Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Sprinkle Ip Law Group

31 pending office actions • 17 clients • 30 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=2461 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.4%
Allowance Rate
n=2461
+0.58σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2461
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1467
-0.03σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1467
1044 days
Time to Allowance
n=1467
+9.0pp
Interview Lift
n=2461
34.7%
RCE Rate
n=2461
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=2461

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

84.2%
§101 Overcome
n=367
86.2%
§102 Overcome
n=487
86.4%
§103 Overcome
n=913
88.0%
§112 Overcome
n=485

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
45%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2461
5
Practitioners
n=2461
492.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=2461

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (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 (55%)
11
Medium (35%)
3
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only6 (19%)
§101 + other8 (26%)
§103 only11 (35%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting only2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
6% of docket
11
Information Tech
35% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
5
Business / Other
16% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MASSAD, ABE L 2 56.6% +65.5%
KONVES, ADRIANNA N 1 75.9% +14.5%
RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE 1 63.2% +57.6%
TIEDEMAN, JASON S 1 28.9% +34.9%
IQBAL, MUSTAFA 1 46.3% +27.2%
VUONG, CAO DANG 1 69.3% +22.5%
TURCHEN, JAMES R 1 82.3% +33.6%
YANG, WEI WEN 1 82.0% +10.9%
ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 1 79.9% +15.4%
STEINLE, ANDREW J 1 87.7% +19.3%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18914179 Interactive Security Orchestration STEINLE, ANDREW J 19d overdue
19076704 PASSWORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A PASSWORD PROTECTED DEVICE TURCHEN, JAMES R
18960855 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER VISION BASED SECURITY USING KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS YANG, WEI WEN

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
18083066 AGNOSTIC MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE HAN, JOSEP 60d overdue
19081143 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION AND USE OF DYNAMIC PIPELINES FOR INDEXING OF DATA USING PREDICTIVE MODELING VUONG, CAO DANG 45d overdue
18889193 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LINEAR SYNTHETIC UNIVERSE USEFUL FOR EVALUATING MEASUREMENT ALGORITHMS DAGNEW, SABA 22d overdue
18617706 Web Page Password Capture and Evaluation ZARKA, DAVID PETER 22d overdue
18818998 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEALER EVALUATION AND DEALER NETWORK OPTIMIZATION USING SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN 5d overdue
18303425 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS IN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS ZENG, WENWEI 5d overdue
18468454 COLLUSION DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SEPARATION OF DUTIES (SOD) RULES OBAID, HAMZEH M 14d
16433521 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF USED VEHICLE PRICING DATA VETTER, DANIEL 34d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
19081143 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION AND USE OF DYNAMIC PIPELINES FOR INDEXING OF DATA USING PREDICTIVE MODELING VUONG, CAO DANG 45d overdue
18914179 Interactive Security Orchestration STEINLE, ANDREW J 19d overdue
18275260 CAMBERED WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS MASSAD, ABE L 8d overdue
17516683 Screen Installation Improvements MASSAD, ABE L 2d overdue
18939037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 12d
19239691 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARTIFICIAL TURF KONVES, ADRIANNA N
19236553 HALF PIPE CANNULA AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USING HALF PIPE CANNULA RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE
19221351 CLINICAL SUMMARY SYSTEMS AND METHODS TIEDEMAN, JASON S

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36253
36213
36342
17481
21531
24331
24971
24311
21651
36861

