Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Mh2 - Ppc Broadband, Inc.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

18 pending office actions • 1 client • 16 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

MH2 - PPC Broadband, Inc. has managed 738 career applications, with a focus on the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm currently has 10 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 95.83 percent. This rate is based on the firm's total career applications within the patent office.

The firm averages 2.31 office actions per allowance. This average of 2.31 office actions per allowance suggests a specific prosecution path in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. The resolved allowance rate of 95.83 percent across 738 career applications indicates the frequency of successful outcomes.

With 10 pending office actions, the firm continues its work in this technical field. This ongoing activity reflects the firm's commitment to its practice area. 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=738 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

95.8%
Allowance Rate
n=738
+0.46σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=738
2.3
OAs to Allowance
n=415
-0.41σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=415
842 days
Time to Allowance
n=415
-1.0pp
Interview Lift
n=738
19.6%
RCE Rate
n=738
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=738

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.0%
§101 Overcome
n=25
83.0%
§102 Overcome
n=200
84.4%
§103 Overcome
n=205
79.5%
§112 Overcome
n=122

Specialization & Scale

H01R, G02B, H02G
Top CPC Subclasses
70%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=738
0
Practitioners
n=738
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=738 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

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.

11
Hard (61%)
6
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only4 (22%)
§102 only2 (11%)
Double-patenting only1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (61%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
6% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
6
Semiconductors
33% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
11
Business / Other
61% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, CHAU N 2 68.0% +14.1%
TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH 2 60.6% +12.5%
KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 1 68.4% +28.0%
LIU, HENRY Y 1 75.7% +13.0%
RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W 1 72.4% +24.0%
PAK, SUNG H 1 87.8% +11.4%
LEE, LAURA MICHELLE 1 54.9% +30.9%
CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID 1 49.1% +33.3%
LEE, JOHN J 1 92.8% +6.4%
KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD 1 — —

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18830308 PUSHABLE MPO CONNECTOR PAK, SUNG H —
18793371 ENCLOSURE WITH BRACKET CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO ALLOW MOUNTING OF DIFFERENT SIZED TELECOMMUNICATION COMPONENTS IN THE ENCLOSURE LEE, JOHN J —

Hard Cases (11)

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
18242685 ADAPTER BULKHEAD STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO ADAPTERS ON AN ADAPTER HOLDER STAHL, MICHAEL J 41d
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY KRYCINSKI, STANTON L —
19006160 HARDLINE CABLE SPLICE BLOCK HAVING A BIASED CONDUCTOR RECEIVING PORTION STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE NGUYEN, CHAU N —
19005492 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING A COUPLING PORTION THAT IS CONFIGURED TO MOVE RELATIVE TO A CONDUCTING PORTION SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE NGUYEN, CHAU N —
19004653 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING CABLE INTERFACE PORTS THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W —
18823640 FIBER OPTIC CABLE CUTTING TOOL STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT CUTTING OF A CABLE JACKET WITHOUT DAMAGING FIBERS IN THE CABLE JACKET LEE, LAURA MICHELLE —
18798808 CABLE HOLDER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SEALING HOLD DIFFERENT SIZED CABLES CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID —
18787975 FIBER CABLE ENCLOSURE CONFIGURED TO COUPLE WITH AN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL AND PREVENT REMOVAL THEREFROM KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY KRYCINSKI, STANTON L —
19006407 FASTENER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SECURE AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN AN ENCLOSURE QUICKLY WITHOUT USING TOOLS TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY AND SIMPLICITY LIU, HENRY Y —
19006160 HARDLINE CABLE SPLICE BLOCK HAVING A BIASED CONDUCTOR RECEIVING PORTION STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE NGUYEN, CHAU N —
19005492 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING A COUPLING PORTION THAT IS CONFIGURED TO MOVE RELATIVE TO A CONDUCTING PORTION SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE NGUYEN, CHAU N —
19004653 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING CABLE INTERFACE PORTS THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W —
18892999 CABLE RETAINER CONFIGURED TO MAXIMIZE SPACE FOR A CABLE IN A PROFILE TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH —
18830308 PUSHABLE MPO CONNECTOR PAK, SUNG H —
18823640 FIBER OPTIC CABLE CUTTING TOOL STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT CUTTING OF A CABLE JACKET WITHOUT DAMAGING FIBERS IN THE CABLE JACKET LEE, LAURA MICHELLE —

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Belden 18

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28743
41002
17461
28961
28551
28411

