Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Barclay Damon, LLP

67 pending office actions • 32 clients • 66 examiners • 49 art units • 0 of 67 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=7459 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.7%
Allowance Rate
n=7459
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=7459
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=4353
-0.16σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=4353
1062 days
Time to Allowance
n=4353
+7.0pp
Interview Lift
n=7459
23.4%
RCE Rate
n=7459
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=7459

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

78.1%
§101 Overcome
n=461
83.3%
§102 Overcome
n=1720
83.1%
§103 Overcome
n=2658
84.0%
§112 Overcome
n=1920

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, G01N, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
12%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=7459
7
Practitioners
n=7459
1065.6
Apps / Practitioner
n=7459

Portfolio Summary

67
Total Pending OAs
43
Non-Final OAs
24
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

16
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (16)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (5)

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.

40
Hard (60%)
25
Medium (37%)
2
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (3%)
§101 + other6 (9%)
§103 only23 (34%)
§102 only2 (3%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)32 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

25
Life Sciences
37% of docket
5
Information Tech
7% of docket
2
Communications
3% of docket
8
Semiconductors
12% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
10
Business / Other
15% 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.

670 h
Manual time on pending OAs
134 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
234 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROBERTS, SHAUN A 2 76.0% +10.8%
CANNON, RYAN SMITH 1 55.3% +36.9%
LEE, EDMUND H 1 69.4% +17.9%
LYONS, MICHAEL A 1 86.4% +10.1%
ENGLISH, PETER C 1 31.8% +25.7%
DEVINE, MOLLY K 1 67.4% +30.4%
NGUYEN, THUY N 1 57.3% +25.1%
ABELL, TYE W 1 84.8% +16.0%
LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 1 73.8% +29.7%
BERNARD, ADRIEN J 1 81.3% +17.6%

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
18913509 METHOD FOR TEST PRESSING PELLETS IN A ROTARY PRESS AND ROTARY PRESS BERNARD, ADRIEN J 9d overdue
19073471 ENHANCING CONTRAST SENSITIVITY AND RESOLUTION IN A GRATING INTERFEROMETER BY MACHINE LEARNING LYONS, MICHAEL A

Hard Cases (40)

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
18035571 NOISE2SIM - SIMILARITY-BASED SELF-LEARNING FOR IMAGE DENOISING WANG, CLAIRE X 100d overdue
16002329 METHOD FOR PREDICTING AUTISM WOITACH, JOSEPH T 72d overdue
18670369 Prompt Generation ROBERTS, SHAUN A 50d overdue
18776513 SYNTHETIC NETWORK GENERATOR FOR COVERT NETWORK ANALYTICS KIM, HEE SOO 37d overdue
17927165 Low-Cost Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate With Extremely Low Aluminum Content and Manufacturing Method Therefor KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN 31d overdue
18016026 Inflation System, Massage Pool Air Supply System, and Inflation Method KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 18d overdue
18435404 SCALABLE METHOD OF FABRICATING STRUCTURED POLYMERS FOR PASSIVE DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS JUNG, JONATHAN Y 4d overdue
18094588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYDROMETALLURGICAL, ANTI-SOLVENT, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL RECOVERY OF METALS FROM WASTES AND ASHES PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE 4d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18670369 Prompt Generation ROBERTS, SHAUN A 50d overdue
18913509 METHOD FOR TEST PRESSING PELLETS IN A ROTARY PRESS AND ROTARY PRESS BERNARD, ADRIEN J 9d overdue
18863379 AIRCRAFT LIFT ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM ABELL, TYE W 20d
18860798 SKULL FIXATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 54d
19297071 ASYMMETRIC LIGHT TRANSMISSION SURFACES FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS CANNON, RYAN SMITH
19252408 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING BEADED POLYMERIC FIBERS WITH ADVANCED THERMOREGULATING PROPERTIES LEE, EDMUND H
19073471 ENHANCING CONTRAST SENSITIVITY AND RESOLUTION IN A GRATING INTERFEROMETER BY MACHINE LEARNING LYONS, MICHAEL A
19016106 ARCHERY LIMB HOLDER AND METHOD ENGLISH, PETER C

Client Portfolio (32 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37743
17892
36192
26552
24812
17332
17522
17111
36221
36441

