Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Onello & Mello P.C.

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

38 pending office actions • 18 clients • 38 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Onello & Mello P.C. operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, managing 3266 career applications. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 87.17 percent.

The firm currently manages 26 pending office actions and averages 3.09 office actions per allowance. This average of 3.09 reflects the typical level of engagement required to reach an allowance for its 3266 career applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=3266 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.2%
Allowance Rate
n=3266
+0.45σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3266
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=3266
22.2%
RCE Rate
n=3266
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=3266

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.6%
§101 Overcome
n=158
81.7%
§102 Overcome
n=1078
81.7%
§103 Overcome
n=1604
83.5%
§112 Overcome
n=771

Specialization & Scale

H01L, H10D, H10W
Top CPC Subclasses
26%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3266
0
Practitioners
n=3266
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=3266 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

38
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
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.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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 (6)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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 (47%)
20
Medium (53%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (11%)
§103 only12 (32%)
§102 only5 (13%)
Double-patenting + other3 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (37%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
5% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
23
Mechanical / Eng
61% of docket
11
Business / Other
29% 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.

380 h
Manual time on pending OAs
76 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
133 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DHARIA, PRABODH M 1 85.5% +5.5%
MCGRATH, ERIN E 1 60.1% +28.6%
IJAZ, MUHAMMAD 1 74.2% +24.6%
PETERS, BRIAN O 1 72.9% +16.1%
OMETZ, RACHEL ANNE 1 73.2% +30.2%
BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 1 88.8% +16.2%
OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 1 16.7% +83.3%
OSIFADE, IDOWU O 1 81.5% +12.3%
TEHRANI, DANIEL 1 59.7% +42.9%
ROANE, AARON F 1 73.4% +9.7%

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
18849629 ROBOTIC VEHICLE NAVIGATION WITH DYNAMIC PATH ADJUSTING MOSCOLA, MATTHEW JOHN 17d 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 (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
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 (18 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36653
37963
37712
36632
37942
36311
37111
17171
36191
37981

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 §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 §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 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18870807 CARDIAC TREATMENT SYSTEM Maxwell Biomedical, Inc. OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE §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 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 20, 2024
18948611 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING PATIENT INFORMATION Enchannel Medical, Ltd. TEHRANI, DANIEL §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18938585 ABLATION SYSTEM WITH FORCE CONTROL Acutus Medical, Inc. ROANE, AARON F §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18863450 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CURING A WET COATING APPLIED TO A SUBSTRATE Andrew Legault KURPLE, KARL 1717 §103DPOther 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
18928423 LATERALLY OPERATING PAYLOAD HANDLING DEVICE Seegrid Corporation JOHNS, HILARY LYNN §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 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
18849629 ROBOTIC VEHICLE NAVIGATION WITH DYNAMIC PATH ADJUSTING Seegrid Corporation MOSCOLA, MATTHEW JOHN 3663 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2024
18846359 CONTINUOUS AND DISCRETE ESTIMATION OF PAYLOAD ENGAGEMENT/DISENGAGEMENT SENSING Seegrid Corporation RANDAZZO, THOMAS §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2024
18842229 LOCALIZATION OF HORIZONTAL INFRASTRUCTURE USING POINT CLOUDS Seegrid Corporation LIN, ABBY YEE 3657 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18813140 SELF-CLOSING ENTRYWAY FOR DOOR-FRAME Zipwall, LLC SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A 3634 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Aug 23, 2024
18841016 FORESTRY MULCHING ROTARY CUTTING DEVICE Quadco Inc. RAHMAN, MD ARIFUR §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 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 §102 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
17928717 A SYSTEM FOR MODIFYING AN ARRANGEMENT OF FILES Cser Ventures, LLC AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §102 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18529109 JUST-IN-TIME DESTINATION AND ROUTE PLANNING Seegrid Corporation JONES, JODI MARIE 3666 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2023
18527715 GENERATION OF "PLAIN LANGUAGE" DESCRIPTIONS SUMMARY OF AUTOMATION LOGIC Seegrid Corporation CULLEN, TANNER L 3656 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 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
18560784 SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc. DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 §102§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Nov 14, 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
18039978 TISSUE INTERFACE SYSTEM Orchard Ultrasound Innovation LLC SAHAND, SANA 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 02, 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 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 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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