Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Ub Greensfelder LLP

37 pending office actions • 21 clients • 31 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3594 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.2%
Allowance Rate
n=3594
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3594
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=2223
-0.36σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2223
900 days
Time to Allowance
n=2223
+9.5pp
Interview Lift
n=3594
19.2%
RCE Rate
n=3594
2.0%
Appeal Rate
n=3594

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.7%
§101 Overcome
n=211
80.6%
§102 Overcome
n=869
78.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1453
79.4%
§112 Overcome
n=993

Specialization & Scale

G06Q, G06F, B65D
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3594
1
Practitioners
n=3594
3594.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=3594

Portfolio Summary

37
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (4)

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.

22
Hard (59%)
11
Medium (30%)
3
Easy (8%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only8 (22%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (54%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
32% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
5% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
49% of docket
5
Business / Other
14% 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.

370 h
Manual time on pending OAs
74 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
130 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HILL, STEPHANI A 5 29.6% +44.3%
ING, MATTHEW W 2 64.8% +7.9%
WHITE, KIA XIONG 2 61.9% +46.4%
SHIRSAT, MARCELA 1 73.5% +19.7%
YANG, ANDREW 1 84.2% +10.6%
DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE 1 59.4% +25.8%
PHAM, DUC M 1 88.4% +12.7%
THROOP, MYLES A 1 58.3% +40.8%
DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 1 69.0% +13.9%
SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A 1 65.1% +34.6%

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
19278100 SPINAL CAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE YANG, ANDREW

Hard Cases (22)

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
17776298 PROCESS FOR MAKING A CONTINUOUS WINDING FOR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND WINDING MADE WITH SUCH PROCESS KIM, PAUL D 441d overdue
18618721 WING PALLET WITH PRODUCT SELF-CENTERING FEATURE ING, MATTHEW W 45d overdue
18126070 MEDICAL DEVICE METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 43d overdue
18214091 HIGH CONDUCTIVITY MAGNESIUM ALLOY ZHENG, LOIS L 32d overdue
18204180 COATING FOR METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 28d overdue
18116677 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A RHENIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 25d overdue
18549065 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION SCHWARTZ, KEVIN EDWARD 18d overdue
17876282 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 16d overdue

Interview Candidates (14)

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
18126070 MEDICAL DEVICE METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 43d overdue
18204180 COATING FOR METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 28d overdue
18116677 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A RHENIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 25d overdue
17876282 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY HILL, STEPHANI A 16d overdue
18967034 METAL ALLOW HAVING RHENIUM EFFECT HILL, STEPHANI A 9d
19284760 BONE SCREW LOCKING RECEIVER AND BONE SCREW SYSTEM SHIRSAT, MARCELA
19278100 SPINAL CAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE YANG, ANDREW
19084301 PRODUCT SIGNAGE DISPLAY WITH STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING TO A RETAIL STORE SHELF DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17356
37744
36372
37912
28491
36731
36721
17341
17831
37731