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19239691 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ARTIFICIAL TURF Tarkett Sports Canada Inc. KONVES, ADRIANNA N 1748 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2025
19236553 HALF PIPE CANNULA AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND USING HALF PIPE CANNULA Hybrid Cannula LP RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2025
19221351 CLINICAL SUMMARY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Iodine Software, LLC TIEDEMAN, JASON S §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 28, 2025
19087097 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LIFETIME VALUE OF WEBSITE VISITOR THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING TrueCar, Inc. IQBAL, MUSTAFA 3625 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2025
19081143 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATION AND USE OF DYNAMIC PIPELINES FOR INDEXING OF DATA USING PREDICTIVE MODELING Zigguratum, Inc. VUONG, CAO DANG 2153 §101§103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2025
19076704 PASSWORD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO A PASSWORD PROTECTED DEVICE Osirium Limited TURCHEN, JAMES R DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 11, 2025
18960855 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER VISION BASED SECURITY USING KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS Q2 Software, Inc. YANG, WEI WEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18939037 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS Anametric, Inc. ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 2433 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Nov 06, 2024
18914179 Interactive Security Orchestration Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. STEINLE, ANDREW J 2497 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2024
18909936 AERODYNAMIC BICYCLE RIM AND WHEEL Hed Cycling Products, Inc. KOTTER, KIP T DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 08, 2024
18889193 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING LINEAR SYNTHETIC UNIVERSE USEFUL FOR EVALUATING MEASUREMENT ALGORITHMS Tatari, Inc. DAGNEW, SABA 3621 §101 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2024
18888709 System and Method for Automated Generation of Access Descriptions for Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. MCFARLAND-BARNES, KELAH JANAE 2431 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 18, 2024
18818998 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEALER EVALUATION AND DEALER NETWORK OPTIMIZATION USING SPATIAL AND GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS TrueCar, Inc. TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN 3625 §101 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2024
18810249 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND PRESENTING CROSS-MAKE AND CROSS-SEGMENT VEHICLE RECOMMENDATIONS TrueCar, Inc. ASHRAF, WASEEM 3621 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 20, 2024
18809070 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING SEARCH USING SEMANTIC SEARCH RESULTS Cs Disco, Inc. PEACH, POLINA G 2165 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Aug 19, 2024
18749146 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PATIENT DASHBOARD Decisio Health, LLC NGUYEN, HIEP VAN 3686 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18617706 Web Page Password Capture and Evaluation Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. ZARKA, DAVID PETER 2449 §103§112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18472149 TIME-BASED INSURANCE NextCar Holding Company, Inc. PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR 3696 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2023
18468454 COLLUSION DETECTION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND SEPARATION OF DUTIES (SOD) RULES Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. OBAID, HAMZEH M 3624 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18241662 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE ADAPTIVE ACCESS TO RESOURCES Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. HAILU, TESHOME 2434 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 01, 2023
18456560 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF COMMON OR UNIQUE ACCESS ITEMS IN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. CHANG, TOM Y 2455 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2023
18275260 CAMBERED WINDOW AND DOOR SCREENS Rs Flexscreen, LLC MASSAD, ABE L 3634 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2023
18353682 ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP AUTOMATIC DATA DRIVEN SETPOINT MANAGEMENT BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R 2119 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 17, 2023
18036850 ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM COMPRISING HYDROPHOBIC SAND Tarkett Sports Canada Inc. MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending May 12, 2023
18303425 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS IN IDENTITY MANAGEMENT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS Sailpoint Technologies, Inc. ZENG, WENWEI 2146 §101§103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2023
18146767 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WELL CONDITIONS BELOW A SUSPENSION TOOL BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC NORRIS, URSULA LEE 3676 §112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2022
18069756 SELF-CONSISTENT INCEPTION ARCHITECTURE FOR EFFICIENT BASELINING MEDIA CREATIVES Tatari, Inc. PATEL, DIPEN M 3621 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 21, 2022
18083066 AGNOSTIC MACHINE LEARNING INFERENCE Alegion, Inc. HAN, JOSEP 2122 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2022
17851612 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE USING INDUSTRY CONSUMER DATA IN A NETWORK OF DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS TrueCar, Inc. PADOT, TIMOTHY 3625 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2022
17516683 Screen Installation Improvements Rs Flexscreen, LLC MASSAD, ABE L 3634 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2021
16433521 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF USED VEHICLE PRICING DATA TrueCar, Inc. VETTER, DANIEL 3628 §101§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jun 06, 2019

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