Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

77 pending office actions • 28 clients • 71 examiners • 43 art units • 0 of 77 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 192 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=19537 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.9%
Allowance Rate
n=19537
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=19537
3.8
OAs to Allowance
n=13096
+0.30σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=13096
1166 days
Time to Allowance
n=13096
+8.4pp
Interview Lift
n=19537
16.1%
RCE Rate
n=19537
11.9%
Appeal Rate
n=19537

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

87.0%
§101 Overcome
n=154
89.8%
§102 Overcome
n=1833
86.6%
§103 Overcome
n=9390
94.3%
§112 Overcome
n=1507

Specialization & Scale

F05D, F01D, F02C
Top CPC Subclasses
24%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=19537
3
Practitioners
n=19537
6512.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=19537

Portfolio Summary

77
Total Pending OAs
50
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
8
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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (8)

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.

1
Hard (1%)
66
Medium (86%)
10
Easy (13%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§103 only59 (77%)
§102 only4 (5%)
§112 only8 (10%)
Double-patenting only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other3 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

9
Life Sciences
12% of docket
1
Information Tech
1% of docket
3
Communications
4% of docket
9
Semiconductors
12% of docket
47
Mechanical / Eng
61% of docket
8
Business / Other
10% 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
KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 4 59.9% +14.4%
TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 2 61.7% +35.2%
MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 2 69.3% +19.6%
NGUYEN, TUAN VAN 2 81.8% +19.3%
ADAMS, GREGORY W 1 75.2% +23.8%
DAVIS, JERROD I 1 86.7% +11.0%
CATTANACH, COLIN J 1 59.0% +19.7%
WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E 1 80.6% +17.6%
SIPP, AMY R. 1 70.9% +26.1%
AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED 1 0.0% +0.0%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19261065 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD DAVIS, JERROD I
19211487 PERCUTANEOUS TARGETING DEVICE WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E
18420938 LOCKING FERRULES WITH CLEATING FEATURES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES NGUYEN, TUAN VAN
18420948 LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES NGUYEN, TUAN VAN

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19028371 CONCRETE EXPANSION JOINT INSERT INCLUDING AN EXPANDING SEALANT AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED
18701307 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FUEL IN OIL NGUYEN, HUNG Q

Interview Candidates (15)

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
19331479 PALLET TOWER FOR HIGH DENSITY PALLET STORAGE AND METHOD ADAMS, GREGORY W 19d overdue
18621406 EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CHECK MODULE WITH PROPORTIONAL SOLENOID VALVE MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 14d
18116580 ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING USING A CT SCAN AND AN ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING TOOLPATH KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 27d
18116588 ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING USING AN ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING TOOLPATH KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 27d
18116559 ADAPTIVE OVERHAUL USING CT SCAN SINGLE DATA SET KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 27d
18108132 ADAPTIVE OVERHAUL USING STRUCTURED LIGHT SINGLE DATA SET KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 27d
19261065 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD DAVIS, JERROD I
19132094 LUMINAIRE HEAD ASSEMBLY CATTANACH, COLIN J

Client Portfolio (28 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
377112
17594
36523
36653
37473
36373
28553
37752
37612
28751

