Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Li & Cai Intellectual Property Office

39 pending office actions • 24 clients • 38 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 176 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

23
Overdue
2
Due this week
8
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 39 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (23)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (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.

1
Hard (3%)
32
Medium (82%)
3
Easy (8%)
3
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only28 (72%)
§102 only4 (10%)
§112 only3 (8%)
No statute on record3 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
31% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
20
Semiconductors
51% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
13% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SANZ, GABRIEL A 2 60.9% +40.3%
ELEY, JESSICA L 1 83.3% +5.6%
BEATTY, ROBERT B 1 92.5% +3.1%
STRIMBU, GREGORY J 1 56.0% +80.2%
IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 1 80.5% +14.1%
JACKSON, LAKAISHA 1 85.1% +11.2%
CAVALLARI, DANIEL 1 78.2% +14.1%
MUHAMMAD, KEY 1 65.1% +22.8%
DENNIS, KEVIN M 1 35.1% +48.6%
DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN 1 31.5% +15.5%

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
18733778 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MECHANISM JACKSON, LAKAISHA 23d overdue
18931007 FOOD PACKAGING BARRIER FILM IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3d overdue
19059280 MAGNET ROLLER, DEVELOPING ROLLER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS BEATTY, ROBERT B 1d overdue
19063219 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS ELEY, JESSICA L 8d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17973488 POWER CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR ANALYZING DEVICE AND POWER CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR ANALYZING METHOD ZAAB, SHARAH 85d overdue

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
19033492 SMART PET DOOR STRIMBU, GREGORY J 93d overdue
18733778 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MECHANISM JACKSON, LAKAISHA 23d overdue
18629886 CONTACT LENS MUHAMMAD, KEY 8d overdue
18430613 CARD-DEALING MACHINE DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN 4d overdue
18931007 FOOD PACKAGING BARRIER FILM IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3d overdue
18625153 REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET ASSEMBLY AND REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET DENNIS, KEVIN M 2d overdue
18665579 SURGE SUPPRESSION PROTECTION CIRCUIT CAVALLARI, DANIEL 14d
18318737 CONTACT LENS SANZ, GABRIEL A 21d

Client Portfolio (24 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28723
28522
28342
28122
17812
28572
36341
37311
28381
28361

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19063219 IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. ELEY, JESSICA L 2852 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Feb 25, 2025
19059280 MAGNET ROLLER, DEVELOPING ROLLER, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. BEATTY, ROBERT B 2852 §112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2025
19033492 SMART PET DOOR Shenzhen Zhongdunliantou Technology Co., Ltd. STRIMBU, GREGORY J 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 93d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2025
18931007 FOOD PACKAGING BARRIER FILM Nan Ya Plastics Corporation IGBOKWE, NICHOLAS E 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2024
18733778 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MECHANISM C-Media Electronics Inc. JACKSON, LAKAISHA 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2024
18665579 SURGE SUPPRESSION PROTECTION CIRCUIT Anpec Electronics Corporation CAVALLARI, DANIEL 2836 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 16, 2024
18629886 CONTACT LENS VISCO VISION INC. MUHAMMAD, KEY 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2024
18625153 REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET ASSEMBLY AND REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET Da Vinci Pet Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. DENNIS, KEVIN M 3647 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 02, 2024
18430613 CARD-DEALING MACHINE Weixing Chuangke (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. DEL SOLE, JOSEPH STEVEN 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2024
18396742 WIRE CONNECTOR BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP. NGUYEN, TRUC T 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2023
18395723 CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND WIRE CONNECTOR BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP. ABRAMS, NEIL 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Dec 25, 2023
18523899 MANICURE CURING DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING EXCESSIVE UNTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION Shenzhen Weilai Nail Art Co., Ltd. EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN 2881 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18508247 MACHINE POSTURE INSPECTION METHOD AND MACHINE POSTURE INSPECTION SYSTEM Point Robotics Medtech Inc. HOLLOWAY, JASON R 3658 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Nov 14, 2023
18484407 SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D 2812 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 10, 2023
18476325 SINGLE-WIRE MULTI-DEVICE CASCADE ADDRESSING SYSTEM Anpec Electronics Corporation TALIOUA, ABDELBASST 2445 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18476330 WOUND CAPACITOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND SEALING ELEMENT THEREOF Apaq Technology Co., Ltd. RAMASWAMY, ARUN 2848 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18475221 EMBOSSED PVC TAPE Nan Ya Plastics Corporation GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T 1781 §112 Final Rejection 140d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18474201 OPTICAL PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. SRINIVASAN, SESHA SAIRAMAN 2817 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Sep 25, 2023
18472256 SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. TRAN, TIEN 2812 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18462386 METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Psk Inc. REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER 1713 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2023
18455576 ANTIMICROBIAL ELECTROCHEMICAL FABRIC AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Catcher Technology Co., Ltd. IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 120d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2023
18449680 COMPOSITE CERAMIC SUBSTRATE HAVING MULTI-LAYER CONFIGURATION Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18230666 GUARD RING STRUCTURE AND COMPONENT STRUCTURE Live Optronics Company Limited YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S 2893 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18355390 IMPLANTED PIEZOELECTRIC BONE MATERIAL National Taiwan University SHARMA, YASHITA 3774 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2023
18327021 TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA VERIFICATION FOR THE SAME Mpi Corporation ALEXANDER, EMMA LYNNE 2857 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending May 31, 2023
18327022 LONG-FIBER COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR SOLAR MODULE Nan Ya Plastics Corporation RODD, CHRISTOPHER M 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 53d Pending May 31, 2023
18198898 MULTI-VIEW SINGLE-FRAME PHASE DEMODULATION METHOD BASED ON STRUCTURED LIGHT FIELD AND RELATED COMPONENTS Shenzhen University SPRATT, BEAU D 2143 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18318738 CONTACT LENS Pegavision Corporation SANZ, GABRIEL A 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 55d Pending May 17, 2023
18318737 CONTACT LENS Pegavision Corporation SANZ, GABRIEL A 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 21d Pending May 17, 2023
18314099 CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE HAVING IMPROVED BONDING STRUCTURE Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. WILLIS, TREMESHA S 2847 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending May 08, 2023
18299720 BLOOD CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Nan Ya Plastics Corporation LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Apr 13, 2023
18024489 REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Ohara Inc. COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1784 Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18155035 SURFACE EMITTING LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Hlj Technology Co., Ltd. ZHANG, YUANDA 2828 Other Final Rejection 6d Pending Jan 16, 2023
18011187 REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Ohara Inc. AUER, LAURA A 1783 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2022
18070405 SEPARATING MEMBRANE FOR DENTAL SURGERIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Nan Ya Plastics Corporation KETCHAM, KAREN A 1614 Other Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Nov 28, 2022
17973488 POWER CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR ANALYZING DEVICE AND POWER CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR ANALYZING METHOD Institute For Information Industry ZAAB, SHARAH 2857 §101 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2022
17939981 PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CHIP ASSEMBLY Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. TURNER, BRIAN 2818 §103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Sep 08, 2022
17735055 INORGANIC COMPOSITION ARTICLE AND CRYSTALLIZED GLASS Ohara Inc. MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 110d overdue Pending May 02, 2022
17458558 CELL CULTURE AUXILIARY AGENT AND CELL CULTURE MEDIUM USING THE SAME 3D Global Biotech Inc. BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1632 §103 Final Rejection 91d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2021

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