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19284760 BONE SCREW LOCKING RECEIVER AND BONE SCREW SYSTEM Mirus LLC SHIRSAT, MARCELA §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2025
19278100 SPINAL CAGE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE Mirus LLC YANG, ANDREW DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 23, 2025
19084301 PRODUCT SIGNAGE DISPLAY WITH STRUCTURE FOR ATTACHING TO A RETAIL STORE SHELF Menasha Corporation DAVIS, CASSANDRA HOPE §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 19, 2025
19077457 INTELLIGENT POWER DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Towa Industries Inc. PHAM, DUC M 2849 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2025
19042242 Eye Pressure Relief Pillow Eyepillow, LLC THROOP, MYLES A 3673 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2025
19003952 CORRUGATED HUTCH Menasha Corporation DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2024
18967034 METAL ALLOW HAVING RHENIUM EFFECT Mirus LLC HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 9d Pending Dec 03, 2024
18957067 EXTENSION POLE Garland Industries, Inc. SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18667570 PRODUCT TRANSFER SYSTEM Orbis Corporation ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending May 17, 2024
18618721 WING PALLET WITH PRODUCT SELF-CENTERING FEATURE Orbis Corporation ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18615417 HELICAL HARDBANDING Postle Industries, Inc. BEMKO, TARAS P 3672 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 25, 2024
18607039 SWING ARM WELDING SYSTEM Industrial Steel Construction, Inc. GAMINO, CARLOS J 1735 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Mar 15, 2024
18604166 GALVANICALLY-ACTIVE IN SITU FORMED PARTICLES FOR CONTROLLED RATE DISSOLVING TOOLS Terves LLC WANG, NICHOLAS A 1734 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2024
18438641 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES COATING MATERIAL Mirus LLC WHITE, KIA XIONG 3774 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 12, 2024
18417939 METAL ALLOY HAVING ZIRCONIUM CONTAINING COATING Mirus LLC SHARMA, YASHITA 3774 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 19, 2024
18418007 METAL ALLOY HAVING TITANIUM COATING Mirus LLC WHITE, KIA XIONG 3774 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 19, 2024
18414232 MINERAL SURFACE COATING FOR A ROOF SYSTEM TO ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE The Garland Company, Inc. VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §102§103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2024
18540271 EXPANDABLE SYSTEM FOR REPAIR OF BONE FRACTURES Mirus LLC PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 3773 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 14, 2023
18559000 A COMBINATION DRILL BIT AND BIT DRIVER DEVICE Anchique Pty Ltd. WALTERS, RYAN J 3799 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18386702 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING DIGITAL AUDIO CONTENT Tree Goat Media, Inc. SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE 2837 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18549065 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WILDFIRE MITIGATION H2Osaze, Inc. SCHWARTZ, KEVIN EDWARD 3752 §103§112 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2023
18237300 METAL ALLOYS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Mirus LLC DUMBRIS, SETH M 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2023
18233206 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING LIMB OCCLUSION Smart Tools Plus, LLC YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 11, 2023
18219798 SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING REAL-TIME AORTIC VALVE DIAMETER MEASUREMENT Mirus LLC TOMBERS, JOSEPH A 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2023
18214091 HIGH CONDUCTIVITY MAGNESIUM ALLOY Terves, LLC ZHENG, LOIS L 1733 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2023
18207914 FIBERBOARD SURFACE PROTECTION SYSTEM Garland Industries, Inc. NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 1788 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 09, 2023
18204180 COATING FOR METAL ALLOY Mirus LLC HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18126070 MEDICAL DEVICE METAL ALLOY Mirus LLC HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2023
18116677 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A RHENIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY Mirus LLC HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18110471 PORTABLE PUTTING GREEN Process4, Inc. KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE 3711 Final Rejection Pending Feb 16, 2023
17945533 Device and Method for the Production or Management of a Powder Mixture, Additive Manufacturing Method and Powder Mixture Volkmann GmbH INSLER, ELIZABETH 1774 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Sep 15, 2022
17876282 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY Mirus LLC HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2022
17873808 EXPANDABLE SHEATH FOR A TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE Mirus LLC MANNAN, MIKAIL A 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 26, 2022
17776298 PROCESS FOR MAKING A CONTINUOUS WINDING FOR A STATOR OF AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND WINDING MADE WITH SUCH PROCESS Mavel Edt S.p.A. KIM, PAUL D 3729 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 441d overdue Pending May 12, 2022
17772286 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT OVERSIGHT Skyjed Pty Ltd. HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 3625 §101 Final Rejection 12d Pending Apr 27, 2022
17677555 PORTABLE RESISTANCE WORKOUT APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS Rhino Boss LLC GANESAN, SUNDHARA M 3784 §103Other Non-Final OA 856d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2022
16660418 MICROCOMPONENTS FOR DATA INTEGRATION AND METHODS THEREOF Enosix, Inc. CHOY, PAN G 3624 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 22, 2019

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