Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Pnk Ip LLC

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

30 pending office actions • 12 clients • 30 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

PnK IP LLC has 28 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 522 career applications. The pending docket is accompanied by a broad application history in the same technical area, giving context to the firm’s current prosecution activity.

The resolved allowance rate is 83.98%, and the average is 2.27 office actions per allowance. The record shows that most resolved matters reached allowance, with successful cases generally requiring more than two office-action events. For medical-device and mechanical clients, the profile indicates experience with a meaningful workload and an examination process that commonly includes continued response activity.

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

Quality Metrics (n=522 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.0%
Allowance Rate
n=522
+0.30σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=522
2.3
OAs to Allowance
n=215
-0.74σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=215
912 days
Time to Allowance
n=215
+8.0pp
Interview Lift
n=522
24.2%
RCE Rate
n=522
0.5%
Appeal Rate
n=522

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

48.7%
§101 Overcome
n=39
57.1%
§102 Overcome
n=112
56.0%
§103 Overcome
n=182
64.6%
§112 Overcome
n=96

Specialization & Scale

H10H, H10K, G06N
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=522
0
Practitioners
n=522
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=522 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 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.

14
Hard (47%)
15
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other2 (7%)
§103 only13 (43%)
§102 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (37%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
7% of docket
3
Information Tech
10% of docket
4
Communications
13% of docket
10
Semiconductors
33% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
37% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROSARIO, NELSON M 1 86.1% +6.2%
AZONGHA, SARDIS F 1 81.8% -2.2%
MAY, ROBERT J 1 75.5% +15.5%
GYAWALI, BIPIN 1 59.4% +0.7%
CHIANG, MICHAEL 1 70.7% +21.8%
MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H 1 66.7% -10.8%
BODENDORF, ANDREW 1 29.6% +36.2%
BROWN, SARA GRACE 1 28.8% +32.3%
WANG, CHAO 1 80.8% +81.2%
GAW, MARK H 1 49.8% +59.7%

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
18877325 ACCOUNT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD USING MOBILE DEVICE OF USER WANG, CHAO 82d
19436854 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF ROSARIO, NELSON M —
19430078 DISPLAY DEVICE AZONGHA, SARDIS F —

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
18224962 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH 29d
19277760 AIR INJECTION KIT FOR CLOTHING MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H —
19118006 INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE BODENDORF, ANDREW —
19069386 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SCHEDULING USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING BROWN, SARA GRACE —
18870918 PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICE SYSTEM AND SERVICE METHOD LINKED TO A BILL BASED ON QUICK RESPONSE CODE GAW, MARK H —
18949410 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SPECIALIZED DOCUMENT SHARING PLATFORM HAUK, EMILY ROSE —
18726815 DRUG SOLUTION INJECTION DEVICE GOLOVAN, MARK —
18762678 NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING SAME DANIEL, ANTARIUS S —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18877325 ACCOUNT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD USING MOBILE DEVICE OF USER WANG, CHAO 82d
19428290 DISPLAY APPARATUS MAY, ROBERT J —
19480423 DISPLAY DEVICE CHIANG, MICHAEL —
19118006 INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE BODENDORF, ANDREW —
19069386 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SCHEDULING USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING BROWN, SARA GRACE —
18870918 PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICE SYSTEM AND SERVICE METHOD LINKED TO A BILL BASED ON QUICK RESPONSE CODE GAW, MARK H —

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37833
28752
37232
28132
26241
26271
26251
37321
37151
36251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19436854 DISPLAY DEVICE AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF LG Display Co., Ltd. ROSARIO, NELSON M 2624 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2025
19430078 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. AZONGHA, SARDIS F 2627 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2025
19428290 DISPLAY APPARATUS LG Display Co., Ltd. MAY, ROBERT J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 21, 2025
19424140 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. GYAWALI, BIPIN 2625 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2025
19480423 DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. CHIANG, MICHAEL 2875 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2025
19277760 AIR INJECTION KIT FOR CLOTHING Cover-Someone Corporation MUROMOTO JR, ROBERT H 3732 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 23, 2025
19118006 INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE Dot Incorporation BODENDORF, ANDREW 3715 §102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2025
19069386 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING SCHEDULING USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING LG Management Development Institute Co., Ltd. BROWN, SARA GRACE 3625 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 04, 2025
18877325 ACCOUNT INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD USING MOBILE DEVICE OF USER Estorm Co., Ltd. WANG, CHAO 2439 §103 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Dec 20, 2024
18870918 PAYMENT GATEWAY SERVICE SYSTEM AND SERVICE METHOD LINKED TO A BILL BASED ON QUICK RESPONSE CODE Estorm Co., Ltd. GAW, MARK H 3693 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 02, 2024
18951577 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE SELECTION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Signalis Co., Ltd. SEFCHECK, GREGORY B 2477 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18949410 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SPECIALIZED DOCUMENT SHARING PLATFORM LG Management Development Institute Co., Ltd. HAUK, EMILY ROSE 2669 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18817200 APPLICATOR FOR ARTIFICIAL EYELASH EXTENSION SYSTEMS Kiss Nail Products, Inc. TO, HOLLY T 3772 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2024
18726815 DRUG SOLUTION INJECTION DEVICE Eoflow Co., Ltd. GOLOVAN, MARK 3783 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 07, 2024
18762678 NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Eoflow Co., Ltd. DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 3783 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2024
18721874 ACTIVE VOLTAGE COMPENSATION DEVICE Em Coretech Inc. ALMO, KHAREEM E 2849 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 20, 2024
18720652 CLEANING BRUSH FOR HULL Tas Global Co., Ltd. KARLS, SHAY LYNN 3723 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 16, 2024
18660169 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS RESOURCE SELECTION IN MOBILE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Signalis Co., Ltd. CRUTCHFIELD, CHRISTOPHER M 2466 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 09, 2024
18706744 PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING AIR GAP Rf Materials Co., Ltd. YI, CHANGHYUN 2812 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 02, 2024
18528679 DEVICE FOR PREVENTING BIOFOULING OF SHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Proxihealthcare Inc. LE, EMILY M 1793 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 04, 2023
18384903 VIBRATION APPARATUS AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. SAN MARTIN, JAYDI A 2837 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 30, 2023
18376445 DEVICE FOR CONVEYING LOCAL CRYOANESTHESIA TYPE PAINLESS SYRINGE Woorhimecha Co., Ltd. THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2023
18373289 ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH FOR PETS Proxihealthcare Inc. GUIDOTTI, LAURA COLE 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18467249 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY SUBSTATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. WEILAND, ADAM DAVID 2813 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 14, 2023
18241283 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI 2813 §102 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2023
18239300 LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. CHEN, YU 2896 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2023
18236225 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE LG Display Co., Ltd. NARAGHI, ALI 2817 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2023
18235577 ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE LG Display Co., Ltd. KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C 1786 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 18, 2023
18224962 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Display Co., Ltd. PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH 2893 §102§103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 21, 2023
17623588 BLOCKCHAIN BASED AUTHENTICATION AND TRANSACTION SYSTEM Estorm Co., Ltd. ANDREI, RADU 3697 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 06, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Pnk Ip LLC's patent allowance rate?

84.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Pnk Ip LLC were allowed, across 522 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Pnk Ip LLC average before allowance?

2.27 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Pnk Ip LLC have?

30 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 30 examiners in 25 art units.

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