Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
56 pending office actions • 43 clients • 53 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 56 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 129 patents granted in the last 365 days
SAND, SEBOLT & WERNOW CO., LPA has a career total of 3607 applications, with a focus on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 85.17 percent. Its prosecution efficiency is reflected in an average of 2.44 office actions per allowance, suggesting a balanced approach to overcoming USPTO rejections. This efficiency provides a predictable timeline for clients in the mechanical and e-commerce sectors.
The firm currently has 41 pending office actions. This level of activity is supported by its 3607 career applications, indicating a steady flow of work. The 85.17 percent allowance rate is a robust indicator of success for mechanical and e-commerce clients. Furthermore, the 2.44 office actions per allowance suggests that the firm is often able to reach an allowance in fewer than three rounds of communication. This data reflects a firm with a solid track record of success and a consistent prosecution strategy.
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.
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.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 7 (12%) |
| §103 only | 14 (25%) |
| §102 only | 4 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (39%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE | 2 | 75.0% | +32.0% |
| SU, XIAOWEI | 2 | 71.7% | +12.8% |
| DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T | 2 | 44.8% | +47.2% |
| WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | 1 | 63.6% | +25.6% |
| DEUBLE, MARK A | 1 | 88.2% | +8.2% |
| ENGLISH, PETER C | 1 | 32.8% | +27.0% |
| SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 1 | 60.9% | +26.4% |
| TARDIF, DAVID P | 1 | 72.0% | +10.3% |
| ROY, DEBJANI | 1 | 75.8% | +15.1% |
| DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT | 1 | 87.5% | +14.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19200861 | DEBRIS CHUTE ASSEMBLY | DEUBLE, MARK A | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18748452 | WEARABLE NON-SLIP GRIPS FOR USE WITH PERIPHERAL GAMING DEVICE | SPAR, ILANA L | 11d overdue |
| 18703678 | DOCUMENT TASK PROCESSING | SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM | 4d overdue |
| 18565680 | HYDRATE FORM OF LAZERTINIB MESYLATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND USE THEREOF | DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE | 4d overdue |
| 18090093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE DEVICE IN A BODY CAVITY | HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM | 4d overdue |
| 18250884 | METHOD FOR RADIO-BASED DISTANCE MEASUREMENT | MULL, FRED H | 12d |
| 18251036 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATION FOR MEASURING TRANSIT TIME | RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | 13d |
| 18173314 | RETAINER FOR A HANDHELD SANDER AND METHOD OF USE | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 39d |
| 18313666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS | LOZA, JANICE JOMARIE | 62d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18333639 | TANKER TRUCK WITH REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION | KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE | 31d overdue |
| 18494860 | GLOVE WITH TEXTURED PALM REGION AND DIFFERENTLY TEXTURED DIGIT REGIONS | DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T | 26d |
| 19254278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING OIL | WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | — |
| 19196266 | HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED FLIP UP MOWER DECK | ENGLISH, PETER C | — |
| 19185313 | PEOPLE MOVEMENT, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION OR INCONVENIENCE PREDICTION SYSTEM | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | — |
| 19086570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING PALLETS | TARDIF, DAVID P | — |
| 19083524 | EXTRUDER BARREL AND METHOD OF REFURBISHMENT | ROY, DEBJANI | — |
| 19004635 | LOADABLE DROP SPREADER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 3 |
| 3637 | 2 |
| 3732 | 2 |
| 3723 | 2 |
| 3611 | 2 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 1715 | 1 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| 2842 | 1 |
| 3733 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19254278 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPERSING OIL | Compass Systems & Sales, LLC | WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | 1715 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19200861 | DEBRIS CHUTE ASSEMBLY | Tdr Systems, Inc. T/A Chutes International | DEUBLE, MARK A | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 | |
| 19196266 | HYDRAULICALLY CONTROLLED FLIP UP MOWER DECK | VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC. | ENGLISH, PETER C | 3671 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19185313 | PEOPLE MOVEMENT, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION OR INCONVENIENCE PREDICTION SYSTEM | Radiohub, LLC | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 | |
