Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP

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

19 pending office actions • 5 clients • 18 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP has 18 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 561 career applications. The resolved allowance rate is 90.41%, with an average of 2.36 office actions per allowance.

The application history supports interpretation of the firm’s resolved outcomes, while the pending-action figure identifies current matters still requiring prosecution attention. The average-action measure indicates that allowed matters involved examination exchanges, though the available data do not identify their specific issues. Practitioners can use the profile to frame docket review and response planning in the listed technology area.

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

Quality Metrics (n=561 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.4%
Allowance Rate
n=561
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=561
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=330
-0.64σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=330
719 days
Time to Allowance
n=330
-0.3pp
Interview Lift
n=561
17.5%
RCE Rate
n=561
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=561

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

64.5%
§101 Overcome
n=93
78.4%
§102 Overcome
n=102
77.8%
§103 Overcome
n=189
75.0%
§112 Overcome
n=92

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, G06T
Top CPC Subclasses
46%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=561
14
Practitioners
n=561
40.1
Apps / Practitioner
n=561

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

14
Hard (74%)
4
Medium (21%)
1
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only4 (21%)
§101 + other7 (37%)
§103 only3 (16%)
§112 only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (16%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
26% of docket
4
Communications
21% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
53% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YESILDAG, LAURA G 2 34.7% +41.9%
CHBOUKI, TAREK 1 81.3% +23.8%
MILLER, ALAN S 1 70.7% +26.4%
RUIZ, ANGELICA 1 83.3% +14.4%
ZHU, RICHARD Z 1 69.3% +15.5%
MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI 1 65.0% +11.4%
OBAID, HAMZEH M 1 37.9% +21.8%
WAESCO, JOSEPH M 1 46.7% +42.1%
GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 1 23.2% +34.4%
KIM, HARRY H 1 89.9% +8.4%

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
19334172 Metadata-Based Recommendations of File Names RUIZ, ANGELICA —
18930510 SHARED MODULATION BASED MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUE FOR NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS KIM, HARRY H —

Hard Cases (14)

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
18662404 Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of Construction Project Parameters HENRY, MATTHEW D 50d overdue
18961564 Determination of Insights for Construction Projects OBAID, HAMZEH M 29d overdue
18297122 Computer System and Method for Construction Project Prequalification and Management YESILDAG, LAURA G 34d
19383274 Data Distribution and Access within a Multi-Zone Computing Platform CHBOUKI, TAREK —
19363205 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT INDICATORS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS MILLER, ALAN S —
19190930 PREDICTIVE TIME SERIES DATA OBJECT MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM ZHU, RICHARD Z —
19006612 Computer System and Method for Managing Coordination Issues in Construction Projects MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI —
18952908 Intelligent Linking of Submittal and Schedule Objects Within a Construction Management Software Application WAESCO, JOSEPH M —

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
18961564 Determination of Insights for Construction Projects OBAID, HAMZEH M 29d overdue
18297122 Computer System and Method for Construction Project Prequalification and Management YESILDAG, LAURA G 34d
19383274 Data Distribution and Access within a Multi-Zone Computing Platform CHBOUKI, TAREK —
19363205 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT INDICATORS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS MILLER, ALAN S —
19334172 Metadata-Based Recommendations of File Names RUIZ, ANGELICA —
19190930 PREDICTIVE TIME SERIES DATA OBJECT MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM ZHU, RICHARD Z —
19006612 Computer System and Method for Managing Coordination Issues in Construction Projects MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI —
18952908 Intelligent Linking of Submittal and Schedule Objects Within a Construction Management Software Application WAESCO, JOSEPH M —

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36254
36242
36262
21651
21541
26541
26121
24111
26351
24791

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19383274 Data Distribution and Access within a Multi-Zone Computing Platform Procore Technologies, Inc. CHBOUKI, TAREK 2165 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2025
19363205 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ENVIRONMENT IMPACT INDICATORS FOR FOOD PRODUCTS Intercontinental Great Brands LLC MILLER, ALAN S 3625 §101Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 20, 2025
19334172 Metadata-Based Recommendations of File Names Procore Technologies, Inc. RUIZ, ANGELICA 2154 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 19, 2025
19190930 PREDICTIVE TIME SERIES DATA OBJECT MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM Doma Technology LLC ZHU, RICHARD Z 2654 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 28, 2025
19006612 Computer System and Method for Managing Coordination Issues in Construction Projects Procore Technologies, Inc. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI 2612 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2024
18961564 Determination of Insights for Construction Projects Procore Technologies, Inc. OBAID, HAMZEH M 3624 §101§102 Final Rejection 29d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18952908 Intelligent Linking of Submittal and Schedule Objects Within a Construction Management Software Application Procore Technologies, Inc. WAESCO, JOSEPH M 3625 §101§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18952795 Computing System And Method For Generating Intelligent Construction Project Schedules Procore Technologies, Inc. GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 19, 2024
18930510 SHARED MODULATION BASED MULTIPLE ACCESS TECHNIQUE FOR NEXT GENERATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS Ahsanlabs LLC KIM, HARRY H 2411 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18928321 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING WIRELESS MESH NETWORKS L3Vel, LLC LI, SHI K 2635 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18914455 Computer System and Method for Tracking the Impact of a Change Event Procore Technologies, Inc. GILLS, KURTIS 3624 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 14, 2024
18751385 EDGE COMPUTING PLATFORM BASED ON WIRELESS MESH ARCHITECTURE L3Vel, LLC LE, BRIAN T 2479 §112Other Final Rejection — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18662404 Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of Construction Project Parameters Procore Technologies, Inc. HENRY, MATTHEW D 3625 §101§112DP Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18399124 Creating, Assigning, and Interacting with Action Items Related to Collaborative Tasks Procore Technologies, Inc. TAN, DAVID H 2145 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 28, 2023
18535918 Drawing Matching Tool Procore Technologies, Inc. TORRES, MARCOS L 2647 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 11, 2023
18535608 Computer System and Method for Mirroring Data Across Different Accounts of a Software as a Service (SaaS) Application Procore Technologies, Inc. RIVERA GONZALEZ, IVONNEMARY 3626 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 11, 2023
18345960 Dynamic Logic Generator for Incongruous Information in Construction Project Planning Applications Procore Technologies, Inc. SCHNEIDER, JOSHUA D 3626 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 30, 2023
18297122 Computer System and Method for Construction Project Prequalification and Management Procore Technologies, Inc. YESILDAG, LAURA G 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 07, 2023
18193627 Connected Configurations Across Collaborator Accounts Procore Technologies, Inc. YESILDAG, LAURA G 3600 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP's patent allowance rate?

90.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP were allowed, across 561 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP average before allowance?

2.36 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP have?

19 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 5 clients, before 18 examiners in 14 art units.

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