Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
8 pending office actions • 3 clients • 8 examiners • 6 art units • 1 of 8 (12%) have an AI response strategy ready
Grant Attorneys at Law PLLC focuses on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems, having handled 424 career applications. The firm maintains a high resolved allowance rate of 88.13 percent, demonstrating strong results in these fields. There are currently 6 pending office actions under their management. This 88.13 percent allowance rate across 424 career applications indicates a very effective prosecution strategy.
The firm averages 4.57 office actions per allowance, which is a relatively high number of interactions per grant. However, this is balanced by the 88.13 percent allowance rate, suggesting that the firm is persistent and successful in overcoming examiner rejections. With 424 career applications, the firm has established a clear pattern of effective, if intensive, prosecution. The 6 pending office actions provide an opportunity to observe this persistent approach in action. Clients should be prepared for a longer examination process, given the 4.57 office actions per allowance, but can be confident in the high likelihood of an eventual grant.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 2 (25%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (38%) |
| §103 only | 2 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z | 1 | 52.5% | +31.5% |
| POE, KEVIN T | 1 | 39.4% | +16.4% |
| SOREY, ROBERT A | 1 | 49.3% | +45.2% |
| KANERVO, VIRPI H | 1 | 47.5% | +47.6% |
| NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1 | 56.5% | +37.2% |
| MAY, ROBERT F | 1 | 73.4% | +31.8% |
| PARK, YONG S | 1 | 26.0% | +11.5% |
| SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 1 | 11.4% | +13.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18492037 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECAL | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 88d overdue |
| 18353517 | RAPID SECURE WIRELESS TRANSACTION | PARK, YONG S | 58d overdue |
| 18751316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE REVIEW AND REPORTING OF BIOELECTRICAL DATA | SOREY, ROBERT A | 36d overdue |
| 19260739 | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING USING UNIVERSAL CHARGEBACK DATABASE | SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z | — |
| 19212309 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATED FINANCIAL TRANSFERS | POE, KEVIN T | — |
| 18435388 | SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES | KANERVO, VIRPI H | — |
| 18308917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A RISK SCORE FOR A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN TRANSACTED ON A BLOCKCHAIN | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18492037 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECAL | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 88d overdue |
| 18353517 | RAPID SECURE WIRELESS TRANSACTION | PARK, YONG S | 58d overdue |
| 18751316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE REVIEW AND REPORTING OF BIOELECTRICAL DATA | SOREY, ROBERT A | 36d overdue |
| 18471060 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING OPTIMAL EMBEDDINGS FOR IDENTIFYING SIMILAR ENTITIES | MAY, ROBERT F | 28d |
| 19260739 | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING USING UNIVERSAL CHARGEBACK DATABASE | SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z | — |
| 19212309 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATED FINANCIAL TRANSFERS | POE, KEVIN T | — |
| 18435388 | SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES | KANERVO, VIRPI H | — |
| 18308917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A RISK SCORE FOR A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN TRANSACTED ON A BLOCKCHAIN | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Mastercard | 6 |
| Healthcare Innovation Technologies | 1 |
| eMCee Apparel, L.L.C. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3694 | 2 |
| 3682 | 1 |
| 3691 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 2154 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19260739 | CREDIT CARD PROCESSING USING UNIVERSAL CHARGEBACK DATABASE | Mastercard International Incorporated | SHAIKH, MOHAMMAD Z | 3694 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19212309 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATED FINANCIAL TRANSFERS | Mastercard International Incorporated | POE, KEVIN T | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 | |
| 18751316 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE REVIEW AND REPORTING OF BIOELECTRICAL DATA | Healthcare Innovation Technologies, Inc. | SOREY, ROBERT A | 3682 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2024 |
| 18435388 | SYSTEM OF AUTHORIZING FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS FOR CONSUMERS WITH DISABILITIES | Mastercard International Incorporated | KANERVO, VIRPI H | 3691 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18492037 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE DECAL | Emcee Apparel, LLC | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | 1788 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 88d overdue | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18471060 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING OPTIMAL EMBEDDINGS FOR IDENTIFYING SIMILAR ENTITIES | Mastercard International Incorporated | MAY, ROBERT F | 2154 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18353517 | RAPID SECURE WIRELESS TRANSACTION | Mastercard International Incorporated | PARK, YONG S | 3694 | §103 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | AI Ready | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18308917 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING A RISK SCORE FOR A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN TRANSACTED ON A BLOCKCHAIN | Mastercard International Incorporated | SUMMERS, KIERSTEN V | 3626 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
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