Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

77 pending office actions • 53 clients • 72 examiners • 50 art units • 0 of 77 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=8508 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

84.8%
Allowance Rate
n=8508
+0.53σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=8508
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=5832
-0.29σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=5832
1004 days
Time to Allowance
n=5832
+8.1pp
Interview Lift
n=8508
21.2%
RCE Rate
n=8508
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=8508

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

77.7%
§101 Overcome
n=618
81.0%
§102 Overcome
n=2277
81.4%
§103 Overcome
n=3682
84.0%
§112 Overcome
n=2313

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=8508
16
Practitioners
n=8508
531.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=8508

Portfolio Summary

77
Total Pending OAs
65
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

16
Overdue
1
Due this week
7
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
6
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. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (16)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (6)

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.

47
Hard (61%)
25
Medium (32%)
5
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (3%)
§101 + other12 (16%)
§103 only20 (26%)
§102 only3 (4%)
§112 only1 (1%)
Double-patenting only4 (5%)
Double-patenting + other2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)33 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

14
Life Sciences
18% of docket
8
Information Tech
10% of docket
4
Communications
5% of docket
8
Semiconductors
10% of docket
28
Mechanical / Eng
36% of docket
15
Business / Other
19% 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.

770 h
Manual time on pending OAs
154 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
270 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 4 68.3% +13.8%
RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 2 72.7% +41.5%
ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 2 46.5% +32.6%
BILLAH, MASUM 1 80.3% +20.6%
LY, TOAN C 1 79.1% +19.7%
ACKUN, JACOB K 1 56.7% +3.0%
TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI 1 39.5% +49.1%
NIGH, JAMES D 1 59.0% +30.4%
RASHID, HARUNUR 1 76.0% +36.3%
HANCE, ROBERT J 1 66.4% +21.6%

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
19253025 UNDERCARRIAGE INSPECTION ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS BILLAH, MASUM

Hard Cases (47)

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
18931776 MONITORING PUMP SPEEDS OF PERISTALTIC PUMPS LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 114d overdue
18101052 Differential Methylation Level of CpG Loci That Are Determinative of a Biochemical Reoccurrence of Prostate Cancer SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE 77d overdue
18511054 Percutaneous Cardiac Valve Cutter RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 74d overdue
18990651 ARTICLE TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD EL-BATHY, IBRAHIM N 52d overdue
18842347 MEMBRANE TANK FEASIBLE FOR CRYOGENIC SERVICE CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J 46d overdue
19085686 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VISUAL IMPRESSIONS OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH EXTERNAL GRAPHIC MESSAGING HANCE, ROBERT J 23d overdue
18802899 BAGGAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD MOLNAR, HUNTER A 17d overdue
17246622 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STUDENT ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT KONERU, SUJAY 17d overdue

Interview Candidates (14)

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
18511054 Percutaneous Cardiac Valve Cutter RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 74d overdue
19085686 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VISUAL IMPRESSIONS OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH EXTERNAL GRAPHIC MESSAGING HANCE, ROBERT J 23d overdue
18845760 DYNAMIC SAMPLING RATE ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 2d overdue
19190986 MITIGATION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ASSET ATTACKS NIGH, JAMES D 29d
19254080 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR
19254077 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR
19254081 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR
19254095 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR

Client Portfolio (53 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24825
37982
36282
36452
37152
37252
36152
16582
37832
17912