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19053627 CABLE CLIP CONFIGURED TO FACILITATE A DESIRED ALIGNMENT OF THE CABLE CLIP RELATIVE TO ANOTHER CABLE CLIP AND PROVIDE ENHANCED INSTALLATION FLEXIBILITY Ppc Broadband, Inc. KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 4100 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
19006407 FASTENER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SECURE AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT IN AN ENCLOSURE QUICKLY WITHOUT USING TOOLS TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY AND SIMPLICITY Ppc Broadband, Inc. LIU, HENRY Y §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2024
19006160 HARDLINE CABLE SPLICE BLOCK HAVING A BIASED CONDUCTOR RECEIVING PORTION STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE Ppc Broadband, Inc. NGUYEN, CHAU N §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
19005492 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING A COUPLING PORTION THAT IS CONFIGURED TO MOVE RELATIVE TO A CONDUCTING PORTION SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE Ppc Broadband, Inc. NGUYEN, CHAU N §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
19004653 CABLE SPLICING DEVICE HAVING CABLE INTERFACE PORTS THAT ARE CONFIGURED TO BE ROTATED RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER SO AS TO IMPROVE INSTALLATION VERSATILITY AND/OR ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE Ppc Broadband, Inc. RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W 1746 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18892999 CABLE RETAINER CONFIGURED TO MAXIMIZE SPACE FOR A CABLE IN A PROFILE Ppc Broadband, Inc. TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18830308 PUSHABLE MPO CONNECTOR Ppc Broadband Fiber Ltd. PAK, SUNG H DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18823640 FIBER OPTIC CABLE CUTTING TOOL STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE CONSISTENT CUTTING OF A CABLE JACKET WITHOUT DAMAGING FIBERS IN THE CABLE JACKET Ppc Broadband, Inc. LEE, LAURA MICHELLE §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2024
18798808 CABLE HOLDER STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO SEALING HOLD DIFFERENT SIZED CABLES Ppc Broadband, Inc. CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 08, 2024
18793371 ENCLOSURE WITH BRACKET CONFIGURED TO ROTATE SO AS TO ALLOW MOUNTING OF DIFFERENT SIZED TELECOMMUNICATION COMPONENTS IN THE ENCLOSURE Ppc Broadband, Inc. LEE, JOHN J §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 02, 2024
18787975 FIBER CABLE ENCLOSURE CONFIGURED TO COUPLE WITH AN OPTICAL NETWORK TERMINAL AND PREVENT REMOVAL THEREFROM Ppc Broadband, Inc. KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18667307 RETAINER FOR A PORT OF AN ENCLOSURE CONFIGURED TO GRIP A CABLE SO AS TO LIMIT TENSION STRAIN ON THE CABLE Ppc Broadband, Inc. KIANNI, KAVEH C 4100 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2024
18586153 CROSS CONNECT RACK WITH CABLE MANAGEMENT PORTIONS CONFIGURED TO PERMIT A USER TO SELECT AND/OR CHANGE THE CONFIGURATION OF THE RACK WITHOUT DISCONNECTING CABLES Ppc Broadband, Inc. TRAN, HOANG Q 2874 §102Other Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2024
18422146 CABLE ADAPTER TRAY WITH SPLIT CABLE ROUTING CHANNEL CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE CABLE MANAGEMENT Ppc Broadband, Inc. TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH 2896 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 25, 2024
18401485 FIBER DISTRIBUTION ENCLOSURE HAVING A SECOND ENCLOSURE THEREIN AND STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO MAINTAIN THE SECOND ENCLOSURE IN A RAISED POSITION SO AS TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCESS TO THE SECOND ENCLOSURE Ppc Broadband, Inc. LEPISTO, RYAN A 2874 §103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2023
18399920 MOISTURE DETECTOR CONFIGURED TO DETECT MOISTURE IN A CABLE Ppc Broadband, Inc. EYASSU, MARRIT 2855 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2023
18399510 COMPOSITE WATER BLOCKING AND SHIELDING TAPE FOR WATER BLOCKING IN A COMPACT CABLE Ppc Broadband, Inc. MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 28, 2023
18242685 ADAPTER BULKHEAD STRUCTURALLY CONFIGURED TO ENHANCE ACCESS TO ADAPTERS ON AN ADAPTER HOLDER Ppc Broadband, Inc. STAHL, MICHAEL J 2874 §102§112 Final Rejection 41d Pending Sep 06, 2023

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