Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

The Belles Group, P.C.

53 pending office actions • 37 clients • 50 examiners • 42 art units • 0 of 53 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 191 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

53
Total Pending OAs
39
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 53 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

25
Overdue
4
Due this week
14
Due this month
9
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. 53 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (25)Due ≤ 7 days (4)Due ≤ 30 days (14)Due ≤ 60 days (9)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.

0
Hard (0%)
49
Medium (92%)
3
Easy (6%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only43 (81%)
§102 only6 (11%)
§112 only3 (6%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

9
Life Sciences
17% of docket
3
Information Tech
6% of docket
6
Communications
11% of docket
4
Semiconductors
8% of docket
30
Mechanical / Eng
57% of docket
1
Business / Other
2% 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.

530 h
Manual time on pending OAs
106 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
186 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PRANGE, SHARON M 2 53.8% +47.4%
LANDIS, LISA S 2 83.2% +9.2%
TRIGGS, JAMES J 2 87.7% +9.8%
AMADIZ, RODNEY 1 79.3% +13.1%
NGUYEN, HOANG M 1 75.7% +16.4%
HALL, FORREST G 1 59.9% +32.0%
JOSEPH, DENNIS P 1 48.6% +18.5%
STAUBACH, CARL C 1 73.1% +21.1%
REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L 1 90.7% +9.7%
WILLIAMS, PATRICK C 1 80.4% +25.4%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19074777 STYLUS DRIVING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME LANDIS, LISA S 32d overdue
18964060 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH COLLISION NOTIFICATION DEVICE REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L 17d overdue
18619640 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN IMPROVED ARRANGEMENT OF FUEL TANKS TRIGGS, JAMES J 7d
19262701 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STYLUS PEN, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A POSITION OF THE STYLUS PEN ON THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE LANDIS, LISA S 15d
18443179 REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME TRIGGS, JAMES J 28d
18950471 REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER GAS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS WILLIAMS, PATRICK C 46d

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
19208044 GARMENT HANGER WITH A ROTATABLE HOOK HALL, FORREST G 43d overdue
18962466 SKI BOOT PRANGE, SHARON M 32d overdue
19283811 TIGHTENING STRAP FOR SKI BOOTS AND SKI BOOT PROVIDED WITH SUCH STRAP PRANGE, SHARON M 9d overdue
19040905 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE STAUBACH, CARL C 7d
19283397 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AMADIZ, RODNEY 9d
19262978 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE NGUYEN, HOANG M 23d
18950471 REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER GAS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS WILLIAMS, PATRICK C 46d
18709833 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND MICRO-DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME JOSEPH, DENNIS P 53d

Client Portfolio (37 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37474
37323
37533
37613
26262
36152
26221
37461
26211
36611

