Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Weber Rosselli & Cannon LLP

15 pending office actions • 8 clients • 15 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=471 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.9%
Allowance Rate
n=471
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=471
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=299
+0.09σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=299
989 days
Time to Allowance
n=299
+11.4pp
Interview Lift
n=471
32.0%
RCE Rate
n=471
0.0%
Appeal Rate
n=471

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

53.3%
§101 Overcome
n=30
76.6%
§102 Overcome
n=188
73.0%
§103 Overcome
n=252
77.2%
§112 Overcome
n=171

Specialization & Scale

H05K, H02J, Y02T
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=471
4
Practitioners
n=471
117.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=471

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 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.

6
Hard (40%)
7
Medium (47%)
2
Easy (13%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (7%)
§103 only7 (47%)
§112 only1 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
7% of docket
1
Information Tech
7% of docket
1
Communications
7% of docket
4
Semiconductors
27% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
47% of docket
1
Business / Other
7% 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.

150 h
Manual time on pending OAs
30 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
52 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FLOHRE, JASON A 1 69.0% +17.9%
NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC 1 52.7% +40.2%
IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW 1 71.4% +0.0%
SINHA, TARUN 1 76.8% +17.7%
WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT 1 84.9% +16.8%
SANKS, SCHYLER S 1 72.7% +15.9%
MORRIS, TAYLOR L 1 59.3% +35.7%
PARK, CHANMIN 1 44.8% +21.4%
OLSON, LARS A 1 82.1% +14.2%
HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH 1 72.3% +24.1%

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
18195186 WATERBORNE DOCKING ASSEMBLY OLSON, LARS A 36d overdue
18616132 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SINGLE-PHASE FLUID WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17797698 COMPRESSED-AIR MODULE SYSTEM FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE SAHNI, VISHAL R 79d overdue
18070941 PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELDS FOR THERMALLY SENSITIVE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THERMALLY SENSITIVE COMPONENTS PARVEZ, AZM A 46d overdue
18616139 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING TWO CIRCUITS WITH WATER FLOW IN A COUNTER FLOW AND IN A SERIES OR PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT SANKS, SCHYLER S 45d overdue
18015047 METHOD FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL STRESSES IN A TRACTION ENERGY STORE KOUSAR, SADIA 44d overdue
18230965 DAVIT MORRIS, TAYLOR L 27d
18288529 VEHICLE WITH A RETARDER BRAKE DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING BRAKING METHOD IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18268968 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAFELY PARKING A VEHICLE PARK, CHANMIN 154d overdue
18616139 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING TWO CIRCUITS WITH WATER FLOW IN A COUNTER FLOW AND IN A SERIES OR PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT SANKS, SCHYLER S 45d overdue
18195186 WATERBORNE DOCKING ASSEMBLY OLSON, LARS A 36d overdue
18230965 DAVIT MORRIS, TAYLOR L 27d
18696784 DEVICE WITH LEAK DETECTION OF A DRIPABLE MEDIUM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE SINHA, TARUN 75d
18886807 SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND TOOLS FOR EVALUATING HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY FOR A GIVEN POSE AND POSITION OF A THERAPY ARRAY NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC 76d
18906883 ACTIVATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF A NIGHT MODE IN CAMERA MONITORING APPLICATIONS FLOHRE, JASON A
18616132 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SINGLE-PHASE FLUID WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26371
37971
28551
37411
21291
36311
36611
36151
28351
28591

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18906883 ACTIVATION AND OPTIMIZATION OF A NIGHT MODE IN CAMERA MONITORING APPLICATIONS Motherson Innovations Company Limited FLOHRE, JASON A 2637 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 04, 2024
18886807 SIMULATION SOFTWARE AND TOOLS FOR EVALUATING HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY FOR A GIVEN POSE AND POSITION OF A THERAPY ARRAY Histosonics, Inc. NGUYEN, HIEN NGOC 3797 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Sep 16, 2024
18288529 VEHICLE WITH A RETARDER BRAKE DEVICE, AND CORRESPONDING BRAKING METHOD MAN Truck & Bus SE IRVIN, SHEA WOODROW §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 16, 2024
18696784 DEVICE WITH LEAK DETECTION OF A DRIPABLE MEDIUM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE MAN Truck & Bus SE SINHA, TARUN 2855 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18616132 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SINGLE-PHASE FLUID Inertech Ip LLC WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT 3741 DP Final Rejection Pending Mar 25, 2024
18616139 COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING TWO CIRCUITS WITH WATER FLOW IN A COUNTER FLOW AND IN A SERIES OR PARALLEL ARRANGEMENT Inertech Ip LLC SANKS, SCHYLER S 2129 §103§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Mar 25, 2024
18230965 DAVIT Safetylink Pty Ltd. MORRIS, TAYLOR L 3631 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18268968 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAFELY PARKING A VEHICLE MAN Truck & Bus SE PARK, CHANMIN 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 154d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18195186 WATERBORNE DOCKING ASSEMBLY Solar Sailor Pty Ltd. OLSON, LARS A 3615 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending May 09, 2023
18118357 SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR COOLING SERVER RACKS Inertech Ip LLC HOFFBERG, ROBERT JOSEPH 2835 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2023
18015047 METHOD FOR DETERMINING MECHANICAL STRESSES IN A TRACTION ENERGY STORE MAN Truck & Bus SE KOUSAR, SADIA 2859 §101§103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2023
18070941 PROTECTIVE HEAT SHIELDS FOR THERMALLY SENSITIVE COMPONENTS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THERMALLY SENSITIVE COMPONENTS Flex Ltd. PARVEZ, AZM A 2892 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17642659 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ENERGY STORE FOR ELECTRICAL ENERGY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE MAN Truck & Bus SE LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE 1727 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 06, 2022
17797698 COMPRESSED-AIR MODULE SYSTEM FOR A UTILITY VEHICLE MAN Truck & Bus SE SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §102§103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2022
17704365 Integrated Automatic Retail System and Method Via Touch Media, Inc. CHAMPAGNE, LUNA 3627 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2022

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