Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Hinckley, Allen & Snyder, LLP

19 pending office actions • 17 clients • 19 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3198 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.6%
Allowance Rate
n=3198
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3198
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=1976
-0.29σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1976
1022 days
Time to Allowance
n=1976
+7.2pp
Interview Lift
n=3198
21.9%
RCE Rate
n=3198
3.8%
Appeal Rate
n=3198

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.0%
§101 Overcome
n=120
79.9%
§102 Overcome
n=726
79.9%
§103 Overcome
n=1083
83.6%
§112 Overcome
n=858

Specialization & Scale

F01D, F05D, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3198
2
Practitioners
n=3198
1599.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=3198

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 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.

11
Hard (58%)
8
Medium (42%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (26%)
§103 only8 (42%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (32%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
26% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
5% of docket
2
Semiconductors
11% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
58% 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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NEWMAN, DREW C 1 42.9% +35.2%
ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 1 61.1% +35.4%
YU, ARIEL J 1 40.3% +27.5%
HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 1 52.7% +55.2%
MCCLURE, MORGAN J 1 46.8% +32.0%
SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 1 70.0% +40.0%
SOHRABY, PARDIS 1 79.4% +6.7%
DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A 1 63.6% +20.2%
EBNER, KATY MEYER 1 67.4% +19.2%
PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D 1 64.7% +18.9%

Hard Cases (11)

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
18750381 ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR PULLING A PILLOWCASE ONTO AND REMOVING A PILLOWCASE FROM A PILLOW MCCLURE, MORGAN J 171d overdue
17639510 QUANTIFICATION OF SYMMETRY AND REPEATABILITY IN LIMB MOTION FOR TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL MOTION PATTERNS LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 9d overdue
17696022 METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF ADHD ANGELES, JOSE 9d
18707472 ROTOR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 16d
16639227 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT LAYER OF A COMPONENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM LUK, VANESSA TIBAY 22d
18817879 BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY VENT ASSEMBLY WITH EXPANDED METAL FILTER ELEMENT NEWMAN, DREW C
18772118 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSET YU, ARIEL J
18769021 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A BREATH VARIABILITY EVENT FROM PATIENT RESPIRATORY DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A MECHANICAL VENTILATOR HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL

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
18750381 ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR PULLING A PILLOWCASE ONTO AND REMOVING A PILLOWCASE FROM A PILLOW MCCLURE, MORGAN J 171d overdue
18581584 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OXIDATION PROTECTION COATING AT LEAST IN REGIONS ON A COMPONENT OF A THERMAL GAS TURBINE DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A 80d overdue
18707472 ROTOR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 16d
18719114 CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING AGGRESSIVE MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR BROMINE ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 20d
18817879 BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY VENT ASSEMBLY WITH EXPANDED METAL FILTER ELEMENT NEWMAN, DREW C
18772118 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSET YU, ARIEL J
18769021 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A BREATH VARIABILITY EVENT FROM PATIENT RESPIRATORY DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A MECHANICAL VENTILATOR HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL
18396513 CART FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS EBNER, KATY MEYER

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37914
17511
37361
36271
36731
28341
26641
17171
36131
37741

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18817879 BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY VENT ASSEMBLY WITH EXPANDED METAL FILTER ELEMENT Acs Industries, Inc. NEWMAN, DREW C 1751 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2024
18719114 CONTAINER FOR STORING AND TRANSPORTING AGGRESSIVE MEDIA, IN PARTICULAR BROMINE Jl Goslar GmbH ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 23, 2024
18772118 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CRYPTOCURRENCY ASSET Laboratory For Ai-Powered Financial Technologies Limited YU, ARIEL J 3627 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 13, 2024
18769021 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING A BREATH VARIABILITY EVENT FROM PATIENT RESPIRATORY DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A MECHANICAL VENTILATOR Breas Medical AB HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 3791 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2024
18750381 ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR PULLING A PILLOWCASE ONTO AND REMOVING A PILLOWCASE FROM A PILLOW Human Engineering Technologies, LLC MCCLURE, MORGAN J 3673 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 171d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2024
18707472 ROTOR SHAFT FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR SHAFT MTU Aero Engines AG SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE 2834 §102§112 Final Rejection 16d Pending May 03, 2024
18636193 USER VERIFICATION USING FACIAL FEATURES Valdimir Pte. Ltd. SOHRABY, PARDIS 2664 §103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Apr 15, 2024
18581584 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN OXIDATION PROTECTION COATING AT LEAST IN REGIONS ON A COMPONENT OF A THERMAL GAS TURBINE MTU Aero Engines AG DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A 1717 §103 Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Feb 20, 2024
18396513 CART FOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS Manganaro Equipment, LLC EBNER, KATY MEYER 3613 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2023
18463230 HEART VALVE PROSTHETIC RING SYSTEM Nikola Dobrilovic, LLC PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D 3774 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18161532 MODULAR SCALABLE FAST CHARGING SYSTEM Gravity, Inc. JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2859 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2023
18159475 HYPERACTIVITY-IMPULSIVITY-IRRITATBILITY-DISINHIBITION-AGGRESSION-AGITATION (HIIDAA) REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND METHOD OF USE Soul Care Innovations, Inc. MORONESO, JONATHAN DREW 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 25, 2023
17995548 A SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING HUMAN MOVEMENT AND BALANCE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL 3791 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 05, 2022
17726800 COMPOSITE NYLON AND POLYESTER WOVEN FABRIC Nemo Equipment, Inc. SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 1759 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2022
17696022 METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR TREATMENT OF ADHD Q2Behave LLC ANGELES, JOSE 3715 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 16, 2022
17694403 READY TO ASSEMBLE SIMULATED FIREPLACE INSERT KIT Living Style (B.V.I.) Limited ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL 3761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 14, 2022
17639510 QUANTIFICATION OF SYMMETRY AND REPEATABILITY IN LIMB MOTION FOR TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL MOTION PATTERNS UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LOPEZ, SEVERO ANTON P 3791 §101§103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2022
17609807 ENHANCED MECHANICAL DEWATERING OF A SLURRY Phibion Pty. Ltd. BASS, DIRK R 1779 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 09, 2021
16639227 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT LAYER OF A COMPONENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Eos GmbH Electro Optical Systems LUK, VANESSA TIBAY 1733 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Feb 14, 2020

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