Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Karceski Ip Law, Pllc

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

20 pending office actions • 15 clients • 19 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Karceski IP Law, PLLC operates in Chemistry & Materials. It has 763 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 94.04 percent. It averages 3.3 office actions per allowance. There are 16 pending office actions.

The 94.04 percent allowance rate demonstrates the firm's results across 763 career applications. The average of 3.3 office actions per allowance shows the prosecution efficiency for allowed cases. The 16 pending office actions represent the firm's current active docket in the chemistry sector.

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

Quality Metrics (n=763 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.0%
Allowance Rate
n=763
+0.68σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=763
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=536
-0.19σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=536
1108 days
Time to Allowance
n=536
+5.0pp
Interview Lift
n=763
31.2%
RCE Rate
n=763
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=763

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.8%
§101 Overcome
n=36
82.6%
§102 Overcome
n=184
86.0%
§103 Overcome
n=386
85.8%
§112 Overcome
n=288

Specialization & Scale

B25J, Y10T, G05B
Top CPC Subclasses
16%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=763
1
Practitioners
n=763
763.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=763

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (2)

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.

13
Hard (65%)
6
Medium (30%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only2 (10%)
§102 only3 (15%)
Double-patenting only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (55%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
30% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
10% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
30% of docket
6
Business / Other
30% 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.

200 h
Manual time on pending OAs
40 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
70 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAIKH, MERAJ A 2 57.3% +22.3%
OH, HARRY Y 1 85.2% +17.0%
KONG, SZE-HON 1 65.2% +15.0%
FLUHART, STACEY A 1 82.9% +14.1%
PERVIN, FARHANA 1 81.4% +7.1%
HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 1 69.5% +49.6%
OMORI, MARY I 1 50.9% +57.3%
DANIELS, JASON S 1 85.7% +15.1%
PAUMEN, GARY F 1 88.6% -1.4%
BEKKER, KELLY JO 1 16.7% +35.4%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19127981 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER OH, HARRY Y —
18800639 AUTONOMOUS WORKING APPARATUS DANIELS, JASON S —

Hard Cases (13)

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
17276646 DETERMINING WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES IN MOTION PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H 91d overdue
18577438 THIN-FILM-BASED ASSEMBLY MCCORMACK, JASON L 30d overdue
17958637 STEEL SUITABLE FOR PLASTIC MOULDING TOOLS WANG, NICHOLAS A 21d
19088509 PLANETARY GEAR UNIT AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE FLUHART, STACEY A 26d
19128061 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER KONG, SZE-HON —
19088460 SHAFT MEMBER, PLANETARY GEAR UNIT, AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE PERVIN, FARHANA —
19052875 ACCUMULATOR FIXING MECHANISM AND COMPRESSOR SHAIKH, MERAJ A —
19100111 REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE SHAIKH, MERAJ A —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
19088509 PLANETARY GEAR UNIT AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE FLUHART, STACEY A 26d
19127981 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER OH, HARRY Y —
19128061 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER KONG, SZE-HON —
19052875 ACCUMULATOR FIXING MECHANISM AND COMPRESSOR SHAIKH, MERAJ A —
19100111 REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE SHAIKH, MERAJ A —
18881866 HANGING JIG FOR ROBOT, HANGING JIG SET FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT INSTALLATION METHOD HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE —
18864781 HARD FILM FORMED BODY, MACHINE COMPONENT, AND BEARING OMORI, MARY I —
18800639 AUTONOMOUS WORKING APPARATUS DANIELS, JASON S —

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36572
17332
36551
36541
37261
17841
17921
36341
28811
17341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19127981 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER Funku Corporation OH, HARRY Y 3657 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19128061 CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER Fanuc Corporation KONG, SZE-HON 3657 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19088509 PLANETARY GEAR UNIT AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE Daido Metal Company Ltd. FLUHART, STACEY A 3655 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Mar 24, 2025
19088460 SHAFT MEMBER, PLANETARY GEAR UNIT, AND PLANETARY GEAR DEVICE Daido Metal Company Ltd. PERVIN, FARHANA 3654 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 24, 2025
19052875 ACCUMULATOR FIXING MECHANISM AND COMPRESSOR Carrier Japan Corporation SHAIKH, MERAJ A §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2025
19100111 REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE Carrier Japan Corporation SHAIKH, MERAJ A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2025
18881866 HANGING JIG FOR ROBOT, HANGING JIG SET FOR ROBOT, AND ROBOT INSTALLATION METHOD Fanuc Corporation HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 3726 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 07, 2025
18864781 HARD FILM FORMED BODY, MACHINE COMPONENT, AND BEARING Ntn Corporation OMORI, MARY I 1784 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 11, 2024
18800639 AUTONOMOUS WORKING APPARATUS Shanghai Sunseeker Robotic Technology Co., Ltd. DANIELS, JASON S DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18833316 AIRTIGHT TERMINAL Ubukata Industries Co., Ltd. PAUMEN, GARY F §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18669452 POWDERED BEVERAGE COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Kuki Sangyo Corporation BEKKER, KELLY JO 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2024
18706983 A WEAR RESISTANT ALLOY UDDEHOLMS AB ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA 1733 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2024
18698085 SLIDING MEMBER, GEAR BOX USING SAME, WIND POWERED GENERATOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SLIDING MEMBER Daido Metal Company Ltd. O'KEEFE, SEAN P §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18620145 SAFETY EQUIPMENT Skanska UK PLC KARIM, ZIAUL 3634 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18696836 SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, AND MANUFACTURING AND USE THEREOF Boliden Commercial AB GREEN, ANTHONY J §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18580604 HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL STRIP SHEET FOR AUTOMOTIVE USE HAVING GOOD WITHSTANDABILITY TO RETAINED AUSTENTITE DECOMPOSITION Voestalpine Stahl GmbH KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN 1733 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18577438 THIN-FILM-BASED ASSEMBLY Vitrotem B.V. MCCORMACK, JASON L 2881 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2024
17958637 STEEL SUITABLE FOR PLASTIC MOULDING TOOLS UDDEHOLMS AB WANG, NICHOLAS A 1734 §103§112 Final Rejection 21d Pending Oct 03, 2022
17424611 A METHOD AND TOOL FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTAINER FROM A THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL AND CONTAINER Softform Limited DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1742 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2021
17276646 DETERMINING WEIGHTS OF VEHICLES IN MOTION Optics11 B.V. PEREZ BERMUDEZ, YARITZA H 2857 §101 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2021

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