Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
7 pending office actions • 7 clients • 7 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
METROLEX IP LAW GROUP, PLLC - JP has handled 599 career applications in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm currently manages 4 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 87.76 percent. This rate is based on the firm's total career applications within the patent office.
On average, the firm receives 3.04 office actions per allowance. This average of 3.04 office actions per allowance characterizes the firm's typical interaction with the patent office in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems sector. The resolved allowance rate of 87.76 percent across 599 career applications demonstrates the firm's effectiveness.
The 4 pending office actions represent the firm's current active workload. This ongoing activity reflects the firm's commitment to its technical practice area. The combination of career applications and the allowance rate highlights the firm's experience in navigating the patent examination process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 5 (71%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (29%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOROS, KAYLA RENEE | 1 | 74.3% | +7.1% |
| FRY, PATRICK B | 1 | 53.9% | +8.0% |
| RODRIGUEZ, SAUL | 1 | 44.3% | +36.7% |
| MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | 1 | 46.5% | +54.6% |
| COONEY, ADAM A | 1 | 57.8% | +11.0% |
| LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT | 1 | 57.4% | +43.0% |
| WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | 1 | 68.0% | +28.7% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19097903 | DRUG PACKAGING SYSTEM | FRY, PATRICK B | — |
| 18884207 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS | RODRIGUEZ, SAUL | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18289096 | SUPPORT PROVISION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM | COONEY, ADAM A | 5d |
| 18884207 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS | RODRIGUEZ, SAUL | — |
| 18760018 | KNEE JOINT STIMULATION DEVICE | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | — |
| 18712729 | METHOD FOR BONDING POLYIMIDE FILM, BONDING DEVICE, AND BONDED STRUCTURE HAVING POLYIMIDE FILM BONDING PART | LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT | — |
| 18465202 | SURGICAL SYSTEM | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| JOHNAN Corporation | 1 |
| Yuyama | 1 |
| Kawasaki Robotics (Usa), Inc. | 1 |
| Takaaki Hino | 1 |
| KEYSOFT, INC. | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY | 1 |
| MEDICAROID CORPORATION | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3657 | 1 |
| 3652 | 1 |
| 2458 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19166893 | ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM | Johnan Corporation | DOROS, KAYLA RENEE | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2025 |
| 19097903 | DRUG PACKAGING SYSTEM | Yuyama Mfg. Co., Ltd. | FRY, PATRICK B | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 | |
| 18884207 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS | Kawasaki Robotics (Usa), Inc. | RODRIGUEZ, SAUL | 3652 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18760018 | KNEE JOINT STIMULATION DEVICE | Takaaki Hino | MILLER, CHRISTOPHER E | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 | |
| 18289096 | SUPPORT PROVISION DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM | Keysoft, Inc. | COONEY, ADAM A | 2458 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18712729 | METHOD FOR BONDING POLYIMIDE FILM, BONDING DEVICE, AND BONDED STRUCTURE HAVING POLYIMIDE FILM BONDING PART | National University Corporation Okayama University | LAWLER, JOHN VINCENT | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18465202 | SURGICAL SYSTEM | Medicaroid Corporation | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
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