Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Ward Law Office LLC

58 pending office actions • 46 clients • 55 examiners • 35 art units • 0 of 58 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1936 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1936
+0.40σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1936
2.3
OAs to Allowance
n=959
-0.75σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=959
872 days
Time to Allowance
n=959
+8.3pp
Interview Lift
n=1936
15.2%
RCE Rate
n=1936
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=1936

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

49.2%
§101 Overcome
n=65
65.0%
§102 Overcome
n=403
65.0%
§103 Overcome
n=655
72.5%
§112 Overcome
n=512

Specialization & Scale

A61B, Y02E, B65D
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1936
5
Practitioners
n=1936
387.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=1936

Portfolio Summary

58
Total Pending OAs
43
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (3)

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.

33
Hard (57%)
20
Medium (34%)
5
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (5%)
§101 + other7 (12%)
§103 only19 (33%)
§112 only4 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)23 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

9
Life Sciences
16% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
3
Communications
5% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
28
Mechanical / Eng
48% of docket
17
Business / Other
29% 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.

580 h
Manual time on pending OAs
116 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
203 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PERREAULT, ANDREW D 3 46.5% +18.4%
DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 2 53.6% +51.9%
MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE 1 18.8% +24.9%
LEE, JOSHUA S 1 63.1% +33.7%
FRISBY, KESHA 1 52.7% +23.7%
BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL 1 55.0% +39.9%
WILKENS, JANET MARIE 1 72.5% +12.6%
PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR 1 54.9% +5.9%
HUYNH, KHOA D 1 18.1% +20.5%
JOHNSON, GERALD 1 78.4% +9.5%

Hard Cases (33)

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
18080701 JUICER ASSEMBLY FOR LARGE DIAMETER FEED TUBE NGUYEN, VY T 147d overdue
18645629 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PERIPROCEDURAL DATA ANALYTICS KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI 45d overdue
18883025 OUTDOOR PATIO BOX CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J 19d overdue
18310621 MANUFACTURABLE HUMIDIFIER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 10d overdue
19026923 SPORTS HELMET HUYNH, KHOA D 5d overdue
18799421 VARIABLE-DIAMETER BLADE SUITABLE FOR TRANS-MEDIA AIRCRAFT CURRY, CINDI M 4d overdue
18779920 ROBOTIC CAMERA MOVEMENT FILMING SOLUTION VIEAUX, GARY C 1d overdue
18950500 ADAPTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES BREWER, JACK ROBERT 5d

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
18409359 ELECTRIC FULL BODY FITNESS EQUIPMENT DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 140d overdue
19026923 SPORTS HELMET HUYNH, KHOA D 5d overdue
18660597 ELECTRIC FULL BODY FITNESS EQUIPMENT DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 19d
18434988 PROTECTOR DEVICE FOR CONTAINERS PERREAULT, ANDREW D 76d
19226824 INTEGRATED DIGITAL MARKETING AND PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS PLATFORM MINOR, AYANNA YVETTE
19206598 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL APPARATUS, KIT, AND METHOD FOR DEXTERITY ENHANCEMENT LEE, JOSHUA S
19172795 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE ONLINE EVALUATION FRISBY, KESHA
19065321 COMPUTERIZED ROUTE BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHOD BRADY III, PATRICK MICHAEL

