Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Nathan & Associates Patent Agents Ltd.

44 pending office actions • 18 clients • 40 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1446 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.6%
Allowance Rate
n=1446
+0.41σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1446
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=859
-0.57σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=859
758 days
Time to Allowance
n=859
+6.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1446
17.3%
RCE Rate
n=1446
0.1%
Appeal Rate
n=1446

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.5%
§101 Overcome
n=51
74.1%
§102 Overcome
n=398
73.6%
§103 Overcome
n=595
71.4%
§112 Overcome
n=315

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G02B, G03B
Top CPC Subclasses
36%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1446
0
Practitioners
n=1446
Apps / Practitioner
n=1446 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

44
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (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.

21
Hard (48%)
19
Medium (43%)
3
Easy (7%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other1 (2%)
§103 only17 (39%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)19 (43%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
9% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
6
Communications
14% of docket
17
Semiconductors
39% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
14% of docket
9
Business / Other
20% 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.

440 h
Manual time on pending OAs
88 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
154 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ADAMS, EILEEN M 2 86.2% +4.2%
HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2 83.8% +19.0%
YOON, CHANEL J 2 52.9% +39.2%
WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 2 94.3% +9.1%
GARBER, ERIN R 1 82.0% +17.5%
BUI, HUNG S 1 87.3% +10.2%
YODER III, CHRISS S 1 75.1% +21.7%
AURORA, REENA 1 87.1% -13.4%
HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 1 71.1% +16.3%
NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU 1 73.8% +40.3%

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
19206401 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A SMART PANORAMIC IMAGE ADAMS, EILEEN M
19117965 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DARK CURRENT ELIMINATION GARBER, ERIN R
18950238 TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR HALL BAR SENSOR CORRECTION AURORA, REENA

Hard Cases (21)

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
17638239 OLED DISPLAY MODULE AND OLED DISPLAY DEVICE LI, MEIYA 80d overdue
18263180 DISPLAY PANEL WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 23d overdue
18855342 OPHTHALMIC TOOL FOR AB-INTERNO REMOVAL OF OPHTHALMIC TISSUE AND METHOD THEREFOR HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 19d overdue
18571749 VOLTAGE COMPENSATION METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF JOSEPH, DENNIS P 9d
18264423 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 27d
17637538 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOBILE TERMINAL PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH 34d
18522308 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 83d
18263352 BATTERY SHELL ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 84d

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
18855342 OPHTHALMIC TOOL FOR AB-INTERNO REMOVAL OF OPHTHALMIC TISSUE AND METHOD THEREFOR HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 19d overdue
18826321 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D PROFILE MEASUREMENTS USING COLOR FRINGE PROJECTION TECHNIQUES NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU 19d overdue
18264423 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 27d
18964460 FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA SYSTEM YODER III, CHRISS S 36d
18522308 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 83d
19117965 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DARK CURRENT ELIMINATION GARBER, ERIN R
17793420 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BUI, HUNG S
18548106 IMPLANTABLE SENSOR FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING INTRAVASCULAR PRESSURE, SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF YOON, CHANEL J

Client Portfolio (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28973
28133
37912
28781
26381
37711
28771
24861
36751
24651

