Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Maxgo Law

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

36 pending office actions • 22 clients • 35 examiners • 33 art units • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

MaxGo Law focuses on Chemistry & Materials and has handled 1,914 career applications. The profile lists 36 pending office actions, indicating continuing prosecution activity within a meaningful historical application record.

The resolved allowance rate is 85.01%, and an allowance required an average of 3.79 office actions. The data shows that most resolved applications reached allowance, while successful resolution commonly followed several examination actions. This combination is relevant to both outcome review and planning for prosecution responses.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=304 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

74.0%
Allowance Rate
n=304
-0.06σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=304
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=74
-0.59σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=74
693 days
Time to Allowance
n=74
+10.2pp
Interview Lift
n=304
18.0%
RCE Rate
n=304
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=304

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=8 (min 20)
35.6%
§102 Overcome
n=45
29.7%
§103 Overcome
n=74
33.3%
§112 Overcome
n=78

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C25B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=304
0
Practitioners
n=304
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=304 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
1
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.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
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 (7)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (3)

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.

24
Hard (67%)
11
Medium (31%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other3 (8%)
§103 only10 (28%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (56%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
53% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
39% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 2 52.1% +36.4%
RODZIWICZ, AARON M 1 70.4% +18.3%
HYLINSKI, ALYSSA MARIE 1 46.9% +30.6%
ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 1 29.7% +57.2%
APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN 1 65.3% +18.8%
PENG, BO JOSEPH 1 69.5% +13.6%
KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 1 39.4% +54.9%
SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL 1 83.3% +25.0%
WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 1 66.9% +19.4%
PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A 1 73.9% +13.1%

Hard Cases (24)

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
18815989 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DIGITAL CERTIFICATION OF PRE-OWNED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM 147d overdue
18437555 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING BUG SPLATTER FROM VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 24d overdue
18279961 APPLICATION OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-BINDING PROTEIN 2 IN PREPARATION OF DRUGS FOR RESISTING MENTAL DISORDERS CAUSED BY EARLY LIFE STRESS KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 23d overdue
18277646 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART AND PREFORM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME FLORES JR, DONALD M 15d overdue
18016489 LEVELLING TOOL PENCE, JETHRO M 1d overdue
18013028 GROUT APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GROUT APPLICATION ANDRISH, SEAN D 14d
19208777 BIOCHAR GRANULE CONTAINING PELLETS ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 27d
18661580 DISPERSIBLE SEED MEAL PARTICLES MILLER, MAKENNA RYLEIGH 53d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
19208777 BIOCHAR GRANULE CONTAINING PELLETS ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 27d
19534908 SMART TERRAPONIC GARDENING SYSTEM RODZIWICZ, AARON M —
19315975 MANIPULATIVE DEVICE HYLINSKI, ALYSSA MARIE —
19195891 ILLUMINATED ROOF RACK RAIL APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN —
19119527 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RADIOLABELED DRY AEROSOL PENG, BO JOSEPH —
19171561 FOOT SPA WITH DISPOSABLE PUMP KLOTZ, WILLIAM R —
19010581 RACK SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL —
18973165 ANIMAL HOUSING PRODUCT INCLUDING AN ENCLOSURE WITH STIMULATORY RECESS MATERIAL WONG, JESSICA BOWEN —

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36122
16112
36421
37111
36431
28751
37971
37541
36441
17461

