Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Zion Ip

31 pending office actions • 20 clients • 31 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=365 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

76.2%
Allowance Rate
n=365
+0.38σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=365
1.7
OAs to Allowance
n=138
-0.94σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=138
656 days
Time to Allowance
n=138
-12.3pp
Interview Lift
n=365
13.3%
RCE Rate
n=365
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=365

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

22.6%
§101 Overcome
n=53
47.1%
§102 Overcome
n=70
48.2%
§103 Overcome
n=112
56.2%
§112 Overcome
n=80

Specialization & Scale

G06Q, G06F, G16H
Top CPC Subclasses
21%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=365
0
Practitioners
n=365
Apps / Practitioner
n=365 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (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.

21
Hard (68%)
8
Medium (26%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (6%)
§101 + other9 (29%)
§103 only7 (23%)
Double-patenting only2 (6%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (32%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
3% of docket
3
Information Tech
10% of docket
3
Communications
10% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
12
Business / Other
39% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL 1 62.0% +28.6%
MALHOTRA, SANJEEV 1 65.8% +29.9%
PUTTAIAH, ASHA 1 21.4% +22.0%
NEWLON, WILLIAM D 1 45.6% +29.6%
FOLLMAN, BRODIE J 1 73.5% +10.4%
HO, VIVIAN DANG 1
KHAYER, SOHANA T 1 82.3% +18.9%
LANE, GREGORY A 1 74.7% -0.2%
WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S 1 54.3% +18.1%
SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R 1 89.9% +8.2%

Hard Cases (21)

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
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 23d overdue
18927252 METHOD OF PROVIDING INTEGRATED REPORT FOR ENTERPRISE HEALTHCARE DATA LAGOY, KYRA RAND 7d
19080808 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHARMACEUTICAL MIXER OF ADHD MEDICATION BY ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENT THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL 9d
18599231 ACTUATOR FOR REFLECTOR PICHLER, MARIN 23d
19006067 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL INFORMATION BASED ON ALLOCATED RESOURCE ABDULLAH, AAISHA 41d
18882780 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONS USING SINGLE REAR VIEW IMAGE OF VEHICLE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME EDWARDS, TYLER B 76d
19292199 METHOD FOR MANAGING CARBON CREDITS IN EV ECOSYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME MALHOTRA, SANJEEV
19283323 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING PAYMENT SYSTEM IN EV ECHO SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING METHOD PUTTAIAH, ASHA

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
19097983 ELECTROLYTE FOR FORMING ANODIC OXIDE FILM, METHOD OF FORMING ANODIC OXIDE FILM, AND ANODIC OXIDE FILM AND MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S 26d
19294159 FINANCIAL SERVICE METHOD ON BASIS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN EV ECOSYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING METHOD SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL
19292199 METHOD FOR MANAGING CARBON CREDITS IN EV ECOSYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME MALHOTRA, SANJEEV
19283323 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING PAYMENT SYSTEM IN EV ECHO SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING METHOD PUTTAIAH, ASHA
19276186 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING EV ECOSYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME METHOD NEWLON, WILLIAM D
19250845 ACTION CONTAMINATION ATTACK SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEL AND ACTION CONTAMINATION ATTACK METHOD OF THE SAME FOLLMAN, BRODIE J
19184494 Method and apparatus for assessing the degree of damage to objects at disaster sites using skeletonization techniques KHAYER, SOHANA T

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36872
36812
24311
17951
36611
36681
26211
36821
36561
36691

