Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Novoclaims Patent Services LLC

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

8 pending office actions • 6 clients • 8 examiners • 8 art units • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

NOVOCLAIMS PATENT SERVICES LLC has handled 688 career applications, primarily in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The firm currently has 7 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 94.37 percent, which is a high percentage of successful outcomes relative to its total resolved applications in this field. This historical success rate indicates a strong track record in securing patent grants.

The firm averages 1.56 office actions per allowance. This average of 1.56 office actions per allowance indicates a highly efficient prosecution cycle. The 94.37 percent allowance rate across 688 career applications demonstrates the firm's effectiveness in securing patent grants. Practitioners can use the 7 pending office actions to observe the firm's current prosecution strategies within the Chemistry & Materials sector. These 7 pending matters represent the firm's active engagement in this technical domain.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=688 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.4%
Allowance Rate
n=688
+0.48σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=688
1.6
OAs to Allowance
n=603
-1.23σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=603
784 days
Time to Allowance
n=603
+4.4pp
Interview Lift
n=688
5.8%
RCE Rate
n=688
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=688

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

81.5%
§101 Overcome
n=27
81.9%
§102 Overcome
n=105
77.5%
§103 Overcome
n=173
86.4%
§112 Overcome
n=257

Specialization & Scale

G06F, A61K, A61P
Top CPC Subclasses
7%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=688
0
Practitioners
n=688
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=688 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

5
Hard (62%)
1
Medium (12%)
2
Easy (25%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only1 (12%)
§112 only2 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
38% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
38% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YAZBACK, MAHER 1 77.8% +21.2%
CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1 62.9% +18.6%
RAEVIS, ROBERT R 1 83.3% +15.3%
WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 1 59.3% +60.1%
FORREST, MICHAEL 1 59.6% +13.7%
SHOHATEE, IBRAHIM NAGI 1 71.4% +30.0%
BELAY, DILNESSA B 1 62.6% +24.9%
MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D 1 29.9% +33.1%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18697477 INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 27d
19119760 Optical Device for Detecting the Concentration of Nano-scale Particles and Detection Method Thereof YAZBACK, MAHER —
18844943 CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE RAEVIS, ROBERT R —
18605776 Method of Determining River Nitrous Oxide Emission based on Land-River-Atmosphere Simulation SHOHATEE, IBRAHIM NAGI —
18557121 Preparation Method for Hollow Fiber Inorganic Membrane MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D —

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
18697477 INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 27d
19119760 Optical Device for Detecting the Concentration of Nano-scale Particles and Detection Method Thereof YAZBACK, MAHER —
18864538 Method of Preparing High-Strength, High-Toughness, and Recyclable Fiberboard with Bionic Structure CALANDRA, ANTHONY J —
18844943 CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE RAEVIS, ROBERT R —
18619204 Preparation Method of Spindle-shaped W@CuO Material with Adjustable Included Angle FORREST, MICHAEL —
18605776 Method of Determining River Nitrous Oxide Emission based on Land-River-Atmosphere Simulation SHOHATEE, IBRAHIM NAGI —
18419421 Integrated Components of Heating Element and Control Device for Air Heating Apparatus BELAY, DILNESSA B —
18557121 Preparation Method for Hollow Fiber Inorganic Membrane MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D —

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28771
17481
28551
37811
17381
28571
37611
17181

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19119760 Optical Device for Detecting the Concentration of Nano-scale Particles and Detection Method Thereof Dandong Bettersize Instruments Ltd. YAZBACK, MAHER 2877 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2025
18864538 Method of Preparing High-Strength, High-Toughness, and Recyclable Fiberboard with Bionic Structure Northeast Forestry University CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2024
18844943 CAPACITIVE SENSING FILM, RELATED INTELLIGENT PAPER DIAPER, AND DETECTION SYSTEM DEVICE Sanwa Corporation RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18697477 INTELLIGENT ABSORBENT ARTICLE BASED ON SENSING FILM AND BUILT-IN POCKET AND RELATED DEVICE Sanwa Corporation WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 3781 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 31, 2024
18619204 Preparation Method of Spindle-shaped W@CuO Material with Adjustable Included Angle Zhengzhou University Of Light Industry FORREST, MICHAEL 1738 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18605776 Method of Determining River Nitrous Oxide Emission based on Land-River-Atmosphere Simulation Harbin Institute of Technology SHOHATEE, IBRAHIM NAGI 2857 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18419421 Integrated Components of Heating Element and Control Device for Air Heating Apparatus Guyland Technologies (Hongkong) Limited BELAY, DILNESSA B 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 22, 2024
18557121 Preparation Method for Hollow Fiber Inorganic Membrane Harbin Institute of Technology MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D 1718 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Novoclaims Patent Services LLC's patent allowance rate?

94.4% of resolved applications prosecuted by Novoclaims Patent Services LLC were allowed, across 688 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Novoclaims Patent Services LLC average before allowance?

1.56 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Novoclaims Patent Services LLC have?

8 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 8 examiners in 8 art units.

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