Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta Pc

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

17 pending office actions • 8 clients • 15 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta PC has 17 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and 363 career applications. The current docket is accompanied by an application history that provides context for the firm’s prosecution record.

The resolved allowance rate is 92.17%, and the average is 3.18 office actions per allowance. The rate indicates that most resolved matters reached allowance, while the average shows that this result generally followed several examination exchanges. Counsel can use the figures to frame portfolio expectations, with pending matters still requiring individual review.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=363 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.2%
Allowance Rate
n=363
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=363
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=212
-0.11σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=212
969 days
Time to Allowance
n=212
+8.2pp
Interview Lift
n=363
30.4%
RCE Rate
n=363
2.6%
Appeal Rate
n=363

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

71.8%
§101 Overcome
n=39
79.8%
§102 Overcome
n=79
73.5%
§103 Overcome
n=147
76.2%
§112 Overcome
n=109

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G02B, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=363
2
Practitioners
n=363
181.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=363

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
6
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (3)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.

10
Hard (59%)
7
Medium (41%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (12%)
§103 only2 (12%)
§102 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting + other4 (24%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (47%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
41% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
5
Semiconductors
29% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
29% 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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NEAGU, IRINA 3 46.7% +57.2%
WALSH, EMMETT K 1 52.5% +20.1%
THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET 1 75.8% +25.0%
TRAN, SUSAN T 1 63.0% +34.8%
WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 1 31.0% +40.0%
LEPISTO, RYAN A 1 87.7% +7.8%
ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA 1 70.7% +17.5%
NGUYEN, TIEN C 1 68.1% +19.0%
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 1 59.0% +23.2%
LEE, PETE T 1 75.0% +11.0%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18633655 PRE-TERMINATED CROSS-CONNECT SYSTEM LEPISTO, RYAN A —

Hard Cases (10)

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
18338270 COLUMN IN A MODULE WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL ON-COLUMN OR FLOW CELL DETECTORS WITH OPTIONAL HEATING FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY FITZGERALD, JOHN P 20d
18418175 CABLE MANAGEMENT BUNDLE CLIP GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 28d
18641335 SMART AIML VERTIPORT AND VTOL HOTEL, SMART KITCHEN AND CASINO AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 60d
19003863 USER READINESS EVALUATION SYSTEM WALSH, EMMETT K 71d
18770358 FIBER POLARITY MAPPINGS THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET —
18653884 ANHYDROUS BARRIER AND ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS TRAN, SUSAN T —
18597672 QUOTE-TO-ISSUE DIGITAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM NGUYEN, TIEN C —
18374548 SURGE PROTECTION BUS BAR LEE, PETE T —

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18319334 C5 KETONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENTATION NEAGU, IRINA 141d overdue
18225093 C5 KETONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR TREATING METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION NEAGU, IRINA 89d overdue
18418175 CABLE MANAGEMENT BUNDLE CLIP GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 28d
18641335 SMART AIML VERTIPORT AND VTOL HOTEL, SMART KITCHEN AND CASINO AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 60d
19003863 USER READINESS EVALUATION SYSTEM WALSH, EMMETT K 71d
18770358 FIBER POLARITY MAPPINGS THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET —
18653884 ANHYDROUS BARRIER AND ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS TRAN, SUSAN T —
18620955 OUTSIDE FIBER TO INSIDE FIBER MODULAR INTERCONNECT SYSTEM ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA —

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28743
16293
36282
16151
36941
36321
28471
36921
28551
16141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19003863 USER READINESS EVALUATION SYSTEM Adaptivedge Readiness Technologies, LLC WALSH, EMMETT K 3628 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Dec 27, 2024
18770358 FIBER POLARITY MAPPINGS Viaphoton LLC THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET 2874 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 11, 2024
18653884 ANHYDROUS BARRIER AND ANTIOXIDANT COMPOSITIONS Mf Beauty Partners LLC TRAN, SUSAN T 1615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2024
18641335 SMART AIML VERTIPORT AND VTOL HOTEL, SMART KITCHEN AND CASINO AUTONOMOUS INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE Innores Analytics LLP WALLICK, STEPHANIE SHOSHANA 3628 §103§112 Final Rejection 60d Pending Apr 20, 2024
18633655 PRE-TERMINATED CROSS-CONNECT SYSTEM Viaphoton LLC LEPISTO, RYAN A 2874 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18620955 OUTSIDE FIBER TO INSIDE FIBER MODULAR INTERCONNECT SYSTEM Viaphoton LLC ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA 2874 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18597672 QUOTE-TO-ISSUE DIGITAL TRANSACTION SYSTEM Goosehead Financial, LLC NGUYEN, TIEN C 3694 §101§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 06, 2024
18418175 CABLE MANAGEMENT BUNDLE CLIP Viaphoton LLC GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jan 19, 2024
18374548 SURGE PROTECTION BUS BAR Viaphoton LLC LEE, PETE T 2847 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18232802 CLIENT FACING QUOTING APPLICATION Goosehead Financial, LLC POE, KEVIN T 3692 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 10, 2023
18225093 C5 KETONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR TREATING METABOLIC DYSFUNCTION Keto Innovations, LLC NEAGU, IRINA 1629 §103§112DP Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2023
18338270 COLUMN IN A MODULE WITH INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL ON-COLUMN OR FLOW CELL DETECTORS WITH OPTIONAL HEATING FOR LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY Lc Acquisition, LLC FITZGERALD, JOHN P 2855 §103§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jun 20, 2023
18319334 C5 KETONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENTATION Keto Innovations, LLC NEAGU, IRINA 1629 §103§112DP Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending May 17, 2023
18157788 C5 KETONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC AND PERFORMANCE SUPPLEMENTATION Keto Innovations, LLC NEAGU, IRINA 1629 §102§103§112DP Final Rejection — Pending Jan 20, 2023
17918820 High-Potency Vitamin C Chemical Peeling Solutions Mf Beauty Partners LLC PRAGANI, RAJAN 1614 §103DP Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 13, 2022
17918826 Anhydrous Azelaic Acid Topical Formulations Mf Beauty Partners LLC JOHNSON, DANIELLE D 1617 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2022
17778824 HYBRID CMP CONDITIONING HEAD Best Engineered Surface Technologies, LLC MACARTHUR, SYLVIA 1716 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending May 20, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta Pc's patent allowance rate?

92.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta Pc were allowed, across 363 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta Pc average before allowance?

3.18 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Ferguson Braswell Fraser Kubasta Pc have?

17 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 15 examiners in 12 art units.

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