Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
65 pending office actions • 58 clients • 63 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ward Law Office LLC operates in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering, managing 2006 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 85.98. This rate reflects its success in obtaining patent grants in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. Practitioners can use the 2006 career applications to evaluate the firm's historical outcomes. These metrics offer a basis for setting expectations for future filings in this technical field. The 85.98 resolved allowance rate pct provides a measure of success for applications managed by the firm.
The firm currently has 44 pending office actions. Its avg office actions per allowance is 2.26. This 2.26 avg office actions per allowance reflects the number of examiner interactions typically required to reach an allowance. With 44 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 2.26 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 85.98 resolved allowance rate pct and the 44 pending office actions provide a view of the firm's performance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (11%) |
| §103 only | 21 (32%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (43%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 2 | 46.6% | +18.4% |
| TURNER, FELICIA C | 2 | 26.3% | +30.1% |
| HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 1 | 32.0% | +41.6% |
| BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | 1 | 58.7% | +37.5% |
| ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 1 | 61.2% | +35.2% |
| TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA | 1 | 57.5% | +29.0% |
| MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | 1 | 18.8% | +23.0% |
| LEE, JOSHUA S | 1 | 63.3% | +33.5% |
| LONG, MEREDITH A | 1 | 43.2% | +21.1% |
| ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | 1 | 77.8% | +15.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18080701 | JUICER ASSEMBLY FOR LARGE DIAMETER FEED TUBE | NGUYEN, VY T | 147d overdue |
| 16867605 | EDIBLE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF | TURNER, FELICIA C | 131d overdue |
| 19026923 | SPORTS HELMET | HUYNH, KHOA D | 5d overdue |
| 17834161 | CROP YIELD PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM | STUBBS, JOHN THOMAS | 2d overdue |
| 17912715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRIC CHARGING OF A BATTERY | DINH, BACH T | 22d |
| 17320748 | System & Method for Measurement of Respiratory Rate and Tidal Volume Through Feature Analysis of Breath Sounds to Detect Disease State | SHOSTAK, ANDREY | 22d |
| 18411889 | BRAKING APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE STORAGE RACK | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 30d |
| 18434988 | PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 76d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16867605 | EDIBLE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF | TURNER, FELICIA C | 131d overdue |
| 18434988 | PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 76d |
| 19354168 | DETACHABLE DECORATIVE ACCESSORY FOR CLOTHING | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | — |
| 19298571 | UNIVERSAL KEYLESS GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEM | BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | — |
| 19280723 | LIFT HANDLE FOR RECEPTACLE | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | — |
| 19244206 | ERGONOMIC AND SAFE ULTRASOUND PROBE HANDLE SYSTEM AND METHOD | TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA | — |
| 19226824 | INTEGRATED DIGITAL MARKETING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS PLATFORM | MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | — |
| 19206598 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPARATUS, KIT, AND METHOD FOR DEXTERITY ENHANCEMENT | LEE, JOSHUA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 2 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 3622 | 2 |
| 3735 | 2 |
| 3723 | 2 |
| 1793 | 2 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3678 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 3784 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19354168 | DETACHABLE DECORATIVE ACCESSORY FOR CLOTHING | Zip Strip LLC | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19298571 | UNIVERSAL KEYLESS GUIDED SURGERY SYSTEM | Versah, LLC | BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 | |
| 19280723 | LIFT HANDLE FOR RECEPTACLE | Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC | ORTIZ, RAFAEL ALFREDO | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19244206 | ERGONOMIC AND SAFE ULTRASOUND PROBE HANDLE SYSTEM AND METHOD | BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH, INC. | TURCHEN, ROCHELLE DEANNA | 3797 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19226824 | INTEGRATED DIGITAL MARKETING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS PLATFORM | Adcinch Inc. | MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 | |
| 19206598 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPARATUS, KIT, AND METHOD FOR DEXTERITY ENHANCEMENT | Dexterity Defined, LLC | LEE, JOSHUA S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 | |