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19254080 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO Georgia Tech Research Corporation ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 2482 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19254077 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO Georgia Tech Research Corporation ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 2482 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19254081 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO Georgia Tech Research Corporation ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 2482 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19254095 INSPECTION PORTAL SYSTEM AND METHODS THERETO Georgia Tech Research Corporation ABDOU TCHOUSSOU, BOUBACAR 2482 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19253025 UNDERCARRIAGE INSPECTION ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS Georgia Tech Research Corporation BILLAH, MASUM 2482 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2025
19244155 FREESTANDING KIOSK Sita Information Networking Computing Canada Inc. LY, TOAN C 2876 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 20, 2025
19239653 DUNNAGE BAG WITH GRADUATED INFLATION STRIPES AtMet Group, Inc. ACKUN, JACOB K §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 16, 2025
19211676 Percutaneous Cardiac Tissue Cutter BONAPARTE MEDICAL, INC. RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2025
19195344 PROTECTIVE ANTENNA PACKAGE AND TRANSPORT UNIT THEREFOR Galtronics Usa, Inc. TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2025
19190986 MITIGATION OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ASSET ATTACKS Foolproof Labs, Inc. NIGH, JAMES D 3699 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 28, 2025
19086022 System, Device and Method for Processing Data Sita Information Networking Computing Usa, Inc. RASHID, HARUNUR §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2025
19085686 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING VISUAL IMPRESSIONS OF VEHICLES CONFIGURED WITH EXTERNAL GRAPHIC MESSAGING Wrapify, Inc. HANCE, ROBERT J 3992 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2025
19070288 METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN OPT-IN OF A USER AND AN OPT-IN SYSTEM THEREOF Kajomi GmbH SHINGLES, KRISTIE D §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2025
19044764 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INTRAVASCULAR DEVICE FAILURE A Little Cold Gel, LLC CATTUNGAL, SANJAY 3798 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 04, 2025
19036403 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR SCREENING FOR AFFILIATIONS Vital4Data, LLC BROWN, SARA GRACE 3625 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2025
19002568 MITIGATING BEAM SQUINT IN MULTI-BEAM FORMING NETWORKS Galtronics Usa, Inc. DUONG, DIEU HIEN 2845 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2024
18990651 ARTICLE TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD Sita Information Networking Computing Usa, Inc. EL-BATHY, IBRAHIM N 3628 §101§103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2024
18982174 DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS Acushnet Company GORDEN, RAEANN DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18979163 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING MULTILINGUAL MACHINE TRANSLATION MODELS Lightcast AGAHI, DARIOUSH 2656 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 12, 2024
18971538 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMISING FLIGHT EFFICIENCY Safety Line SAS LI, CE LI 3661 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18867511 AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD OF USE Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) SECK, AHMED F §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2024
18931776 MONITORING PUMP SPEEDS OF PERISTALTIC PUMPS Hydration Labs, Inc. LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS 3746 §102§103 Final Rejection 114d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
18845760 DYNAMIC SAMPLING RATE Elliptic Laboratories Asa ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Sep 10, 2024
18829222 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVING VEHICLES Georgia Tech Research Corporation LEE, JONATHAN S §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18829204 APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVING VEHICLES Georgia Tech Research Corporation NGUYEN, JASON TOAN 3666 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 09, 2024
18844762 GANGWAY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Kongsberg Maritime AS OLSON, LARS A §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 06, 2024
18842347 MEMBRANE TANK FEASIBLE FOR CRYOGENIC SERVICE Lattice International AS CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J 3733 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2024
18842224 MASS FLOW METER Cignus Instruments AS WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2024
18810981 COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND METHOD Sita Information Networking Computing UK Limited ANYAN, BARBARA BURGESS 2457 §102 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 21, 2024
18802899 BAGGAGE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD Sita Information Networking Computing UK Limited MOLNAR, HUNTER A 3628 §103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Aug 13, 2024
18728283 INTELLIGENT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (IEMS) AND BALANCE PROFILE Kongsberg Maritime AS PAN, YUHUI R §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2024
18716076 RESPIRATORY APPARATUS BANYAN LICENSING L.L.C. RODRIQUEZ, KARI KRISTIN 3786 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18731993 ASSIGNING DIFFICULTY MODIFIERS TO SQUARES IN LINEUPS Sideprize LLC WILLIAMS, ROSS A 3715 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 03, 2024
18714005 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PAYLOAD DELIVERY Defense Applications Group, LLC MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 28, 2024
18640942 A MODULAR ARTICLE Sita B.V. LOPEZ CRUZ, DIMARY S 2841 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18702137 REMOTE PRESENCE DETECTION SYSTEM Elliptic Laboratories Asa WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 17, 2024
18696285 SHAFT COUPLING AND COMMINUTING DEVICE HAVING SUCH A SHAFT COUPLING Manuel Lindner BINDA, GREGORY JOHN 3679 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18695451 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN FERROUS PARTICLE REMOVAL FROM A FLUID Romar International Limited NORRIS, CLAIRE A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 26, 2024
18692463 PERSON OR OBJECT DETECTION Elliptic Laboratories Asa ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 3645 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 15, 2024
