Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
6 pending office actions • 3 clients • 6 examiners • 3 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sanders Pianowski has a career history of 117 applications, focused on Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The firm has an impressive resolved allowance rate of 92.13 percent. Prosecution is exceptionally efficient, averaging only 1.37 office actions per allowance, which is a very low figure for this technology area. This efficiency suggests a highly effective strategy for securing allowances with minimal examiner interaction.
Currently, the firm has 2 pending office actions. This low number of active matters is consistent with its 117 career applications. The 92.13 percent allowance rate combined with just 1.37 office actions per allowance indicates a rapid and successful prosecution strategy. For semiconductor clients, this data suggests that the firm is able to secure allowances quickly and with a very high probability of success. This profile highlights a firm that delivers exceptional results with a streamlined approach to patent acquisition.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 only | 3 (50%) |
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (17%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PONTIUS, JAMES M | 1 | 78.9% | +9.6% |
| NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 1 | 77.8% | +13.5% |
| EIDE, ERIC T | 1 | 66.9% | +22.1% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 1 | 45.7% | +38.1% |
| SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 1 | 79.5% | +13.1% |
| SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR | 1 | 54.7% | +56.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19235419 | RETINA IMAGING APPARATUS | PONTIUS, JAMES M | — |
| 19173566 | WIRELESS LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE WITH GIMBALLED CAMERA | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| 18910886 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA RELATED TO CORRECTION OF VISION DEFECTS USING A VISUAL DISPLAY | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | — |
| 18766933 | QUICK CONNECT BALL COUPLER | SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19097392 | Linear Lighting and Retaining System | EIDE, ERIC T | 119d overdue |
| 19173566 | WIRELESS LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE WITH GIMBALLED CAMERA | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| 19048746 | ENDOSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING IN-LINE DUAL CAMERA 3D ENDOSCOPY CANNULA ASSEMBLY | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | — |
| 18910886 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA RELATED TO CORRECTION OF VISION DEFECTS USING A VISUAL DISPLAY | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | — |
| 18766933 | QUICK CONNECT BALL COUPLER | SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Raytrx, LLC | 4 |
| ABC Marketing, Inc. | 1 |
| Gen-Y Creations | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2488 | 1 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 3612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19235419 | RETINA IMAGING APPARATUS | Raytrx, LLC | PONTIUS, JAMES M | 2488 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19173566 | WIRELESS LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE WITH GIMBALLED CAMERA | Raytrx, LLC | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 | |
| 19097392 | Linear Lighting and Retaining System | Abc Marketing, Inc. | EIDE, ERIC T | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 119d overdue | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19048746 | ENDOSCOPY IMAGING SYSTEM INCLUDING IN-LINE DUAL CAMERA 3D ENDOSCOPY CANNULA ASSEMBLY | Raytrx, LLC | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 | |
| 18910886 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA RELATED TO CORRECTION OF VISION DEFECTS USING A VISUAL DISPLAY | Raytrx, LLC | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 | |
| 18766933 | QUICK CONNECT BALL COUPLER | Gen-Y Creations, LLC | SHARMA, NABIN KUMAR | 3612 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
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