Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hitaffer, Pllc

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

11 pending office actions • 10 clients • 11 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hitaffer, PLLC has 11 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm’s career record includes 404 applications, reflecting a focused prosecution history in the stated technology area. The pending docket indicates continuing examination work across those systems-oriented matters.

The resolved allowance rate is 89.49%, and allowed cases have involved an average of 2.41 office actions. The outcome measure and action measure provide separate planning signals, one addressing resolved allowance and the other addressing response activity. Counsel can use the figures to evaluate both likely prosecution direction and expected examination exchanges.

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

Quality Metrics (n=404 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.5%
Allowance Rate
n=404
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=404
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=281
-0.66σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=281
885 days
Time to Allowance
n=281
+8.3pp
Interview Lift
n=404
12.7%
RCE Rate
n=404
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=404

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=16 (min 20)
76.6%
§102 Overcome
n=107
77.1%
§103 Overcome
n=157
83.1%
§112 Overcome
n=160

Specialization & Scale

A61G, F16M, F16B
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=404
0
Practitioners
n=404
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=404 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

7
Hard (64%)
4
Medium (36%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (9%)
§103 only4 (36%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (55%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
9% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
27% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
64% 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.

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
SITTNER, MATTHEW T 1 57.9% +56.1%
APPIAH, CHARLES NANA 1 46.7% +15.5%
WEBB, MARGARET G 1 80.0% +8.0%
SMALL, NAOMI J 1 63.9% +23.7%
WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE 1 81.9% +23.2%
MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 1 83.6% +12.3%
LAUX, JESSICA L 1 54.3% +29.3%
GUAN, GUANG H 1 59.7% +54.9%
ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 1 84.1% +9.7%
MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1 68.5% +32.4%

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
18702983 METHOD FOR REGISTERING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK WEBB, MARGARET G —

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18489823 Accessory for a Polishing Machine ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 66d overdue
19123185 Method for Establishing a Score of a Match on a Social Network SITTNER, MATTHEW T —
18713632 METHOD OF ASYNCHRONOUS DATA COMMUNICATION AND REGISTRATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT APPIAH, CHARLES NANA —
18701204 Thrust-Driven Motion Vegetation Cutting Device And Method For Controlling The Same WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE —
18292908 ORDER PREPARATION STATION MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY —
18573407 Side Rail Locking Mechanism GUAN, GUANG H —
18029913 New Combinations of Boron Compounds and Adjuvants for the Treatment of Pathophysiological Conditions and Cancer and for Muscle Regeneration MIKNIS, ZACHARY J —

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
18701561 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS SMALL, NAOMI J 2d overdue
19123185 Method for Establishing a Score of a Match on a Social Network SITTNER, MATTHEW T —
18713632 METHOD OF ASYNCHRONOUS DATA COMMUNICATION AND REGISTRATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT APPIAH, CHARLES NANA —
18701204 Thrust-Driven Motion Vegetation Cutting Device And Method For Controlling The Same WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE —
18292908 ORDER PREPARATION STATION MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY —
18416946 Building Block Made of a Polymer-Based Material and a Set of Modular Building Elements Comprising This Building Block LAUX, JESSICA L —
18573407 Side Rail Locking Mechanism GUAN, GUANG H —
18029913 New Combinations of Boron Compounds and Adjuvants for the Treatment of Pathophysiological Conditions and Cancer and for Muscle Regeneration MIKNIS, ZACHARY J —

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26412
36291
26851
36711
36531
36351
36311
37451
16581
37621

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19123185 Method for Establishing a Score of a Match on a Social Network Yopaat B.V. SITTNER, MATTHEW T 3629 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 22, 2025
18713632 METHOD OF ASYNCHRONOUS DATA COMMUNICATION AND REGISTRATION OF A USER EQUIPMENT Satelio Iot Services, S.L. APPIAH, CHARLES NANA 2641 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 24, 2024
18702983 METHOD FOR REGISTERING A USER EQUIPMENT IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Satelio Iot Services, S.L. WEBB, MARGARET G 2641 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 19, 2024
18701561 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN VEHICLE ACCIDENTS Atressa Global Corporation, S.L. SMALL, NAOMI J 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2024
18701204 Thrust-Driven Motion Vegetation Cutting Device And Method For Controlling The Same Dennis Matthew Kave WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE 3671 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18292908 ORDER PREPARATION STATION Mecalux, S.A. MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 28, 2024
18416946 Building Block Made of a Polymer-Based Material and a Set of Modular Building Elements Comprising This Building Block A4 Conti S.R.O. LAUX, JESSICA L 3635 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18573407 Side Rail Locking Mechanism Linet Spol. S R.O. GUAN, GUANG H 3631 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2023
18489823 Accessory for a Polishing Machine Rcr Flooring Products Ltd. ADJAGBE, MAXIME M 3745 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2023
18029913 New Combinations of Boron Compounds and Adjuvants for the Treatment of Pathophysiological Conditions and Cancer and for Muscle Regeneration Consorcio Centro De Investigacion Biomedica En Red, M.P. MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1658 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 02, 2023
17969561 HAND DRYER DEVICE Mediclinics, S.A. NGUYEN, BAO D 3762 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 19, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hitaffer, Pllc's patent allowance rate?

89.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Hitaffer, Pllc were allowed, across 404 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Hitaffer, Pllc average before allowance?

2.41 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Hitaffer, Pllc have?

11 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 10 clients, before 11 examiners in 10 art units.

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