Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Lee Sullivan Shea & Smith LLP

11 pending office actions • 2 clients • 11 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

4
Hard (36%)
4
Medium (36%)
2
Easy (18%)
1
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only4 (36%)
§103 only2 (18%)
§102 only2 (18%)
§112 only2 (18%)
No statute on record1 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
3
Information Tech
27% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
64% of docket
1
Business / Other
9% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OBAID, HAMZEH M 1 38.9% +21.8%
HYDER, PHILIP S 1 92.7% +3.5%
DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 1 22.7% +24.0%
HENRY, MATTHEW D 1 30.2% +20.9%
OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 1 16.3% +14.3%
LAKHANI, ANDREW C 1 22.2% +30.7%
CAI, CHARLES J 1 83.0% +29.5%
SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 1 76.2% +36.1%
YESILDAG, LAURA G 1 35.2% +41.3%
CHOI, ALICIA M 1 79.2% +28.6%

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
29971553 Desktop Laser Cutter HYDER, PHILIP S 89d overdue
18394948 FABRICATION WITH IMAGE TRACING CAI, CHARLES J 29d overdue

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17879709 Computer Systems and Methods for Determining Recommended Cost Codes for Time Entries MITCHELL, NATHAN A 10d overdue
18619072 Computing System and Method for Creating and Executing Attribute-Specific Predictive Analytics Pipelines for a Construction Project LAKHANI, ANDREW C 1d overdue
18753289 Computing Platform and Method for Predicting Construction Project Performance Based on Usage of a Construction Management Software Application DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 8d
18633047 Computing Platform and Method for Establishing a Collaborative Relationship Between Parties Involved on a Construction Project OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 27d
18297122 Computer System and Method for Construction Project Prequalification and Management YESILDAG, LAURA G 34d

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
18456893 COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED FABRICATION USING PROJECTED INFORMATION SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 119d overdue
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
18394948 FABRICATION WITH IMAGE TRACING CAI, CHARLES J 29d overdue
18086652 Visual Preview for Laser Fabrication CHOI, ALICIA M 15d overdue
18619072 Computing System and Method for Creating and Executing Attribute-Specific Predictive Analytics Pipelines for a Construction Project LAKHANI, ANDREW C 1d overdue
18753289 Computing Platform and Method for Predicting Construction Project Performance Based on Usage of a Construction Management Software Application DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 8d
18633047 Computing Platform and Method for Establishing a Collaborative Relationship Between Parties Involved on a Construction Project OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 27d

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Procore Technologies, Inc. 7
Glowforge 4

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36242
36292
29241
36251
36221
21151
21161
21171
36271

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18961564 Determination of Insights for Construction Projects Procore Technologies, Inc. OBAID, HAMZEH M 3624 §102 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
29971553 Desktop Laser Cutter Glowforge Inc. HYDER, PHILIP S 2924 §112 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Nov 04, 2024
18753289 Computing Platform and Method for Predicting Construction Project Performance Based on Usage of a Construction Management Software Application Procore Technologies, Inc. DIVELBISS, MATTHEW H 3624 §101 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jun 25, 2024
18662404 Machine-Learning-Based Prediction of Construction Project Parameters Procore Technologies, Inc. HENRY, MATTHEW D 3625 Other Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18633047 Computing Platform and Method for Establishing a Collaborative Relationship Between Parties Involved on a Construction Project Procore Technologies, Inc. OSMAN BILAL AHMED, AFAF 3622 §102 Final Rejection 27d Pending Apr 11, 2024
18619072 Computing System and Method for Creating and Executing Attribute-Specific Predictive Analytics Pipelines for a Construction Project Procore Technologies, Inc. LAKHANI, ANDREW C 3629 §101 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18394948 FABRICATION WITH IMAGE TRACING Glowforge Inc. CAI, CHARLES J 2115 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2023
18456893 COMPUTER NUMERICALLY CONTROLLED FABRICATION USING PROJECTED INFORMATION Glowforge Inc. SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 2116 §103 Non-Final OA 119d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2023
18297122 Computer System and Method for Construction Project Prequalification and Management Procore Technologies, Inc. YESILDAG, LAURA G 3629 §101 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 07, 2023
18086652 Visual Preview for Laser Fabrication Glowforge Inc. CHOI, ALICIA M 2117 §112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17879709 Computer Systems and Methods for Determining Recommended Cost Codes for Time Entries Procore Technologies, Inc. MITCHELL, NATHAN A 3627 §101 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2022

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