| 19086570 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING PALLETS | Engineered Products Of Ohio, LLC | TARDIF, DAVID P | 2876 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19083524 | EXTRUDER BARREL AND METHOD OF REFURBISHMENT | Xaloy, LLC | ROY, DEBJANI | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 19004635 | LOADABLE DROP SPREADER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC. | DIGIOVANNANTONIO, DANIEL ROBERT | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 18980590 | HIGH-PRESSURE LIQUID ROTARY NOZZLE WITH FLUID BRAKE MECHANISM | Stoneage, Inc. | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| 18968725 | PET WASTE CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | Towerstar Pets, LLC | ATTEL, NINA KAY | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18955327 | STUMP GRINDER | VENTURE PRODUCTS, INC. | KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 | |
| 18949224 | PALLET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | Little Cottage Company | HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE | 3637 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18949461 | KOMBUCHA NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS | Viva Naturals, Inc. | TRUONG, QUANGLONG N | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 | |
| 18938363 | TANKER TRUCK WITH REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION | Mac Ltt, Inc. | KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE | 2842 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18934616 | SINGLE LOAD MANIPULATOR AND METHOD OF USE | Kundel Industries, Inc. | SMITH, JELANI A | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 | |
| 18913585 | System and method for automatically packaging an item | Iow, LLC | FERRERO, EDUARDO R | 3733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18853496 | IMPROVED SPATIAL SMOOTHING METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AUTOCORRELATION MATRIX OF RADIO SIGNAL MEASUREMENT VALUES | Lambda:4 Entwicklungen GmbH | EDRADA, ISABELLA AMEYALI | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 | |
| 18884933 | WEAR PAD IN A SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | Mac Trailer Manufacturing, Inc. | SCHWARTZ, CHRISTOPHER P | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| 18822587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING COLLECTED UTILITY INSPECTION READINGS | Hydromax Usa, LLC | MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO | 2159 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18788217 | SLIDING CABINET ORGANIZER | Century Components, LLC | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18748452 | WEARABLE NON-SLIP GRIPS FOR USE WITH PERIPHERAL GAMING DEVICE | Ggz Inc. | SPAR, ILANA L | 3622 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18738055 | LITHIUM EXTRACTION FROM SLURRIES BY ADVANCED CARBONATION PROCESSING | One World Lithium Inc. | SU, XIAOWEI | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2024 | |
| 18738054 | LITHIUM EXTRACTION FROM NATURAL BRINES BY ADVANCED CARBONATION PROCESSING | One World Lithium Inc. | SU, XIAOWEI | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2024 | |
| 18669890 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING ANOMALIES IN A PIPE | Hydromax Usa, LLC | RIVERA VARGAS, MANUEL A | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 | |
| 18663190 | MOVEMENT ASSIST SYSTEM FOR CRANE OPERATIONS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME | Kundel Industries, Inc. | SOTO, HENRIX | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18703678 | DOCUMENT TASK PROCESSING | Zhuhai Kingsoft Office Software Co., Ltd. | SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM | 2172 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18604587 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR THE TARGETED SIMULTANEOUS USE OF SOLAR RADIATION TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY AND TO HEAT A LIQUID CIRCUIT | Solteq GmbH | DINH, BACH T | 1726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18686920 | MULTI-PLY PAPER CONTAINING USED PAPER FIBERS AND ADDITIONAL FIBERS | Certina Production AG | RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18444095 | SINGLE POINT IMPREGNATION | Godfrey & Wing, LLC | EMPIE, NATHAN H | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 | |
| 18426672 | GRATING HAVING BEARING BARS WITH UNIQUE CROSS SECTION | Ohio Gratings, Inc. | LAUX, JESSICA L | 3635 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18426661 | BAR ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN GRATINGS | Ohio Gratings, Inc. | TRAN, PHI DIEU | 1772 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18292001 | ANTI-CD47 ANTIBODIES AND USE THEREOF | LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN | DENT, ALANA HARRIS | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 | |
