Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Piip

34 pending office actions • 13 clients • 32 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 121 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=599 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.0%
Allowance Rate
n=599
+0.14σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=599
0.9
OAs to Allowance
n=363
-1.84σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=363
522 days
Time to Allowance
n=363
+7.3pp
Interview Lift
n=599
4.2%
RCE Rate
n=599
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=599

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=9 (min 20)
60.2%
§102 Overcome
n=83
44.4%
§103 Overcome
n=117
56.9%
§112 Overcome
n=116

Specialization & Scale

H05K, A61B, H02M
Top CPC Subclasses
16%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=599
0
Practitioners
n=599
Apps / Practitioner
n=599 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
30
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
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.

10
Overdue
2
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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 (10)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

20
Hard (59%)
9
Medium (26%)
5
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only7 (21%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only5 (15%)
Multi-statute (no §101)19 (56%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
5
Semiconductors
15% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
16
Business / Other
47% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 2 0.0% +0.0%
HANES JR., JOHN 2 47.0% +38.9%
KOTTER, KIP T 1 67.7% +21.5%
HUQ, FARZANA B 1 79.9% +30.9%
TADESSE, MARTHA 1 66.8% +14.6%
FENG, ZHENGFU J 1 75.4% +38.8%
RAKOWSKI, CARA E 1 65.0% +5.4%
JALALI, AMIR A. 1 78.6% +22.1%
BUTTAR, MANDEEP S 1 80.0% +16.3%
DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER 1 40.8% +39.5%

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
18487982 COMPOUND EVAPORATIVE COOLING TOWER AND DATA CENTER BUTT, AMMAD WASEEM 73d overdue
18402337 TOP COVER STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID COOLING BOX BODY OF DATA ROOM CHU, KING M 51d overdue
18764310 RELIABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR BOLT AND PRE-BURIED PLATE ADAMOS, THEODORE V 32d overdue
18482792 QUICKLY-ASSEMBLED ELECTRIC SUNSHADE CURTAIN HANES JR., JOHN 23d overdue
18635871 MODULAR DATA CENTER COMPUTER ROOM AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 18d overdue
18796045 EVAPORATOR, WIND WALL APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE BAUER, CASSEY D 8d overdue
18635890 PREFABRICATED DATA CENTER COMPUTER ROOM AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 5d overdue
18494788 DYNAMIC SAMPLING METHOD FOR ANALOG SENSOR AND DEVICES THEREOF BARBEE, MANUEL L 4d overdue

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
18482792 QUICKLY-ASSEMBLED ELECTRIC SUNSHADE CURTAIN HANES JR., JOHN 23d overdue
18552888 DRIVING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC CURTAIN AND ELECTRIC CURTAIN HANES JR., JOHN 23d overdue
18817506 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DATA CENTER, AND DATA CENTER TADESSE, MARTHA 27d
19182312 CARBON FIBER BICYCLE RIM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF KOTTER, KIP T
19079353 DATA INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER HUQ, FARZANA B
18817008 CIRCULATING SUBMERGED LIQUID COOLING CABINET FENG, ZHENGFU J
18810233 LIQUID COOLING HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR DATA ROOM JALALI, AMIR A.
18806277 EDGE DATA CENTER BUTTAR, MANDEEP S

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36353
37632
28352
36342
26171
28341
37621
37351
28311
16381

