Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Brannon Sowers & Cracraft Pc

20 pending office actions • 15 clients • 20 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1665 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.6%
Allowance Rate
n=1665
+0.68σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1665
3.7
OAs to Allowance
n=1018
-0.01σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1018
1084 days
Time to Allowance
n=1018
+11.9pp
Interview Lift
n=1665
26.8%
RCE Rate
n=1665
3.5%
Appeal Rate
n=1665

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.2%
§101 Overcome
n=118
79.3%
§102 Overcome
n=401
81.6%
§103 Overcome
n=784
83.7%
§112 Overcome
n=688

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1665
4
Practitioners
n=1665
416.2
Apps / Practitioner
n=1665

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 9 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

9
Hard (45%)
9
Medium (45%)
2
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only6 (30%)
§112 only2 (10%)
Double-patenting + other3 (15%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
60% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
30% of docket
1
Business / Other
5% 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.

200 h
Manual time on pending OAs
40 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
70 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
COMSTOCK, DAVID C 1 86.5% -8.4%
KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE 1 34.9% +27.7%
BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 1 100.0% +0.0%
VISHNYAKOVA, ELENA VLADIMIROVNA 1 62.9% +60.8%
EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 1 58.4% +6.0%
PONTON, JAMES D 1 80.4% +32.6%
KIFLE, BRUCK 1 79.2% +15.9%
WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES 1 78.4% +25.5%
LI, JUN 1 54.5% +56.7%
FIGUEROA, FELIX O 1 58.0% +14.4%

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
18562270 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-GRADE TRICAPRYLIN BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN
18198912 CATHETER EXCHANGE STRATEGY AND CATHETER CONFIGURED FOR SAME PONTON, JAMES D

Hard Cases (9)

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
15264554 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASEPTICALY FILLING PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS WITH A PHARMACEUTICAL FLUID USING ROTARY STAGE COLLINS, RAVEN 60d overdue
17486693 ARTICULATED ARM APPARATUS AND SYSTEM MCCLAIN, GERALD 16d overdue
18744848 RADIOLUCENT RETRACTORS COMSTOCK, DAVID C 27d
18170282 IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-BASED WOUND DEBRIDEMENT YU, HONG 46d
17502884 METHOD FOR PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING THE FLUID PATH IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ENCLOSURE CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C 55d
18602094 MODULAR QUIVER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE
18004753 METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYGYLCEROL ESTERS OF POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS ESTERIFIED WITH OXOBUTANOL CHEN, PO-CHIH
17992790 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING LIQUIDS QIAN, SHIZHI

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18122231 GROUNDING CLAMPS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE FIGUEROA, FELIX O 42d overdue
18128522 ROW CROP PLANTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES 25d overdue
18602094 MODULAR QUIVER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE
18562267 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-GRADE FATTY ACIDE POLYOL ESTERS, PARTICULARLY FATTY ACID GLYCEROL ESTERS VISHNYAKOVA, ELENA VLADIMIROVNA
18198912 CATHETER EXCHANGE STRATEGY AND CATHETER CONFIGURED FOR SAME PONTON, JAMES D
18252962 NEW THERAPY CONCEPT FOR THE TREATMENT OF CORONA INFECTIONS, ESPECIALLY COVID-19 INFECTIONS KIFLE, BRUCK
18246386 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS WITH A GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON USED AS A CATALYST SUPPORT LI, JUN

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16242
37731
37111
16911
17831
37831
36741
17321
28311
16141

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18744848 RADIOLUCENT RETRACTORS Radiolucent Surgical Instruments LLC COMSTOCK, DAVID C 3773 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jun 17, 2024
18602094 MODULAR QUIVER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE Quick Draw LLC KLAYMAN, AMIR ARIE 3711 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2024
18562270 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-GRADE TRICAPRYLIN Lol Oleo GmbH BORALSKY, LUKE ALAN 1624 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18562267 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH-GRADE FATTY ACIDE POLYOL ESTERS, PARTICULARLY FATTY ACID GLYCEROL ESTERS Ioi Oieo GmbH VISHNYAKOVA, ELENA VLADIMIROVNA 1691 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18349583 METHOD FOR MATCHING SURFACE TEXTURE AND COLOR OF CONCRETE ROOFING TILES Rts R&D, Inc. EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 1783 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 10, 2023
18198912 CATHETER EXCHANGE STRATEGY AND CATHETER CONFIGURED FOR SAME Inmed, Inc. PONTON, JAMES D 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 18, 2023
18252962 NEW THERAPY CONCEPT FOR THE TREATMENT OF CORONA INFECTIONS, ESPECIALLY COVID-19 INFECTIONS Maria Clementine Martin Klosterfrau Vertriebsgesellschaft Mbh KIFLE, BRUCK 1624 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 15, 2023
18128522 ROW CROP PLANTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS AG Usa LLC WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES 3674 §103 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2023
18246386 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUPPORTED METAL CATALYSTS WITH A GRANULAR ACTIVATED CARBON USED AS A CATALYST SUPPORT Blücher GmbH LI, JUN 1732 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2023
18122231 GROUNDING CLAMPS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE Tallman Equipment Co. FIGUEROA, FELIX O 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18170282 IMMOBILIZED ENZYME-BASED WOUND DEBRIDEMENT Guild Associates Inc. YU, HONG 1614 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 46d Pending Feb 16, 2023
18004753 METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYGYLCEROL ESTERS OF POLYCARBOXYLIC ACIDS ESTERIFIED WITH OXOBUTANOL Ketolipix Therapeutics GmbH CHEN, PO-CHIH 1621 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2023
18004748 PROCESS FOR PREPARING CARBOXYLIC ACID ESTERS OF HYDROXYBUTANOATES Ketolipix Therapeutics GmbH CORNET, JEAN P 1628 §103§112DPOther Final Rejection Pending Jan 09, 2023
18093262 SEED FIRMER LIFE EXTENDER MOUNTING BRACKET AND ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR DISC-TYPE COULTERS Flo-Rite Inc. ENGLISH, PETER C 3993 §112 Non-Final OA 139d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2023
17992790 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONCENTRATING LIQUIDS Guild Associates Inc. QIAN, SHIZHI 1795 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 22, 2022
17617422 SUSTAINED-RELEASE COMPOSITIONS OF ALPHA-KETOGLUTARATE Ponce De Leon Health Designated Activity Company LEE, SIN J 1613 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 08, 2021
17502884 METHOD FOR PROTECTING AND UNPROTECTING THE FLUID PATH IN A CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT ENCLOSURE VANRX PHARMASYSTEMS INC. CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Oct 15, 2021
17486693 ARTICULATED ARM APPARATUS AND SYSTEM VANRX PHARMASYSTEMS INC. MCCLAIN, GERALD 3652 §103§112 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2021
15303660 ADSORPTIVE FILTER UNIT HAVING EXTENDED USEFUL CYCLE TIMES AND/OR AN EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE Blücher GmbH FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON GIONTA 1773 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 12, 2016
15264554 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASEPTICALY FILLING PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINERS WITH A PHARMACEUTICAL FLUID USING ROTARY STAGE VANRX PHARMASYSTEMS INC. COLLINS, RAVEN 3735 §103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Sep 13, 2016

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