Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Adams and Reese, LLP

15 pending office actions • 11 clients • 15 examiners • 13 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1950 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

76.2%
Allowance Rate
n=1950
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1950
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=993
-0.06σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=993
1092 days
Time to Allowance
n=993
+19.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1950
23.0%
RCE Rate
n=1950
0.9%
Appeal Rate
n=1950

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

75.0%
§101 Overcome
n=24
74.3%
§102 Overcome
n=187
75.4%
§103 Overcome
n=745
83.7%
§112 Overcome
n=141

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G01N, C12N
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1950
2
Practitioners
n=1950
975.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1950

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)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.

0
Hard (0%)
12
Medium (80%)
3
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only10 (67%)
§102 only2 (13%)
§112 only1 (7%)
Double-patenting only2 (13%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
13% of docket
1
Communications
7% of docket
2
Semiconductors
13% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
60% of docket
1
Business / Other
7% 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.

150 h
Manual time on pending OAs
30 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
52 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ANDREI, RADU 1 36.6% +20.3%
BARAKAT, MOHAMED 1 73.6% +23.2%
SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 1 49.0% +40.7%
COLLINS, RAVEN 1 62.4% +10.3%
KUMAR, RAKESH 1 57.0% +28.4%
PARRIES, DRU M 1 63.2% +12.8%
ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 1 46.8% +33.9%
ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C 1 69.4% +40.3%
ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA 1 22.9% +32.9%
WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND 1 76.9% +36.2%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18473171 BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE FOR MANAGING LOANS COLLATERALIZED BY DIGITAL ASSETS ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18904977 System and Method for Automated Acquisition and Integration of Survey Data SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 35d overdue
18601574 RACK AUTOMATIC TRANSFER SWITCH WITH ELECTRONIC BYPASS PARRIES, DRU M 30d overdue
19348618 TRACING FLOW OF TAGGED FUNDS ON A BLOCKCHAIN ANDREI, RADU
19232350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING MANAGEMENT BARAKAT, MOHAMED
18779582 CAIXA PARA TRANSPORTE COLLINS, RAVEN
18759636 DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL KUMAR, RAKESH
18371725 MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING NOSE GAP IN PUMPS ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN
18283726 Lining Hose, Curing Device, System and Method for Trenchless Pipe Renovation ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37462
36971
36271
37351
36511
28361
36451
36921
24381
28841

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19348618 TRACING FLOW OF TAGGED FUNDS ON A BLOCKCHAIN Salt Blockchain, Inc. ANDREI, RADU 3697 DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2025
19232350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING MANAGEMENT Leonardo US Cyber And Security Solutions, LLC BARAKAT, MOHAMED DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2025
18904977 System and Method for Automated Acquisition and Integration of Survey Data Payscale SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2024
18779582 CAIXA PARA TRANSPORTE Mercadolibre Inc. COLLINS, RAVEN 3735 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 22, 2024
18759636 DISPENSER ASSEMBLY FOR SELECTIVELY DISPENSING SHEET MATERIAL VSI Co., Ltd. KUMAR, RAKESH 3651 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 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
18371725 MEASUREMENT ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING NOSE GAP IN PUMPS Ksb Giw, Inc. ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 3645 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2023
18283726 Lining Hose, Curing Device, System and Method for Trenchless Pipe Renovation Trelleborg Sealing Profiles Germany GmbH ZOLLINGER, NATHAN C 3746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2023
18473171 BLOCKCHAIN ORACLE FOR MANAGING LOANS COLLATERALIZED BY DIGITAL ASSETS Salt Blockchain Inc. ABDULLAEV, AMANULLA 3692 §102 Final Rejection Pending Sep 22, 2023
18295806 SECURE HARDWARE CRYPTOCURRENCY KEYSTORE AND KEY GENERATION CEREMONY Salt Blockchain Inc. WHITE, JOSHUA RAYMOND 2438 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 04, 2023
18120451 Real-Time Correction of Calibration Constants of a Bore-Hole Logging Tool Using a Reference Detector Visuray Intech Ltd. (Bvi) LEE, SHUN K 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Mar 13, 2023
17940546 Systems And Methods For Electronic Surveillance Leonardo US Cyber And Security Solutions, LLC WEBB, MARGARET G 2641 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2022
17940677 Systems And Methods For High Volume Processing Support Of Electronic Signature Tracking Leonardo US Cyber And Security Solutions, LLC ZARRINEH, SHAHRIAR 2496 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Sep 08, 2022
17464249 Dome-Loaded Pressure Regulator Witt GmbH & Co. Holding Und Handels-Kg CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE 3753 §102 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2021
16972835 MAGNETICALLY COUPLED PUMP HAVING A DOUBLE-SHELL SPLIT CAN Klaus Union GmbH & Co., Kg JARIWALA, CHIRAG 3746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2020

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