Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP

72 pending office actions • 36 clients • 70 examiners • 48 art units • 0 of 72 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=7048 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.0%
Allowance Rate
n=7048
+0.63σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=7048
3.7
OAs to Allowance
n=4246
-0.01σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=4246
959 days
Time to Allowance
n=4246
+7.8pp
Interview Lift
n=7048
41.8%
RCE Rate
n=7048
0.8%
Appeal Rate
n=7048

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

90.2%
§101 Overcome
n=1382
86.4%
§102 Overcome
n=1800
87.5%
§103 Overcome
n=3193
88.4%
§112 Overcome
n=1277

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
42%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=7048
13
Practitioners
n=7048
542.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=7048

Portfolio Summary

72
Total Pending OAs
44
Non-Final OAs
27
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

17
Overdue
2
Due this week
8
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
9
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. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (17)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (9)

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.

41
Hard (57%)
30
Medium (42%)
1
Easy (1%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only11 (15%)
§101 + other8 (11%)
§103 only26 (36%)
§102 only4 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Multi-statute (no §101)22 (31%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
1% of docket
12
Information Tech
17% of docket
9
Communications
12% of docket
10
Semiconductors
14% of docket
32
Mechanical / Eng
44% of docket
8
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.

720 h
Manual time on pending OAs
144 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
252 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JOHNSON, KYLE T 2 84.9% +15.8%
NGUYEN, NGA X 2 77.6% +5.5%
CONNELLY, MICHELLE R 1 79.8% +13.0%
BUI, NHI QUYNH 1 71.8% +10.9%
LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN 1 48.6% +43.1%
PAPE, ZACHARY 1 72.4% +19.2%
CORRIELUS, JEAN M 1 84.1% +12.7%
LEWANDROSKI, SARA J 1 80.8% +9.6%
EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O 1 75.7% +3.8%
GALT, CASSI J 1 69.5% +15.8%

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
19240618 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFETY FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS JOHNSON, KYLE T

Hard Cases (41)

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
17940396 BATTERY SYSTEM WITH CYLINDRICAL BATTERY CELLS AND RIBBON BONDING BARROW, AMANDA J 87d overdue
14461711 INSURANCE PRODUCT MODEL RELATIONSHIPS POLLOCK, GREGORY A 44d overdue
18658186 DETERMINING INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATIONS USING GEOGRAPHIC TILING VIG, NARESH 31d overdue
18908607 GENERATING ORAL INSERTS ACCORDING TO A TREATMENT PLAN AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 23d overdue
18630893 MINI PC HAVING ACTIVE COOLING JALALI, AMIR A. 22d overdue
18114948 APPARATUS FOR STUDYING GLOBAL EFFECTS OF LOCALLY NONCHAOTIC ELEMENTS MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 22d overdue
18816913 STATEFUL EVENT ANALYTICS THROUGH VISUAL PROGRAMMING GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 19d overdue
18988590 ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE EVANS, KARSTON G 3d 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
19257336 LIQUID MEMS COOLING SYSTEM PAPE, ZACHARY 29d
19181153 WAVEFORM AND DATA CHARACTERISTICS FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM GALT, CASSI J 76d
19446800 THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING COMPACT ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES CONNELLY, MICHELLE R
19274368 OVERLOAD ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC ARM BUI, NHI QUYNH
19259319 DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE USING A PLURALITY OF AGENTS LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN
19240618 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFETY FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS JOHNSON, KYLE T
19229816 UTILIZING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL RESPONSES TO TRAIN AN INFERENCE PATTERN ENGINE CORRIELUS, JEAN M
19051062 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFETY FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS JOHNSON, KYLE T

Client Portfolio (36 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36565
36573
36583
36243
21172
28352
37842
37632
28312
28572

