Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Adams and Reese, LLP

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

12 pending office actions • 9 clients • 12 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Adams and Reese LLP handles Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems matters and has 11 pending office actions. Its career record includes 1805 applications, providing substantial historical context for the reported prosecution measures.

The resolved allowance rate is 74.7%, and applications reaching allowance have averaged 3.39 office actions. The profile shows active work in transportation and mechanical systems, with resolved cases that commonly require continued prosecution before allowance.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1805 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

74.7%
Allowance Rate
n=1805
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1805
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=936
-0.06σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=936
1090 days
Time to Allowance
n=936
+21.2pp
Interview Lift
n=1805
22.6%
RCE Rate
n=1805
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1805

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

54.9%
§101 Overcome
n=153
72.3%
§102 Overcome
n=556
72.9%
§103 Overcome
n=796
74.0%
§112 Overcome
n=624

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G01N, C12N
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1805
2
Practitioners
n=1805
902.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=1805

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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
1
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.

4
Hard (33%)
6
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (17%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (8%)
§103 only4 (33%)
§102 only2 (17%)
Double-patenting only2 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
8% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
8% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
83% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RUDY, ANDREW J 1 83.1% +15.0%
RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ 1 74.6% +7.7%
OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY 1 88.4% -1.9%
TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S 1 77.8% +11.4%
KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 1 47.9% +45.5%
COLLINS, RAVEN 1 62.6% +10.2%
BALDORI, JOSEPH B 1 44.8% +30.2%
PIERCE, WILLIAM M 1 42.9% +16.5%
PARRIES, DRU M 1 62.9% +13.4%
ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA 1 23.1% +33.4%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19339545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE RUDY, ANDREW J —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18941571 Dispenser Assembly For Selectively Dispensing Sheet Material OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY —
18779582 CAIXA PARA TRANSPORTE COLLINS, RAVEN —
18473171 BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE FOR MANAGING LOANS COLLATERALIZED BY DIGITAL ASSETS ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA —
18335342 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING RADIATION TO A SUBJECT BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN —

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18601574 RACK AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH WITH ELECTRONIC BYPASS PARRIES, DRU M 30d overdue
19339545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE RUDY, ANDREW J —
18938855 Fire Control / Trigger Mechanism TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S —
18806219 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED TUFTED PRODUCTS KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ —
18779582 CAIXA PARA TRANSPORTE COLLINS, RAVEN —
18669648 Device for Ball Replacement in Sportive Practices BALDORI, JOSEPH B —
18635672 BOWLING BALLS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME PIERCE, WILLIAM M —
18473171 BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE FOR MANAGING LOANS COLLATERALIZED BY DIGITAL ASSETS ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA —

Client Portfolio (9 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36512
37112
36681
36541
36411
37321
37351
28361
36921
16181

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19339545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE Leonardo US Cyber And Security Solutions, LLC RUDY, ANDREW J 3668 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 25, 2025
19212950 SHEET MATERIAL DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL FROM A PLURALITY OF SUPPLIES OF ROLLED SHEET MATERIAL VSI Co., Ltd. RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ 3654 DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2025
18941571 Dispenser Assembly For Selectively Dispensing Sheet Material Vsi Health & Hygiene Group, LLC OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY 3651 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18938855 Fire Control / Trigger Mechanism Next Level Designs, LLC TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S 3641 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2024
18806219 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED TUFTED PRODUCTS Card-Monroe Corp. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 3732 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18779582 CAIXA PARA TRANSPORTE Mercadolibre Inc. COLLINS, RAVEN 3735 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18669648 Device for Ball Replacement in Sportive Practices Mercadolibre Inc. BALDORI, JOSEPH B 3711 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 21, 2024
18635672 BOWLING BALLS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Brunswick Bowling Products, LLC PIERCE, WILLIAM M 3711 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2024
18601574 RACK AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH WITH ELECTRONIC BYPASS Legrand Dpc, LLC PARRIES, DRU M 2836 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Mar 11, 2024
18473171 BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE FOR MANAGING LOANS COLLATERALIZED BY DIGITAL ASSETS Salt Blockchain Inc. ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA 3692 §101§102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 22, 2023
18222062 DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL VSI Co., Ltd. KUMAR, RAKESH 3651 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jul 14, 2023
18335342 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING RADIATION TO A SUBJECT Theragenics Corporation BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 15, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Adams and Reese, LLP's patent allowance rate?

74.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Adams and Reese, LLP were allowed, across 1,805 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Adams and Reese, LLP average before allowance?

3.39 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Adams and Reese, LLP have?

12 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 9 clients, before 12 examiners in 10 art units.

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