Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hawaii Patent Services

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

36 pending office actions • 32 clients • 35 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 737 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Hawaii Patent Services has 36 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 2,393 career applications. The profile shows an active docket with a defined historical filing base.

The resolved allowance rate is 96.63%, and the average is 0.96 office actions per allowance. These measures show a high recorded allowance outcome alongside fewer than one average office action per allowance in the reported metric.

For practitioners, the combination provides both capacity and outcome context for transportation and mechanical matters. The figures do not explain claim scope, prosecution timing, or variation among individual applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=2393 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

96.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2393
+0.28σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2393
1.0
OAs to Allowance
n=2063
-1.81σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2063
413 days
Time to Allowance
n=2063
+1.3pp
Interview Lift
n=2393
2.2%
RCE Rate
n=2393
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=2393

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

73.2%
§101 Overcome
n=56
85.0%
§102 Overcome
n=294
79.6%
§103 Overcome
n=372
80.7%
§112 Overcome
n=384

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04N, G03G
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2393
1
Practitioners
n=2393
2393.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2393

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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.

17
Hard (47%)
12
Medium (33%)
7
Easy (19%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only10 (28%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only7 (19%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
19% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
3
Communications
8% of docket
4
Semiconductors
11% of docket
21
Mechanical / Eng
58% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MAI, TRI M 2 36.2% +20.5%
ALEKSIC, NEVENA 1 75.6% +9.6%
MURPHY, KEVIN F 1 67.9% +27.9%
MERCADO, LOUIS A 1 78.6% +18.7%
YANG, JAMES J 1 57.0% +22.3%
BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 1 67.6% +26.0%
WEINERTH, GIDEON R 1 57.7% +14.9%
SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 1 62.9% +22.8%
CHEN, JOSE V 1 78.1% +15.1%
KIM, SHIN H 1 64.6% +11.6%

Hard Cases (17)

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
18818026 METHOD FOR RAISING RICE SEEDLINGS IN BLOCK MATRIX COTTON BASED ON WALNUT GREEN PEEL FERMENTATION EXTRACT ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 30d
18140060 Bos GRUNNIENSLNC4047 AND APPLICATION THEREOF REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 69d
19385093 Anti-odor, Anti-blocking and Easy-to-clean Vertical-drainage Floor Drain MURPHY, KEVIN F —
19281287 Anti-jamming Ratchet-type Tensioning Device MERCADO, LOUIS A —
19201908 UWB separated antenna device BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J —
19087527 Deformation-Resistant Load-Bearing Rod for Seat CHEN, JOSE V —
19057768 Mobile Electronic Device Strap Stand JEFFERSON, TIFFANY DOMONIQUE —
19052360 Wig Fixing Headband ASQIRIBA, KARIM —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18898462 Assembly Structure for Suitcase MAI, TRI M 56d
19385093 Anti-odor, Anti-blocking and Easy-to-clean Vertical-drainage Floor Drain MURPHY, KEVIN F —
19281287 Anti-jamming Ratchet-type Tensioning Device MERCADO, LOUIS A —
19209904 Safe door opening technology based on radar and UWB sensing YANG, JAMES J —
19201908 UWB separated antenna device BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J —
19201021 Novel Diamond Applicator Tray WEINERTH, GIDEON R —
19187868 Glasses hanger SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J —
19087527 Deformation-Resistant Load-Bearing Rod for Seat CHEN, JOSE V —

Client Portfolio (32 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36773
36363
37362
37332
37232
26822
36471
37531
26861
36751

