Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Setter Roche Smith & Shellenberger LLP

33 pending office actions • 24 clients • 33 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 105 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

33
Total Pending OAs
28
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

26
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (26)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due later (3)

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.

1
Hard (3%)
29
Medium (88%)
0
Easy (0%)
3
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only27 (82%)
§102 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
No statute on record3 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
12% of docket
13
Information Tech
39% of docket
4
Communications
12% of docket
5
Semiconductors
15% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
21% 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.

330 h
Manual time on pending OAs
66 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
115 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAH, PRIYANK J 1 67.5% +18.2%
DEVINE, MOLLY K 1 67.4% +32.2%
CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1 59.1% +23.4%
LAGUARDA, GONZALO 1 72.7% +7.1%
GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 1 82.6% +20.7%
NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R 1 83.0% +13.4%
TODD, GREGORY G 1 38.7% -4.6%
CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA 1 82.8% +15.7%
KNACKSTEDT, JACOB BENEDICT 1 87.5% +16.7%
WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H 1 89.4% +12.6%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18734590 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ATTACK SURFACE DISCOVERY USING CLOUD SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT (CSPM) KNACKSTEDT, JACOB BENEDICT 19d overdue
18736116 ACCESS PRIVILEGE REMOVAL BASED ON EFFICIENT ACCESS PRIVILEGE USAGE MONITORING FOR DATA ENVIRONMENTS CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA 28d
18943331 AUTHENTICATION OF PUBLIC ENCRYPTION KEYS USING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SIGNATURE GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 62d
18767440 DYNAMIC CONTENT SCHEDULER NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R 75d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18732058 AUTOMATED AND INTELLIGENT REVIEW OF ACCESS DECISIONS RESPONSIVE TO DATA-ENVIRONMENT ACCESS REQUESTS WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H 36d overdue

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18979737 Magnetic Systems And Methods For Oxygen Separation And Purification From Fluids DEVINE, MOLLY K 133d overdue
18732058 AUTOMATED AND INTELLIGENT REVIEW OF ACCESS DECISIONS RESPONSIVE TO DATA-ENVIRONMENT ACCESS REQUESTS WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H 36d overdue
19214896 AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSET INTEGRATION WITH WEARABLE TRAINING DEVICES SHAH, PRIYANK J 24d overdue
18956153 ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL ALGORITHM CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 23d overdue
18734590 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ATTACK SURFACE DISCOVERY USING CLOUD SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT (CSPM) KNACKSTEDT, JACOB BENEDICT 19d overdue
18736116 ACCESS PRIVILEGE REMOVAL BASED ON EFFICIENT ACCESS PRIVILEGE USAGE MONITORING FOR DATA ENVIRONMENTS CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA 28d
18943331 AUTHENTICATION OF PUBLIC ENCRYPTION KEYS USING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SIGNATURE GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 62d
18767440 DYNAMIC CONTENT SCHEDULER NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R 75d

Client Portfolio (24 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24242
17332
28592
26261
36531
36611
37471
24461
24431
24091

