Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Walters & Wasylyna (Boeing)

43 pending office actions • 5 clients • 43 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=652 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

90.2%
Allowance Rate
n=652
+0.68σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=652
3.9
OAs to Allowance
n=340
-0.00σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=340
967 days
Time to Allowance
n=340
-4.8pp
Interview Lift
n=652
48.3%
RCE Rate
n=652
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=652

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

63.0%
§101 Overcome
n=27
64.0%
§102 Overcome
n=236
65.8%
§103 Overcome
n=362
66.1%
§112 Overcome
n=224

Specialization & Scale

B29C, A63F, B32B
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=652
0
Practitioners
n=652
Apps / Practitioner
n=652 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

43
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (2)

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 (51%)
16
Medium (37%)
4
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (5%)
§103 only14 (33%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only4 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (47%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
44% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
3
Semiconductors
7% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
4
Business / Other
9% 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.

430 h
Manual time on pending OAs
86 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
150 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 1 69.2% +51.0%
NGUON, VIRAK 1 83.2% +19.0%
TOLIN, MICHAEL A 1 62.9% +27.0%
MCNALLY, DANIEL 1 68.0% +13.6%
KONVES, ADRIANNA N 1 75.9% +14.5%
WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1 52.1% +41.0%
TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE 1 58.4% +34.9%
LU, HUA 1 68.9% +27.0%
GRAVES, TIMOTHY P 1 81.0% +15.1%
MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD 1 83.9% +11.0%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19027851 PORTABLE FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING NGUON, VIRAK
18667190 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING PANELS MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD

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
17966327 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND SOLID-STATE BATTERIES COMPRISING THE SAME ARCIERO, ADAM A 72d overdue
18322724 OFFSET COLLET LOCK FOR POSITIVE FEED DRILLS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 15d overdue
18356427 ZONAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS CHANG, AUDREY Y 16d
19061154 TWIST-LOCK FASTENERS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE
19004839 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REINFORCING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES TOLIN, MICHAEL A
18956859 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BONDING MATERIALS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING MCNALLY, DANIEL
18892712 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPACTING CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN
18734174 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR TESTING CRYOGENIC COUPLINGS GRAVES, TIMOTHY P

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19061154 TWIST-LOCK FASTENERS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE
19027851 PORTABLE FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING NGUON, VIRAK
19004839 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REINFORCING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES TOLIN, MICHAEL A
18956859 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BONDING MATERIALS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING MCNALLY, DANIEL
18892757 CERAMIC COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS KONVES, ADRIANNA N
18892712 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPACTING CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN
18892821 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE
18786871 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE FINISHING LU, HUA

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37264
17462
17482
17842
17442
17352
37222
17411
17451
17541

