Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
26 pending office actions • 15 clients • 25 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
WHITEFORD, TAYLOR & PRESTON, LLP handles patent prosecution in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, with 1441 career applications on record. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 87.01 percent. Its prosecution history shows an average of 3.03 office actions per allowance. Currently, the firm is managing 17 pending office actions.
The 1441 career applications and 87.01 percent allowance rate establish the firm's historical performance in this sector. The 3.03 average helps practitioners understand the typical procedural requirements for reaching an allowance. With 17 pending office actions, the firm maintains its presence in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. This data set reflects the firm's documented experience and current workload within the patent office. The recorded metrics provide a baseline for procedural duration in this specific field. Practitioners can evaluate the intensity of examiner interaction and resource requirements based on these historical figures. These statistics offer a view of the firm's prosecution profile.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 | 1 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (15%) |
| §103 only | 8 (31%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROBINSON, HOPE A | 2 | 67.7% | +43.1% |
| HSIA, SHERRIE Y | 1 | 90.8% | +7.0% |
| CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN | 1 | 45.0% | +70.0% |
| HENRY, MATTHEW D | 1 | 29.7% | +20.3% |
| KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | 1 | 26.6% | +31.1% |
| RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L | 1 | 44.8% | +16.3% |
| ZHAI, KYLE | 1 | 75.0% | +18.5% |
| STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM | 1 | 66.7% | -4.0% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 1 | 71.2% | +17.2% |
| COHEN, MICHAEL P | 1 | 58.7% | +27.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19314320 | Method and Device for Portable, Modular and Compact Optical Microscopy for Studying Material Dynamics at the Nanoscale | HSIA, SHERRIE Y | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18576040 | SEALING DEVICE, GARBAGE CAN BODY AND GARBAGE CAN | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 162d overdue |
| 19254270 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DENTAL ANESTHESIA RECOVERY | CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN | 19d overdue |
| 18329130 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ZEROVALENT NANOPARTICLE-MEDIATED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CYANOBACTERIA | IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN | 22d |
| 18735720 | SLIDING DEVICE AND TRASH CAN | BOUZIANE, SAID | 43d |
| 18430193 | Composition and Method for Increasing Fatty Acid Production in Cyanobacteria by Altering Cell Membrane Permeability | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 86d |
| 19222833 | System for Engineering Proposal Generation | HENRY, MATTHEW D | — |
| 19079829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION | KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | — |
| 18869478 | IMAGE PROCESSING | ZHAI, KYLE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19254270 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DENTAL ANESTHESIA RECOVERY | CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN | 19d overdue |
| 18430193 | Composition and Method for Increasing Fatty Acid Production in Cyanobacteria by Altering Cell Membrane Permeability | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 86d |
| 19222833 | System for Engineering Proposal Generation | HENRY, MATTHEW D | — |
| 19079829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION | KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | — |
| 19005152 | CONTROLLED INVENTORY REFRIGERATED DISPENSING SYSTEM | RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L | — |
| 18869478 | IMAGE PROCESSING | ZHAI, KYLE | — |
| 18846168 | GRID STRUCTURE DISMANTLING METHOD | FERENCE, JAMES M | — |
| 18839284 | A process for the Preparation Nitrile Herbicides, their Esters and Salts | COHEN, MICHAEL P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2422 | 1 |
| 1655 | 1 |
| 3687 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 1611 | 1 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| 2846 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19314320 | Method and Device for Portable, Modular and Compact Optical Microscopy for Studying Material Dynamics at the Nanoscale | Universities Space Research Association | HSIA, SHERRIE Y | 2422 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19254270 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DENTAL ANESTHESIA RECOVERY | David Drescher | CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN | 1655 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19222833 | System for Engineering Proposal Generation | Spatial Business Systems, LLC | HENRY, MATTHEW D | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 | |
| 19079829 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION | Morgan State University | KOLOSOWSKI-GAGER, KATHERINE | 3687 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19005152 | CONTROLLED INVENTORY REFRIGERATED DISPENSING SYSTEM | Minibar Systems | RANDALL, JR., KELVIN L | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 18869478 | IMAGE PROCESSING | Nick Ager | ZHAI, KYLE | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| 18294345 | ROBOT SORTING METHOD BASED ON VISUAL RECOGNITION AND STORAGE MEDIUM | China Construction Steel Structure Guangdong Co., Ltd. | STIEBRITZ, NOAH WILLIAM | 3658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18846168 | GRID STRUCTURE DISMANTLING METHOD | China Construction Steel Structure Co., Ltd. | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18839284 | A process for the Preparation Nitrile Herbicides, their Esters and Salts | Gharda Chemicals Limited | COHEN, MICHAEL P | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 | |
| 18806301 | SUPPORTED DRUG FORMULATIONS SHOWING CONTROLLED DRUG RELEASE, AND A METHOD FOR THEIR PREPARATION | Morgan State University | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18786008 | METHOD TO ASSESS GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE PERFORMANCE | Morgan State University | SINGH, RUPANGINI | 3628 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18781031 | ADIABATIC PRE-COOLING REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | Evapco, Inc. | TEITELBAUM, DAVID J | 3700 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18765978 | Method and Device for Detecting Presence, Concentration, and Antibiotic Resistance of Bacteria in Urine Samples | Astek Diagnostics Inc. | CELSA, BENNETT M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 | |
| 18735720 | SLIDING DEVICE AND TRASH CAN | Jiangmen Jinlong High Technology Industrial Co., Ltd. | BOUZIANE, SAID | 2846 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18592932 | Methods and Compositions for Increasing Bio-products in Cyanobacteria using Low-Dose Antibiotics | Morgan State University | ROBINSON, HOPE A | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 | |
| 18430193 | Composition and Method for Increasing Fatty Acid Production in Cyanobacteria by Altering Cell Membrane Permeability | Morgan State University | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1652 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 86d | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18576040 | SEALING DEVICE, GARBAGE CAN BODY AND GARBAGE CAN | Huanjiu Lu | VOLZ, ELIZABETH J | 3733 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 162d overdue | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18574448 | A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 2-NITRO-4-(METHYLSULFONYL)BENZOIC ACID | Gharda Chemicals Limited | CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 | |
| 18544634 | 3D Printed Electronics Using Directional Plasma Jet | Universities Space Research Association | SMITH JR., JIMMY R | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18498342 | Gas Flow Chamber Device and Method of ATR Infrared Spectroscopy for Monitoring Chemical Reactions in Controlled Environments | Morgan State University | XU, XIAOYUN | 1797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18210986 | METHOD FOR THE POLYCULTURE OF CLAMS WITH OYSTERS | Morgan State University | CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A | 3643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18329130 | METHODS FOR DETECTING ZEROVALENT NANOPARTICLE-MEDIATED OXIDATIVE STRESS IN CYANOBACTERIA | Morgan State University | IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN | 1653 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18203333 | Apparatus and Method for Wet Powder Dispensing for Low Temperature Metal 3D Printing | University of the District of Columbia | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18303170 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SICKLE CELL DISEASE USING DEEP TRANSFER LEARNING | Morgan State University | STRIEGEL, THEODORE CHARLES | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 | |
| 18167475 | MODULAR, PERCUTANEOUS DUAL-LUMEN CANNULA SYSTEM | The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research | HALL, DEANNA K | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18069539 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PATIENTS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS | Morgan State University | CHOI, PETER H | 3685 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
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