Technology area: Computing & Software
59 pending office actions • 30 clients • 58 examiners • 51 art units • 4 of 59 (7%) have an AI response strategy ready • 125 patents granted in the last 365 days
HOLZER PATEL DRENNAN has 53 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The firm has 2817 career applications, providing a meaningful historical record for interpreting its current software prosecution workload.
The resolved allowance rate is 89.63%, and the average is 3.15 office actions per allowance. The reported rate indicates that most resolved applications reach allowance, while the average shows that successful matters commonly involve multiple examination responses. Practitioners can read this profile as evidence of substantial software prosecution experience combined with a generally favorable resolution pattern.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (19%) |
| §103 only | 19 (32%) |
| §112 only | 4 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (36%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 2 | 37.6% | +53.0% |
| WIBLIN, MATTHEW | 1 | 74.7% | +23.5% |
| REYES, EDGAR | 1 | 37.2% | +29.0% |
| THOMAS, LUCY M | 1 | 62.4% | +17.9% |
| VANG, MENG | 1 | 78.0% | +27.4% |
| MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1 | 28.3% | +33.9% |
| SAETHER, FLEMMING | 1 | 65.2% | +27.8% |
| BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | 1 | 84.4% | +10.3% |
| LIN, KENNY S | 1 | 70.4% | +11.9% |
| MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF | 1 | 55.8% | +27.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18678058 | HYBRID DATABASE ARCHITECTURE FOR CUSTOM SCALE-OUT | ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | 84d overdue |
| 18683177 | INTELLIGENT RESOURCE MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEM | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 60d overdue |
| 18670287 | ULTRA WIDE BAND AUGMENTED IMAGING FOR IMPROVED ENTITY IDENTIFICATION | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 17d overdue |
| 18298791 | DUAL-MOMENTUM GRADIENT OPTIMIZATION WITH REDUCED MEMORY REQUIREMENTS | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 12d |
| 18470772 | CAPACITY-BASED LOAD BALANCING IN SHARED RESOURCE POOL | NWUHA, SAMUEL OBINNA NNAJI | 27d |
| 18318926 | HYBRID POLYMER/CRYSTAL PHOTOMECHANICAL MATERIALS | ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J | 56d |
| 19470357 | INTERMEDIATE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | — |
| 19052193 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR ION BEAM DEPOSITION SYSTEMS | THOMAS, LUCY M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19470357 | INTERMEDIATE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | — |
| 19315308 | INFERENTIAL SMART PET COLLAR | REYES, EDGAR | — |
| 19052193 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR ION BEAM DEPOSITION SYSTEMS | THOMAS, LUCY M | — |
| 19013572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA | VANG, MENG | — |
| 18879275 | PLANT-ONLY CHEESE FLAVORING REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN FOOD PRODUCTS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | — |
| 18879270 | PLANT ONLY UMAMI FLAVORING REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN FOOD PRODUCTS | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | — |
| 18989852 | COUPLING SYSTEM, WASHER AND METHOD OF COUPLING | SAETHER, FLEMMING | — |
| 18981056 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESTORING VIDEO | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3642 | 2 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 2661 | 2 |
| 2195 | 2 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 2443 | 1 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 1638 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19470357 | INTERMEDIATE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE | Country Mechanical Services | WIBLIN, MATTHEW | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19315308 | INFERENTIAL SMART PET COLLAR | Ten To 100 Products, LLC | REYES, EDGAR | 3642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19052193 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK FOR ION BEAM DEPOSITION SYSTEMS | VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. | THOMAS, LUCY M | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19013572 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING DATA | King.Com Limited | VANG, MENG | 2443 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18879275 | PLANT-ONLY CHEESE FLAVORING REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN FOOD PRODUCTS | The Live Green Group, Inc. | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18879270 | PLANT ONLY UMAMI FLAVORING REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN FOOD PRODUCTS | The Live Green Group, Inc. | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18989852 | COUPLING SYSTEM, WASHER AND METHOD OF COUPLING | Rippleaffect Trust Limited | SAETHER, FLEMMING | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18981056 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESTORING VIDEO | Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology | BROUGHTON, KATHLEEN M | 2661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18951192 | DYNAMIC MANAGEMENT OF VEHICLE SENSOR DATA BASED ON FORECAST NETWORK CONDITIONS | Urban Robotics, Inc. | LIN, KENNY S | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| 18866039 | CULTURED MEAT SCAFFOLD, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND CULTURED MEAT INCLUDING THE SAME | Anpoly Inc. | MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF | 1638 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18857147 | MULTI-STAGE CULTURE METHODS FOR PRODUCING BIOMASS FROM FILAMNETOUS FUNGI | Terramino, Inc. | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18903989 | FLIP-TO-FILL SCOOP | Flip To Fill LLC | ZADEH, BOB | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18901990 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING, COLLECTING, RELOCATING, AND ANALYZING MICROMETER- AND NANOMETER-SCALE PARTICLES | Wyonics LLC | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 2119 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18850082 | PLANT-ONLY GUMS (1) REPLACEMENT SYSTEM IN FOOD PRODUCTS | The Live Green Group, Inc. | PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| 18888080 | LAUNCH SYSTEM FOR LIGHTER-THAN-AIR-BALLOONS | Urban Sky | GORDON, ANNA L | 3642 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18825990 | CONVERTIBLE SMOKELESS FIRE PIT | Coulee Outdoor Corp. | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18816938 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSLATING AND TRANSCRIBING | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | PATEL, SHREYANS A | 2659 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18840988 | A PLANT-ONLY ANTI-FREEZING AND ANTI-CAKING SYSTEM FOR FOOD PRODUCTS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | The Live Green Group, Inc. | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18840950 | PLANT-ONLY DAIRY REPLACEMENT SYSTEM FOR FOODS | The Live Green Group, Inc. | STULII, VERA | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 | |
