Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Own Innovation

33 pending office actions • 20 clients • 33 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 50 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=728 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.2%
Allowance Rate
n=728
+0.43σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=728
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=251
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=251
1002 days
Time to Allowance
n=251
+4.6pp
Interview Lift
n=728
37.8%
RCE Rate
n=728
0.4%
Appeal Rate
n=728

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

56.2%
§101 Overcome
n=64
60.6%
§102 Overcome
n=132
62.7%
§103 Overcome
n=241
58.4%
§112 Overcome
n=142

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, G06N
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=728
5
Practitioners
n=728
145.6
Apps / Practitioner
n=728

Portfolio Summary

33
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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
2
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

20
Hard (61%)
11
Medium (33%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (9%)
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only10 (30%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
15% of docket
4
Information Tech
12% of docket
3
Communications
9% of docket
3
Semiconductors
9% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
4
Business / Other
12% 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.

330 h
Manual time on pending OAs
66 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
115 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HESS, DANIEL A 1 80.2% +7.6%
AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID 1 83.7% +13.8%
PHAM, THAI N 1 77.9% +20.4%
XAVIER, VALENTINA 1 74.8% +8.8%
RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M 1 77.4% +15.3%
TSWEI, YU-JANG 1 84.3% +17.2%
DUCK, BRANDON M 1 64.0% +18.0%
BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN 1 76.6% +30.5%
BADAWI, MEDHAT 1 81.6% +12.8%
WOODS, BRANDON SEAN 1 83.8% +12.6%

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
19227970 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNMENT OF A ROBOTIC INTERFACE HESS, DANIEL A
19052473 NEURAL RADIANCE FIELDS FOR ORTHOGRAPHIC IMAGERY TSWEI, YU-JANG
18897498 BACKFIRE AXIAL MODE ANTENNA WOODS, BRANDON SEAN

Hard Cases (20)

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
18681743 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYABLE AND REUSABLE NETWORKS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES SINAKI, ARFAN Y 24d overdue
18230748 MODULAR SMART HOME GATEWAY SYSTEM SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI 8d overdue
18529067 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR A FINANCIAL SERVICES AGGREGATION SYSTEM ANDERSON, SCOTT C 1d overdue
19088547 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A LOW MOMENT CONICAL HOLD AND RELEASE MECHANISM RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M 41d
19029139 WIRELESS POWERED TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS DUCK, BRANDON M 41d
18705890 PHOTODISINFECTION DEVICE PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES 70d
18266534 GRAPHENE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 70d
19225367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT TO-POINT WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION FOR BEAM RIDING, POWER AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SHARING, WIRELESSLY POWERED MOBILE SYSTEMS AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID

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
19088547 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A LOW MOMENT CONICAL HOLD AND RELEASE MECHANISM RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M 41d
19029139 WIRELESS POWERED TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS DUCK, BRANDON M 41d
19225367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT TO-POINT WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION FOR BEAM RIDING, POWER AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SHARING, WIRELESSLY POWERED MOBILE SYSTEMS AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID
19189822 MACHINED CORE ANTENNA REFLECTOR AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A MACHINED CORE ANTENNA REFLECTOR PHAM, THAI N
19052473 NEURAL RADIANCE FIELDS FOR ORTHOGRAPHIC IMAGERY TSWEI, YU-JANG
18985211 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC DUST SHIELDING BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN
18920796 COMPACT STOWING OF AN ANTENNA ON A SPACE VEHICLE USING A MULTI-AXIS BOOM BADAWI, MEDHAT
18897498 BACKFIRE AXIAL MODE ANTENNA WOODS, BRANDON SEAN

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36424
36282
37912
28761
28361
36931
17131
28451
36561
36581

