Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Smith Baluch LLP

27 pending office actions • 19 clients • 27 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1032 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.6%
Allowance Rate
n=1032
+0.46σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1032
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=459
-0.31σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=459
869 days
Time to Allowance
n=459
+14.4pp
Interview Lift
n=1032
26.7%
RCE Rate
n=1032
1.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1032

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

61.2%
§101 Overcome
n=103
74.6%
§102 Overcome
n=209
72.9%
§103 Overcome
n=351
72.1%
§112 Overcome
n=201

Specialization & Scale

G06F, F21V, F21S
Top CPC Subclasses
15%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1032
11
Practitioners
n=1032
93.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=1032

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
0
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 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.

17
Hard (63%)
7
Medium (26%)
2
Easy (7%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other9 (33%)
§103 only4 (15%)
§102 only3 (11%)
Double-patenting only2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (26%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
30% of docket
3
Information Tech
11% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
7% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
33% of docket
5
Business / Other
19% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABELL, TYE W 1 84.8% +16.0%
TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL 1 88.5% +7.0%
SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 1 62.0% +28.6%
ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 1 63.7% +24.2%
YANG, NAN-YING 1 77.7% +8.6%
VORTMAN, ANATOLY 1 70.0% +13.8%
KWON, JOHN 1 85.6% -3.9%
KENYON, JOHN S 1 80.2% +17.5%
MESSMORE, JONATHAN R 1 76.8% +9.7%
HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT 1 79.0% +23.5%

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
19381939 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR VERTICAL OR INCLINED SURFACES VIA AERIAL VEHICLES ABELL, TYE W
18793332 MULTI-INPUT, MULTI-OUTPUT ACTUATOR AND ASSEMBLIES USING SAME KWON, JOHN

Hard Cases (17)

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
17623929 IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETING A GENE AUGER, NOAH ANDREW 35d overdue
19032625 ROUND METAL HOUSING FOR A LIGHTING SYSTEM ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 9d overdue
18751548 MULTISENSORY IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE USING IRRADIATORS AND CAMERAS AND/OR SENSORS MESSMORE, JONATHAN R 8d overdue
17904162 SAMPLING ARRANGEMENT THOMPSON, CURTIS A 5d overdue
17782058 PRIORITISING BIOLOGICAL TARGETS PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN 4d overdue
18503518 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CAPNOGRAM AND PREDICTING A CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASE USING A CAPNOGRAM AGAHI, PUYA 20d
17904911 SELECTING A CELL LINE FOR AN ASSAY SANFORD, DIANA PATRICIA 20d
19065263 PRECOMPILED DATA PROCESSING MODEL SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 68d

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19032625 ROUND METAL HOUSING FOR A LIGHTING SYSTEM ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 9d overdue
19065263 PRECOMPILED DATA PROCESSING MODEL SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 68d
19381939 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR VERTICAL OR INCLINED SURFACES VIA AERIAL VEHICLES ABELL, TYE W
18849871 SMART SOCKET DEVICE AND SYSTEM VORTMAN, ANATOLY
18728964 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CBD COMPRISING LIQUID OR SOLID AND USE THEREOF KENYON, JOHN S
18738843 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING AND TRAINING A TEXT-BASED CHATBOT HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16863
16872
36441
28761
36951
37361
37471
24821
24581
17931

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19381939 SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR VERTICAL OR INCLINED SURFACES VIA AERIAL VEHICLES Alert Venture Foundry, LLC ABELL, TYE W 3644 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2025
19323143 DEPLOYING RFID READERS IN ENVIRONMENTS HAVING A DENSE POPULATION OF RFID TAGS Automaton, Inc. TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL 2876 Other Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2025
19065263 PRECOMPILED DATA PROCESSING MODEL Sure, Inc. SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 3695 §101§103 Non-Final OA 68d Pending Feb 27, 2025
19032625 ROUND METAL HOUSING FOR A LIGHTING SYSTEM Dmf, Inc. ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §102§103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jan 21, 2025
18938853 ELECTRO-ACTIVE LENSES WITH MULTIPLE ELECTRODE LAYERS E-Vision Smart Optics, Inc. YANG, NAN-YING §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2024
18849871 SMART SOCKET DEVICE AND SYSTEM Connected Innovations Limited VORTMAN, ANATOLY §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18793332 MULTI-INPUT, MULTI-OUTPUT ACTUATOR AND ASSEMBLIES USING SAME Indigo Technologies, Inc. KWON, JOHN 3747 DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18728964 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CBD COMPRISING LIQUID OR SOLID AND USE THEREOF Food4Innovations Ventures B.V. KENYON, JOHN S §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2024
18751548 MULTISENSORY IMAGING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE USING IRRADIATORS AND CAMERAS AND/OR SENSORS Agnetix, Inc. MESSMORE, JONATHAN R 2482 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2024
18738843 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR OPERATING AND TRAINING A TEXT-BASED CHATBOT Lemnis HENDERSON, ESTHER BENOIT 2458 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 10, 2024
18657401 DIRECT TO CHIP APPLICATION OF BOILING ENHANCEMENT COATING Mts Ip Holdings Ltd. GUMEDZOE, PENIEL M §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2024
18706291 METHOD FOR EXTRACTING A LIPID-, A PROTEIN-, AND/OR A CARBOHYDRATE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION FROM OIL-RICH SEEDS Cano-Ela B.V. GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL 1793 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18503518 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CAPNOGRAM AND PREDICTING A CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASE USING A CAPNOGRAM TidalSense Limited AGAHI, PUYA 3791 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending Nov 07, 2023
18382543 Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Implantable Devices E-Vision Smart Optics, Inc. LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN 3774 DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2023
18264008 ACID RECOVERY Greencovery B.V. CARR, DEBORAH D 1691 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2023
18263076 Medical Gown Iowna Gowns Limited HADEN, SALLY CLINE 3732 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jul 26, 2023
18358145 MULTISENSORY METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT HORTICULTURE Agnetix, Inc. SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R 2852 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18326181 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MEASURE OF RELATIVE GENE EXPRESSION BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED NGUYEN, PETER §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2023
18007391 GRAPH PATTERN INFERENCE BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED MORALES, PEDRO JESUS 2124 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 30, 2023
17904911 SELECTING A CELL LINE FOR AN ASSAY BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED SANFORD, DIANA PATRICIA 1687 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Aug 24, 2022
17904162 SAMPLING ARRANGEMENT Cyberhydra Holding B.V. THOMPSON, CURTIS A 1798 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2022
17782058 PRIORITISING BIOLOGICAL TARGETS BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN 1686 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2022
17740820 VENTILATION APPARATUS FOR AIRCRAFT Aviation Works Ltd DITMER, KATHRYN ELIZABETH 3785 §102 Final Rejection 98d overdue Pending May 10, 2022
17772180 DESIGNING A MOLECULE AND DETERMINING A ROUTE TO ITS SYNTHESIS BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT 1686 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 27, 2022
17623929 IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETING A GENE BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED AUGER, NOAH ANDREW 1687 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2021
17393821 HEAT GENERATION METHODS AND APPARATUS Brillouin Energy Corp. GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 04, 2021
17276675 MACHINE LEARNING FOR PROTEIN BINDING SITES BENEVOLENTAI BIO LIMITED SABOUR, GHAZAL 1686 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2021

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