| 19205183 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DOMAIN ADVERTISING USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH LANGUAGE AND RETRIEVAL AUGMENTED MODELS | D3Serve Labs Inc. | LONG, MEREDITH A | 3622 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19175780 | SHIPPING TRAY FOR BENCH SYSTEM AND METHOD | Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC | ROHRHOFF, DANIEL J | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 | |
| 19172795 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE ONLINE EVALUATION | Centre De Formation Professionnelle Du Fleuve-Et-Des-Lacs | FRISBY, KESHA | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 | |
| 19065321 | COMPUTERIZED ROUTE BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Pavé Routes, LLC | BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| 19106484 | CONTAINER PALLET, MODULE AND RACK AND RELATED METHODS | Cog Containers Ltd. | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 3735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19026923 | SPORTS HELMET | Ruroc Ip Holdings Limited | HUYNH, KHOA D | 3732 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18990094 | REFRIGERATED TRAILER | Flex Trailers, Inc. | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18989866 | TOWING HITCH SYSTEMS | Projects Designed And Built, Inc. | ARCE, MARLON ALEXANDER | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18969794 | U-BOLT SPACER AND METHOD OF USE | White Mule Company | PATEL, NEEL G | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18968815 | ACCESS CHAMBER | Hawthorne Holdings Pty Ltd. | HICKS, ANGELISA | 3678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18867562 | SIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC COUNTER MEASURES | Argon Electronics (Uk) Limited | MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| 18867340 | SMALL CONTINUOUS ANGLE ADJUSTER | Keiper Seating Mechanisms Co., Ltd. | ISLAM, SYED A | 3636 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18947225 | ARRANGEMENT FOR THE CONTAMINATION-FREE INTRODUCTION OF A STERILE OBJECT FROM A CONTAINER INTO A CONTAINMENT AND METHOD THEREFOR | Pharma Integration S.r.l. | CHEN, CHANGRU | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| 18945975 | FLOATING HAND TOOL WITH INTERCHANGEABLE HEADS | Aqua Craft Tools, LLC | KELLER, BRIAN D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| 18941348 | WEARABLE RESISTANCE TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD | All Pro Trainer L.L.C | LO, ANDREW S | 3784 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18933055 | SMART FIRE BLANKET DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | Energy Storage Safety Products International LLC | GREENLUND, JOSEPH A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| 18917138 | PERCUSSION DRUM AND DRUMHEAD | Loyal Drums, LLC | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| 18914660 | RESPIRATION DATA ANALYSIS VIA BREATH SOUNDS | Florida Institute For Human And Machine Cognition Inc. | KIM, SAMUEL CHONG | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 | |
| 18906897 | FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE WHEELED VEHICLE | Tuga-Global, Inc. | MEDANI, MOHAMED | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 | |
| 18904362 | WATER LEVEL METER FOR HYDRATION PACKS | Fossil Outdoor Inc. | WEST, PAUL M | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 | |
| 18899322 | COMPOSITION OF SUBSTANTIALLY SPHERICAL GRANULE FOR BONE REGENERATION | Osteonovus LLC | BARBER, KIMBERLY | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| 18886426 | GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | Global Gutter Guards, LLC | NGUYEN, CHI Q | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18845964 | A CYCLE FOR CARRYING CARGO | Tomcat Special Needs Innovation Limited | BOEHLER, ANNE MARIE M | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18828046 | FINGER RING WITH MAGNET FOR HOLDING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Crescent Rings, LLP | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 3734 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18843779 | CABLE REEL ASSEMBLY | Albright Product Design Limited | MELIKA, ERMIA EMAD | 3654 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18821270 | STEAM BOILER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CIRCULATING WATER AND STEAM IN A STEAM BOILER SYSTEM | Maxi-Therme Inc. | WILSON, GREGORY A | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 | |
| 18805621 | METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGH-PURITY INDIUM | Kunming University Of Science And Technology | PATEL, DEVANG R | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 | |
| 18802457 | TRUCK SADDLE-MOUNTS WITH J-CLAMP | White Mule Company | GUTMAN, HILARY L | 3612 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18719351 | GEOFENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | Cesco Co., Ltd. | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | 2409 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18650549 | SWINGING DEVICE, UNDERWATER BIONIC PROPELLER AND USE THEREOF | Shenzhen Institutes Of Advanced Technology Chinese Academy Of Sciences | PRATHER, GREGORY T | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18645629 | AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PERIPROCEDURAL DATA ANALYTICS | Mediview Xr, Inc. | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18623299 | STOWABLE WORKSTATION AND ROLLING TOOLBOX DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC | HONG, SEAHEE | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18617891 | METHOD OF OUTPUTTING ANALOG SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAME | Nc& Co., Ltd. | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | 2667 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18613630 | ADAPTIVE STATE OF CHARGE CORRECTION AND ESTIMATION FOR A BATTERY PACK OF A FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Hyzon Motors Usa Inc. | HAGOS, EYOB | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 | |