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19534908 SMART TERRAPONIC GARDENING SYSTEM Ark Designs LLC RODZIWICZ, AARON M 3642 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 10, 2026
19315975 MANIPULATIVE DEVICE Sleek Life Design LLC HYLINSKI, ALYSSA MARIE 3711 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 02, 2025
19208777 BIOCHAR GRANULE CONTAINING PELLETS The Andersons Inc. ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 3643 §102§103 Final Rejection 27d Pending May 15, 2025
19195891 ILLUMINATED ROOF RACK RAIL Sigma International APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN 2875 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 01, 2025
19119527 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A RADIOLABELED DRY AEROSOL Almedis Altmann GmbH PENG, BO JOSEPH 3797 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2025
19171561 FOOT SPA WITH DISPOSABLE PUMP Gulfstream Inc. KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 3754 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2025
19010581 RACK SYSTEM FOR TRUCKS Cdc America, Inc. SANTIAGO, ANAYANSI ISABEL 3612 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
18973165 ANIMAL HOUSING PRODUCT INCLUDING AN ENCLOSURE WITH STIMULATORY RECESS MATERIAL The Andersons Inc. WONG, JESSICA BOWEN 3644 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18960539 FLAME RESISTANT AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURAL ACRYLIC ADHESIVE Illinois Tool Works Inc. PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A 1746 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 26, 2024
18815989 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DIGITAL CERTIFICATION OF PRE-OWNED VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT Fmreps Consulting Enterprises, LLC RUHL, DENNIS WILLIAM 3626 §101 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18839140 ON-METAL UHF RFID TAG Captag Solutions Ltd. GILES, EBONI N 2622 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18799207 SMART SELF-CENTERED SHEAR WALL SYSTEM The Governors of the University of Alberta BUCKLE JR, JAMES J 3633 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18833034 REAL-TIME BREATH ANTIGEN DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Charité – Universitätmedizin Berlin BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18772336 SINGLE COMPONENT BODY FILLER COMPOSITION WITH USER CONTROLLED WORKING TIME Illinois Tool Works Inc. ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1787 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 15, 2024
18716274 BLOOD VOLUME SENSOR SYSTEM Orrum Clinical Analytics, Inc. WIEST, PHILIP R 3781 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18661580 DISPERSIBLE SEED MEAL PARTICLES The Andersons Inc. MILLER, MAKENNA RYLEIGH 1611 §103§112 Final Rejection 53d Pending May 11, 2024
18621247 WIPER BLADE WITH SILICONE LIQUID RUBBER DERIVED PERMANENT COATING THEREON Illinois Tool Works Inc. GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE 3723 §102§103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18609351 RAPID CURING EPOXY REPAIR COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF Illinois Tool Works Inc. WHITELEY, JESSICA 1763 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2024
18589831 WATER NOZZLE WITH A NOTCHED DEFLECTOR Kuriyama Europe Coöperatief U.A. KANG, EDWIN G 3741 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Feb 28, 2024
18440027 MICROBUBBLE-ENHANCED COLD PLASMA WATER ACTIVATION The Governors of the University of Alberta KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 13, 2024
18437555 CHEMICAL COMPOSITION FOR REMOVING BUG SPLATTER FROM VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS Illinois Tool Works Inc. DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103§112 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2024
18579591 USE OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN 2 IN THE PREPARATION OF DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DEMYELINATING DISEASES Shanghai Mental Health Center (Shanghai Psychological Counselling Training Center) WEIDNER, ADAM M 1675 §101§102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2024
18572337 COMPOSITION FOR PARTICLE-MEDIATED TRANSPORT OF A DISSOLVED ACTIVE AGENT INTO HAIR FOLLICLES Philipps-Universität Marburg ISNOR, ALEXANDRA NICOLE 1611 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18387887 MARINE REPAIR COMPOSITION Illinois Tool Works Inc. LING, DORIS 1764 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2023
18373461 METHOD OF TREATING A CHEMICAL PRODUCT Illinois Tool Works Inc. GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1773 §102§103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18279961 APPLICATION OF INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-BINDING PROTEIN 2 IN PREPARATION OF DRUGS FOR RESISTING MENTAL DISORDERS CAUSED BY EARLY LIFE STRESS Shanghai Mental Health Center (Shanghai Psychological Counselling Training Center) KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 1658 §101§102Other Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2023
18238604 ONE COMPONENT, UV-CURED PRIMER MATERIAL FOR REPAIRING SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS Illinois Tool Works Inc. ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2023
18277646 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE PART AND PREFORM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Composites Busch SA FLORES JR, DONALD M 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18016489 LEVELLING TOOL Evolution Construction System, S.L. PENCE, JETHRO M 1717 §103§112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18265081 IMMUNOGENIC COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING NEUTRALISING ANTIBODIES AGAINST SARS-COV Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin GRASER, JENNIFER E 1645 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 09, 2023
18013028 GROUT APPLICATOR AND METHOD FOR GROUT APPLICATION Illinois Tool Works Inc. ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 27, 2022
17898698 CHAIN TENSIONER DEVICE Stark Future, S.L. SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR 3612 §103 Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2022
17802759 FLUORESCENT PROBES FOR DETECTION OF CALCIFICATIONS Technische Universität Berlin TURK, NEIL N 1798 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Aug 26, 2022
17855834 SOLVENT BASED AUTOMOTIVE GRAPHENE SURFACE TREATMENT AND PROCESS FOR USE THEREOF Illinois Tool Works Inc. BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB 1762 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 01, 2022
17631549 Superabsorbent-Based Suspension Suitable For Hydrostimulatory Coating Of Seeds And A Method Of Coating Seeds With The Suspension Pewas S.R.O. TAYLOR, JORDAN W 1738 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2022
17624650 CONTAINER FOR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES Illinois Tool Works Inc. SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE 1758 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Maxgo Law's patent allowance rate?

74.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Maxgo Law were allowed, across 304 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Maxgo Law average before allowance?

2.46 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Maxgo Law have?

36 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 22 clients, before 35 examiners in 33 art units.

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