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19214896 AUGMENTED REALITY HEADSET INTEGRATION WITH WEARABLE TRAINING DEVICES Lemi, Inc. SHAH, PRIYANK J 2626 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending May 21, 2025
18979737 Magnetic Systems And Methods For Oxygen Separation And Purification From Fluids Zeine, Inc. DEVINE, MOLLY K 3653 Other Non-Final OA 133d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18956153 ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL ALGORITHM Gillig LLC CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18956411 ELECTRIC VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL ALGORITHM Gillig LLC LAGUARDA, GONZALO 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18943331 AUTHENTICATION OF PUBLIC ENCRYPTION KEYS USING AN ADMINISTRATIVE SIGNATURE Tailscale Inc. GRIJALVA LOBOS, BORIS D 2446 DPOther Non-Final OA 62d Pending Nov 11, 2024
18767440 DYNAMIC CONTENT SCHEDULER Atmosphere.tv NEWLIN, TIMOTHY R 2424 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jul 09, 2024
18752336 SERVER CONNECTION RESETS BASED ON DOMAIN NAME SERVER (DNS) INFORMATION Hyas Infosec Inc. TODD, GREGORY G 2443 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2024
18736116 ACCESS PRIVILEGE REMOVAL BASED ON EFFICIENT ACCESS PRIVILEGE USAGE MONITORING FOR DATA ENVIRONMENTS Veza Technologies, Inc. CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA 2409 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 06, 2024
18734590 APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) ATTACK SURFACE DISCOVERY USING CLOUD SECURITY POSTURE MANAGEMENT (CSPM) Cequence Security, Inc. KNACKSTEDT, JACOB BENEDICT 2408 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2024
18732058 AUTOMATED AND INTELLIGENT REVIEW OF ACCESS DECISIONS RESPONSIVE TO DATA-ENVIRONMENT ACCESS REQUESTS Veza Technologies, Inc. WYSZYNSKI, AUBREY H 2434 §101 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2024
18599466 VIDEO SURVEILLANCE PROCESSING BASED ON DISTORTION IDENTIFIED IN VIDEO STREAMS DRAGONFRUIT AI, INC. BOYAR, NOAH WILLIAM 2669 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2024
18588394 DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF USER CONTENT Atmosphere.tv MENGESHA, MULUGETA A 2424 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2024
18293258 Dynamic Assessment Of Airway Deformation The Regents of the University of Colorado AZIMA, SHAGHAYEGH 2671 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jan 29, 2024
18421243 RESOLUTION OF CODEBASE COMPLICATIONS VIA FOUNDATION MODEL INTEGRATION AppLand Inc. GOORAY, MARK A 2199 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2024
18579770 COSMETIC BRUSH UNIT Geka GmbH STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Jan 16, 2024
18402003 3D Contagion Mapping Through Visual Exhale Monitoring The Regents of the University of Colorado ISMAIL, OMAR S 2635 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Jan 02, 2024
18483443 Polarization Adaptive Wireless Power Transmission System Ossia Inc. LE, THIEN MINH 2876 Other Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2023
18373105 DYNAMIC DATA RESAMPLING BASED ON MEDICAL RELEVANCE Eye To Eye Telehealth, Inc. SASS, KIMBERLY A. 3686 §103 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18546996 Methods And Systems For High-Resolution And High Signal-To-Noise Ratio Imaging Through Generalized Media The Regents of the University of Colorado DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2023
18249958 ORCHESTRATING DATACENTER WORKLOADS BASED ON ENERGY FORECASTS Quantum Loophole, Inc. WAI, ERIC CHARLES 2195 §103 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2023
18248302 PLATE MADE OF A ROLLED ALUMINUM ALLOY AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID PLATE Amag Rolling GmbH STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Apr 07, 2023
18245645 Method for Producing and Designing Complex Three-Dimensional Magnetic Shielding Elements, Shielding Elements, and the Use Thereof Mogema BV MORALES, RICARDO D 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18169393 Dual-Mode Energy Harvesting Wireless Power Receiver Apparatus With Self-Reviving Capabilities Ossia Inc. ROBBINS, JERRY D 2859 §102 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2023
18165135 PROBABILISTIC DATA STRUCTURE FOR MANAGING TOKENS Fastly, Inc. AYALA, KEVIN ALEXIS 2496 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Feb 06, 2023
18069019 RISK MANAGEMENT SECURITY SYSTEM Living Security, Inc. SHINGLES, KRISTIE D 2453 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18061267 Wireless Transceiver For Rechargeable Electronic Devices Ossia Inc. ONDRASIK, JOHN PAUL 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 139d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2022
17908599 Quantum-Confined Stark Effect Electro-Optic Modulator In Perovskite Quantum Wells Integrated On Silicon BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A 2815 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2022
17890787 FLIGHT AND MISSION PLANNING AS A SERVICE R2 Space, LLC SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2022
17831532 MANAGING VIDEO STREAMS FOR A TIMELINE BASED ON IDENTIFIED OBJECTS OF INTEREST DRAGONFRUIT AI, INC. DANG, HUNG Q 2484 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jun 03, 2022
17779777 DIE-CAST COMPONENT, BODY COMPONENT HAVING SAID DIE-CAST COMPONENT, MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SAID BODY COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID DIE-CAST COMPONENT Audi AG CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 25, 2022
17556980 METHOD FOR STACKING PUNCHED LAMINATION ELEMENTS TO FORM LAMINATION STACKS Voestalpine Stahl GmbH TRINH, MINH N 3729 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2021
17465390 GENERATION OF A PRIVILEGE GRAPH TO REPRESENT DATA ACCESS AUTHORIZATIONS Veza Technologies, Inc. LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D 2493 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Sep 02, 2021
17433203 METHOD FOR PRODUCING TARGETS FOR PHYSICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (PVD) Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon BERMAN, JASON 1794 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2021

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