Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Hawaii Patent Services

27 pending office actions • 23 clients • 26 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 636 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=2133 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

96.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2133
+0.28σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2133
1.0
OAs to Allowance
n=1827
-1.74σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1827
408 days
Time to Allowance
n=1827
+1.0pp
Interview Lift
n=2133
2.5%
RCE Rate
n=2133
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=2133

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.8%
§101 Overcome
n=54
87.9%
§102 Overcome
n=282
82.4%
§103 Overcome
n=353
82.9%
§112 Overcome
n=363

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04N, G03G
Top CPC Subclasses
28%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2133
1
Practitioners
n=2133
2133.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2133

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

15
Hard (56%)
9
Medium (33%)
3
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (7%)
§103 only9 (33%)
§112 only3 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)13 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
15% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
3
Semiconductors
11% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
52% of docket
4
Business / Other
15% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 2 67.4% +26.0%
WALLACE, JOHN R 1 77.9% +24.4%
ALEKSIC, NEVENA 1 74.1% +12.9%
WILLIAMS, MARK A 1 77.8% +13.1%
MORGAN, EMILY M 1 35.5% +32.7%
BECKER, BRANDON J 1 54.3% +8.6%
GART, MATTHEW S 1 10.4% +17.5%
SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 1 72.4% +37.1%
MAI, TRI M 1 36.2% +20.5%
PARRIES, DRU M 1 63.1% +12.9%

Hard Cases (16)

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
18457321 Kind of Motorbike Frame LEE, MATTHEW D 77d overdue
18887440 High voltage ride-through method for wind power based on coordinated control of energy storage and reactive compensation devices PARRIES, DRU M 46d overdue
18359415 Cleaning Apparatus Integrating a Roller Brush and a Disc Brush HENSON, KATINA N 38d overdue
18776653 ROLLING STRUCTURE AND ROLLER BLIND UTILIZING THE ROLLING STRUCTURE HANES JR., JOHN 8d overdue
18594158 Electric Skateboard SWENSON, BRIAN L 8d overdue
18992028 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF LEVELNESS OF END SURFACE OF TUNNEL RING BECKER, BRANDON J 4d overdue
18140060 Bos GRUNNIENSLNC4047 AND APPLICATION THEREOF REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 69d
18831171 Untitled WALLACE, JOHN R

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
18887440 High voltage ride-through method for wind power based on coordinated control of energy storage and reactive compensation devices PARRIES, DRU M 46d overdue
18630001 ANTI-TECHNICAL UNLOCKING PINBALL LOCK CYLINDER SET BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 8d overdue
18898462 Assembly Structure for Suitcase MAI, TRI M 56d
18831171 Untitled WALLACE, JOHN R
19423758 SLOW-LIQUID-FEEDING BOWL FOR PETS ALEKSIC, NEVENA
19281674 Front lock body structure having integrated antennas WILLIAMS, MARK A
19201908 UWB separated antenna device BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J
19026084 American-Style Hinge MORGAN, EMILY M

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36753
36471
36771
28571
36961
37331
28361
36541
37631
36341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18831171 Untitled Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. WALLACE, JOHN R §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending
19423758 SLOW-LIQUID-FEEDING BOWL FOR PETS Shenzhen Xuanyu Technology Co., Ltd. ALEKSIC, NEVENA 3647 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 17, 2025
19281674 Front lock body structure having integrated antennas Xthings Industry LLC WILLIAMS, MARK A 3675 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 27, 2025
19201908 UWB separated antenna device Xthings Industry LLC BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 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
18992028 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF LEVELNESS OF END SURFACE OF TUNNEL RING Cccc National Engineering Research Center Of Dredging Technology And Equipment Co., Ltd. BECKER, BRANDON J 2857 §101§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2025
19001522 Wooden Building Block Structure Zhejiang Zonxie Arts&Crafts Co.,Ltd. GART, MATTHEW S 3696 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 25, 2024
18928568 Non-contact magnetically suspended hair clipper Yuyao Hengchi Electric Appliance Co., Ltd. SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18898462 Assembly Structure for Suitcase Pgytech Co.,Ltd MAI, TRI M 3733 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Sep 26, 2024
18887440 High voltage ride-through method for wind power based on coordinated control of energy storage and reactive compensation devices State Grid Xinjiang Electric Power Co., Ltd. Electric Power Research Institute PARRIES, DRU M 2836 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2024
18829417 Electric Winch for Axial Electric Clutch and Control Method Thereof Ningbo Chima Winch Co., Ltd. SOTO, HENRIX 3654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 10, 2024
18823569 Large-area Blowing Air Cooler Convenient for Transportation and Front Panel thereof Siye Chen FURDGE, LARRY L 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Sep 03, 2024
18776653 ROLLING STRUCTURE AND ROLLER BLIND UTILIZING THE ROLLING STRUCTURE Qingyuan Windowshine Smart Window Covering Company Limited HANES JR., JOHN 3634 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18763297 Hand-cranked photovoltaic mobile integrated trailer and power supply system thereof Anhui Sharetronic Data Technology Co., Ltd. GOLDEN, ANDREW J 1726 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Jul 03, 2024
18763919 Labelless marking device Shanghai Onlytec Equipment Co., Ltd. MCMILLION, TRACEY M 2853 §112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 03, 2024
18740366 Intelligent Maintenance Planter Wuxi Coast Redwood Lot Technology Development Co.Ltd YOON, ERIC §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2024
18736530 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESSING MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF LARGE NUMBER OF JOBS BY GROUPING IN PEER-TO-PEER PRODUCTION PRINTING Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. GUILLERMETY, JUAN M 2682 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 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
18643155 Clutch module for electronic locks U-TEC GROUP INC. WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2024
18630001 ANTI-TECHNICAL UNLOCKING PINBALL LOCK CYLINDER SET U-TEC GROUP INC. BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 3675 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2024
18594158 Electric Skateboard Cycleagle Intelligent Equipment (Weihai) Co., Ltd. SWENSON, BRIAN L 3613 §102§112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18457321 Kind of Motorbike Frame Wuhu Fourstar Sports Share Co.,Ltd LEE, MATTHEW D 3614 §102§103 Non-Final OA 77d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2023
18359415 Cleaning Apparatus Integrating a Roller Brush and a Disc Brush Anhui Yangzi Intelligent Manufacturing Co., Ltd. HENSON, KATINA N 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jul 26, 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 Non-Final OA 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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