Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
32 pending office actions • 9 clients • 31 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lumen Patent Firm has managed 3337 career applications, with a focus on Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 81.92 percent, indicating a success rate in obtaining patents for its clients.
The firm averages 2.76 office actions per allowance, reflecting the negotiation required with examiners. Currently, there are 25 pending office actions in the firm's docket, which is a figure associated with its career volume of 3337 applications.
An 81.92 percent allowance rate shows the firm's capability in the medical and mechanical sectors. The 25 pending office actions represent the current active phase of prosecution for the firm's ongoing files. The 2.76 average office actions per allowance serves as a benchmark for predicting the timeline of future patent grants.
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.
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.
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 + other | 2 (6%) |
| §103 only | 12 (38%) |
| §102 only | 3 (9%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (44%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHMED, JAMIL | 2 | 82.0% | +15.3% |
| COOK, JONATHON | 1 | 81.6% | +17.0% |
| HANNETT, JAMES M | 1 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| ISLA, RICHARD | 1 | 77.3% | +15.3% |
| HUYNH, CHRISTINE NGUYEN | 1 | 68.1% | +25.2% |
| MONSUR, NASIMA | 1 | 78.5% | +26.7% |
| LANGHALS, RENEE C | 1 | 58.3% | +43.0% |
| BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 1 | 28.1% | +15.3% |
| BUSHEY, CHARLES S | 1 | 75.5% | +22.2% |
| RASSAVONG, ERIC | 1 | 71.6% | +34.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19052997 | Joint metasurface optics/image processing co-design for ultra-thin computational sensors and imagers | HANNETT, JAMES M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18213626 | Colorful Low-Emissivity Paints for Space Heating and Cooling Energy Efficiency | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 59d overdue |
| 18129680 | High Spatial Resolution Neuromodulation | TRAN, JULIE THI | 46d overdue |
| 17958102 | Thermal management techniques for high power integrated circuits operating in dry cryogenic environments | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 4d overdue |
| 18274283 | Nanoencapsulation of Jania rubens seaweeds' antioxidants for food applications | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 6d |
| 18664023 | Use of high-level requirements and system modeling tools to automatically validate/generate security configurations for distributed communications systems | CHANG, TOM Y | 62d |
| 19081588 | Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy using a piecewise tunable laser and hierarchical wavelength determination | COOK, JONATHON | — |
| 18992718 | L ight manipulation and sensing based on geometric reconfiguration of nanoscale optical systems | AHMED, JAMIL | — |
| 18965736 | High-throughput single-molecule photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy with nanomechanical oscillators | AHMED, JAMIL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18908097 | Method to achieve 24/7 carbon-free electrified fleet operations | HUYNH, CHRISTINE NGUYEN | 26d overdue |
| 19081588 | Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy using a piecewise tunable laser and hierarchical wavelength determination | COOK, JONATHON | — |
| 19048773 | Flexural Patterns in Guide Plate Substrates | ISLA, RICHARD | — |
| 18992718 | L ight manipulation and sensing based on geometric reconfiguration of nanoscale optical systems | AHMED, JAMIL | — |
| 18965736 | High-throughput single-molecule photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy with nanomechanical oscillators | AHMED, JAMIL | — |
| 18892532 | Rapid non-Cartesian reconstruction using an implicit representation of GROG kernels | MONSUR, NASIMA | — |
| 18821626 | Adaptive Acoustic Imaging with Differentiable Beamforming | LANGHALS, RENEE C | — |
| 18838192 | PERSONALIZED MACHINE LEARNING ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Stanford University | 20 |
| Xeltis | 3 |
| FormFactor | 2 |
| THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO | 2 |
| Picarro, Inc. | 1 |
| The Broad Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | 1 |
| Formfactors, Inc. | 1 |
| Eig, Inc. | 1 |
| Real-Time Innovations, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2858 | 2 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 2455 | 1 |
| 3616 | 1 |
| 1614 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19081588 | Cavity Enhanced Absorption Spectroscopy using a piecewise tunable laser and hierarchical wavelength determination | Picarro, Inc. | COOK, JONATHON | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 | |
| 19052997 | Joint metasurface optics/image processing co-design for ultra-thin computational sensors and imagers | The Broad Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | HANNETT, JAMES M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 | |
| 19048773 | Flexural Patterns in Guide Plate Substrates | Formfactors, Inc. | ISLA, RICHARD | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 | |