Client Portfolio (46 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37353
37973
17122
37842
36961
37321
36631
36351
37331
37341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
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
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
19050508 SHIPPING TRAY FOR CHAIR SYSTEM AND METHOD Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC WILKENS, JANET MARIE §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 11, 2025
19027927 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUTOMATED HEALTHCARE INSURANCE CLAIM DENIAL APPEAL USING INTEGRATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CLINICIAN REVIEW Authsnap, Inc. PATEL, AMIT HEMANTKUMAR 3696 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jan 17, 2025
19026923 SPORTS HELMET Ruroc Ip Holdings Limited HUYNH, KHOA D 3732 §102§112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
18980535 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMAGE-GUIDED ENDOLUMINAL INTERVENTION USING REGISTERED EXTENDED REALITY VISUALIZATION Mediview Xr, Inc. JOHNSON, GERALD 3797 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 13, 2024
18967893 DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DUAL PURPOSE TRACKING Freenav, Inc. BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 §102§103§112 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
18950500 ADAPTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLES Hyzon Motors Usa Inc. BREWER, JACK ROBERT 3663 §103§112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 18, 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
18859778 OPENABLE SIDE TARPAULIN WALL SYSTEM European Trailer Systems GmbH ENGLE, PATRICIA LYNN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 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
18890195 SIDING AND ROOFING SYSTEMS Metal Exteriors, LLC ADAMOS, THEODORE V 3635 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 19, 2024
18886426 GUTTER PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Global Gutter Guards, LLC NGUYEN, CHI Q DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2024
18882975 LID WITH STANDOFFS FOR OUTDOOR PATIO BOX Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC PERREAULT, ANDREW D 3735 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 12, 2024
18883025 OUTDOOR PATIO BOX Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J 3733 §102§103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Sep 12, 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 Final Rejection 77d Pending Sep 09, 2024
18813533 ABSORBENT CORE Principle Business Enterprises, Inc. SU, SUSAN SHAN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18807512 TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM Rmv Leasing LLC RUSHING, MARK S 2689 §103Other Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2024
18802457 TRUCK SADDLE-MOUNTS WITH J-CLAMP White Mule Company STRICKLER, SCOTT LAWRENCE 3612 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 13, 2024
18799421 VARIABLE-DIAMETER BLADE SUITABLE FOR TRANS-MEDIA AIRCRAFT Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics CURRY, CINDI M 3642 §103§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2024
18779920 ROBOTIC CAMERA MOVEMENT FILMING SOLUTION Atmata LLC VIEAUX, GARY C 2638 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2024
18768506 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFECT REPAIR Inovision Software Solutions, Inc. WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION 1712 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 10, 2024
18719430 ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT METHOD BASED ON GEOFENCE Cesco Co., Ltd. VELEZ-LOPEZ, MARIO M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2024
18719351 GEOFENCE-BASED ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD Cesco Co., Ltd. MITCHELL, NATHAN A 2409 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2024
18660597 ELECTRIC FULL BODY FITNESS EQUIPMENT I-Tech Usa, Inc. DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 3784 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 19d Pending May 10, 2024
18645629 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH PERIPROCEDURAL DATA ANALYTICS Mediview Xr, Inc. KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI 3797 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18701344 STUMP GRINDING TOOTH HAVING COLLISION INTERCEPTOR Green Manufacturing, Inc. ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §112Other Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Apr 15, 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
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
18409359 ELECTRIC FULL BODY FITNESS EQUIPMENT I-Tech Usa, Inc. DICUIA, JONATHAN ANGELO 3784 §103Other Final Rejection 140d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2024
18406659 HIGH BOROSILICATE GLASS PRODUCT WITH COATING LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Hebei Sanxia Kitchenware Technology Co. Ltd. EMPIE, NATHAN H 1712 §103 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2024
18407414 TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTION, ASSESSMENT, ALERTING, INTERVENTION AND FEEDBACK SYSTEMS FOR BEHAVIORAL AND MENTAL HEALTH PATIENT CRISES Cerebral Inc. MACCAGNO, PIERRE L 3687 §101§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jan 08, 2024
18538039 JOG DIAL AND INDICATOR LIGHT FOR JUICER I-Tech Usa, Inc. JENNISON, BRIAN W §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18011840 COPPER ALLOY MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Hebei Li'En New Material Technology Co., Ltd. ROE, JESSEE RANDALL 1759 §101§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Oct 31, 2023
18495293 MULTILAYER SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES Hyzon Motors Usa Inc. LEE, JAMES §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 26, 2023
18486901 METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MATCHING A SELLER AND A BUYER R&D Co-Op, Inc. GARCIA-GUERRA, DARLENE 3625 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 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
18254319 USE OF ZANAMIVIR IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING PREECLAMPSIA Shenzhen Evergreen Therapeutics Co., Ltd. SHTERENGARTS, SAMANTHA L 1623 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2023
18252159 ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH, INC. JONES, AISLINN MOIRA 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending May 08, 2023
18310621 MANUFACTURABLE HUMIDIFIER Hyzon Motors Inc. EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 1776 §102§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 02, 2023
18250101 POOL BODY Oriental Recreational Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 3754 §103§112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 21, 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
18185121 PROTECTIVE SHEATH FOR A GLASS PHARMACUETICAL CARTRIDGE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Rx Bandz, Inc. SCHMIDT, EMILY LOUISE 3783 §102§103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Mar 16, 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 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Sep 19, 2022
17526904 SEMI-BIOSYNTHETIC PRODUCTION OF FATTY ALCOHOLS AND FATTY ALDEHYDES Provivi, Inc. ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA 1654 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 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 Non-Final OA 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
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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