Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
25 pending office actions • 3 clients • 20 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 50 patents granted in the last 365 days
Fredrikson & Byron, P. A. operates in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 7581 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 87.52. On average, the firm receives 3.19 avg office actions per allowance, providing an expectation for the prosecution cycle. There are currently 18 pending office actions under management.
The 87.52 resolved allowance rate pct reflects the firm's ability to navigate chemical patent issues. With 7581 career applications, the firm has established a significant history in this field. The 3.19 avg office actions per allowance indicates the typical approach to resolving examiner objections. These 18 pending office actions represent the firm's current engagement with the patent office.
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.
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.
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 | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 2 (8%) |
| §102 only | 5 (20%) |
| §112 only | 2 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (48%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 4 | 55.7% | +36.9% |
| BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | 2 | 77.7% | +4.8% |
| TRIVISONNO, ANGELO | 2 | 52.8% | +25.8% |
| SINGH, SUNIL | 1 | 67.3% | +24.8% |
| SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 1 | 60.9% | +26.4% |
| WHITE, SADIE | 1 | 49.1% | +31.2% |
| FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 1 | 74.0% | +7.3% |
| COZART, JERMIE E | 1 | 84.1% | +3.2% |
| AZAD, MD ABUL K | 1 | 81.5% | +20.9% |
| LEE, SEUNG H | 1 | 87.5% | +10.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18936759 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A PORTABLE CRIMPING DEVICE FOR JOINING FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | COZART, JERMIE E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18214953 | MAXIMIZING OUTPUT OF A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM UNDER REDUCED IRRADIANCE CONDITIONS | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 97d overdue |
| 18363137 | REINFORCED PILE FOR SOLAR FOUNDATIONS | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 79d overdue |
| 18396544 | HYBRID WATER SYSTEM FOR AGRO-PV SYSTEM | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 4d overdue |
| 18700874 | APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PILES | LAWSON, STACY N | 30d |
| 19009273 | SOLAR MODULE FRAME COUPLINGS | TRIVISONNO, ANGELO | 40d |
| 19257294 | Frames for Solar Panels | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — |
| 19173978 | GROUND PILE STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS | SINGH, SUNIL | — |
| 19054834 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF LEARNING FOR ON-DEMAND OPTIMAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) FLEET OPERATION | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18214953 | MAXIMIZING OUTPUT OF A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM UNDER REDUCED IRRADIANCE CONDITIONS | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 97d overdue |
| 18396544 | HYBRID WATER SYSTEM FOR AGRO-PV SYSTEM | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 4d overdue |
| 19009273 | SOLAR MODULE FRAME COUPLINGS | TRIVISONNO, ANGELO | 40d |
| 19257294 | Frames for Solar Panels | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — |
| 19173978 | GROUND PILE STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS | SINGH, SUNIL | — |
| 19054834 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF LEARNING FOR ON-DEMAND OPTIMAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) FLEET OPERATION | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | — |
| 19020492 | SOLAR MODULE FRAME WITH RAIL FLANGE | WHITE, SADIE | — |
| 18807109 | HAIL STOW SYSTEM AND METHOD | AZAD, MD ABUL K | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| NEXTPOWER LLC | 23 |
| Nextracker Inc. | 1 |
| SPINEX SYSTEMS, INC. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1726 | 5 |
| 2831 | 2 |
| 3625 | 1 |
| 1721 | 1 |
| 1722 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 3678 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 3631 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19309083 | ALIGNED INSULATION HOOKING BUSBAR | Nextpower LLC | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19257294 | Frames for Solar Panels | Nextpower LLC | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19173978 | GROUND PILE STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEMS | Nextpower LLC | SINGH, SUNIL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 | |
| 19054834 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF LEARNING FOR ON-DEMAND OPTIMAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) FLEET OPERATION | Nextpower LLC | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2025 |
| 19043096 | ALIGNED INSULATION HOOKING BUSBAR | Nextpower LLC | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | 2831 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19020492 | SOLAR MODULE FRAME WITH RAIL FLANGE | Nextpower LLC | WHITE, SADIE | 1721 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19012735 | SCREW ANCHOR WITH CONSUMABLE TIP | Nextpower LLC | FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 | |
| 19009273 | SOLAR MODULE FRAME COUPLINGS | Nextpower LLC | TRIVISONNO, ANGELO | 1722 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18936759 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING A PORTABLE CRIMPING DEVICE FOR JOINING FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Nextpower LLC | COZART, JERMIE E | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 | |
| 18807109 | HAIL STOW SYSTEM AND METHOD | Nextpower LLC | AZAD, MD ABUL K | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| 18801932 | INSULATION PIERCING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | Nextpower LLC | LEE, SEUNG H | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| 18664637 | ADJUSTABLE SOLAR TRACKER BRIDGES | Nextpower LLC | SHAHINIAN, LEVON J | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 | |
| 18664683 | LINKED SOLAR TRACKERS | Nextpower LLC | TRIVISONNO, ANGELO | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 | |
| 18635529 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF INCREASING ELECTRIC VEHICLE UTILIZATION IN TRANSIT FLEETS USING LEARNING, PREDICTIONS, OPTIMIZATION, AND AUTOMATION | Nextpower LLC | CLARE, MARK C | 3628 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18701377 | SOLAR PANEL SERVICE VEHICLE MOVEMENT RESTRICTION DEVICE AND METHOD | Nextracker LLC | LIN, CHENG XI | 3615 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18700874 | APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING PILES | Spinex Systems, Inc. | LAWSON, STACY N | 3678 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18396544 | HYBRID WATER SYSTEM FOR AGRO-PV SYSTEM | Nextpower LLC | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18541131 | WIND TOLERANT SOLAR TRACKER | Nextpower LLC | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18363137 | REINFORCED PILE FOR SOLAR FOUNDATIONS | Nextpower LLC | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18349577 | PARALLEL INVERTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Nextpower LLC | QUDDUS, NUSRAT | 2838 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18214953 | MAXIMIZING OUTPUT OF A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM UNDER REDUCED IRRADIANCE CONDITIONS | Nextpower LLC | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 97d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18196843 | SUPPORT FRAMES FOR SOLAR TRACKERS | Nextpower LLC | HAWN, PATRICK D | 3631 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 17989728 | SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM FOR POWERING AN ELECTRONIC ELEMENT | Nextpower LLC | HUFFMAN, JULIAN D | 2859 | §102 | Final Rejection | 79d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17494607 | D-SHAPED TORQUE TUBE AND BEARING ASSEMBLIES | Nextpower LLC | DEEAN, DEEPAK A | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2021 |
| 17179156 | TRUSS FOUNDATIONS FOR SINGLE-AXIS TRACKERS | Nextpower LLC | HIJAZ, OMAR F | 3635 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Feb 18, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial87.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Fredrikson & Byron, P. A. were allowed, across 7,581 applications in USPTO records.
3.19 office actions per allowed application on average.
25 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 3 clients, before 20 examiners in 13 art units.