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19423758 SLOW-LIQUID-FEEDING BOWL FOR PETS Shenzhen Xuanyu Technology Co., Ltd. ALEKSIC, NEVENA 3647 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 17, 2025
19385093 Anti-odor, Anti-blocking and Easy-to-clean Vertical-drainage Floor Drain Ningbo Kuzor Sanitary Wares Ltd. MURPHY, KEVIN F 3753 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2025
19281287 Anti-jamming Ratchet-type Tensioning Device Ningbo Xuding Rigging Co.,Ltd MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2025
19209904 Safe door opening technology based on radar and UWB sensing Xthings Industry LLC YANG, JAMES J 2686 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 16, 2025
19201908 UWB separated antenna device Xthings Industry LLC BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 3675 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19201021 Novel Diamond Applicator Tray Yiwu Qingnan E-Commerce Co., Ltd. WEINERTH, GIDEON R 3736 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 07, 2025
19187868 Glasses hanger Yiwu Weimiao Technology Co., Ltd. SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3677 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 23, 2025
19087527 Deformation-Resistant Load-Bearing Rod for Seat Ziyue Electronic Commerce Limited CHEN, JOSE V 3637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 23, 2025
19071629 Lumbar Support with Armrests Featuring Tightness Adjustment Function Bixing Trading (Huizhou) Co., Ltd. KIM, SHIN H 3636 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19057768 Mobile Electronic Device Strap Stand Shenhuanya Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. JEFFERSON, TIFFANY DOMONIQUE 3654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 19, 2025
19052360 Wig Fixing Headband Qingdao Guya Xiangshang Digital Technology Co., Ltd. ASQIRIBA, KARIM 3772 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2025
19049143 Color Semi-Transparent Partially Erasable Electronic Writing Film with Code Points and Use Thereof Fushan Zhang WILLIAMS, JOSEPH L 2875 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 10, 2025
19026084 American-Style Hinge Jieyang Tianyi Hardware Products Co., Ltd. MORGAN, EMILY M 3677 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
19017164 Trolley Bag Pgytech Co.,Ltd MAI, TRI M 3733 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 10, 2025
19001522 Wooden Building Block Structure Zhejiang Zonxie Arts&Crafts Co.,Ltd. GART, MATTHEW S 3696 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 25, 2024
19001092 Rotary multifunctional cable take-up frame Honglin Electric Power Technology (Thailand) Co., Ltd. MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J 3615 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 24, 2024
18972626 USE OF MIR-22-3P IN PROMOTING DIFFERENTIATION OF YAK MYOBLASTS Institute Of Western Agriculture, The, Chinese Academy Of Agricultural Sciences GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1631 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 06, 2024
18963648 Foldable and storable water-absorbing door mat Jiangsu Duoyi Xinxuan Envioronment Protection Technology Co., Ltd. AVILES BOSQUES, ORLANDO E 3736 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2024
18930821 Torque wrench Zhejiang Shinman Tools Co., Ltd. HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18928568 Non-contact magnetically suspended hair clipper Yuyao Hengchi Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 2834 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18920903 Torque wrench for adjusting sound Zhejiang Shinman Tools Co., Ltd. HINDMAN, FREDERICK ARTHUR 3723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 20, 2024
18898462 Assembly Structure for Suitcase Pgytech Co.,Ltd MAI, TRI M 3733 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Sep 26, 2024
18885595 Double-Impeller Leaf Collector Cixi Hengsheng Swimming Pool Supplies Co., Ltd. MCDERMOTT, JEANNIE 1776 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 14, 2024
18822591 Application of Gastrodia elata Blume derived nano-extracellular vesicles in the preparation of drugs for the prevention and/or treatment of subarachnoid hemorrhage ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY CHEN, CATHERYNE 1655 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2024
18818026 METHOD FOR RAISING RICE SEEDLINGS IN BLOCK MATRIX COTTON BASED ON WALNUT GREEN PEEL FERMENTATION EXTRACT China National Rice Research Institute ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1616 §103§112 Final Rejection 30d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18810157 Lying Position Adjusting Structure of Carrier and Child Safety Seat Using the Same Ningbo Welldon Infant And Child Safety Technology Co., Ltd. WUJCIAK, ALFRED J 3636 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2024
18647855 Device with Quickly Adjustable Length and Trekking Pole with Quickly Adjustable Length Ningbo Chaoyi Rehabilitation Technology Co., Ltd. CANFIELD, ROBERT 3636 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18643829 Multi-protocol combined IoT networking method U-TEC GROUP INC. KASSA, ELIZABETH 2457 §103 Final Rejection 77d Pending Apr 23, 2024
18603596 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES ON AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. ZHANG, FAN 2682 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2024
18597290 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESSING MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR SETTING PROHIBITION IN PEER-TO-PEER PRODUCTION PRINTING Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS 2682 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 06, 2024
18432856 lithium battery motor and its transportation mode plug Changzhou Yooksmart Innovation Co., Ltd. LE, THIEN MINH 2848 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18393687 Ball Picker Nanjing Yixiu Sports Technology Co., Ltd. RODDEN, JOSHUA E 3642 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2023
18457309 BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE APTAMER FLUORESCENCE DETECTION DEVICE BASED ON SMART PHONE AND SENSING METHOD OF SAME Tianjin University TON, TRI T 2877 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2023
18224725 GENOMIC SELECTION (GS) BREEDING CHIP OF HUAXI CATTLE AND USE THEREOF Institute Of Animal Sciences Of Caas KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS 1683 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2023
18140060 Bos GRUNNIENSLNC4047 AND APPLICATION THEREOF Lanzhou Institute Of Husbandry And Pharmaceutical Sciences Of Caas. REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 1632 §101§112 Final Rejection 69d Pending Apr 27, 2023
17914323 TEMPORARY TREATMENT MEDIUM, TREATMENT KIT, EMBRYOGENESIS ARREST INHIBITOR, EMBRYOGENESIS ARREST INHIBITORY METHOD, DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEERING PRODUCT PREPARATION METHOD, TRANSPLANTATION METHOD, THERAPEUTIC METHOD, AND DEVELOPMENTAL ENGINEERING PRODUCT Jichi Medical University SHEN, WU CHENG WINSTON 1682 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hawaii Patent Services's patent allowance rate?

96.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Hawaii Patent Services were allowed, across 2,393 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Hawaii Patent Services average before allowance?

0.96 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Hawaii Patent Services have?

36 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 32 clients, before 35 examiners in 28 art units.

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