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19243718 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA WITH AUTOMATIC ADJUSTABLE ZOOM FIELD OF VIEW Corephotonics Ltd. ADAMS, EILEEN M Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2025
19206401 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING A SMART PANORAMIC IMAGE Corephotonics Ltd. ADAMS, EILEEN M §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2025
19117965 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR DARK CURRENT ELIMINATION TriEye Ltd. GARBER, ERIN R 2878 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2025
17793420 FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. BUI, HUNG S §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 28, 2025
18964460 FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA SYSTEM Corephotonics Ltd. YODER III, CHRISS S 2638 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Dec 01, 2024
18950238 TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR HALL BAR SENSOR CORRECTION Corephotonics Ltd. AURORA, REENA DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 18, 2024
18855342 OPHTHALMIC TOOL FOR AB-INTERNO REMOVAL OF OPHTHALMIC TISSUE AND METHOD THEREFOR Mor Research Applications Ltd. HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 3771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18826321 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR 3D PROFILE MEASUREMENTS USING COLOR FRINGE PROJECTION TECHNIQUES National Sun Yat-Sen University NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU 2877 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2024
18822328 METHOD OF PAYLOAD ESTIMATION AND ROBOT ARM SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME Delta Electronics, Inc. BUTLER, KEVIN C §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2024
18808006 VIDEO SUPPORT IN A MULTI-APERTURE MOBILE CAMERA WITH A SCANNING ZOOM CAMERA Corephotonics Ltd. BOYLAN, JAMES T 2486 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 18, 2024
18800080 LOCK MECHANISM Zippsafe AG WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY 3675 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 11, 2024
18744647 WIRELESS NETWORK-BASED POSTURE DETECTION METHOD, DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Oupiin Electronic(Kunshan) Co., Ltd. ALSOMIRI, MAJDI A 2465 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2024
17610523 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SPLICING SCREEN, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Emiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. ARROYO, TERESA M §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 18, 2024
17293521 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. YI, CHANGHYUN §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2024
17610525 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Display Technology Co., Ltd. TRICE III, WILLIAM CLARENCE §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18415869 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TEACHING THE CREATION OF AN OBJECT OF THE VISUAL ARTS Simply Ltd. EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 3715 §101§102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 18, 2024
18544509 CURVED DISPLAY PANEL AND CURVED DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 1783 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 19, 2023
18571749 VOLTAGE COMPENSATION METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2621 §102§103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Dec 19, 2023
18542849 ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILMS, METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY PANELS Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT 2871 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18542704 DRIVING BACKPLANE AND DISPLAY PANEL Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. BRASFIELD, QUINTON A 2814 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2023
18565169 PREPARATION METHOD FOR QLED DEVICE, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS TCL Technology Group Corporation CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y 2628 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18522308 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2897 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 83d Pending Nov 29, 2023
18522478 DISPLAY PANEL, TILED DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANEL Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. HAN, JONATHAN 2818 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 29, 2023
18564720 METAL OXIDE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE TCL Technology Group Corporation MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18563388 HIGH FREQUENCY SENSITIVE NEURAL NETWORK Ramot AT Tel-Aviv University Ltd. DANG, PHILIP §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 22, 2023
18517305 DISPLAY PANEL Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2023
18548106 IMPLANTABLE SENSOR FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING INTRAVASCULAR PRESSURE, SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID SENSOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THEREOF UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2023
18447497 VIRTUAL, AUGMENTED OR MIXED REALITY INSTRUMENT TEACHING SYSTEM AND METHOD Simply Ltd. COBB, MICHAEL J 2615 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 10, 2023
18264423 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2897 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Aug 06, 2023
18263723 DISPLAY PANEL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR TCL Technology Group Corporation WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 2813 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 01, 2023
18263352 BATTERY SHELL ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Eve Power Co., Ltd. ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 1752 §102§103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18263180 DISPLAY PANEL TCL Technology Group Corporation WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 2813 §103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18344929 POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES Shenzhen Honor Electronic Co.,Ltd LEWIS, MONICA 2800 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2023
18253926 ARRAY SUBSTRATES, DISPLAY PANELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ARRAY SUBSTRATES Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH 2817 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2023
17618556 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. WATTS, JEREMY DANIEL 2897 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 04, 2023
17603063 QUANTUM DOT COLOR FILTER SUBSTRATE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND QUANTUM DOT DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N 2875 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 02, 2023
18083480 TETRAHYDRONAPHTHALENE-BASED ORGANIC COMPOUND, MIXTURE, COMPOSITION, AND ORGANIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. VISCONTI, GERALDINA 1737 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2022
17912622 SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING BLACK ICE AND WATER ON ROADS TriEye Ltd. BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES 3645 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Sep 19, 2022
17910799 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DISTRIBUTED POWER SUPPLY MODULES AND ELECTRONIC TERMINAL Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. SCHNIREL, ANDREW B 2625 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2022
17773059 PIXEL DRIVING METHOD, DEVICE THEREOF, AND DISPLAY PANEL THEREOF Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. TUNG, DAVID 2622 §102 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2022
17638239 OLED DISPLAY MODULE AND OLED DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semicondustor Display Technology Co., Ltd. LI, MEIYA 2811 §103§112 Non-Final OA 80d overdue Pending Feb 25, 2022
17638219 NOVEL PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASER TriEye Ltd. HAGAN, SEAN P 2828 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 25, 2022
17637538 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MOBILE TERMINAL Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH 2893 §102§103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 23, 2022
17464715 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SKIN LIQUID LEVELS ESTIMATION TriEye Ltd. YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §101 Final Rejection Pending Sep 02, 2021

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