Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP

43 pending office actions • 26 clients • 41 examiners • 35 art units • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 108 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

43
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 43 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

24
Overdue
1
Due this week
11
Due this month
5
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. 43 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (24)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (5)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.

5
Hard (12%)
32
Medium (74%)
4
Easy (9%)
2
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (12%)
§103 only27 (63%)
§102 only5 (12%)
§112 only4 (9%)
No statute on record2 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
7% of docket
3
Information Tech
7% of docket
3
Communications
7% of docket
1
Semiconductors
2% of docket
33
Mechanical / Eng
77% 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.

430 h
Manual time on pending OAs
86 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
150 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PRUITT, JUSTIN A 2 62.5% +14.8%
YIP, JACK 2 33.0% +37.8%
ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 1 31.2% +57.3%
JAMI, HARES 1 73.1% +29.8%
NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 1 81.2% +12.5%
DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. 1 65.9% +36.9%
NGUYEN, LIZ P 1 61.1% +6.7%
BREWER, JACK ROBERT 1 50.0% +66.7%
WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 1 82.6% +17.7%
GABLER, PHILIP F 1 73.4% +24.0%

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
18744936 GLIDER RECLINER MECHANISM AND CHAIR WITH INCREASED SEAT PITCH WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 4d overdue
18816558 MULTI-FUNCTION COOLER NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 2d overdue

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18332288 DYNAMIC DISCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD RANKINS, WILLIAM E 87d overdue
18176939 DEEP LEARNING-ASSISTED APPROACH FOR ACCURATE HISTOLOGIC GRADING AND EARLY DETECTION OF DYSPLASIA SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B 59d overdue
19174789 ANSWER ASSISTANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM JAMI, HARES 19d overdue
18763956 DYNAMIC DISCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD NGUYEN, LIZ P 1d overdue
17878717 MANAGING VENDOR OFFERS WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J 40d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
17965471 READING LEVEL DETERMINATION AND FEEDBACK YIP, JACK 126d overdue
18408342 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE, TURBINE BLADE, AND GAS TURBINE PRUITT, JUSTIN A 58d overdue
19174789 ANSWER ASSISTANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM JAMI, HARES 19d overdue
18075693 TEXTUAL ADJUSTMENT TO A TARGET READING LEVEL YIP, JACK 9d overdue
18744936 GLIDER RECLINER MECHANISM AND CHAIR WITH INCREASED SEAT PITCH WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 4d overdue
18771847 IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED END SEGMENTS FOR REDUCING WATER DISTRUBUTION DEAD ZONES DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. 3d overdue
18816558 MULTI-FUNCTION COOLER NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 2d overdue
18408763 FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A FLOW BODY OF A GAS TURBINE PRUITT, JUSTIN A 6d

Client Portfolio (26 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37542
36362
36422
36132
37452
36932
36222
37152
36431
21641

