Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
10 pending office actions • 4 clients • 9 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MEREK, BLACKMON & VOORHEES, LLC manages a portfolio of 1072 career applications in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm has established a resolved allowance rate of 84.97 percent. This success is achieved with an average of 2.83 office actions per allowance.
The firm currently has 8 pending office actions. Given the volume of 1072 career applications, these matters represent the current active workload. The average of 2.83 office actions per allowance suggests that the firm navigates the 84.97 percent resolved allowance rate efficiently. Practitioners can rely on this extensive history in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems area when addressing the 8 pending office actions. The firm's track record provides a significant data set for evaluating future prosecution outcomes.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (10%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNY, DANIEL J | 2 | 61.8% | +21.9% |
| KATCHEVES, BASIL S | 1 | 72.2% | +17.4% |
| FONSECA, JESSIE T | 1 | 68.0% | +18.8% |
| DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 1 | 45.7% | +26.8% |
| MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 1 | 70.1% | +10.8% |
| TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 1 | 66.7% | +27.8% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 1 | 71.2% | +17.2% |
| ROYCE, LIAM A | 1 | 65.6% | +22.1% |
| BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1 | 76.5% | +30.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18098583 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING IMPURITIES IN A WASHING FLUID FROM CLOGGING AN UNDERDRAIN AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CLOGGING OF THE UNDERDRAIN AND/OR MONITORING THE APPARATUS | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 30d overdue |
| 18443814 | Weatherproofing assembly for use with a group of roof windows comprising at least two roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 15d overdue |
| 18442183 | Packed flashing assembly for use with a group of roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | FERENCE, JAMES M | 10d overdue |
| 18594731 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TESTING A FILTER | MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 8d |
| 18209395 | Systems for Removing Sludge from or Distributing Fluids in Sludge or Waste Collection Vessels | ROYCE, LIAM A | 69d |
| 18974000 | Flashing member, roof structure and method of adapting a flashing member for covering a gap | KATCHEVES, BASIL S | — |
| 18972343 | Cover assembly and a method for interconnecting cover members | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| 18755416 | Flashing member and a method for making a flashing member | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18098583 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING IMPURITIES IN A WASHING FLUID FROM CLOGGING AN UNDERDRAIN AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CLOGGING OF THE UNDERDRAIN AND/OR MONITORING THE APPARATUS | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 30d overdue |
| 18443814 | Weatherproofing assembly for use with a group of roof windows comprising at least two roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 15d overdue |
| 18442183 | Packed flashing assembly for use with a group of roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | FERENCE, JAMES M | 10d overdue |
| 18594731 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TESTING A FILTER | MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 8d |
| 18209395 | Systems for Removing Sludge from or Distributing Fluids in Sludge or Waste Collection Vessels | ROYCE, LIAM A | 69d |
| 18974000 | Flashing member, roof structure and method of adapting a flashing member for covering a gap | KATCHEVES, BASIL S | — |
| 18972343 | Cover assembly and a method for interconnecting cover members | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| 18755416 | Flashing member and a method for making a flashing member | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| VKR Holding A/S | 6 |
| ROBERTS MARKETING DE, INC. | 2 |
| 1293473 Ontario Limited | 1 |
| HAMILTON ASSOCIATES, INC. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3633 | 2 |
| 3635 | 2 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 1777 | 1 |
| 1713 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18974000 | Flashing member, roof structure and method of adapting a flashing member for covering a gap | Vkr Holding A/S | KATCHEVES, BASIL S | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 | |
| 18972343 | Cover assembly and a method for interconnecting cover members | Vkr Holding A/S | FONSECA, JESSIE T | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 | |
| 18755416 | Flashing member and a method for making a flashing member | Vkr Holding A/S | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18755564 | Flashing member and a method for making a flashing member | Vkr Holding A/S | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18610987 | HOOKAH SUBASSEMBLY AND COMPONENTS OF THE SUBASSEMBLY | 1293473 Ontario Limited | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18594731 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TESTING A FILTER | Hamilton Associates, Inc. | MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 2855 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18443814 | Weatherproofing assembly for use with a group of roof windows comprising at least two roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | Vkr Holding A/S | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18442183 | Packed flashing assembly for use with a group of roof windows and a method for weatherproofing a group of roof windows | Vkr Holding A/S | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18209395 | Systems for Removing Sludge from or Distributing Fluids in Sludge or Waste Collection Vessels | Roberts Marketing De, Inc. | ROYCE, LIAM A | 1777 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18098583 | APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING IMPURITIES IN A WASHING FLUID FROM CLOGGING AN UNDERDRAIN AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING CLOGGING OF THE UNDERDRAIN AND/OR MONITORING THE APPARATUS | Roberts Marketing De, Inc. | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
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