Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

True Shepherd, LLC (S)

48 pending office actions • 32 clients • 46 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2224 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

93.5%
Allowance Rate
n=2224
+0.27σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2224
1.1
OAs to Allowance
n=1880
-1.73σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1880
574 days
Time to Allowance
n=1880
+4.7pp
Interview Lift
n=2224
3.4%
RCE Rate
n=2224
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=2224

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

56.2%
§101 Overcome
n=64
75.1%
§102 Overcome
n=325
69.0%
§103 Overcome
n=442
79.8%
§112 Overcome
n=485

Specialization & Scale

G06F, Y02E, A24F
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2224
0
Practitioners
n=2224
Apps / Practitioner
n=2224 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

48
Total Pending OAs
37
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (3)

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.

28
Hard (58%)
16
Medium (33%)
4
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other4 (8%)
§103 only12 (25%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only4 (8%)
Double-patenting + other3 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)23 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
35% of docket
2
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
8
Semiconductors
17% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
23% of docket
9
Business / Other
19% 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.

480 h
Manual time on pending OAs
96 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
168 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LIANG, JACKIE 2
PHAM, VU PHI 2 44.0% +20.0%
ASQIRIBA, KARIM 1 57.8% +46.3%
HANCE, ROBERT J 1 66.4% +21.6%
SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM 1
ZHOU, QINGZHANG 1 67.6% +24.2%
VIEAUX, GARY C 1 78.9% +8.9%
YUN, JURIE 1 87.4% +10.2%
KEENA, ELLA LORRAINE 1 18.2% +90.0%
CHAPEL, DEREK S 1 70.2% +22.0%

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
18900858 FRONT SIGHTING DEVICE AND COMBINED SIGHTING SYSTEM YUN, JURIE

Hard Cases (28)

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
17967883 INDOOR AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEM TAI, XIUYU 147d overdue
18278009 ONLINE AND OFFLINE HYBRID EDUCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 67d overdue
18426369 STORAGE RACK AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 42d overdue
18225697 DIRECT-FEEDING LIQUID-PASSING HEAT-GENERATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE, ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI 29d overdue
18060583 POWER TRANSFORMER FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON STACKED TIME SERIES NETWORK RODEN, DONALD THOMAS 26d overdue
18026598 HEATING MECHANISM FOR HEATING IN STAGES, AND ATOMIZATION APPARATUS USING SAME KHLOK, BONITA 19d overdue
18032345 CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC ATOMIZING CORE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF SIMONE, CATHERINE A 16d overdue
18801853 RANGE FINDING BINOCULAR TELESCOPE CHAPEL, DEREK S 15d overdue

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
18801853 RANGE FINDING BINOCULAR TELESCOPE CHAPEL, DEREK S 15d overdue
18830599 KITCHEN SLICING DEVICE KEENA, ELLA LORRAINE 19d
18035937 HEATING ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, HEATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER COMPRISING HEATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE PHAM, VU PHI 50d
19185151 HAIR STYLING DEVICE ASQIRIBA, KARIM
19033507 FOLDABLE MOUNTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME HANCE, ROBERT J
18555259 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER ZHOU, QINGZHANG
18900858 FRONT SIGHTING DEVICE AND COMBINED SIGHTING SYSTEM YUN, JURIE
18011548 ATOMIZER AND ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY PHAM, VU PHI

Client Portfolio (32 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17555
37722
28722
17472
26381
37241
28841
28341
16151
36131

