Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
14 pending office actions • 12 clients • 14 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Thomas E. Lees LLC demonstrates a strong track record in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, having managed 813 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 89.44, indicating a high level of success in securing patent grants. This performance is achieved with an avg office actions per allowance of 2.57, reflecting a consistent prosecution strategy.
The firm currently has 9 pending office actions, which represents a small fraction of its total 813 career applications. This suggests that the majority of its historical filings have reached a final resolution. The avg office actions per allowance of 2.57 provides a benchmark for clients to anticipate the typical duration of the examination process. With a resolved allowance rate pct of 89.44, the firm shows proficiency in navigating the complexities of semiconductor technologies. These 9 pending office actions represent the current active phase of its long-term prosecution history as it continues to secure intellectual property rights.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 4 (29%) |
| §103 only | 1 (7%) |
| §102 only | 2 (14%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (36%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 1 | 59.0% | +20.6% |
| MERCADO, LOUIS A | 1 | 78.8% | +18.4% |
| BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | 1 | 78.2% | +17.2% |
| HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1 | 54.6% | +22.8% |
| ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 1 | 87.5% | +11.0% |
| DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1 | 13.8% | +28.4% |
| GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 1 | 54.5% | +50.3% |
| CHIU, MAY LEUNG | 1 | 44.8% | +24.4% |
| POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1 | 51.3% | +36.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17313707 | PATHOGEN TESTING | ROSSI, VY BUI | 87d overdue |
| 17601104 | Identification and Quantification of A Ventilatory Disturbance Causing Incorrect Measurement Of Arterial Acid-Base Status | HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI | 31d overdue |
| 18304664 | NIOBIUM-BASED ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 12d |
| 17927076 | COMPENSATING FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DISRUPTIONS | DAVIS, CYNTHIA L | 63d |
| 18716081 | SPLIT-GATE SILICON CARBIDE DEVICE WITH BURIED FIELD LIMITING RING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
| 18402418 | WEARABLE, NON-INVASIVE THERAPY DEVICE | DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY | — |
| 18539459 | SELECTIVE POLYMER METALIZATION FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | — |
| 18509889 | CONTROLLABLE AUDIO SYSTEM MODEL | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18304664 | NIOBIUM-BASED ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 12d |
| 19264253 | METHOD AND SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBJECTS | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | — |
| 19088323 | MODULAR CLIPPING SYSTEM | MERCADO, LOUIS A | — |
| 18958434 | ULTRA-THIN LAMINATED GLASS ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRIC CIRCUITRY | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | — |
| 18928605 | APPLYING TEXTURE TO HARD SUBSTRATE | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | — |
| 18716081 | SPLIT-GATE SILICON CARBIDE DEVICE WITH BURIED FIELD LIMITING RING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
| 18539459 | SELECTIVE POLYMER METALIZATION FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | — |
| 18509889 | CONTROLLABLE AUDIO SYSTEM MODEL | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| MRL Materials Resources | 2 |
| Battelle | 2 |
| Evitado Technologies GmbH | 1 |
| Bowerbags LLC | 1 |
| Fuyao Glass America Inc. | 1 |
| Hesseling & Sons, LLC | 1 |
| Fudan University | 1 |
| Embiosys Inc. | 1 |
| University of Dayton | 1 |
| Neural Dsp Technologies OY | 1 |
| ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS OPERATIONS, INC. | 1 |
| Aalborg Universitet | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3791 | 2 |
| 3668 | 1 |
| 1717 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 1718 | 1 |
| 1797 | 1 |
| 1738 | 1 |
| 2800 | 1 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| 1685 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19264253 | METHOD AND SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OBJECTS | Evitado Technologies GmbH | ALGEHAIM, MOHAMED A | 3668 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19088323 | MODULAR CLIPPING SYSTEM | Bowerbags LLC | MERCADO, LOUIS A | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| 18958434 | ULTRA-THIN LAMINATED GLASS ASSEMBLY WITH ELECTRIC CIRCUITRY | Fuyao Glass America Inc. | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 | |
| 18928605 | APPLYING TEXTURE TO HARD SUBSTRATE | Hesseling & Sons, LLC | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1717 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18716081 | SPLIT-GATE SILICON CARBIDE DEVICE WITH BURIED FIELD LIMITING RING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Fudan University | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 2897 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18402418 | WEARABLE, NON-INVASIVE THERAPY DEVICE | Embiosys Inc. | DECASTRO, ARIANA JOY LACAY | 3791 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18539459 | SELECTIVE POLYMER METALIZATION FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS | University Of Dayton Research Institute | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18509889 | CONTROLLABLE AUDIO SYSTEM MODEL | Neural Dsp Technologies OY | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| 18325328 | SAMPLE CONTAINER HOLDING AND/OR TRANSPORTING DEVICE | Roche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. | CHIU, MAY LEUNG | 1797 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18304664 | NIOBIUM-BASED ALLOYS WITH IMPROVED STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS | Mrl Materials Resources LLC | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1738 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18174507 | MECHANICAL TESTING OF SAMPLE MATERIALS | Mrl Materials Resources LLC | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2800 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 17927076 | COMPENSATING FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DISRUPTIONS | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | DAVIS, CYNTHIA L | 2857 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17601104 | Identification and Quantification of A Ventilatory Disturbance Causing Incorrect Measurement Of Arterial Acid-Base Status | Aalborg University | HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI | 3791 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Oct 04, 2021 |
| 17313707 | PATHOGEN TESTING | BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | ROSSI, VY BUI | 1685 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | May 06, 2021 |
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