Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Shackelford, Bowen, Mckinley & Norton (Amini)

36 pending office actions • 16 clients • 34 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1057 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1057
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1057
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=485
-0.33σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=485
1044 days
Time to Allowance
n=485
+14.1pp
Interview Lift
n=1057
27.6%
RCE Rate
n=1057
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1057

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

57.7%
§101 Overcome
n=52
68.8%
§102 Overcome
n=276
70.9%
§103 Overcome
n=436
69.7%
§112 Overcome
n=307

Specialization & Scale

G01N, A61K, H01L
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1057
0
Practitioners
n=1057
Apps / Practitioner
n=1057 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (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.

22
Hard (61%)
12
Medium (33%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (6%)
§103 only10 (28%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (56%)

Industry Mix

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

23
Life Sciences
64% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
19% of docket
5
Business / Other
14% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 2 37.0% -40.0%
NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 2 55.3% +22.4%
FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL 1 19.2% +25.0%
SZUMNY, JONATHON A 1 57.5% +58.2%
IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED 1 87.3% +12.2%
YANG, ZHEREN J 1 57.3% +52.8%
YANG, WEI WEN 1 82.0% +10.9%
BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 1 27.5% +34.8%
CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 1 31.3% +30.3%
KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 1 77.8% +23.9%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18863553 SENSOR-BASED SMART INSECT MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE WILD YANG, WEI WEN

Hard Cases (22)

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
16961757 SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SODIUM BATTERIES NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 124d overdue
18763942 THE STAR HARNESS- A STABILIZER FOR CONTROLLING HIP FLEXION AND ABDUCTION BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 60d overdue
18579030 TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES FLORES JR, DONALD M 32d overdue
17782952 POLYESTER-BASED SOLID POLYMER COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES ESTES, JONATHAN WILLIAM 31d overdue
18085024 MODIFIED SEEDS AND PLANTS WITH RESISTANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 25d overdue
18372558 BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTING A SINGLE MAGNETIC LABEL GIERE, REBECCA M 16d overdue
18027993 DISCOVERY AND USE OF IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS STOICA, ELLY GERALD 11d overdue
18564763 FACTOR XIIA INHIBITORS CHENG, KAREN 9d

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
16961757 SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SODIUM BATTERIES NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 124d overdue
18763942 THE STAR HARNESS- A STABILIZER FOR CONTROLLING HIP FLEXION AND ABDUCTION BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 60d overdue
16847619 Inhibiting Sulfur Shuttle Behaviors In High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 34d
19116966 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL POPULATIONS OF ANATOMY FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL
18997586 AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND A CHARGING MODULE FOR POWERING THE SAME SZUMNY, JONATHON A
18993995 MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED
18953779 Polydopamine + Sio2 Underlayer For Improving Diamond-Like Carbon Coating Adhesion And Durability YANG, ZHEREN J
18863553 SENSOR-BASED SMART INSECT MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE WILD YANG, WEI WEN

Client Portfolio (16 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17812
37912
16622
17242
36871
37861
37921
17481
16261
26671

