Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Orbit Ip, LLP

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

26 pending office actions • 20 clients • 26 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Orbit IP, LLP handles Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems matters and has 24 pending office actions across 1721 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 89.65%, indicating allowance in most resolved applications in the reported history.

The average of 2.96 office actions per allowance shows that allowance generally follows several recorded prosecution events. The combination of an established application record and an active pending docket supports disciplined monitoring of amendments, examiner issues, and response timing.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1721 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.6%
Allowance Rate
n=1721
+0.66σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1721
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=1169
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1169
985 days
Time to Allowance
n=1169
+7.9pp
Interview Lift
n=1721
21.6%
RCE Rate
n=1721
4.2%
Appeal Rate
n=1721

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.3%
§101 Overcome
n=60
82.1%
§102 Overcome
n=430
82.4%
§103 Overcome
n=710
86.6%
§112 Overcome
n=599

Specialization & Scale

A61B, Y10T, A61F
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1721
2
Practitioners
n=1721
860.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=1721

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
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.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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 (4)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

14
Hard (54%)
10
Medium (38%)
1
Easy (4%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only10 (38%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (54%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
8% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
20
Mechanical / Eng
77% of docket
2
Business / Other
8% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 1 72.7% +21.7%
ZOHOORI, COLIN NAYSAN MISHA 1 70.0% +30.2%
BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY 1 50.3% +44.7%
GROUX, JENNIFER LILA 1 34.6% +39.6%
MARANDI, JAMES R 1 60.4% +27.1%
YE, XINWEN 1 43.1% +44.3%
MENEZES, MARCUS 1 70.7% +50.8%
KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 1 84.4% +10.4%
SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER 1 83.6% +13.0%
BALDORI, JOSEPH B 1 44.8% +30.2%

Hard Cases (14)

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
18402768 WHEELED CART WITH BRAKING SYSTEM WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 18d overdue
18457302 HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH MODULAR CORES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 8d
18981048 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE CONTENT CREATION AND ADVERTISING PLACEMENT AND MONETIZATION MARANDI, JAMES R 57d
18640400 CONNECTION SYSTEM DO, ROWLAND 83d
19556564 CHASSIS FOR TOY VEHICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R —
19002612 ADJUSTABLE, CLEAVAGE ENHANCING UNDERGARMENT SYSTEM BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY —
18991157 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FASTENER PART GROUX, JENNIFER LILA —
18950917 Apparatus for and Method of Forming a Shopping Basket Body with Interchangeable Side Panels YE, XINWEN —

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
18981048 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE CONTENT CREATION AND ADVERTISING PLACEMENT AND MONETIZATION MARANDI, JAMES R 57d
18941466 BARRIER-FREE SLIDING DOOR WITH A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE LEAF MENEZES, MARCUS 69d
19556564 CHASSIS FOR TOY VEHICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R —
19171143 MULTICOPTER ZOHOORI, COLIN NAYSAN MISHA —
19002612 ADJUSTABLE, CLEAVAGE ENHANCING UNDERGARMENT SYSTEM BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY —
18991157 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FASTENER PART GROUX, JENNIFER LILA —
18950917 Apparatus for and Method of Forming a Shopping Basket Body with Interchangeable Side Panels YE, XINWEN —
18935460 MEASURING METHOD FOR DETECTING A MECHANICAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT USING A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR UNIT KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE —

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36423
36773
37112
36152
36162
37321
24211
17541
36341
28551

