Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Soquel Group, LLC

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

27 pending office actions • 5 clients • 26 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Soquel Group, LLC has 25 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 797 career applications. The figures show both an active response docket and a broader prosecution record in the same technology area.

The resolved allowance rate is 87.96%, with an average of 3.22 office actions per allowance. These measures provide an outcome and prosecution-effort view for resolved matters, while the pending docket identifies work still requiring attention.

For a prospective client or reviewing practitioner, the profile supports separate questions about capacity and results. The current workload should be considered alongside the historical application base, because neither figure alone describes the quality or complexity of individual cases.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=797 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.0%
Allowance Rate
n=797
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=797
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=497
-0.14σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=497
1000 days
Time to Allowance
n=497
+7.2pp
Interview Lift
n=797
27.4%
RCE Rate
n=797
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=797

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.8%
§101 Overcome
n=106
75.2%
§102 Overcome
n=226
77.5%
§103 Overcome
n=409
76.9%
§112 Overcome
n=281

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, B05B
Top CPC Subclasses
24%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=797
0
Practitioners
n=797
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=797 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

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

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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%)
9
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (11%)
§101 + other5 (19%)
§103 only6 (22%)
§102 only3 (11%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
6
Information Tech
22% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
5
Semiconductors
19% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
44% of docket
2
Business / Other
7% 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
ZHU, NOAH YI MIN 2 79.0% +13.9%
LE, UYEN T 1 83.8% +9.6%
MOLNAR, HUNTER A 1 50.7% +33.1%
WILLIS, BRANDON Z. 1 70.1% +34.3%
BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 1 32.9% +30.2%
TON, TRI T 1 86.1% +10.5%
BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B 1 48.3% +31.5%
CRAWFORD, JASON 1 84.9% +9.3%
DANIELS, MATTHEW J 1 69.7% +25.3%
SURVILLO, OLEG 1 72.6% +28.9%

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
19176158 Spectrometer TON, TRI T —
18852454 Logic device and logic computation architecture CRAWFORD, JASON —

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
18725758 System and method for monitoring the operation of a computer SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J 16d
18183938 Data labelling method for building a database for configuring, validating and/or testing an application for monitoring an individual's fatigue level CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY 16d
18530181 Antenna system and associated decoupling device SINGH, GURBIR 27d
19198706 Method And System For Bidding On Uncontested Search Advertising Auctions BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 41d
18246850 Method and electronic device for generating a structured database of relevant data for managing a task, and associated computer program LE, UYEN T —
19249046 Method and device for determining and providing a classification, according to their environmental impact, of a plurality of separate aeronautical flights MOLNAR, HUNTER A —
19231510 Electronic system and method for assisting a civil aircraft operator in decision making with the elaboration of aeronautical indicator(s), related civil aircraft and computer program WILLIS, BRANDON Z. —
19171356 Evaluation method of the level of fatigue of an operator and associated evaluation system BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
19198706 Method And System For Bidding On Uncontested Search Advertising Auctions BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 41d
19249046 Method and device for determining and providing a classification, according to their environmental impact, of a plurality of separate aeronautical flights MOLNAR, HUNTER A —
19231510 Electronic system and method for assisting a civil aircraft operator in decision making with the elaboration of aeronautical indicator(s), related civil aircraft and computer program WILLIS, BRANDON Z. —
19176158 Spectrometer TON, TRI T —
19171356 Evaluation method of the level of fatigue of an operator and associated evaluation system BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B —
19086127 Circular rolling mill and rolling method using such a rolling mill DANIELS, MATTHEW J —
18725109 Method for detecting an abnormality in an electronic system in operation SURVILLO, OLEG —
18880000 Method for detecting an interfering signal in a GNSS receiver and associated detection device ZHU, NOAH YI MIN —

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Thales 23
Taskmaster Technologies Inc. 1
UGA 1
Ecai 1
Safe Metal 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36484
36652
28452
21561
36281
36211
36841
24571
24381
24931

