Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Smith Tempel Blaha LLC

25 pending office actions • 12 clients • 24 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2636 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.1%
Allowance Rate
n=2636
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2636
3.6
OAs to Allowance
n=1717
+0.03σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1717
1047 days
Time to Allowance
n=1717
+10.4pp
Interview Lift
n=2636
30.2%
RCE Rate
n=2636
0.9%
Appeal Rate
n=2636

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

74.2%
§101 Overcome
n=295
79.2%
§102 Overcome
n=832
81.2%
§103 Overcome
n=1268
85.1%
§112 Overcome
n=873

Specialization & Scale

H05K, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2636
3
Practitioners
n=2636
878.7
Apps / Practitioner
n=2636

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
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.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

12
Hard (48%)
12
Medium (48%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only9 (36%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other2 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
8% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
2
Communications
8% of docket
9
Semiconductors
36% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
24% of docket
5
Business / Other
20% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SAWYER, STEVEN T 2 72.5% +30.5%
PENDLETON, DIONNE 1 69.6% +15.7%
BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS 1 78.1% +17.4%
ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 1 72.6% +33.7%
FLORES, ADRIAN 1
ANDERSON, WILLIAM H 1 85.5% +16.8%
GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1 40.5% +35.3%
AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 1 84.2% +14.8%
BELLO, AGUSTIN 1 75.4% +11.9%
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 1 61.7% +45.5%

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
18693683 Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both ANDERSON, WILLIAM H

Hard Cases (12)

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
18301244 Metal Body Formed on a Component Carrier by Additive Manufacturing ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J 141d overdue
18768509 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MULTISESSION ANALYSI ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 9d overdue
18544088 Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3d overdue
18061989 Method of Manufacturing a Component Carrier Metal Trace and a Component Carrier ANDERSON, JOSHUA D 2d overdue
18479944 Package having component carrier with cavity and electronic component as well as functional filling medium therein CRITE, ANTONIO B 1d overdue
17656373 Method of Manufacturing Component Carriers With Removable Plate in Core WINTERS, SEAN AYERS 26d
18692075 Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 72d
18941214 Component Carrier With Embedded Interposer Laterally Between Electrically Conductive Structures of Stack BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS

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
18768509 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MULTISESSION ANALYSI ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 9d overdue
18692032 Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure SAWYER, STEVEN T 4d overdue
18544088 Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3d overdue
18692075 Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 72d
19224884 SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A PERSON WITH REDUCED MOBILITY WHILE TRAVELING IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PENDLETON, DIONNE
18941214 Component Carrier With Embedded Interposer Laterally Between Electrically Conductive Structures of Stack BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS
18693683 Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both ANDERSON, WILLIAM H
18607926 Component Carrier and Method for Manufacturing the Same Using a Desmear Process GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28473
37622
28172
24551
17811
28481
26351
28531
37521
37321

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19224884 SYSTEM FOR GUIDING A PERSON WITH REDUCED MOBILITY WHILE TRAVELING IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Step-Hear Systems Ltd. PENDLETON, DIONNE DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 01, 2025
18941214 Component Carrier With Embedded Interposer Laterally Between Electrically Conductive Structures of Stack At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18768509 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MULTISESSION ANALYSI BI SCIENCE (2009) LTD ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 2455 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18741971 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION OF BIOINDUCTIVE IMPLANT PATCH IN ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY Jjj Medical LLC FLORES, ADRIAN §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2024
18693683 Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG ANDERSON, WILLIAM H §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18607926 Component Carrier and Method for Manufacturing the Same Using a Desmear Process At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18692032 Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG SAWYER, STEVEN T 2847 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18692075 Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 2848 §102§103 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18410858 Component Carrier With Stack and Optically Transparent Body For Guiding Light At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG BELLO, AGUSTIN 2635 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2024
18544088 Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers Fire & Flavor Grilling Co. LLC JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3762 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18388471 System and Method for Bimodal Air Control in a Kettle-style Grill Spider Grills, LLC ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A 3762 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 09, 2023
18385576 FRYING BASKET (FrB) TO BE USED BY AN INDUSTRIAL-ROBOTIC-AIR-FRYING SYSTEM (IRAFS) Kitchen Robotics Ltd. CHABREYRIE, RODOLPHE ANDRE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2023
18558016 Self-Propelled Platform for Simulating Traffic Conditions 4Activesystems GmbH PARCO JR, RUBEN C 2853 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18479944 Package having component carrier with cavity and electronic component as well as functional filling medium therein At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG CRITE, ANTONIO B 2817 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2023
18454529 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING GUN-STYLE APPLICATORS Cycan Industries, Inc. SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Aug 23, 2023
18141593 EASY-ENTRY SHOE Orthofeet, Inc. FERREIRA, CATHERINE M 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 01, 2023
18301244 Metal Body Formed on a Component Carrier by Additive Manufacturing At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J 2847 §102§103 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Apr 16, 2023
18191867 Component Carrier With Reinforcement Layer Structure and Manufacturing Method Using Two Temporary Carriers At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG CHANG, JAY C 2817 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2023
18160406 Module Comprising a Semiconductor-based Component and Method of Manufacturing the Same At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG TYNES JR., LAWRENCE C 2899 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jan 27, 2023
18003676 Textile Fabric, Clothing, Method for Producing or Functionalizing a Textile Fabric and Uses of a Photosensitizer Bonded to a Textile Fabric Ortner Cleanroom Engineering GmbH EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 28, 2022
18061989 Method of Manufacturing a Component Carrier Metal Trace and a Component Carrier At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft ANDERSON, JOSHUA D 3729 §103§112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
17986865 DAY ZERO NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODEL Movius Interactive Corporation ZHU, RICHARD Z 2654 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2022
17934243 Partially Filling a Component Carrier Opening in a Controlled Manner At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft SAWYER, STEVEN T 2847 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2022
17859880 System and Method for a Kamado Cooker that Looks Like an Iconic Kettle-style Grill Spider Grills, LLC NGUYEN, HUNG D 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 272d overdue Pending Jul 07, 2022
17656373 Method of Manufacturing Component Carriers With Removable Plate in Core At&S (Chongqing) Company Limited WINTERS, SEAN AYERS 2892 §102§103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Mar 24, 2022

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