Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Wissing Miller - Hubbell

27 pending office actions • 2 clients • 23 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 30 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1303 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1303
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1303
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=752
-0.23σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=752
971 days
Time to Allowance
n=752
+4.1pp
Interview Lift
n=1303
32.4%
RCE Rate
n=1303
1.4%
Appeal Rate
n=1303

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

63.3%
§101 Overcome
n=60
76.0%
§102 Overcome
n=383
76.0%
§103 Overcome
n=525
79.6%
§112 Overcome
n=393

Specialization & Scale

H01R, E05Y, H02G
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1303
4
Practitioners
n=1303
325.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=1303

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
1
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. 18 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 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.

15
Hard (56%)
12
Medium (44%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only8 (30%)
§102 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (56%)

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
2
Communications
7% of docket
14
Semiconductors
52% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
37% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GUSHI, ROSS N 2 84.0% +2.6%
HAYES, MARY A 2 82.1% +9.5%
LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2 88.9% +5.1%
FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2 58.0% +14.4%
JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN 1 78.3% +20.2%
SMITH, NKEISHA 1 72.8% +16.9%
MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F 1 85.9% +6.2%
SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 1 78.4% +17.3%
MAYO III, WILLIAM H 1 77.1% -3.8%
DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 1 83.8% +10.0%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18122547 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS WIRE TERMINALS GUSHI, ROSS N 321d overdue
18612748 TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND MONITORING SYSTEM DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 12d
18233601 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 20d
18082686 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 72d
18915687 MULTI-GANG ADJUSTABLE MUD RING ASSEMBLIES MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F

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
18431471 Push to Connect Electrical Connector with Integral Release DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 86d overdue
18292219 POWER TOOL WITH ASSOCIATED BEACON DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES 23d overdue
17893433 PORTABLE IN-LINE CUTTING TOOL WITH STABILIZER ALIE, GHASSEM 18d overdue
19204156 TOOL WITH MULTI-STAGE TRIGGER JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN 16d overdue
18958464 ADJUSTABLE ELECTRICAL FIXTURE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY SMITH, NKEISHA 5d
18076934 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 12d
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION WOOD, KIMBERLY T 14d
18605003 HELICAL PILE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER JONES, GORDON A 16d

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19204156 TOOL WITH MULTI-STAGE TRIGGER JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN 16d overdue
18958464 ADJUSTABLE ELECTRICAL FIXTURE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY SMITH, NKEISHA 5d
18612748 TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND MONITORING SYSTEM DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 12d
18076934 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 12d
18106275 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS FIGUEROA, FELIX O 34d
18785021 PORTABLE IN-LINE DIELESS CRIMPING TOOL SULLIVAN, DEBRA M

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Hubbell 24
Burndy 3

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28346
28314
36323
28412
37311
37251
28831
26831
37631
28741

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19204156 TOOL WITH MULTI-STAGE TRIGGER Hubbell Incorporated JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN 3731 §103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending May 09, 2025
18958464 ADJUSTABLE ELECTRICAL FIXTURE MOUNTING ASSEMBLY Hubbell Incorporated SMITH, NKEISHA 3632 §103§112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Nov 25, 2024
18915687 MULTI-GANG ADJUSTABLE MUD RING ASSEMBLIES Hubbell Incorporated MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2024
18787089 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE Burndy, LLC GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18785021 PORTABLE IN-LINE DIELESS CRIMPING TOOL Hubbell Incorporated SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 3725 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2024
18781369 TERMINATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES Hubbell Incorporated MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §102§103Other Final Rejection Pending Jul 23, 2024
18622414 FIBER OPTIC SPLICE CLOSURES Hubbell Incorporated HAYES, MARY A 2883 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2024
18612748 TOOL TRACKING SYSTEM AND MONITORING SYSTEM Hubbell Incorporated DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Mar 21, 2024
18605003 HELICAL PILE WITH HEAT EXCHANGER Hubbell Incorporated JONES, GORDON A 3763 §102§103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18588872 FIBER OPTIC SPLICE CLOSURES Hubbell Incorporated HAYES, MARY A 2874 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2024
18431471 Push to Connect Electrical Connector with Integral Release Hubbell Incorporated DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T 3679 §102§103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Feb 02, 2024
18292219 POWER TOOL WITH ASSOCIATED BEACON Hubbell Incorporated DWYER, MATTHEW JAMES 2649 §102§103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jan 25, 2024
18413841 CABLE HANGER EXPANSION Hubbell Incorporated WOOD, KIMBERLY T 3631 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 16, 2024
18409909 CAM AND BLOCK TAP CONNECTOR Hubbell Incorporated KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2024
18511929 MULTI-POLE ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH WIRE TERMINATION ASSEMBLIES Hubbell Incorporated CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 2831 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2023
18558456 TRACER WIRE JUMPERS AND PIGTAILS Hubbell Incorporated GUGGER, SEAN A 2834 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 01, 2023
18371115 ELECTRICAL CABLE HANGERS Hubbell Incorporated MCNICHOLS, ERET C 3632 §102§103 Non-Final OA 68d Pending Sep 21, 2023
18233601 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE Burndy, LLC LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2834 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18197599 ELECTRICAL COMPONENT HANGERS Hubbell Incorporated GARFT, CHRISTOPHER 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18122600 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS WIRE TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Mar 16, 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
18111807 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICE WITH FACEPLATE MODULE Hubbell Incorporated MILLISER, THERON S 2841 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2023
18106275 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 06, 2023
18082686 CONNECTOR WITH CAPTIVE INTERFACE Burndy, LLC LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 72d Pending Dec 16, 2022
18076934 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Hubbell Incorporated FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 07, 2022
17893433 PORTABLE IN-LINE CUTTING TOOL WITH STABILIZER Hubbell Incorporated ALIE, GHASSEM 3724 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2022
17347490 LIGHTWEIGHT VAULT COVER Hubbell Incorporated CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2021

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