Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cowles Ventures LLC

Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Cowles Ventures LLC is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. Both of these actions are assigned to 1 distinct examiner, LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE. This concentration of the workload under a single individual suggests a high potential for consistency in the prosecution process. Furthermore, the portfolio is active in only 1 distinct art unit, which means the technical review is being conducted within a single specialized division of the USPTO.

LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE is also the busiest examiner for this company, with 2 busiest examiner pending actions currently under review. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total, this examiner is responsible for every active matter in the portfolio. This relationship between the busiest examiner's workload and the total number of 2 pending office actions allows for a highly focused and streamlined communication strategy. The applicant can concentrate their efforts on addressing the specific concerns of this 1 distinct examiner within the 1 distinct art unit, potentially simplifying the path to allowance.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

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
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
100% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 2 28.6% -33.3%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18532025 CUSTOMIZED BRACHYTHERAPY NEEDLE TEMPLATE AND METHOD LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 3791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023
18532134 AUTOMATED BRACHYTHERAPY WITH ROBOTICS AND/OR IMAGE GUIDANCE LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE 3791 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Cowles Ventures LLC have?

Cowles Ventures LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Cowles Ventures LLC applications?

Brogan Rane Landeen has the most, with 2 of Cowles Ventures LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Cowles Ventures LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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