Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner LLP

52 pending office actions • 39 clients • 51 examiners • 34 art units • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=5334 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

83.9%
Allowance Rate
n=5334
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5334
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=3216
-0.21σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=3216
1078 days
Time to Allowance
n=3216
+11.1pp
Interview Lift
n=5334
20.2%
RCE Rate
n=5334
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=5334

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.6%
§101 Overcome
n=262
79.4%
§102 Overcome
n=1375
79.8%
§103 Overcome
n=2158
82.4%
§112 Overcome
n=1633

Specialization & Scale

A61B, Y10T, A61L
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5334
18
Practitioners
n=5334
296.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=5334

Portfolio Summary

52
Total Pending OAs
36
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 25 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
2
Due this week
6
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 25 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (5)

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.

26
Hard (50%)
24
Medium (46%)
1
Easy (2%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (6%)
§101 + other5 (10%)
§103 only17 (33%)
§102 only3 (6%)
§112 only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other4 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)18 (35%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
13% of docket
5
Information Tech
10% of docket
3
Communications
6% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
25
Mechanical / Eng
48% of docket
12
Business / Other
23% 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.

520 h
Manual time on pending OAs
104 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
182 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TURK, BROCK E 2 30.1% +36.6%
DAVID, MICHAEL D 1 81.9% +14.0%
WANG, XIAOBEI 1 65.1% +48.3%
FREEMAN, JOSHUA E 1 82.2% +11.9%
NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD 1 64.3% +55.6%
VU, BAI DUC 1 78.6% +18.5%
WHITESELL, STEVEN H 1 81.9% +12.9%
SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 1 73.3% +20.9%
KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 1 68.3% +28.2%
THOMAS, LUCY M 1 62.5% +18.0%

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
19260979 GAS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR LOW ENERGY AMMUNITION DAVID, MICHAEL D
19079616 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY PROCESSING AN OBJECT WHITESELL, STEVEN H

Hard Cases (26)

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
18746676 VASCULAR ANCHORING INTRODUCER SHEATH BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J 114d overdue
17846682 ROTATING FULL-CORE BIOPSY NEEDLE CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 51d overdue
18737182 ADJUSTABLE PORTAL PLATE BELLINGER, JASON R 36d overdue
19042337 MEDICAL PRODUCTS USEFUL IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-GUIDED METHODS SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 19d overdue
18605900 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UTILIZING DRONES SRIVASTAVA, VIVEK 8d overdue
18406358 TWIN-TUBE DAMPER LIU, HENRY Y 1d overdue
19206769 FIREARM SIGHTS AND ASSEMBLIES FREEMAN, JOSHUA E 5d
17923622 AGENT FOR LIQUEFYING CRUDE OIL AND/OR FOR REMOVING OIL RESIDUES DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 6d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18991839 MULTIDIRECTIONAL WALL MOUNTED STORAGE PANEL KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 119d overdue
19042337 MEDICAL PRODUCTS USEFUL IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-GUIDED METHODS SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 19d overdue
19206769 FIREARM SIGHTS AND ASSEMBLIES FREEMAN, JOSHUA E 5d
18460010 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED PERMISSION-BASED SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION TURK, BROCK E 62d
18338618 LOCAL TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION USING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A USER DEVICE TURK, BROCK E 69d
19260979 GAS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR LOW ENERGY AMMUNITION DAVID, MICHAEL D
19222923 PRE-EXTRUSION BILLET DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES SYNTHESIZED BY SOLID PHASE PROCESSES WANG, XIAOBEI
19095338 SELF EXPANDING STENTS AND METHODS NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD

Client Portfolio (39 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37954
36413
36922
17841
21631
37971
36311
26891
26861
26851

