Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Maenner & Associates, LLC

12 pending office actions • 11 clients • 12 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=654 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.2%
Allowance Rate
n=654
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=654
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=314
-0.42σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=314
827 days
Time to Allowance
n=314
+5.5pp
Interview Lift
n=654
17.3%
RCE Rate
n=654
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=654

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=13 (min 20)
79.3%
§102 Overcome
n=179
80.2%
§103 Overcome
n=227
80.9%
§112 Overcome
n=194

Specialization & Scale

A61B, A61F, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
16%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=654
1
Practitioners
n=654
654.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=654

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (2)

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.

9
Hard (75%)
2
Medium (17%)
1
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (17%)
§112 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (75%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
17% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
8% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
58% of docket
2
Business / Other
17% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 1 59.9% +38.2%
HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA 1 78.1% +11.7%
THAKUR, VIREN A 1 13.5% +27.0%
BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 1 64.5% +32.4%
GREEN, ANTHONY J 1 85.1% +13.3%
ROBERTS, LEZAH 1 48.6% +35.6%
SIPP, AMY R. 1 70.9% +26.1%
PETERSON, ALANNA KAY 1 40.6% +28.2%
LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 1 82.4% +23.7%
KIM, EUGENE LEE 1 21.4% +26.9%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18751437 Method for Producing Lightweight Aggregate from Waste Coal Ash and Product Made Therefrom GREEN, ANTHONY J

Hard Cases (10)

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
18692477 Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide SIPP, AMY R. 10d overdue
17914430 Intubation Protective Enclosure and Method of Use and Disinfecting LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 9d
18672079 Polydioxanone Composite Coated Magnesium Calcium Phosphate Composite Alloy for Orthopedic Implants ROBERTS, LEZAH 34d
17520763 Photosensitive Dyes and Method of Using Said Dyes THOMAS, TIMOTHY P 34d
17843965 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THROWABLE PAINTBALLS AND PAINTBALLS MADE THEREFROM KIM, EUGENE LEE 71d
19091934 Segmented Robot BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY
19103643 External Fixation System HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA
18956475 Individual Serving Coffee Cup Pod THAKUR, VIREN A

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18692477 Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide SIPP, AMY R. 10d overdue
17914430 Intubation Protective Enclosure and Method of Use and Disinfecting LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 9d
18672079 Polydioxanone Composite Coated Magnesium Calcium Phosphate Composite Alloy for Orthopedic Implants ROBERTS, LEZAH 34d
17843965 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THROWABLE PAINTBALLS AND PAINTBALLS MADE THEREFROM KIM, EUGENE LEE 71d
18827941 System and Method for Determining Particulate Size Distribution and Other Properties from a Combined Optical and Aerodynamic Inversion BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 76d
19091934 Segmented Robot BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY
19103643 External Fixation System HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA
18956475 Individual Serving Coffee Cup Pod THAKUR, VIREN A

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36181
37731
28771
16121
37751
36421
37911
37111
37921
16141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19091934 Segmented Robot Flx Solutions Inc. BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 3618 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2025
19103643 External Fixation System Tyber Medical LLC HAMMOND, ELLEN CHRISTINA 3773 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2025
18956475 Individual Serving Coffee Cup Pod Saint Anthony Industries Inc. THAKUR, VIREN A §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18827941 System and Method for Determining Particulate Size Distribution and Other Properties from a Combined Optical and Aerodynamic Inversion Airphoton, LLC BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 2877 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Sep 09, 2024
18751437 Method for Producing Lightweight Aggregate from Waste Coal Ash and Product Made Therefrom Susmax, Inc. GREEN, ANTHONY J §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2024
18672079 Polydioxanone Composite Coated Magnesium Calcium Phosphate Composite Alloy for Orthopedic Implants Rlfa Consultants Ltd. ROBERTS, LEZAH 1612 §102§103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 23, 2024
18692477 Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide Tyber Medical LLC SIPP, AMY R. 3775 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18025191 Hydroponic Growing System Drexel University PETERSON, ALANNA KAY 3642 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 08, 2023
17914430 Intubation Protective Enclosure and Method of Use and Disinfecting Christopher Burmester LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17843965 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THROWABLE PAINTBALLS AND PAINTBALLS MADE THEREFROM Mezzimatic LLC KIM, EUGENE LEE 3711 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Jun 18, 2022
17747695 SURGICAL TISSUE SHAVER WITH ANGLED TEETH Lenkbar, LLC SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 3792 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 18, 2022
17520763 Photosensitive Dyes and Method of Using Said Dyes Strt LLC THOMAS, TIMOTHY P 1614 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 08, 2021

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