Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
21 pending office actions • 16 clients • 20 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 57 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kunzler Needham Hilton manages a portfolio in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, with 5272 career applications. The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate of 90.27 percent, indicating the proportion of its cases that successfully reach a grant. This volume of 5272 career applications provides a historical basis for the firm's experience in navigating the requirements of the patent office within these mechanical and commercial sectors.
The firm's prosecution process averages 3.42 office actions per allowance. This figure represents the typical number of interactions with patent examiners required to reach a grant. Currently, the firm is handling 18 pending office actions, which represent its active workload in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area. These 18 pending office actions are fewer than the 5272 career applications on record.
The 90.27 percent allowance rate and the 3.42 office actions per allowance offer specific metrics for evaluating prosecution timelines. The 18 pending office actions show the firm's current focus, while the 5272 career applications document its historical involvement in the field. These figures provide a data-grounded view of the firm's activity and results.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (10%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (10%) |
| §103 only | 5 (24%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (43%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 2 | 67.3% | +22.1% |
| ABDOSH, SAMIR | 1 | 83.9% | +6.6% |
| N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES | 1 | 78.2% | +15.1% |
| LE, HUYEN D | 1 | 72.9% | +8.4% |
| TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK | 1 | 4.0% | -5.0% |
| SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1 | 57.1% | +26.5% |
| JOYNER, KEVIN | 1 | 68.3% | +23.6% |
| HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1 | 28.9% | +49.6% |
| ERB, NATHAN | 1 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | 1 | 76.0% | +15.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18755456 | METHODS AND FOODS INCLUDING SILVER COMPOUNDS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND DISEASE | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 36d overdue |
| 18802804 | MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 23d overdue |
| 18319347 | SCALABLE APPARATUSES AND MODELS FOR DETERMINING ANALYTICALLY EFFICIENT TRANSFER CURVE PARAMETERS FOR SENSOR ICS WITH 2D FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 10d overdue |
| 18733820 | PRODUCT ORDER MANAGEMENT | ERB, NATHAN | 41d |
| 19436510 | FIREARM TRIGGER | ABDOSH, SAMIR | — |
| 18945451 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF TISSUE MICROPATHOLOGY | N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES | — |
| 18886841 | SCREENING METHOD OF AUTOLYSOSOME GENE C10ORF10 FOR REGULATING ADIPOSE FUNCTION OF OBESE PATIENTS | TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK | — |
| 18726344 | USING SILVER COMPOSITIONS TO DISINFECT SURFACES | JOYNER, KEVIN | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18755456 | METHODS AND FOODS INCLUDING SILVER COMPOUNDS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND DISEASE | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 36d overdue |
| 18802804 | MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 23d overdue |
| 18319347 | SCALABLE APPARATUSES AND MODELS FOR DETERMINING ANALYTICALLY EFFICIENT TRANSFER CURVE PARAMETERS FOR SENSOR ICS WITH 2D FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 10d overdue |
| 18945451 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF TISSUE MICROPATHOLOGY | N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES | — |
| 18726344 | USING SILVER COMPOSITIONS TO DISINFECT SURFACES | JOYNER, KEVIN | — |
| 18707550 | IMPROVED GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENT | SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | — |
| 17541202 | DIFFERENTIABLE MACHINES FOR PHYSICAL SYSTEMS | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3641 | 3 |
| 2186 | 2 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 1728 | 1 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 2431 | 1 |
| 1628 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19436510 | FIREARM TRIGGER | Polaris Capital Corporation | ABDOSH, SAMIR | 3641 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 18945451 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF TISSUE MICROPATHOLOGY | Calliope Biophysics, LLC | N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES | 3645 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18943726 | MODULAR FRAME STRUCTURE | Infinitree Inc. | LE, HUYEN D | 3754 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18886841 | SCREENING METHOD OF AUTOLYSOSOME GENE C10ORF10 FOR REGULATING ADIPOSE FUNCTION OF OBESE PATIENTS | The Affiliated Hospital Of Qingdao University | TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18802804 | MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM | Inergy Holdings, LLC | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1728 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18726344 | USING SILVER COMPOSITIONS TO DISINFECT SURFACES | Silverceuticals Inc. | JOYNER, KEVIN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 | |
| 18755456 | METHODS AND FOODS INCLUDING SILVER COMPOUNDS TO PROTECT ANIMALS FROM PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND DISEASE | Silverceuticals Inc. | HELM, CARALYNNE E | 1615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18733820 | PRODUCT ORDER MANAGEMENT | Dsrptv, LLC | ERB, NATHAN | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18707550 | IMPROVED GEOMETRICAL INSTRUMENT | Rimjhim Sharma | SAUNDERS, ANNA JOSEPHINE | 2855 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18638450 | TECHNIQUES FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED CLOUD ACCESS SECURITY BROKER | Dope.Security Inc. | CHIANG, JASON | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18697648 | IMPLANT IMAGING SYSTEM | Meril Healthcare Pvt. Ltd. | STEWART, ALVIN J | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 | |
| 18685328 | NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS | Mitocholine Ltd. | CLARK, AMY LYNN | 1628 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18414136 | TECHNIQUES FOR A CLOUD SCIENTIFIC MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAMMING ENVIRONMENT | Deep Forest Sciences, Inc. | COYER, RYAN D | 2191 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18394525 | NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR SKELETAL MUSCLE | Mitocholine Ltd. | SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L | 1623 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18566415 | NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS FOR SKELETAL MUSCLE | Mitocholine Ltd. | KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY | 1693 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18448135 | LIGHT WITH A HEATING FUNCTION | Ningbo Bright Electric Co.,Ltd | NORTON, JOHN J | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18319347 | SCALABLE APPARATUSES AND MODELS FOR DETERMINING ANALYTICALLY EFFICIENT TRANSFER CURVE PARAMETERS FOR SENSOR ICS WITH 2D FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS | Cardea Bio, Inc. | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 2186 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18316535 | ADJUSTABLE GAS REGULATING SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES | Polaris Capital Corporation | GOMBERG, BENJAMIN S | 3641 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18177045 | WELLBORE DRILLING FLUID LUBRICITY ADDITIVE AND METHODS | AES Drilling Fluids, LLC | LI, AIQUN | 1766 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 17541202 | DIFFERENTIABLE MACHINES FOR PHYSICAL SYSTEMS | Deep Forest Sciences, Inc. | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 2186 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
| 16056313 | FIREARM SUPPRESSOR | Ng2 Defense, LLC | MORGAN, DERRICK R | 3641 | §102§103DPOther | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2018 |
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