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18246850 Method and electronic device for generating a structured database of relevant data for managing a task, and associated computer program Thales LE, UYEN T 2156 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2025
19249046 Method and device for determining and providing a classification, according to their environmental impact, of a plurality of separate aeronautical flights Thales MOLNAR, HUNTER A 3628 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 25, 2025
19231510 Electronic system and method for assisting a civil aircraft operator in decision making with the elaboration of aeronautical indicator(s), related civil aircraft and computer program Thales WILLIS, BRANDON Z. 3665 §101§102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 08, 2025
19198706 Method And System For Bidding On Uncontested Search Advertising Auctions Taskmaster Technologies Inc. BEKERMAN, MICHAEL 3621 §101 Final Rejection 41d Pending May 05, 2025
19176158 Spectrometer Thales TON, TRI T §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2025
19171356 Evaluation method of the level of fatigue of an operator and associated evaluation system Thales BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B 3684 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 07, 2025
18852454 Logic device and logic computation architecture UNIVERSITE GRENOBLE ALPES CRAWFORD, JASON 2845 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 05, 2025
19086127 Circular rolling mill and rolling method using such a rolling mill Ecai DANIELS, MATTHEW J §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2025
18725109 Method for detecting an abnormality in an electronic system in operation Thales SURVILLO, OLEG 2457 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 15, 2025
18880000 Method for detecting an interfering signal in a GNSS receiver and associated detection device Thales ZHU, NOAH YI MIN 3648 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18877267 Device and method for maintaining reliability of the positioning of a vehicle irrespective of the vulnerability of satellite data Thales ZHU, NOAH YI MIN 3648 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18985017 CONTROL SYSTEM OF INPUTS/OUTPUTS OF AT LEAST ONE AVIONIC APPLICATION AND OPERATION VERIFICATION METHOD OF SUCH A SYSTEM Thales NARRAMORE, BLAKE I 2438 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18725758 System and method for monitoring the operation of a computer Thales SIMITOSKI, MICHAEL J 2493 §102§103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Nov 28, 2024
18894500 Method and system for computing a mission plan for at least one electric or hybrid electric aircraft Thales ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY 3669 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18848519 Method for locating a GNSS jamming source, and associated computer program product and locating device Thales MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA 3648 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 19, 2024
18786522 Platform for execution of avionic applications, and associated method and computer program Thales VERDERAMO III, RALPH A 2139 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 28, 2024
18751271 Method for determining an emergency landing track, corresponding device and computer program Thales GEIST, RICHARD EDWIN 3665 §102 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jun 23, 2024
18721188 Optical window covered with a doped diamond electrode with active fouling removal functionality Thales CHERRY, EUNCHA P 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2024
18716457 Manufacturing method of a system in package having several layers and associated manufacturing installation Thales NGUYEN, DAO H 2818 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18713173 Wear assembly for a bucket of an extraction or works machine Safe Metal TSUI, ALFRED H 3671 §102 Final Rejection — Pending May 24, 2024
18689425 Copper alloy composition and method for manufacturing same, method for manufacturing a part from the copper alloy composition Thales ROE, JESSEE RANDALL 1759 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2024
18542715 Onboard edge computation device, associated electronic system and method for executing software applications Thales SWIFT, CHARLES M 2196 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 17, 2023
18537800 Method for determining the performance of a constant false alarm rate device of a sensor and associated devices and method Thales BAHLS, JENNIFER E. S. 2853 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 13, 2023
18530181 Antenna system and associated decoupling device Thales SINGH, GURBIR 2845 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 05, 2023
18269924 METHOD FOR DETERMINING, USING AN OPTRONIC SYSTEM, POSITIONS IN A SCENE, AND ASSOCIATED OPTRONIC SYSTEM Thales HODAC, ERIC KHOI 3648 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2023
18183938 Data labelling method for building a database for configuring, validating and/or testing an application for monitoring an individual's fatigue level Thales CHRISTIANSON, SKYLAR LINDSEY 3792 §101§112 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18042349 Integrated audio acquisition and playback module in electronic component form Thales CHIN, VIVIAN C 2695 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Feb 21, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Soquel Group, LLC's patent allowance rate?

88.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Soquel Group, LLC were allowed, across 797 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Soquel Group, LLC average before allowance?

3.22 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Soquel Group, LLC have?

27 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 5 clients, before 26 examiners in 20 art units.

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