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19185151 HAIR STYLING DEVICE Shenzhen Yangwo Electronic Co., Ltd. ASQIRIBA, KARIM 3772 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 21, 2025
19033507 FOLDABLE MOUNTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd. HANCE, ROBERT J §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2025
19001601 HAIR CURLER Shenzhen Aosen Hande Electronic Commerce Co., Ltd. SAMARASEKARA, SARA NELUM 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 26, 2024
18555259 ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. ZHOU, QINGZHANG §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2024
18900978 CONTROL METHOD, LENS CONTROL DEVICE, LENS DRIVER, AND FOLLOW FOCUS CONTROL SYSTEM Shenzhen Leqi Innovation Co., Ltd. VIEAUX, GARY C 2638 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18900858 FRONT SIGHTING DEVICE AND COMBINED SIGHTING SYSTEM Raytron Technology Co., Ltd. YUN, JURIE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2024
18830599 KITCHEN SLICING DEVICE Jingsong Liao KEENA, ELLA LORRAINE 3724 §102§103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Sep 11, 2024
18801853 RANGE FINDING BINOCULAR TELESCOPE Shenzhen Ruierxing Electronic Co., Ltd. CHAPEL, DEREK S 2872 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Aug 13, 2024
18798877 Outbound Method and Inbound Method for Warehouse Goods, and Carrying Robot Shenzhen Mita Robot Co., Ltd. NEUPANE, ADARSH §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2024
18788173 OPTICAL COMBINER AND DISPLAY DEVICE Zhuhai Mojie Technology Co., Ltd. CHANG, AUDREY Y 2872 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18563928 TAB PLATE AND WOUND BATTERY Microvast, Inc. LIANG, JACKIE §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18736553 DUAL-LIGHT FRONT SIGHTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR INSTALLING AND ADJUSTING SAME, AND SIGHTING SYSTEM Raytron Technology Co., Ltd. FAYE, MAMADOU 2884 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 2024
18710188 BRUSHLESS MOTOR AND ROTOR THEREOF Shenzhen Topband Co., Ltd. QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 15, 2024
18624168 PREPARATION METHOD FOR SILICON DIOXIDE, AND TOOTHPASTE Jinsanjiang (Zhaoqing) Silicon Material Co., Ltd. LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Apr 02, 2024
18619107 EXTENSION DEVICE, SEAT SYSTEM AND CART Ch Baby Co., Ltd. FRICK, EMMA K 3613 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2024
18599102 LIQUID CRYSTAL LENS, DRIVING METHOD, EYEGLASSES, ELECTRONIC PRODUCT, VR DEVICE, AND AR DEVICE Chengdu Yeta Technology Co., Ltd. GROSS, ALEXANDER P 2871 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 07, 2024
18687821 CURRENT PEAK VALUE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, HIGH VOLTAGE GENERATOR, AND THERAPEUTIC DEVICE FOR VASCULAR CALCIFICATION Jiangsu Polylive Medtech Co., Ltd. LE, THANG XUAN 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 153d overdue Pending Feb 29, 2024
18431981 SAFE DEPOSIT BOX HOUSING AND INTEGRATED FORMING PROCESS THEREFOR Ningbo Tigerking Safe Co., Ltd. EKIERT, TERESA M 3733 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 04, 2024
18426369 STORAGE RACK Shenzhen Yihong Technology Co., Ltd. AYRES, TIMOTHY MICHAEL 3637 §102§103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2024
18291227 STOMA INSTRUMENT AND STOMA METHOD Shenzhen Betterway Medtech Co., Ltd. BYRD, BRIGID K 3771 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 76d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18572801 LIQUID TRANSFER UNIT FOR ATOMIZATION CORE, AND HEATING ATOMIZATION CORE COMPRISING LIQUID TRANSFER UNIT Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN 1747 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 21, 2023
18572191 Charging Control Method, Charging Control Device and Charging Device Autel Digital Power Co., Ltd. KESSIE, DANIEL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2023
18564622 ATOMIZATION HEATING ASSEMBLY AND ATOMIZATION HEATING DEVICE USING SAME Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. YAARY, ERIC 1755 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 28, 2023
18518479 BATTERY MODULE Microvast Power Systems Co., Ltd. HA, STEVEN S §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 23, 2023
18561745 TAB PLATE AND WOUND BATTERY Microvast, Inc. LIANG, JACKIE §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18557958 WAFER PROCESSING DEVICE, WAFER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Jiangsu Leadmicro Nano Technology Co., Ltd. STARK, JARRETT J 2898 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18552444 LIQUOR PACKAGE, RAW LIQUOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY, AND LIQUOR MIXING METHOD ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD. LACHICA, ERICSON M 1792 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2023
