Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Onello & Mello P.C.

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

36 pending office actions • 19 clients • 36 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Onello & Mello P.C. works in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and has 38 pending office actions across 3270 career applications. The resolved allowance rate is 87.14%, so the recorded outcomes show allowance in a substantial majority of resolved matters.

The practice averages 3.08 office actions per allowance. That figure gives prosecutors a concrete planning measure for amendment and response activity, while the pending docket signals that current prosecution management remains material. The application history also provides a broad base for interpreting the outcome rate.

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

Quality Metrics (n=3270 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.1%
Allowance Rate
n=3270
+0.46σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3270
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=2364
-0.10σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2364
988 days
Time to Allowance
n=2364
+7.3pp
Interview Lift
n=3270
22.3%
RCE Rate
n=3270
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=3270

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.6%
§101 Overcome
n=158
81.5%
§102 Overcome
n=1078
81.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1605
83.2%
§112 Overcome
n=772

Specialization & Scale

H01L, H10D, H10W
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3270
0
Practitioners
n=3270
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=3270 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

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.

18
Hard (50%)
17
Medium (47%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (8%)
§103 only11 (31%)
§102 only4 (11%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (42%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
3
Communications
8% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
28
Mechanical / Eng
78% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DHARIA, PRABODH M 1 85.6% +5.5%
MCGRATH, ERIN E 1 60.3% +28.4%
IJAZ, MUHAMMAD 1 74.3% +24.5%
PETERS, BRIAN O 1 72.9% +16.2%
OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE 1 75.6% +27.8%
BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 1 89.0% +15.6%
OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 1 14.3% +85.7%
OSIFADE, IDOWU O 1 81.5% +12.3%
TEHRANI, DANIEL 1 60.9% +41.9%
KURPLE, KARL 1 52.0% +63.3%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19278606 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A 3D-PRINT DATA SET OF A DENTAL MODEL STRUCTURE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, DENTAL MODEL STRUCTURE, MOUNTING PLATE AND DENTAL MODEL SYSTEM DHARIA, PRABODH M —
18953501 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE AND DENSITY OF A LESION FROM A MEDICAL IMAGING SCAN OSIFADE, IDOWU O —

Hard Cases (19)

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
18291340 TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEM SZUMNY, JONATHON A 97d overdue
18560784 SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS DUBOSE, LAUREN 35d overdue
18504927 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINITION OF A ZONE OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR WITH A CONTINUUM OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SAME MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 8d overdue
18862690 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPLEX RUNTIME PATH NETWORKS FROM INCOMPLETE DEMONSTRATION OF TRAINED ACTIVITIES BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 22d
18881460 TIDAL TURBINE PETERS, BRIAN O —
19000867 OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POINT CLOUDS USING FIXED SCALE (FS) IMAGES OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE —
18975477 ROBOTIC VEHICLE FORKS-ENGAGED SENSOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL —
18870807 CARDIAC TREATMENT SYSTEM OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE —

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
19214411 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COSMETIC SKIN RESURFACING MCGRATH, ERIN E —
19179241 RAIL END MOUNT AND METHODS OF USE IJAZ, MUHAMMAD —
18881460 TIDAL TURBINE PETERS, BRIAN O —
19000867 OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POINT CLOUDS USING FIXED SCALE (FS) IMAGES OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE —
18975477 ROBOTIC VEHICLE FORKS-ENGAGED SENSOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL —
18870807 CARDIAC TREATMENT SYSTEM OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE —
18953501 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE AND DENSITY OF A LESION FROM A MEDICAL IMAGING SCAN OSIFADE, IDOWU O —
18948611 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING PATIENT INFORMATION TEHRANI, DANIEL —

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37925
36653
37712
37962
37942
26291
36311
37111
26681
36551