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19446800 THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING COMPACT ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICES Hyperlight Corporation CONNELLY, MICHELLE R 2874 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 12, 2026
19274368 OVERLOAD ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC ARM Dexterity, Inc. BUI, NHI QUYNH 3656 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2025
19259319 DETECTION AND PREVENTION OF EQUIPMENT FAILURE USING A PLURALITY OF AGENTS MAINTAINX INC. LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN 2117 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 03, 2025
19257336 LIQUID MEMS COOLING SYSTEM Frore Systems Inc. PAPE, ZACHARY 2835 §103§112 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jul 01, 2025
19240618 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFETY FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS Aescape, Inc. JOHNSON, KYLE T 3656 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 17, 2025
19229816 UTILIZING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL RESPONSES TO TRAIN AN INFERENCE PATTERN ENGINE Tiny Fish Inc. CORRIELUS, JEAN M §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2025
19222445 MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE THREE DIMENSIONAL FLYING SPACES Kitty Hawk Corporation NGUYEN, NGA X §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2025
19206922 AUTOMATED SELF-TESTING Kitty Hawk Corporation LEWANDROSKI, SARA J §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2025
19182468 INTEGRATED ROBOTIC CONTROLLER Dexterity, Inc. EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2025
19181153 WAVEFORM AND DATA CHARACTERISTICS FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. GALT, CASSI J 3648 §102§103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Apr 16, 2025
19181142 SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. LOUIS-FILS, NICOLE M 2641 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Apr 16, 2025
19181150 ANTENNA BEAM SETUP FOR A TERMINAL OF A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. CHRISS, ANDREW W 2472 §103 Final Rejection 79d Pending Apr 16, 2025
19181168 WAVEFORM AND DATA CHARACTERISTICS FOR A TERMINAL OF A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. MANOHARAN, MUTHUSWAMY GANAPATHY 2647 §103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Apr 16, 2025
19181176 LOW DATA RATE SERVICE FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. LAFONTANT, GARY 2646 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 16, 2025
19181170 GROUND DATA RECEIPT AND FAN OUT FOR A SATELLITE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Logos Space Services Inc. DEAN, RAYMOND S 2645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 16, 2025
19067330 CYBER RISK ANALYSIS AND REMEDIATION USING NETWORK MONITORED SENSORS AND METHODS OF USE Guidewire Software, Inc. PARSONS, THEODORE C §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2025
19051062 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SAFETY FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATORS Aescape, Inc. JOHNSON, KYLE T 3656 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 11, 2025
19049799 DYNAMIC EVALUATION OF DATA STORE ACCESS PERMISSIONS Appomni, Inc. NOAMAN, BASSAM A §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 10, 2025
18988590 ROBOTIC KITTING MACHINE Dexterity, Inc. EVANS, KARSTON G 3657 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2024
18977286 DISMISS AND FOLLOW UP ADVERTISING Rowles Holdings, LLC MENGESHA, MULUGETA A 2424 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 11, 2024
18970634 DETECTION OF HEAVY OBJECTS USING COMPUTER VISION Dexterity, Inc. BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN 3653 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2024
18951173 PROGRESSIVE STRENGTH BASELINE Tonal Systems, Inc. KENNEDY, JOSHUA T 3784 §102 Final Rejection Pending Nov 18, 2024
18941963 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FITNESS EXPERIENCE Boxco SAS LEE, JOSHUA S 3784 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18942169 TWO-DIMENSIONAL COMPOSITING Outward, Inc. PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A 2617 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18940680 LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL-BASED QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM Learneo, Inc. SMITH, SEAN THOMAS §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18908607 GENERATING ORAL INSERTS ACCORDING TO A TREATMENT PLAN Fresh Health Inc. AZUBUOGU, CHIEMERIE CHIBUZOR 3772 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Oct 07, 2024
18896341 AUTONOMOUS END EFFECTOR SELECTION AND MOUNTING Dexterity, Inc. MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN 3658 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Sep 25, 2024
18895158 DNS SECURITY OPERATION CENTER INSIGHTS Infoblox Inc. TRUONG, LAWRENCE QUANG 2434 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 24, 2024
18891250 ROBOT-CONTROLLED LOADER SYSTEM Dexterity, Inc. HANNAN, B M M §101 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2024
18823499 HOOD FOR MEMS-BASED COOLING SYSTEMS Frore Systems Inc. TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Sep 03, 2024
18816913 STATEFUL EVENT ANALYTICS THROUGH VISUAL PROGRAMMING Conviva Inc. GAVIN, KRISTIN ELIZABETH 3624 §101 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18814375 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE PLAN Aescape, Inc. FIGUEROA, JAIME 3656 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18794652 SINGULATION OF ARBITRARY MIXED ITEMS Dexterity, Inc. KASPER, BYRON XAVIER 3657 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 05, 2024
18794350 GEOMETRY-BASED FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM Kitty Hawk Corporation NGUYEN, NGA X 3662 §101§103§112Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 05, 2024
18785505 CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR VEHICLE EVENT RECORDERS Lytx, Inc. AFRIFA-KYEI, ANTHONY D 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2024
18778620 DYNAMIC BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION PREFERENCES Unstoppable Domains, Inc. ZHANG, DUAN 3699 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18770248 ENTERPRISE KNOWLEDGE RETENTION AND ACCESS SYSTEM Jelled, Inc. CLARE, MARK C 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jul 11, 2024
