Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Usch Law, Pc

18 pending office actions • 7 clients • 16 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=650 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.1%
Allowance Rate
n=650
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=650
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=368
-0.62σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=368
730 days
Time to Allowance
n=368
+15.3pp
Interview Lift
n=650
12.5%
RCE Rate
n=650
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=650

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

65.9%
§101 Overcome
n=44
70.8%
§102 Overcome
n=161
75.1%
§103 Overcome
n=289
75.3%
§112 Overcome
n=158

Specialization & Scale

H10F, G06F, Y02E
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=650
1
Practitioners
n=650
650.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=650

Portfolio Summary

18
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
5
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.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

6
Hard (33%)
10
Medium (56%)
2
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only7 (39%)
§102 only3 (17%)
§112 only2 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
39% of docket
1
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
11% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
33% of docket
2
Business / Other
11% 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.

180 h
Manual time on pending OAs
36 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
63 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AYAD, TAMIR 2 42.1% +48.5%
HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 2 83.3% +33.3%
ZAMORA ALVAREZ, ERIC J 1 88.6% +21.6%
TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1 53.1% +26.5%
MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK 1 57.3% +45.3%
GONZALEZ, LUIS A 1 84.8% +4.5%
BYRD, BRIGID K 1 71.1% +48.3%
GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL 1 80.8% +22.0%
BUCK, LINDSEY A 1 49.2% +34.4%
MEKHLIN, ELI S 1 60.2% +48.4%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18625086 INSTRUMENT DRIVE AND SURGICAL ROBOT HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 32d overdue
19369156 ANTI-VORTEX DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF ZAMORA ALVAREZ, ERIC J
19039731 SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND SURGICAL ROBOT GONZALEZ, LUIS A
18942330 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL ROBOT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL ROBOT GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL
18410845 INSTRUMENT DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND ASSEMBLY MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL ROBOT HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18556329 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BROWSER PAGES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM TAN, ALVIN H 66d overdue
19065968 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK 3d overdue
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AYAD, TAMIR 20d
18496639 SHELL-SHAPED DENTAL INSTRUMENT AND SHELL-SHAPED DENTAL APPLIANCE SET LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D 27d
19093240 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AYAD, TAMIR
19082091 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE TRIVISONNO, ANGELO

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18625086 INSTRUMENT DRIVE AND SURGICAL ROBOT HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 32d overdue
19065968 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK 3d overdue
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AYAD, TAMIR 20d
18615991 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE BUCK, LINDSEY A 71d
19369156 ANTI-VORTEX DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF ZAMORA ALVAREZ, ERIC J
19093240 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AYAD, TAMIR
19082091 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE TRIVISONNO, ANGELO
19036939 END EFFECTOR AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING THE SAME BYRD, BRIGID K

Client Portfolio (7 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17264
37962
37451
17221
37711
17281
17591
28181
37921
37721

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19369156 ANTI-VORTEX DEVICE FOR A WIND TURBINE BLADE AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF Envision Energy Co., Ltd. ZAMORA ALVAREZ, ERIC J 3745 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2025
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. AYAD, TAMIR 1726 §103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jun 23, 2025
19093240 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. AYAD, TAMIR 1726 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2025
19082091 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. TRIVISONNO, ANGELO 1722 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2025
19065968 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinkosolar Middle East Fzco MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK 1726 §103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2025
19039731 SURGICAL MANIPULATOR AND SURGICAL ROBOT Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited GONZALEZ, LUIS A §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 28, 2025
19036939 END EFFECTOR AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING THE SAME Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited BYRD, BRIGID K §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2025
18942330 MEDICAL INSTRUMENT, SURGICAL ROBOT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A SURGICAL ROBOT Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited GABR, MOHAMED GAMIL 3771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18625086 INSTRUMENT DRIVE AND SURGICAL ROBOT Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 3796 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Apr 02, 2024
18615991 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. BUCK, LINDSEY A 1728 §112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Mar 25, 2024
18410845 INSTRUMENT DRIVING AND TRANSMISSION MECHANISM AND ASSEMBLY MECHANISM FOR SURGICAL ROBOT Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited HILSMIER, HEIDI ANN 3796 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2024
18407377 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Zhejiang Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. MEKHLIN, ELI S 1759 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2024
18401325 STACKED PACKAGE, METHOD OF MAKING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE STACKED PACKAGE Yibu Semiconductor Co., Ltd. KARIMY, TIMOR 2818 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2023
18496620 REAR-END TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND SURGICAL ROBOT Cornerstone Technology (Shenzhen) Limited SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 3792 §102 Final Rejection Pending Oct 27, 2023
18496639 SHELL-SHAPED DENTAL INSTRUMENT AND SHELL-SHAPED DENTAL APPLIANCE SET Shanghai Smartee Denti-Technology Co., Ltd. LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D 3772 §102§103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18556329 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING BROWSER PAGES, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Wangsu Science & Technology Co., Ltd. TAN, ALVIN H 2141 §103§112 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2023
18298304 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. SON, ERIKA HEERA 2893 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2023
18189158 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. TRAN, UYEN M 1726 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2023

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