GERIDO, DWAN A 1797 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 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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