18745421 POUCH WITH THERMAL INSULATOR AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL Lunar Energy, Inc. DUKE, EMMANUEL E 3763 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jun 17, 2024
18742958 VIRTUAL CXL SWITCH Xconn Technologies Holdings, Ltd. KHAN, AFTAB N 2454 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 13, 2024
18670253 WORKSPACE ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO LOAD OR UNLOAD PALLETS OR OTHER RECEPTACLES Dexterity, Inc. NGUYEN, ROBERT T 3619 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18658186 DETERMINING INFRASTRUCTURE LOCATIONS USING GEOGRAPHIC TILING Othersphere Systems Inc. VIG, NARESH 3622 §101 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending May 08, 2024
18630893 MINI PC HAVING ACTIVE COOLING Frore Systems Inc. JALALI, AMIR A. 2835 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2024
18628215 DATA TRANSFORMATION FOR WEB SEARCH USING PROPRIETARY DATA Zagmo Corporation MARI VALCARCEL, FERNANDO MARIANO 2159 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18624962 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICITY PROVISION, USAGE MONITORING, ANALYSIS, AND ENABLING IMPROVEMENTS IN EFFICIENCY Moixa Energy Holdings Limited PUENTES, DANIEL CALRISSIAN 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Apr 02, 2024
18439026 AUTOMATED MESH GENERATION Outward, Inc. YANG, YI 2616 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18393504 MULTIPLE ROBOT SIMULTANEOUS AND SYNCHRONOUS PICK AND PLACE Dexterity, Inc. KHAYER, SOHANA T 3657 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18526961 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING REVISIONS AND TRACKING OF INSURANCE POLICY ELEMENTS Guidewire Software, Inc. NEWLON, WILLIAM D 3696 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 01, 2023
18497866 LOW-PROFILE SMART OUTLET Lunar Energy, Inc. LE, THANH TAM T 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18497855 ELECTROMECHANICAL CONNECTOR Lunar Energy, Inc. DINH, PHUONG K 2831 §102Other Non-Final OA 154d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2023
18378871 IDENTIFICATION OF CLUSTERS AND SOURCES OF METHANE Aclima Inc. SAUNCY, TONI DIAN 2857 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2023
18376248 PERSONAL HYGIENE DEVICE FOR CLEANING A BELLY BUTTON Henry C Flores, Md, LLC KARLS, SHAY LYNN 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Oct 03, 2023
18242742 DRIVE ROUTE SELECTION METHODOLOGY Aclima Inc. HUYNH, PHUONG 2857 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 06, 2023
18242282 MACHINE LEARNING BASED IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES Outward, Inc. REGO, DOMINIC E 2648 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Sep 05, 2023
18239600 ROBOT WITH SEVEN OR MORE DEGREES OF FREEDOM Dexterity, Inc. MOYER, DALE S 3656 DP Final Rejection Pending Aug 29, 2023
18236288 PROPAGATING AUTHORED PACKAGES TO ASSET MANAGEMENT PLATFORMS MAINTAINX INC. SMITH, CHENECA 2192 §101 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18448664 OBJECT PICKING OPTIMIZATION Amp Robotics Corporation HOQUE, SHAHEDA SHABNAM 3658 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2023
18210997 AUTOMATIC ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS USING TERNARY FAULT SCENARIO REPRESENTATION Optumsoft, Inc. EHNE, CHARLES 2113 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2023
18334168 REAL-TIME AUGMENTATION OF A PLURALITY OF TARGET FACES Deep Voodoo, LLC CLOTHIER, MATTHEW MORRIS 2614 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jun 13, 2023
18178436 LOW-STRAIN MOUNTING METHOD FOR A TRANSPORTABLE OPTICAL RESONATOR Aosense, Inc. CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA 2828 §103§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Mar 03, 2023
18114948 APPARATUS FOR STUDYING GLOBAL EFFECTS OF LOCALLY NONCHAOTIC ELEMENTS The Regents of the University of California MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 2855 §102§112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2023
18163735 DYNAMICALLY GENERATED TEST QUESTIONS FOR AUTOMATIC QUALITY CONTROL OF SUBMITTED ANNOTATIONS Appen Limited EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N 3624 §101 Final Rejection 75d Pending Feb 02, 2023
17978869 AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF COMPLEX ENGINEERED SYSTEMS Optumsoft, Inc. SAAVEDRA, EMILIO J 2117 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2022
17960539 MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR Dexterity, Inc. QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED 3654 §102§103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 05, 2022
17940396 BATTERY SYSTEM WITH CYLINDRICAL BATTERY CELLS AND RIBBON BONDING Kitty Hawk Corporation BARROW, AMANDA J 1729 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2022
17696237 MULTI-MODE ROBOTIC END EFFECTOR Dexterity, Inc. O'MALLEY, JOHN MARTIN 3658 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Mar 16, 2022
17591032 INCREMENTAL RULE CONDITION EVALUATION Optumsoft, Inc. AUSTIN, JAMIE H 3625 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2022
17553265 GRAPH TRAVERSAL FOR MEASUREMENT OF FRAUDULENT NODES Feedzai - Consultadoria E Inovação Tecnológica, S.A. MONAGHAN, MICHAEL J 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2021
17473153 DISCRIMINATIVE MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZATION OF MULTIPLE OBJECTIVES Feedzai - Consultadoria E Inovação Tecnológica, S.A. DISTEFANO, GREGORY A 2174 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Sep 13, 2021
17386291 AUTOMATED FEATURE MONITORING FOR DATA STREAMS Feedzai - Consultadoria E Inovação Tecnológica, S.A. ALLEN, NICHOLAS E 2154 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 27, 2021
17331501 ACTIVE LEARNING ANNOTATION SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE HISTORICAL DATA Feedzai - Consultadoria E Inovação Tecnológica, S.A. STORK, KYLE R 2128 §101§103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 26, 2021
17214573 INDUSTRY REVIEW BENCHMARKING Reputation.Com, Inc. OBAID, HAMZEH M 3624 §101 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Mar 26, 2021
14461711 INSURANCE PRODUCT MODEL RELATIONSHIPS Guidewire Software, Inc. POLLOCK, GREGORY A 3691 §101 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2014

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