Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Skaar Ulbrich Macari, P.A.

32 pending office actions • 11 clients • 32 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
0
Due this week
11
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (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.

0
Hard (0%)
29
Medium (91%)
1
Easy (3%)
2
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only23 (72%)
§102 only6 (19%)
§112 only1 (3%)
No statute on record2 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
12
Information Tech
38% of docket
2
Communications
6% of docket
7
Semiconductors
22% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
28% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GEORGE, AYANAH S 1 86.7% +6.0%
LOUIS-FILS, NICOLE M 1 73.2% +33.5%
KIM, PATRICK 1 26.0% +33.8%
PARK, CHONGSUH 1 59.8% +18.2%
KIM, KI SEOK 1
REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN 1 65.8% +23.3%
JUNG, JONATHAN Y 1 72.1% +18.1%
ROYCE, LIAM A 1 65.0% +21.8%
LAWSON, STACY N 1 62.7% +52.0%
DINH, JACK 1 85.1% +5.7%

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
18684170 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE DINH, JACK 45d overdue
19258696 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM GEORGE, AYANAH S 14d

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
18981127 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DISPATCH-ORDER GENERATION METHOD FOR LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT KIM, PATRICK 15d

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18611447 HELICAL PIER SYSTEM LAWSON, STACY N 100d overdue
18783290 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM PARK, CHONGSUH 3d overdue
18628760 SEA STRAINER ROYCE, LIAM A 2d overdue
18743069 PAPER CARD PACKAGING AND METHOD OF PACKAGING PRODUCTS WITH PAPER CARD REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN 8d
18981127 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DISPATCH-ORDER GENERATION METHOD FOR LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT KIM, PATRICK 15d
19251576 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAIT TIMER OF NTN STORE AND FORWARD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM LOUIS-FILS, NICOLE M 29d
18654290 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR ARRANGEMENT IN THE BEAM PATH OF A HEAD-UP DISPLAY COMPRISING A HOLOGRAPHIC ARRANGEMENT AS SOLE ABERRATION CORRECTION ELEMENT JUNG, JONATHAN Y 34d

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37834
24673
24783
28723
28712
24682
26411
36281
24181
37351

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19258696 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. GEORGE, AYANAH S 2467 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jul 02, 2025
19251576 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WAIT TIMER OF NTN STORE AND FORWARD IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. LOUIS-FILS, NICOLE M 2641 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 26, 2025
18981127 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND DISPATCH-ORDER GENERATION METHOD FOR LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT Wpg Holdings Co., Ltd. KIM, PATRICK 3628 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 13, 2024
18783290 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANDOM ACCESS REPORT IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. PARK, CHONGSUH 2478 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2024
18770225 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING MULTI-HOP UE-TO-NETWORK RELAY IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. KIM, KI SEOK 2418 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jul 11, 2024
18743069 PAPER CARD PACKAGING AND METHOD OF PACKAGING PRODUCTS WITH PAPER CARD Kingston Digital, Inc. REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN 3735 §102 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jun 13, 2024
18654290 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR FOR ARRANGEMENT IN THE BEAM PATH OF A HEAD-UP DISPLAY COMPRISING A HOLOGRAPHIC ARRANGEMENT AS SOLE ABERRATION CORRECTION ELEMENT Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH JUNG, JONATHAN Y 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 03, 2024
18628760 SEA STRAINER Miller-Leaman, Inc. ROYCE, LIAM A 1777 Other Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Apr 07, 2024
18611447 HELICAL PIER SYSTEM Safebasements, LLC LAWSON, STACY N 3678 §103 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2024
18684170 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE Carl Zeiss AG DINH, JACK 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2024
18684113 WAVEFRONT MANIPULATOR AND OPTICAL DEVICE Carl Zeiss AG TALLMAN, ROBERT E 2872 §102 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2024
18424850 MULTIDIRECTIONAL OPTICAL ELEMENT National Central University MUHAMMAD, KEY 2872 §102 Final Rejection 53d Pending Jan 28, 2024
18409621 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SIDELINK POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. CATTUNGAL, AJAY P 2467 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2024
18568263 A DOUBLE-SIDED ADHESIVE FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE UNDERLAY Proshim Supplies UK Ltd. NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 07, 2023
18507686 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION WITHIN A GUARD BAND IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. JAGANNATHAN, MELANIE 2468 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2023
18558697 ILLUMINATION MODULE FOR ILLUMINATING A SURFACE AND IMAGE GENERATOR UNIT HAVING SUCH AN ILLUMINATION MODULE Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH KIM, RICHARD H 2871 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18382397 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIDELINK TRANSMISSION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asus Technology Licensing Inc. KIDANE, MEHERET WOLDEGEBREAL 2464 §102 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Oct 20, 2023
18485286 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE AND/OR REFRACTIVE INDEX OF A REGION OF AN OBJECT, AND MICROSCOPE FOR DETERMINING THE PHASE AND/OR REFRACTIVE INDEX OF A REGION OF AN OBJECT Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH AKANBI, ISIAKA O 2877 §102 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2023
18244867 IN-EAR NOISE, IMPACT, AND BLAST EXPOSURE MONITOR Paxauris LLC OJO, OYESOLA C 2695 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18127653 DEVICE FOR NEEDLE-FREE INJECTION OF A FLUID Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH GOLOVAN, MARK 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 28, 2023
18117261 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLE BEAMS COLLISION HANDLING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. SEFCHECK, GREGORY B 2477 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 03, 2023
18110361 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHANNEL ACCESS SWITCH IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. WEI, SIREN 2467 Other Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2023
18094957 HIDDEN CLIP AND FASTENING SYSTEM FOR DECKING Mn Fastener LLC TRAN, PHI DIEU 3633 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2023
17983217 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SLOT FORMAT INDICATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. LINDENBAUM, ALAN LOUIS 2413 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Nov 08, 2022
17724763 METHOD AND USER EQUIPMENT FOR HANDLING MEASUREMENT CONFIGURATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 2478 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Apr 20, 2022
17640239 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH GONZALEZ, LEI NMN 3783 §103 Final Rejection 69d Pending Mar 03, 2022
17640156 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G 3783 §103 Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2022
17640263 DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING A FLUID Henke-Sass, Wolf GmbH NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 03, 2022
17547830 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING SIDELINK DISCONTINUOUS RECEPTION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. PHUNG, LUAT 2468 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 10, 2021
17395797 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Asustek Computer Inc. VOGEL, JAY L. 2478 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 06, 2021
17427416 FUNCTIONALIZED WAVEGUIDE FOR A DETECTOR SYSTEM Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH CONNELLY, MICHELLE R 2874 §112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jul 30, 2021
17019131 LIGHTWEIGHT FOOTING FOR SUPPORT POSTS Safebasements, LLC MCKINNON, TERRELL L 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2020

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