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19283397 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HiDeep, Inc. AMADIZ, RODNEY 2622 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 29, 2025
19283811 TIGHTENING STRAP FOR SKI BOOTS AND SKI BOOT PROVIDED WITH SUCH STRAP Calzaturificio S.C.A.R.P.A.S.P.A. PRANGE, SHARON M 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2025
19262701 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STYLUS PEN, AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF A POSITION OF THE STYLUS PEN ON THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HiDeep, Inc. LANDIS, LISA S 2626 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 08, 2025
19262978 SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM WITH THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE Holtec International NGUYEN, HOANG M 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jul 08, 2025
19208044 GARMENT HANGER WITH A ROTATABLE HOOK Mainetti (Uk) Limited HALL, FORREST G 3732 §102 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending May 14, 2025
19074777 STYLUS DRIVING APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME HiDeep, Inc. LANDIS, LISA S 2626 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2025
18709833 PIXEL CIRCUIT AND MICRO-DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME Raontech, Inc. JOSEPH, DENNIS P 2621 §103 Final Rejection 53d Pending Feb 06, 2025
19040905 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Ferrari S.p.A. STAUBACH, CARL C 3747 §102 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jan 30, 2025
18964060 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH COLLISION NOTIFICATION DEVICE Ferrari S.p.A. REDHEAD JR., ASHLEY L 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2024
18962466 SKI BOOT Calzaturificio S.C.Ar.P.A. S.p.A. PRANGE, SHARON M 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Nov 27, 2024
18950471 REGENERATIVE THERMAL OXIDIZER GAS FLOW CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS Nestec, Inc. WILLIAMS, PATRICK C 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Nov 18, 2024
18866110 A WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH A SYSTEM Dexory Limited TRAN, THAI Q 2482 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 15, 2024
18927166 NON-REPUDIATION METHOD AND SYSTEM Monkton, Inc. TRAN, ELLEN C 2433 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2024
18920862 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WELLNESS RECOMMENDATION Centerline Holdings, Llc. TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL 3681 Other Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2024
18902613 MOTOR VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH FUEL CELLS WITH AN IMPROVED SOUND EMISSION Ferrari S.p.A. HUNTER, JOHN S 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 30, 2024
18800402 ARCUATE CUTTING TOOL PART, CUTTING TOOL AND MACHINING DEVICE Evobend GmbH HAMMERS, EDWARD F 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2024
18785615 LIGHT GUIDE PLATE, LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER AND BACKLIGHT UNIT INCLUDING THE SAME Memslux DIAZ, JOSE 2875 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 26, 2024
18752900 FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM Ichor Systems, Inc. FOSTER, NICHOLAS L 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2024
18723136 AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR Cellaed Life Saver Pty. Ltd. SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 3792 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2024
18715703 TOUCH INPUT DEVICE HiDeep, Inc. FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A 2624 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Jun 01, 2024
18711232 MEDIUM TO HIGH ENTROPY ALLOYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Lehigh University SMITH, CATHERINE P 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18665223 TURBULENT JET IGNITION INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE WITH PRE-CHAMBER HAVING A DUCT FOR EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION Ferrari S.p.A. REINBOLD, SCOTT A 3747 §112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending May 15, 2024
18636433 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A SOUND GENERATION ASSEMBLY Ferrari S.p.A. CASILLASHERNANDEZ, OMAR 2689 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 16, 2024
35524756 Oven Smeg S.p.A. CLARK-RASHEED, COURTNEY JANELLE 2921 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 12, 2024
18630054 POST, KIT AND RAILING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Trex Company, Inc. SKROUPA, JOSHUA A 3678 §102 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Apr 09, 2024
18619640 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN IMPROVED ARRANGEMENT OF FUEL TANKS Ferrari S.p.A. TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18619606 MOTOR VEHICLE WITH AN IMPROVED ARRANGEMENT OF INTAKE AIR INTERCOOLERS Ferrari S.p.A. DALLO, JOSEPH J 3747 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18610371 BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME Ferrari S.p.A. HANNON, TIMOTHY 3655 §102 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18443179 REAR FRAME ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED WITH AN INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME Ferrari S.p.A. TRIGGS, JAMES J 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Feb 15, 2024
18437373 MODULAR SUBSTRATE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAME Ichor Systems, Inc. CHAUDRY, ATIF H 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Feb 09, 2024
18682105 ANTENNA SYSTEMS Satraka Limited STOYTCHEV, MARIN STOYTCHEV 2845 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 07, 2024
18577494 METHOD FOR TREATING STEEL PARTS WHICH ARE ALREADY GALVANISED AND HAVE A ZINC LAYER, IN PARTICULAR FOR REPROCESSING USED GALVANISED STEEL PARTS, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND REPROCESSED GALVANISED STEEL PART Eco-Refit Intellectual Property GmbH TALBOT, BRIAN K 1712 §103 Final Rejection 131d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2024
18570908 TOWING WINCH AND FOREST MACHINE PROVIDED WITH SAID WINCH Monchiero & C. S.N.C. SURYAWANSHI, SURESH 2116 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18562683 BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, FILTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Jwl (Zhejiang) Semiconductor Co., Ltd. OUTTEN, SAMUEL S 2843 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2023
18560201 AUTOMATIC BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE Rheavendors Industries S.P. A. PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2023
18289929 MACHINE AND METHOD FOR COOKING FOOD Pastificio Rana S.p.A. WEINERT, WILLIAM C 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 08, 2023
18558946 DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING AN AIR FLOW VIA UV-C RADIATION AND ASSISTED VENTILATION SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A DEVICE Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18386899 EDDY CURRENT TESTING APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS Holtec International LANE, DEVON 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 03, 2023
18479216 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS ON A WORKPIECE AS WELL AS MACHINING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE Lessmuller Lasertechnik GmbH EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O 3658 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2023
18548510 CHEMICAL SEPARATION OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES FROM A BLEND OF SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND SEMI-SYNTHETIC OR NATURAL FIBRES Oritain Global Limited MUI, CHRISTINE T 1797 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18212360 PEDESTRIAN SUPPORT FOR GENERATOR Kohler Co. MORALES, OMAR 3747 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18267356 DEVICE FOR DISINFECTING A FLUID FLOW IN A CONDUIT BY MEANS OF UV-C RADIATION Istituto Nazionale Di Astrofisica CHOI, JAMES J 2878 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18266943 METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR AUDITING DATA BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Shanghai Nanojclean Technology Co., Ltd. SITTNER, MICHAEL J 3621 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 13, 2023
18266572 DISPENSING NOZZLE FOR A MILK MODULE FOR PRODUCING HOT OR COLD, FOAMED OR NON-FOAMED MILK Rheavendors Industries S.p.A. WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18038952 LITHIUM-SELENIUM CELL Johnson Matthey PLC WILLS, MONIQUE M 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending May 25, 2023
18017227 FLOOR-CLEANING APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A FLOOR SCRUBBER, HAVING IMPROVED MANOEUVRING PROPERTIES I-Mop GmbH HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jan 20, 2023
18097548 FLUID DELIVERY MODULE Ichor Systems, Inc. ROST, ANDREW J 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jan 17, 2023
17974244 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A LIGHTING AND SANITIZING SYSTEM Artemide S.p.A. TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 26, 2022
17784447 ANODE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Sicona Battery Technologies Pty Ltd. ELLIOTT, QUINTIN DALE 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2022
17616322 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN Wood Italiana S.r.l. LACLAIR, LOGAN EDWARD 1736 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2021
17126681 LASER TREATMENT METHOD Adige S.p.A. WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON 3761 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2020
17251135 PREPARATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE USING A WHOLE PLANT FIBRE EXTRACT FROM SUGARCANE University Of Tasmania JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Dec 10, 2020
16702505 DISTRIBUTED AND DECENTRALIZED DERS SYSTEM OPTIMIZATIONS Heila Technologies, Inc. POE, KEVIN T 3692 §112 Non-Final OA 202d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2019

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