Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Schwabe Williamson& Wyatt

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

18 pending office actions • 16 clients • 17 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 102 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

SCHWABE WILLIAMSON& WYATT focuses on Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and has 19 pending office actions. Its portfolio contains 16676 career applications, providing a substantial base for interpreting prosecution outcomes.

The resolved allowance rate is 90.04%, while the average number of office actions per allowance is 3.46. Together, these measures indicate that applications reaching resolution are frequently allowed, although allowance typically follows multiple examination exchanges. Practitioners can use this profile to anticipate a prosecution process that combines a strong allowance result with continued amendment and response activity.

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

Quality Metrics (n=16676 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.0%
Allowance Rate
n=16676
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=16676
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=9587
+0.08σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=9587
1085 days
Time to Allowance
n=9587
+0.8pp
Interview Lift
n=16676
28.6%
RCE Rate
n=16676
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=16676

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

87.2%
§101 Overcome
n=1154
82.8%
§102 Overcome
n=4559
83.1%
§103 Overcome
n=6245
85.0%
§112 Overcome
n=3379

Specialization & Scale

H01L, H10W, H10D
Top CPC Subclasses
30%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=16676
0
Practitioners
n=16676
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=16676 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

8
Hard (44%)
9
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only6 (33%)
§102 only2 (11%)
§112 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
17% of docket
3
Information Tech
17% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
5
Semiconductors
28% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
39% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HUSSEIN, HASSAN A 2 60.1% +52.5%
LAUER, CHRISTINA C 1 68.6% +14.2%
VAZIRI, MASOUD 1 74.4% +7.1%
CAHN, DANIEL P 1 53.6% +69.9%
KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 1 68.4% +28.1%
RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 1 73.4% +17.4%
SOTO, HENRIX 1 70.8% +29.3%
BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 1 72.0% +22.5%
JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY 1 56.5% -18.3%
RAMSEY, JEREMY C 1 52.6% +46.6%

Hard Cases (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17885502 CONVERTER FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY JEPPSON, PAMELA J 32d overdue
18622638 TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE EXTERNAL LIMBUS-BASED CORNEOSCLERAL TOPOGRAPHY JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY 10d overdue
19080443 TENT INTERNAL STABILIZING AND STORAGE SYSTEM CAHN, DANIEL P —
19055364 DENTAL INSTRUMENT HOLDER AND EXPANSION PLATFORM KRYCINSKI, STANTON L —
18290696 DOOR RAMSEY, JEREMY C —
18129767 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION OF CORNEAL DISEASES BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DINH, JACK —
17786496 VACUUM SPONGE DRAINAGE MEDWAY, SCOTT J —
17261280 A METHOD OF GENERATING STERILE PROGENY BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18644882 HOUSING FOR A WINCH RING SOTO, HENRIX 99d overdue
18710499 ROTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR STRUCTURE RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 4d overdue
17791277 NETWORK SECURITY DEFENSE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE APPLIED TO NETWORK SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEM HUSSEIN, HASSAN A 3d overdue
19259559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIXING SOFT TISSUE LAUER, CHRISTINA C —
19080443 TENT INTERNAL STABILIZING AND STORAGE SYSTEM CAHN, DANIEL P —
19055364 DENTAL INSTRUMENT HOLDER AND EXPANSION PLATFORM KRYCINSKI, STANTON L —
18701566 AN EXCAVATOR WEAR ASSEMBLY BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY —
18290696 DOOR RAMSEY, JEREMY C —

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28342
36342
28722
24972
37711
37721
36541
36711
16231
24311

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19259559 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIXING SOFT TISSUE Lmt, LLC LAUER, CHRISTINA C 3771 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2025
19113874 STATOR ASSEMBLY BASED ON FLAT WIRE SEGMENTED SKEWED SLOT WINDING Zhejiang Founder Motor Co., Ltd. VAZIRI, MASOUD 2834 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2025
19080443 TENT INTERNAL STABILIZING AND STORAGE SYSTEM Mountain Hardwear, Inc. CAHN, DANIEL P 3634 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2025
19055364 DENTAL INSTRUMENT HOLDER AND EXPANSION PLATFORM A-Dec, Inc. KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 3772 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 17, 2025
18710499 ROTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRIC MOTOR STRUCTURE Zhejiang Founder Motor Co., Ltd. RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL 2834 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending May 15, 2024
18644882 HOUSING FOR A WINCH RING Arb Corporation Limited SOTO, HENRIX 3654 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2024
18701566 AN EXCAVATOR WEAR ASSEMBLY Cqms Pty Ltd. BREGEL, EVAN ANTHONY 3671 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 15, 2024
18622638 TECHNIQUES TO GENERATE EXTERNAL LIMBUS-BASED CORNEOSCLERAL TOPOGRAPHY Oregon Health & Science University JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY 2872 §102§103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2024
18290696 DOOR Seuster Kg RAMSEY, JEREMY C 3634 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18402344 TECHNOLOGIES FOR CREATING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS Fortior Solutions, LLC HUSSEIN, HASSAN A 2497 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2024
18239460 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DECITABINE AND TETRAHYDROURIDINE AND USES THEREOF The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1623 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2023
18129767 DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFICATION OF CORNEAL DISEASES BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Oregon Health & Science University DINH, JACK 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 31, 2023
18156937 DETECTING OF BUSINESS EMAIL COMPROMISE Zapfraud, Inc. CHEN, SHIN HON 2431 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jan 19, 2023
17885502 CONVERTER FOR A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Coast Cutlery Co. JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2859 §103§112 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2022
17791277 NETWORK SECURITY DEFENSE METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE APPLIED TO NETWORK SECURITY DEFENSE SYSTEM Zhuhai Comleader Information Science & Technology Corp., Ltd. HUSSEIN, HASSAN A 2497 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2022
17786496 VACUUM SPONGE DRAINAGE LOHMANN & RAUSCHER GMBH MEDWAY, SCOTT J 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 16, 2022
17264029 A METHOD OF GENERATING STERILE AND MONOSEX PROGENY Center For Aquaculture Technologies, Inc. BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 1632 §112 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2021
17261280 A METHOD OF GENERATING STERILE PROGENY Center For Aquaculture Technologies, Inc. BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 19, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Schwabe Williamson& Wyatt's patent allowance rate?

90.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Schwabe Williamson& Wyatt were allowed, across 16,676 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Schwabe Williamson& Wyatt average before allowance?

3.46 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Schwabe Williamson& Wyatt have?

18 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 16 clients, before 17 examiners in 14 art units.

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