Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Scheef & Stone, L.L.P.

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

17 pending office actions • 15 clients • 17 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=847 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.2%
Allowance Rate
n=847
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=847
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=482
-0.10σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=482
1034 days
Time to Allowance
n=482
+6.0pp
Interview Lift
n=847
26.4%
RCE Rate
n=847
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=847

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

83.9%
§101 Overcome
n=62
79.4%
§102 Overcome
n=170
78.6%
§103 Overcome
n=299
81.9%
§112 Overcome
n=227

Specialization & Scale

G06Q, E21B, A61M
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=847
5
Practitioners
n=847
169.4
Apps / Practitioner
n=847

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
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.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

7
Hard (41%)
4
Medium (24%)
6
Easy (35%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (6%)
§103 only4 (24%)
§112 only4 (24%)
Double-patenting only2 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (35%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
24% of docket
1
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
6% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
5
Business / Other
29% 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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH 1 17.2% +39.1%
PARSLEY, DAVID J 1 54.0% +28.7%
RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1 33.6% +19.2%
NGUYEN, TUAN N 1 68.1% +26.3%
TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH 1 83.1% +25.7%
VALENTI, ANDREA M 1 42.6% +57.4%
DAO, THUY CHAN 1 88.3% +11.8%
HARTMANN, GARY S 1 72.7% +18.9%
FLICK, JASON E 1 80.6% +13.4%
MERKLING, SALLY ANNE 1 62.4% +31.6%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18926623 Electromagnet and Locking Arrangement With Electromagnet and Spring-pretensioned Latching Means TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH 21d
18766943 System and Method for Real-Time, Dynamic Creation, Delivery, and Use of Customizable Web Applications DAO, THUY CHAN —

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18258098 COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN OSMOTIC SUBSTANCE, AND USE OF THE COMPOSITION BARHAM, BETHANY P 34d
19271209 System and Method to Determine Parameters for a Medical Injection EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH —
19180752 Topical Benzimidazole Formulations and Methods for Use in Treating Inflammatory Dermatoses RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
19009636 Universal Sink Grate NGUYEN, TUAN N —
18427266 Universal Dosage Verification System and Method for Medical Syringe FLICK, JASON E —
18577999 IMPROVED PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLAR PLATE MERKLING, SALLY ANNE —
18506463 METAL OXIDE ZINC RICINOLEATE NANOCOMPOSITE PARTICLES AND SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONS JONES, KOLTON ED —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18926623 Electromagnet and Locking Arrangement With Electromagnet and Spring-pretensioned Latching Means TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH 21d
19271209 System and Method to Determine Parameters for a Medical Injection EVANS, ASHLEY ELIZABETH —
19217222 Spring Actuated Weedless Fishing Lure PARSLEY, DAVID J —
19180752 Topical Benzimidazole Formulations and Methods for Use in Treating Inflammatory Dermatoses RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B —
19009636 Universal Sink Grate NGUYEN, TUAN N —
18903968 Plant Pot Hanger VALENTI, ANDREA M —
18766943 System and Method for Real-Time, Dynamic Creation, Delivery, and Use of Customizable Web Applications DAO, THUY CHAN —
18641160 Dynamic Pedestrian Access Terminal HARTMANN, GARY S —

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36432
36712
36871
16281
36551
17381
41001
21781
16111
28371

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
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
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
19009636 Universal Sink Grate Danco, Inc. NGUYEN, TUAN N §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 03, 2025
18926623 Electromagnet and Locking Arrangement With Electromagnet and Spring-pretensioned Latching Means Svm Schultz Verwaltungs-Gmbh & Co. Kg TAYLOR II, JAMES JOSEPH 3655 §112 Final Rejection 21d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18903968 Plant Pot Hanger Iwph Company VALENTI, ANDREA M 3643 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 01, 2024
18766943 System and Method for Real-Time, Dynamic Creation, Delivery, and Use of Customizable Web Applications Appward LLC DAO, THUY CHAN §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 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 §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
18258098 COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN OSMOTIC SUBSTANCE, AND USE OF THE COMPOSITION Sidroga AG BARHAM, BETHANY P 1611 §101§102Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 16, 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
17997499 IONIC LIQUID AS AN ANTIPERSPIRANT Novigo GmbH LEE, SIN J 1613 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 28, 2022
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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