Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Alley Ip

13 pending office actions • 10 clients • 12 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 13 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=399 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.6%
Allowance Rate
n=399
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=399
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=270
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=270
1113 days
Time to Allowance
n=270
+17.0pp
Interview Lift
n=399
16.0%
RCE Rate
n=399
9.8%
Appeal Rate
n=399

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

69.8%
§101 Overcome
n=43
80.0%
§102 Overcome
n=130
77.5%
§103 Overcome
n=236
79.7%
§112 Overcome
n=182

Specialization & Scale

G21C, Y02E, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
25%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=399
1
Practitioners
n=399
399.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=399

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

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

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.

8
Hard (62%)
4
Medium (31%)
1
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (23%)
§103 only4 (31%)
§112 only1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)5 (38%)

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
8
Mechanical / Eng
62% of docket
3
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.

130 h
Manual time on pending OAs
26 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
46 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN 2 26.6% +14.4%
GARCIA, CARLOS E 1 76.8% +16.5%
WILLIAMS, JAMEL E 1 88.7% +9.4%
LANE, DANIEL E 1 4.0% +8.5%
MCCAIG, BRIAN A 1 80.3% +13.4%
KIM, CHRISTOPHER S 1 63.1% +21.4%
SALONE, BAYAN 1 76.1% +17.3%
ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA 1 71.6% +12.9%
GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 1 68.2% +15.2%
VARADARAJ, ARCHANA 1 100.0% +0.0%

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
18810841 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS WILLIAMS, JAMEL E

Hard Cases (8)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18141298 PEPTIDES AND CONJUGATES THEREOF AS ACE-2 AND S1 SUBUNIT MIMICS AGAINST SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS-2 (SARS-COV2) INFECTION VARADARAJ, ARCHANA 35d overdue
18538010 INTEGRATED DRILLING INJECTION AND EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD SALONE, BAYAN 16d overdue
18783405 MULTI-MODAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WITH EMOTION STIMULATION LANE, DANIEL E 33d
18790777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN 41d
18661620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN
18605322 ADVANCED ANTIMICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL FILTERS FOR GAS AND WATER SYSTEMS MCCAIG, BRIAN A
18383306 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION IN NUCLEAR REACTORS ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA
18077293 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THERMOELECTRIC COOLING IN POWER PLANTS ZEC, FILIP

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
18538010 INTEGRATED DRILLING INJECTION AND EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD SALONE, BAYAN 16d overdue
18790777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN 41d
19172570 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CARGO TRACKING AND/OR MONITORING GARCIA, CARLOS E
18661620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN
18605322 ADVANCED ANTIMICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL FILTERS FOR GAS AND WATER SYSTEMS MCCAIG, BRIAN A
18411786 DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF AEROSOLIZED DRUG IN A PORTION OF A BODY KIM, CHRISTOPHER S
18383306 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION IN NUCLEAR REACTORS ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA
18228635 BOILING WATER REACTORS GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

Client Portfolio (10 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36972
37151
37521
37261
28741
36461
16581
37631
36281

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19172570 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CARGO TRACKING AND/OR MONITORING Globe Tracker Aps GARCIA, CARLOS E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 07, 2025
18810841 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Synca Group, Ltd. WILLIAMS, JAMEL E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18790777 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA Balcony Technology Group, Inc. SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN 3697 §101§103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jul 31, 2024
18783405 MULTI-MODAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VOICE-BASED MENTAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT WITH EMOTION STIMULATION Wonder Technologies Pte. Ltd. LANE, DANIEL E 3715 §101§112 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jul 24, 2024
18661620 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL OBJECT STORAGE OF TOKENIZED ASSETS AND RELATED DATA Balcony Technology Group, Inc. SHERR, MARIA CRISTI OWEN 3697 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending May 11, 2024
18605322 ADVANCED ANTIMICROBIAL AND CHEMICAL FILTERS FOR GAS AND WATER SYSTEMS Exposome Pvt. Ltd. MCCAIG, BRIAN A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18411786 DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF AEROSOLIZED DRUG IN A PORTION OF A BODY Curotherm Techno Solutions LLP KIM, CHRISTOPHER S 3752 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18538010 INTEGRATED DRILLING INJECTION AND EXTRACTION DEVICE AND METHOD Hypertunnel Ip Limited SALONE, BAYAN 3726 §102§103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2023
18383306 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSOR INSTRUMENTATION IN NUCLEAR REACTORS Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA 2874 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 24, 2023
18228635 BOILING WATER REACTORS Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2023
18141298 PEPTIDES AND CONJUGATES THEREOF AS ACE-2 AND S1 SUBUNIT MIMICS AGAINST SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME CORONAVIRUS-2 (SARS-COV2) INFECTION Neuome Peptides Pte. Ltd. VARADARAJ, ARCHANA 1658 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2023
18077293 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THERMOELECTRIC COOLING IN POWER PLANTS Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC ZEC, FILIP 3763 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 08, 2022
15890957 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUBSCRIBING SELECTED SEARCHED MESSAGE ASSOCIATED SOURCE Onepatont Software Limited NELSON, FREDA ANN 3628 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 07, 2018

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