Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Ippivot Ip Agency

62 pending office actions • 56 clients • 61 examiners • 41 art units • 0 of 62 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 717 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=5116 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.6%
Allowance Rate
n=5116
+0.23σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5116
0.9
OAs to Allowance
n=4136
-1.78σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=4136
461 days
Time to Allowance
n=4136
-1.4pp
Interview Lift
n=5116
2.5%
RCE Rate
n=5116
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=5116

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

35.1%
§101 Overcome
n=74
75.8%
§102 Overcome
n=805
60.8%
§103 Overcome
n=772
75.3%
§112 Overcome
n=1048

Specialization & Scale

F21V, G02B, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5116
0
Practitioners
n=5116
Apps / Practitioner
n=5116 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

62
Total Pending OAs
43
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

34
Hard (55%)
23
Medium (37%)
5
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (3%)
§101 + other2 (3%)
§103 only16 (26%)
§102 only5 (8%)
§112 only5 (8%)
Double-patenting + other2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)30 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

11
Life Sciences
18% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
7
Semiconductors
11% of docket
32
Mechanical / Eng
52% of docket
11
Business / Other
18% 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.

620 h
Manual time on pending OAs
124 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
217 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 2 39.0% +35.4%
ELAHI, TOWFIQ 1 79.5% +14.5%
GORDON, ANNA L 1 72.9% +30.6%
BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 1 55.0% +39.9%
CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG 1 74.8% +16.1%
ANDRISH, SEAN D 1 71.6% +31.9%
LAVINDER, JACK W 1 65.3% +28.1%
LE, HUYEN D 1 72.9% +8.2%
BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 1 84.0% +11.7%
DAVISON, LAURA L 1 32.6% +36.2%

Hard Cases (34)

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
18416281 GAMEPAD AND METHOD CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BUTTON IDENTIFIERS THAI, XUAN MARIAN 60d overdue
18331560 Embedded car cover DANIELS, JASON S 31d overdue
17919060 A DEXTEROUS HAND WITH DETACHABLE FINGERS SIMMONS, SYDNEY JEANINE 30d overdue
18353206 MASSAGE DEVICE LEDERER, SARAH B 24d overdue
18181923 Fully-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck ZHUO, WENWEI 23d overdue
18533862 PHOTOSENSITIVE MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND GIMBAL CAMERA APPARATUS REISNER, NOAM S 15d overdue
18151894 HAND-OPERATED JUICER, DRIVE SCREW AND JUICING ASSEMBLY NGUYEN, VY T 10d overdue
18396146 Embedded car cover COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES 2d overdue

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19204271 TUNNEL DRAINAGE METHOD FOR LAYING DRAINAGE PIPE BASED ON ULTRA-LONG DISTANCE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING ANDRISH, SEAN D 29d
19287008 BIOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR XR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY ELAHI, TOWFIQ
19256847 AIRBORNE TARGET RECOVERY SYSTEM GORDON, ANNA L
19254508 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FORCES ON ROTATING BODY USING AERODYNAMIC MEANS BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL
19224006 LOAD REGULATION OPTIMIZATION CIRCUIT FOR WIDE-LOAD LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) DRIVER POWER SUPPLY CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG
19087944 RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE ZIPPER AND DOUBLE-LAYER RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE ZIPPER LAVINDER, JACK W
19069652 SHEET MATERIAL EDGE BURR DETECTION DEVICE BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH
19048889 ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ROTATING REPLACEMENT HEAD DEVICE DAVISON, LAURA L

