Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Reinhart Boerner and Van Deuren, P.C.

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

51 pending office actions • 33 clients • 50 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

REINHART BOERNER VAN DEUREN P.C. works in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and has 51 pending office actions. Its record contains 4243 career applications, giving the reported outcome measures a broad historical base. The resolved allowance rate is 89.9%, indicating that allowance was the outcome for most resolved matters.

The firm averages 3.59 office actions per allowance. The measure points to recurring prosecution engagement before allowance, rather than a pattern in which cases routinely proceed without substantive interaction. For applicants, the profile supports a view of an established practice with substantial technology-area experience and a meaningful need for structured office-action strategy.

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

Quality Metrics (n=4243 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.9%
Allowance Rate
n=4243
+0.68σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=4243
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=3062
+0.08σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3062
1135 days
Time to Allowance
n=3062
+5.4pp
Interview Lift
n=4243
21.4%
RCE Rate
n=4243
8.1%
Appeal Rate
n=4243

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

83.6%
§101 Overcome
n=195
87.0%
§102 Overcome
n=1384
87.0%
§103 Overcome
n=2116
88.1%
§112 Overcome
n=1633

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, B01D, A47F
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=4243
1
Practitioners
n=4243
4243.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=4243

Portfolio Summary

51
Total Pending OAs
37
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
1
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

29
Hard (57%)
17
Medium (33%)
4
Easy (8%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other1 (2%)
§103 only14 (27%)
§102 only3 (6%)
§112 only2 (4%)
Double-patenting only2 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)27 (53%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
12% of docket
4
Information Tech
8% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
3
Semiconductors
6% of docket
36
Mechanical / Eng
71% of docket
1
Business / Other
2% 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.

510 h
Manual time on pending OAs
102 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
178 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PLAKKOOTTAM, DOMINICK L 2 74.5% +14.8%
KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 1 39.4% +54.9%
COLLINS, DANIEL S. 1 85.3% +9.3%
PATEL, NEHA 1 24.0% +21.0%
HALL, ZACHARY A 1 61.6% +49.4%
ROLLAND, ALEX A 1 47.7% +27.0%
MILLER, DANIEL A 1 33.9% +58.0%
PATEL, NEEL G 1 62.1% +34.6%
DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D 1 83.6% +15.4%
JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 1 80.1% +17.3%

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
19386536 HYDRAULIC FLUID CASE AND PILOT DRAIN FILTRATION COLLINS, DANIEL S. —
19073161 Camera Device for a Glass Forming Machine DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D —
19071093 FLAME ARRESTOR SCREW JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM —

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
17316272 Externally Fed Screen for Filtration POPOVICS, ROBERT J 58d overdue
18799356 SCROLL COMPRESSOR BARRETT, THOMAS C 49d overdue
18326517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING, DECODING, AND MATCHING SIGNALS USING SSM MODELS LAROCQUE, EMILY E 16d overdue
19038368 COMPRESSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSOR UNIT HERRMANN, JOSEPH S 21d
18519512 Refrigerant Circuit and Refrigerant Compressor COMINGS, DANIEL C 27d
18457774 Closure CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 29d
19170237 PESSARY WITH REMOVAL FEATURE MILLER, DANIEL A 30d
18609517 Controller and Method for Controlling Operation of a Refrigerant Circuit MYERS, KEITH STANLEY 34d

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
19170237 PESSARY WITH REMOVAL FEATURE MILLER, DANIEL A 30d
19436492 RECONFIGURABLE FLAPPER FOR DIFFERENT SIZED FLUSH VALVES KLOTZ, WILLIAM R —
19377563 Data Storage and Management and Methods of Thereof PATEL, NEHA —
19184800 Drive Shaft Assembly with Spline Coupling HALL, ZACHARY A —
19174025 FLUIDIZED BED DIP COATING AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM ROLLAND, ALEX A —
19093837 Fasteners PATEL, NEEL G —
19073161 Camera Device for a Glass Forming Machine DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D —
19071093 FLAME ARRESTOR SCREW JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM —

Client Portfolio (33 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37465
37244
37542
17592
37992
36152
37632
37612
37451
36991

