Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Hawaii Patent Services

20 pending office actions • 17 clients • 20 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 587 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
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. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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.

3
Hard (15%)
13
Medium (65%)
4
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (15%)
§103 only12 (60%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only4 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
25% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
10% of docket
3
Semiconductors
15% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
45% 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.

200 h
Manual time on pending OAs
40 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
70 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BECKER, BRANDON J 1 55.1% +7.3%
MAI, TRI M 1 36.1% +21.0%
PARRIES, DRU M 1 63.1% +12.8%
FURDGE, LARRY L 1 62.2% +17.4%
ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 1 40.0% +48.5%
MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 1 31.2% +43.4%
HANES JR., JOHN 1 47.3% +40.1%
MCMILLION, TRACEY M 1 87.6% +2.4%
GOLDEN, ANDREW J 1 42.1% +39.0%
WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 1 54.3% +36.7%

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
18763919 Labelless marking device MCMILLION, TRACEY M 15d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18992028 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF LEVELNESS OF END SURFACE OF TUNNEL RING BECKER, BRANDON J 4d overdue
18603598 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES FOR AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R 22d
18140060 Bos GRUNNIENSLNC4047 AND APPLICATION THEREOF REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 69d

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18832495 POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) MEMBRANES WITH GRADIENT PORE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 81d 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
18643155 Clutch module for electronic locks WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 23d overdue
18823569 Large-area Blowing Air Cooler Convenient for Transportation and Front Panel thereof FURDGE, LARRY L 11d overdue
18776653 ROLLING STRUCTURE AND ROLLER BLIND UTILIZING THE ROLLING STRUCTURE HANES JR., JOHN 8d overdue
18763297 Hand-cranked photovoltaic mobile integrated trailer and power supply system thereof GOLDEN, ANDREW J 9d
18818026 METHOD FOR RAISING RICE SEEDLINGS IN BLOCK MATRIX COTTON BASED ON WALNUT GREEN PEEL FERMENTATION EXTRACT ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE 30d
18898462 Assembly Structure for Suitcase MAI, TRI M 56d

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36752
28571
37331
28361
37631
16161
17731
36341
28531
17261

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
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 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2025
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 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 17, 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
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 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18832495 POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE (PTFE) MEMBRANES WITH GRADIENT PORE STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Feature-Tec (Shanghai) Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 1773 §103 Final Rejection 81d overdue Pending Jul 23, 2024
18776653 ROLLING STRUCTURE AND ROLLER BLIND UTILIZING THE ROLLING STRUCTURE Qingyuan Windowshine Smart Window Covering Company Limited HANES JR., JOHN 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18763919 Labelless marking device Shanghai Onlytec Equipment Co., Ltd. MCMILLION, TRACEY M 2853 §112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 03, 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
18643155 Clutch module for electronic locks U-TEC GROUP INC. WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2024
18643829 Multi-protocol combined IoT networking method U-TEC GROUP INC. KASSA, ELIZABETH 2457 §103 Final Rejection 77d 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
18624042 Stable Long Iron Plate Table Hangzhou Pinsong Technology Co., Ltd. WILKENS, JANET MARIE 3637 §112 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Apr 01, 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 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2024
18603598 INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES FOR AVAILABLE FUNCTIONS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R 2683 §101 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 13, 2024
18594158 Electric Skateboard Cycleagle Intelligent Equipment (Weihai) Co., Ltd. SWENSON, BRIAN L 3613 §102 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18531700 LAYERED MULTI-METAL-OXIDE-BASED MAGNETIC BIOCHAR AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Institute Of Environment And Sustainable Development In Agriculture, Chinese Academy HENDRICKSON, STUART L 1736 §112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18457321 Kind of Motorbike Frame Wuhu Fourstar Sports Share Co.,Ltd LEE, MATTHEW D 3614 §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 §112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18140060 Bos GRUNNIENSLNC4047 AND APPLICATION THEREOF Lanzhou Institute Of Husbandry And Pharmaceutical Sciences Of Caas. REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 1632 §101 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Apr 27, 2023

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