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19297071 ASYMMETRIC LIGHT TRANSMISSION SURFACES FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CANNON, RYAN SMITH §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 12, 2025
19252408 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING BEADED POLYMERIC FIBERS WITH ADVANCED THERMOREGULATING PROPERTIES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LEE, EDMUND H 1789 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2025
19073471 ENHANCING CONTRAST SENSITIVITY AND RESOLUTION IN A GRATING INTERFEROMETER BY MACHINE LEARNING Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LYONS, MICHAEL A §112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2025
19016106 ARCHERY LIMB HOLDER AND METHOD Tog-Ip LLC ENGLISH, PETER C §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2025
18971666 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DEDUSTING TABLETS OR CAPSULES Fette Compacting GmbH DEVINE, MOLLY K 1711 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18865560 Automation-Sequence Initiator Engine Sage Software, Inc. NGUYEN, THUY N 3622 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2024
18863379 AIRCRAFT LIFT ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM Farhan Gandhi ABELL, TYE W 3644 §102§103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Nov 06, 2024
18860798 SKULL FIXATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES 3619 §102§103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Oct 28, 2024
18913509 METHOD FOR TEST PRESSING PELLETS IN A ROTARY PRESS AND ROTARY PRESS Fette Compacting GmbH BERNARD, ADRIEN J 1741 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2024
18911318 SYSTEM FOR HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM WITH STAND-ALONE MODULAR UNITS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MENGESHA, WEBESHET 3763 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Oct 10, 2024
18850619 MOTION CORRECTION WITH LOCALLY LINEAR EMBEDDING FOR HELICAL PHOTON-COUNTING CT Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute VILLECCO, JOHN M §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18835804 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PREDICTING STUDENT RETENTION RATES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NOVAK, REBECCA R 3629 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 05, 2024
18776513 SYNTHETIC NETWORK GENERATOR FOR COVERT NETWORK ANALYTICS Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute KIM, HEE SOO 2443 §101 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18770061 DEVICE FOR MECHANICALLY FASTENING A MODULE TO A WALL OF A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT HAVING A MOUNTING OPENING THAT RECEIVES THE MODULE Eppendorf SE MILLISER, THERON S 2841 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2024
18725208 SLOW-LIGHT PHOTONIC MODULATORS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY PHOTONIC SYSTEM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BLEVINS, JERRY M §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18670313 Hallucination Detection Sage Global Services Limited LEE, CLAY C §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18670380 Chatbot Sage Global Services Limited ROBERTS, SHAUN A 2655 §102 Final Rejection Pending May 21, 2024
18670369 Prompt Generation Sage Global Services Limited ROBERTS, SHAUN A 2655 §102§103 Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending May 21, 2024
18659184 MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A GEOMETRIC PARAMETER OF AN OBJECT Sikora AG ARTMAN, THOMAS R 2884 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending May 09, 2024
18645651 POOL HEATER Dynoraxx, Inc. PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18620903 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSESSING THE STATE OF A PRESSING PUNCH Fette Compacting GmbH VAUGHN JR, WILLIAM C 2481 §102§103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Mar 28, 2024
18616372 ENDOBRONCHIAL BLOCKER SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Yale University HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 3771 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Mar 26, 2024
18691919 FORMATION OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE REBAR Daniel M. Cohen IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18690996 FEEDING SYSTEM FOR FEEDING POWDER MATERIAL AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF SOLID DOSAGE FORMS UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN TSUI, YUNG-SHENG M 1684 §102§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Mar 11, 2024
18690406 GAME STAND Gt Omega Racing Ltd. WEISS, NICHOLAS J 3711 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2024
18597050 COMPOSITIONS INCORPORATING SULFATED POLYSACCHARIDES FOR INHIBITING SARS-COV-2 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LEWIS, PATRICK T 1691 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18435404 SCALABLE METHOD OF FABRICATING STRUCTURED POLYMERS FOR PASSIVE DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING AND OTHER APPLICATIONS The Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York City JUNG, JONATHAN Y 2871 §103§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2024
18580234 QUARTZ CRYSTAL MICROBALANCE (QCM) SENSOR HAVING RAPID REGISTRATION RESPONSE Inficon GmbH SCHMITT, BENJAMIN R 2852 §102§103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18579641 A METHOD FOR MEASURING A PROGNOSTIC MARKER IN PROSTATE CANCER OR IN BREAST CANCER UNIVERSITÄTSKLINIKUM HAMBURG-EPPENDORF MARCELINO HERNAND, JASMIN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2024
18577147 UPSTREAM PROCESS MONITORING FOR DEPOSITION AND ETCH CHAMBERS Inficon GmbH THOMAS, BINU §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 05, 2024
18394187 SNIFFING LEAK DETECTOR WITH SWITCHING VALVE AND BUFFER CHAMBER Inficon GmbH RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 §112Other Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2023
18394343 COVARIATE DRIFT DETECTION Sage Global Services Limited PHUNG, QUOC LY PHU §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 22, 2023
18570627 PRE-REDUCED PELLET PREPARATION APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON GRATE-ROTARY KILN BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. O'KEEFE, SEAN P 1738 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18526068 ENHANCED CO2 ADSORPTION USING TRANSITION METALS SUCH AS RU AND NI AND THEIR OXIDES IN COMBINATION WITH ALKALINE METAL OXIDES AND HIGH SURFACE AREA CARRIERS The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York PREGLER, SHARON 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18523375 POLYMER-COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH LIGHT CONCENTRATING AND SPECTRAL SHIFTING PROPERTIES Syracuse University WONG, ERIC K 2874 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18564169 3D-PRINTED BUILDING MATERIAL SYSTEM Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE 3635 §103§112 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18564429 FILTER MATERIAL FOR SEGMENTS FOR SMOKING ARTICLES WITH REDUCED CREEP TENDENCY Delfortgroup AG FULTON, MICHAEL TIMOTHY 1747 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2023
