Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
18 pending office actions • 16 clients • 18 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Saxton & Stump, LLC has managed 1238 career applications, primarily in Chemistry & Materials. The firm boasts a high resolved allowance rate of 92.7 percent. Prosecution is notably efficient, averaging only 1.99 office actions per allowance, which suggests a very effective strategy for addressing examiner concerns in the chemistry sector. This efficiency is a key performance indicator for clients seeking rapid patent protection.
The firm currently has 16 pending office actions. This active workload is part of its 1238 career applications. The 92.7 percent allowance rate is an excellent metric, especially when combined with the low 1.99 office actions per allowance. This data indicates that the firm is highly successful at securing patent grants quickly, providing significant value to its clients in the chemistry and materials fields. 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. 4 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. 4 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 | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 7 (39%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN BRAMER, JOHN W | 1 | 33.2% | +33.4% |
| GOKHALE, PRASAD V | 1 | 85.9% | +8.4% |
| EVANS, EBONY E | 1 | 64.1% | +28.9% |
| NIESZ, JASON KAROL | 1 | 77.6% | +24.9% |
| PENCE, JETHRO M | 1 | 79.0% | +25.4% |
| WUJCIAK, ALFRED J | 1 | 74.9% | +11.4% |
| TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH | 1 | — | — |
| GE, JIN | 1 | 79.7% | +18.8% |
| THOMPSON, KENNETH L | 1 | 87.4% | +6.7% |
| ORTIZ, ADAM C | 1 | 65.9% | +34.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18955525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING WORKPIECES | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18647196 | DRIFT ELIMINATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 161d overdue |
| 17955196 | Preserving Buildings and Other Assets from Bushfires | BARRERA, JUAN C | 46d overdue |
| 18675747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GREASE FROM A RANGE HOOD SYSTEM | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 12d |
| 19338774 | LOYALTY PROGRAM | VAN BRAMER, JOHN W | — |
| 19335457 | MULTI-AXIS MODULAR COUPLING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOT | GOKHALE, PRASAD V | — |
| 19151790 | BEVERAGE PACKAGING EQUIPMENT, DOSING SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR INFUSING BEVERAGES | NIESZ, JASON KAROL | — |
| 18877512 | VIRTUAL GALLERY SPACE SYSTEM | GE, JIN | — |
| 18928732 | PICKLEBALL PADDLE HAVING HEAD GEOMETRY TO ENLARGE SWEET SPOT AREA | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19338774 | LOYALTY PROGRAM | VAN BRAMER, JOHN W | — |
| 19290723 | ROOT BARRIER BRACKET SYSTEM | EVANS, EBONY E | — |
| 19151790 | BEVERAGE PACKAGING EQUIPMENT, DOSING SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR INFUSING BEVERAGES | NIESZ, JASON KAROL | — |
| 19087007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE POWDER TO A PRINTED TRANSFER FILM | PENCE, JETHRO M | — |
| 19029671 | CONVERTIBLE TODDLER CHAIR AND STANDING PLATFORM | WUJCIAK, ALFRED J | — |
| 18877512 | VIRTUAL GALLERY SPACE SYSTEM | GE, JIN | — |
| 18943402 | VERTICAL CABLE RAILING AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | ORTIZ, ADAM C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3622 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| 3647 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 3676 | 1 |
| 3711 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| 1713 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19338774 | LOYALTY PROGRAM | Mkn International LLC | VAN BRAMER, JOHN W | 3622 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19335457 | MULTI-AXIS MODULAR COUPLING SYSTEM FOR MOBILE ROBOT | Avridh Technologies, Inc. | GOKHALE, PRASAD V | 3653 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19290723 | ROOT BARRIER BRACKET SYSTEM | Chester County Bamboo LLC | EVANS, EBONY E | 3647 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2025 |
| 19151790 | BEVERAGE PACKAGING EQUIPMENT, DOSING SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR INFUSING BEVERAGES | Agtech Vi, LLC | NIESZ, JASON KAROL | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19087007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING AN ADHESIVE POWDER TO A PRINTED TRANSFER FILM | Vastex International Inc. | PENCE, JETHRO M | 1712 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19029671 | CONVERTIBLE TODDLER CHAIR AND STANDING PLATFORM | Artsana Usa, Inc. | WUJCIAK, ALFRED J | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19007748 | BATTERY PLATE HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Tbs Engineering Limited | TRAC, JONATHAN KHANH | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 | |
| 18877512 | VIRTUAL GALLERY SPACE SYSTEM | Polycarbon Blockchain, Inc. | GE, JIN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18955525 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING WORKPIECES | Tait Towers Manufacturing, LLC | THOMPSON, KENNETH L | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18943402 | VERTICAL CABLE RAILING AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | Key-Link Fencing & Railing, Inc. | ORTIZ, ADAM C | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 | |
| 18928732 | PICKLEBALL PADDLE HAVING HEAD GEOMETRY TO ENLARGE SWEET SPOT AREA | Avoura LLC | PASSANITI, SEBASTIANO | 3711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18799104 | MULTI-COMPARTMENTAL PEEL / RESEAL LABEL AND PACKAGING | C.P. Converters, Inc. | THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 3736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18799139 | LASER SCORING OF POLYMERIC SUBSTRATES FOR USE IN PACKAGING | C.P. Converters, Inc. | SANDERS, JAMES M | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18675747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING GREASE FROM A RANGE HOOD SYSTEM | Kensol Automist LLC | BERGNER, ERIN FLANAGAN | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18647196 | DRIFT ELIMINATOR AND METHOD OF MAKING | Brentwood Industries, Inc. | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 161d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18590239 | MAGNETIC CONNECTOR | Artsana Usa, Inc. | DO, ROWLAND | 3677 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18521155 | CONTROLLED-RELEASE DISPENSER ARTICLE FOR CONTROLLING INSECTS | Aberdeen Road Company | ALAWADI, SARAH | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 17955196 | Preserving Buildings and Other Assets from Bushfires | Eps Investments Australia Pty Ltd. | BARRERA, JUAN C | 3752 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Sep 28, 2022 |
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