Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Miller, Canfield, Paddock And Stone

16 pending office actions • 8 clients • 16 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1759 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1759
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1759
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=984
-0.39σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=984
1014 days
Time to Allowance
n=984
+3.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1759
15.2%
RCE Rate
n=1759
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1759

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.0%
§101 Overcome
n=35
79.8%
§102 Overcome
n=372
80.1%
§103 Overcome
n=512
83.2%
§112 Overcome
n=369

Specialization & Scale

B60N, Y10T, B60R
Top CPC Subclasses
21%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1759
0
Practitioners
n=1759
Apps / Practitioner
n=1759 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
3
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.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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 (3)

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.

10
Hard (62%)
6
Medium (38%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (6%)
§103 only3 (19%)
§102 only3 (19%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (56%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
12% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
9
Business / Other
56% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PADUA, NICO LAUREN 1 14.3% +30.7%
DYER, ANDREW R 1 59.9% +38.9%
HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R 1 83.9% +7.9%
HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE 1 66.7% +31.2%
TRAN, JULIA C 1 62.4% +28.1%
WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 1 82.5% +17.8%
ABRAHAM, TANIA 1 72.5% +17.1%
BELLINGER, JASON R 1 69.9% +18.6%
NELSON JR, MILTON 1 84.6% +5.6%
SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER 1 83.5% +13.0%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18992528 DRAPER TRACK HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R
18869968 CUSHION FRAME MODULE FOR SEAT WITH ULTRA COMFORT POSITION WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
18853389 HIGH LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH DISC RECLINER NELSON JR, MILTON

Hard Cases (10)

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
17771242 MANUFACTURE OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH ISOCYANATE RESIN SERGENT, RABON A 126d overdue
18024791 DRAPER HEADER WITH TENSION DRAPER TRACK ASSEMBLY MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 37d overdue
19223677 Video-Assisted networking Platforms and Methods of Networking Using the Same PADUA, NICO LAUREN
19092768 PRECISION CULTIVATOR WITH VISION GUIDANCE DYER, ANDREW R
18873645 CONFIGURATION OF A ROW CROP CULTIVATOR ROW UNIT TRAN, JULIA C
18870015 MODULAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR SWIVEL MECHANISM ABRAHAM, TANIA
18865212 ALLOY WHEEL WITH TINTED OVERCOATING BELLINGER, JASON R
18839647 RAIL VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD-RAIL VEHICLE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE TRACKS, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER

Interview Candidates (8)

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
19223677 Video-Assisted networking Platforms and Methods of Networking Using the Same PADUA, NICO LAUREN
19092768 PRECISION CULTIVATOR WITH VISION GUIDANCE DYER, ANDREW R
18985430 SKID SHOE POSITION CONTROL LOGIC HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE
18873645 CONFIGURATION OF A ROW CROP CULTIVATOR ROW UNIT TRAN, JULIA C
18869968 CUSHION FRAME MODULE FOR SEAT WITH ULTRA COMFORT POSITION WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT
18870015 MODULAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR SWIVEL MECHANISM ABRAHAM, TANIA
18865212 ALLOY WHEEL WITH TINTED OVERCOATING BELLINGER, JASON R
18839647 RAIL VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD-RAIL VEHICLE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE TRACKS, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
41001
36621
17151
36361
37471
28581
36711
17651

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19223677 Video-Assisted networking Platforms and Methods of Networking Using the Same Oliv Network Inc. PADUA, NICO LAUREN 4100 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
19092768 PRECISION CULTIVATOR WITH VISION GUIDANCE MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. DYER, ANDREW R 3662 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2025
18992528 DRAPER TRACK MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. HUTCHINS, CATHLEEN R §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2025
18985430 SKID SHOE POSITION CONTROL LOGIC MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. HARTMANN, ERIN MARIE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2024
18873645 CONFIGURATION OF A ROW CROP CULTIVATOR ROW UNIT MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. TRAN, JULIA C §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 10, 2024
18869968 CUSHION FRAME MODULE FOR SEAT WITH ULTRA COMFORT POSITION Magna Seating Inc. WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2024
18870015 MODULAR CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR SWIVEL MECHANISM Magna Seating Inc. ABRAHAM, TANIA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2024
18865212 ALLOY WHEEL WITH TINTED OVERCOATING Superior Industries International Inc. BELLINGER, JASON R 1715 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 12, 2024
18853389 HIGH LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH DISC RECLINER David M. Runde NELSON JR, MILTON 3636 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 01, 2024
18839647 RAIL VEHICLE, IN PARTICULAR ROAD-RAIL VEHICLE, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO CHANGE TRACKS, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD Nt Innovation Ohg SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2024
18807889 INTEGRATED ROW GUIDANCE SYSTEM MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. PEZZUTO, ROBERT ERIC §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2024
18807797 ZONE GROUND FORCE SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. MITCHELL, JOEL F §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2024
18382118 ALIGNING A GRAIN CART TO ANOTHER VEHICLE MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. KRAFT, LOGAN M 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Oct 20, 2023
18272149 PLANT CULTIVATION DEVICE 4S Aachen GmbH NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A 2858 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 13, 2023
18024791 DRAPER HEADER WITH TENSION DRAPER TRACK ASSEMBLY MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. MARTINEZ, JOSE ANTONIO 3671 §102§103 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Mar 06, 2023
17771242 MANUFACTURE OF FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH ISOCYANATE RESIN Trimer Technologies LLC SERGENT, RABON A 1765 §103§112 Final Rejection 126d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2022

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