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19294159 FINANCIAL SERVICE METHOD ON BASIS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY IN EV ECOSYSTEM, AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING METHOD Aizen Global Co., Lnc. SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2025
19292199 METHOD FOR MANAGING CARBON CREDITS IN EV ECOSYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SAME Aizen Global Co., Lnc. MALHOTRA, SANJEEV §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 06, 2025
19283323 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING PAYMENT SYSTEM IN EV ECHO SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING METHOD Aizen Global Co., Lnc. PUTTAIAH, ASHA §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2025
19276186 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING EV ECOSYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME METHOD Aizen Global Co., Lnc. NEWLON, WILLIAM D §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 22, 2025
19250845 ACTION CONTAMINATION ATTACK SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODEL AND ACTION CONTAMINATION ATTACK METHOD OF THE SAME Foundation Of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation FOLLMAN, BRODIE J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2025
19233260 METHOD FOR MANAGING CYBERSECURITY THREAT AND ATTACK SURFACE, AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SAME In The Forest Co., Ltd. HO, VIVIAN DANG 2431 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 10, 2025
19184494 Method and apparatus for assessing the degree of damage to objects at disaster sites using skeletonization techniques National Disaster Management Research Institute KHAYER, SOHANA T §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 21, 2025
19169180 METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR SECURING MEDIA CONTENT USING LAZY MINTING OF BLOCKCHAIN, IPFS AND DIGITAL WATERMARKING Apot Platforms Inc. LANE, GREGORY A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2025
19097983 ELECTROLYTE FOR FORMING ANODIC OXIDE FILM, METHOD OF FORMING ANODIC OXIDE FILM, AND ANODIC OXIDE FILM AND MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURED THEREBY Komico Ltd. WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Apr 02, 2025
19091160 Method and Apparatus for Setting Driving Mode of a Vehicle Yellowknife Inc. SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R 3661 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 26, 2025
19080808 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PHARMACEUTICAL MIXER OF ADHD MEDICATION BY ASSESSING MENTAL HEALTH OF ADOLESCENT THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Korea University Research And Business Foundation, Sejong Campus FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL 3687 §101 Final Rejection 9d Pending Mar 15, 2025
19073073 SINGLE-PHOTON AVALANCHE DIODE-BASED IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SAME Xo Semiconductor Inc. KO, TONY §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2025
19069762 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PLATOONING VEHICLES Thinkware Corporation REINERT, JONATHAN E 3668 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2025
19062102 STRETCHABLE DISPLAY DEVICE UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University MIDKIFF, AARON 2621 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 25, 2025
19006067 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL INFORMATION BASED ON ALLOCATED RESOURCE Irm Inc. ABDULLAH, AAISHA 3681 §101§103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Dec 30, 2024
18979344 SELF-CARE MENTAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESCRIBING CUSTOMIZED DIGITAL CONTENT AND FACILITATING FORMATION OF BEHAVIORAL HABITS Mamt Co.,Ltd. SOREY, ROBERT A 3682 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2024
18972879 AI-BASED PRODUCT SURFACE INSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD Inter X Co., Ltd. DESIRE, GREGORY M DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2024
18972876 AI-BASED APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A DEFECT OF A PRODUCT Inter X Co., Ltd. MAHROUKA, WASSIM 3681 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2024
18972881 AI-BASED PRODUCT SURFACE INSPECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING A NUMBER OF CONVOLUTION LAYERS Inter X Co., Ltd. LIEW, ALEX KOK SOON 3687 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2024
18864556 SMART MOTOR CONTROL CENTER WITH PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCE FUNCTION Its Co., Ltd. ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2024
18946115 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING SURROUNDING IMAGES OF VEHICLE IN SPLIT SCREEN AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Thinkware Corporation MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 3656 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Nov 13, 2024
18945922 DIGITAL REAR MIRROR FOR DETECTING BLIND-SPOT VEHICLE OR PARKING AREA BASED ON REAR IMAGE OF VEHICLE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Thinkware Corporation OSTERHOUT, SHELLEY MARIE 3669 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2024
18927252 METHOD OF PROVIDING INTEGRATED REPORT FOR ENTERPRISE HEALTHCARE DATA Irm Inc. LAGOY, KYRA RAND 3685 §101 Final Rejection 7d Pending Oct 25, 2024
18906359 IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL REAR VIEW MONITORING AND IMAGE RECORDING IN VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND OPERATING METHODS OF THE SAME Thinkware Corporation TEKLE, DANIEL T 2481 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2024
18882780 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING INTEGRATED MULTI-FUNCTIONS USING SINGLE REAR VIEW IMAGE OF VEHICLE, AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME Thinkware Corporation EDWARDS, TYLER B 2488 §102§103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Sep 12, 2024
18755769 METHOD FOR MATCHING TEXT TO DESIGN AND DEVICE THEREFOR Designovel PERLMAN, DAVID S 2673 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2024
18645430 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING EXTERNAL OBJECT BASED ON INPUTTING PARTIAL AREA OF IMAGE TO NEURAL NETWORK Thinkware Corporation SHAH, UTPAL D 2668 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18640010 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORESTALLING AND PREVENTING GAIT FREEZING Salted Co., Ltd. MOON, MATTHEW RYAN §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18599231 ACTUATOR FOR REFLECTOR Jahwa Electronics Co., Ltd. PICHLER, MARIN 2872 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 23d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18489903 PREDICTION METHOD AND DEVICE USING A MACHINE LEARNING-BASED HYBRID MODEL Impactive Ai.Inc ADMASU, MAHLIET TASEW 4100 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18260809 Apparatus for Injecting Implant for Eye Disease Microt Inc. WILLSE, DAVID H 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 10, 2023

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