Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (Us) LLP

20 pending office actions • 11 clients • 17 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (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.

8
Hard (40%)
10
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (15%)
§103 only6 (30%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Double-patenting only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other4 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
50% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
10% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
2
Business / Other
10% 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
THOMPSON, CURTIS A 2 61.9% +50.1%
COCHRAN, KARI LEE 2
MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 2 59.2% +38.1%
KIM, ANDREW SANG 1 83.4% +5.4%
MARSH, STEVEN M 1 79.4% +8.0%
POINT, RUFUS C 1 74.0% +18.6%
TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1 53.1% +26.5%
SMITH, BRIAN M 1 52.1% +37.5%
BATES, ZAKIYA W 1 89.0% -2.4%
AHSAN, UMAIR 1 69.3% +31.9%

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
19257980 TRAVEL AND ORIENTATION MONITOR APPARATUS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL KIM, ANDREW SANG

Hard Cases (8)

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
19187394 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REGULATORY-COMPLIANT AUTOMATED ASSAY THOMPSON, CURTIS A 46d overdue
18175914 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 83d
18952470 FLIPPABLE RAIL CLAMP MARSH, STEVEN M
18594811 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MUSICRECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMBINING SONG AND USER INFLUENCERS WITH CHANNEL RULE CHARACTERIZATIONS SMITH, BRIAN M
18242287 METHODS FOR INSTALLING A NON-CONVENTIONAL FASTENER BATES, ZAKIYA W
18196142 TRANSCATHETER VEIN FRAME FOR VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY COCHRAN, KARI LEE
18115321 CELL CULTURE METHODS FOR ANTIBODY PRODUCTION ARON, KIMBERLY A
18090698 CHOICE SIMULATOR WALTON, CHESIREE A

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
19187394 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REGULATORY-COMPLIANT AUTOMATED ASSAY THOMPSON, CURTIS A 46d overdue
18735869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS TO FLEXIBLE UNDERLYING MEMBRANES TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 40d
18175914 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 83d
19187429 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REGULATORY-COMPLIANT AUTOMATED ASSAY THOMPSON, CURTIS A
18771983 EMERGENCY MODE FOR NETWORKED DEVICES POINT, RUFUS C
18594811 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MUSICRECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMBINING SONG AND USER INFLUENCERS WITH CHANNEL RULE CHARACTERIZATIONS SMITH, BRIAN M
18203343 System and Method for Improving Telematics Location Information and Reliability of E911 Calls AHSAN, UMAIR
18175809 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY MCKNIGHT, CIARA A

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17982
37742
16562
36321
26891
17221
36741
26471
16331
16341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19257980 TRAVEL AND ORIENTATION MONITOR APPARATUS FOR FIREFIGHTERS AND RESCUE PERSONNEL Por Holdings LLC KIM, ANDREW SANG §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 02, 2025
19187394 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REGULATORY-COMPLIANT AUTOMATED ASSAY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. THOMPSON, CURTIS A 1798 §101§103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2025
19187429 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A REGULATORY-COMPLIANT AUTOMATED ASSAY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. THOMPSON, CURTIS A 1798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 23, 2025
18952470 FLIPPABLE RAIL CLAMP Snr Solar LLC MARSH, STEVEN M 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 19, 2024
18771983 EMERGENCY MODE FOR NETWORKED DEVICES Avi-On Labs, LLC POINT, RUFUS C 2689 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2024
18735869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANELS TO FLEXIBLE UNDERLYING MEMBRANES Pvilion, Inc. TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1722 §112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jun 06, 2024
18594811 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MUSICRECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON COMBINING SONG AND USER INFLUENCERS WITH CHANNEL RULE CHARACTERIZATIONS Sirius Xm Radio Inc. SMITH, BRIAN M §101§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2024
18242287 METHODS FOR INSTALLING A NON-CONVENTIONAL FASTENER Sunrun, Inc. BATES, ZAKIYA W 3674 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 05, 2023
18203343 System and Method for Improving Telematics Location Information and Reliability of E911 Calls Sirius Xm Radio Inc. AHSAN, UMAIR 2647 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2023
18196132 TRANSCATHETER VALVE FOR VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY Envveno Medical Corporation COCHRAN, KARI LEE 3774 DP Final Rejection Pending May 11, 2023
18196142 TRANSCATHETER VEIN FRAME FOR VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY Envveno Medical Corporation COCHRAN, KARI LEE 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 11, 2023
18175809 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 1656 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2023
18115321 CELL CULTURE METHODS FOR ANTIBODY PRODUCTION Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ARON, KIMBERLY A 1633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2023
18115285 BIOREACTOR FOR ANTIBODY PRODUCTION Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. CANDELARIA, JULIANA IRENE 1634 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Feb 28, 2023
18175852 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. GRIZER, CASSANDRA SENN 1672 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2023
18175914 MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR HIGH TITER ANTIBODY Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 1656 §103§112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Feb 28, 2023
18090698 CHOICE SIMULATOR Personalized Beauty Discovery, Inc. WALTON, CHESIREE A 3624 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2022
17561339 CART SANITIZER/WASHER Techni LLC SARANTAKOS, KAYLA ROSE 1799 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Dec 23, 2021
17354546 UV EMITTER FOR DISINFECTING Metacore Technologies LLC HENSEL, BRENDAN A 1758 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jun 22, 2021
16067452 UNIFYING USER-INTERFACE FOR MULTI-SOURCE MEDIA Sirius Xm Radio Inc. ULRICH, NICHOLAS S 2179 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 29, 2018

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