| 18611119 | LOCKING MECHANISM FOR BREAD MACHINE | I-Tech Usa, Inc. | SORKIN, DAVID L | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18686776 | PISTON FOR CENTRIFUGATION AND CENTRIFUGATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | Bslrest Inc. | LIU, SHUYI S | 3781 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18437851 | BRAKE ASSEMBLY OF ELONGATED ASSEMBLIES | Thor Global Enterprises Ltd. | HARP, WILLIAM RAY | 3653 | §112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18434988 | PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS | Tamc Holdings Pty Ltd. | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 3735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18580764 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CELL PROCESSING | Möller Medical GmbH | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 | |
| 18411889 | BRAKING APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE STORAGE RACK | Montel Inc. | NGUYEN, LILLIAN T | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18538039 | JOG DIAL AND INDICATOR LIGHT FOR JUICER | I-Tech Usa, Inc. | JENNISON, BRIAN W | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 | |
| 18495293 | MULTILAYER SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES | Hyzon Motors Usa Inc. | LEE, JAMES | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| 18486787 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DYNAMIC AND LAYERED PROMOTION STRATEGY | R&D Co-Op, Inc. | VIG, NARESH | 3622 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18347689 | WATERJET CUTTING MACHINE SYSTEM | Midwest Specialties, Inc. | FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18347118 | CONTINUOUS LIQUEFACTION AND FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR WASTE PLASTIC TREATMENT | Valgroup S.A. | CHORBAJI, MONZER R | 1799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18260185 | WEIGHT BEARING COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE | BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH, INC. | BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA | 3786 | §103 | Final Rejection | 189d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18339774 | SIGNALING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | Airborne Outfitters, LLC | LE, HAILEY R | 3648 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18304716 | VOLUMETRIC BUILDER SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING SAND CASTING MOLDS, CORES, AND TEMPORARY TOOLS | Lightspeed Concepts Inc. | KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18302126 | BABY SOOTHING DEVICES | BABY SOOTHE INC. | WOODWARD, VALERIE LYNN | 3785 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18246449 | DRUG COATING, DRUG-COATED BALLOON AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | LEPU MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY (BEIJING) CO., LTD. | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 1613 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18080701 | JUICER ASSEMBLY FOR LARGE DIAMETER FEED TUBE | I-Tech Usa, Inc. | NGUYEN, VY T | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 17912715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THERMOELECTRIC CHARGING OF A BATTERY | Moroz Technologies Pty Ltd. | DINH, BACH T | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17795452 | CORROSION INHIBITOR FOR A CENTRAL HEATING SYSTEM | Adey Holdings (2008) Limited | STANLEY, JANE L | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2022 |
| 17834161 | CROP YIELD PREDICTION METHOD AND SYSTEM | Jilin University | STUBBS, JOHN THOMAS | 1686 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2022 |
| 17399128 | Structural Coupling Closed-Loop Feedback Remote Monitoring System and Method | Monash University Malaysia Sdn Bhd | VANDER WOUDE, KIMBERLY ELAINE | 3681 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2021 |
| 17320748 | System & Method for Measurement of Respiratory Rate and Tidal Volume Through Feature Analysis of Breath Sounds to Detect Disease State | Florida Institute For Human & Machine Cognition, Inc. | SHOSTAK, ANDREY | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | May 14, 2021 |
| 17123541 | TRANSPLANTATION METHODS | Rejuvenate Healthcare, LLC | RAPILLO, KRISTINE K | 3682 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2020 |
| 16966388 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENZYMATIC OXYGEN REMOVAL | Silver Bear, Inc. | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2020 |
| 16867605 | EDIBLE FORMULATIONS AND USES THEREOF | Whip Mfg Inc. | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | 131d overdue | Pending | May 06, 2020 |
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