Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

35 pending office actions • 22 clients • 32 examiners • 29 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP has 37 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and 1881 career applications. The pending figure captures active examination work, while the application total reflects a wider prosecution record for this technology area.

The resolved allowance rate is 92.32%, with an average of 3.29 office actions per allowance. Resolved applications therefore reach allowance at the reported rate, while the average shows that allowance commonly follows multiple office actions. This information can support docket prioritization and preparation for continued examination of transportation, e-commerce, and mechanical-system claims.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=1881 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.3%
Allowance Rate
n=1881
+0.66σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1881
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=1238
-0.30σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1238
909 days
Time to Allowance
n=1238
+1.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1881
33.9%
RCE Rate
n=1881
2.7%
Appeal Rate
n=1881

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.4%
§101 Overcome
n=292
82.9%
§102 Overcome
n=422
82.9%
§103 Overcome
n=808
81.9%
§112 Overcome
n=419

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, H04L
Top CPC Subclasses
42%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1881
9
Practitioners
n=1881
209.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1881

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
2
Due this week
4
Due this month
2
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (2)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.

17
Hard (49%)
13
Medium (37%)
5
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (9%)
§101 + other6 (17%)
§103 only9 (26%)
§102 only4 (11%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only3 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (23%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
17% of docket
6
Information Tech
17% of docket
3
Communications
9% of docket
2
Semiconductors
6% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
51% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CROWE, RAEGAN NADIA 3 — —
LYONS, MICHAEL A 2 86.5% +9.9%
INSERRA, MADISON RENEE 1 70.1% +34.8%
HUSSAIN, IMAD 1 81.8% +15.9%
TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL 1 48.0% +22.2%
FIELDS, COURTNEY D 1 84.0% -3.5%
KING, JOHN B 1 80.8% +37.3%
GOINS, DAVETTA WOODS 1 65.6% +4.5%
ISMAIL, OMAR S 1 91.3% +9.9%
GARG, YOGESH C 1 61.7% +33.4%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18948784 PROVIDER UNIFIED MULTI-SERVICE NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN AUTHENTICATION KING, JOHN B 50d
19270735 CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS HUSSAIN, IMAD —
19043399 SECURITY POLICY COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION AS A SERVICE LEVERAGING SYSTEMS PROVIDING ACCESS MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE FIELDS, COURTNEY D —
19038605 Frequency Shifter for Heterodyne Interferometry Measurements and Device for Heterodyne Interferometry Measurements Having Such a Frequency Shifter LYONS, MICHAEL A —
18826020 VARIABLE BANDWIDTH FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES ISMAIL, OMAR S —

Hard Cases (17)

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
18753984 TRAFFIC IMAGE SENSOR MOVEMENT DETECTION AND HANDLING DANG, PHILIP 5d overdue
17529110 Building Data Management System for Providing Operator Interface Processing and Displaying of Interrelated Hierarchical Building System Models STOICA, ADRIAN 2d overdue
18241100 TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FASTENER MERCADO, LOUIS A 7d
18546837 CHLOROPLAST CYTOSINE BASE EDITORS AND MITOCHONDRIA CYTOSINE BASE EDITORS IN PLANTS ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 7d
18194691 ANKYRIN-RICH BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-2 (ABTB2) FOR SUPPRESSING PANCREATIC CANCER GROWTH SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS 20d
19288823 VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PRIORITIZATION IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM INSERRA, MADISON RENEE —
19178731 MAINTAINING USER PRIVACY OF PERSONAL, MEDICAL, AND HEALTH CARE RELATED INFORMATION IN RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL —
19005341 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETRY LYONS, MICHAEL A —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18948784 PROVIDER UNIFIED MULTI-SERVICE NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN AUTHENTICATION KING, JOHN B 50d
19288823 VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PRIORITIZATION IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM INSERRA, MADISON RENEE —
19270735 CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS HUSSAIN, IMAD —
19178731 MAINTAINING USER PRIVACY OF PERSONAL, MEDICAL, AND HEALTH CARE RELATED INFORMATION IN RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL —
18823989 SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR DIAMOND SELECTION GARG, YOGESH C —

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37744
28772
36882
37962
36621
24531
36811
24361
24981
26891

