Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
24 pending office actions • 18 clients • 24 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SCHEEF & STONE, L.L.P. reports 854 career applications, 24 pending office actions, and a Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering focus. The record shows an established application history with an active current workload in a field where device architecture and mechanical interactions may drive prosecution strategy.
The resolved allowance rate is 87.17%, and the average is 3.28 office actions per allowance. The allowance measure supplies historical outcome context, while the action average indicates the examination activity associated with an allowance. Practitioners can use these figures for portfolio planning, without treating them as explanations of individual results.
File review should examine structural claim limitations, functional relationships, prior-art distinctions, and support for amendments. That analysis is needed to determine whether the historical indicators translate to a particular device or mechanical application.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 (4%) |
| §103 only | 6 (25%) |
| §112 only | 3 (12%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (4%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 1 | 69.2% | +19.6% |
| EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | 1 | 16.4% | +36.5% |
| PARSLEY, DAVID J | 1 | 54.1% | +28.7% |
| MATTISON, LORI K | 1 | 15.2% | +27.8% |
| RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B | 1 | 33.6% | +19.2% |
| BERHANU, ETSUB D | 1 | 65.1% | +24.7% |
| PIERORAZIO, JILLIAN KUTCH | 1 | 59.3% | +32.1% |
| LAZO, THOMAS E | 1 | 86.8% | +8.9% |
| NGUYEN, TUAN N | 1 | 68.1% | +26.4% |
| PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ | 1 | 52.9% | +47.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19288703 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | — |
| 19271209 | System and Method to Determine Parameters for a Medical Injection | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | — |
| 19192917 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Aging Hair | MATTISON, LORI K | — |
| 19180752 | Topical Benzimidazole Formulations and Methods for Use in Treating Inflammatory Dermatoses | RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B | — |
| 19092719 | Blood Collection Tube Holder with Slidable Needle Safety Device | BERHANU, ETSUB D | — |
| 19020507 | TWO-FINGER GLOVE WITH EMBEDDED PALM SPACER FOR THROWING AN OBJECT | PIERORAZIO, JILLIAN KUTCH | — |
| 19012347 | Bucket Handle Grip | LAZO, THOMAS E | — |
| 19009636 | Universal Sink Grate | NGUYEN, TUAN N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19288703 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | — |
| 19271209 | System and Method to Determine Parameters for a Medical Injection | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | — |
| 19217222 | Spring Actuated Weedless Fishing Lure | PARSLEY, DAVID J | — |
| 19192917 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Aging Hair | MATTISON, LORI K | — |
| 19180752 | Topical Benzimidazole Formulations and Methods for Use in Treating Inflammatory Dermatoses | RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B | — |
| 19092719 | Blood Collection Tube Holder with Slidable Needle Safety Device | BERHANU, ETSUB D | — |
| 19020507 | TWO-FINGER GLOVE WITH EMBEDDED PALM SPACER FOR THROWING AN OBJECT | PIERORAZIO, JILLIAN KUTCH | — |
| 19009636 | Universal Sink Grate | NGUYEN, TUAN N | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 2 |
| 3783 | 2 |
| 3671 | 2 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 3687 | 1 |
| 3643 | 1 |
| 1619 | 1 |
| 1628 | 1 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3651 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19288703 | FLOW CONTROL VALVE | Svm Schultz Verwaltungs-Gmbh & Co. Kg | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 3753 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19271209 | System and Method to Determine Parameters for a Medical Injection | Thomas J. Shaw | EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH | 3687 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19217222 | Spring Actuated Weedless Fishing Lure | Flyvanse, LLC | PARSLEY, DAVID J | 3643 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19192917 | Compositions and Methods for Treating Aging Hair | Chl Industries, LLC | MATTISON, LORI K | 1619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19180752 | Topical Benzimidazole Formulations and Methods for Use in Treating Inflammatory Dermatoses | Jjr&D, LLC | RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B | 1628 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19092719 | Blood Collection Tube Holder with Slidable Needle Safety Device | Retractable Technologies, Inc. | BERHANU, ETSUB D | 3791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19020507 | TWO-FINGER GLOVE WITH EMBEDDED PALM SPACER FOR THROWING AN OBJECT | Kitted Global Enterprise, LLC | PIERORAZIO, JILLIAN KUTCH | 3732 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19012347 | Bucket Handle Grip | Danco, Inc. | LAZO, THOMAS E | 3651 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19009636 | Universal Sink Grate | Danco, Inc. | NGUYEN, TUAN N | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18951932 | Combined Medical Device with Sliding Frontal Attachment and Retractable Needle | Retractable Technologies, Inc. | PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18926623 | Electromagnet and Locking Arrangement With Electromagnet and Spring-pretensioned Latching Means | Svm Schultz Verwaltungs-Gmbh & Co. Kg | TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH | 3655 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18888035 | System and Method for Identifying a Fuel Loss Event | S1 Technologies, Inc. | ADE, OGER GARCIA | 3627 | Other | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18766943 | System and Method for Real-Time, Dynamic Creation, Delivery, and Use of Customizable Web Applications | Appward LLC | DAO, THUY CHAN | 2192 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18738847 | Syringe with Flat Indicia Display Surface | Thomas J. Shaw | BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18670877 | COOKING CHAMBER MOISTURE CONTROL | Method Barbecue, Llc. | ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18641160 | Dynamic Pedestrian Access Terminal | Rsg International Corp. | HARTMANN, GARY S | 3671 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18427266 | Universal Dosage Verification System and Method for Medical Syringe | Thomas J. Shaw | FLICK, JASON E | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18577999 | IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLAR PLATE | Hochschule Rheinmain University Of Applied Sciences Wiesbaden Rüsselsheim | MERKLING, SALLY ANNE | 1738 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18506463 | METAL OXIDE ZINC RICINOLEATE NANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLES AND SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS | Nevitt Frangrances, Inc. | JONES, KOLTON ED | 4100 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18471247 | MACHINE-LEARNING BASED DETERMINATION OF VITAL SIGNS AND A PHYSIOLOGICAL STATE OF AN EXISTING OR POTENTIAL POLICY HOLDER FOR INSURANCE UNDERWRITING | Brightermd LLC | ZUBERI, MOHAMMED H | 2178 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18330612 | ELECTROMAGNET WITH CLOSURE ELEMENT | Svm Schultz Verwaltungs-Gmbh & Co. Kg | HOMZA, LISA NHUNG | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18121836 | Composition and Method for Reducing Odors in Wet Air Scrubbers | Nch Corporation | SPAMER, DONALD R | 1799 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2023 |
| 17900723 | Multi-Part Valve Assembly | Valveworks, LLC | ENGLISH, PETER C | 3993 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17794462 | BARRIER ELEMENT TO BLOCK TRAFFIC AND/OR AS A SECURITY PRECAUTION INCLUDING A BALLAST COMPARTMENT | Roadblock Solutions, Inc. | CHU, KATHERINE J | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial87.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Scheef & Stone, L.L.P. were allowed, across 854 applications in USPTO records.
3.28 office actions per allowed application on average.
24 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 18 clients, before 24 examiners in 21 art units.
