Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Sand, Sebolt & Wernow Co., Lpa

44 pending office actions • 35 clients • 42 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 44 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 133 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=3569 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.3%
Allowance Rate
n=3569
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3569
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=2413
-0.60σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2413
874 days
Time to Allowance
n=2413
+10.9pp
Interview Lift
n=3569
13.7%
RCE Rate
n=3569
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=3569

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.1%
§101 Overcome
n=112
77.6%
§102 Overcome
n=1093
78.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1481
81.4%
§112 Overcome
n=1102

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, B65D, B60P
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3569
0
Practitioners
n=3569
Apps / Practitioner
n=3569 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

44
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
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.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (5)

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.

24
Hard (55%)
17
Medium (39%)
3
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (7%)
§103 only12 (27%)
§102 only3 (7%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other2 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)21 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
16% of docket
3
Information Tech
7% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
24
Mechanical / Eng
55% of docket
8
Business / Other
18% 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.

440 h
Manual time on pending OAs
88 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
154 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 2 70.4% +22.1%
DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 2 44.1% +50.0%
LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA 1 31.3% +70.9%
DEUBLE, MARK A 1 88.1% +8.3%
RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL 1 44.3% +54.2%
EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A 1 41.2% +39.0%
TARDIF, DAVID P 1 72.0% +10.2%
HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA 1 0.0% +0.0%
TRUONG, QUANGLONG N 1 78.8% +23.5%
HATHI, NIMISH PRADUMNA 1

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19200861 DEBRIS CHUTE ASSEMBLY DEUBLE, MARK A

Hard Cases (24)

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
18362874 GLOVE HAVING DISCREET GRIPPING PORTIONS FORMED THEREIN HADEN, SALLY CLINE 79d overdue
18572887 DISHWASHER AIR CURTAIN DEVICE, AND DISHWASHER CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 24d overdue
18256651 VALVE CLAMP FOR PREVENTING LEAFLET INJURY, VALVE CLAMPING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING VALVE WILLSE, DAVID H 17d overdue
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

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
18494860 GLOVE WITH TEXTURED PALM REGION AND DIFFERENTLY TEXTURED DIGIT REGIONS DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 26d
19294758 APPARATUS FOR TREATING MYOFASCIAL POINTS LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA
19182839 SHOWER HAIR CONTAINER RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL
19179835 CROSS-BORE RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A
19086570 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRACKING PALLETS TARDIF, DAVID P
18949224 PALLET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE
18949461 KOMBUCHA NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS TRUONG, QUANGLONG N
18731789 LOCKING DEVICE FOR USE WITH DRAWER ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF USE HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

Client Portfolio (35 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37324
36372
36112
37851
37721
28761
36261
21591
36221
24251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19294758 APPARATUS FOR TREATING MYOFASCIAL POINTS Gasner Healthtech Inc. LEBRON DE JESUS, GRACIELA NATALIA 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2025
19200861 DEBRIS CHUTE ASSEMBLY Tdr Systems, Inc. T/A Chutes International DEUBLE, MARK A §102Other Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2025
19182839 SHOWER HAIR CONTAINER Briboss LLC RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL 3772 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2025
19179835 CROSS-BORE RISK ASSESSMENT AND RISK MANAGEMENT TOOL Hydromax Usa, LLC EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 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
18873378 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DOCUMENT COLLABORATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Wuhan Kingsoft Office Software Co., Ltd. HATCH, ANGELA MAIDA 3626 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 10, 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
18853496 IMPROVED SPATIAL SMOOTHING METHOD FOR GENERATING AN AUTOCORRELATION MATRIX OF RADIO SIGNAL MEASUREMENT VALUES Lambda:4 Entwicklungen GmbH HATHI, NIMISH PRADUMNA §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 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 03, 2024
18748452 WEARABLE NON-SLIP GRIPS FOR USE WITH PERIPHERAL GAMING DEVICE Ggz Inc. SPAR, ILANA L 3622 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18731789 LOCKING DEVICE FOR USE WITH DRAWER ASSEMBLIES AND METHOD OF USE Valley Interlock, LLC HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE 3637 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 03, 2024
18669689 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING CROSS BORES Hydromax Usa, LLC CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 21, 2024
18667183 RAIL HEATER AND METHOD OF USE Sperling Railway Services, Inc. WILSON, GREGORY A §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2024
18659812 ADAPTER FOR A VACUUM HOSE H-P Products, Inc. MCFARLAND, TYLER JAMES 3723 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending May 09, 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
18602825 PET WASTE SCOOP ASSEMBLY Towerstar Pets, LLC KIM, SANG K §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 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
18426672 GRATING HAVING BEARING BARS WITH UNIQUE CROSS SECTION Ohio Gratings, Inc. LAUX, JESSICA L 3635 §102§103 Final Rejection 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 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18572887 DISHWASHER AIR CURTAIN DEVICE, AND DISHWASHER Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd. CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 1711 §102§103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Dec 21, 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
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
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
18363549 GLOVE WITH LONGITUDINAL STAYS Summit Glove, Inc. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 3732 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Aug 01, 2023
18362874 GLOVE HAVING DISCREET GRIPPING PORTIONS FORMED THEREIN Summit Glove, Inc. HADEN, SALLY CLINE 3732 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Jul 31, 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
18340345 ROW PLANTING UNIT AND METHOD OF USE G.B.G.I., Inc. TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §102§103 Non-Final OA 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
18256651 VALVE CLAMP FOR PREVENTING LEAFLET INJURY, VALVE CLAMPING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING VALVE Hangzhou Valgen Medtech Co., Ltd. WILLSE, DAVID H 3774 §102§103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jun 09, 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
18196488 SEALANT RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE GRAPHITE PLATE IMPREGNATION Godfrey & Wing, LLC LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T 1727 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 12, 2023
18118586 HIGH PRESSURE FLUID ORBITAL SPRAY NOZZLE Stoneage, Inc. SCHWARTZ, KEVIN EDWARD 3752 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2023
18043598 BOOM HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE Multibus Ltd. LIN, CHENG XI 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Mar 01, 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
17802662 CHARGE TRANSFER METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY Safion GmbH BICKIYA, AIMAN AMIR 2859 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2022
17587125 FALSE BULKHEAD ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR RETAINING A FLEXIBLE BULKHEAD Mac Ltt, Inc. STABLEY, MICHAEL R 3611 §102§103§112 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
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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