Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Houstonhogle LLP

21 pending office actions • 16 clients • 21 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1205 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.5%
Allowance Rate
n=1205
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1205
4.0
OAs to Allowance
n=631
+0.29σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=631
1054 days
Time to Allowance
n=631
+14.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1205
31.3%
RCE Rate
n=1205
4.2%
Appeal Rate
n=1205

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.0%
§101 Overcome
n=90
85.5%
§102 Overcome
n=325
85.2%
§103 Overcome
n=546
82.4%
§112 Overcome
n=353

Specialization & Scale

G08B, G01N, H04N
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1205
5
Practitioners
n=1205
241.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1205

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
6
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.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
2
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

12
Hard (57%)
8
Medium (38%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other3 (14%)
§103 only7 (33%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (38%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
24% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
5
Communications
24% of docket
3
Semiconductors
14% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
1
Business / Other
5% 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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MORONEY, MICHAEL CORBETT 1 25.6% +25.6%
SONG, HOON K 1 86.2% +8.4%
LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER 1 100.0% +0.0%
ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 1 57.9% +29.0%
FAYE, MAMADOU 1 78.5% +6.7%
BHATNAGAR, ANAND P 1 91.4% +2.3%
WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA 1 76.0% +18.1%
PEREZ, BRYAN REYNALDO 1 84.0% +13.8%
MOORE, WHITNEY 1 88.2% +9.9%
CARROLL, JEREMY W 1 74.8% +12.3%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18629432 POWER SUPPLY, MAGNETIC CORE TRANSFORMER, AND PCB PEREZ, BRYAN REYNALDO 10d overdue
19034738 Method and system for correcting cone beam scan CT for intensity drop-off SONG, HOON K
18807391 Method for providing source data for training or validating processing model for processing analyte image sequences LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER
18443465 MULTI-WAVELENGTH SENSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF MOORE, WHITNEY

Hard Cases (12)

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
17437069 Dental Post RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL 105d overdue
17722182 Methods of Isoprenoid Synthesis Using a Genetically Engineered Hydrocarbonoclastic Organism in a Biofilm Bioreactor LU, CHENG 50d overdue
18506557 COMPUTER DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COMPUTER DEVICE SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE 40d
18731877 Gunshot Detection System with Encrypted, Wireless Transmission WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA 76d
19132626 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM MORONEY, MICHAEL CORBETT
18732764 Method for training Machine learning system, method for generating resulting microscope image with a machine learning system, computer program product, and image processing system BHATNAGAR, ANAND P
18683887 DISPENSER DEVICE, CENTRIFUGE COMPRISING SUCH A DISPENSER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DISPENSER NOZZLES CARROLL, JEREMY W
18540322 Chemoselective Rapid Azo-Coupling Reaction for Bioconjugation CABRAL, ROBERT S

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18629432 POWER SUPPLY, MAGNETIC CORE TRANSFORMER, AND PCB PEREZ, BRYAN REYNALDO 10d overdue
18731877 Gunshot Detection System with Encrypted, Wireless Transmission WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA 76d
19132626 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM MORONEY, MICHAEL CORBETT
18779380 METHOD FOR TERRAIN-INTEGRATED RANGING OF STRAW BURNING SMOKE IMAGES BASED ON MONOCULAR PTZ ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN
18683887 DISPENSER DEVICE, CENTRIFUGE COMPRISING SUCH A DISPENSER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DISPENSER NOZZLES CARROLL, JEREMY W

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36261
26641
26621
28841
26681
24071
28381
36461
37541
16141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19132626 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Sustech Inc. MORONEY, MICHAEL CORBETT 3626 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2025
19034738 Method and system for correcting cone beam scan CT for intensity drop-off Carl Zeiss X-Ray Microscopy, Inc. SONG, HOON K §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2025
18807391 Method for providing source data for training or validating processing model for processing analyte image sequences Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH LANTZ, KARSTEN FOSTER 2664 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2024
18779380 METHOD FOR TERRAIN-INTEGRATED RANGING OF STRAW BURNING SMOKE IMAGES BASED ON MONOCULAR PTZ Nantong University ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 2662 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 22, 2024
18722209 Semiconductor X-Ray Detector with Light Emitting Layer and Method Therefor Carl Zeiss X Ray Microscopy Inc. FAYE, MAMADOU 2884 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18732764 Method for training Machine learning system, method for generating resulting microscope image with a machine learning system, computer program product, and image processing system Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH BHATNAGAR, ANAND P 2668 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18731877 Gunshot Detection System with Encrypted, Wireless Transmission Tyco Fire & Security GmbH WOLDEMARIAM, NEGA 2407 §102§103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18629432 POWER SUPPLY, MAGNETIC CORE TRANSFORMER, AND PCB Young In Ace Co., Ltd. PEREZ, BRYAN REYNALDO 2838 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2024
18443465 MULTI-WAVELENGTH SENSING APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Luxar AI, Inc. MOORE, WHITNEY 3646 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2024
18683887 DISPENSER DEVICE, CENTRIFUGE COMPRISING SUCH A DISPENSER DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CLEANING DISPENSER NOZZLES Bluecatbio GmbH CARROLL, JEREMY W 3754 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18540322 Chemoselective Rapid Azo-Coupling Reaction for Bioconjugation Trustees Of Boston College CABRAL, ROBERT S 1614 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18519282 Method and apparatus for determining a signal composition of signal series from an image series Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH CONNER, SEAN M 2663 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2023
18512234 Module for exchanging an interface unit, test system with such a module, method for testing semiconductor elements and for exchanging interface units Turbodynamics GmbH ISLA, RICHARD 2858 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Nov 17, 2023
18506557 COMPUTER DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING COMPUTER DEVICE Oprocessor Inc. SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE 1776 §103§112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18185600 IRIS CAP FOR BEACON Sheaumann Laser, Inc. BURGDORF, STEPHEN R 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2023
17922896 A Diagnostic Device Bio-Diagnostics Limited NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 02, 2022
17922425 CONTROLLED MODIFICATION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS (AAV) FOR ENHANCED GENE THERAPY Trustees Of Boston College BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 31, 2022
17867829 Model-Based System Architecture Design Method for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Systems BEIHANG UNIVERSITY SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 3695 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 19, 2022
17810405 Sensing System and Method for Smart Rings Employing Sensor Spatial Diversity Senbiosys MCCORMACK, ERIN KATHLEEN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jul 01, 2022
17722182 Methods of Isoprenoid Synthesis Using a Genetically Engineered Hydrocarbonoclastic Organism in a Biofilm Bioreactor Capra Biosciences, Inc. LU, CHENG 1642 §101§112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2022
17437069 Dental Post Marvis Interventional GmbH RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL 3772 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 105d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2021

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