Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Carlson, Caspers, Vandenburgh & Lindquist, P.A.

19 pending office actions • 15 clients • 18 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=469 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.4%
Allowance Rate
n=469
+0.84σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=469
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=278
+0.01σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=278
883 days
Time to Allowance
n=278
+5.1pp
Interview Lift
n=469
29.3%
RCE Rate
n=469
3.8%
Appeal Rate
n=469

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.0%
§101 Overcome
n=40
78.2%
§102 Overcome
n=124
80.7%
§103 Overcome
n=212
77.4%
§112 Overcome
n=106

Specialization & Scale

H04L, H04W, H05K
Top CPC Subclasses
32%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=469
0
Practitioners
n=469
Apps / Practitioner
n=469 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

19
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

8
Hard (42%)
8
Medium (42%)
3
Easy (16%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only6 (32%)
§102 only1 (5%)
§112 only2 (11%)
Double-patenting only1 (5%)
Double-patenting + other1 (5%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (37%)

Industry Mix

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

9
Life Sciences
47% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
5% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
16% of docket
5
Business / Other
26% 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.

190 h
Manual time on pending OAs
38 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
66 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS 2 54.7% +22.3%
ALBERS, KEVIN S 1 24.5% +51.2%
BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE 1 27.9% +48.0%
AMBAYE, SAMUEL 1 82.3% +25.0%
HINES, LATOSHA D 1 51.0% +21.9%
HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 1 32.9% +34.3%
SAWYER, STEVEN T 1 72.5% +30.5%
CORNET, JEAN P 1 42.1% +47.5%
ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA 1 52.9% +56.1%
HELLMAN, KRISTINA M 1 65.6% +55.0%

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
19172902 SYSTEMS/METHODS OF TRANSFERENCE TO, AND MAINTENANCE IN, A SECOND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY A FIRST ELECTRONIC DEVICE AMBAYE, SAMUEL

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
18171434 SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF PLAN DEFINING MOTION AND ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR A VEHICLE TC 3600, DOCKET 110d overdue
19441734 BANDAGE WITH METAL LAYER ALBERS, KEVIN S
19261032 TOPICAL SUNSCREEN BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE
18805330 ANIMAL FEEDING APPARATUS HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE
18738723 ELECTRONIC MODULE HAVING A PCB CAP STRUCTURE SAWYER, STEVEN T
18695739 PEPTIDE HAVING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF HELLMAN, KRISTINA M
18615846 SUSTAINED RELEASE CANCER THERAPEUTICS FORMULATIONS OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL
18507884 QUETIAPINE ORAL LIQUID SUSPENSION AND USE THEREOF TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V

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
19067074 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS 34d
19441734 BANDAGE WITH METAL LAYER ALBERS, KEVIN S
19261032 TOPICAL SUNSCREEN BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE
19172902 SYSTEMS/METHODS OF TRANSFERENCE TO, AND MAINTENANCE IN, A SECOND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY A FIRST ELECTRONIC DEVICE AMBAYE, SAMUEL
18911908 ISOTOPOLOGUE MARKER FOR FLUID RESOURCES OR POLLUTANTS HINES, LATOSHA D
18805330 ANIMAL FEEDING APPARATUS HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE
18738723 ELECTRONIC MODULE HAVING A PCB CAP STRUCTURE SAWYER, STEVEN T
18633291 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16132
37861
16211
17711
36471
28471
41001
16281
16551
16151

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19441734 BANDAGE WITH METAL LAYER Lcp Medical Technologies, LLC ALBERS, KEVIN S 3786 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 06, 2026
19261032 TOPICAL SUNSCREEN Concept Matrix Solutions BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE 1613 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 07, 2025
19172902 SYSTEMS/METHODS OF TRANSFERENCE TO, AND MAINTENANCE IN, A SECOND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BY A FIRST ELECTRONIC DEVICE Enk Wireless, Inc. AMBAYE, SAMUEL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2025
19067074 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER Gskb Pharmaceuticals, LLC RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS 1621 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Feb 28, 2025
18911908 ISOTOPOLOGUE MARKER FOR FLUID RESOURCES OR POLLUTANTS BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM HINES, LATOSHA D 1771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 10, 2024
18805330 ANIMAL FEEDING APPARATUS Lafayette Bay Products LLC HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 3647 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 14, 2024
18738723 ELECTRONIC MODULE HAVING A PCB CAP STRUCTURE Dsbj Pte. Ltd. SAWYER, STEVEN T 2847 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 10, 2024
18633291 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER Gskb Pharmaceuticals, LLC RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS 4100 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18631935 SUSTAINED RELEASE STABLE EMULSION PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS Insitu Biologics, Inc. CORNET, JEAN P 1628 DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2024
18697201 PEPTIDE HAVING ANTI-OBESITY ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF Caregen Co., Ltd. ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2024
18695739 PEPTIDE HAVING ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF Caregen Co., Ltd. HELLMAN, KRISTINA M §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 26, 2024
18615846 SUSTAINED RELEASE CANCER THERAPEUTICS FORMULATIONS Insitu Biologics, Inc. OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2024
18683205 EYE DAMAGE PREVENTION COMPOSITION CONTAINING DENDROPANAX MORBIFERA LEV. EXTRACT Korea Ginseng Corp. MI, QIUWEN 1655 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18507884 QUETIAPINE ORAL LIQUID SUSPENSION AND USE THEREOF Owp Pharmaceuticals, Inc. TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 1615 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2023
18247943 A LIQUID INJECTABLE COMPOSITION OF DONEPEZIL Pts Consulting, LLC KENYON, JOHN S 1625 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 05, 2023
18176282 AUTOMATIC DISTRIBUTION OF ACCESS CONTROL CREDENTIALS BASED ON A TASK Livly, Inc. SYED, NABIL H 2689 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2023
18171434 SYSTEM FOR GENERATION OF PLAN DEFINING MOTION AND ANTENNA CONFIGURATION FOR A VEHICLE Architecture Technology Corporation TC 3600, DOCKET 3600 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 110d overdue Pending Feb 20, 2023
17758215 ORAL DISSOLVABLE FILM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND USING THE SAME Cure Pharmaceutical Holding Corp. JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE 1613 §103 Final Rejection 168d overdue Pending Jun 29, 2022
16947005 ORAL DISSOLVABLE FILM CONTAINING PSYCHEDELIC COMPOUND Concept Matrix Solutions PARK, HAEJIN S 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Jul 14, 2020

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