| 18992718 | L ight manipulation and sensing based on geometric reconfiguration of nanoscale optical systems | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | AHMED, JAMIL | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18965736 | High-throughput single-molecule photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy with nanomechanical oscillators | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | AHMED, JAMIL | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18908097 | Method to achieve 24/7 carbon-free electrified fleet operations | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | HUYNH, CHRISTINE NGUYEN | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18892532 | Rapid non-Cartesian reconstruction using an implicit representation of GROG kernels | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2024 |
| 18821626 | Adaptive Acoustic Imaging with Differentiable Beamforming | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | LANGHALS, RENEE C | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18838192 | PERSONALIZED MACHINE LEARNING ON MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| 18836924 | High efficiency utilization of heat in CO2 stripper | Eig, Inc. | BUSHEY, CHARLES S | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 | |
| 18789968 | SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A GRAFT DEVICE WITH A THREE DIMENSIONAL COVERING | Xeltis AG | RASSAVONG, ERIC | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18745010 | Human Gait parameter and Health Information Extraction using Floor-Mounted Geophone Sensors | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | JANG, CHRISTIAN Y | 3791 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18744951 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Shock Absorption | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | BOWES, STEPHEN M | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 | |
| 18664023 | Use of high-level requirements and system modeling tools to automatically validate/generate security configurations for distributed communications systems | Real-Time Innovations, Inc. | CHANG, TOM Y | 2455 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18706228 | Process for the Pulsed Laser Ejection of Multiple Epitaxial Structures from one Thin Film Growth | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | VETERE, ROBERT A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| 18634655 | Roller Tap Down Technique for Probe Arrays | Formfactor, Inc. | PATEL, PARESH H | 2858 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18424176 | Adaptive directional springs (ADS) and self-learning mechanical circuits | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | RASHID, MAHBUBUR | 3616 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18285315 | Polymer Liposome Hydrogel | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | KETCHAM, KAREN A | 1614 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18280802 | Kink Resistance Tubular Graft Implants | Xeltis AG | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 3774 | §102 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18275672 | Shape Memory Alloy Capsule Micropump for Drug Delivery Applications | The American University In Cairo | PEKARSKAYA, LILYA | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18227826 | Underwater adhesive from dynamic polymers | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | ZIMMER, MARC S | 1765 | §102 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18274283 | Nanoencapsulation of Jania rubens seaweeds' antioxidants for food applications | The American University In Cairo | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18213626 | Colorful Low-Emissivity Paints for Space Heating and Cooling Energy Efficiency | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18144090 | Acoustically modulated plasmonic optical resonators | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | SUMLAR, JOURNEY F | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18129680 | High Spatial Resolution Neuromodulation | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University Office Of The General Counsel | TRAN, JULIE THI | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18121412 | Strong spin-microwave coupling for quantum technologies | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 | |
| 18025955 | Graft Device for Endogenous Tissue Restoration in Between Two Tubular Structures | Xeltis AG | LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN | 3774 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18025888 | Geometric-composition method for multi-contact resolution between multiple rigid objects | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | TRAN, SCOTT THANH BINH | 2186 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2023 |
| 18084303 | Hardmask to substrate pattern transfer method for Microfabrication of micro to mesoscale, high aspect ratio, multi-level, 3D Structures | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P. | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 17958102 | Thermal management techniques for high power integrated circuits operating in dry cryogenic environments | Formfactor, Inc. | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 2899 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17891773 | Electrochemical Dechlorination of Chloraminated Water and Wastewater Effluent | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | VAN, LUAN V | 1700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 16648049 | Conductive Polymer Implant, combining electrical and chemical stimulation to improve neural recovery | The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Junior University | PATEL, NIKETA I | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 189d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2020 |
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