Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Patterson Intellectual Property Law, P.C.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

50 pending office actions • 27 clients • 48 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=4060 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.9%
Allowance Rate
n=4060
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=4060
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=2686
-0.52σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2686
955 days
Time to Allowance
n=2686
+1.4pp
Interview Lift
n=4060
19.1%
RCE Rate
n=4060
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=4060

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

73.1%
§101 Overcome
n=175
81.4%
§102 Overcome
n=895
80.6%
§103 Overcome
n=1466
81.8%
§112 Overcome
n=887

Specialization & Scale

E01C, H05B, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=4060
2
Practitioners
n=4060
2030.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=4060

Portfolio Summary

50
Total Pending OAs
37
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)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.

30
Hard (60%)
18
Medium (36%)
2
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (10%)
§103 only16 (32%)
§102 only2 (4%)
§112 only2 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)25 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
20% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
2% of docket
16
Mechanical / Eng
32% of docket
22
Business / Other
44% 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.

500 h
Manual time on pending OAs
100 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
175 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ADDIE, RAYMOND W 2 81.1% +8.5%
LOVE, TREVOR M 2 43.0% +26.7%
KELLY, CATHERINE A 1 60.3% +27.7%
MAKI, STEVEN D 1 65.1% +25.0%
BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 1 83.8% +11.8%
TROOST, AARON L 1 74.7% +10.5%
GAYE, SAMBA NMN 1 63.5% +34.9%
LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. 1 81.1% +2.7%
HESS, DOUGLAS A 1 88.8% +10.7%
PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP 1 63.5% +45.5%

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
18464324 CURING MACHINE ADDIE, RAYMOND W 20d
19052445 METHOD TO PROVIDE RELIABLE CAN BUS DATA LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. —
18626647 Slipform Paver ADDIE, RAYMOND W —

Hard Cases (30)

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
18722716 MOTORCYCLE WITH RADAR DEVICE AN, IG TAI 30d overdue
18866117 Folding table ING, MATTHEW W 7d
18265463 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INHALABLE POWDER COMPRISING VORICONAZOLE HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 29d
19157911 Closure Device KELLY, CATHERINE A —
19169100 MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CREPED PRODUCT QUALITY AND BLADE WEAR BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH —
19097412 Methods and Systems of Assigning Trips to Vehicles TROOST, AARON L —
19081182 AIR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM WITH ERV, HEATER, AND AIR CONDITION SYSTEM GAYE, SAMBA NMN —
19046690 Mobile stockpile conveyor HESS, DOUGLAS A —

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
18289378 COMPOSITION COMPRISING GRAPHENE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE ARTICLES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES TREATED LOVE, TREVOR M 83d
19157911 Closure Device KELLY, CATHERINE A —
19149262 TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR MAKI, STEVEN D —
19169100 MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CREPED PRODUCT QUALITY AND BLADE WEAR BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH —
19097412 Methods and Systems of Assigning Trips to Vehicles TROOST, AARON L —
19081182 AIR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM WITH ERV, HEATER, AND AIR CONDITION SYSTEM GAYE, SAMBA NMN —
19046690 Mobile stockpile conveyor HESS, DOUGLAS A —
19038773 TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP —