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19263150 AUTOMATIC ANIMAL FEEDING SYSTEM FOR ROTATING DISPOSAL COMPARTMENT COMPONENTS Paws Forward Inc. ALMATRAHI, SAHAR FARIS 3643 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jul 08, 2025
19174789 ANSWER ASSISTANCE COMPUTING SYSTEM Intercom, Inc. JAMI, HARES 2164 §101 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2025
18816558 MULTI-FUNCTION COOLER Brumate, Inc. NICOLAS, FREDERICK C 3754 §102 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18771847 IRRIGATION SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED END SEGMENTS FOR REDUCING WATER DISTRUBUTION DEAD ZONES Reinke Manufacturing Co., Inc. DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18763956 DYNAMIC DISCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD Pollen, Inc. NGUYEN, LIZ P 3696 §101 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18747047 MASS FLOW HARVEST DETECTION TOOL FOR IMPROVED FARMING OPERATIONS Agi Suretrack LLC BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §103 Final Rejection 49d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18744936 GLIDER RECLINER MECHANISM AND CHAIR WITH INCREASED SEAT PITCH L&P Property Management Company WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 3636 §102 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2024
18739028 ROTATABLE CAR SEAT AND BASE Evenflo Company, Inc. GABLER, PHILIP F 3636 Other Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 10, 2024
18677242 GAS TURBINE PLANT WITH AMMONIA DECOMPOSITION SYSTEM DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 29, 2024
18651852 HIGH-LEG RECLINER SEATING MECHANISM L&P Property Management Company BADAWI, MEDHAT 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending May 01, 2024
18643542 ROTATABLE CAR SEAT WITH LOCKING FEATURE Evenflo Company, Inc. YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2024
18629581 MARKING TECHNIQUES USING UNIQUE FONT FILE VERSIONS FOR DOCUMENT SOURCE DETECTION Echomark, Inc. LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 2171 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2024
18615076 COLLAPSIBLE STORAGE CABINET Quality Craft Industries, Inc. ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 25, 2024
18692291 DEVICE FOR SEWAGE PIPE WORK Rausch Rehab GmbH GRAY, FRANCIS C 2852 §102 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18599000 CONDITIONAL AND MARGINAL MODEL BASED FRAME GENERATION Irreverent Labs, Inc. TSENG, CHARLES 2613 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2024
18592118 HIGH ACCURACY DOCUMENT SOURCE DETECTION Echomark, Inc. CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA 2409 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 29, 2024
18586416 SPRAYER ASSEMBLY BG Intellectuals, Inc. GRUBY, RANDALL A 3754 §112 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2024
18583553 LID-SECURING MECHANISM, BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH LID-SECURING MECHANISM, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Brumate, Inc. BALDRIGHI, ERIC C 3733 §103 Final Rejection 53d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18439930 JUVENILE WHEELED GOOD WITH BAG HOLDER Evenflo Company, Inc. WALSH, MICHAEL THOMAS 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2024
18430439 DOCUMENT SOURCE DETECTION USING BIGRAM SPACING Echomark, Inc. BURLESON, MICHAEL L 2681 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Feb 01, 2024
18419743 REVERSIBLE DECK PLANK Fairway Architectural Railing Solutions HERRING, BRENT W 3633 §102 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18411550 WAGON ASSEMBLY WITH ROTATING HANDLE Evenflo Company, Inc. SHRIVER II, JAMES A 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 85d Pending Jan 12, 2024
18408763 FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, GAS TURBINE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLOW BODY FOR A GAS TURBINE, AND METHOD FOR REPAIRING A FLOW BODY OF A GAS TURBINE DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. PRUITT, JUSTIN A 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18408342 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BLADE FOR A GAS TURBINE, TURBINE BLADE, AND GAS TURBINE DOOSAN ENERBILITY CO., LTD. PRUITT, JUSTIN A 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2024
18573606 STRUCTURAL TEMPLATE FOR PRODUCING A STAMPING TOOL FOR STAMPING A THIN-FILM ELEMENT, USE OF A STRUCTURAL TEMPLATE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A STRUCTURAL TEMPLATE Karlsruher Institut Für Technologie MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H 1743 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 22, 2023
18543915 AUTOMATED RECOURSE Multi Service Technology Solutions, Inc. MUSTAFA, MOHAMMED H 3693 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Dec 18, 2023
18539158 PROCESSING CONVERSATION RECORDS USING LANGUAGE MODELS FOR KNOWLEDGE BASE ENRICHMENT Intercom, Inc. ELAHEE, MD S 2694 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2023
18494551 ENHANCED MUCOUS ADHESION VIA A COMPLEX OF CARBOXYMETHYL STARCH AND PULLULAN POLYMERS Professional Compounding Centers Of America, Inc. NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI 1615 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Oct 25, 2023
18373174 DEVICE FOR THE LAUNCH AND RECOVERY OF LARGE DIAMETER UNCREWED UNDERWATER VEHICLE Huntington Ingalls, Inc. STARCK, ERIC ANTHONY 3615 §112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18466534 MANAGING VENDOR OFFERS Ycs Group, LLC SPAR, ILANA L 3622 Final Rejection 168d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2023
18256835 PACKAGING MACHINE FOR PAPER BAGS Hdg - Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M 3731 §112 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18346678 USER APPLICATION APPROVAL Multi Service Technology Solutions, Inc. GAW, MARK H 3693 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2023
18332288 DYNAMIC DISCOUNTING SYSTEM AND METHOD Pollen, LLC RANKINS, WILLIAM E 3694 §101 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18124938 DEVICE MOUNT Beatdown Outdoor Products, LLC GUAN, GUANG H 3631 §112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18176939 DEEP LEARNING-ASSISTED APPROACH FOR ACCURATE HISTOLOGIC GRADING AND EARLY DETECTION OF DYSPLASIA UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT COLUMBIA SIOZOPOULOS, CONSTANTINE B 3686 §101 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2023
18107483 FIRE PIT WITH REMOVABLE ASH CATCH Quality Craft Industries Inc. LAU, JASON 3762 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Feb 08, 2023
18100536 Sintered Anode For Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Fuelcell Energy, Inc. ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jan 23, 2023
18086829 SPRING MECHANISM FOR ROCKER ASSEMBLY AND ROCKER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME Leggett & Platt (Jiaxing) Co., Ltd. SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18075693 TEXTUAL ADJUSTMENT TO A TARGET READING LEVEL Plabook YIP, JACK 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2022
17965471 READING LEVEL DETERMINATION AND FEEDBACK Plabook YIP, JACK 3715 §103 Final Rejection 126d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2022
17878717 MANAGING VENDOR OFFERS Ycs Group, LLC WOODWORTH, II, ALLAN J 3622 §101 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Aug 01, 2022
17589182 ANCHORED BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICE Positive Energy, LLC HONRATH, MARC D 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jan 31, 2022
17587895 FACILITATING DYNAMIC RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND RECONCILIATION Pollen, Inc. CRANDALL, RICHARD W. 3619 §103 Non-Final OA 131d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2022

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