18563290 STEEL FOR BOLTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. ZHENG, LOIS L 1733 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18512453 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PEPTIDE AGGREGATES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute PHAM, KHAI QUYNH TIEN 1678 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18288971 DEVICE, TOOL AND SYSTEM FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORBITAL FLOOR FRACTURE IMPLANTATION Universität Regensburg FLORES, ADRIAN 3774 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18288142 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ADDITIVE CONTENT IN A TOBACCO PAPER FOR ELECTRIC CIGARETTES Tews Elektronik GmbH & Co. Kg SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK 1749 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2023
18283703 OSSICULAR PROSTHESIS Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18238356 VISUALIZATION APPARATUS FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF IMAGES OF A MICROSCOPY DEVICE BHS Technologies GmbH HESS, MICHAEL J 2481 §103Other Non-Final OA 84d Pending Aug 25, 2023
18237624 NASAL SPRAY USING PENTOSAN POLYSULFATE AND MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE POLYSULFATE FOR COVID-19 PREVENTION AND TREATMENT Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LEE, HOI YAN NMN 1693 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 24, 2023
18270560 REDUCTION OF CHALCOPYRITE BY AN AQUEOUS PHASE REDUCANT TO ENABLE HYDROMETALLURGICAL EXTRACTION OF COPPER The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York WILKINS III, HARRY D 1794 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2023
18267806 MODEL AND METHOD OF MODELLING A PULMONARY AUTOGRAFT Exstent Limited BURKE, TIONNA M 2178 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2023
18207327 RADIATION-DETECTING STRUCTURES AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute LIN, JOHN 2815 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 08, 2023
18036708 SYSTEMS FOR PUMP-FREE ZINC BROMIDE BATTERIES The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York KASS-MULLET, BENJAMIN ELI 1752 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18035571 NOISE2SIM - SIMILARITY-BASED SELF-LEARNING FOR IMAGE DENOISING Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute WANG, CLAIRE X 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA 100d overdue Pending May 05, 2023
18140736 SYSTEM FOR APPLYING THERAPY TO A HUMAN BODY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ALBERS, KEVIN S 3786 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 28, 2023
18132051 FORMATION OF SURFACE OXIDE COATINGS FOR ZIRCONIUM AND ZIRCONIUM BASED ALLOYS Ceramox LLC UTECH, BENJAMIN L 1700 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Apr 07, 2023
18178315 Flossing Device and Methodology Bennington Oral Health STEITZ, RACHEL RUNNING 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Mar 03, 2023
18113119 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT FOR A BATTERY CELL, INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT FOR A BATTERY CELL AND ULTRASONIC DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING THE INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT BRANSON Ultraschall Niederlassung der Emerson Technologies GmbH & Co. OHG OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 23, 2023
18041098 Ossicular Prosthesis Med-El Elektromedizinische Geräte GmbH RIOS, GABRIELLA GISELLE BONO 3774 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2023
18016026 Inflation System, Massage Pool Air Supply System, and Inflation Method Oriental Recreational Products (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. KLOTZ, WILLIAM R 3754 §102§103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18094588 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYDROMETALLURGICAL, ANTI-SOLVENT, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL RECOVERY OF METALS FROM WASTES AND ASHES The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE 1795 §103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2023
17927165 Low-Cost Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate With Extremely Low Aluminum Content and Manufacturing Method Therefor BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN 1733 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17758767 ANION-SOLVATING POLYMER MEMBRANES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1767 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 13, 2022
17783983 SOLID OXIDE CELL ASSEMBLY Sunfire GmbH ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R 1752 §103 Final Rejection 191d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2022
17747575 METHOD FOR OPERATING A DOUBLE-SIDED PROCESSING MACHINE AND DOUBLE-SIDED PROCESSING MACHINE Lapmaster Wolters GmbH HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending May 18, 2022
17765054 DIFFRACTIVE IMAGING MAGNETO-OPTICAL SYSTEM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute REVERMAN, CHAD ANDREW 2877 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 30, 2022
17696102 MACHINE LEARNING TO CORRECT FOR NONPHOTOCHEMICAL QUENCHING IN HIGH-FREQUENCY, IN VIVO FLUOROMETER DATA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute WHALEY, PABLO S 3619 §101§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 16, 2022
17612000 DNA NANOARCHITECTURES FOR PATTERN-RECOGNIZED TARGETING OF DISEASES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute WHITEMAN, BRIAN A 1636 §102§103 Final Rejection 79d Pending Nov 17, 2021
17297184 PRINTING NANOPOROUS ULTRATHIN MEMBRANES FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending May 26, 2021
17313469 GRAPHENE TRANSISTOR SYSTEM FOR MEASURING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNALS Instituto De Investigaciones Biomédicas August Pi Sunyer (Idibaps) HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2021
16394111 SECOND ORDER NEURON FOR MACHINE LEARNING Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute GERMICK, JOHNATHAN R 2122 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2019
16002329 METHOD FOR PREDICTING AUTISM Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute WOITACH, JOSEPH T 1687 §101 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2018

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