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19436492 RECONFIGURABLE FLAPPER FOR DIFFERENT SIZED FLUSH VALVES Lavelle Industries, Inc. KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 3754 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2025
19386536 HYDRAULIC FLUID CASE AND PILOT DRAIN FILTRATION Helgesen Industries, Inc. COLLINS, DANIEL S. 3745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 12, 2025
19377563 Data Storage and Management and Methods of Thereof Quantum Information Security, LLC PATEL, NEHA 3699 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 03, 2025
19184800 Drive Shaft Assembly with Spline Coupling Deltahawk Engines, Inc. HALL, ZACHARY A 3678 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 21, 2025
19174025 FLUIDIZED BED DIP COATING AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROM Smarthealth, Inc. ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 09, 2025
19170237 PESSARY WITH REMOVAL FEATURE Sayco Pty Ltd. MILLER, DANIEL A 3786 §103§112 Final Rejection 30d Pending Apr 04, 2025
19093837 Fasteners Shakespeare Machine Stamping PATEL, NEEL G 3676 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2025
19073161 Camera Device for a Glass Forming Machine Emhart Glass SA DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19071093 FLAME ARRESTOR SCREW Woodward, Inc. JELLETT, MATTHEW WILLIAM 3753 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19059707 Drill Guide System BAM IP HOLDING LLC COZART, JERMIE E 3799 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2025
19038368 COMPRESSOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMPRESSOR UNIT BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH HERRMANN, JOSEPH S 3746 §103§112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 27, 2025
19019669 CONFIGURABLE WORK OR STORAGE PLATFORM FOR USE WITH A TRUCK OR TRAILER Helgesen Industries, Inc. ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS 3644 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 14, 2025
18966691 Method and Apparatus for Determining Whether a Piece of Information Authorizes Access to a Compartment of a Compartment System Deutsche Post AG MA, LISA 3628 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 03, 2024
18962011 System and Method for Providing Outpatient Small Animal Veterinary Medical Care Innovative Veterinary Practices LLC AGUDELO, PAOLA 3633 Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 27, 2024
18950322 Mobile Changing Unit for Inserting a Battery Module Deutsche Post AG TIGHE, BRENDAN P 3652 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18941782 Method and Apparatus for Control and Transfer of Audio Between Analog and Computer in Digital Audio Processing Freqport Pty Ltd. PATEL, HEMANT SHANTILAL 2694 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18937715 Hair Cutter Having Magnetic Drive Assembly Andis Company PRONE, JASON D 3724 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 05, 2024
18928737 WATERCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED PEDAL DRIVE SYSTEM Johnson Outdoors Inc. VASUDEVA, AJAY 3615 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18915535 Refrigerant Compressor BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH PLAKKOOTTAM, DOMINICK L 3746 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 15, 2024
18912114 Permeable Pavement Monitoring System P4 Infrastructure, Inc. ADDIE, RAYMOND W 3671 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18908154 Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning Andis Company DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18896262 CROWN MOLDING CUTTING JIG BAM IP HOLDING LLC CORNETT, ROBERT D 3724 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2024
18821261 Apparatus and Method for Inspecting Containers Emhart Glass SA BILLAH, MASUM 2486 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18810665 REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH LEE, GEOFFREY S 3746 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 21, 2024
18799356 SCROLL COMPRESSOR BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH BARRETT, THOMAS C 3799 §103§112 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2024
18796508 Refrigerant Compressor Unit BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2024
18769078 Antimicrobial Compositions for Modulation of Fruit and Vegetable Tissue Necrosis Jeneil Biosurfactant Company, LLC O'HERN, BRENT T 1793 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18746784 SECURE AUTHENTICATION VIA NONORTHOGONAL MESSAGE AND TAG TRANSMISSION IN WIRELESS RELAY NETWORKS Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T 2431 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18742759 SADDLE SQUARE Nomis LLC GUADALUPE, YARITZA 2855 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18670441 Adjustable Blade Assembly Having Magnetic Tensioning Andis Company WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE 3724 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2024
18667381 Device for Converting Voltage Globe Fuel Cell Systems GmbH MEHARI, YEMANE 2838 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2024
18667391 Fuel Cell System and Electric Vehicle Globe Fuel Cell Systems GmbH VIGIL, WAYNE WALTER 1748 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2024
18609517 Controller and Method for Controlling Operation of a Refrigerant Circuit Bitzer Electronics A/S MYERS, KEITH STANLEY 3763 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Mar 19, 2024
18440617 FUEL CELL DEVICE Spörl Kg Präzisionsdrahtweberei HANSEN, JARED A 1723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2024
18413875 Door Lock Installation Jig Nomis LLC WILENSKY, MOSHE K 3726 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 16, 2024
18404016 CONTACTING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PAPER LAYER Surteco GmbH ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN 3761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 04, 2024
18519512 Refrigerant Circuit and Refrigerant Compressor BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH COMINGS, DANIEL C 3763 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18505655 Integrally, Extrusion Blow Molded Container, Label and RFID Tag Silgan Plastics LLC MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 §103§112 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18385313 Trunnion Monitoring For Food Processing/Water Treatment Lyco Manufacturing Inc. ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T 3761 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Oct 30, 2023
18457774 Closure Silgan White Cap LLC CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 §103§112 Final Rejection 29d Pending Aug 29, 2023
18448382 Multi-Piece Closure with Pull Ring Silgan White Cap LLC NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 3754 §102 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 11, 2023
18347267 MULTI-BANK MARINE BATTERY CHARGER AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC BATTERY VOLTAGE CLASS SELECT Johnson Outdoors Inc. BERHANU, SAMUEL 2859 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
18326517 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENCODING, DECODING, AND MATCHING SIGNALS USING SSM MODELS Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. LAROCQUE, EMILY E 2182 §101§112 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18320413 Refrigerant Compressor Unit BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH PLAKKOOTTAM, DOMINICK L 3746 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 19, 2023
18162993 BODY UNIT, BODY AND VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Elringklinger AG BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A 3612 §112 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2023
18064994 TRAILER HITCH FOR MOTOR VEHICLES Acps Automotive GmbH STANLEY, TYLER JAY 3611 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2022
17925090 A Wheel Construction Moveero Limited PALMER, ALEX ROBERT 3615 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2022
17738901 FRESHWATER AND SALTWATER MAPS HAVING SELECTABLE WATER CURRENT FLOW MODELING DISPLAYABLE THEREWITH Johnson Outdoors Inc. PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE 2187 §103 Final Rejection 69d Pending May 06, 2022
17592039 FATIGUE IMPROVED HARVESTER COMPONENT VIA LASER SHOCK PEENING Kondex Corporation KERR, ELIZABETH M 3700 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 03, 2022
17316272 Externally Fed Screen for Filtration Lyco Manufacturing Inc. POPOVICS, ROBERT J 1776 §103§112 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending May 10, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Reinhart Boerner and Van Deuren, P.C.'s patent allowance rate?

89.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Reinhart Boerner and Van Deuren, P.C. were allowed, across 4,243 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Reinhart Boerner and Van Deuren, P.C. average before allowance?

3.59 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Reinhart Boerner and Van Deuren, P.C. have?

51 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 33 clients, before 50 examiners in 37 art units.

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