Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Ryder, Mazzeo And Konieczny, LLC

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

10 pending office actions • 9 clients • 10 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Ryder, Mazzeo and Konieczny, LLC has a career history of 289 applications, with a primary focus on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate of 77.65 percent. On average, the firm navigates 2.91 office actions per allowance, which reflects a typical prosecution cycle for mechanical and e-commerce technologies. This average suggests a balanced approach between efficiency and thoroughness in addressing examiner rejections.

The firm currently has 8 pending office actions. With 289 career applications, this small number of active matters suggests a boutique scale of operation. The 77.65 percent allowance rate indicates a reliable success rate for applicants, while the 2.91 office actions per allowance provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution phase. This data shows a firm that provides steady results within its specialized technology area. Clients can anticipate a consistent experience based on these historical performance metrics in the mechanical and e-commerce fields.

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

Quality Metrics (n=289 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

77.6%
Allowance Rate
n=289
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=289
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=139
-0.26σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=139
934 days
Time to Allowance
n=139
+17.8pp
Interview Lift
n=289
18.4%
RCE Rate
n=289
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=289

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.0%
§101 Overcome
n=20
72.6%
§102 Overcome
n=62
65.8%
§103 Overcome
n=120
71.7%
§112 Overcome
n=92

Specialization & Scale

B09C, C02F, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=289
0
Practitioners
n=289
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=289 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
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.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 60 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.

3
Hard (30%)
6
Medium (60%)
1
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (10%)
§103 only6 (60%)
Double-patenting only1 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
20% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
3
Business / Other
30% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WENDMAGEGN, GIRUMSEW 1 76.9% +21.2%
ULLAH, SHARIF E 1 84.7% +21.5%
PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 1 60.5% +28.1%
MONTOYA, OSCHTA I 1 71.4% +14.3%
COOMBER, KEVIN M 1 84.2% +21.2%
KNUTSON, JACOB D 1 79.6% +20.5%
RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A 1 81.1% +11.9%
MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 1 44.9% +46.9%
RASSAVONG, ERIC 1 71.6% +34.4%
SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH 1 58.0% +14.9%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19107923 Method and System for Authenticating a User Via Face Recognition ULLAH, SHARIF E —
18672368 IDENTIFYING IRREGULARITIES IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS TO EVALUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND QUALITY RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18362943 RENEWABLE/SUSTAINABLE ENERGY HARVESTING AND MONETIZATION ECOSYSTEM MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 89d overdue
18882482 Playout Device and Method for Playing Out Zoomed Broadcast Content COOMBER, KEVIN M —
18755497 ROUTING PULLEY TO LIMIT VIRTUAL CHAIN GROWTH IN GEARED REAR SUSPENSION BICYCLES KNUTSON, JACOB D —

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
18329445 Tray Lift Autopsy Table and System RASSAVONG, ERIC 124d overdue
18362943 RENEWABLE/SUSTAINABLE ENERGY HARVESTING AND MONETIZATION ECOSYSTEM MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 89d overdue
18254095 A WEARABLE COOLING APPARATUS FOR ON-SITE TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH 5d overdue
18882935 Playout Device and a Method for Playing Out Broadcast Content MONTOYA, OSCHTA I 41d
19268523 A SPOTLIGHT AND NIGHT VISION DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE WENDMAGEGN, GIRUMSEW —
19107923 Method and System for Authenticating a User Via Face Recognition ULLAH, SHARIF E —
19038509 LIGHTWEIGHT AND FLEXIBLE LOAD BEARING SHACKLE UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF LOOPS OF FIBER ROPE AS A BOW PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK —
18882482 Playout Device and Method for Playing Out Zoomed Broadcast Content COOMBER, KEVIN M —

Client Portfolio (9 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24841
37251
24211
36111
36281
37811
37941

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19268523 A SPOTLIGHT AND NIGHT VISION DEVICE MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Nightride Thermal Inc. WENDMAGEGN, GIRUMSEW 2484 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 14, 2025
19107923 Method and System for Authenticating a User Via Face Recognition Biocube Technologies Inc. ULLAH, SHARIF E §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2025
19038509 LIGHTWEIGHT AND FLEXIBLE LOAD BEARING SHACKLE UTILIZING A PLURALITY OF LOOPS OF FIBER ROPE AS A BOW Chant Engineering Co. Inc. PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 3725 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
18882935 Playout Device and a Method for Playing Out Broadcast Content Evs Broadcast Equipment SA MONTOYA, OSCHTA I 2421 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Sep 12, 2024
18882482 Playout Device and Method for Playing Out Zoomed Broadcast Content Evs Broadcast Equipment SA COOMBER, KEVIN M §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 11, 2024
18755497 ROUTING PULLEY TO LIMIT VIRTUAL CHAIN GROWTH IN GEARED REAR SUSPENSION BICYCLES Priority Outdoor Products, LLC KNUTSON, JACOB D 3611 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2024
18672368 IDENTIFYING IRREGULARITIES IN ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECTS TO EVALUATE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY AND QUALITY Kairos, Inc. RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2024
18362943 RENEWABLE/SUSTAINABLE ENERGY HARVESTING AND MONETIZATION ECOSYSTEM The North Bethesda Portfolio LLC MURRAY, WAYNE SCOTT 3628 §101§112 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2023
18329445 Tray Lift Autopsy Table and System Mcclaren, Wilson & Lawrie, Inc. RASSAVONG, ERIC 3781 §103 Final Rejection 124d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2023
18254095 A WEARABLE COOLING APPARATUS FOR ON-SITE TREATMENT OF HEAT ILLNESS Cryogenx Limited, Central Research Laboratory SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending May 23, 2023

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