Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Wegman Hessler

11 pending office actions • 4 clients • 11 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1163 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1163
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1163
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=651
-0.33σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=651
977 days
Time to Allowance
n=651
+7.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1163
17.5%
RCE Rate
n=1163
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=1163

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.8%
§101 Overcome
n=33
79.8%
§102 Overcome
n=268
80.3%
§103 Overcome
n=396
83.3%
§112 Overcome
n=306

Specialization & Scale

A01D, G05D, C23C
Top CPC Subclasses
18%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1163
1
Practitioners
n=1163
1163.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1163

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

6
Hard (55%)
5
Medium (45%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (9%)
§103 only5 (45%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
9% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
9% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
64% of docket
2
Business / Other
18% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O 1 75.7% +3.8%
SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 1 32.7% +21.3%
RUNCO, MADELINE IVY 1 77.0% +8.2%
CHOI, JISUN 1 68.6% +61.7%
WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE 1 83.9% +20.8%
LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY 1 85.2% +7.2%
SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 1 70.8% +8.2%
PATEL, ROHAN OM 1 100.0% +0.0%
BEHRENS, ADAM J 1 77.3% +12.1%
ROCCA, JOSEPH M 1 78.0% +23.0%

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
18678273 ERASE ALGORITHM FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEFINING A WEAK PROGRAM STATE AS AN ERASE STATE LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY 4d overdue
18816704 GROUND FOLLOWING TRIMMER WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE

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
18373712 MOW DECK AND BAGGING SYSTEM FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY WALK-BEHIND MOWING APPARATUS PATEL, ROHAN OM 4d overdue
18086562 HINGE PIN KEEPER AND ENCLOSURE WITH AMBIDEXTROUS LIFT OFF-HINGE MORGAN, EMILY M 9d
19271136 DIFFERENTIAL TRACTION DRIVE AND STEERING AXIS COORDINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O
19010398 FORCE FEEDBACK AND RETURN TO CENTER FOR DRIVE-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS
18985422 SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE APPARATUS FOR A POWER EQUIPMENT MACHINE RUNCO, MADELINE IVY
18101797 POWER EQUIPMENT MACHINE WITH FOOT PEDAL STEERING AND SPEED CONTROLS ROCCA, JOSEPH M

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18920455 POWER EQUIPMENT DEVICE WITH OPERATOR-INITIATED AUTOMATED LIMITED TURNING APPARATUS CHOI, JISUN 9d overdue
19010398 FORCE FEEDBACK AND RETURN TO CENTER FOR DRIVE-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS
18816704 GROUND FOLLOWING TRIMMER WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE
18351604 OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT WITH CONVERTIBLE SEATED AND STANDING OPERATOR POSITIONS BEHRENS, ADAM J
18101797 POWER EQUIPMENT MACHINE WITH FOOT PEDAL STEERING AND SPEED CONTROLS ROCCA, JOSEPH M

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Stanley Black & Decker 8
Crossbar 1
ATG 1
Integra Enclosures, Limited 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36713
36581
36631
36661
28241
17591
36771

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19271136 DIFFERENTIAL TRACTION DRIVE AND STEERING AXIS COORDINATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Mtd Products Inc. EL SAYAH, MOHAMAD O 3658 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 16, 2025
19010398 FORCE FEEDBACK AND RETURN TO CENTER FOR DRIVE-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM Mtd Products Inc. SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS 3663 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 06, 2025
18985422 SIDE DISCHARGE CHUTE APPARATUS FOR A POWER EQUIPMENT MACHINE Mtd Products Inc. RUNCO, MADELINE IVY §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2024
18920455 POWER EQUIPMENT DEVICE WITH OPERATOR-INITIATED AUTOMATED LIMITED TURNING APPARATUS Mtd Products Inc. CHOI, JISUN 3666 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2024
18816704 GROUND FOLLOWING TRIMMER Mtd Products Inc. WEBB, SUNNY DANIELLE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 27, 2024
18678273 ERASE ALGORITHM FOR NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEFINING A WEAK PROGRAM STATE AS AN ERASE STATE Crossbar, Inc. LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY 2824 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 30, 2024
18383116 GARMENT MATERIAL Atg Ceylon (Pvt) Limited SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2023
18373712 MOW DECK AND BAGGING SYSTEM FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY WALK-BEHIND MOWING APPARATUS Mtd Products Inc. PATEL, ROHAN OM 3671 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2023
18351604 OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT WITH CONVERTIBLE SEATED AND STANDING OPERATOR POSITIONS Mtd Products Inc. BEHRENS, ADAM J 3671 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 13, 2023
18101797 POWER EQUIPMENT MACHINE WITH FOOT PEDAL STEERING AND SPEED CONTROLS Mtd Products Inc. ROCCA, JOSEPH M 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 26, 2023
18086562 HINGE PIN KEEPER AND ENCLOSURE WITH AMBIDEXTROUS LIFT OFF-HINGE Integra Enclosures, Limited MORGAN, EMILY M 3677 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Dec 21, 2022

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