Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Ade & Company, Inc.

26 pending office actions • 21 clients • 26 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 83 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=4293 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.4%
Allowance Rate
n=4293
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=4293
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=2367
-0.51σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2367
980 days
Time to Allowance
n=2367
+11.6pp
Interview Lift
n=4293
13.6%
RCE Rate
n=4293
2.5%
Appeal Rate
n=4293

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.0%
§101 Overcome
n=39
82.4%
§102 Overcome
n=238
81.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1446
88.4%
§112 Overcome
n=381

Specialization & Scale

A01D, A01K, A61K
Top CPC Subclasses
8%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=4293
1
Practitioners
n=4293
4293.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=4293

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (4)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.

1
Hard (4%)
21
Medium (81%)
4
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only18 (69%)
§102 only3 (12%)
§112 only4 (15%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
23% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
6
Business / Other
23% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TAN, DING Y 1 75.3% +18.0%
BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH 1 56.3% +0.0%
RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 1 78.6% +15.2%
NGUYEN, HOAI AN D 1 86.3% +11.6%
VAZIRI, MASOUD 1 73.1% +7.0%
CHORBAJI, MONZER R 1 76.4% +21.1%
GITMAN, GABRIEL E 1 76.1% +20.1%
PARSLEY, DAVID J 1 54.0% +28.3%
MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 1 83.5% +13.3%
GUILIANO, CHARLES A 1 37.4% +37.9%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins NGUYEN, HOAI AN D
18630541 Methods for Pollucite Flotation, Plagioclase Flotation, and Quartz Purification MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY

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
18256756 Spectral Differential Equation Approximation Method for Mixed Potential Green's Function in Multilayered Media BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 128d overdue

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
18731919 TROLLEY FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY PARSLEY, DAVID J 12d
19172875 VEHICLE ACCESSORY MOUNTING APPARATUS WITH ANGLE ADJUSTMENT TAN, DING Y
18982372 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGULATING PARTICLES IN A STREAM RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins NGUYEN, HOAI AN D
18842263 On-Demand Hypochlorous Acid (HOCL) Generator and Sprayer CHORBAJI, MONZER R
18731601 Scrubber Device for Scrubbing Hydrocarbon Gas Stream GITMAN, GABRIEL E
18630541 Methods for Pollucite Flotation, Plagioclase Flotation, and Quartz Purification MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY
18614003 ELECTRICAL ASSET USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING ALERT NOTIFICATIONS GUILIANO, CHARLES A

Client Portfolio (21 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36542
36532
36431
36231
37961
16171
16711
17951
36551
17591

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19172875 VEHICLE ACCESSORY MOUNTING APPARATUS WITH ANGLE ADJUSTMENT Nomadyn Inc. TAN, DING Y §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2025
18986051 Cable Reel Stands Usable for Hoist Rope Replacement in Electric Rope Shovels Black Sky Diesel Repair & Fabrication Inc. BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH 3654 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2024
18982372 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SINGULATING PARTICLES IN A STREAM 9754741 Canada Ltd. RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA NGUYEN, HOAI AN D §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18930652 Method of Integrating a Generator and Active Rectifier for Use with a Water-Based Energy Capturing Device to Increase Electrical Transmission Efficiency and Performance Dragon Engineering Ltd. VAZIRI, MASOUD §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18842263 On-Demand Hypochlorous Acid (HOCL) Generator and Sprayer Marsix Solutions Ltd. CHORBAJI, MONZER R §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2024
18731601 Scrubber Device for Scrubbing Hydrocarbon Gas Stream 2376016 Alberta Inc. GITMAN, GABRIEL E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 03, 2024
18731919 TROLLEY FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Groupe Ro-Main Inc. PARSLEY, DAVID J 3643 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18630541 Methods for Pollucite Flotation, Plagioclase Flotation, and Quartz Purification Tantalum Mining Corporation Of Canada Ltd. MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY 3653 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 09, 2024
18614003 ELECTRICAL ASSET USAGE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD INCLUDING ALERT NOTIFICATIONS Polysense Solutions Inc. GUILIANO, CHARLES A 3623 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 22, 2024
18693859 Methods and Apparatuses for Determination of Hot Flashes 1625986 Ontario Limited MARSH, OWEN LEWIS 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18690078 Gelation of Highly Entangled Hydrophobic Macromolecular Fluid for Ultra-Strong Underwater In-Situ Fast Adhesion to Artery, Lung, Bone and Skin Tissues UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA JOHNSON, DANIELLE D 1617 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2024
18293427 Dual-Action Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (RVSV)-Based Vaccine (DAV) Against COVID-19 and Influenza Viruses UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA FOLEY, SHANON A 1671 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2024
18411316 CATHODIC CORROSION PROTECTION Vector Corrosion Technologies Ltd. KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1795 §103 Final Rejection 93d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2024
18543083 Mirror Aptamer-Based Biosensors Bioboost Synbio Consulting Inc. GAO, ASHLEY HARTMAN §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 18, 2023
18452000 VERTICAL TRAY STORAGE SYSTEM WITH INTERNAL ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Vidir Solutions Inc. SCOTT, JACOB S 3655 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 18, 2023
18210798 CoNiFe OXIDE NANOSTRUCTURED CATALYSTS, AND USES THEREOF Tecmerra Methane Solutions Inc. RUMP, RICHARD M 1759 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2023
18256756 Spectral Differential Equation Approximation Method for Mixed Potential Green's Function in Multilayered Media UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 2858 §101 Non-Final OA 128d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18254098 Cranium-Covering Extension Device for a Face Shield Win-Shield Medical Devices Inc. DUCKWORTH, BRIANNA T 3732 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2023
18178143 Short Proline Rich Lipopeptide Potentiates Minocycline and Rifampicin Against Multidrug- and Extensively Drug-Resistant Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Polyamyna Nanotech Inc. KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1658 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Mar 03, 2023
17915289 Molded Rubber Product with Integrated Customizable Printed Label Clearline Technologies Ltd. BARTLETT, VICTORIA 1744 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2022
17914972 Face and Head Shield Win-Shield Medical Devices Inc. WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3785 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Sep 27, 2022
17903207 Lanyard Connection Device with Quick Release Gate and Built-In Length Adjuster Basecamp Innovations Ltd. WILKINSON, RALPH DAVID 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2022
17888866 CUTTING BLADE Tritana Intellectual Property Ltd. ECKARDT, ADAM MICHAEL 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2022
17724842 Winged Agricultural Implement with Steerable Transport Wheels Elmer'S Welding & Manufacturing Ltd. SCOVILLE, BLAKE E 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Apr 20, 2022
17258520 Fat Burning Monitoring 1625986 Ontario Limited KREMER, MATTHEW 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2021

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