Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell)

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

13 pending office actions • 2 clients • 13 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=993 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

98.1%
Allowance Rate
n=993
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=993
2.6
OAs to Allowance
n=864
-0.56σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=864
863 days
Time to Allowance
n=864
-1.6pp
Interview Lift
n=993
21.8%
RCE Rate
n=993
2.2%
Appeal Rate
n=993

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

84.6%
§101 Overcome
n=26
90.9%
§102 Overcome
n=297
89.3%
§103 Overcome
n=494
91.1%
§112 Overcome
n=246

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H05K, H04N
Top CPC Subclasses
48%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=993
0
Practitioners
n=993
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=993 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

5
Hard (38%)
8
Medium (62%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (8%)
§103 only8 (62%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (31%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
15% of docket
4
Information Tech
31% of docket
2
Communications
15% of docket
3
Semiconductors
23% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
15% 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.

130 h
Manual time on pending OAs
26 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
46 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YUEN, JACKY 1 35.2% +50.9%
CHIEN, LUCY P 1 82.9% +4.9%
DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D 1 83.6% +15.4%
MORRISON, RASHEN E 1 85.2% +11.3%
MERCEDES, DISMERY E 1 77.2% +10.4%
NANO, SARGON N 1 80.8% -1.5%
SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B 1 89.7% +4.5%
LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 1 76.1% +20.6%
TRAN, TRAVIS VIET 1 91.7% +33.3%
MONTALVO, CARLOS FERNANDO 1 14.3% -2.9%

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
18754708 Untitled CHIEN, LUCY P —
19060960 SYNCHRONIZED CAMERA AND MICROPHONE TRACKING DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D —
18930125 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ADD-IN CARD RELEASE MORRISON, RASHEN E —
18676757 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM DONGLE WITH EMBEDDED SEPARABLE ANTENNA SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B —
18421503 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING COMPRESSED ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS TRAN, TRAVIS VIET —

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18103282 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MICRO MANUFACTURING CENTER FOR REUSE AND RECYCLING FACTORING REPAIR ASSETS MONTALVO, CARLOS FERNANDO 60d overdue
18830807 Untitled YUEN, JACKY —
18907751 HANDLING ATTRIBUTE UPDATES AND COMMANDS BETWEEN A POWER-CONSTRAINED DEVICE WITH AN EXTENDED SLEEP DURATION AND ANOTHER NODE USING A SIDE CHANNEL NANO, SARGON N —
18081137 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM HAVING EXPANDABLE AND ADAPTABLE BATTERY MODULES CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN —
17986158 WAKE-UP FOR BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE WHITE, SADIE —

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
18830807 Untitled YUEN, JACKY —
19060960 SYNCHRONIZED CAMERA AND MICROPHONE TRACKING DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D —
18930125 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ADD-IN CARD RELEASE MORRISON, RASHEN E —
18910227 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM KEYBOARD WITH COLLAPSIBLE KEYS AT A TOUCHPAD AREA MERCEDES, DISMERY E —
18422290 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM TOUCH FUNCTION ROW WITH HOVER DETECTION AND COORDINATED PRESENTATION ON MAIN DISPLAY LEGGETT, ANDREA C. —
18421503 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING COMPRESSED ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS TRAN, TRAVIS VIET —

Client Portfolio (2 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Dell 10
Silicon Laboratories Inc. 3

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28412
17351
28711
26381
26271
24431
21811
21711
21911
36291

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18830807 Untitled DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. YUEN, JACKY 1735 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending
18754708 Untitled DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. CHIEN, LUCY P 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending
19060960 SYNCHRONIZED CAMERA AND MICROPHONE TRACKING DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D 2638 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 24, 2025
18930125 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM ADD-IN CARD RELEASE DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. MORRISON, RASHEN E 2841 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18910227 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM KEYBOARD WITH COLLAPSIBLE KEYS AT A TOUCHPAD AREA DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. MERCEDES, DISMERY E 2627 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 09, 2024
18907751 HANDLING ATTRIBUTE UPDATES AND COMMANDS BETWEEN A POWER-CONSTRAINED DEVICE WITH AN EXTENDED SLEEP DURATION AND ANOTHER NODE USING A SIDE CHANNEL Silicon Laboratories Inc. NANO, SARGON N 2443 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18676757 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM DONGLE WITH EMBEDDED SEPARABLE ANTENNA DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B 2181 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 29, 2024
18422290 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM TOUCH FUNCTION ROW WITH HOVER DETECTION AND COORDINATED PRESENTATION ON MAIN DISPLAY DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. LEGGETT, ANDREA C. 2171 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 25, 2024
18421503 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL USING COMPRESSED ACCELERATOR PROGRAMS Silicon Laboratories Inc. TRAN, TRAVIS VIET 2191 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 24, 2024
18103282 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MICRO MANUFACTURING CENTER FOR REUSE AND RECYCLING FACTORING REPAIR ASSETS DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. MONTALVO, CARLOS FERNANDO 3629 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2023
18081137 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM HAVING EXPANDABLE AND ADAPTABLE BATTERY MODULES DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. CRUM, GAGE STEPHEN 2841 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 14, 2022
17986158 WAKE-UP FOR BATTERY-POWERED DEVICE Silicon Laboratories Inc. WHITE, SADIE 1721 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2022
17876709 THERMAL MANAGEMENT USING POROUS LAYER FOR LOW FORM FACTOR DEVICE DELL PRODUCTS, L.P. KIM, PAUL D 3700 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 29, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell)'s patent allowance rate?

98.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell) were allowed, across 993 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell) average before allowance?

2.63 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Zagorin Cave LLP (Dell) have?

13 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 13 examiners in 12 art units.

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