Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Honigman LLP

85 pending office actions • 35 clients • 84 examiners • 66 art units • 0 of 85 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 154 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

85
Total Pending OAs
38
Non-Final OAs
30
Final Rejections
17
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 85 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

60
Overdue
1
Due this week
15
Due this month
8
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. 85 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (60)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (15)Due ≤ 60 days (8)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.

2
Hard (2%)
70
Medium (82%)
6
Easy (7%)
7
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (2%)
§103 only57 (67%)
§102 only12 (14%)
§112 only6 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (1%)
No statute on record7 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

27
Life Sciences
32% of docket
4
Information Tech
5% of docket
6
Communications
7% of docket
2
Semiconductors
2% of docket
46
Mechanical / Eng
54% 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.

850 h
Manual time on pending OAs
170 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
298 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
7.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEVY, MERRITT E 2 33.7% +34.6%
BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE 1 75.6% +29.9%
SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 1 78.4% +21.2%
GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER 1 65.4% +24.2%
GUAN, GUANG H 1 59.5% +55.8%
CHOI, WILLIAM SOON 1 74.3% +11.4%
GRASER, JENNIFER E 1 76.7% +23.8%
SALMON, KATHERINE D 1 42.6% +38.0%
SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B 1 56.8% +43.9%
ALLEN, JEFFREY R 1 47.3% +26.7%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18058171 MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION METHOD CAPABLE OF RAPID DETECTION OF BILLIONS OF TARGETS EMCH, GREGORY S 85d overdue
13098024 LOYALTY REDEMPTION LONG, MEREDITH A 13d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18895960 STRAINS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE GRASER, JENNIFER E 111d overdue
18450915 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DRIVING LEVY, MERRITT E 86d overdue
18856378 MULTI-COUPLING FOR MEDIA LINES CHOI, WILLIAM SOON 67d overdue
18971995 EXTRACTION VALVE AND VACUUM COLLECTION SYSTEM SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 30d overdue
18932572 Cover Panel for Charging Port and Telescoping Airfoil GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER 16d overdue
18915264 Peg Hook Bracket GUAN, GUANG H 3d overdue
18829502 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC FILES AND DATA IN A CENTRALIZED COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B 3d overdue
18932579 Retractable Headlight Cover LEVY, MERRITT E 12d

Client Portfolio (35 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36633
36673
37943
37532
36572
16452
17932
36772
36362
36662