Client Portfolio (56 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
SHENYANG JIDONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD 2
NETVUE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. 2
Zhejiang Surpass 2
Shenzhen Xinbenchuang Electronics Co., Ltd. 2
CHINA UNIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCES (WUHAN) 2
BenQ Materials Corporation 2
Hongquan Shen 1
Wuxi Seastar 1
CCCC SECOND HIGHWAY CONSULTANTS CO., LTD. 1
Chuzhou Yujian Travel Product Co., Ltd. 1
Taizhou Xiaotanglang Infant And Child Products Co., Ltd. 1
Supersonic Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Shenzhen Blue Dream Digital Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Guangzhou Dingdian Health Technology Co., Ltd. 1
GUANGDONG SHIXIN MICROELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. 1
CAROTA Technology Corporation 1
Dongguan ZEEWAY-Technology 1
Beijing ZEEWAY-Technology Ltd 1
Vanity Group 1
Shanghai FULO Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. 1
Jiangsu Youqixing Teaching Supplies Co., Ltd. 1
Inno Instrument America,Inc. 1
Shenzhen Dawn Model Technology Co.,Ltd. 1
Shenzhen Onej Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Tsinghua University 1
Thumbs Up Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Fire Group Ip, LLC 1
Xiamen Moqi Industry And Trade Co., Ltd. 1
Qi ZHANG 1
Point Fit Technology Limited 1
DONGGUAN CITY KAIHUA ELECTRONICS 1
Hefei University of Technology 1
Shenzhen Yisuma Network Technology Co.,Ltd 1
Highlight Tech 1
Suzhou Maisichuang Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Jun JIANG 1
Northwestern Polytechnical University 1
Zhejiang Yusheng Tools Co., Ltd. 1
Ningbo Crosstrip Electronic Science Co.,Ltd 1
Chinese Academy of Sciences 1
Cleanaway Company Limited 1
Shanghai Huihe Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. 1
Hebei University Of Technology 1
Guangdong University of Technology 1
Wuhan Oxiran Special Chemicals Company 1
Zhongshan Great-Pet Internationl Co., Ltd. 1
Miaolouli Health 1
Shanghai Jiao Tong University 1
Zhuyong Yuan 1
Qian ZHANG 1
Chen, Yinxian 1
NINGBO JINSHUN HOUSEWARE CO.,LTD 1
Academy Of Military Medical Science, Academy Of Military Science, People'S Liberation Army Of China 1
Rui ZHANG 1
Xinjiang Jiangning Light Industry Machinery Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. 1
SHENZHEN DORABOT INC. 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36124
37113
36782
37542
37722
28522
37152
37852
37612
26251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19287008 BIOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR XR HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY Hongquan Shen ELAHI, TOWFIQ 2625 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2025
19256847 AIRBORNE TARGET RECOVERY SYSTEM Shenyang Jidong Technology Co., Ltd. GORDON, ANNA L 3642 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2025
19254508 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING FORCES ON ROTATING BODY USING AERODYNAMIC MEANS Shenyang Jidong Technology Co., Ltd. BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19224006 LOAD REGULATION OPTIMIZATION CIRCUIT FOR WIDE-LOAD LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) DRIVER POWER SUPPLY Wuxi Seastar Lighting Co., Ltd. CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
19204271 TUNNEL DRAINAGE METHOD FOR LAYING DRAINAGE PIPE BASED ON ULTRA-LONG DISTANCE HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILLING Cccc Second Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 09, 2025
19087944 RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE ZIPPER AND DOUBLE-LAYER RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE ZIPPER Chuzhou Yujian Travel Product Co., Ltd. LAVINDER, JACK W §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 24, 2025
19075700 FOLDING BATHTUB Taizhou Xiaotanglang Infant And Child Products Co., Ltd. LE, HUYEN D 3754 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2025
19069652 SHEET MATERIAL EDGE BURR DETECTION DEVICE Supersonic Artificial Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd. BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2025
19048889 ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH ROTATING REPLACEMENT HEAD DEVICE Shenzhen Blue Dream Digital Technology Co., Ltd. DAVISON, LAURA L 3993 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 08, 2025
19034967 ABDOMINAL WHEEL Guangzhou Dingdian Health Technology Co., Ltd. KENNEDY, JOSHUA T 3784 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2025
18996558 LIGHT-TRIGGERED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) METHOD AND SYSTEM Guangdong Shixin Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL 2876 §112Other Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