| 18411137 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING ITEMS IN MASS SHELVING ENVIRONMENTS | Johnathan Thomas Brand | PATEL, MIRAJ T | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18408924 | APPARATUS FOR MOVING HEAVY WELDMENT AND METHOD OF USE | Morgan Engineering Systems, Inc. | TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH | 3652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18394056 | CONFORMATIONALLY RESTRICTED SULFONATE BASED PHOSPHINE LIGANDS FOR HINDERED SUZUKI COUPLING REACTIONS | Tcg Greenchem Inc. | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 | |
| 18565680 | HYDRATE FORM OF LAZERTINIB MESYLATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND USE THEREOF | Hangzhou Solipharma Co., Ltd. | DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE | 1622 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18563417 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING RULE-BASED PARTIALLY ONLINE AND OFFLINE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONS | National Payments Corporation Of India | ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA | 3692 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18506622 | CROWNING GRADER ASSEMBLY | Norden Mfg LLC | TSUI, ALFRED H | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18495841 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTING SPECIMENS IN A MEDICAL ANALYSIS LABORATORY | Conscience Analytics GmbH | ALABI, OYELEYE A | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18494860 | GLOVE WITH TEXTURED PALM REGION AND DIFFERENTLY TEXTURED DIGIT REGIONS | Summit Glove, Inc. | DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18547009 | READY MIX COMPOSITION AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATION | Alok Giridhari Kale | KUVAYSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEKSEYEVNA | 1731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18546382 | WINDSCREEN WIPING INSERT WITH A ROW OF BRUSHES AND WINDSCREEN WIPER | Bet Stream Pty Ltd. | POON, DANA LEE | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18449559 | GLOVE WITH LONGITUDINAL FINGER STAYS AND TEXTURED FINGER AND THUMB CROTCHES | Summit Glove, Inc. | DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18366269 | REUSABLE FLOSSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE | Mintl LLC | NOBREGA, TATIANA L | 3799 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18340282 | ROW PLANTING UNIT AND METHOD OF USE | G.B.G.I., Inc. | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18340204 | ROW PLANTING UNIT AND METHOD OF USE | G.B.G.I., Inc. | ROCCA, JOSEPH M | 3671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18251036 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATION FOR MEASURING TRANSIT TIME | Lambda:4 Entwicklungen GmbH | RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL | 3646 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18250884 | METHOD FOR RADIO-BASED DISTANCE MEASUREMENT | Lambda:4 Entwicklungen GmbH | MULL, FRED H | 3648 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18333639 | TANKER TRUCK WITH REAR LIGHTING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION | Mac Ltt, Inc. | KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE | 3611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18330817 | TWO PIECE VENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | Filtrex Pure Air, LLC | BRAWNER, CHARLES RILEY | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18313666 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINTING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS | The Everest Project LLC | LOZA, JANICE JOMARIE | 3698 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18173314 | RETAINER FOR A HANDHELD SANDER AND METHOD OF USE | Woodpeckers, LLC | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18090093 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSERTING AND REMOVING AN EXPANDABLE DEVICE IN A BODY CAVITY | Innoventions Ltd. | HOLLM, JONATHAN ADAM | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 17587125 | FALSE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR RETAINING A FLEXIBLE BULKHEAD | Mac Ltt, Inc. | STABLEY, MICHAEL R | 3611 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2022 |
| 17417433 | INTRAVESICULAR DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING URINARY INCONTINENCE | Innoventions Ltd. | TRAN, JULIE THI | 3791 | §112 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2021 |
| 17299027 | IMPROVED CALIBRATION FOR MEASURING THE DIRECT CONTINUOUS BLOOD PRESSURE FROM THE PULSE TRANSIT TIME, PULSE WAVE VELOCITY OR INTENSITY OF THE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | Holger Redtel | WEARE, MEREDITH H | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
| 17307504 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING CHARGED BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE SUBSTANCES FROM LIQUIDS AND THE RECOVERY THEREOF | I3 MEMBRANE GMBH | KOLTONOW, ANDREW ROBERT | 1795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2021 |
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