| 18728806 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID DESORPTION OF POLAR MOLECULE BEARING ADSORBENT MATERIAL USING RF ENERGY | Starfire Energy | EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU | 1776 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18716917 | A METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF MAGNESIUM METAL BY METALLOTHERMIC REDUCTION OF MAGNESIUM BEARING ORE AND CONDENSATIN OF LIQUID MAGNESIUM | Big Blue Technologies Inc. | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18732557 | ANKLE ARTHRODESIS USING RETROGRADE HINDFOOT NAIL | Mcginley Engineered Solutions, LLC | PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D | 3774 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18678058 | HYBRID DATABASE ARCHITECTURE FOR CUSTOM SCALE-OUT | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | ROSTAMI, MOHAMMAD S | 2154 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 84d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18670287 | ULTRA WIDE BAND AUGMENTED IMAGING FOR IMPROVED ENTITY IDENTIFICATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 2485 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18664629 | MINI-LED DISPLAY DCDC CONVERSION ALLOCATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | KIYABU, KARIN A | 2626 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | AI Ready | May 15, 2024 |
| 18659862 | TEST ENVIRONMENT FOR URBAN HUMAN-MACHINE INTERACTION | Avl List GmbH | BUI, HANH THI MINH | 2192 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18652420 | REQUEST THROTTLING IN MODEL-AS-A-SERVICE PLATFORM | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | RIGGINS, ARI FAITH COLEMA | 2197 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18703245 | METHOD AND REACTOR SYSTEM FOR SPLITTING WATER AND/OR CARBON DIOXIDE | The Regents of the University of Colorado | HENDRICKSON, STUART L | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 | |
| 18621728 | CHUNK SYNTHESIS FOR RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED GENERATION ASSISTANTS | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | MITIKU, BERHANU | 2156 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18602209 | DETECTION AND EXTENSION OF PROXIMATE COMPUTE | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | TRUONG, DANIEL NHU | 2196 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18593509 | MINING COLLABORATION NETWORK SIGNALS TO GENERATE PROCESS OPTIMIZATION RECOMMENDATION USING AI | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | ABOUD, ABDULLAH KHALED | 2121 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18683177 | INTELLIGENT RESOURCE MONITORING AND TRACKING SYSTEM | Lewis Woolcott Pty Ltd. | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18411823 | TRANSFORMER FOR CLASSIFICATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | HERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRO | 2661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | AI Ready | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18573907 | PEROXIDE-ENHANCED GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF AIRBORNE AND SURFACE-ASSOCIATED CONTAMINANTS | The Regents of the University of Colorado | CHEN, CHANGRU | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18527689 | BEAMFORMING ANTENNA ARRAYS | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | KINCAID, LESTER G | 2649 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18519634 | PARALLEL PLATE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR BATTERY THICKNESS MEASUREMENT | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | WILLIAMS, ARUN C | 2859 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18497093 | MACHINE LEARNING MODEL EXPLANATION BUILDER | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | VIRREIRA, ROLANDO PATRICK | 4100 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18486648 | COMMUNICATION POLICY ENFORCEMENT USING A SECURE PLAINTEXT LABEL | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | LOUIE, HOWARD H | 2494 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18470772 | CAPACITY-BASED LOAD BALANCING IN SHARED RESOURCE POOL | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | NWUHA, SAMUEL OBINNA NNAJI | 2194 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18468127 | COOLING BASED ON WORKLOAD PRIORITY LEVEL | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | RASHID, WISSAM | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | AI Ready | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18550091 | Energy Harvesting Device, System and Method of Manufacture | Katrick Technologies Limited | MIKAILOFF, STEFAN | 2834 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18334723 | System and Method for Token-based Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Utilization | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | NGUYEN, BRANDON A | 2195 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18332118 | FEATURE STORE DATA PREPARATION OPTIMIZATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | BOLEN, NICHOLAS D | 3624 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18326931 | OPTIMIZING DEEP NEURAL NETWORK MODELS BASED ON SPARSIFICATION AND QUANTIZATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | WONG, WILLIAM | 2144 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18323862 | PHONOLOGY-CENTRIC SEARCHING | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | DUGDA, MULUGETA TUJI | 2653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18321677 | CRYOGENIC TANK FOR STORING H2 IN LIQUID FORM | Aciturri Engineering S.L. | PETTITT, JOHN F | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18321342 | FLOW MANAGEMENT IN A HEAT-GENERATING DEVICE | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | BADERMAN, SCOTT T | 2118 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18318926 | HYBRID POLYMER/CRYSTAL PHOTOMECHANICAL MATERIALS | The Regents of the University of Colorado | ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J | 1737 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18311672 | MODEL DRIFT MANAGEMENT IN A MACHINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | LEE, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 2128 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18251567 | WEARABLE DATA COLLECTION DEVICE WITH NON-INVASIVE SENSING | Sobr Safe, Inc. | MUSTANSIR, ABID A | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial89.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Holzer Patel Drennan were allowed, across 2,817 applications in USPTO records.
3.15 office actions per allowed application on average.
59 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 30 clients, before 58 examiners in 51 art units.