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19182312 CARBON FIBER BICYCLE RIM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Xiamen Carbonking Composites Technology Co., Ltd. KOTTER, KIP T §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2025
19079353 DATA INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER Shenzhen AI Link Network Co., Ltd. HUQ, FARZANA B §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2025
18817506 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR DATA CENTER, AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. TADESSE, MARTHA 3763 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 28, 2024
18817008 CIRCULATING SUBMERGED LIQUID COOLING CABINET Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. FENG, ZHENGFU J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 27, 2024
18811528 ANTI-REFLECTIVE FILM STRUCTURE Sichuan Longhua Film Co., Ltd. RAKOWSKI, CARA E §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18810233 LIQUID COOLING HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE FOR DATA ROOM Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. JALALI, AMIR A. §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 20, 2024
18806277 EDGE DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. BUTTAR, MANDEEP S §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2024
18805069 LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR DATA CENTER, CONTROL METHOD, AND EDGE DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18805146 AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. PAPE, ZACHARY §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18796055 POWER DISTRIBUTION DEVICE AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. KAKARLA, BHASKAR §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 06, 2024
18796045 EVAPORATOR, WIND WALL APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. BAUER, CASSEY D 3763 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Aug 06, 2024
18777604 DISPLAY PANEL Rayleigh Vision Limited DYKES, LAURA M §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2024
18764310 RELIABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR BOLT AND PRE-BURIED PLATE Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. ADAMOS, THEODORE V 3635 §103§112 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jul 04, 2024
18764309 PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE WITH CLEANING FUNCTION Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. RODGERS, THOMAS RAYMOND §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 04, 2024
18740248 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM Araizen Co., Ltd. WANG, YUEHAN 2617 §103§112 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jun 11, 2024
18677497 SCRAPER STRUCTURE, AND CLEANING BUCKET AND HAND WASH-FREE MOP WITH SAME Jiaxing Jackson Travel Products Co., Ltd. HAWKINS, JASON KHALIL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18664530 DIESEL GENERATOR CONTAINER WITH INTEGRATED WIRING HARNESS INTERFACE Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. DESAI, NAISHADH N 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18657332 DATA CENTER COOLING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH 2835 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2024
18635890 PREFABRICATED DATA CENTER COMPUTER ROOM Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 3635 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2024
18635871 MODULAR DATA CENTER COMPUTER ROOM Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 3635 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2024
18619428 COMBINED AIR-COOLING AND LIQUID-COOLING REFRIGERATION SYSTEM AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. MATEY, MICHAEL A 2835 §102§103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18595502 HOISTING PROTECTION DEVICE FOR CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. RODDEN, JOSHUA E §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 05, 2024
18420991 REFRIGERATION AIR WALL APPARATUS AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. TIGHE, DANA K 3762 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18415473 SWINGING AND KNEADING MASSAGE MECHANISM Kristin (Shenzhen) Technology Co., Ltd. TOICH, SARA KATHERINE §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18414483 MASSAGE DEVICE Aukey Technology Co., Ltd. BALLER, KELSEY E §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18402337 TOP COVER STRUCTURE FOR LIQUID COOLING BOX BODY OF DATA ROOM Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. CHU, KING M 3735 §102§112 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Jan 02, 2024
18543055 Self-rotating Asphalt Emulsification Mixing Production Apparatus Central South University Of Forestry And Technology HOWELL, MARC C §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2023
18530232 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION POTENTIOMETER Shenzhen Guli Technology Co., Ltd. FERDOUS, ZANNATUL 2831 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18510652 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL HISTOLOGICAL STAINING Jellox Biotech Inc. SMITH, ADAM MICHAEL 1638 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2023
18500056 FASTENER FOR SERVER CABINET AND SERVER CABINET Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. SAETHER, FLEMMING 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2023
18494788 DYNAMIC SAMPLING METHOD FOR ANALOG SENSOR AND DEVICES THEREOF Shenzhen Guli Technology Co., Ltd. BARBEE, MANUEL L 2857 §101§102 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18487982 COMPOUND EVAPORATIVE COOLING TOWER AND DATA CENTER Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited. BUTT, AMMAD WASEEM 1776 §103§112 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2023
18482792 QUICKLY-ASSEMBLED ELECTRIC SUNSHADE CURTAIN Ningbo Sunfree Motor Technology Company Limited HANES JR., JOHN 3634 §102§103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2023
18552888 DRIVING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC CURTAIN AND ELECTRIC CURTAIN Ningbo Sunfree Motor Technology Company Limited HANES JR., JOHN 3634 §102 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023

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