Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Santangelo Law Offices, P.C.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

7 pending office actions • 7 clients • 7 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

SANTANGELO LAW OFFICES, P.C. has handled 763 career applications, primarily in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 84.66 percent. Prosecution at the firm averages 2.63 office actions per allowance, which is a standard pace for mechanical and e-commerce technologies. This average provides a predictable timeline for clients seeking patent protection in these fields.

The firm currently has 7 pending office actions. This small number of active matters is part of its 763 career applications. The 84.66 percent allowance rate shows a solid track record of success. With 2.63 office actions per allowance, the firm offers a consistent and efficient prosecution experience for its clients, successfully navigating the USPTO to secure patent grants. This data reflects a firm with a reliable performance history and a focused approach to its core technology areas.

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

Quality Metrics (n=763 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.7%
Allowance Rate
n=763
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=763
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=425
-0.42σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=425
989 days
Time to Allowance
n=425
+8.1pp
Interview Lift
n=763
18.7%
RCE Rate
n=763
2.3%
Appeal Rate
n=763

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

66.7%
§101 Overcome
n=27
83.4%
§102 Overcome
n=151
81.5%
§103 Overcome
n=222
85.4%
§112 Overcome
n=199

Specialization & Scale

Y02E, Y10T, Y02P
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=763
1
Practitioners
n=763
763.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=763

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

2
Hard (29%)
4
Medium (57%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (14%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (14%)
§103 only4 (57%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (14%)
No statute on record1 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
29% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
14% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
43% of docket
1
Business / Other
14% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA 1 52.4% +34.8%
KATCHEVES, BASIL S 1 72.2% +17.4%
BOUZIANE, SAID 1 77.0% +10.9%
JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE 1 75.9% +41.2%
SKIBINSKY, ANNA 1 39.0% +29.1%
VAN BUREN, LAUREN K 1 39.8% +58.1%
CRANDALL, RICHARD W. 1 30.2% +33.8%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17765741 Systems and Methods for Fertility Prediction and Increasing Culling Accuracy and Breeding Decisions SKIBINSKY, ANNA 21d
18780290 Suitable, Convenient Accommodations for Traveling Athletic Groups Systems and Methods KATCHEVES, BASIL S 39d

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18656383 Methods for Starting a Reverse Winding Electrical Motor BOUZIANE, SAID 8d
17765741 Systems and Methods for Fertility Prediction and Increasing Culling Accuracy and Breeding Decisions SKIBINSKY, ANNA 21d
18780290 Suitable, Convenient Accommodations for Traveling Athletic Groups Systems and Methods KATCHEVES, BASIL S 39d
17438830 Methods and Systems for Protective Supplementation During Temperature Depression VAN BUREN, LAUREN K 78d
17199104 Polygonal Communities CRANDALL, RICHARD W. 79d
18847140 Methods and Systems to Reduce Injury in Treated Tissues ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA —
18504902 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROW COLUMN PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE —

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36331
28461
36481
16351
16381
36191

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18847140 Methods and Systems to Reduce Injury in Treated Tissues Milehigh Repro Solutions, LLC ABBAS, ABDULRAHMAN MUSTAFA §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18780290 Suitable, Convenient Accommodations for Traveling Athletic Groups Systems and Methods Frolic & Revelry, LLC KATCHEVES, BASIL S 3633 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jul 22, 2024
18656383 Methods for Starting a Reverse Winding Electrical Motor Adventech, LLC BOUZIANE, SAID 2846 — Final Rejection 8d Pending May 06, 2024
18504902 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROW COLUMN PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAS Agile Rf Systems LLC JENKINS, KIMBERLY YVETTE 3648 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 08, 2023
17765741 Systems and Methods for Fertility Prediction and Increasing Culling Accuracy and Breeding Decisions Acuity AG Solutions, LLC SKIBINSKY, ANNA 1635 §101§103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Mar 31, 2022
17438830 Methods and Systems for Protective Supplementation During Temperature Depression Membrane Protective Technologies, Inc. VAN BUREN, LAUREN K 1638 §103 Final Rejection 78d Pending Sep 13, 2021
17199104 Polygonal Communities Medtronic Holding Company Sàrl CRANDALL, RICHARD W. 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 79d Pending Mar 11, 2021

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