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19260979 GAS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR LOW ENERGY AMMUNITION Krl Holding Company, Inc. DAVID, MICHAEL D 3641 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 07, 2025
19222923 PRE-EXTRUSION BILLET DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES SYNTHESIZED BY SOLID PHASE PROCESSES Naeco, LLC WANG, XIAOBEI 1784 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2025
19206769 FIREARM SIGHTS AND ASSEMBLIES Springfield, Inc. FREEMAN, JOSHUA E 3641 §101§102Other Non-Final OA 5d Pending May 13, 2025
19095338 SELF EXPANDING STENTS AND METHODS Cook Medical Technologies LLC NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 31, 2025
19094057 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HIGH TRUST DATA GOVERNANCE AND STEWARDSHIP Tiny Maple Ventures Inc. VU, BAI DUC 2163 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2025
19079616 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY PROCESSING AN OBJECT Vanguard Automation GmbH WHITESELL, STEVEN H §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2025
19042337 MEDICAL PRODUCTS USEFUL IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING-GUIDED METHODS Muffin Incorporated SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E 3797 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2025
18991839 MULTIDIRECTIONAL WALL MOUNTED STORAGE PANEL Noble Industries Inc. KRYCINSKI, STANTON L 3631 §102§112DP Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2024
18868348 EMP PROTECTION SYSTEM Energy Research Lab Ltd. THOMAS, LUCY M §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18921507 PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEM Palarum LLC GIRMA, FEKADESELASS 2689 §103Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Oct 21, 2024
18914554 MOUNT FOR A PATIENT MONITORING DEVICE Palarum LLC MCNALLY, KERRI L 2686 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 14, 2024
18828270 VEHICLE WASHING SYSTEM AND METHOD Jud Smith POON, DANA LEE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18814639 REAR COLLISION WARNING DEVICE FOR A TRUCK TRAILER Grote Industries, Inc. TRIEU, VAN THANH 2685 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2024
18810593 SOLID DELTA9-TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (DELTA9-THC) COMPOSITIONS Canna-Chemistries LLC ARNOLD, ERNST V §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18804234 CRAPS GAME WITH A REPEATED NUMBER BASED WAGERING AREA Repeater Bets, LLC PIERCE, WILLIAM M §101 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18788412 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS TRUSS MOUNTED TRACK SYSTEM Tyler Truss LLC MINTZ, RODNEY K 3635 §102§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jul 30, 2024
18786847 STOWABLE CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE SEAT Indiana Mills & Manufacturing, Inc. WHITE, RODNEY BARNETT 3636 §102§103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jul 29, 2024
18773713 ADSORBENT AND PROCESS FOR METHANOL AND OXYGENATES SEPARATION M Chemical Company, Inc. JONES, CHRISTOPHER P §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 16, 2024
18770895 CLEAN-BURNING AVIATION GASOLINE ADDITIVE TO ELIMINATE VALVE SEAT RECESSION AND DEPOSITS Swift Fuels, LLC HINES, LATOSHA D 1771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2024
18723745 A METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MESSAGING 8Seats Group Pty Ltd. SILVERMAN, SETH ADAM 2172 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18746676 VASCULAR ANCHORING INTRODUCER SHEATH National Institutes Of Health, An Agency Of The Department Of Health And Human Services BECCIA, CHRISTOPHER J 3775 §101§103Other Non-Final OA 114d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2024
18737182 ADJUSTABLE PORTAL PLATE Super ATV, LLC BELLINGER, JASON R 3615 §101Other Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2024
18665696 COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS TO PRODUCE NON-STICK SURFACES AND NON-STICK SURFACES MADE THEREFROM Ibc Materials & Technologies, LLC MAYY, MOHAMMAD 1718 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending May 16, 2024
18664828 COMMUNICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM THAT USES LOW LATENCY/LOW DATA BANDWIDTH AND HIGH LATENCY/HIGH DATA BANDWIDTH PATHWAYS Skywave Networks LLC CHENG, CHI TANG P 2463 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2024
18654372 DETACHABLE TERMINAL BLOCK FOR AUDIO EXPANDER CONTROL NETWORK Speaker Snap LLC CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 03, 2024