Client Portfolio (27 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36374
17492
16112
37242
36191
36421
36621
17611
36631
37251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19157911 Closure Device Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. KELLY, CATHERINE A 3619 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 19, 2025
19149262 TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR Bridgestone Corporation MAKI, STEVEN D 1749 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2025
19169100 MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CREPED PRODUCT QUALITY AND BLADE WEAR Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2025
19097412 Methods and Systems of Assigning Trips to Vehicles Webfleet Solutions B.V. TROOST, AARON L §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 01, 2025
19081182 AIR CIRCULATORY SYSTEM WITH ERV, HEATER, AND AIR CONDITION SYSTEM Joi Holding LLC GAYE, SAMBA NMN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 17, 2025
19052445 METHOD TO PROVIDE RELIABLE CAN BUS DATA Procon Analytics, LLC LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2025
19046690 Mobile stockpile conveyor Kleemann GmbH HESS, DOUGLAS A §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 06, 2025
19038773 TREAD WITH HIGH DRAINAGE Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 28, 2025
19038324 Material processing plant and drive for a mobile material processing plant Kleemann GmbH IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
18871874 Device for ejecting a movable furniture part Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya San Ve Tic. A.S. ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK 3637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18871900 Device for ejecting a movable furniture part Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya San Ve Tic. A.S. ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J 3637 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18871911 Arrangement With Two Devices For Ejecting A Movable Furniture Part Samet Kalip Ve Madeni Esya San Ve Tic. A.S. WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S 3637 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18866117 Folding table Störiko Product Design GmbH ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §102§103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Nov 15, 2024
18865077 Hard-metal protection for landsides Betek GmbH & Co. Kg BEHRENS, ADAM J §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2024
18922313 ANACARDIC ACID FOR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY OH, TAYLOR V §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 21, 2024
18921066 Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods for Providing Dynamic Content Klickafy, LLC ORR, HENRY W §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 21, 2024
18843292 MOBILE WEED CONTROL/ DESUCKERING EQUIPMENT Spezia S.r.l. CALLAWAY, SPENCER THOMAS 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Sep 02, 2024
18821781 ROLLER ASSIST AND LIFT FOR TIRE CHANGING MACHINE The Coats Company, LLC THOMAS, DAVID B §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18815068 MODULAR SENSOR INTEGRATION SYSTEM WITH SELECTABLE SENSOR MODULES Buckman Laboratories International, Inc. WANG, HARRY Z §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 26, 2024
18809525 MONITORING DEVICE FOR A SLIPFORM PAVER FOR MONITORING THE COMPACTION OF CONCRETE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE COMPACTION OF CONCRETE DURING THE OPERATION OF A SLIPFORM PAVER Wirtgen GmbH RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 20, 2024
18836443 TIRE CAVITY RESONANCE NOISE ABSORBER Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] BOOTH, ALEXANDER D 1749 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 07, 2024
18796266 ANACARDIC ACID FOR NEURAL REPAIR VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 06, 2024
18791426 LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The Coats Company, LLC SHAKERI, HADI §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18722716 MOTORCYCLE WITH RADAR DEVICE Piaggio & C. S.p.A. AN, IG TAI 3662 §103§112 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2024
18719293 GRANULAR COMPOSITION CONTAINING GRAPHENE AND A PARTICULATE MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT Directa Plus S.p.A. NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D 1761 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2024
18719405 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING AND/OR MONITORING A TIRE WEAR RATE OF A TIRE Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] CHALHOUB, JEFFREY ROBERT 3663 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18664677 Coffee Bean Grinder Ricco Rosini DICKSTEIN, WILLIAM DOUGLAS 3725 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 15, 2024
18653913 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETING DIGITAL CONTENT AT PRODUCT TERMINALS USING REFERENCE DATA Newsbreak Media Networks, Inc. POUNCIL, DARNELL A 3622 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending May 02, 2024
18653921 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETING DIGITAL CONTENT AT PRODUCT TERMINALS USING REFERENCE DATA Newsbreak Media Networks, Inc. BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 3621 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2024
18703519 RUBBER COMPOSITIONS Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 22, 2024
18699912 RUBBER COATING FOR RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICES FOR TIRES Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] FISCHER, JUSTIN R §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2024
18626647 Slipform Paver Wirtgen GmbH ADDIE, RAYMOND W §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2024
18698486 SADDLE-RIDE MOTORCYCLE OF SCOOTER TYPE WITH HYBRID PROPULSION Piaggio & C. S.p.A. WEHRLY, CHRISTOPHER B 3611 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 04, 2024
18624992 Two-Phase Adhesive Nonstandard COSA Devices Bvw Holding AG MEGNA FUENTES, ANTHONY W 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 02, 2024
18623287 Tissue Scaffold with Patterned Microstructure Bvw Holding AG FLORES, ADRIAN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 01, 2024
18686736 A METHOD TO SYNCHRONIZE THE TIME OF A TIRE-MOUNTED SENSOR TO THE ROAD IMPACT AND MEASURE THE CONTACT PATCH DURATION AND AMPLITUDE Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] LEE, PAUL D §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2024
18569258 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYSTS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE CHEMICAL PROCESSES AND CATALYSTS THUS OBTAINED Nextchem Tech S.P.A TAYLOR, JORDAN W §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2023
18289378 COMPOSITION COMPRISING GRAPHENE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TEXTILE ARTICLES AND TEXTILE ARTICLES TREATED Directa Plus S.p.A. LOVE, TREVOR M 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Nov 03, 2023
18286431 Cemented carbide material Betek GmbH & Co. Kg LIANG, ANTHONY M 1734 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2023
18286436 Process for the production of a cemented carbide material having a reinforced binder phase Betek GmbH & Co. Kg DUMBRIS, SETH M 1784 §103Other Final Rejection 27d Pending Oct 11, 2023
18464324 CURING MACHINE Wirtgen GmbH ADDIE, RAYMOND W 3671 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18207769 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TARGETING DIGITAL CONTENT AT PRODUCT TERMINALS USING REFERENCE DATA Newsbreak Media Networks, Inc. TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN 3625 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 09, 2023
18265463 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INHALABLE POWDER COMPRISING VORICONAZOLE ZAMBON S.P.A. HAGHIGHATIAN, MINA 1616 §103§112 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jun 06, 2023
18036626 POLYESTER-BASED COMPOSITION WITH HIGH BARRIER PROPERTIES AND ARTICLES OF PACKAGING CONTAINING THE SAME Point Plastic S.r.l. STONEHOCKER, VIRGINIA LEE 1766 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 11, 2023
18098525 Methods of Using Peracetic Acid to Treat Poultry in a Chill Tank During Processing Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc. MCKANE, ELIZABETH L 3991 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2023
18013192 METHOD FOR EXTERIOR NOISE SIMULATION OF A TIRE Bridgestone Europe Nv/Sa [Be/Be] MIRABITO, MICHAEL PAUL 2187 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2022
18001534 POWER TOOLS AND METHODS OF OPERATING POWER TOOLS Festool GmbH DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN 3724 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 12, 2022
17919638 PLUNGE SAWS WITH CUT INDICATORS AND METHODS OF OPERATING PLUNGE SAWS Festool GmbH DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 18, 2022
17852277 HIGH-CAPACITY DESICCANT BREATHER Des-Case Corporation DIETERLE, JENNIFER M 1776 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2022
16863775 MULTIPHASE GEL Bvw Holding AG LOVE, TREVOR M 1611 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2020

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