Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Mh2 -Dplg

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

12 pending office actions • 10 clients • 12 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 27 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

MH2 -DPLG has handled 915 career applications, primarily in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm currently manages 9 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 83.24 percent. This rate is based on the firm's total career applications within the patent office.

On average, the firm receives 3.19 office actions per allowance. This metric of 3.19 office actions per allowance provides a baseline for the firm's prosecution cycles in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. The resolved allowance rate of 83.24 percent is derived from the firm's 915 career applications.

With 9 pending office actions, the firm continues to be active in this technical field. This ongoing workload reflects the firm's practice in the patent office. The combination of career applications and the allowance rate highlights the firm's experience in navigating the patent examination process.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=915 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.2%
Allowance Rate
n=915
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=915
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=571
-0.26σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=571
1147 days
Time to Allowance
n=571
+8.2pp
Interview Lift
n=915
21.3%
RCE Rate
n=915
2.0%
Appeal Rate
n=915

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

84.9%
§101 Overcome
n=53
77.1%
§102 Overcome
n=245
79.7%
§103 Overcome
n=409
82.4%
§112 Overcome
n=340

Specialization & Scale

A61B, G01N, A61M
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=915
0
Practitioners
n=915
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=915 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

9
Hard (75%)
2
Medium (17%)
1
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (8%)
§103 only2 (17%)
§112 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
25% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
4
Business / Other
33% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LOGSDON, CHARLES 1 71.7% +11.2%
GOFF II, JOHN L 1 59.5% +31.3%
PHAM, LEDA T 1 74.8% +11.5%
HO, ALLEN C 1 86.9% +17.6%
HAYES, JOVON E 1 84.5% +9.9%
MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1 80.8% +16.6%
LAN, YAN 1 63.1% +21.9%
VO, TU A 1 60.6% +58.9%
SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON 1 70.0% +69.2%
PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 1 58.0% +27.7%

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
18579205 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Unit, Method for Manufacturing Such Unit, and Use Thereof MIGGINS, MICHAEL C —

Hard Cases (9)

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
17560058 Inline Pressure and Temperature Sensor for Cerebral Shunts DAKKAK, JIHAD 45d overdue
18304802 Recessive Photoperiod-Sensitive Genic Male Sterile Gene Ghpsm5 and Use Thereof in Cotton LOGSDON, CHARLES —
19103848 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINATING TWO POLYMERIC COMPONENTS GOFF II, JOHN L —
18958824 X-Ray System for Generating Multi-Spectrum Image Data HO, ALLEN C —
18865086 Mooring Device and Mooring System HAYES, JOVON E —
18579136 Moulded Fiber Container for Dairy Products, Method for Manufacturing Such Container and Use Thereof LAN, YAN —
18468064 Elevated CPR Apparatus and Method for Using the Same VO, TU A —
17642528 Mutant Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Polypeptide, Encoding Gene Thereof and Use Therefor SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON —

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
18304802 Recessive Photoperiod-Sensitive Genic Male Sterile Gene Ghpsm5 and Use Thereof in Cotton LOGSDON, CHARLES —
19103848 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINATING TWO POLYMERIC COMPONENTS GOFF II, JOHN L —
18870664 Multi-Layer Edgewise Coil PHAM, LEDA T —
18958824 X-Ray System for Generating Multi-Spectrum Image Data HO, ALLEN C —
18579205 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Unit, Method for Manufacturing Such Unit, and Use Thereof MIGGINS, MICHAEL C —
18579136 Moulded Fiber Container for Dairy Products, Method for Manufacturing Such Container and Use Thereof LAN, YAN —
18468064 Elevated CPR Apparatus and Method for Using the Same VO, TU A —
17642528 Mutant Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Polypeptide, Encoding Gene Thereof and Use Therefor SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON —

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17822
36151
37851
16631
37831
37811
37331

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18304802 Recessive Photoperiod-Sensitive Genic Male Sterile Gene Ghpsm5 and Use Thereof in Cotton Institute Of Cotton Research Of Caas LOGSDON, CHARLES §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2025
19103848 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LAMINATING TWO POLYMERIC COMPONENTS Bondus Technologies B.V. GOFF II, JOHN L §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
18870664 Multi-Layer Edgewise Coil Tecnotion Assets B.V. PHAM, LEDA T §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 30, 2024
18958824 X-Ray System for Generating Multi-Spectrum Image Data Teledyne Dalsa B.V. HO, ALLEN C §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18865086 Mooring Device and Mooring System Automooring Solutions Ip B.V. HAYES, JOVON E 3615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2024
18579205 Modified Atmosphere Packaging Unit, Method for Manufacturing Such Unit, and Use Thereof Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 12, 2024
18579136 Moulded Fiber Container for Dairy Products, Method for Manufacturing Such Container and Use Thereof Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. LAN, YAN 1782 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 12, 2024
18468064 Elevated CPR Apparatus and Method for Using the Same Care2 Innovations Inc. VO, TU A 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 15, 2023
17642528 Mutant Hydroxyphenylpyruvate Dioxygenase Polypeptide, Encoding Gene Thereof and Use Therefor BEIJING DABEINONG BIOTECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON 1663 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 30, 2022
17638621 Cartridge for Mixing a Liquid Intended for Intracorporeal Use Solstice Pharmaceuticals B.V. PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 25, 2022
17560058 Inline Pressure and Temperature Sensor for Cerebral Shunts Cognos Therapeutics Inc. DAKKAK, JIHAD 3781 §102§103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2021
17260908 Biodegradable and Compostable Food Packaging Unit from a Moulded or Fluff Pulp Material with a Laminated Multi-Layer, and Method for Manufacturing Such Food Packaging Huhtamaki Molded Fiber Technology B.V. KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS 3733 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2021

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