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19556564 CHASSIS FOR TOY VEHICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Mga Entertainment, Inc. NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 3711 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 04, 2026
19171143 MULTICOPTER Rotors, Drones & More ZOHOORI, COLIN NAYSAN MISHA 3642 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 04, 2025
19002612 ADJUSTABLE, CLEAVAGE ENHANCING UNDERGARMENT SYSTEM Ca Sky Holdings, LLC BRAVO, JOCELYN MARY 3732 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2024
18991157 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A FASTENER PART Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. Kg GROUX, JENNIFER LILA 3677 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18981048 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE CONTENT CREATION AND ADVERTISING PLACEMENT AND MONETIZATION Rumble Inc. MARANDI, JAMES R 2421 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 57d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18950917 Apparatus for and Method of Forming a Shopping Basket Body with Interchangeable Side Panels Supercart South Africa (Pty) Ltd. YE, XINWEN 1754 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18941466 BARRIER-FREE SLIDING DOOR WITH A TRANSVERSELY MOVABLE LEAF Roto Frank Fenster- Und Tuertechnologie GmbH MENEZES, MARCUS 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18935460 MEASURING METHOD FOR DETECTING A MECHANICAL FORCE ACTING ON AN OBJECT USING A FIBER OPTIC SENSOR UNIT Hitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 02, 2024
18913871 QUICK CLAMPING DEVICE WITH SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND USE THEREOF Hitachi Rail Gts Deutschland GmbH SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER 3615 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024
18899254 KIT FOR CREATING MINIATURE REPLICA OF A FOOD OR BEVERAGE ITEM Mga Entertainment, Inc. BALDORI, JOSEPH B 3711 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2024
18823511 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLING A TRIPLE INSULATING GLASS PANE HAVING TWO OUTER GLASSES AND A THIN GLASS BETWEEN THEM Glaston Germany GmbH MCNALLY, DANIEL 1746 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2024
18810441 AXLE COUNTING METHOD AND AXLE COUNTING SYSTEM Gts Deutschland GmbH BARZEGAR, PEGAH 3615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2024
18787789 DATA CONCENTRATION SYSTEM Meggitt SA AFRIN, NAZIA 3666 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18737952 WORKPIECE CHAMFERING Felsomat GmbH & Co. Kg SNYDER, ALAN W 3722 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 08, 2024
18640400 CONNECTION SYSTEM Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. Kg DO, ROWLAND 3677 §103§112 Final Rejection 83d Pending Apr 19, 2024
35521867 Belt trimming Schumacher GmbH LEECH, NICOLE MARIE 2914 §112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Apr 03, 2024
18624509 SHELF FITTING FOR A FURNITURE ASSEMBLY Häfele Berlin GmbH &Co Kg FERGUSON, MICHAEL P 3619 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18402768 WHEELED CART WITH BRAKING SYSTEM Dbest Products, Inc. WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 3616 §102§103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Jan 03, 2024
18491780 CLOSURE PART Gottlieb Binder GmbH & Co. Kg LEE, MICHAEL S 3677 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Oct 22, 2023
18461896 KIT FOR CREATING MINIATURE REPLICA OF A FOOD OR BEVERAGE ITEM Mga Entertainment, Inc. HUSON, JOSHUA DANIEL 3642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2023
18457302 HEAT EXCHANGERS WITH MODULAR CORES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Meggitt Aerospace Limited HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A 3763 §102§112 Final Rejection 8d Pending Aug 28, 2023
17935090 RAIL MEASURING SYSTEM Gts Deutschland GmbH HUGHES, DEANDRA M 3993 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2022
17807722 COGNITIVE, EMOTIONAL, MENTAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC ENGINE VIA THE EYE Senseye, Inc. MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Jun 19, 2022
17736872 REINFORCED TORQUE TUBES Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems Corporation BURCH, MELODY M 3616 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending May 04, 2022
17445881 SWIVEL SEAL ASSEMBLY Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc. RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER 3679 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 25, 2021
17416701 HARVESTING AIR TOOL AND AIR CIRCULATOR FOR AEROPONIC OR HYDROPONIC FARMING SYSTEMS Proterra AG, Inc. KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Orbit Ip, LLP's patent allowance rate?

89.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Orbit Ip, LLP were allowed, across 1,721 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Orbit Ip, LLP average before allowance?

2.96 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Orbit Ip, LLP have?

26 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 20 clients, before 26 examiners in 19 art units.

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