Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
37 pending office actions • 30 clients • 37 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MCHALE & SLAVIN, P.A. has a significant presence in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals with 10608 career applications. The firm achieves a resolved allowance rate of 87.22 percent, maintaining this success over a very large volume of filings. Prosecution typically involves 2.94 average office actions per allowance, showing a consistent pace of resolution for their clients.
There are currently 30 pending office actions, indicating ongoing prosecution activity across their portfolio. The 2.94 average office actions per allowance suggests that most cases are resolved in under three actions, which is a notable efficiency given the 10608 career applications processed. This data provides a clear picture of the firm's high-volume experience and steady allowance outcomes in the biotech sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 6 (16%) |
| §103 only | 9 (24%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 4 (11%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREEMAN, JOSHUA E | 1 | 82.0% | +12.1% |
| GILES, EBONI N | 1 | 63.3% | +8.3% |
| CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 1 | 80.7% | +9.7% |
| PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 1 | 60.5% | +28.1% |
| FENSTERMACHER, JASON B | 1 | 46.9% | +38.0% |
| LYNCH, CARLY W | 1 | 51.8% | +48.1% |
| KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 1 | 58.4% | +37.3% |
| GANGLE, BRIAN J | 1 | 76.7% | +14.7% |
| WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS | 1 | 77.6% | +26.5% |
| KINCAID, LESTER G | 1 | 61.8% | +7.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18699925 | Mountable device for autonomous blood vessel interfacing and instrument actuation | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 8d |
| 18413456 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLATWORMS | NGUYEN, JOHN P | 14d |
| 18029149 | Method for classifying a polysomnography recording into defined sleep stages | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 16d |
| 18739458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PLANNING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | PATEL, DIPEN M | 29d |
| 19557491 | SUB-SONIC BULLET CASING | FREEMAN, JOSHUA E | — |
| 19410786 | DOOR LOCK WITH REMOTE VEIN READER | GILES, EBONI N | — |
| 19375974 | SPINAL IMPLANT HAVING COMPLIANT SURFACE | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | — |
| 19039617 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR JOINING BONES AND RELATED METHOD | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19220053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANT AGRICULTURE | LYNCH, CARLY W | 15d overdue |
| 19350725 | APPARATUS FOR DESTROYING ELECTRONIC DATA AND PROVIDING SELECTIVE STORAGE | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3d overdue |
| 19557491 | SUB-SONIC BULLET CASING | FREEMAN, JOSHUA E | — |
| 19267356 | Method of minting an NFT from a timed transactional QR code generator for a payment receipt | FENSTERMACHER, JASON B | — |
| 19039617 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR JOINING BONES AND RELATED METHOD | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
| 18999335 | Proteins and nucleic acids useful in vaccines targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae | GANGLE, BRIAN J | — |
| 18964473 | MULTI-STREAM TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH CONFIGURABLE DOLLY PLATFORM | WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 3 |
| 1674 | 2 |
| 3641 | 1 |
| 2622 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 3643 | 1 |
| 3775 | 1 |
| 3613 | 1 |
| 1611 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19557491 | SUB-SONIC BULLET CASING | Hornady Manufacturing Company | FREEMAN, JOSHUA E | 3641 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2026 |
| 19410786 | DOOR LOCK WITH REMOTE VEIN READER | Maxsafes Security, LLC | GILES, EBONI N | 2622 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2025 |
| 19375974 | SPINAL IMPLANT HAVING COMPLIANT SURFACE | Integrity Intellect Inc. | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19350725 | APPARATUS FOR DESTROYING ELECTRONIC DATA AND PROVIDING SELECTIVE STORAGE | Phiston Technologies, Inc. | PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Oct 06, 2025 |
| 19267356 | Method of minting an NFT from a timed transactional QR code generator for a payment receipt | Hd Networks, LLC | FENSTERMACHER, JASON B | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 | |
| 19220053 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANT AGRICULTURE | Jardin Holdings I, LLC | LYNCH, CARLY W | 3643 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19039617 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR JOINING BONES AND RELATED METHOD | Marc J. Levine | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 18999335 | Proteins and nucleic acids useful in vaccines targeting Klebsiella pneumoniae | Evaxion Biotech A/S | GANGLE, BRIAN J | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 | |
| 18964473 | MULTI-STREAM TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH CONFIGURABLE DOLLY PLATFORM | Suncast Technologies, LLC | WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS | 3613 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2024 |