18960486 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSING VEHICLE FAULTS USING DIGITAL TWIN Carota Technology Corporation CHEUNG, CALVIN K 3669 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending Nov 26, 2024
18955961 CANISTER SYSTEM FOR BUBBLE TEA MACHINE Dongguan Zeeway-Technology Ltd. BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE 3753 §102 Final Rejection Pending Nov 21, 2024
18955948 CATERING AUTOMATION DEVICE, MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Beijing Zeeway-Technology Ltd. DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 3624 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 21, 2024
18953759 SOAP DISPENSER Vanity Group PANCHOLI, VISHAL J 3754 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 20, 2024
18920313 FOUR-AXIS ASYMMETRIC ORTHOKERATOLOGY LENS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Shanghai Fulo Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. LEI, JIE §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18915839 MAGNETIC BUILDING BLOCK Jiangsu Youqixing Teaching Supplies Co., Ltd. ANDERSON, AMBER R 3678 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2024
18900830 ELECTRIC HYDROFOIL Inno Instrument America,Inc. OLSON, LARS A 3615 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2024
18900425 water feeder stopper for preventing inverted water leakage Netvue Technologies Co., Ltd. CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2024
18898622 Anti-detachment hook structure for a car cover Zhejiang Surpass Auto Parts Co.,Ltd. WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 26, 2024
18828086 TOY CAR TIRE AND TOY CAR USING SAME Shenzhen Dawn Model Technology Co.,Ltd. STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18795062 WINDOW CLEANING ROBOT Shenzhen Onej Technology Co., Ltd. FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 05, 2024
18791388 Grid-Forming Control Method with Full-State Virtual Oscillator for Photovoltaic and Energy Storage SYSTEM, and Device Tsinghua University LIN, JASON §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18734719 INFLATABLE SUIT Shenzhen Xinbenchuang Electronics Co., Ltd. ALI, SABA N. 3711 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2024
18637873 ELECTRIC HAIR CURLER Thumbs Up Innovations Technology Co., Ltd. SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM 3772 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18638098 HYBRID ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE Fire Group Ip, LLC HUYNH, COURTNEY NGUYEN 3772 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18637883 Camera bracket Netvue Technologies Co., Ltd. RHODES, JR, LEON W 2852 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 17, 2024
18624133 CLAY MINERAL BIOMATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF China University Of Geosciences (Wuhan) ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1612 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 02, 2024
18621339 TENT FRAME Xiamen Moqi Industry And Trade Co., Ltd. HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER 3636 §103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18611086 Electronic cigarette used in conjunction with mouth and nose Qi Zhang BIEGER, VIRGINIA RUTH §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18594939 BODY FLUID-BASED BIOLOGICAL DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Point Fit Technology Limited HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL 3791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2024
18581292 INFLATABLE COSTUME Shenzhen Xinbenchuang Electronics Co., Ltd. STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 19, 2024
18293726 Switch, and mouse and keyboard using the same Dongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co., Ltd. SAEED, AHMED M 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jan 30, 2024
18420136 DRY POWDER FERMENTER AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN PREPARATION OF CURED MEAT PRODUCTS Hefei University Of Technology YOO, HONG THI 1792 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2024
18416281 GAMEPAD AND METHOD CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BUTTON IDENTIFIERS Shenzhen Yisuma Network Technology Co.,Ltd THAI, XUAN MARIAN 3715 §103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2024
18406000 ANTI-DEPOSITION OBJECT Highlight Tech Corp. MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN 1794 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 05, 2024
18396146 Embedded car cover Suzhou Maisichuang Automotive Technology Co., Ltd. COLILLA, DANIEL JAMES 3612 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Dec 26, 2023
18391665 HALLOYSITE-BASED COMPOSITE HEMOSTATIC MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF China University Of Geosciences (Wuhan) ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18533862 PHOTOSENSITIVE MODULE, CAMERA MODULE AND GIMBAL CAMERA APPARATUS Jun Jiang REISNER, NOAM S 2852 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2023
