Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Weaver Austin Villeneuve & Sampson LLP

28 pending office actions • 21 clients • 27 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=6869 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

81.0%
Allowance Rate
n=6869
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=6869
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=3622
-0.09σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3622
1047 days
Time to Allowance
n=3622
+14.1pp
Interview Lift
n=6869
29.0%
RCE Rate
n=6869
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=6869

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.3%
§101 Overcome
n=364
78.4%
§102 Overcome
n=1317
79.3%
§103 Overcome
n=2244
82.1%
§112 Overcome
n=1283

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04W, G01S
Top CPC Subclasses
15%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=6869
21
Practitioners
n=6869
327.1
Apps / Practitioner
n=6869

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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

15
Hard (54%)
13
Medium (46%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other4 (14%)
§103 only13 (46%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
43% of docket
6
Information Tech
21% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
11% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
14% of docket
3
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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WEINER, LAURA S 2 85.2% +14.3%
JEAN PIERRE, PEGUY 1 94.3% -0.7%
SHAW, PETER C 1 76.2% +35.6%
COTEY, PHILIP L 1 84.0% +21.2%
LEE, DORIS L 1 58.6% +8.6%
WINDRICH, MARCUS E 1 79.3% +6.8%
PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE 1 24.1% +13.9%
KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1 50.8% +16.1%
IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA 1
MILLER, DANIEL R 1 82.5% +20.9%

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
18368924 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING BATTERY DEFECTS IN BATTERY PACKS MILLER, DANIEL R 47d
19011579 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN AN EXTRA BIT OF RESOLUTION IN A SINGLE-ENDED SAR ADC JEAN PIERRE, PEGUY

Hard Cases (15)

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
15563015 METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPATIAL PROFILING OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES BUNKER, AMY M 49d overdue
18556807 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SYNTHESIS IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA 3d overdue
17833697 BIOFILMS IN BIOELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION CELLS WEST, ROBERT GENE 1d overdue
17816592 GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF WEINER, LAURA S 14d
18291887 CONTINUOUS MONITORING WITH NANO-DIAMOND HYDROGEL IN MICRONEEDLES PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE 83d
18804665 MONITORS FOR PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS COTEY, PHILIP L
18651199 2D PHASED SUBARRAY MIMO RADAR WINDRICH, MARCUS E
18267746 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR TARGETING CD123 AND USE THEREOF XIAO, YAN

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18503972 SOLIDS SEPARATION KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 8d overdue
17816592 GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF WEINER, LAURA S 14d
18368924 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING BATTERY DEFECTS IN BATTERY PACKS MILLER, DANIEL R 47d
18291887 CONTINUOUS MONITORING WITH NANO-DIAMOND HYDROGEL IN MICRONEEDLES PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE 83d
19011248 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING, REGISTERING, AND VERIFYING DIGITALLY SEALED ASSETS SHAW, PETER C
18804665 MONITORS FOR PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS COTEY, PHILIP L
18193618 GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF WEINER, LAURA S

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17232
17641
36461
37911
17791
37251
28581
21321
17991
16421

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19011579 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO OBTAIN AN EXTRA BIT OF RESOLUTION IN A SINGLE-ENDED SAR ADC Reconceive AI, Inc. JEAN PIERRE, PEGUY §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 06, 2025
19011248 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR CREATING, REGISTERING, AND VERIFYING DIGITALLY SEALED ASSETS Auth9, Inc. SHAW, PETER C §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 06, 2025
18804665 MONITORS FOR PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS Everactive, Inc. COTEY, PHILIP L §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18667185 POLYMERIZED IN-SITU HYBRID SOLID ION-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS Blue Current, Inc. LEE, DORIS L 1764 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18651199 2D PHASED SUBARRAY MIMO RADAR Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology WINDRICH, MARCUS E 3646 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18291887 CONTINUOUS MONITORING WITH NANO-DIAMOND HYDROGEL IN MICRONEEDLES The University of Chicago PADDA, ARI SINGH KANE 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Jan 24, 2024
18503972 SOLIDS SEPARATION Beyond The Dome, Inc. KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2023
18556807 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INORGANIC ELECTROLYTE SYNTHESIS Blue Current, Inc. IBEKWE, DARLINGTON NDUKA 3725 §102§103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18368924 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING BATTERY DEFECTS IN BATTERY PACKS Qnovo Inc. MILLER, DANIEL R 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 47d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18359700 MEMORY MODULE SK Hynix Inc. DARE, RYAN A 2132 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18272775 EMBRYO CULTURE DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE THEREOF Asada Ladies Clinic YOH, JULIUS FRANCIS 1799 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Jul 17, 2023
18267746 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR TARGETING CD123 AND USE THEREOF Shandong Jinsai Co., Ltd. XIAO, YAN 1642 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 15, 2023
18328185 USING AN ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD FOR ANOMALY DETECTION Datashapes, Inc. LEE, TSU-CHANG 2127 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2023
18193618 GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF Polyplus Battery Company WEINER, LAURA S 1723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 30, 2023
18155560 COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTES WITH BINDERS Blue Current, Inc. CAI, WENWEN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jan 17, 2023
18147262 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CLASSIFICATION PROBABILITY Datashapes, Inc. RIFKIN, BEN M 2123 §101§103DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2022
18147265 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MULTISTAGE CLASSIFICATION TO REDUCE COMPUTATION COMPLEXITY Datashapes, Inc. COLEMAN, PAUL 2126 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2022
17914304 A SEMI-PERMEABLE MEMBRANE National University Of Singapore CHIU, TAK LIANG 1777 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 23, 2022
17816791 PATTERN RECOGNITION SYSTEM Datashapes, Inc. DUONG, HIEN LUONGVAN 2147 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2022
17816592 GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND METHODS OF MAKING GLASSY SOLID-STATE ELECTRODES AND BATTERY CELLS THEREOF Polyplus Battery Company WEINER, LAURA S 1723 §101Other Final Rejection 14d Pending Aug 01, 2022
17870307 TRUNK BUS SYSTEM Voltage, LLC MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 21, 2022
17833697 BIOFILMS IN BIOELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION CELLS Bugsy Solar LLC WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 §103§112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2022
17659006 BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT FORMULATIONS INCLUDING TRICHODERMA Shared-X LLC STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1619 §103 Final Rejection 120d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2022
17644498 MANAGING A GLOBAL NETWORK OF VIRTUAL TESTERS Sauce Labs Inc. AGUILERA, TODD 2192 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2021
17301457 BYPRODUCT FREE METHODS FOR SOLID HYBRID ELECTROLYTE Blue Current, Inc. ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 02, 2021
16844871 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEGMENTED MOTION SENSING Guru, Inc. LI, YONGHONG 3648 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2020
16654949 MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS Shoplogix (U.S.) Inc. LIANG, LEONARD S 2857 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2019
15563015 METHODS FOR PERFORMING SPATIAL PROFILING OF BIOLOGICAL MOLECULES Centrillion Technology Holdings Corporation BUNKER, AMY M 1684 §103§112 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2017

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