Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
148 pending office actions • 64 clients • 141 examiners • 103 art units • 0 of 148 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
LIPPES MATHIAS LLP manages a portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials technology area, with 10559 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 86.43 percent across this volume of work. On average, the firm navigates 3.33 office actions per allowance. This metric reflects the prosecution effort required to secure patent grants in the Chemistry & Materials sector.
The firm currently has 113 pending office actions. This workload is supported by the firm's historical performance, including the 10559 career applications. The resolved allowance rate of 86.43 percent demonstrates the firm's success in overcoming examiner rejections. With an average of 3.33 office actions per allowance, the firm shows its approach to the patent examination process. These figures provide a view of the firm's experience and its 113 pending office actions. The firm's capacity for handling large volumes of work is evident in these data points.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 40 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. 40 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (5%) |
| §103 only | 46 (31%) |
| §102 only | 4 (3%) |
| §112 only | 7 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 74 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 3 | 86.4% | +18.9% |
| HIRT, ERIN E | 3 | 40.3% | +23.0% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 2 | 71.3% | +17.0% |
| BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 2 | 83.7% | +22.9% |
| KIM, EUN HWA | 2 | 72.3% | +38.4% |
| HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 1 | 63.4% | +40.2% |
| AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 1 | 83.4% | +12.0% |
| JORDAN, MORGAN T | 1 | 53.0% | +34.0% |
| HALIYUR, PADMA | 1 | 86.7% | +13.3% |
| REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | 1 | 66.0% | +23.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19252149 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL AND METAL SHIELDING OF CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE OF IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL FORMED BY ONE STEP PROCESS | HALIYUR, PADMA | — |
| 18544832 | HYBRID COATING UTILIZING EPOXY RESIN AND MONOMERS CAPABLE OF UNDERGOING RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION THAT INCORPORATES TRICYCLOPENTADIENE | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | — |
| 18544810 | HYBRID COATING UTILIZING EPOXY RESIN AND MONOMERS CAPABLE OF UNDERGOING RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | — |
| 18544853 | HYBRID COATING UTILIZING EPOXY RESIN AND MONOMERS CAPABLE OF UNDERGOING RING OPENING METATHESIS POLYMERIZATION WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO AROMATIC SOLVENTS | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17651925 | OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | 139d overdue |
| 15962777 | HEALTH CARE MEDICAL CLAIMS COMPLETE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE PAYMENT PROCESSORS | EKECHUKWU, CHINEDU U | 99d overdue |
| 18504446 | CHAIR | WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT | 91d overdue |
| 18265072 | NAIL SEALABLE HOUSE WRAP | PIERCE, JEREMY R | 88d overdue |
| 18039516 | POLARIZATION STATE COMPENSATOR | KAUFFMAN, RUBY LUCIA | 77d overdue |
| 17143244 | FLEXIBLE DISCRETE EVENT SIMULATOR | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 73d overdue |
| 17917607 | Apparatus for Supporting a Person in a Prone Position Comprising a Movable Platform | MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | 60d overdue |
| 18265621 | HIGHLY TRACK RESISTANT POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 43d overdue |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17946115 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS | KIM, EUN HWA | 5d |
| 17971209 | ANIMAL LITTER AND BEDDING | HIRT, ERIN E | 21d |
| 18216317 | FUNCTIONAL TRAINING RIG KIT | FERENCE, JAMES M | 56d |
| 18368785 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC GARMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | KIM, EUN HWA | 70d |
| 19482563 | IMPROVED MULTI-CYLINDER HYDRAULIC MACHINE | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | — |
| 19480824 | SUBTERRANEAN SOLIDS FALLBACK PROTECTION DEVICE | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | — |
| 19474860 | HOOF-BOOT SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOOF BOOT HAVING A SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPRISING ELECTRONIC HOOF COMPONENTS | JORDAN, MORGAN T | — |
| 19252149 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL AND METAL SHIELDING OF CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE OF IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL FORMED BY ONE STEP PROCESS | HALIYUR, PADMA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 4 |
| 2831 | 4 |
| 1781 | 4 |
| 1616 | 4 |
| 2874 | 3 |
| 3785 | 3 |
| 2898 | 3 |
| 1733 | 3 |
| 1789 | 3 |
| 1785 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19482563 | IMPROVED MULTI-CYLINDER HYDRAULIC MACHINE | Poclain Hydraulics Industrie | HERRMANN, JOSEPH S | 3746 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2025 |
| 19480824 | SUBTERRANEAN SOLIDS FALLBACK PROTECTION DEVICE | Fallback LLC | AKARAGWE, YANICK A | 3672 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2025 |
| 19474860 | HOOF-BOOT SYSTEM COMPRISING A HOOF BOOT HAVING A SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPRISING ELECTRONIC HOOF COMPONENTS | Contitech Deutschland GmbH | JORDAN, MORGAN T | 3643 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 19252149 | IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL AND METAL SHIELDING OF CHARGE STORAGE DEVICE OF IMAGE SENSOR PIXEL FORMED BY ONE STEP PROCESS | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | HALIYUR, PADMA | 2637 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19251083 | REMOVABLE PROTECTIVE WATCH COVER | Moving Bodies Forward LLC | REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | 3735 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19212642 | Apparatus, System, and Method of Testing and Improving Balance | Balanse, Inc. | GARLAND, JASON LEE | 3715 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19178795 | Stairs and Platform System for Mobile Elevated Shelter | Berg Companies, Inc. | FORD, GISELE D | 3633 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19092041 | BROADBAND RADIO FREQUENCY IMAGING SURFACE | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | JEAN, FRANTZ B | 2454 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19082055 | Appliance Lid Hinge | Mansfield Engineered Components, LLC | BROOKS, KARA JEAN | 3677 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19108801 | BARRIER PAPER | Koehler Innovation & Technology GmbH | MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS | 1785 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19032570 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF THERMOSTATIC RETICLES | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19019308 | SYSTEM HAVING AUTOMATED LIFT ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGO FROM DELIVERY VEHICLE | Masterhaul LLC | MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD | 3652 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19018683 | FUNCTIONAL TRAINING RIG KIT | Beaverfit Limited | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 18881076 | MOLTEN METAL IMPELLER WITH ROCK GUARD | Pyrotek, Inc. | GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18972777 | ELECTRICAL LEAD ASSEMBLY FOR IN VIVO INSERTION INTO A BODY PASSAGE AND INCLUDING A FEATURE WHICH FACILITATES EXTRACTION OF A LEAD ASSEMBLY | Grj Med Tech, LLC | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18943158 | FITTINGS FOR WAFER CLEANING SYSTEMS | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | DUNWOODY, AARON M | 3679 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18931576 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PARTICULATE DEPOSITION ON PHOTOMASK | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | NGUYEN, HUNG | 2882 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18919589 | CALIBRATION OF ELECTRODE-TO-MUSCLE MAPPING FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y | 3796 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18910172 | USE OF PHOSPHORUS-BASED MATERIAL IN PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENT FOR TREATING TUMORS | Shenzhen Institutes Of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences | GREENE, IVAN A | 1619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18854242 | BARRIER PAPER | Koehler Innovation & Technology GmbH | VERA, ELISA H | 1748 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18842424 | A CONTROL VALVE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM UTILIZING G-FORCE AND VALVE POSITION MEASUREMENT SENSORS INSIDE VALVE POSITIONER | Ksb Mil Controls Limited | GRAVES, TIMOTHY P | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18810171 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | NGUYEN, TRUC T | 2834 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18810270 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18838976 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING ALUMINUM DEGASSING EFFICIENCY | Pyrotek, Inc. | TRAN, LEN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18838392 | CASTING FURNACE | Pyrotek, Inc. | HA, STEVEN S | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18803432 | Pallet Mobilizer System and Method | Hdt Expeditionary Systems, Inc. | LEE, MATTHEW D | 3617 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18837004 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE STRENGTH OF CONCRETE MATERIAL | Concrete4Change Ltd. | COHEN, STEFANIE J | 1732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18796907 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | PAUMEN, GARY F | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 | |
| 18794159 | THERMOMETER | Medical Indicators, Inc. | COTEY, PHILIP L | 2855 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18791739 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR DEVICE | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | ANDERSON, AMARA | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18791631 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COAXIAL CONNECTOR DEVICE | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18788787 | METHOD OF MEASURING ELECTRO-OPTIC CHARACTERISTIC OF A TRAVELING WAVE MACH-ZEHNDER MODULATOR AND DEVICE FOR SAME | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA | 2874 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18788538 | PHASE CHANGE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (PCRAM) DEVICE WITH INCREASED PACKING DENSITY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | OH, JIYOUNG | 2818 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18787321 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING PLASMA IGNITION STABILITY | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18785151 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | CHAN, WEI | 2845 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18785414 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING ULTRAPURE WATER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR FABRICATION PROCESSES | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | 1773 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18786057 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED MATERIAL HANDLING MANAGEMENT | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | LOGAN, KYLE O | 3655 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18785878 | CANTILEVER WITH ETCH CHAMBER FLOW DESIGN | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | CROWELL, ANNA M | 1716 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18730348 | STABLE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS | Mankind Pharma Ltd. | HOLLOMAN, NANNETTE | 1612 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18766856 | IN-LINE ELECTRICAL DETECTION OF DEFECTS AT WAFER LEVEL | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | ZAKARIA, AKM | 2858 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18726642 | METHOD FOR EVALUATING FINGERPRINT RESISTANCE, LAMINATE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE | 1781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18750341 | COOKER HOOD | Q Vent Ltd. | LIN, KO-WEI | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18739603 | OPTICAL MODULATORS FOR PHOTONICS DEVICES AND METHODS THEREFOR | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | BLEVINS, JERRY M | 2874 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18737087 | COMBINATION RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | Metrohealth Ventures LLC | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3785 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18737062 | COMBINATION RESPIRATORY THERAPY DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | Metrohealth Ventures LLC | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3785 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18713831 | CONTACT PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR | Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18713840 | MASCARA BRUSH | Lvmh Recherche | LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D | 3772 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18647384 | CHAMBER WALL POLYMER PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | LEE, AIDEN Y | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18704307 | WATER TREATMENT EQUIPMENT | P & I Human Korea Co., Ltd. | PEO, JONATHAN M | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18640939 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED ANALYSIS OF VOLTAGE CONTRAST DEFECTS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INSPECTION | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | FREDERIKSEN, DAVID B | 2858 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial86.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Lippes Mathias LLP were allowed, across 10,574 applications in USPTO records.
3.33 office actions per allowed application on average.
148 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 64 clients, before 141 examiners in 103 art units.