Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Mcnees Wallace & Nurick LLC

34 pending office actions • 21 clients • 31 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3220 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.2%
Allowance Rate
n=3220
+0.66σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3220
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1880
-0.23σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1880
1013 days
Time to Allowance
n=1880
+11.2pp
Interview Lift
n=3220
20.0%
RCE Rate
n=3220
3.4%
Appeal Rate
n=3220

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.2%
§101 Overcome
n=97
77.9%
§102 Overcome
n=823
80.0%
§103 Overcome
n=1357
84.2%
§112 Overcome
n=976

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, F25B, A61K
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3220
3
Practitioners
n=3220
1073.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=3220

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (4)

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.

16
Hard (47%)
17
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (6%)
§103 only12 (35%)
§102 only4 (12%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (41%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
24% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
3
Semiconductors
9% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
8
Business / Other
24% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BARGERO, JOHN E 3 55.5% +30.2%
PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 2 68.7% +22.1%
MAI, TRI M 1 36.2% +20.5%
KANERVO, VIRPI H 1 47.4% +48.0%
LANE, HOLLY JOANNA 1 79.8% +17.0%
WILLIAMS, MARK A 1 77.8% +13.1%
ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1 52.2% +36.5%
ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA 1
NGUYEN, UYEN T 1 39.4% +37.1%
CAMPOS JR, JUAN J 1 68.7% +19.8%

Hard Cases (16)

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
18583428 SELECTING AND APPLYING METAL OXIDES AND CLAYS FOR PLANT GROWTH SMITH, JENNIFER A 6d
18431137 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED SOCIAL PLATFORM ECOSYSTEM TO COLLECT, CREATE, STORE, PROCESS, AND DISTRIBUTE DATA, DIGITAL CONTENTS, DIGITAL ASSETS AND DIGITAL IDENTITIES, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SMART CONTRACTS, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND TRIGGERS WALSH, EMMETT K 33d
19005487 SURGICAL RETRACTOR INSTRUMENT SECUREMENT SYSTEM LANE, HOLLY JOANNA 35d
19301046 BAGGAGE SLEEVE PACKING SYSTEM MAI, TRI M
19189517 OMNICHAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL WORLD ASSET TOKENIZATION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION KANERVO, VIRPI H
19047698 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer PRICE, CRAIG JAMES
18835551 CATIONICALLY POLYMERIZABLE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE
18726300 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS AND OTHER SKIN CONDITIONS ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18642928 FUSE ASSEMBLY HAVING INLINE TRIGGER FOR CONTROLLED FAILURE AND ROPE SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE SAME NGUYEN, UYEN T 8d
19005487 SURGICAL RETRACTOR INSTRUMENT SECUREMENT SYSTEM LANE, HOLLY JOANNA 35d
19011736 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 41d
19301046 BAGGAGE SLEEVE PACKING SYSTEM MAI, TRI M
19189517 OMNICHAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL WORLD ASSET TOKENIZATION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION KANERVO, VIRPI H
19047698 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer PRICE, CRAIG JAMES
18945701 VEHICLE DOOR WITH AN EXTENDABLE HANDLE WILLIAMS, MARK A
18835551 CATIONICALLY POLYMERIZABLE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37533
28522
37331
36911
37731
36751
17671
37321
36541
26711

