Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Thayne Davis LLC

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

21 pending office actions • 10 clients • 21 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 21 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Thayne Davis LLC specializes in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm has handled 382 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 83.59 percent. This percentage reflects the success of resolved applications in reaching a grant. For a practitioner, this rate indicates the historical probability of obtaining a patent through the firm.

The firm currently manages 12 pending office actions. On average, the firm receives 2.86 office actions per allowance. This 2.86 office actions per allowance figure describes the typical volume of correspondence with the USPTO. The 382 career applications and 12 pending office actions provide the context for these prosecution statistics. These values outline the firm's experience and current activity level.

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

Quality Metrics (n=382 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.6%
Allowance Rate
n=382
+0.43σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=382
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=219
-0.31σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=219
903 days
Time to Allowance
n=219
+12.9pp
Interview Lift
n=382
29.0%
RCE Rate
n=382
0.4%
Appeal Rate
n=382

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

27.5%
§101 Overcome
n=40
68.2%
§102 Overcome
n=126
66.1%
§103 Overcome
n=177
67.6%
§112 Overcome
n=102

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=382
0
Practitioners
n=382
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=382 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

6
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 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.

9
Hard (43%)
9
Medium (43%)
3
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (10%)
§101 + other5 (24%)
§103 only7 (33%)
§102 only1 (5%)
Double-patenting only3 (14%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
5% of docket
4
Information Tech
19% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
9
Business / Other
43% 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.

210 h
Manual time on pending OAs
42 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
74 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B 1 81.0% +17.5%
BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 1 67.4% +26.1%
PHAM, PHUC H 1 89.5% +18.0%
MURPHY, JOSEPH B 1 90.2% +12.9%
JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 1 63.8% +30.0%
PICH, PONNOREAY 1 86.9% +11.1%
YOON, CHANEL J 1 55.0% +40.1%
KHAN, MOEEN 1 69.5% +60.7%
NANO, SARGON N 1 80.8% -1.4%
FISCHER, MARK L 1 68.0% +28.0%

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
19251721 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPLICIT PRIVATE NETWORKING TECHNIQUES SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B —
19197836 KEY GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS PHAM, PHUC H —
19190536 MOBILE DEVICE SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DEVICE ORIENTATION INFORMATION MURPHY, JOSEPH B —

Hard Cases (9)

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
16985876 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITAL HUYNH, EMILY 111d overdue
18769253 TRUST AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS GAVRILENKO, VLADIMIR I 31d overdue
18544216 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION, STORAGE, AND ANALYSIS USING REFERENCE MOTIFS SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE 31d overdue
19090301 DOUBLE TULIP SPINAL FIXATION CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 27d
19054449 SOFTWARE INTEGRITY CHECKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS PICH, PONNOREAY —
18991182 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD ANALYTES FROM SPECTROMETER SIGNALS YOON, CHANEL J —
18976299 MULTI-PARTY CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS KHAN, MOEEN —
18970744 SECURE CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS NANO, SARGON N —

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
19090301 DOUBLE TULIP SPINAL FIXATION CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 27d
19251721 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPLICIT PRIVATE NETWORKING TECHNIQUES SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B —
19203163 SAFE LOCKING MECHANISMS AND RELATED APPARATUS BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J —
19197836 KEY GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS PHAM, PHUC H —
19190536 MOBILE DEVICE SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DEVICE ORIENTATION INFORMATION MURPHY, JOSEPH B —
19054449 SOFTWARE INTEGRITY CHECKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS PICH, PONNOREAY —
18991182 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD ANALYTES FROM SPECTROMETER SIGNALS YOON, CHANEL J —
18976299 MULTI-PARTY CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS KHAN, MOEEN —

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24312
24362
37731
36781
36621
28491
16851
36481
36461
36831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19251721 DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPLICIT PRIVATE NETWORKING TECHNIQUES Intertrust Technologies Corporation SHAIFER HARRIMAN, DANT B 2431 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 26, 2025
19203163 SAFE LOCKING MECHANISMS AND RELATED APPARATUS Rhino Metals, Inc. BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2025
19197836 KEY GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Intertrust Technologies Corporation PHAM, PHUC H §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2025
19190536 MOBILE DEVICE SERVICE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING DEVICE ORIENTATION INFORMATION Intertrust Technologies Corporation MURPHY, JOSEPH B DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2025
19090301 DOUBLE TULIP SPINAL FIXATION CONNECTORS AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS Ortho Development Corporation JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 3773 §102§103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Mar 25, 2025
19054449 SOFTWARE INTEGRITY CHECKING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Innovation Technologies Partners LP PICH, PONNOREAY §101§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 14, 2025
18991182 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD ANALYTES FROM SPECTROMETER SIGNALS Jre Star Investment Holdings, LLC YOON, CHANEL J §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18976299 MULTI-PARTY CRYPTOGRAPHIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS Intertrust Technologies Corporation KHAN, MOEEN 2436 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18970744 SECURE CONTENT MANAGEMENT AND VERIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Intertrust Technologies Corporation NANO, SARGON N §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18956760 AUDIO REPRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Pls Iv, LLC FISCHER, MARK L §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18911229 DAMPENING ASSEMBLY FOR VIBRATORY PILE DRIVERS Antaeus Foundation Equipment LLC ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103DP Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 09, 2024
18902807 POLICY MANAGED VEHICLE OPERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Innovation Technologies Partners LP ALCORN III, GEORGE A 3662 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 30, 2024
18829266 BORESCOPES WITH LIGHT POLARIZATION FEATURES Xenocor, Inc. JORDAN, DANIEL JEFFERY §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2024
18821822 Systems and Methods for Scalable Management and Distribution of Digital Assets Intertrust Technologies Corporation POUDEL, SAMIKSHYA NMN 2436 §103 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18801064 RADAR SENSOR WITH RECESSED RADOME Magna Electronics, LLC SERAYDARYAN, HELENA H §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 12, 2024
18783313 Intelligent Energy Management Systems and Methods Intertrust Technologies Corporation BARNETT, JOEL 2849 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 24, 2024
18769253 TRUST AND IDENTITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Intertrust Technologies Corporation GAVRILENKO, VLADIMIR I 2431 §101§102 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2024
18544216 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA COMMUNICATION, STORAGE, AND ANALYSIS USING REFERENCE MOTIFS Intertrust Technologies Corporation SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE 1685 §101 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18072662 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT VITAL SIGN DETECTION Magna Electronics, LLC EDRADA, ISABELLA AMEYALI 3648 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Nov 30, 2022
18072660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION USING IN-CABIN SENSING Magna Electronics, LLC RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL 3646 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2022
16985876 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INVENTORY MANAGEMENT IN HOSPITAL Boston Ivy Healthcare Solutions Private Limited HUYNH, EMILY 3683 §101 Non-Final OA 111d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2020

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