Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Smith Tempel Blaha LLC

28 pending office actions • 10 clients • 27 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 53 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
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. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)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.

1
Hard (4%)
25
Medium (89%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only23 (82%)
§102 only2 (7%)
§112 only2 (7%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
7% of docket
2
Communications
7% of docket
14
Semiconductors
50% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
36% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHARMA, ADITYA 2 90.5% +15.4%
PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 1 39.0% +16.6%
CHEN, CAI Y 1 72.6% +8.6%
MCCORMACK, THOMAS S 1 80.0% +3.3%
ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 1 72.4% +34.3%
VARGHESE, ROSHN K 1 66.9% +20.5%
SAWYER, STEVEN T 1 72.3% +30.6%
AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 1 84.2% +14.8%
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 1 61.9% +45.6%
CRITE, ANTONIO B 1 81.0% -13.0%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18778267 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A FLUID FILTER OF A FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS MCCORMACK, THOMAS S 9d overdue
18479944 Package having component carrier with cavity and electronic component as well as functional filling medium therein CRITE, ANTONIO B 1d overdue
18253341 Component Carrier For Waveguide Applications SHARMA, ADITYA 12d
17817734 Component Carrier With Different Stack Heights and Vertical Opening and Manufacturing Methods SHARMA, ADITYA 27d
18692075 Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 72d

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
18242773 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL NGUYEN, TRAN N 52d overdue

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18913995 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 132d overdue
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
18253341 Component Carrier For Waveguide Applications SHARMA, ADITYA 12d
17817734 Component Carrier With Different Stack Heights and Vertical Opening and Manufacturing Methods SHARMA, ADITYA 27d
18605509 Component Carrier With Continuously Extending Vertical Connection Structure, and Manufacturing Method VARGHESE, ROSHN K 43d
18692075 Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M 72d

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28475
37292
36151
24251
26861
24551
28961
28481
37621
28171

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18913995 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL Re-Sets Ltd. PAULSON, SHEETAL R. 3615 §102 Non-Final OA 132d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2024
18809176 CLINICIAN RESPONSIBLE AI COMPANION Movius Interactive Corporation CHEN, CAI Y 2425 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Aug 19, 2024
18778267 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A FLUID FILTER OF A FLUID HANDLING APPARATUS Filtrex Global Ltd. MCCORMACK, THOMAS S 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18768509 SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR MULTISESSION ANALYSI BI SCIENCE (2009) LTD ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 2455 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18605509 Component Carrier With Continuously Extending Vertical Connection Structure, and Manufacturing Method At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG VARGHESE, ROSHN K 2896 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Mar 14, 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 Non-Final OA 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 §103 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18544088 Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers Fire & Flavor Grilling Co. LLC JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3762 §112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Dec 18, 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 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2023
18242773 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE WELLBEING OF AN INDIVIDUAL Re-Sets Ltd. NGUYEN, TRAN N 3685 §101 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Sep 06, 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
18253341 Component Carrier For Waveguide Applications At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG SHARMA, ADITYA 2847 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending May 17, 2023
18251875 Component Carrier With Electronic Components and Thermally Conductive Blocks on Both Sides At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft GREEN, TELLY D 2898 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending May 04, 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 §103 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Apr 16, 2023
18193461 Component Carrier With Solder Mask Having Curved Sidewalls Interacting With Legend Marking At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG BARZYKIN, VICTOR V 2893 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Mar 30, 2023
18182272 Inductor Inlay for a Component Carrier and a Method of Manufacturing the Same At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG CHAN, TSZFUNG JACKIE 2837 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 10, 2023
18162668 Component Carrier At&S (China) Co. Ltd. TSO, STANLEY 2847 §103 Final Rejection 111d overdue Pending Jan 31, 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 Final Rejection 75d Pending Jan 27, 2023
18061989 Method of Manufacturing a Component Carrier Metal Trace and a Component Carrier At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft ANDERSON, JOSHUA D 3729 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
17986865 DAY ZERO NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODEL Movius Interactive Corporation ZHU, RICHARD Z 2654 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2022
17932864 Forming Through Hole in Component Carrier by Laser Drilling Blind Hole and Extending the Latter by Etching At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Sep 16, 2022
17817734 Component Carrier With Different Stack Heights and Vertical Opening and Manufacturing Methods At&S (China) Co. Ltd. SHARMA, ADITYA 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 05, 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 Final Rejection 26d Pending Mar 24, 2022
17654658 Component Carrier with Embedded High-Frequency Component and Integrated Waveguide for Wireless Communication AT &S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2022
17614426 DUMMY VEHICLE COMPRISING A SENSOR-SENSITIVE LAYER 4Activesystems GmbH PARCO JR, RUBEN C 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Nov 26, 2021
17423374 Dummy Apparatus with Movable Radar Reflecting Elements for Testing Driver Assistance Systems 4Activesystems GmbH BARKER, MATTHEW M 3646 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 15, 2021

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