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18984763 VALVE FOR CONTROLLING A FLUID, VALVE STACK AND VALVE SYSTEM A. Kayser Automotive Systems GmbH BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 17, 2024
18971995 EXTRACTION VALVE AND VACUUM COLLECTION SYSTEM Acorn Engineering Company SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2024
18932572 Cover Panel for Charging Port and Telescoping Airfoil Karma Automotive LLC GAMMON, MATTHEW CHRISTOPHER 3657 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
18932579 Retractable Headlight Cover Karma Automotive LLC LEVY, MERRITT E 3663 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 30, 2024
18915264 Peg Hook Bracket Fasteners For Retail, Inc. GUAN, GUANG H 3631 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 14, 2024
18856378 MULTI-COUPLING FOR MEDIA LINES Voss Automotive GmbH CHOI, WILLIAM SOON 3679 §102 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2024
18895960 STRAINS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE L'Oréal GRASER, JENNIFER E 1645 §112 Final Rejection 111d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2024
18894793 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING TARGETS FOR PRECISION CANCER THERAPY Tampere University Foundation Sr SALMON, KATHERINE D 1682 §102 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 24, 2024
18829502 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC FILES AND DATA IN A CENTRALIZED COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE Yourknow Inc. SEIBERT, CHRISTOPHER B 3688 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18804331 STORAGE CONTAINER WITH HINGED LID F & M Tool & Plastics, Inc. ALLEN, JEFFREY R 3733 §112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Aug 14, 2024
18782701 ACRYLAMIDE CONTROL IN COOKED FOOD PRODUCTS Kellanova O HERN, BRENT T 1793 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jul 24, 2024
18768848 NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT IMMINENT CRASH WARNING USING REFLECTIVE HEAD-UP DISPLAYS GM Global Technology Operations LLC ZALALEE, SULTANA MARCIA 2614 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18765227 TWO-STEP CLIP FOR A VEHICLE COMPONENT GM Global Technology Operations LLC UPCHURCH, DAVID M 3677 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 06, 2024
18726321 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND MANAGING A CARDIAC HEALTH STATUS Prolaio, Inc. HUH, VYNN V 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 02, 2024
18760997 RECONFIGURABLE BEAD-BASED SEAT PLUS PAD GM Global Technology Operations LLC NELSON JR, MILTON 3636 §103 Non-Final OA 49d Pending Jul 01, 2024
18760677 CONTOURED SEAT SUSPENSION GM Global Technology Operations LLC BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J 3636 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jul 01, 2024
18752448 Onboard Voice-Activated Vehicle Diagnostic Systems and Methods Karma Automotive LLC CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 3667 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2024
18742988 POWER SINK CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GM Global Technology Operations LLC OH, HARRY Y 3657 §102 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18671026 DISPLAY PRIVACY SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC LEE, BRYAN Y 2445 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending May 22, 2024
18671246 HYBRID AUGMENTED NAVIGATION SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC RIOS-AGUIRRE, IZCALLI ANDRE 3666 §103 Final Rejection 49d Pending May 22, 2024
18666367 RESOURCE EXCHANGE AUCTION SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC WALSH, JOHN B 2451 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending May 16, 2024
18664698 METHOD FOR ICE PREVENTION VIA TELEMETRY AND OTHER DATA ELEMENTS GM Global Technology Operations LLC ALKIRSH, AHMED 3668 §103 Non-Final OA 97d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18663717 DYNAMIC FOLLOW GAP ADJUSTMENT IN VARIANT TRAFFIC CONDITIONS GM Global Technology Operations LLC MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending May 14, 2024
18661868 VOLATILE OR SEMI-VOLATILE NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS SOURCED FROM A COMESTIBLE BYPRODUCT Kellanova HUHN, RICHARD A 1764 §112 Final Rejection 47d Pending May 13, 2024
18628605 METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REPLICATE DRIVER PERSONALITIES GM Global Technology Operations LLC CROMER, ANDREW J 3667 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18687564 ALTERNATIVE NANOPOROUS NETWORK MATERIALS AND PROCESSES Massachusetts Institute Of Technology VO, HAI 1788 DPOther Non-Final OA 70d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18586503 ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF GM Global Technology Operations LLC WU, ZHEN Y 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Feb 25, 2024
18419783 APPARATUS FOR FORMING, SHAPING, AND PLANISHING A WORKPIECE GM Global Technology Operations LLC ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE 3725 §102 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2024
18573031 A NOZZLE PLATE FOR A DROPLET EJECTION HEAD, A DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME Xaar Technology Limited THIES, BRADLEY W 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 132d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18542647 VEHICLE SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC WANG, JINGLI 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 97d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2023
18541061 AUDIO RENDERING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GM Global Technology Operations LLC KURR, JASON R 2695 §102 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18541325 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING ROAD DETERIORATION GM Global Technology Operations LLC WONG, ERIC TAK WAI 3693 §103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18566368 METHODS, APPARATUS AND CONTROLLER FOR A DROPLET EJECTION APPARATUS Xaar Technology Limited FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 150d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18523108 COMPRESSION LIMITER WITH RETENTION CAPABILITIES GM Global Technology Operations LLC MAGAR, DIL KUMAR 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18513831 DYNAMIC AND ADAPTIVE AGV SPEED AND DISTANCE GM Global Technology Operations LLC MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M 3662 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2023
18509095 PROPULSION ARBITRATION SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC JAGOLINZER, SCOTT ROSS 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2023
18493722 WELDMENT ASSEMBLY GM Global Technology Operations LLC FERGUSON, MICHAEL P 3619 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2023
18484223 GRAB BAR Acorn Engineering Company O BRIEN, JEFFREY D 3677 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Oct 10, 2023
18482978 AUDIO FILTER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GM Global Technology Operations LLC SERRAGUARD, SEAN ERIN 2657 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2023
18482931 DISTRACTION MONITORING SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC MCPHERSON, JAMES M 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2023
18473924 VENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR GM Global Technology Operations LLC BUTCHER, CAROLINE N 3676 §102 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2023
18471629 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WI-FI LINK RATE ADAPTATION GM Global Technology Operations LLC MOREAU, AUSTIN J 2446 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Sep 21, 2023
18466503 LOW-LATENCY SPEAKER SEPARATION BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT 2654 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2023
