Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
29 pending office actions • 21 clients • 29 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SMITH BALUCH LLP handles 1076 career applications in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 85.37. Its prosecution history includes an avg office actions per allowance of 3.01.
The firm is currently addressing 24 pending office actions. The 85.37 resolved allowance rate pct for its 1076 career applications indicates the firm's success in securing allowances. An avg office actions per allowance of 3.01 provides a benchmark for the examination process in its primary technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (10%) |
| §101 + other | 10 (34%) |
| §103 only | 4 (14%) |
| §102 only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 7 (24%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABELL, TYE W | 1 | 84.5% | +16.8% |
| COHEN, BRIAN W | 1 | 54.8% | +47.6% |
| SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL | 1 | 61.6% | +27.8% |
| SHERWIN, RYAN W | 1 | 66.7% | +22.9% |
| SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 1 | 77.4% | +15.5% |
| VORTMAN, ANATOLY | 1 | 70.0% | +13.8% |
| NGUYEN, DUNG T | 1 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| PARK, SUNGHYOUN | 1 | 75.4% | +9.3% |
| BECKER, DREW E | 1 | 49.0% | +0.2% |
| KENYON, JOHN S | 1 | 79.7% | +18.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19381939 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF OUTDOOR AND INDOOR VERTICAL OR INCLINED SURFACES VIA AERIAL VEHICLES | ABELL, TYE W | — |
| 18813354 | Electro-Active Sporting Glasses | NGUYEN, DUNG T | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18493205 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 97d overdue |
| 17623929 | IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE COMPOUNDS FOR TARGETING A GENE | AUGER, NOAH ANDREW | 35d overdue |
| 17782058 | PRIORITISING BIOLOGICAL TARGETS | PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN | 4d overdue |
| 18585919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID-BASED RETAIL MANAGEMENT | BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O | 3d overdue |
| 18503518 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING A CAPNOGRAM AND PREDICTING A CARDIORESPIRATORY DISEASE USING A CAPNOGRAM | AGAHI, PUYA | 20d |
| 19065263 | PRECOMPILED DATA PROCESSING MODEL | SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL | 68d |
| 19274130 | CORE LOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS | COHEN, BRIAN W | — |
| 18849871 | SMART SOCKET DEVICE AND SYSTEM | VORTMAN, ANATOLY | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18974612 | ESTIMATING RFID TAG LOCATIONS FROM MULTIPLE DATA INPUTS | SHERWIN, RYAN W | 24d 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 | — |
| 19274130 | CORE LOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS | COHEN, BRIAN W | — |
| 18938428 | VEHICLE FOR RIDESHARING AND PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | — |
| 18849871 | SMART SOCKET DEVICE AND SYSTEM | VORTMAN, ANATOLY | — |
| 18728964 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CBD COMPRISING LIQUID OR SOLID AND USE THEREOF | KENYON, JOHN S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1686 | 2 |
| 3644 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 3695 | 1 |
| 2688 | 1 |
| 3613 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 2484 | 1 |
| 1793 | 1 |
| 2685 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 19274130 | CORE LOADING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Brillouin Energy Corp. | COHEN, BRIAN W | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19065263 | PRECOMPILED DATA PROCESSING MODEL | Sure, Inc. | SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL | 3695 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 68d | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 18974612 | ESTIMATING RFID TAG LOCATIONS FROM MULTIPLE DATA INPUTS | Automaton, Inc. | SHERWIN, RYAN W | 2688 | §103 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18938428 | VEHICLE FOR RIDESHARING AND PACKAGE DELIVERY SERVICES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME | Indigo Technologies, Inc. | SHELTON, IAN BRYCE | 3613 | §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 | |
| 18813354 | Electro-Active Sporting Glasses | E-Vision Smart Optics, Inc. | NGUYEN, DUNG T | 2872 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18800833 | IDENTIFYING AND RETRIEVING VIDEO METADATA WITH PERCEPTUAL FRAME HASHING | Painted Dog, Inc. | PARK, SUNGHYOUN | 2484 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18834467 | A NEW CONTINUOUS HIGH SHEAR PROCESS | Dst Holding B.V. | BECKER, DREW E | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 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 | |
| 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 |
| 18634633 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED INSTRUMENT MONITORING AND ANALYTICS | Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | MINCEY, JERMAINE A | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| 18585919 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RFID-BASED RETAIL MANAGEMENT | Automaton, Inc. | BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O | 2685 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18428455 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENABLE CONTINUAL, MEMORY-BOUNDED LEARNING IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DEEP LEARNING CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING APPLICATIONS ACROSS NETWORKED COMPUTE EDGES | Neurala, Inc. | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 2125 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 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 |
| 18493205 | METHOD OF PERFORMING A CLINICAL ASSESSMENT | Emil Fristed | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 97d overdue | Pending | Oct 24, 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 |
| 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 |
| 15004702 | Securing Claim Data via Block-Chains for a Peer to Peer Platform | Sure, Inc. | ZHOU, YINGYING | 3697 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2016 |
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