Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Lowe Graham Jones, Pllc

19 pending office actions • 18 clients • 18 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3683 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.3%
Allowance Rate
n=3683
+0.44σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3683
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=2403
-0.64σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2403
1037 days
Time to Allowance
n=2403
+9.6pp
Interview Lift
n=3683
15.5%
RCE Rate
n=3683
3.8%
Appeal Rate
n=3683

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.7%
§101 Overcome
n=264
77.5%
§102 Overcome
n=799
79.7%
§103 Overcome
n=1254
84.1%
§112 Overcome
n=861

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
15%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3683
0
Practitioners
n=3683
Apps / Practitioner
n=3683 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (3)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.

13
Hard (68%)
5
Medium (26%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (26%)
§103 only5 (26%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (42%)
No statute on record1 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
5% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
1
Communications
5% of docket
3
Semiconductors
16% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
63% of docket
1
Business / Other
5% 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
MAY, ROBERT J 2 75.4% +15.5%
MARC, MCDIEUNEL 1 91.0% +7.5%
AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 1 65.0% +13.1%
YOON, CHANEL J 1 52.9% +39.2%
FIX, THOMAS S 1 71.9% +15.7%
HANSEN, KENNETH J 1 81.3% +7.8%
MAI, TRI M 1 36.2% +20.5%
SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 1 27.6% +40.0%
MEIS, JON CHRISTOPHER 1 33.3% +47.8%
MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS 1 53.1% +27.7%

Hard Cases (13)

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
18986373 GYROSCOPIC AIR HANDLER METHOD AND APPARATUS HANSEN, KENNETH J 134d overdue
18668081 PASS-THROUGH TENSIONING SYSTEM FOR CARGO SECUREMENT MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS 42d overdue
18608873 ENDOSCOPE SIMULATOR HANN, JAY B 31d overdue
19064003 MEDICAL STABILIZER HARNESS METHOD AND APPARATUS FIX, THOMAS S 23d overdue
19272856 ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLIES MAY, ROBERT J 19d overdue
18757471 PREDICTING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS USING PASSIVELY COLLECTED DATA SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 4d overdue
19195634 TONOMETER DISINFECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES YOON, CHANEL J 2d overdue
17323397 METHOD FOR REDUCING ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION DURING AN IMPACT TO AN OUTSIDE SURFACE OF PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR QUINN, RICHALE LEE 14d

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
18668081 PASS-THROUGH TENSIONING SYSTEM FOR CARGO SECUREMENT MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS 42d overdue
19064003 MEDICAL STABILIZER HARNESS METHOD AND APPARATUS FIX, THOMAS S 23d overdue
19272856 ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLIES MAY, ROBERT J 19d overdue
19296775 ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLIES MAY, ROBERT J 15d overdue
18757471 PREDICTING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS USING PASSIVELY COLLECTED DATA SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 4d overdue
19195634 TONOMETER DISINFECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES YOON, CHANEL J 2d overdue
19242893 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VEHICLE RIDERS AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D
18943923 HARDHAT RETAIL PACKAGING MAI, TRI M

Client Portfolio (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28752
36561
37911
36181
37461
37331
36251
26541
37341
28381

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19310282 Semantic Robotic Device System Lucomm Technologies, Inc. MARC, MCDIEUNEL 3656 Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Aug 26, 2025
19296775 ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLIES Therabody, Inc. MAY, ROBERT J 2875 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2025
19272856 ARTICLES OF FOOTWEAR HAVING THERAPEUTIC ASSEMBLIES Therabody, Inc. MAY, ROBERT J 2875 §102§103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2025
19242893 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING VEHICLE RIDERS Western Power Sports, LLC AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2025
19195634 TONOMETER DISINFECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES Eye-Novation LLC YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2025
19064003 MEDICAL STABILIZER HARNESS METHOD AND APPARATUS Airborne Motors, LLC FIX, THOMAS S 3618 §101§103§112Other Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Feb 26, 2025
18986373 GYROSCOPIC AIR HANDLER METHOD AND APPARATUS Airborne Motorworks Inc. HANSEN, KENNETH J 3746 §103§112 Non-Final OA 134d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2024
18943923 HARDHAT RETAIL PACKAGING Fairway Import-Export, Inc.(Dba Lift Safety) MAI, TRI M 3733 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 12, 2024
18757471 PREDICTING EMPLOYEE WELLNESS USING PASSIVELY COLLECTED DATA Holmetrics Inc. SANTIAGO-MERCED, FRANCIS Z 3625 §101§103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2024
18755471 WEARABLE SPEECH THERAPY DEVICE Quadralynx, Inc. MEIS, JON CHRISTOPHER 2654 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18668081 PASS-THROUGH TENSIONING SYSTEM FOR CARGO SECUREMENT A Wood Products LLC MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS 3734 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18647793 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE INSOLE Superfeet Worldwide, LLC COMBER, KEVIN J 2838 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Apr 26, 2024
18608873 ENDOSCOPE SIMULATOR Airway Limited HANN, JAY B 2186 §103§112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2024
18401591 PODS OF SUPPLEMENTS THAT DISSOLVE IN LIQUID SOLUTIONS AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Reps Japan Co., Ltd. YOO, HONG THI 1792 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Dec 31, 2023
18575844 DIVIDABLE DENTAL CARE PRODUCT, HEAD PART AND KIT OF PARTS Tepe Munhygienprodukter AB KARLS, SHAY LYNN 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2023
18026120 INDUCTIVE WELDING OF WORKPIECES Corebon AB CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 14, 2023
18025454 IMPROVEMENTS IN, OR RELATING TO, TRIGGER VALVES Globalforce Ip Limited GARDNER, NICOLE 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 09, 2023
18021891 COMPUTING DEVICE FOR ESTIMATING THE PROBABILITY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Art-Emis Hamburg GmbH NGUYEN, PETER 3795 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2023
17323397 METHOD FOR REDUCING ROTATIONAL ACCELERATION DURING AN IMPACT TO AN OUTSIDE SURFACE OF PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR Shield-X Technology Inc. QUINN, RICHALE LEE 3732 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending May 18, 2021

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