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19288823 VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PRIORITIZATION IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM Glydways Inc. INSERRA, MADISON RENEE 3662 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2025
19270735 CONTROLLING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CHATBOTS Lark Technologies, Inc. HUSSAIN, IMAD 2453 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 16, 2025
19178731 MAINTAINING USER PRIVACY OF PERSONAL, MEDICAL, AND HEALTH CARE RELATED INFORMATION IN RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS Life Spectacular, Inc., D/B/A Proven Skincare TOMASZEWSKI, MICHAEL 3681 §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 14, 2025
19043399 SECURITY POLICY COMPLIANCE VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION AS A SERVICE LEVERAGING SYSTEMS PROVIDING ACCESS MANAGEMENT AS A SERVICE Pax8, Inc. FIELDS, COURTNEY D 2436 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2025
19038605 Frequency Shifter for Heterodyne Interferometry Measurements and Device for Heterodyne Interferometry Measurements Having Such a Frequency Shifter Chamartin Laboratories LLC LYONS, MICHAEL A 2877 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
19005341 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR HETERODYNE INTERFEROMETRY Chamartin Laboratories LLC LYONS, MICHAEL A 2877 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18948784 PROVIDER UNIFIED MULTI-SERVICE NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN AUTHENTICATION Tokenform LLC KING, JOHN B 2498 §103 Final Rejection 50d Pending Nov 15, 2024
18827631 PROVIDING DIGITAL IDENTIFICATIONS GENERATED FOR CHECKPOINT VALIDATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION Secure Identity, LLC GOINS, DAVETTA WOODS 2689 §101§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 06, 2024
18826020 VARIABLE BANDWIDTH FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES Glydways Inc. ISMAIL, OMAR S 2635 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 05, 2024
18823989 SYSTEM AND GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR DIAMOND SELECTION Grwn Diamonds, Inc. GARG, YOGESH C 3688 §101Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18797390 BIOMETRIC EXIT WITH AN ASSET Secure Identity, LLC MISIASZEK, MICHAEL 3688 DP Final Rejection 41d Pending Aug 07, 2024
18753984 TRAFFIC IMAGE SENSOR MOVEMENT DETECTION AND HANDLING Gridmatrix, Inc. DANG, PHILIP 2488 §103§112 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2024
18750562 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INVESTIGATING AND EVALUATING FINANCIAL CRIME AND SANCTIONS-RELATED RISKS 1Nteger, LLC SWARTZ, STEPHEN S 3625 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18674424 POST FILTER SET CONFIGURATION FOR A WATER TREATMENT OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE METHODS Atec Water Systems, LLC KEYWORTH, PETER 1776 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 24, 2024
18671879 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM Glydways Inc. CAMBY, RICHARD M 3661 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 22, 2024
18670248 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM ENROLLMENT AND VALIDATION AND/OR AUTHENTICATION Secure Identity, LLC SIVJI, NIZAR N 2647 §101§102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 21, 2024
18617388 AUTONOMOUS RAIL OR OFF RAIL VEHICLE MOVEMENT AND SYSTEM AMONG A GROUP OF VEHICLES Glydways, Inc. REFAI, RAMSEY 3664 §112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 26, 2024
18387786 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Glydways Inc. MCCLEARY, CAITLIN RENEE 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2023
18375953 CLUTCH SYSTEM FOR A POWERED PROSTHETIC DEVICE The Regents of the University of Colorado CROWE, RAEGAN NADIA 3774 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2023
18375951 GEAR SYSTEM FOR A POWERED PROSTHETIC DEVICE Point Designs, Inc. CROWE, RAEGAN NADIA 3774 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2023
18375949 LINKAGE SYSTEM FOR A POWERED PROSTHETIC DEVICE Point Designs, Inc. CROWE, RAEGAN NADIA 3774 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2023
18241100 TRANSVERSE MAGNETIC FASTENER Lovefrom, Inc. MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §102§103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Aug 31, 2023
18546837 CHLOROPLAST CYTOSINE BASE EDITORS AND MITOCHONDRIA CYTOSINE BASE EDITORS IN PLANTS Donald Danforth Plant Science Center (Ddpsc) ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1663 §103§112 Final Rejection 7d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18365745 AGONIST ANTIBODIES THAT BIND HUMAN CD137 AND USES THEREOF Compass Therapeutics LLC SANG, HONG 1646 §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 04, 2023
18221620 NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN AUTHENTICATION Tokenform LLC ASGARI, SIMA 3698 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 13, 2023
18199131 METHODS OF DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION BASED ON BAYESIAN PEAK SELECTION AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING THE SAME Yukka Magic LLC BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM 1671 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 18, 2023
18194691 ANKYRIN-RICH BTB/POZ DOMAIN-CONTAINING PROTEIN-2 (ABTB2) FOR SUPPRESSING PANCREATIC CANCER GROWTH The Curators of the University of Missouri SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS 1631 §103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18061047 URINARY CATHETER FOR ENDOSCOPE Saint Louis University GHIMIRE, SHANKAR RAJ 3795 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Dec 02, 2022
17834678 Arthroscopic Suture Management Device Md-S LLC RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER 3771 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 07, 2022
17704936 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOADING CONTENT Atlassian Inc. HOANG, KEN 2168 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2022
17571773 Prosthetic Partial Fingers Point Designs, Inc. HOBAN, MELISSA A 3774 §103Other Final Rejection 72d Pending Jan 10, 2022
17529110 Building Data Management System for Providing Operator Interface Processing and Displaying of Interrelated Hierarchical Building System Models Vueops, LLC STOICA, ADRIAN 2188 §101§103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Nov 17, 2021
17423599 FORMULATIONS OF ANTIBODIES THAT BIND HUMAN CD137 AND USES THEREOF Compass Therapeutics LLC FAUST, AMBER KATHLEEN 1643 DP Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 16, 2021
17347293 METHODS OF DETERMINING VENTILATORY THRESHOLD Yukka Magic LLC HOUGH, JESSANDRA F 3796 §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2021
17057931 BIOMETRIC SENSOR HEAD ASSEMBLY Yukka Magic LLC GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 3796 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 23, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP's patent allowance rate?

92.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP were allowed, across 1,881 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP average before allowance?

3.29 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, LLP have?

35 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 22 clients, before 32 examiners in 29 art units.

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