Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
24 pending office actions • 12 clients • 23 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt, LLP has 24 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering and 826 career applications. This combines a current response workload with a substantial application record in the stated technology area.
The resolved allowance rate is 92.32%, while the average is 4.38 office actions per allowance. The first measure addresses the outcome of resolved matters, and the second indicates the amount of recorded examination activity associated with matters that reached allowance.
For practitioners, the profile supports a two-part review. Capacity planning should account for the pending docket, while historical assessment should consider both the allowance result and action frequency. The figures do not explain matter complexity or the procedural reasons for individual actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 + other | 1 (4%) |
| §103 only | 5 (21%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 2 | 79.6% | +13.5% |
| LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1 | 29.8% | +35.2% |
| MCCLURE, MORGAN J | 1 | 47.0% | +32.3% |
| ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 1 | 63.5% | +24.2% |
| KURILLA, ERIC J | 1 | 70.7% | +25.8% |
| HICKS, ROBERT J | 1 | 72.1% | +3.8% |
| SWIER, WAYNE K. | 1 | 67.9% | +19.2% |
| LIU, TRACY | 1 | 54.5% | +26.9% |
| BAEK, BONG-SOOK | 1 | 41.6% | +69.9% |
| BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE | 1 | 76.0% | +28.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553368 | Transdermal Systems having low dose estrogen and methods of making and use | HOLT, ANDRIAE M | 23d overdue |
| 18866059 | TOUCHLESS FAUCET USING HAND TRACKING | BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE | 6d |
| 17461862 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TAU OLIGOMERS | BALLARD, KIMBERLY | 34d |
| 19236048 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 55d |
| 18432224 | SHELVING SYSTEMS | TRAN, HANH VAN | 56d |
| 19231899 | PILLOW WITH GUSSET HAVING MULTIPLE POROSITY PORTS | MCCLURE, MORGAN J | — |
| 18960339 | METHODS OF MAKING AN ORAL APPLIANCE | SWIER, WAYNE K. | — |
| 18884886 | BODY SUPPORT SYSTEM | SHANSKE, JASON D | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18866059 | TOUCHLESS FAUCET USING HAND TRACKING | BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE | 6d |
| 19053038 | AMBIENT BED HAVING A HEAT RECLAIM SYSTEM | KURILLA, ERIC J | 23d |
| 19236048 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 55d |
| 19231899 | PILLOW WITH GUSSET HAVING MULTIPLE POROSITY PORTS | MCCLURE, MORGAN J | — |
| 19196047 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | — |
| 19169121 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | — |
| 18960339 | METHODS OF MAKING AN ORAL APPLIANCE | SWIER, WAYNE K. | — |
| 18955395 | TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USE | LIU, TRACY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3673 | 2 |
| 1742 | 2 |
| 3637 | 2 |
| 1614 | 2 |
| 3735 | 2 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 1748 | 1 |
| 1611 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236048 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19231899 | PILLOW WITH GUSSET HAVING MULTIPLE POROSITY PORTS | BEDGEAR, LLC | MCCLURE, MORGAN J | 3673 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19196047 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1742 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19169121 | DRAWER ASSEMBLY | Dejana Truck And Utility Equipment Co., Inc. | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19053038 | AMBIENT BED HAVING A HEAT RECLAIM SYSTEM | BEDGEAR, LLC | KURILLA, ERIC J | 3619 | §102 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19050379 | CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | HICKS, ROBERT J | 3736 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 18960339 | METHODS OF MAKING AN ORAL APPLIANCE | Emanate Biomedical, Inc. | SWIER, WAYNE K. | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18955395 | TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USE | American Regent, Inc. | LIU, TRACY | 1614 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955379 | TRACE ELEMENT COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USE | American Regent, Inc. | BAEK, BONG-SOOK | 1611 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18866059 | TOUCHLESS FAUCET USING HAND TRACKING | Terravox Industries LLC | BARRY, DAPHNE MARIE | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18944241 | MATTRESS ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | BEDGEAR, LLC | HALL, LUKE F | 3673 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18884886 | BODY SUPPORT SYSTEM | BEDGEAR, LLC | SHANSKE, JASON D | 3614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18638958 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1742 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18432224 | SHELVING SYSTEMS | Dejana Truck & Utility Equipment Company, LLC | TRAN, HANH VAN | 3637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18553368 | Transdermal Systems having low dose estrogen and methods of making and use | Viatris Inc. | HOLT, ANDRIAE M | 1614 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18350272 | HEAT TRANSFER MIXTURE | Ht Materials Science (Ip) Limited | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18125564 | CONTAINER AND PACKAGING SYSTEM | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | BATTISTI, DEREK J | 3734 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 17922691 | AN AUTO-INJECTOR DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENTS | BIOCON LIMITED | MEDWAY, SCOTT J | 3783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17950365 | CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHOD | Ring Container Technologies LLC | KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS | 3733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17778564 | ORAL APPLIANCE FOR DELIVERY OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITION | Emanate Biomedical, Inc. | EIDE, HEIDI MARIE | 3772 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17527530 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | SANGHERA, SYMREN K | 3735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2021 |
| 17488572 | COOLING MATERIAL | BEDGEAR, LLC | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1789 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2021 |
| 17461862 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TAU OLIGOMERS | Oligomerix, Inc. | BALLARD, KIMBERLY | 1675 | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 30, 2021 |
| 17403050 | CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | Ring Container Technologies, LLC | POON, ROBERT | 3735 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial92.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Sorell, Lenna & Schmidt LLP were allowed, across 826 applications in USPTO records.
4.38 office actions per allowed application on average.
24 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 12 clients, before 23 examiners in 19 art units.
