Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Thomas|Horstemeyer, LLP - Uf

32 pending office actions • 7 clients • 32 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 56 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=16841 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

74.0%
Allowance Rate
n=16841
+0.31σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=16841
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=7909
-0.31σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=7909
1027 days
Time to Allowance
n=7909
+16.6pp
Interview Lift
n=16841
20.4%
RCE Rate
n=16841
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=16841

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

60.3%
§101 Overcome
n=978
67.2%
§102 Overcome
n=3915
68.0%
§103 Overcome
n=6112
74.4%
§112 Overcome
n=4278

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G06F, G01N
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=16841
3
Practitioners
n=16841
5613.7
Apps / Practitioner
n=16841

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)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.

13
Hard (41%)
18
Medium (56%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other4 (12%)
§103 only13 (41%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other4 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

18
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
12% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
22% of docket
3
Business / Other
9% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW 1 90.5% +6.4%
SITTNER, MATTHEW T 1 57.8% +56.2%
BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD 1 67.8% +34.9%
HA, NGUYEN Q 1 80.3% +4.2%
PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC 1 42.4% +48.7%
BACK, AUSTIN M 1 77.1% +26.2%
MCDONALD, JAMES F 1 59.3% +41.2%
GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 1 76.1% +27.9%
EDMONDS, DONALD J 1 40.7% +37.0%
MOLNAR, HUNTER A 1 50.8% +32.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19206649 AGRICULTURE DRONE STATION BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW 2d overdue

Hard Cases (13)

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
19094455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BUILDING CODE CONFORMANCE SITTNER, MATTHEW T 5d overdue
18791898 STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH A 180 DEGREE BEND JUNCTION HA, NGUYEN Q
18720869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL TASK PREDICTION USING DYNAMIC SUPERVOXEL PARCELLATIONS MCDONALD, JAMES F
18682048 VIRTUAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR PERMITTING EDMONDS, DONALD J
18408124 FORM GENERATION FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADDIN MOLNAR, HUNTER A
18243866 SILICON PROMOTED SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY
18204602 SELF-ASSEMBLED THIN CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS USING AMPHIPHILIC PENDANT POLYMER DISPERSANTS NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D
18190623 AUTOMATED PLATFORM TO TREAT TRAUMA-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY WITH PERSONALIZED COAGULATION FACTOR CONCENTRATIONS ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL

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
19094455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BUILDING CODE CONFORMANCE SITTNER, MATTHEW T 5d overdue
19020470 AI-ASSISTED CODE COMPLIANCE CHECKING FOR BUILDING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD
18751835 TEXTURIZED INSECTICIDAL FORMULATION PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC
18747334 METAMATERIAL-BASED COMPACT ANTENNA-IN-PACKAGE SOLUTIONS IN FREQUENCY HANDOVER APPLICATIONS BACK, AUSTIN M
18720869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL TASK PREDICTION USING DYNAMIC SUPERVOXEL PARCELLATIONS MCDONALD, JAMES F
18669673 COUNTER-FLOW POINT EMBEDDED ELECTRODE FOR DYNAMIC STALL CONTROL GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE
18682048 VIRTUAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR PERMITTING EDMONDS, DONALD J
18408124 FORM GENERATION FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADDIN MOLNAR, HUNTER A

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36292
17382
17962
17582
36471
16131
28451
37971
36421
36281

