Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
11 pending office actions • 11 clients • 11 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Maenner & Associates, LLC specializes in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area, with 658 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 89.04 percent. This 89.04 percent allowance rate reflects a strong ability to obtain patent grants for its medical and mechanical engineering clients.
The firm averages 2.86 office actions per allowance. This figure of 2.86 office actions indicates an efficient prosecution style, often reaching an allowance in several interactions with the patent office. Currently, the firm is managing 12 pending office actions. These 12 pending office actions are part of the firm's active management of its 658 career applications. The combination of an 89.04 percent allowance rate and a 2.86 average for office actions suggests that Maenner & Associates, LLC effectively manages its clients' portfolios with a focus on success.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 (9%) |
| §103 only | 2 (18%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (64%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THAKUR, VIREN A | 1 | 13.4% | +26.6% |
| BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE | 1 | 64.8% | +32.5% |
| MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | 1 | 57.7% | +60.3% |
| ROBERTS, LEZAH | 1 | 48.4% | +35.1% |
| ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 1 | 49.6% | +7.2% |
| SIPP, AMY R. | 1 | 71.1% | +25.6% |
| PETERSON, ALANNA KAY | 1 | 40.7% | +27.8% |
| WALSHON, SCOTT R | 1 | 51.3% | +20.6% |
| KIM, EUGENE LEE | 1 | 20.7% | +24.8% |
| SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON | 1 | 83.4% | +20.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17794330 | High Temperature Polymer Adhesive and Laminate Using the Adhesive | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 114d overdue |
| 18633954 | System and Method for Targeting Individuals with Advertisement Spots During National Broadcast and Cable Television | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 28d overdue |
| 18692477 | Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide | SIPP, AMY R. | 10d overdue |
| 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 |
| 18956475 | Individual Serving Coffee Cup Pod | THAKUR, VIREN A | — |
| 18025191 | Hydroponic Growing System | PETERSON, ALANNA KAY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17794330 | High Temperature Polymer Adhesive and Laminate Using the Adhesive | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 114d overdue |
| 18692477 | Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide | SIPP, AMY R. | 10d overdue |
| 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 |
| 18956475 | Individual Serving Coffee Cup Pod | THAKUR, VIREN A | — |
| 18752894 | CONTINUOUS AND PULSED AIR MASSAGER | MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | — |
| 18025191 | Hydroponic Growing System | PETERSON, ALANNA KAY | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Saint Anthony Industries Inc. | 1 |
| Airphoton, LLC | 1 |
| Flash Momentum, LLC | 1 |
| Rlfa Consultants Ltd. | 1 |
| Adcuratio Media, Inc. | 1 |
| Tyber Medical LLC | 1 |
| Drexel University | 1 |
| Custom Laminating Corp. | 1 |
| Mezzimatic LLC | 1 |
| Lenkbar, LLC | 1 |
| STRT LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| 3622 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3642 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 3711 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 1614 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18752894 | CONTINUOUS AND PULSED AIR MASSAGER | Flash Momentum, LLC | MOON, MATTHEW RYAN | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 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 |
| 18633954 | System and Method for Targeting Individuals with Advertisement Spots During National Broadcast and Cable Television | Adcuratio Media, Inc. | ALVAREZ, RAQUEL | 3622 | §101 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18692477 | Variable Angle Lapidus Cut Guide | Tyber Medical LLC | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §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 |
| 17794330 | High Temperature Polymer Adhesive and Laminate Using the Adhesive | Custom Laminating Corp. | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 114d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 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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