| 17772767 | MOBILE SERVICE ACCESS METHOD AND DEVICE, SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Tony Cheung | KINCAID, LESTER G | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 | |
| 18893412 | Windshield washer cowling | Wiperfill Holdings, LLC | CONDO, VERONICA MARIE | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18891379 | Integrated precipitation and membrane filtration processes for isolation of potato proteins | Lihme Protein Solutions Aps | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 | |
| 18885975 | RAPID EMERGENCY TOAD POISONING KIT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Toad Busters, LLC | RHEE, KELSEY | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18836398 | Compositions and kits for use in wound healing, tissue regeneration and/or bone regeneration | UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ | BAEK, BONG-SOOK | 1611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18771483 | HAIR EXTENSION | New Image Labs Corporation | NOBREGA, TATIANA L | 3799 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18727664 | ANTI-KNOCK LOCK | Xiamen Make Security Technology Co., Ltd. | IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18750555 | FORCED AIR CAMERA/CONTROL MODULE FOR BEAD BLAST CABINET | Get Blacked Out, LLC | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| 18742374 | PLIF SPACER | Atlas Spine, Inc. | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18739458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDIA PLANNING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | Gale Force Digital Technologies, Inc. | PATEL, DIPEN M | 3621 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18735139 | FLUORESCENT COLORED LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CREATING A LIGHT DISPLAY | Fully Electronics Co., Ltd. | STEVENSON, ANDRE C | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 | |
| 18732821 | Proteins and nucleic acids useful in vaccines targeting Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Evaxion Biotech A/S | ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 1645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18634385 | Floor plank modification system | Newgen Enterprises, LLC | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18699925 | Mountable device for autonomous blood vessel interfacing and instrument actuation | Neurescue Aps | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18698906 | Method for survival prediction and for diagnosis and treatment of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus | Nordisk Hjertecenter Aps | HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 | |
| 18413456 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING FLATWORMS | New Guinea Flatworm Spray, Inc. | NGUYEN, JOHN P | 1619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18556171 | Antiviral compositions comprising liposome-encapsulated ascorbyl glucoside and natural extracts | BIONEXT LABS LTD | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18368839 | STORAGE SHED | Suncast Technologies, LLC | BARLOW, ADAM G | 3633 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18342847 | BEVERAGE SERVICE STATION AND BAR | Suncast Technologies, LLC | WILKENS, JANET MARIE | 3637 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18326336 | Expandable and contractible garden hose | Telebrands Corp. | ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C | 3746 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18254456 | A method and a system for filtering a suspension | Chreto Aps | BULLOCK, IN SUK C | 1772 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18251818 | Microfluidic flow cell and system for analyzing or diagnosing biofilms and cell cultures, and the use thereof | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18029149 | Method for classifying a polysomnography recording into defined sleep stages | UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18028036 | TRANSDERMAL INSULIN FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Transdermal Delivery Solutions Corp. | CHANDRA, GYAN | 1674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 126d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18177038 | INTERVERTEBRAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | Expanding Innovations, Inc. | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 3773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2023 |
| 18002374 | Kits and methods for the enrichment and detection of RNA viruses of the Coronaviridae family | Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz | GILL, RACHEL B | 1671 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 17995601 | Neoepitope immunotherapy with APC targeting unit | Evaxion Biotech A/S | DENT, ALANA HARRIS | 1643 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2022 |
| 16970688 | Novel IL-4-/IL-13-derived peptide compounds for the treatment or prevention of neurodegenerative or neuroinflammatory diseases | UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN DER JOHANNES GUTENBERG-UNIVERSITÄT MAINZ | MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K | 1674 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 99d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2020 |
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