18589128 INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESS MATCHING Motionworks AI Inc. DIABY, MOUSTAPHA 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18391869 TARGETING OF ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS BY NANOPARTICLES CONTAINING POLYOXAZOLINE-LIPID CONJUGATES Serina Therapeutics, Inc. KIM, DANIELLE A 1613 §103§112 Final Rejection 63d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18390649 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBUST DISTANCE MEASUREMENT Wastewizer Inc. COURSON, TANIA C 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2023
18571899 HEAT RECOVERY IN A CO2 CAPTURE PLANT Capsol Technologies Asa BUTT, AMMAD WASEEM 1776 §103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2023
18511054 Percutaneous Cardiac Valve Cutter BONAPARTE MEDICAL, INC. RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 3771 §102§103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18289858 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE PROCESSES PERFORMED BY AT LEAST ONE MACHINE AND THE PROCESS ENVIRONMENT Abaut GmbH FERRELL, CARTER W 2857 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18288141 TOOTH FORMATION AND TOOTH PICK FORMATION Mmd Group Limited KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN 3725 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2023
18492706 BEAM FOR A VEHICLE BARRIER Neusch Innovations, LP CHU, KATHERINE J 3671 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2023
18380514 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETRIEVING DAUGHTERBOATS TO A MOTHERSHIP Vestdavit Gruppen AS WIEST, ANTHONY D 3615 §103§112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Oct 16, 2023
18283517 OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD Fred. Olsen Ocean Ltd. BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2023
18370941 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VACCINE THERAPY Lile Method Research, LLC COFFA, SERGIO 1658 §103 Non-Final OA 85d Pending Sep 21, 2023
18370922 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE LEVELS Lile Method Research, LLC MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1658 §112DPOther Non-Final OA 62d Pending Sep 21, 2023
18280904 FEEDER Mmd Group Limited HAGEMAN, MARK C 3652 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18024160 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROLE HARMONIZATION, APPLICATION, AND MONITORING Pathlock, Inc. DESROSIERS, EVANS 2491 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18357765 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SCREENING A USER'S TEMPERATURE Sita Advanced Travel Solutions Limited FRITH, SEAN A 3798 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2023
18270626 METHODS OF COATING POLYMERS AND REDUCTION IN PROTEIN AGGREGATION Glycome Biopharma Limited PEPITONE, MICHAEL F 1767 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18340616 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED WIN PROBABILITIES IN WAGERING GAMES Primero Games, LLC GARNER, WERNER G 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Jun 23, 2023
18204464 WEBSITE CREATION SYSTEM AND METHOD Etison, LLC Dba Clickfunnels AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 92d overdue Pending Jun 01, 2023
18038529 CATALYST, ELECTRODE AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Institut National Des Sciences Appliquees De Rennes SYLVESTER, KEVIN 1794 §102§103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending May 24, 2023
18201469 METHOD, MEASURING DEVICE, MACHINING SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING A CORRECTED HEIGHT SIGNAL FROM MEASUREMENT DATA OBTAINED WITH OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY Lessmüller Lasertechnik GmbH COOK, JONATHON 2877 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending May 24, 2023
18038388 SHREDDING DEVICE WITH VENTILATION MECHANISM Manuel Lindner ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2023
18143979 BARRIER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Defense Applications Group, LLC MCMAHON, MATTHEW R 3678 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 05, 2023
18303330 METHOD OF PRODUCING ANIMAL FEED FOR IMPROVED PROTEIN UTILIZATION Boveta Nutrition LLC DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2023
18246829 MIXED SOLID WASTE PROCESS Arc Ento Tech Ltd. DRODGE, JOSEPH W 1773 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2023
18026319 A SENSING SYSTEM 5G3I Ltd. KIM, WESLEY LEO 2648 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2023
18171109 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMULATING RUMINANT DIETS Boveta Nutrition LLC LIN, JERRY 1685 §101DP Non-Final OA 20d Pending Feb 17, 2023
18101052 Differential Methylation Level of CpG Loci That Are Determinative of a Biochemical Reoccurrence of Prostate Cancer Board Of Directors Of The Leland Stanford Junior University SWITZER, JULIET CAROLINE 1682 §101§103 Final Rejection 77d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2023
18016421 IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO DISINFECTION OF OBJECTS Hai Clean Limited YOO, REGINA M 1758 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 16, 2023
18096689 ELEVATOR LEVEL WARNING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Electronic Controls Inc. GLASS, ERICK DAVID 2846 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2023
18067365 MINING ALL ATOM SIMULATIONS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DISEASE George Mason University EZEWOKO, MICHAEL I 1672 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2022
17969427 ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT Fulmer Instruments, LLC VAHDAT, KHADIJEH A 3794 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Oct 19, 2022
17967505 CONTEXT-BASED NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING Satisfi Labs Inc. MCLEAN, IAN SCOTT 2654 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17850389 COIL CATHETER, METHOD OF USE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Blue Halo Biomedical, LLC MEHTA, BHISMA 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2022
17769154 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR MARINE VESSELS Kongsberg Maritime AS PARRIES, DRU M 2836 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2022
17435796 METHOD FOR MAKING TEA CUBES USING MICRONIZED TEA AND TEA CUBES MADE BY THE METHOD Tata Consumer Products Limited STULII, VERA 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2021
17433532 INTRAVENOUS CATHETER APPARATUS Poly Medicure Limited DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 24, 2021
17246622 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STUDENT ATTENDANCE MANAGEMENT School Innovations & Achievement, Inc. KONERU, SUJAY 3624 §101§103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending May 01, 2021
16789292 DIET FORMULATIONS FOR RUMINANTS Boveta Nutrition LLC GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE 1791 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2020

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