Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kenealy Vaidya LLP

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

71 pending office actions • 13 clients • 60 examiners • 35 art units • 0 of 71 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

KENEALY VAIDYA LLP practices in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and reports 70 pending office actions across 4190 career applications. The figures show a meaningful current docket within a substantial application history.

The resolved allowance rate is 91.19%, and the average is 2.67 office actions per allowance. Together, the measures help practitioners evaluate resolved outcomes and the prosecution activity associated with reaching allowance.

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

Quality Metrics (n=4190 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.2%
Allowance Rate
n=4190
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=4190
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=3269
-0.44σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3269
871 days
Time to Allowance
n=3269
+5.2pp
Interview Lift
n=4190
19.8%
RCE Rate
n=4190
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=4190

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

81.2%
§101 Overcome
n=170
88.6%
§102 Overcome
n=1464
88.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1909
87.1%
§112 Overcome
n=1124

Specialization & Scale

H01R, B60R, F21S
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=4190
5
Practitioners
n=4190
838.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=4190

Portfolio Summary

71
Total Pending OAs
51
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

35
Hard (49%)
29
Medium (41%)
6
Easy (8%)
1
Unknown (1%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (3%)
§101 + other3 (4%)
§103 only24 (34%)
§102 only5 (7%)
§112 only4 (6%)
Double-patenting only2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)30 (42%)
No statute on record1 (1%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
6% of docket
2
Information Tech
3% of docket
4
Communications
6% of docket
40
Semiconductors
56% of docket
19
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
2
Business / Other
3% 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.

710 h
Manual time on pending OAs
142 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
248 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PAGHADAL, PARESH H 4 60.1% +21.5%
GANI, OBAIDUL NMN 3 100.0% +0.0%
VALENTI, ANDREA M 3 42.7% +57.6%
ROBINSON, KRYSTAL 2 86.4% -5.0%
PICHLER, MARIN 2 63.4% +9.6%
GUSHI, ROSS N 2 83.9% +2.2%
KRATT, JUSTIN M 2 86.8% +5.2%
PEERCE, MATTHEW J 1 68.4% +26.5%
GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE 1 43.0% +51.4%
URBIEL GOLDNER, GARY D 1 73.4% +60.5%

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
19008602 WIRE HARNESS ROBINSON, KRYSTAL —
19002751 ROUTING STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS GANI, OBAIDUL NMN —
18986583 BUSBAR HOLDER ROBINSON, KRYSTAL —
18653974 CONNECTOR KRATT, JUSTIN M —

Hard Cases (35)

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
17965225 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR RUNOFF ASSESSMENT AT A LOCATION MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE 138d overdue
18140928 TOY / TRAINING TOOL FOR ANIMAL CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 24d overdue
19217680 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTED AREAS TO TOKENS USING ARTWORK BIBBEE, JARED M 8d overdue
18329574 STORAGE BATTERY CONNECTION MODULE, WIRE HARNESS, AND POWER STORAGE SYSTEM HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW 2d overdue
18960108 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS OSMAN, RAMY M 14d
18628682 WIRE HARNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRE HARNESS PAGHADAL, PARESH H 27d
19281482 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SERVER, AND LABEL DATA SHARING SYSTEM GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE —
19218182 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNIT SASSERATH, ELISA MARIE —

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
18542402 ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR AN ANIMAL CRATE VALENTI, ANDREA M 15d
18628682 WIRE HARNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF WIRE HARNESS PAGHADAL, PARESH H 27d
19482621 VEHICLE LAMP AND LIGHT GUIDE BODY PEERCE, MATTHEW J —
19281482 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SERVER, AND LABEL DATA SHARING SYSTEM GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE —
19221152 CLIMBING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME URBIEL GOLDNER, GARY D —
18815796 BUSBAR MODULE PAGHADAL, PARESH H —
18663028 WIRE HARNESS PAGHADAL, PARESH H —
18336956 WIRE HARNESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD PAGHADAL, PARESH H —

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
284710
28536
28346
28725
36434
28313
28752
37332
28362
36122

