Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Nathan & Associates Patent Agents Ltd.

39 pending office actions • 13 clients • 38 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 158 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

39
Total Pending OAs
25
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

14
Overdue
3
Due this week
10
Due this month
8
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. 38 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (14)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (10)Due ≤ 60 days (8)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.

1
Hard (3%)
36
Medium (92%)
2
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only32 (82%)
§102 only4 (10%)
§112 only2 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
10% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
7
Communications
18% of docket
20
Semiconductors
51% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
15% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

390 h
Manual time on pending OAs
78 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
136 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2 83.7% +19.1%
FISSEL, TRAVIS S 1 76.4% +10.6%
MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU 1 74.4% +8.8%
SNYDER, ADAM J 1 69.6% +18.8%
YODER III, CHRISS S 1 75.1% +21.5%
HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 1 70.0% +14.1%
LEE, NATHANIEL J. 1 63.2% +22.0%
QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 1 82.5% +11.6%
NGUYEN, KEMAYA DEANN HUU 1 74.4% +40.0%
BOYLAN, JAMES T 1 62.7% +11.6%

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
18264423 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 27d
18830896 DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 36d
18522308 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 83d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18153389 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SINGING TEACHING AND/OR VOCAL TRAINING LESSON BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 29d

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
18885776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN ELECTRON COIL MAGNET LEE, NATHANIEL J. 44d overdue
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
19289013 LARGE APERTURE CONTINUOUS ZOOM FOLDED TELE CAMERAS FISSEL, TRAVIS S 2d overdue
17793402 FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SNYDER, ADAM J 15d
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
18830896 DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 36d

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28723
28753
37153
28122
28972
26231
26381
37711
28771
24861

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19289013 LARGE APERTURE CONTINUOUS ZOOM FOLDED TELE CAMERAS Corephotonics Ltd. FISSEL, TRAVIS S 2872 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2025
19218688 FOLDED CAMERA LENS DESIGNS Corephotonics Ltd. MEBRAHTU, EPHREM ZERU 2872 §103 Final Rejection 50d Pending May 27, 2025
17793402 FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. SNYDER, ADAM J 2623 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Dec 02, 2024
18964460 FRAME SYNCHRONIZATION IN A DUAL-APERTURE CAMERA SYSTEM Corephotonics Ltd. YODER III, CHRISS S 2638 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Dec 01, 2024
18855342 OPHTHALMIC TOOL FOR AB-INTERNO REMOVAL OF OPHTHALMIC TISSUE AND METHOD THEREFOR Mor Research Applications Ltd. HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 3771 §112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18885776 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING AN ELECTRON COIL MAGNET VACON Ltd. LEE, NATHANIEL J. 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2024
18830896 DISPLAY PANELS AND DISPLAY DEVICES Guangzhou China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Sep 11, 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 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Sep 06, 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
18655431 SYSTEMS AND CAMERAS FOR TILTING A FOCAL PLANE OF A SUPER-MACRO IMAGE Corephotonics Ltd. WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y 2872 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending May 06, 2024
18422036 TARGET SYSTEM Bagira Systems Ltd. ALVESTEFFER, STEPHEN D 3715 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Jan 25, 2024
18572868 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Xiamen Extremely Pq Display Technology Co., Ltd. ASSOUMAN, HERVE-LOUIS Y 2812 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Dec 21, 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 §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 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Dec 18, 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 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Nov 29, 2023
18509344 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. PATEL, REEMA 2812 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Nov 15, 2023
18557930 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY PANEL TCL Technology Group Corporation TAYLOR, EARL N 2896 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Oct 28, 2023
18491773 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND MOBILE TERMINAL Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. DIAZ, JOSE 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 22, 2023
17289301 ARRAY SUBSTRATE, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY PANEL TCL China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. WARREN, MATTHEW E 2817 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Oct 19, 2023
18546294 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DISPLAY PANEL Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. NEUPANE, KRISHNA P. 2629 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18264423 DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN 2897 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 06, 2023
18263356 DISPLAY PANEL TCL Technology Group Corporation YEMELYANOV, DMITRIY 2891 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18263352 BATTERY SHELL ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Eve Power Co., Ltd. ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18263180 DISPLAY PANEL TCL Technology Group Corporation WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 2813 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18255909 BEAMS, BATTERY RACKS, AND BETTERY PACK ASSEMBLIES Eve Power Co., Ltd. YOON, KEVIN E 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 57d Pending Jun 05, 2023
18254870 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY TERMINAL Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. OH, JAEHWAN 2899 §102 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending May 29, 2023
18253930 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFRARED SENSING TriEye Ltd. WERNER, DAVID N 2487 §112 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending May 23, 2023
18253784 DISPLAY DEVICES AND WATCHES INCLUDING THE SAME Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. JOHNSTON, KEVIN ANDREW 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 21, 2023
18161039 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AUXILIARY INFORMATION TO DISPLAYED MUSICAL NOTATIONS Simply Ltd. UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Jan 28, 2023
18153389 DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SINGING TEACHING AND/OR VOCAL TRAINING LESSON Simply Ltd. BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jan 12, 2023
18085637 INSTANT NUCLEIC ACID TEST METHOD AND TEST KIT FOR PATHOGENIC MUTANTS Shenzhen Institute Of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy Of Sciences LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS 1652 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Dec 21, 2022
17988118 ORGANIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT, AND DISPLAY PANEL Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. YANG, JAY LEE 1786 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Nov 16, 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 Final Rejection 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 Non-Final OA 80d overdue 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 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 23, 2022
17633205 WEAPON TRAINING ASSEMBLY Bagira Systems Ltd. GEBREMICHAEL, BRUK A 3715 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2022

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