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19206649 AGRICULTURE DRONE STATION AgriBugs LLC BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW 3647 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending May 13, 2025
19094455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BUILDING CODE CONFORMANCE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. SITTNER, MATTHEW T 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2025
19020470 AI-ASSISTED CODE COMPLIANCE CHECKING FOR BUILDING AND LAND DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BEARD, CHARLES LLOYD §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2025
18791898 STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION THROUGH A 180 DEGREE BEND JUNCTION Mississippi State University HA, NGUYEN Q §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 01, 2024
18751835 TEXTURIZED INSECTICIDAL FORMULATION UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. PHAN, DOAN THI-THUC 1613 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2024
18747334 METAMATERIAL-BASED COMPACT ANTENNA-IN-PACKAGE SOLUTIONS IN FREQUENCY HANDOVER APPLICATIONS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BACK, AUSTIN M 2845 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 18, 2024
18720869 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONAL TASK PREDICTION USING DYNAMIC SUPERVOXEL PARCELLATIONS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. MCDONALD, JAMES F 3797 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 17, 2024
18669673 COUNTER-FLOW POINT EMBEDDED ELECTRODE FOR DYNAMIC STALL CONTROL UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. GLOVER, SHANNA DANIELLE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18682048 VIRTUAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION FOR PERMITTING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. EDMONDS, DONALD J 3629 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2024
18408124 FORM GENERATION FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ADDIN UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. MOLNAR, HUNTER A 3628 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18567951 MAGNESIUM-LITHIUM ALLOYS COMPOSED OF GALLIUM OR INDIUM UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. WALCK, BRIAN D 1738 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
18566914 MAGNETIC NON-DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS AND TESTING FOR ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18243866 SILICON PROMOTED SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBE SYNTHESIS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 08, 2023
18364726 COMPACT STRESS WAVEGUIDE Mississippi State University VILLALUNA, ERIKA J 2852 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2023
18204602 SELF-ASSEMBLED THIN CARBON NANOTUBE FILMS USING AMPHIPHILIC PENDANT POLYMER DISPERSANTS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D 1761 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 01, 2023
18190623 AUTOMATED PLATFORM TO TREAT TRAUMA-INDUCED COAGULOPATHY WITH PERSONALIZED COAGULATION FACTOR CONCENTRATIONS The Regents of the University of Colorado ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2023
18245947 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS RELATED TO NUCLEIC ACID ISOLATION UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. SINES, BRIAN J 1796 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Mar 20, 2023
18154588 Portable Smart Air Quality Multisensory System Equipped Carrying Case for Asthma Inhalers Satyanarayan Hegde DEHERRERA, KRISTINA M 2855 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18013359 IN-SITU SERVO-HYDRAULIC BIO-MANIPULATOR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. HUANG, MICKEY NMN 1758 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2022
18013200 PERFUSION-ENABLED BIOREACTOR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. KRCHA, MATTHEW D 1796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2022
17928400 CRISPR/CAS CHAIN REACTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFYING THE DETECTION SENSITIVITY OF CRISPR-BASED TARGET DETECTION UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §102§103§112DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 29, 2022
17906508 DEUTERIUM MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. WESTERBERG, NISSA M 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2022
17802686 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS, KITS, AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO CHARGE-NEUTRAL MICROGELS FOR 3D CELL CULTURE AND PRINTING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. KASAYAN, KATRIEL BARCELLANO 1634 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 26, 2022
17821701 QUANTUM SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEREOF UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES HAVLIN, ROBERT H 1626 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 23, 2022
17884768 USING RESILIENT SYSTEMS INFERENCE FOR ESTIMATING HOSPITAL ACQUIRED INFECTION PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE The Research Foundation for the State University of New York SHELDEN, BION A 3685 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 10, 2022
17775206 CRISPR COMPLEX-BASED DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. SALVOZA, M FRANCO G 1672 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2022
17565972 CELLULAR MICRO-MASONRY SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2021
17622102 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) CELL MANUFACTURING UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1632 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 22, 2021
17286151 MAGNETICALLY RESPONSIVE COMPOSITE MICROPARTICLES FOR TRIGGERED DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. HOERNER, PAUL ELLSWORTH 1611 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 16, 2021
17281714 ALDEHYDE CROSSLINKING, PROTEIN BASED TISSUE SCAFFOLDS, AND USES THEREOF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. LEE, CHIHYI NMN 1628 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 31, 2021
17025664 HANDHELD SENSOR FOR RAPID, SENSITIVE DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF SARS-CoV-2 FROM SALIVA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. LUSI, ELLIS FOLLETT 1677 §112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2020
16968941 DECELLULARIZED TISSUES, HYDROGELS THEREOF, AND USES THEREOF UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. ZHU, JIANJIAN 1631 §112DP Final Rejection Pending Aug 11, 2020

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