Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Wissing Miller - Hubbell

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

16 pending office actions • 2 clients • 13 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Wissing Miller - Hubbell has 15 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and 1319 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 91.23%, and allowed matters average 3.11 office actions per allowance.

The profile combines a semiconductor-focused pending docket with reported historical prosecution results. The allowance rate supplies an outcome benchmark for resolved applications, while the office-action average indicates the examination effort associated with allowed matters. Practitioners can use this information when planning responses involving circuit, optical, or semiconductor claim limitations, but the aggregate data does not identify the specific grounds or amendments driving individual outcomes.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1319 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1319
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1319
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=770
-0.22σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=770
973 days
Time to Allowance
n=770
+5.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1319
31.6%
RCE Rate
n=1319
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1319

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

62.9%
§101 Overcome
n=62
75.4%
§102 Overcome
n=394
75.4%
§103 Overcome
n=540
79.8%
§112 Overcome
n=402

Specialization & Scale

H01R, E05Y, E05F
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1319
4
Practitioners
n=1319
329.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=1319

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

7
Hard (44%)
9
Medium (56%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only8 (50%)
§102 only1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
19% of docket
7
Semiconductors
44% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FIGUEROA, FELIX O 3 58.1% +14.8%
GUSHI, ROSS N 2 83.9% +2.2%
GERTH, KATIE L 1 75.8% +16.6%
MAYO III, WILLIAM H 1 77.0% -3.9%
DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 1 84.0% +9.8%
DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 1 79.7% +4.7%
DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES 1 100.0% +0.0%
WOOD, KIMBERLY T 1 54.8% +27.6%
GUGGER, SEAN A 1 64.9% +23.2%
GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 1 59.0% +23.2%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18122547 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS WIRE TERMINALS GUSHI, ROSS N 321d overdue
18292219 POWER TOOL WITH ASSOCIATED BEACON DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES 23d overdue
18612748 TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND MONITORING SYSTEM DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 12d

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18764838 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 98d overdue
18431471 Push to Connect Electrical Connector with Integral Release DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 86d overdue
17347490 LIGHTWEIGHT VAULT COVER CHU, KATHERINE J 79d overdue
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION WOOD, KIMBERLY T 14d
18787089 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE GUSHI, ROSS N —
18781369 TERMINATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES MAYO III, WILLIAM H —
16390108 ELECTRICAL CONDUIT COUPLER BOCHNA, DAVID —

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
18764838 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 98d overdue
19034189 PORTABLE HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC TOOLS GERTH, KATIE L 71d overdue
18558456 TRACER WIRE JUMPERS AND PIGTAILS GUGGER, SEAN A 45d overdue
18197599 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HANGERS GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 4d overdue
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION WOOD, KIMBERLY T 14d
18106275 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 34d
18764889 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O —

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Hubbell 15
Burndy 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28343
28313
36792
37311
28411
26831
26491
36311
36321
36711

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19034189 PORTABLE HAND-HELD HYDRAULIC TOOLS Hubbell Incorporated GERTH, KATIE L 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2025
18787089 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE Burndy, LLC GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 29, 2024
18781369 TERMINATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES Hubbell Incorporated MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §102§103Other Final Rejection — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18764889 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2024
18764838 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Jul 05, 2024
18612748 TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND MONITORING SYSTEM Hubbell Incorporated DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 2683 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Mar 21, 2024
18431471 Push to Connect Electrical Connector with Integral Release Hubbell Incorporated DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 3679 §102§103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Feb 02, 2024
18292219 POWER TOOL WITH ASSOCIATED BEACON Hubbell Incorporated DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES 2649 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Jan 25, 2024
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION Hubbell Incorporated WOOD, KIMBERLY T 3631 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jan 16, 2024
18558456 TRACER WIRE JUMPERS AND PIGTAILS Hubbell Incorporated GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2023
18197599 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HANGERS Hubbell Incorporated GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18122547 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS WIRE TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 321d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18106275 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §103Other Final Rejection 34d Pending Feb 06, 2023
17347490 LIGHTWEIGHT VAULT COVER Hubbell Incorporated CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §103§112 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2021
17320163 PROXIMITY-BASED CONTACT TRACING SYSTEM Hubbell Incorporated ODOM, CURTIS B 2631 §103 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending May 13, 2021
16390108 ELECTRICAL CONDUIT COUPLER Hubbell Incorporated BOCHNA, DAVID 3679 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 22, 2019

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wissing Miller - Hubbell's patent allowance rate?

91.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Wissing Miller - Hubbell were allowed, across 1,319 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Wissing Miller - Hubbell average before allowance?

3.11 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Wissing Miller - Hubbell have?

16 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 13 examiners in 11 art units.

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