Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Henneman & Associates, PLC

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

13 pending office actions • 4 clients • 12 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

HENNEMAN & ASSOCIATES, PLC has 12 pending office actions in Computing & Software and 759 career applications. The firm has an active software-focused docket supported by a documented application history.

The resolved allowance rate is 87.99%, and the average is 3.23 office actions per allowance. These figures describe the recorded rate of favorable resolution and the examination activity associated with allowances.

For computing and software clients, the profile supports assessing current workload alongside historical prosecution behavior. It does not identify outcomes by software technology, client, or individual application.

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

Quality Metrics (n=759 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.0%
Allowance Rate
n=759
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=759
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=513
+0.05σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=513
1066 days
Time to Allowance
n=513
+11.4pp
Interview Lift
n=759
22.8%
RCE Rate
n=759
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=759

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.6%
§101 Overcome
n=67
85.6%
§102 Overcome
n=236
86.6%
§103 Overcome
n=328
90.0%
§112 Overcome
n=160

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G06F, G02B
Top CPC Subclasses
23%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=759
2
Practitioners
n=759
379.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=759

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

5
Hard (38%)
8
Medium (62%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (8%)
§101 + other4 (31%)
§103 only6 (46%)
§102 only2 (15%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
6
Information Tech
46% of docket
1
Communications
8% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
46% 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.

130 h
Manual time on pending OAs
26 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
46 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
IQBAL, MUSTAFA 2 46.9% +24.7%
PATEL, MANGLESH M 1 75.1% +17.9%
CAREY, FORREST L 1 56.6% +55.3%
ALMANI, MOHSEN 1 50.1% +21.9%
GURMU, MULUEMEBET 1 80.2% +17.2%
BAYAT, ALI 1 92.4% +5.9%
WEBER, TAMARA L 1 87.3% +11.9%
MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE 1 45.6% +33.9%
LEE, MICHAEL M 1 84.3% +37.5%
PARK, GRACE A 1 76.3% +17.6%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18802630 Hybrid Approach To Data Governance LEE, MICHAEL M 99d overdue
18980853 Flexible Permission Management Framework For Cloud Attached File Systems GURMU, MULUEMEBET —
18978908 A Framework For 3D Object Detection And Depth Prediction From 2D Images BAYAT, ALI —

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18213454 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Valu of Digital Content IQBAL, MUSTAFA 17d overdue
19029342 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Value Of Digital Content IQBAL, MUSTAFA 1d overdue
19094449 Systematic Approach Towards System Identification Based Yaw Rate Estimation With Low-Cost IMU+GPS Units PATEL, MANGLESH M —
18952107 System And Method For Adjusting Vehicle Location WEBER, TAMARA L —
18912261 Dynamic Multi-Modal Mobility Service Platform MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE —

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
18802630 Hybrid Approach To Data Governance LEE, MICHAEL M 99d overdue
18213454 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Valu of Digital Content IQBAL, MUSTAFA 17d overdue
19029342 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Value Of Digital Content IQBAL, MUSTAFA 1d overdue
19094449 Systematic Approach Towards System Identification Based Yaw Rate Estimation With Low-Cost IMU+GPS Units PATEL, MANGLESH M —
19027678 Systems and Methods for Uploading Streamed Objects to a Cloud Storage System CAREY, FORREST L —
19026230 System And Method For Synchronizing File Systems With Large Namespaces ALMANI, MOHSEN —
18980853 Flexible Permission Management Framework For Cloud Attached File Systems GURMU, MULUEMEBET —
18952107 System And Method For Adjusting Vehicle Location WEBER, TAMARA L —

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36252
36651
24911
21591
21631
26771
36671
36631
24361
21441

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19094449 Systematic Approach Towards System Identification Based Yaw Rate Estimation With Low-Cost IMU+GPS Units Ridecell, Inc. PATEL, MANGLESH M 3665 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2025
19027678 Systems and Methods for Uploading Streamed Objects to a Cloud Storage System Egnyte, Inc. CAREY, FORREST L 2491 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19029342 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Value Of Digital Content Egnyte, Inc. IQBAL, MUSTAFA 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
19026230 System And Method For Synchronizing File Systems With Large Namespaces Egnyte, Inc. ALMANI, MOHSEN 2159 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
18980853 Flexible Permission Management Framework For Cloud Attached File Systems Egnyte, Inc. GURMU, MULUEMEBET 2163 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18978908 A Framework For 3D Object Detection And Depth Prediction From 2D Images Ridecell, Inc. BAYAT, ALI 2677 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2024
18952107 System And Method For Adjusting Vehicle Location Ridecell, Inc. WEBER, TAMARA L 3667 §101§102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18912261 Dynamic Multi-Modal Mobility Service Platform Ridecell, Inc. MCCULLERS, AARON KYLE 3663 §101§102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18802630 Hybrid Approach To Data Governance Egnyte, Inc. LEE, MICHAEL M 2436 §102Other Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Aug 13, 2024
18738830 System and Method for Sensitive Content Analysis Prioritization Based on File Metadata Egnyte, Inc. PARK, GRACE A 2144 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2024
18658278 System And Method For Collecting Solar Energy With A Stationary Thermal Storage Device Thermal Storage Systems WAN, DEMING 3762 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2024
18487715 User Interface Overlay System Incisive Software Corporation LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 2171 §103Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Oct 16, 2023
18213454 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Valu of Digital Content Egnyte, Inc. IQBAL, MUSTAFA 3625 §101 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jun 23, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Henneman & Associates, PLC's patent allowance rate?

88.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Henneman & Associates, PLC were allowed, across 759 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Henneman & Associates, PLC average before allowance?

3.23 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Henneman & Associates, PLC have?

13 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 4 clients, before 12 examiners in 12 art units.

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