Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Nolte Lackenbach Siegel

25 pending office actions • 13 clients • 25 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 100 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 25 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
11
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. 25 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (11)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.

3
Hard (12%)
18
Medium (72%)
2
Easy (8%)
2
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (12%)
§103 only13 (52%)
§102 only5 (20%)
§112 only2 (8%)
No statute on record2 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
12% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
4
Communications
16% of docket
4
Semiconductors
16% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
48% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LE, LINH GIANG 1 65.9% -4.7%
NGUYEN, TAI T 1 84.6% +17.4%
NGUYEN, AN T 1 67.8% +18.5%
RUSHING, MARK S 1 76.6% +24.4%
CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 1 84.0% +8.8%
LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN 1 60.4% +42.2%
SAHAND, SANA 1 62.3% +26.9%
ZAKARIA, AKM 1 82.4% +16.2%
NAJARIAN, LENA 1 38.5% +39.6%
CHOWDHURY, NIGAR 1 68.8% +17.1%

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
18986107 GENERATING OVERLAYED SOUNDS TO DETER PERPETRATION OF AN EVENT NGUYEN, TAI T 23d overdue
18734983 SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR WITH PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITANCE ZAKARIA, AKM 13d
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 28d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18444331 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 9d
18213188 MINIMIZATION OF ECG INTERFERENCE IN PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS JOHNSON, NICOLE F 46d
19052046 METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR USING A SELF-DESCRIBING MODULE FOR UPDATING DATA IN A MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICE LE, LINH GIANG 50d

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
18591868 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DETERRENCE TECHNIQUES FOR SECURITY AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS CHOWDHURY, NIGAR 309d overdue
18986107 GENERATING OVERLAYED SOUNDS TO DETER PERPETRATION OF AN EVENT NGUYEN, TAI T 23d overdue
18649128 IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM NAJARIAN, LENA 16d overdue
18724229 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONS SAHAND, SANA 11d overdue
18734983 SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR WITH PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITANCE ZAKARIA, AKM 13d
18926565 Systems and Methods of Deterrence Using Intruder Mobile Device RUSHING, MARK S 22d
18790663 YARN WITH INITIAL LOOPED PORTION TO BYPASS NEED FOR CASTING-ON LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN 23d
18937398 Determining Actions of a System Based on Approaching Entity NGUYEN, AN T 76d

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37965
26862
36861
26851
26891
28411
37321
28581
36871
24841

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19052046 METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR USING A SELF-DESCRIBING MODULE FOR UPDATING DATA IN A MEDICAL MONITORING DEVICE Draeger Medical Systems, Inc. LE, LINH GIANG 3686 §101 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Feb 12, 2025
18986107 GENERATING OVERLAYED SOUNDS TO DETER PERPETRATION OF AN EVENT Vivint, Inc. NGUYEN, TAI T 2685 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2024
18937398 Determining Actions of a System Based on Approaching Entity Vivint, Inc. NGUYEN, AN T 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Nov 05, 2024
18926565 Systems and Methods of Deterrence Using Intruder Mobile Device Vivint, Inc. RUSHING, MARK S 2689 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18824472 SYSTEMS, MONITOR MOUNTS AND MONITORS DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA CUNNINGHAM, XANTHIA C 2841 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 04, 2024
18790663 YARN WITH INITIAL LOOPED PORTION TO BYPASS NEED FOR CASTING-ON Orchard Yarn And Thread Company, Inc. LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jul 31, 2024
18724229 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF PATIENTS AND DISPLAYING CUSTOMIZABLE PARAMETER CONFIGURATIONS DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA SAHAND, SANA 3796 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2024
18734983 SOIL MOISTURE SENSOR WITH PARALLEL PLATE CAPACITANCE Homedigy Inc. ZAKARIA, AKM 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jun 05, 2024
18649128 IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM USING AN IMAGER CODE SCANNER AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA NAJARIAN, LENA 3687 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2024
18591868 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DETERRENCE TECHNIQUES FOR SECURITY AND AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Vivint, Inc. CHOWDHURY, NIGAR 2484 §103 Non-Final OA 309d overdue Pending Feb 29, 2024
18444331 ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18386921 CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT WITH BRAKING RESISTOR AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATION Semikron Danfoss Elektronik GmbH & Co. Kg ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S 2846 §102 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18484421 DISASTER DETECTION AND RECOVERY Vivint, Inc. WARDEN, MICHAEL J 3694 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Oct 10, 2023
18368275 Modular Monitor Mount DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA DUCKWORTH, BRADLEY 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18238888 ANTITHEFT PARCEL DELIVERY DOOR SYSTEM Glasscraft Door Company KADING, JOSHUA A 3993 Other Final Rejection 14d Pending Aug 28, 2023
18224256 CYCLIC METAL PALLADIUM DIMER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Guangxi Minzu University PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 20, 2023
18213188 MINIMIZATION OF ECG INTERFERENCE IN PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS Dragerwerk AG & Co., Kgaa JOHNSON, NICOLE F 3796 §101 Final Rejection 46d Pending Jun 22, 2023
18140388 POTTED ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT Semikron Elektronik GmbH &Co.Kg HIBBERT, DANIEL JOHNATHAN 2899 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18127421 USE OF GABAA RECEPTOR AS TARGET IN PREPARATION OR SCREENING OF DRUG FOR LOWERING BLOOD LIPID LEVEL, TREATING OBESITY, AND/OR IMPROVING METABOLISM Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School Of Medicine BERRY, LAYLA D 1693 §102 Non-Final OA 196d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2023
18177105 TECHNIQUES FOR A SMART MONITORING SYSTEM Vivint, Inc. ALUNKAL, THOMAS D 2686 §102 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2023
17801763 ALUMINUM-ION BATTERY USING ALUMINUM CHLORIDE/TRIMETHYLAMINE IONIC LIQUID AS ELECTROLYTE The Governing Council of the University of Toronto WEINER, LAURA S 1723 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Aug 23, 2022
17876738 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCARDIOGRAM ("ECG") SIGNAL ANALYSIS AND ARTIFACT DETECTION DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2022
17636829 IMAGING DEVICE, TREATMENT DEVICE, AND IMAGING METHOD Shimadzu Corporation SCHMITT, BENJAMIN ALLYN 3796 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 18, 2022
17527132 AUTOMATIC PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA VARGAS, ANNA ELIZABETH 3783 §103 Final Rejection 79d Pending Nov 15, 2021
17287668 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF MAMMAL SUBJECT AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Northwestern University HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER 3796 Other Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 22, 2021

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