Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Maynard Nexsen Pc (Raleigh Office)

33 pending office actions • 26 clients • 32 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=746 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.5%
Allowance Rate
n=746
+0.78σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=746
4.0
OAs to Allowance
n=409
+0.19σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=409
999 days
Time to Allowance
n=409
+12.5pp
Interview Lift
n=746
34.0%
RCE Rate
n=746
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=746

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=8 (min 20)
80.6%
§102 Overcome
n=67
73.5%
§103 Overcome
n=309
89.1%
§112 Overcome
n=92

Specialization & Scale

A61K, E02D, G01N
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=746
0
Practitioners
n=746
Apps / Practitioner
n=746 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

33
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
7
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (7)

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.

1
Hard (3%)
28
Medium (85%)
3
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only25 (76%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

18
Life Sciences
55% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
3
Communications
9% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
24% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

330 h
Manual time on pending OAs
66 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
115 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 2 61.0% +13.7%
NGANGA, BONIFACE N 1 64.2% +30.1%
MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS 1 78.6% +15.2%
LOGAN, KYLE O 1 87.4% +9.4%
TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 1 69.7% +32.5%
CONLEY, FREDRICK C 1 70.7% +13.0%
BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE 1 68.4% +33.3%
SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 1 63.3% +11.3%
MACH, ANDRE 1 45.9% +53.2%
GREENE, IVAN A 1 18.7% +6.2%

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
18901933 INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEM WITH AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS LOGAN, KYLE O

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18534290 METHODS OF PREPARING STABLE NUCLEIC ACID LIQUID FORMULATIONS GREENE, IVAN A 41d
18293528 WATER QUALITY MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN

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
18714375 3D SOUND ANALYSIS SYSTEM BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE 32d overdue
19151566 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HISTOTRIPSY NGANGA, BONIFACE N 6d
17171196 Bodily Fluid Indicator Devices and Methods ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 54d
18417805 COMPOUNDS HAVING SELECTIVE INACTIVATION ACTIVITY MACH, ANDRE 70d
18240083 BODILY FLUID INDICATOR DEVICES AND METHODS ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 82d
18866314 DUST MITIGATING NANOTEXTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS
18836601 UNDERWATER PLOUGH AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN UNDERWATER PLOUGH TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J
18780631 TRAVEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE CONLEY, FREDRICK C

Client Portfolio (26 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37912
17982
17972
17962
37971
36781
36791
26911
17951
16151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19151566 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HISTOTRIPSY Sciton, Inc. NGANGA, BONIFACE N 3797 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jul 28, 2025
18866314 DUST MITIGATING NANOTEXTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2024
18901933 INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEM WITH AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOTS Formulatrix International Holding Ltd. LOGAN, KYLE O §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18836601 UNDERWATER PLOUGH AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN UNDERWATER PLOUGH Royal Ihc Limited TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J 3678 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 07, 2024
18780631 TRAVEL SUPPORT STRUCTURE Coolside Limited CONLEY, FREDRICK C 3679 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 23, 2024
18714375 3D SOUND ANALYSIS SYSTEM 3Ds Mike Pty Ltd. BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE 2691 §112 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending May 29, 2024
18293528 WATER QUALITY MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 1795 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2024
18417805 COMPOUNDS HAVING SELECTIVE INACTIVATION ACTIVITY The University of Toledo MACH, ANDRE 1615 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jan 19, 2024
18534290 METHODS OF PREPARING STABLE NUCLEIC ACID LIQUID FORMULATIONS University of North Carolina at Wilmington GREENE, IVAN A 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Dec 08, 2023
18289846 METHOD FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC FILM Sortology Ltd. LEE, DOUGLAS 1711 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 07, 2023
18240083 BODILY FLUID INDICATOR DEVICES AND METHODS Fishburne May, LLC ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 DP Final Rejection 82d Pending Aug 30, 2023
18274142 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION WITH GEOGRID AND GEOTEXTILE, METHODS OF PRODUCING AND PROVIDING SUCH AND ITS USE Tensar Technologies Limited HARTMANN, GARY S 3671 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2023
18272198 WALL SHEAR STRESS SENSOR AND SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 2855 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 13, 2023
18258747 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DENTAL IMAGE ACQUISITION AND RECOGNITION OF EARLY ENAMEL EROSIONS OF THE TEETH Haleon US Holdings LLC BURLESON, MICHAEL L 2681 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18034520 Modulators of Orphan Nuclear Receptors for Treating Pancreatitis, Glioblastoma, Sarcopenia and Stroke Emory University KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE 1626 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 28, 2023
18032459 DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE FOR REAGENT STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING THE SAME Formulatrix International Holding Ltd. MUTREJA, JYOTI NAGPAUL 1798 §102 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Apr 18, 2023
18108443 DRESSING, A KIT COMPRISING A DRESSING AND A METHOD OF PREPARING A DRESSING Chemence Medical Inc. RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Feb 10, 2023
18015898 RATE ENHANCEMENT OF GAS CAPTURE PROCESSES C-Capture Ltd. CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN 1656 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 12, 2023
18066068 THERMAL SCANNER FOR JOINT HEALTH Haleon US Holdings LLC KIM, WESLEY LEO 2648 §103 Final Rejection 63d Pending Dec 14, 2022
17928785 AN INDWELLING CATHETER SYSTEM National University Of Ireland, Galway WENG, KAI H 3781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2022
17918790 NASAL SPRAY FORMULATION WITH MOISTURIZING BENEFITS Haleon US Holdings LLC PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1617 §103 Final Rejection 114d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2022
17962919 COAGULATION ASSAYS FOR A POINT-OF-CARE PLATFORM Baebies, Inc. SIEFKE, SAMUEL P 1758 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2022
17917474 CONFORMAL MICRO- OR NANOPATTERNED NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY MASTER AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME Smart Material Solutions, Inc. EOFF, ANCA 1722 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 06, 2022
17776021 SKIN-CARE BALM AND DEVICE FOR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL NASAL APPLICATION Haleon Ch Sarl BOECKELMAN, JACOB A 1655 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2022
17699095 Devices and Methods for Female Health Monitoring Lifestory Health Inc. GERIDO, DWAN A 1797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 19, 2022
17633718 BI-MATERIAL NOZZLE FOR NASAL WASHES Haleon Ch Sarl DIOP, FATIMATA SAHRA 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Feb 08, 2022
17616938 REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VIBRATING SUPPLYING DEVICES Brovind Vibratori S.p.A. TRAN, VI N 2117 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2021
17486388 PREPARING TWO-DIMENSIONAL MXENES WITH ANTIFERROMAGNETIC PROPERTIES Fayetteville State University BOWMAN, ANDREW J 1717 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2021
17426226 LIQUID HANDLING INSTRUMENT AND PIPETTING HEAD FOR AND METHOD OF ASPIRATING AND/OR DISPENSING LIQUIDS Formulatrix, Inc. LE, AUSTIN Q 1796 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 28, 2021
17347732 Point-of-Birth System and Instrument, Biochemical Cartridge, and Methods for Newborn Screening Baebies, Inc. TURK, NEIL N 1798 §112 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jun 15, 2021
17176561 FLOW CELLS UTILIZING SURFACE-ATTACHED STRUCTURES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill MUI, CHRISTINE T 1797 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Feb 16, 2021
17171196 Bodily Fluid Indicator Devices and Methods Fishburne May, LLC ROZANSKI, GRACE NMN 3791 Other Non-Final OA 54d Pending Feb 09, 2021
17046834 DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF A CELL OR TISSUE DERIVED FROM THE OVARY University Of Leeds SHI, TINGCHEN 1796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 12, 2020

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