18463309 Preparation Method of High-Absorptivity Chitosan/Bamboo Activated Carbon Composite Aerogel Suichang Wenzhao Bamboo Charcoal Co., Ltd. PREGLER, SHARON 1732 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 08, 2023
18453333 Preparation Methods of Solid-State Battery and Battery Array, and Solid-State Battery Microvast, Inc. KERNS, KEVIN P 1735 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18278009 ONLINE AND OFFLINE HYBRID EDUCATION METHOD AND SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD. TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Aug 21, 2023
18225697 DIRECT-FEEDING LIQUID-PASSING HEAT-GENERATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE, ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZATION APPARATUS Shenzhen Aerosol Technology Research Co., Ltd. DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI 1755 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18225165 AEROSOL GENERATION ASSEMBLY, MECHANISM, DEVICE, AND APPARATUS Shenzhen Aerosol Technology Research Co., Ltd. SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 1749 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 24, 2023
18266277 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Microvast, Inc. WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO 1751 §102§103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18320226 METHOD FOR SIMULATION OF NEGATIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY PROCESS, NEGATIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT PHOTORESIST MODEL, OPC MODEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Dongfang Jingyuan Electron Limited OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS §101 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2023
18037083 TORQUE DISTRIBUTION METHOD FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND SYSTEM AND VEHICLE ZHEJIANG GEELY HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD. BUTLER, MICHAEL E 3655 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 16, 2023
18036411 BATTERY COVER PLATE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Microvast, Inc. OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 §103§112DP Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending May 11, 2023
18035937 HEATING ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY, HEATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC ATOMIZER COMPRISING HEATING ATOMIZATION DEVICE Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. PHAM, VU PHI 1755 §102§103 Non-Final OA 50d Pending May 09, 2023
18033563 ATOMIZATION DEVICE WITH GOOD ATOMIZATION EFFECT Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. DIYAN, OLUWATOSIN OLUWATUMININ 1755 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2023
18032345 CARBON FIBER REINFORCED CERAMIC ATOMIZING CORE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Shenzhen Anxin Precision Components Co., Ltd. SIMONE, CATHERINE A 1781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2023
18029671 ATOMIZATION ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF REALIZING RELIABLE CONNECTION OF ELECTRODES, AND ATOMIZATION DEVICE Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK 1747 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 31, 2023
18026598 HEATING MECHANISM FOR HEATING IN STAGES, AND ATOMIZATION APPARATUS USING SAME Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18011548 ATOMIZER AND ATOMIZING ASSEMBLY Shenzhen Huachengda Precision Industry Co. Ltd. PHAM, VU PHI 1755 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2022
18069196 Method for Measuring Battery Reserve Capacity of Storage Battery, and Battery Detection Device Autel Intelligent Technology Corp., Ltd. QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT 2857 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 63d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18060583 POWER TRANSFORMER FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON STACKED TIME SERIES NETWORK State Grid Tianjin Electric Power Company RODEN, DONALD THOMAS 2128 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2022
18053765 LIQUID BANDAGE CONTAINING PEPTIDE ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Zhejiang Ocean University BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 1654 §112 Non-Final OA 163d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2022
17967883 INDOOR AIRFLOW CONTROL SYSTEM Wemote Technologies Limited TAI, XIUYU 1795 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17951109 PANORAMIC FMCW LIDAR AND VEHICLE Shenzhen Antu Autonomous Driving Technologies Ltd. WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID 3645 §103§112 Final Rejection 56d Pending Sep 23, 2022
17777223 SHAVING HEAD ASSEMBLY, HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND INDUCTIVE SHAVER Shenzhen Soocas Technology Co., Ltd. STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 357d overdue Pending May 16, 2022

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