18500939 MN-MOF-BASED COLD-ADAPTED NANOZYME AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Northwestern Polytechnical University LEAVITT, MORDECAI MIZANI 1742 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 02, 2023
18497756 WOODWORKING DRILL AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF Zhejiang Yusheng Tools Co., Ltd. WALTERS, RYAN J 3799 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18487097 HIGH TENSILE STRENGTH SEPARATOR Benq Materials Corporation AVINA, RACHEL MARIE 4100 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2023
18486042 Embedded car cover Ningbo Crosstrip Electronic Science Co., Ltd. SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL 3612 §112 Final Rejection 86d Pending Oct 12, 2023
18476247 Use of an alkaloid compound in the preparation of products for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiac damage Northwest Institute Of Plateau Biology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences RZECZYCKI, PHILLIP MATTHEW 1625 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18473263 METHOD FOR RECYCLING ALL TYPES OF LITHIUM BATTERIES Cleanaway Company Limited PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1738 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 24, 2023
18548018 Clamping Instrument Shanghai Huihe Healthcare Technology Co., Ltd. PRONE, CHRISTOPHER D 3774 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2023
18451809 METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR PREPARING ADAPTIVE STEEL-FIBER-REINFORCED PRECAST CONCRETE MEMBERS Hebei University Of Technology THROWER, LARRY W 1754 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 17, 2023
17779187 NON-INTRUSIVE LOAD MONITORING METHOD Guangdong University of Technology KARAVIAS, DENISE R 2857 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2023
18353904 METHOD FOR CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF CRUDE ETHYLENE SULFATE Wuhan Oxiran Special Chemicals Company COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2023
18354029 Electronic Pendant for Pets and Pet Collar With the Same Zhongshan Great-Pet Internationl Co., Ltd. GRANT, ROBERT J 2859 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2023
18353206 MASSAGE DEVICE Fuzhou Miaolouli Health Technology Co., Ltd. LEDERER, SARAH B 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18351892 TITANIUM ALLOY POWDER FOR SELECTIVE LASER MELTING 3D PRINTING, SELECTIVE LASER MELTED TITANIUM ALLOY AND PREPARATION THEREOF Shanghai Jiao Tong University CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 13, 2023
18337463 METHOD FOR POSITIONING HAIRLINE CONTOURS WITH DIFFERENT HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE SIZES, HEAD MODEL AND WIG Zhuyong Yuan ANTOINE, LISA HOPE 3715 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2023
18331560 Embedded car cover Zhejiang Surpass Auto Parts Co.,Ltd. DANIELS, JASON S 3612 §102§112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2023
18298337 DISPLAY Benq Materials Corporation PAN, JIA X 2871 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Apr 10, 2023
18246828 CHEST WALL NEGATIVE PRESSURE SUPPORT DEVICE Qian Zhang BUGG, PAIGE KATHLEEN 3785 §103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 27, 2023
18181923 Fully-embedded bed cover for a pickup truck Yinxian Chen ZHUO, WENWEI 3612 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18151894 HAND-OPERATED JUICER, DRIVE SCREW AND JUICING ASSEMBLY Ningbo Jinshun Houseware Co.,Ltd NGUYEN, VY T 3761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2023
18009975 A "LINE ELIMINATION" LATERAL FLOW IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHIC STRIP AND ITS APPLICATION IN CRISPR NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION Academy Of Military Medical Science, Academy Of Military Science, People'S Liberation Army Of China SALVOZA, M FRANCO G 1672 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2022
18053761 QUICK-CHARGE VOLTAGE BOOSTER CIRCUIT FOR HEATING Rui Zhang SEBASCO CHENG, STEPHANIE 3741 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2022
18050475 INTELLIGENT APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING WALNUT KERNELS AND RED COATS BY BELT CONVEYING AND HEAT RADIATION BASED ON THERMAL EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION PRINCIPLE Xinjiang Jiangning Light Industry Machinery Engineering Technology Co., Ltd. LEE JR, WOODY A 3761 §102 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Oct 28, 2022
17919060 A DEXTEROUS HAND WITH DETACHABLE FINGERS Shenzhen Dorabot Inc. SIMMONS, SYDNEY JEANINE 3654 §102§103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Oct 14, 2022

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