18651029 CATHETER HUB WITH SEALED ACCESS PORT Cook Medical Technologies LLC FREDRICKSON, COURTNEY B §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18609312 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE WITH LIPID INTERFACE Apoha Limited FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 19, 2024
18605900 TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM UTILIZING DRONES Skywave Networks LLC SRIVASTAVA, VIVEK 2449 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18605181 PEEP VALVE APPARATUS Engineered Medical Systems, Inc. LEDERER, SARAH B §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18605196 RESUSCITATION SYSTEM WITH OXYGEN FEED Engineered Medical Systems, Inc. VO, TU A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18406358 TWIN-TUBE DAMPER Afco Performance Group, LLC LIU, HENRY Y 3654 §102§103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jan 08, 2024
18403055 MOUNTING BRACKET SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Black Belt Racing LLC MEDANI, MOHAMED NMN 3611 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2024
18574859 HANDLE FOR BOXES Persson Innovation AB LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW 3734 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2023
18506262 ACTUATION UNIT FOR A MULTI VALVE DEVICE AND MULTI VALVE DEVICE Memetis GmbH SANCHEZ-MEDINA, REINALDO 3753 §102 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2023
18502786 ADJUSTABLE GAS BLOCK ASSEMBLY FOR A GAS OPERATED SEMI-AUTOMATIC FIREARM Springfield, Inc. WEBER, JONATHAN C 3641 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2023
18556797 COMPONENTS FOR AN APPARATUS THAT PRODUCES A NEUTRON FLUX Oxford Sigma Limited DAVIS, SHARON M 3646 §112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Oct 23, 2023
18550022 PHOTOVOLTAIC SUPPORT SPINDLE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC TRACKING SUPPORT Arctech Solar Holding Co. Ltd. MOWLA, GOLAM 1721 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 11, 2023
18460010 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED PERMISSION-BASED SHARING OF PERSONAL INFORMATION Simpello LLC TURK, BROCK E 3692 §101§112 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18364159 BIOACTIVE AGENT COATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF COATING SUCH A DEVICE Cook Medical Technologies LLC BOWMAN, ANDREW J 1717 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 02, 2023
18338618 LOCAL TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION USING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY A USER DEVICE Simpello LLC TURK, BROCK E 3692 §101 Final Rejection 69d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18258019 A LIGHTING AND DISINFECTION DEVICE Energy Research Lab Ltd. PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES 1799 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2023
18330730 ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLIES Adaptivendo LLC SONG, LI-TING 3795 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 07, 2023
18328815 DYNAMIC PROFILE ASSIGNMENT AND ADJUSTMENT FOR CAMERA BASED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OBJECT DETECTION Wyze Labs, Inc. GONZALES, VINCENT 2124 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Jun 05, 2023
18319963 ENDOSCOPE HANDLE WITH ADJUSTABLE KNOB OFFSET Adaptivendo LLC FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN 3795 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending May 18, 2023
18123548 BASKETBALL SYSTEM SHAKE REDUCTION SYSTEM Indian Industries, Inc. WEISS, NICHOLAS J 3711 §102§103 Final Rejection 69d Pending Mar 20, 2023
18168237 ENDOSCOPE WITH SEPARABLE, DISPOSABLE SHAFT Adaptivendo LLC WOO, JAE KYUN 3795 §103 Final Rejection 49d Pending Feb 13, 2023
18086165 SUPPORT STAND FOR FILLING BEVERAGE CONTAINERS Jack Enkema HUNTER, JOHN S 3700 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 21, 2022
18057477 WALL MOUNTED BASKETBALL SYSTEM REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS Indian Industries, Inc. OMGBA, ESSAMA 3746 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2022
17923622 AGENT FOR LIQUEFYING CRUDE OIL AND/OR FOR REMOVING OIL RESIDUES Rainer Ott DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Nov 07, 2022
17846682 ROTATING FULL-CORE BIOPSY NEEDLE Cook Medical Technologies LLC CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2022
17650008 ENDOSCOPE HANDLE Adaptivendo LLC LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN 3795 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Feb 04, 2022
17613889 METHOD FOR NAVIGATING MEDICAL DATA Novartis AG LAM, ELIZA ANNE 3681 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Nov 23, 2021

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