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19482621 VEHICLE LAMP AND LIGHT GUIDE BODY Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. PEERCE, MATTHEW J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2025
19281482 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, SERVER, AND LABEL DATA SHARING SYSTEM Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha GEORGALAS, ANNE MARIE 3689 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2025
19221152 CLIMBING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Pyramide Usa Inc. URBIEL GOLDNER, GARY D 3784 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2025
19216709 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNIT Yazaki Corporation CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2025
19217680 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LINKING GEOGRAPHIC SEGMENTED AREAS TO TOKENS USING ARTWORK Shotspotz LLC BIBBEE, JARED M 2161 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending May 23, 2025
19218182 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION UNIT Yazaki Corporation SASSERATH, ELISA MARIE 2841 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2025
19126012 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT, CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT, AND VEHICLE HEADLIGHT SYSTEM Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. CHAN, WEI 2845 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2025
19183749 CONTAINER BOX Yazaki Corporation PARKER, LAURA EBERT 3733 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 18, 2025
19178838 PRINTING CASSETTE AND PRINTER Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha LEGESSE, HENOK D 2853 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2025
19170537 PRINTING CASSETTE INCLUDING PRINTING TAPE ROLL AND FIRST CASE HAVING FIRST OUTER SURFACE, SECOND OUTER SURFACE, THIRD OUTER SURFACE AND FOURTH OUTER SURFACE Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha POLK, SHARON A 2853 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2025
19083035 CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND CONSUMABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha SIMPSON, DIONE N 3628 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 18, 2025
19071135 CASSETTE INCLUDING PROTRUSION CONFIGURED TO CONTACT WIDTHWISE CENTER PORTION OF INK RIBBON TO CAUSE INK RIBBON TO BE CURVED Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2853 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19056489 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR NARROW BANDWIDTH CONTROL OF METABOLIC PROCESSES Symbiotic Systems, Inc. REYES, EDGAR 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Feb 18, 2025
19056370 NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SET OF INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTERING MEDIUM SIZE AS REGISTERED SIZE Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha BAKER, CHARLOTTE M 2664 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 18, 2025
19046209 DETECTION OF ELECTRONICS AND/OR LIQUIDS AT A SECURITY CHECKPOINT, USING IMAGE PROCESSING Seetrue Screening Ltd. OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2025
19031842 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING APPROPRIATE OBJECTS ON SCREEN Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R 2683 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2025
19027172 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING AUTOMATED FASTENER SELECTION Indie LLC WAGGONER, TIMOTHY R 3655 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19031162 BOX-SHAPED BODY Yazaki Corporation ALLEN, JEFFREY R 3733 §112 Final Rejection 50d Pending Jan 17, 2025
19008602 WIRE HARNESS Yazaki Corporation ROBINSON, KRYSTAL 2847 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2025
19002751 ROUTING STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS Yazaki Corporation GANI, OBAIDUL NMN 2847 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2024
18879156 VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. WELLS, KENNETH B 2836 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2024
18986583 BUSBAR HOLDER Yazaki Corporation ROBINSON, KRYSTAL 2847 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18984818 BUS BAR MODULE Yazaki Corporation GANI, OBAIDUL NMN 2847 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 17, 2024
18960108 COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha OSMAN, RAMY M 2457 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 26, 2024
18961347 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Yazaki Corporation SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Nov 26, 2024
18863975 GRAPE DATA FORMAT AND METHOD OF 3D PRINTING Copner Biotech Ltd. NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI 3656 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18935398 WIRE HARNESS ROUTING STRUCTURE Yazaki Corporation BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A 3612 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 01, 2024
18926887 PRINTING DEVICE INCLUDING HEATING ELEMENTS HEATING INK RIBBON SELECTIVELY USING FIRST ENERGY AND SECOND ENERGY Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha FEGGINS, KRISTAL J 2853 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2024
18893895 ROUTING STRUCTURE Yazaki Corporation CATALANO, JACKSON RICHARD 3612 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18892310 ROUTING STRUCTURE Yazaki Corporation GANI, OBAIDUL NMN 2847 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 20, 2024
18889289 BUS BAR Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha TSO, STANLEY 2847 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18847049 VEHICLE LAMP Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. CHIANG, MICHAEL 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18843241 FLUID STERILIZATION DEVICE Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. SMITH, DAVID E 2881 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 31, 2024
18843063 CAP UNIT, STORAGE TANK, AND FLOWING WATER STERILIZATION DEVICE Stanley Electric Co., Ltd. KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE 2881 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18815801 MIRROR DEVICE AND VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Yazaki Corporation PICHLER, MARIN 2872 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18815796 BUSBAR MODULE Yazaki Corporation PAGHADAL, PARESH H 2847 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18814433 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Yazaki Corporation WEI, XIAOMING 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Aug 23, 2024
18811721 CONNECTOR Yazaki Corporation BAILLARGEON, PAUL D 2831 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2024
18805996 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH TERMINAL, TERMINAL, AND ELECTRICAL WIRE WITH TERMINAL Yazaki Corporation TA, THO DAC 2834 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18781535 LABEL PRINTER Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha BOELITZ, SAMUEL FREDERICK 2853 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18727895 A COMPOSITION FOR JOINING AND/OR TREATING MATERIALS Qinetiq Limited VETERE, ROBERT A 1712 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18764030 DESCENDING TRACK SWING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Pyramide Usa Inc. SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER 3615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18759725 LOCK MECHANISM AND PROTECTOR Yazaki Corporation GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18754157 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Yazaki Corporation JONES, JAMES 2872 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 26, 2024
18755569 VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE Yazaki Corporation FISSEL, TRAVIS S 2872 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2024
18663028 WIRE HARNESS Yazaki Corporation PAGHADAL, PARESH H 2847 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 13, 2024
18663036 CONNECTION TERMINAL Yazaki Corporation GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 13, 2024
18653974 CONNECTOR Yazaki Corporation KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2024
18653976 CONNECTOR Yazaki Corporation KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 03, 2024
18628683 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CHAIN TERMINAL, CHAIN TERMINAL, AND CONNECTOR Yazaki Corporation NGUYEN, TRUC T 2834 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 06, 2024

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