Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Fw)

17 pending office actions • 6 clients • 13 examiners • 9 art units • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

2
Hard (12%)
12
Medium (71%)
2
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (12%)
§103 only6 (35%)
§102 only6 (35%)
§112 only2 (12%)
No statute on record1 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
100% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 3 87.0% +8.5%
BEMKO, TARAS P 2 84.7% +19.4%
PAPE, JOSEPH 2 88.2% +3.8%
ABDOSH, SAMIR 1 83.9% +6.3%
LUGO, CARLOS 1 74.7% +14.0%
HOLCOMB, MARK 1 34.2% +40.7%
ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS 1 87.6% +7.4%
DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 1 39.2% +36.8%
KANAAN, TONY P 1 29.3% +28.9%
WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 1 80.6% +5.5%

Quick Wins (9)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18339528 Tonneau Cover Features II ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 91d overdue
18381286 Adjustable Bedslide Deck ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 71d overdue
19059562 Firearm with Double-Shot Trigger Assembly ABDOSH, SAMIR 66d overdue
18418716 Bedslide No Drill Mounting Bracket BEMKO, TARAS P 18d overdue
18392974 Short Offset Deck Bedslide Assembly BEMKO, TARAS P 18d overdue
18411181 Accessory Mounting System ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 15d overdue
18604665 Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Device WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 10d overdue
18636815 Truck Bed Corner Reinforcement ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS 15d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18633998 Computerized System and Method of Capturing and Reporting Physicians Time DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 26d overdue
18630381 Accounts Confirmation System and Method KANAAN, TONY P 20d
18731680 Computerized System and Method of Open Account Processing HOLCOMB, MARK 76d

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18633998 Computerized System and Method of Capturing and Reporting Physicians Time DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 26d overdue
18418716 Bedslide No Drill Mounting Bracket BEMKO, TARAS P 18d overdue
18392974 Short Offset Deck Bedslide Assembly BEMKO, TARAS P 18d overdue
18630381 Accounts Confirmation System and Method KANAAN, TONY P 20d
18956132 Touch Release Handle LUGO, CARLOS 29d
18731680 Computerized System and Method of Open Account Processing HOLCOMB, MARK 76d

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36128
36722
36411
36751
36851
36441
36231
36961
36131

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19059562 Firearm with Double-Shot Trigger Assembly Tippmann Arms Company, LLC ABDOSH, SAMIR 3641 §102 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2025
18956132 Touch Release Handle Leer Group LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 22, 2024
18731680 Computerized System and Method of Open Account Processing Crowe LLP HOLCOMB, MARK 3685 §101 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18636815 Truck Bed Corner Reinforcement Leer Group ACOSTA, ERIC LAZARUS 3644 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Apr 16, 2024
18633998 Computerized System and Method of Capturing and Reporting Physicians Time Crowe LLP DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA 3623 §101 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2024
18630381 Accounts Confirmation System and Method Crowe LLP KANAAN, TONY P 3696 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Apr 09, 2024
18604665 Catalytic Converter Anti-Theft Device The Shyft Group, Inc. WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18418716 Bedslide No Drill Mounting Bracket Leer Group BEMKO, TARAS P 3672 §112 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2024
18411181 Accessory Mounting System Leer Group ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 3612 §102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2024
18392974 Short Offset Deck Bedslide Assembly Leer Group BEMKO, TARAS P 3672 §102 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18382753 Low Profile Bedslide Load Bar Assembly Leer Group ADAMS, PHILIP CHARLES 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2023
18381286 Adjustable Bedslide Deck Leer Group ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2023
18482104 Mobile Bunkhouse Trailer Jag Mobile Solutions, Inc. PAPE, JOSEPH 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 06, 2023
18474483 Truck Service Body The Shyft Group, Inc. PAPE, JOSEPH 3612 Other Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2023
18339528 Tonneau Cover Features II Leer Group ESQUIVEL, DENISE LYNNE 3612 §102 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18099578 Truck Bedslide Assembly Leer Group LLC GORDON, STEPHEN T 3612 §102 Non-Final OA 57d Pending Jan 20, 2023
18096966 Accessory Track Deck Assembly Leer Group BLANKENSHIP, GREGORY A 3612 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2023

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