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19116966 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL POPULATIONS OF ANATOMY University Of Leeds FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL 3687 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2025
18997586 AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE AND A CHARGING MODULE FOR POWERING THE SAME University Of Leeds SZUMNY, JONATHON A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2025
18993995 MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE Texas Tech University System IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2025
18953779 Polydopamine + Sio2 Underlayer For Improving Diamond-Like Carbon Coating Adhesion And Durability BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS YANG, ZHEREN J 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2024
18863553 SENSOR-BASED SMART INSECT MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE WILD Solarid, LLC YANG, WEI WEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2024
18763942 THE STAR HARNESS- A STABILIZER FOR CONTROLLING HIP FLEXION AND ABDUCTION Arkansas Children'S Northwest, Inc. BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 3786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18741371 FOUR-COMPARTMENT CONTROLLER MODEL OF MUSCLE FATIGUE FOR ALL ACTIVITY TYPES Texas Tech University System CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18668976 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING LONGITUDINAL INTRAFASCICULAR ELECTRODES FOR HUMAN USE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM 3792 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 20, 2024
18622890 DELIGNIFICATION OF MATERIALS IN DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS Bastcore, Inc. CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Mar 30, 2024
18694966 GFRA2 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT Texas Tech University System NATARAJAN, MEERA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2024
18688767 PREPARATION OF IONIC PHARMACEUTICAL COCRYSTALS USING SOLID AND LIQUID COMPONENTS Texas Tech University System HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE 1626 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 02, 2024
18438449 MULTIPLE CAMERA AND MULTIPLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT TRACKING ON THE MOVE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS JONES, ANDREW B 2667 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Feb 10, 2024
18579030 TRIBOLOGICAL COMPOSITES University Of Leeds FLORES JR, DONALD M 1781 §102§103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2024
18576701 MATERIAL HANDLING, RELATED METHOD OF HANDLING AND/OR TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED PROCESS O.C.O. Technology Ltd. CHIDIAC, NICHOLAS J 1744 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 04, 2024
18564763 FACTOR XIIA INHIBITORS Lunac Therapeutics Ltd. CHENG, KAREN 1623 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 9d Pending Nov 28, 2023
18290113 TISSUE-CULTURE INDEPENDENT GENE EDITING OF CELLS BY A LONG-DISTANCE RNA TRANSPORT SYSTEM Texas Tech University System DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §103§112 Final Rejection 77d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18380573 COATINGS FOR MATERIALS TO REDUCE FRICTION AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W 1746 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2023
18286796 CONDUCTIVE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE COORDINATION NETWORK LINKED WITH BISMUTH The Regents of the University of California PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
18372558 BIOSENSOR FOR DETECTING A SINGLE MAGNETIC LABEL UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM GIERE, REBECCA M 1677 §103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2023
18278366 IDENTIFICATION OF GENOMIC TARGETS University Of Leeds LAFAVE, ELIZABETH ROSE §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18038177 METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS USING ZPR1 Texas Tech University System BEANE, RANDALL L 1654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2023
18037732 THERAPIES FOR CANCER USING SMALL MOLECULES THAT BIND TO AND INHIBIT RAL INTERACTING PROTEINS Texas Tech University System YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN 1629 §102 Non-Final OA 35d Pending May 18, 2023
18027993 DISCOVERY AND USE OF IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM STOICA, ELLY GERALD 1647 §102§112 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2023
18024868 VACCINE FOR VIRAL PATHOGENS The University of British Columbia CHEN, STACY BROWN 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 06, 2023
18117038 High Ionic Conductivity Rechargeable Solid State Batteries With An Organic Electrode UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM WALLS-MURRAY, JESSIE LOGAN 1728 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Mar 03, 2023
18100456 INTRANASAL VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASES UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM ROSSI, JULIA ANNE LORRAIN 1615 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jan 23, 2023
18017302 DESIGN OF 3D-PRINTED NASOPHARYNGEAL SWABS BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH 3781 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
18085024 MODIFIED SEEDS AND PLANTS WITH RESISTANCE TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Texas Tech University System ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1663 §103§112 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2022
17790423 UTILIZATION OF NITRATE TRANSPORT PROTEINS TO ENHANCE PLANT GROWTH Nanjing Agricultural University DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2022
17790245 METAL PHOSPHOROTHIOATES AND METAL-SULFUR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM CONTAINING THE SAME The Trustees of Dartmouth College CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY 1751 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2022
17782952 POLYESTER-BASED SOLID POLYMER COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES The Trustees of Dartmouth College ESTES, JONATHAN WILLIAM 1725 §103§112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2022
17766121 DIELECTRIC TRANSMISSION PROBES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME The Trustees of Dartmouth College FERNANDES, PATRICK M 3791 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 01, 2022
17604714 METHODS OF IMPROVING THE LONGEVITY OF IMMUNE CELLS UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM HOLLAND, PAUL J 1656 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2021
16961757 SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SODIUM BATTERIES Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 1724 §102§103 Final Rejection 124d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2020
16771277 METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING CARDIAC VALVES AND PROTHESES BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP 3797 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 10, 2020
16847619 Inhibiting Sulfur Shuttle Behaviors In High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Batteries BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 13, 2020

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