18465465 VEHICLE BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Sep 12, 2023
18462898 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM Cosman Instruments, LLC GIULIANI, THOMAS ANTHONY 3794 Other Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18459155 MONITORING SYSTEM GM Global Technology Operations LLC MUELLER, SARAH ALEXANDRA 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 133d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18240934 Moveable Seat Assembly With Locking Mechanism Pb Holdco, LLC Dba Pursuit Boats VENNE, DANIEL V 3615 §112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18450915 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT DRIVING GM Global Technology Operations LLC LEVY, MERRITT E 3663 §102 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2023
18449686 DRIVER TORQUE DEMAND TO ENABLE COORDINATION BETWEEN VEHICLE TORQUE SOURCES GM Global Technology Operations LLC MORA, ANTHONY GABRIEL 3664 §103 Final Rejection 145d overdue Pending Aug 14, 2023
18362096 ASSIST SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GM Global Technology Operations LLC KARWAN, SIHAR A 3658 §103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2023
18360235 CHARGING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE GM Global Technology Operations LLC CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 3661 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18260430 STRAINS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE L'Oréal HINES, JANA A 1645 §102 Final Rejection 56d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18345487 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR Cosman Instruments, LLC PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F 3794 §102 Final Rejection 112d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2023
18304330 MEDICAL IMAGING ANALYSIS USING SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING Bristol-Myers Squibb Company BURLESON, MICHAEL L 2681 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18190701 DIGITAL MENU BOARD WITH CASH REGISTER AND KITCHEN INTERFACE Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. GLASS, RUSSELL S 3627 Other Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 27, 2023
18171210 HYBRID ACOUSTIC DAMPING LAYER Wolverine Advanced Materials, LLC MAYY, MOHAMMAD 1718 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2023
18100810 Method For Manufacturing A Food Product, A Food Product Produced By A Food Product Manufacturing System, And Food Product Manufacturing System Kellanova KERR, ELIZABETH M 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2023
18013627 NEW MICROBIAL CONTROL OF EDIBLE SUBSTANCES Lactobio A/S LI, CHANGQING 1791 §102 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2022
18058171 MULTIPLEXED FLUORESCENCE IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION METHOD CAPABLE OF RAPID DETECTION OF BILLIONS OF TARGETS Kanvas Biosciences, Inc. EMCH, GREGORY S 1678 §101 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17921942 SEAL PIN FOR CONTAINER FORMING AND FILLING Liquiform Group LLC LIANG, SHIBIN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2022
17971282 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED STABILITY PROFILES Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Oct 21, 2022
17948526 LIGATURE RESISTANT CABINET Acorn Engineering Company TEFERA, HIWOT E 3637 §103 Non-Final OA 80d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2022
17943814 METHODS FOR CALIBRATING HEAT SOURCES IN AN APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF 3D OBJECTS Stratasys, Ltd. KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1700 §103 Final Rejection 107d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2022
17797329 HIGH PROTEIN FLOWABLE BATTER AND METHODS OF PROCESSING THEREOF Kellanova KIM, BRYAN 1792 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Aug 03, 2022
17806370 Automated Pizza Assembly System Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc. TRAN-LE, THAO UYEN 3761 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 10, 2022
17757070 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM AN AQUEOUS MATERIAL Akvotek Pty Ltd GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN 1777 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17779409 ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM Eric R. Cosman Jr. BORSCH, NICHOLAS S 3794 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending May 24, 2022
17763468 FOOD PRODUCT WITH REDUCED SUGAR GRAIN BINDER COMPOSITION Kellanova LEFF, STEVEN N 1792 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2022
17576923 PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. SEAMAN, D MARGARET M 1625 §112 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jan 15, 2022
17414301 HEATER ARRANGEMENTS AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Stratasys, Ltd. ROBITAILLE, JOHN P 1743 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Jun 15, 2021
17347537 TEXTILE TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS Angres, Isaac A, Phd ROSENTHAL, ANDREW S 1613 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2021
17311260 TOPICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING VIABLE MICROORGANISMS L'Oréal HOERNER, PAUL ELLSWORTH 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2021
17287386 A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Wirth Research Limited SHARMIN, ANZUMAN 2115 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2021
17277585 PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A FERMENTATION PROCESS Fermentationexperts A/S RAMIREZ, DELIA M 1652 §102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Mar 18, 2021
17086409 PRODRUG COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATMENT Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. HUI, SAN MING R 1627 Other Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2020
17031207 SUBLINGUAL AND BUCCAL FILM COMPOSITIONS Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM 1633 Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Sep 24, 2020
16886536 SHELF STABLE HYDRATION BEVERAGES MADE FROM DAIRY PERMEATE Lbl Solutions, LLC LE, EMILY M 1793 §103 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending May 28, 2020
16174759 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF NANODISC COMPRISING AN OLFACTORY RECEPTOR PROTEIN AND NANODISC COMPRISING AN OLFACTORY RECEPTOR PROTEIN MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME Seoul National University R&Db Foundation KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 §103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2018
16143678 PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS WITH ENHANCED PERMEATION Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. YOUNG, MICAH PAUL 1618 Other Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2018
16143036 DELIVERY PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS INCLUDING PERMEATION ENHANCERS Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC 1613 §103 Non-Final OA 99d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2018
15035223 Quantitative Controls and Calibrators for Cellular Analytes BOSTON CELL STANDARDS LLC MONTGOMERY, ANN Y 1678 §112 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending May 06, 2016
13098024 LOYALTY REDEMPTION Regions Bank LONG, MEREDITH A 3622 §101 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 29, 2011
12540932 Method and system for incentivizing savings Regions Bank BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 3621 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 13, 2009
11958130 Transaction system and method Regions Asset Company GREGG, MARY M 3695 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Dec 17, 2007
11464143 Transaction security system having user defined security parameters Regions Bank QAYYUM, ZESHAN 3697 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2006

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