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19278606 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A 3D-PRINT DATA SET OF A DENTAL MODEL STRUCTURE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, DENTAL MODEL STRUCTURE, MOUNTING PLATE AND DENTAL MODEL SYSTEM Sam Prazisionstechnik GmbH DHARIA, PRABODH M 2629 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2025
19214411 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COSMETIC SKIN RESURFACING Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. MCGRATH, ERIN E 3771 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2025
19179241 RAIL END MOUNT AND METHODS OF USE Zipwall, Llc. IJAZ, MUHAMMAD 3631 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2025
18881460 TIDAL TURBINE Tidal Technologies Limited PETERS, BRIAN O 3711 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 06, 2025
19000867 OBJECT DETECTION AND LOCALIZATION FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) POINT CLOUDS USING FIXED SCALE (FS) IMAGES Seegrid Corporation OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE 2668 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 24, 2024
18975477 ROBOTIC VEHICLE FORKS-ENGAGED SENSOR AND METHOD OF USING SAME Seegrid Corporation BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 3655 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18870807 CARDIAC TREATMENT SYSTEM Maxwell Biomedical, Inc. OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 3792 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18953501 METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE SIZE AND DENSITY OF A LESION FROM A MEDICAL IMAGING SCAN Brainomix Limited OSIFADE, IDOWU O 2675 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2024
18948611 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING PATIENT INFORMATION Enchannel Medical, Ltd. TEHRANI, DANIEL 3792 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18863450 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CURING A WET COATING APPLIED TO A SUBSTRATE Andrew Legault KURPLE, KARL 1717 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18938585 ABLATION SYSTEM WITH FORCE CONTROL Acutus Medical, Inc. ROANE, AARON F 3792 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18862690 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING COMPLEX RUNTIME PATH NETWORKS FROM INCOMPLETE DEMONSTRATION OF TRAINED ACTIVITIES Seegrid Corporation BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 3665 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Nov 04, 2024
18852369 A SYSTEM FOR AMRS THAT LEVERAGES PRIORS WHEN LOCALIZING AND MANIPULATING INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE Seegrid Corporation RINK, RYAN J 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2024
18897407 ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE WITH LOW POWER DATA TRANSMISSION FROM TRANSDUCER TO SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF TRANSMISSION Savord Technologies LLC SHAFQAT, AMY JEANETTE 3798 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2024
18841016 FORESTRY MULCHING ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE Quadco Inc. RAHMAN, MD ARIFUR 3725 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18813140 SELF-CLOSING ENTRYWAY FOR DOOR-FRAME Zipwall, LLC SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A 3634 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Aug 23, 2024
18773727 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE GEOMETRIC DETERMINATION OF ELECTRICAL DIPOLE DENSITIES ON THE CARDIAC WALL Enchannel Medical, Ltd. DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 16, 2024
18723611 A HYBRID, CONTEXT-AWARE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM FOR GROUND VEHICLES Seegrid Corporation LEVY, MERRITT E 3663 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18723598 AUTOMATED IDENTIFICATION OF POTENTIAL OBSTRUCTIONS IN A TARGETED DROP ZONE Seegrid Corporation CHANDRASIRI, UPUL PRIYADARSHAN 3665 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18291340 TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEM Enchannel Medical, Ltd. SZUMNY, JONATHON A 3686 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 97d overdue Pending Jan 23, 2024
18569761 LABEL AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING THE AUTHENTICITY OF ITEMS AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING AUTHENTICITY OF ITEMS Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 3637 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2023
17928717 A SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING AN ARRANGEMENT OF FILES Cser Ventures, LLC AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §102 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18527669 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL FLOW AUTOMATION Seegrid Corporation THOMPSON, JOSEPH LEIGH 3665 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2023
18526538 CONFIGURING A SYSTEM THAT HANDLES UNCERTAINTY WITH HUMAN AND LOGIC COLLABORATION IN A MATERIAL FLOW AUTOMATION SOLUTION Seegrid Corporation DELIGI, VANESSA LIMA 3627 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 01, 2023
18524217 HYBRID AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM AND HUMAN INTEGRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Seegrid Corporation KHATIB, RAMI 3669 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 30, 2023
18560784 SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 §102§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2023
18504927 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFINITION OF A ZONE OF DYNAMIC BEHAVIOR WITH A CONTINUUM OF POSSIBLE ACTIONS AND LOCATIONS WITHIN THE SAME Seegrid Corporation MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 §102§112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2023
18277446 A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE HAVING A DESIRED APPEARANCE Alpha Solar Technologies Pty Ltd. MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK 1726 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 16, 2023
17785973 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AT LEAST ONE CUTTING PATTERN FOR AN ARTICLE OF CLOTHING TO BE PRODUCED INDIVIDUALLY FOR A CUSTOMER Scannery GmbH MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN 2189 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2023
17599848 SLEEP SYSTEM Roomie Incorporated GINES, GEORGE SAMUEL 3673 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Feb 02, 2023
17925821 PACING AND SENSING DEVICES AND CONTROL SYSTEM Maxwell Biomedical, Inc. WU, TONG E 3796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 16, 2022
17921724 SHORT-WAVE INFRARED AND MID-WAVE INFRARED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Polyvalor, Limited Partnership YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S 2893 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2022
17908002 CARDIAC PACING DEVICE Maxwell Biomedical, Inc. ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG 3796 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 30, 2022
17887779 EXPANDABLE CATHETER ASSEMBLY WITH FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD (PCB) ELECTRICAL PATHWAYS Enchannel Medical, Ltd. PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C 3794 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 15, 2022
17777104 TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS Enchannel Medical, Ltd. RHODES, NORA W 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending May 16, 2022
17601661 SYSTEM FOR CREATING A COMPOSITE MAP Enchannel Medical, Ltd. TRAN, THIEN JASON 3792 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 05, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Onello & Mello P.C.'s patent allowance rate?

87.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Onello & Mello P.C. were allowed, across 3,270 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Onello & Mello P.C. average before allowance?

3.08 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Onello & Mello P.C. have?

36 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 19 clients, before 36 examiners in 27 art units.

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