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19227970 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNMENT OF A ROBOTIC INTERFACE Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Inc. HESS, DANIEL A 2876 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 04, 2025
19225367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT TO-POINT WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION FOR BEAM RIDING, POWER AND DATA DISTRIBUTION SHARING, WIRELESSLY POWERED MOBILE SYSTEMS Oqab Dietrich Induction Inc. AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID 2836 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2025
19189822 MACHINED CORE ANTENNA REFLECTOR AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING A MACHINED CORE ANTENNA REFLECTOR Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation PHAM, THAI N §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2025
19175620 AIRCRAFT TOW VEHICLE SYSTEM AND METHOD Betterfrost Technologies Inc. XAVIER, VALENTINA 3642 §112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 10, 2025
19088547 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR A LOW MOMENT CONICAL HOLD AND RELEASE MECHANISM Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation RODRIGUEZ, VICENTE M 3642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Mar 24, 2025
19052473 NEURAL RADIANCE FIELDS FOR ORTHOGRAPHIC IMAGERY 1000786269 Ontario Inc. TSWEI, YU-JANG §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2025
19029139 WIRELESS POWERED TRANSACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Oqab Dietrich Induction Inc. DUCK, BRANDON M 3693 §103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 17, 2025
18985211 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ELECTRODYNAMIC DUST SHIELDING Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Inc. BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN 1713 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2024
18920796 COMPACT STOWING OF AN ANTENNA ON A SPACE VEHICLE USING A MULTI-AXIS BOOM Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation BADAWI, MEDHAT 3642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18897498 BACKFIRE AXIAL MODE ANTENNA Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Corporation WOODS, BRANDON SEAN 2845 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2024
18809135 PROXIMITY SENSING AUTONOMOUS ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS Cobionix Corporation NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI 3656 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2024
18721813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR ROBOTIC CAPTURE OF A FREE FLYER OR OTHER UNSUPPORTED OBJECT Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Inc. MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN 3658 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jun 19, 2024
18734422 DATA ACQUISITION TOOL AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA ACQUISITION 10353744 Canada Ltd. WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL 2171 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2024
18715920 BUOYANT PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER H2Nano Inc. FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON GIONTA §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 03, 2024
18705890 PHOTODISINFECTION DEVICE Toefx Inc. PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES 3792 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 29, 2024
18641824 BULKHEAD REMOVAL DEVICE AND METHOD Borealis Wind Inc. GATES, ERIC ANDREW 3722 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 22, 2024
18684068 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS AND PRODUCTION OF ENERGETIC PARTICLES Oqab Dietrich Induction Inc. TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T 1712 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18681743 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYABLE AND REUSABLE NETWORKS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Metasat Inc. SINAKI, ARFAN Y 3642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2024
18428831 DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION Hyivy Health Inc. HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2024
18529067 COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR A FINANCIAL SERVICES AGGREGATION SYSTEM 10353744 Canada Ltd. ANDERSON, SCOTT C 3694 §101 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18559438 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER DEVICE FOR TRANSISTOR-BASED NEURAL NETWORKS Blumind Inc. TRAN, UYEN-NHU PHAM 2124 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18230748 MODULAR SMART HOME GATEWAY SYSTEM BAYS TECHNOLOGY INC SALAD, ABDULLAHI ELMI 2466 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18365819 Artificially Intelligent Computing Engine for Travel Itinerary Resolutions Amgine Technologies (US), Inc. VETTER, DANIEL 3628 §112 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2023
18227379 REAL-TIME AIRBORNE PATHOGEN MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD Proxima Lighting Solutions Corp. HENSEL, BRENDAN A 1758 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 28, 2023
18360410 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING SESSION REPLAY WITH VIRTUAL TWINNING AND BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS Exo Insights Corp. ENG, GEORGE 2699 §103 Non-Final OA 67d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18266534 GRAPHENE COMPOSITE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Universal Matter Inc. KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18315309 PLATFORM DETECTION ALGORITHM FOR FORENSIC IMAGES Magnet Forensics Inc. WAMBST, DAVID ALEXANDER 2663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2023
18307128 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AN ADAPTABLE ELECTRONIC MENU 10353744 Canada Ltd. GAO, JING 2647 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18007632 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR NON-INVASIVE AND CONTINUOUS HEMODYNAMIC MEASUREMENT Macdonald, Dettwiler And Associates Inc. YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 01, 2022
17549538 DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION Hyivy Health Inc. BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2021
17425917 PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS USING AN ACID SOAK His Majesty The King In Right Of Canada AS Represented By The Minister Of Natural Resources PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 26, 2021
17118259 MULTI-PASSENGER AND MULTIATTRIBUTE TRAVEL BOOKING PLATFORM Amgine Technologies (US), Inc. ERB, NATHAN 3628 §101 Final Rejection Pending Dec 10, 2020
15360485 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING A KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION BASED ON A MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIER Primal Fusion Inc. CHUANG, SU-TING 2146 §101 Final Rejection Pending Nov 23, 2016

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