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19061154 TWIST-LOCK FASTENERS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR FASTENING The Boeing Company HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 3726 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 24, 2025
19027851 PORTABLE FABRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING The Boeing Company NGUON, VIRAK 1741 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2025
19004839 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REINFORCING ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED STRUCTURES The Boeing Company TOLIN, MICHAEL A 1745 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2024
18956859 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BONDING MATERIALS USING EXPANDABLE TOOLING The Boeing Company MCNALLY, DANIEL 1746 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18892757 CERAMIC COMPOSITE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS The Boeing Company KONVES, ADRIANNA N 1748 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18892712 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPACTING CERAMIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS The Boeing Company WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18892821 AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES The Boeing Company TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE 1759 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18786871 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURFACE FINISHING The Boeing Company LU, HUA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18734174 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR TESTING CRYOGENIC COUPLINGS The Boeing Company GRAVES, TIMOTHY P 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2024
18667190 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANIPULATING PANELS The Boeing Company MATTHEWS, TERRELL HOWARD 3653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2024
18634337 WIRE ASSEMBLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRICAL RACEWAY MODULES The Boeing Company HONG, SEAHEE 3723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2024
18615104 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AND USING PREDICTION MODELS FOR ROTATNG MACHINES WITH ROTARY BEARINGS The Boeing Company LE, JOHN H §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2024
18610593 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHIMLESS ASSEMBLY AND JOINT SPLICES The Boeing Company DEONAUTH, NIRVANA 3726 §112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18610741 TUNED MULTILAYERED MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING The Boeing Company COLLISTER, ELIZABETH A 1784 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2024
18609988 WORKFLOW ENGINE FOR PREDICTIVE ASSEMBLY The Boeing Company CHOY, PAN G 3624 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 19, 2024
18606712 CORE BOLTS, FASTENER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR JOINING MULTIPLE SUBSTRATES OF WORKPIECES HAVING WORKING AND BLIND SIDES The Boeing Company WONG, JOCK M §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18606032 FASTENERS, FASTENING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED ASSEMBLED STRUCTURES AND METHODS The Boeing Company FLORES JR, DONALD M 1781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18596912 INSULATED SLEEVE CONNECTORS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING DUCTS The Boeing Company DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 3679 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Mar 06, 2024
18583131 AIRCRAFT GALLEY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING AIRCRAFT GALLEY The Boeing Company BONZELL, PHILIP J 3642 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 21, 2024
18441173 Core Material Design For A Composite Construction The Boeing Company RUMMEL, JULIA L 1784 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 14, 2024
18432281 PRINTED MECHANICAL ANTENNAS AND METHODS FOR MAKING PRINTED MECHANICAL ANTENNAS The Boeing Company DUONG, DIEU HIEN 2845 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18535154 METHODS AND MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS ON WORKPIECES AND GRIPPER ATTACHMENTS FOR MACHINE TOOL ASSEMBLIES The Boeing Company DO, NHAT CHIEU Q 3724 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 11, 2023
18527800 COATED POWDER FOR IMPROVED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PARTS The Boeing Company KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18480329 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING FAULTS OR CONDITIONS OF SYSTEMS The Boeing Company DEMETER, HILINA K 2617 §103 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Oct 03, 2023
18469033 METHODS, MIXED RESIN RETENTION ASSEMBLIES, VALVE ASSEMBLIES, AND SYSTEMS FOR INLINE RESIN MIXING The Boeing Company MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1774 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 18, 2023
18452179 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATION OF LAYUP FOR COMPOSITE PART The Boeing Company SCHATZ, CHRISTOPHER T 1746 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 18, 2023
18450527 JIGS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING OR REAMING HOLES IN A WORKPIECE The Boeing Company YOO, JUN S 3726 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2023
18356427 ZONAL OPTICAL ELEMENTS Iqs Group S.R.O. CHANG, AUDREY Y 2872 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection 16d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18261715 METHOD FOR RECYCLING ALUMINUM ALLOY SCRAP The Boeing Company MERKLING, SALLY ANNE 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2023
18322724 OFFSET COLLET LOCK FOR POSITIVE FEED DRILLS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING The Boeing Company TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 3726 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18307104 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPOSITE STRINGER PACKAGE CONSTRUCTION AND COMPACTED STRINGER PACKAGES The Boeing Company BEHA, CAROLINE 1748 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18250093 VEHICLE SECURITY BARRIER AND SYSTEM FOR HOSTILE VEHICLE MITIGATION Securiscape Ltd. RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE 3671 §102 Final Rejection 69d Pending Apr 21, 2023
18303701 METHOD FOR PROCESSING A RAW WORKPIECE INTO A FINAL WORKPIECE The Boeing Company HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 20, 2023
18299172 COMPLIANT STAMPING TOOLS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STAMP FORMING A WORKPIECE The Boeing Company BARTLETT, VICTORIA 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2023
18194904 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE ASSEMBLY The Boeing Company MARKS, AARIC R §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2023
18160399 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRILLING A WORKPIECE The Boeing Company WHITMIRE, ERIC DANIEL 3722 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18101196 Systems and Methods for Automated Machining a Workpiece The Boeing Company CADUGAN, ERICA E 3722 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 25, 2023
17966327 METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND SOLID-STATE BATTERIES COMPRISING THE SAME Ampcera Inc. ARCIERO, ADAM A 1727 §103§112 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Oct 14, 2022
17897449 System and Method for Sheet Forming Multiple Parts Using a Common Addendum The Boeing Company GAN, CHUEN-MEEI 2189 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2022
17812240 FIRE SEALS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE AND EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS The Boeing Company BARRERA, JUAN C 3752 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 13, 2022
17808629 REFRACTORY COMPLEX CONCENTRATED ALLOYS FOR IMPROVED OXIDATION RESISTANCE AND STRUCTURAL STABILITY The Curators of the University of Missouri SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID 1735 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 24, 2022
17741289 THERMOPLASTIC WELDING TOOLING AND ASSOCIATED METHODS The Boeing Company RHUE, ABIGAIL H 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2022
17554542 HEATING OF THERMOPLASTIC INTERLAYERS IN A PREFORM TOOL FOR PRODUCING A PREFORM OF A COMPOSITE MEMBER The Boeing Company GRACE, KELSEY C 1742 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2021

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