Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Henneman & Associates, PLC

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

11 pending office actions • 4 clients • 11 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

HENNEMAN & ASSOCIATES, PLC specializes in Computing & Software with 758 career applications. The firm currently has 9 pending office actions. The resolved allowance rate pct is 88.1, which represents the success rate for its applications in the computing sector. This career volume of 758 applications demonstrates the firm's experience in navigating the specific challenges of software patenting.

The average office actions per allowance is 3.23. This figure shows the typical amount of examiner interaction needed to achieve an allowance. With 758 career applications and an 88.1 resolved allowance rate pct, the firm has a documented history of performance. The average of 3.23 office actions per allowance is a useful metric for estimating the complexity of the prosecution process. The 9 pending office actions reflect the firm's current engagement with the USPTO.

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

Quality Metrics (n=758 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.1%
Allowance Rate
n=758
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=758
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=511
+0.05σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=511
1068 days
Time to Allowance
n=511
+11.2pp
Interview Lift
n=758
22.9%
RCE Rate
n=758
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=758

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.8%
§101 Overcome
n=66
85.5%
§102 Overcome
n=235
86.8%
§103 Overcome
n=326
89.4%
§112 Overcome
n=160

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G06F, G02B
Top CPC Subclasses
23%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=758
2
Practitioners
n=758
379.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=758

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)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.

3
Hard (27%)
8
Medium (73%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (9%)
§101 + other2 (18%)
§103 only6 (55%)
§102 only2 (18%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
45% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
3
Business / Other
27% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PATEL, MANGLESH M 1 74.9% +18.1%
CAREY, FORREST L 1 56.5% +54.8%
ALMANI, MOHSEN 1 50.1% +21.9%
GURMU, MULUEMEBET 1 80.2% +17.5%
BAYAT, ALI 1 92.4% +6.0%
WEBER, TAMARA L 1 87.3% +11.9%
LEE, MICHAEL M 1 84.2% +37.5%
PARK, GRACE A 1 76.3% +17.6%
WAN, DEMING 1 76.4% +42.4%
LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 1 76.0% +20.6%

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 (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
18213454 System And Method For Allocating Digital Data According To Valu of Digital Content IQBAL, MUSTAFA 17d 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 —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18487715 User Interface Overlay System LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 15d
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 —
18738830 System and Method for Sensitive Content Analysis Prioritization Based on File Metadata PARK, GRACE A —

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24911
21591
21631
36671
24361
37621
21711
36251

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 §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
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 §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
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 §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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