Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Adams and Reese, LLP

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

20 pending office actions • 13 clients • 20 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Adams and Reese LLP is a patent law firm that focuses on Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The firm has handled 1802 career applications in this technology area, achieving a resolved allowance rate of 74.94 percent. This rate reflects the firm's ability to navigate the patenting process for mechanical and e-commerce innovations.

The firm currently manages 16 pending office actions. Their average of 3.39 office actions per allowance provides insight into the typical prosecution cycle for their clients. This 3.39 average suggests a level of engagement with the USPTO to overcome rejections. Practitioners can use this figure to benchmark the expected effort for applications in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems.

With 1802 career applications, the firm has a history in the industry. The 74.94 percent allowance rate and 3.39 office actions per allowance offer a data-driven view of their prosecution efficiency. The 16 pending office actions represent the firm's current active docket within this specific technological domain.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1802 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

74.9%
Allowance Rate
n=1802
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1802
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=936
-0.07σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=936
1088 days
Time to Allowance
n=936
+20.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1802
22.7%
RCE Rate
n=1802
0.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1802

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

56.9%
§101 Overcome
n=153
72.5%
§102 Overcome
n=553
73.2%
§103 Overcome
n=792
74.4%
§112 Overcome
n=621

Specialization & Scale

A61K, G01N, C12N
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1802
2
Practitioners
n=1802
901.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1802

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
2
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

6
Hard (30%)
11
Medium (55%)
3
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (10%)
§103 only7 (35%)
§102 only2 (10%)
Double-patenting only3 (15%)
Double-patenting + other2 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
5% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
10% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
60% of docket
4
Business / Other
20% 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.

200 h
Manual time on pending OAs
40 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
70 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ANDREI, RADU 1 36.3% +20.0%
RUDY, ANDREW J 1 83.1% +15.0%
LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN 1 61.1% +41.6%
BARAKAT, MOHAMED 1 73.7% +23.1%
RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ 1 74.5% +7.3%
OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY 1 89.2% +3.9%
TILLMAN, JR, REGINALD S 1 77.8% +11.3%
SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 1 48.8% +42.1%
KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ 1 47.7% +45.7%
COLLINS, RAVEN 1 62.5% +10.4%

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 (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 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
18120451 Real-Time Correction of Calibration Constants of a Bore-Hole Logging Tool Using a Reference Detector LEE, SHUN K 61d
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
18904977 System and Method for Automated Acquisition and Integration of Survey Data SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 35d overdue
19348618 TRACING FLOW OF TAGGED FUNDS ON A BLOCKCHAIN ANDREI, RADU —
19339545 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE RUDY, ANDREW J —
19252304 TUFTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF TUFTING LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN —
19232350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING MANAGEMENT BARAKAT, MOHAMED —
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 —

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37112
36971
36681
37321
36411
36271
37351
28361
36921
36451

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
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
19252304 TUFTING MACHINE AND METHOD OF TUFTING Card-Monroe Corp. LYNCH, PATRICK JOHN 3732 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2025
19232350 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARKING MANAGEMENT Leonardo US Cyber And Security Solutions, LLC BARAKAT, MOHAMED §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 09, 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 DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2025
18941571 Dispenser Assembly For Selectively Dispensing Sheet Material Vsi Health & Hygiene Group, LLC OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY §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
18904977 System and Method for Automated Acquisition and Integration of Survey Data Payscale SALMAN, AVIA ABDULSATTAR 3627 §101§103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2024
18806219 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING PATTERNED TUFTED PRODUCTS Card-Monroe Corp. KANE, KATHARINE GRACZ §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 Non-Final OA 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
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
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
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§112 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Mar 13, 2023
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
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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