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19301046 BAGGAGE SLEEVE PACKING SYSTEM Eel Innovations LLC MAI, TRI M 3733 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 15, 2025
19189517 OMNICHAIN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL WORLD ASSET TOKENIZATION, USE AND DISTRIBUTION Ondo Finance Inc. KANERVO, VIRPI H 3691 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2025
19047698 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Process Combustion Corporation PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 07, 2025
19011736 Indexing Valve For Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer Process Combustion Corporation PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 §102Other Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 07, 2025
19005487 SURGICAL RETRACTOR INSTRUMENT SECUREMENT SYSTEM Jgmg Bengochea, LLC LANE, HOLLY JOANNA 3773 §102§112 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Dec 30, 2024
18945701 VEHICLE DOOR WITH AN EXTENDABLE HANDLE Minebea Accesssolutions Italia S.p.A. WILLIAMS, MARK A 3675 §102 Final Rejection Pending Nov 13, 2024
18835551 CATIONICALLY POLYMERIZABLE FLAME RETARDANT COMPOSITIONS Delo Industrie Klebstoffe GmbH & Co. Kgaa ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18726300 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS PROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS AND OTHER SKIN CONDITIONS Asymmetric Therapeutics, LLC ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 02, 2024
18642928 FUSE ASSEMBLY HAVING INLINE TRIGGER FOR CONTROLLED FAILURE AND ROPE SYSTEMS CONTAINING THE SAME Samson Rope Technologies, Inc. NGUYEN, UYEN T 3732 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Apr 23, 2024
18636403 LOAD POSITIONING SYSTEM, PARTIALLY-ASSEMBLED BRIDGE, AND PROCESS OF ASSEMBLING A BRIDGE Advanced Construction Robotics, Inc. CAMPOS JR, JUAN J 3654 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 16, 2024
18636061 DIAMOND MAGNETOMETRY DETECTION OF BIOLOGICAL TARGETS Columbus Nanoworks, Inc. WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18699994 DEVICE FOR HEATING AIR Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2024
18698173 DEVICE FOR HEATING ROOM AIR AND A LIQUID Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg BARGERO, JOHN E §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18625660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR AUTOMATED VISUAL INSPECTION OF ROPES Samson Rope Technologies Inc. KUDO, KEN 2671 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 03, 2024
18692355 A DEVICE FOR HEATING AIR AND A LIQUID Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg BARGERO, JOHN E §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18583428 SELECTING AND APPLYING METAL OXIDES AND CLAYS FOR PLANT GROWTH Phospholutions Inc. SMITH, JENNIFER A 1731 §103§112Other Final Rejection 6d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18581455 HEMATOCRIT TUBE DISPENSER Accu-Glass LLC MCGUIRK, JOHN SCHUYLER §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2024
18442577 LOW PRESSURE PLASMA MODIFIED PLASTIC HEMATOCRIT TUBE Accu-Glass LLC FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T 2852 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18431137 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BLOCKCHAIN ENABLED SOCIAL PLATFORM ECOSYSTEM TO COLLECT, CREATE, STORE, PROCESS, AND DISTRIBUTE DATA, DIGITAL CONTENTS, DIGITAL ASSETS AND DIGITAL IDENTITIES, USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, SMART CONTRACTS, INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND TRIGGERS Everz Inc. WALSH, EMMETT K 3628 §101§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Feb 02, 2024
18293203 SILICA-PASSIVATED ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR FORMING Restek Corporation BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2024
18290893 A DEVICE HAVING AN AIR CUSHION FOR HEATING ROOM AIR AND A LIQUID Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co.Kg BARGERO, JOHN E §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2024
18535128 VALVE UNIT WITH A HOUSING Buerkert Werke GmbH & Co. Kg WADDY, JONATHAN J 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18564733 AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM 2116 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 28, 2023
18562077 TAYLOR CONE EMITTER DEVICES AND TAYLOR CONE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS Restek Corporation EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN 2881 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Nov 17, 2023
18558405 TAYLOR CONE EMITTER DEVICE RESPOSITORY, TAYLOR CONE EMITTER DEVICE RESPOSITORY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING A POPULATION OF SAMPLES Restek Corporation KRCHA, MATTHEW D 1796 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2023
18554207 TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM COMPRISING A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CHANGING AN OPERATING STATE OF AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg KOSSEK, MAGDALENA IZABELLA 2117 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2023
18470599 COATED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FORMING COATED SUBSTRATE The Secant Group, LLC LIU, TRACY 1614 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 20, 2023
18210357 BATTERY MODULE AND ATOMIZER Luxshare Precision Industry Company Limited ZENG, LINGWEN R 1723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 15, 2023
18265481 A DEVICE FOR HEATING A MEDIUM AND AIR Truma Geraetetechnik GmbH & Co. Kg FERDOUSI, FAHMIDA NMN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Jun 06, 2023
18445111 Suture-free stent grafts and stent graft constructs with integrated extensions and methods for forming The Secant Group, LLC FLORES, ADRIAN 3774 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2023
18005775 COSMETIC SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION, PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A COSMETIC SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION AND USE OF A COSMETIC SUNSCREEN COMPOSITION L'Oréal WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jan 17, 2023
18005781 COSMETIC COMPOSITION, USE OF A COSMETIC COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION L'Oréal WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS 1612 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2023
17177770 LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TECHNIQUE Silcotek Corp. SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R 2852 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2021
16249314 SPOOLED ARRANGEMENT AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING A SPOOLED ARRANGEMENT Silcotek Corp. WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 16, 2019

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