Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Van Hoven Pc

16 pending office actions • 9 clients • 16 examiners • 15 art units • 2 of 16 (12%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=354 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

95.1%
Allowance Rate
n=354
+0.57σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=354
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=212
-0.32σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=212
873 days
Time to Allowance
n=212
-4.5pp
Interview Lift
n=354
27.8%
RCE Rate
n=354
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=354

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=18 (min 20)
79.7%
§102 Overcome
n=118
81.3%
§103 Overcome
n=150
81.5%
§112 Overcome
n=81

Specialization & Scale

F03G, G06F, G02B
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=354
4
Practitioners
n=354
88.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=354

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 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.

6
Hard (38%)
9
Medium (56%)
1
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§101 + other2 (12%)
§103 only5 (31%)
§102 only3 (19%)
§112 only1 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (19%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
2
Communications
12% of docket
2
Semiconductors
12% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
69% of docket
1
Business / Other
6% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
INGRAM, THOMAS P 1 87.5% +6.4%
HOLMAN, JOHN D 1 57.4% +26.1%
NABI, REZA U 1 83.0% +21.8%
DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 1 69.0% +13.9%
HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR 1 71.4% +35.5%
PATEL, MANGLESH M 1 74.6% +18.2%
HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 1 55.7% +39.6%
HOLMES, JANELLE AMBER 1
NGUYEN, PHUONG T 1 73.9% +36.6%
MISTRY, ONEAL R 1 87.4% +11.4%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19084257 CALIBRATION OF SENSORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS INGRAM, THOMAS P
18800901 AUTOMATED DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE FORMATION NABI, REZA U
18540354 DISTILLATION-TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY PREDICTION MISTRY, ONEAL R

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
18288263 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING WELLBEING THROUGH THE GENERATION OF PERSONALISED APP RECOMMENDATIONS LAM, ELIZA ANNE 9d overdue
17919027 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY PHAN, MINH Q 12d
18676196 DETECTION OF BLOCKED LANES IN DRIVING APPLICATIONS HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR
18429833 Multi-Sensor Round Robin Sensing HOLMES, JANELLE AMBER
18286375 HAPTIC GLOVE ADAMS, CARL
18269540 ACTUATORS LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS

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
18990426 VIBROMETRY-BASED BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS HOLMAN, JOHN D 12d
18785601 CONVERTIBLE CARRY OUT CONTAINER AND BOWL DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 34d
18800901 AUTOMATED DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE FORMATION NABI, REZA U
18676196 DETECTION OF BLOCKED LANES IN DRIVING APPLICATIONS HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR
18584860 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PLANNING FOR ROBUST FALLBACK RESPONSE PATEL, MANGLESH M
18439046 APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING A SUBSTANCE IN A BREATH SAMPLE HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN
18400111 AUTOMATED FRYING SYSTEM NGUYEN, PHUONG T
18540354 DISTILLATION-TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY PREDICTION MISTRY, ONEAL R

Client Portfolio (9 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36681
36671
37341
36691
36651
37911
28571
37611
26741
36811

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19084257 CALIBRATION OF SENSORS IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Waymo LLC INGRAM, THOMAS P 3668 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 19, 2025
18990426 VIBROMETRY-BASED BEHAVIOR PREDICTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Waymo LLC HOLMAN, JOHN D 3667 §103 Final Rejection 12d AI Ready Dec 20, 2024
18800901 AUTOMATED DIGITAL KNOWLEDGE FORMATION Grammarly, Inc. NABI, REZA U §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 12, 2024
18785601 CONVERTIBLE CARRY OUT CONTAINER AND BOWL Kari-Out LLC DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 26, 2024
18676196 DETECTION OF BLOCKED LANES IN DRIVING APPLICATIONS Waymo LLC HASSANIARDEKANI, HAJAR 3669 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending May 28, 2024
18584860 AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PLANNING FOR ROBUST FALLBACK RESPONSE Waymo LLC PATEL, MANGLESH M 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 22, 2024
18439046 APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING A SUBSTANCE IN A BREATH SAMPLE Zenamed Limited HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18429833 Multi-Sensor Round Robin Sensing Invensense, Inc. HOLMES, JANELLE AMBER 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 01, 2024
18400111 AUTOMATED FRYING SYSTEM Lab2Fab LLC NGUYEN, PHUONG T 3761 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 29, 2023
18540354 DISTILLATION-TRAINED MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR EFFICIENT TRAJECTORY PREDICTION Waymo LLC MISTRY, ONEAL R 2674 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18288263 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING WELLBEING THROUGH THE GENERATION OF PERSONALISED APP RECOMMENDATIONS Syndi Ltd. LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §101 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2023
18555324 CONDENSER ASSEMBLY Urban Cooling Limited TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F 3763 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
18286375 HAPTIC GLOVE Cambridge Mechatronics Limited ADAMS, CARL 2627 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2023
18239168 CONFIGURATION-BASED SAMPLING OF RUN SEGMENTS FOR SIMULATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BEHAVIOR Waymo LLC TRAN, KHOI H 3656 §103 Final Rejection 14d AI Ready Aug 29, 2023
18269540 ACTUATORS Cambridge Mechatronics Limited LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 23, 2023
17919027 ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY Cambridge Mechatronics Limited PHAN, MINH Q 2852 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Oct 14, 2022

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