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19331479 PALLET TOWER FOR HIGH DENSITY PALLET STORAGE AND METHOD Qtek Design Ltd. ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2025
19261065 VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD Jaguar Land Rover Limited DAVIS, JERROD I DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 07, 2025
19132094 LUMINAIRE HEAD ASSEMBLY Schreder S.A. CATTANACH, COLIN J 2875 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2025
19211487 PERCUTANEOUS TARGETING DEVICE Arthrex, Inc. WAGGLE, JR, LARRY E §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2025
19173060 Instrument for Manual Insertion of a Button Arthrex, Inc. TON, MARTIN TRUYEN DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2025
19173070 Instrument for Manual Insertion of a Button Arthrex, Inc. TON, MARTIN TRUYEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 08, 2025
19074633 STERNAL CLOSURE SYSTEMS Arthrex, Inc. SIPP, AMY R. 3775 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2025
19028371 CONCRETE EXPANSION JOINT INSERT INCLUDING AN EXPANDING SEALANT Jd Russell Company AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2025
18992295 PROCESS FOR THE PROTECTION OF MECHANICAL ELEMENTS OF WELDING ASSEMBLIES AGAINST WELD RESIDUES AND SPATTER AND COATED MECHANICAL ELEMENT OF WELDING ASSEMBLIES Atop S.p.A. WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA 1718 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2025
18877620 MUFFLERS FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSORS Danfoss A/S CLARK, RYAN C 3745 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2024
18986980 GENERATING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION RELATED TO DEVIATIONS FROM PAST PREOPERATIVE SURGICAL PLANS WITHIN GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES OF A SURGICAL PLANNING SYSTEM Arthrex, Inc. LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE 3684 §102 Final Rejection Pending Dec 19, 2024
18980274 SURGICAL IMPACT DRIVER ADAPTORS FOR APPLYING DIRECTED TORQUE AND LINEAR IMPACT LOADS DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. KAMIKAWA, TRACY L 3775 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2024
18864659 VALVE ARRANGEMENT FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR Danfoss A/S OSWALD, KIRSTIN U §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 11, 2024
18864635 FASTENER WITH TOOL-GUIDING TAIL Howmet Aerospace Inc. COOK, KYLE A 3726 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 11, 2024
18864359 WARNING LIGHT SYSTEM AND LIGHT-SHAPING MODULE Schreder S.A. KAISER, SYED M 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Nov 08, 2024
18864135 SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD Jaguar Land Rover Limited HAN, CHARLES J 3665 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 08, 2024
18863691 CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE STEERING Jaguar Land Rover Limited KIRBY, BRIAN R 3747 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 07, 2024
18935733 TISSUE REPAIR SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL METHODS Arthrex, Inc. TANNER, JOCELIN C 3771 DPOther Non-Final OA 61d Pending Nov 04, 2024
18913568 HORIZONTAL KEG PALLET Rehrig Pacific Company ARTALEJO, ELIZABETH IRENE 3637 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18899194 NESTABLE PALLET Rehrig Pacific Company ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2024
18896050 FROZEN CONFECTION MACHINE Cremmjoy Inc. MOORE, DEVON TYLEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18889670 AUTOMATED TOOL CENTER POINT CALIBRATION BACA SYSTEMS, LLC BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN 3658 §103 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2024
18821388 WIRELESS POWER ON PRODUCTION LINE Toyota Boshoku America, Inc. PEREZ BORROTO, ALFONSO 2836 §103 Non-Final OA 212d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18811961 KNOTLESS TENSIONABLE FIXATION SYSTEMS AND SURGICAL METHODS FOR REPAIRING TISSUE DEFECTS Arthrex, Inc. SHI, KATHERINE MENGLIN 3771 DPOther Non-Final OA 60d Pending Aug 22, 2024
18784314 DISPENSER FOR NESTABLE PALLETS Qtek Design Ltd. OJOFEITIMI, AYODEJI HARRY 3651 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 25, 2024
18757606 MULTI-COMPRESSOR REFRIGERATION SYSTEM HAVING A COMMON OIL EQUALIZATION LINE PROVIDED WITH AN OIL PUMPING DEVICE Danfoss Commercial Compressors DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18740849 MULTI-UNIT FUEL CELL SYSTEM WITH MICROGRID Hyaxiom, Inc. TAN, RICHARD 2849 DPOther Non-Final OA 78d Pending Jun 12, 2024
18712375 HOUSING ARRANGEMENT FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR Danfoss A/S ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending May 22, 2024
18657858 ARTHRODESIS DEVICES FOR GENERATING AND APPLYING COMPRESSION WITHIN JOINTS Arthrex, Inc. GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 08, 2024
18647286 PALLET WITH ELECTRONICS HOUSING Rehrig Pacific Company TRAN, HANH VAN 3637 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 26, 2024
18647609 ADJUSTABLE DEPTH ELECTRICAL BOX Genesee A&B, LLC TSO, STANLEY 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2024
18702440 NOISE, VIBRATION AND HARSHNESS TEST FOR AN ELECTROMECHANICAL ACTUATOR SYSTEM Jaguar Land Rover Limited RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 §112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 18, 2024
18701307 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FUEL IN OIL Jaguar Land Rover Limited NGUYEN, HUNG Q 3747 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18621492 COMPACT EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CHECK MODULE Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 2855 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2024
18621406 EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS LEAK CHECK MODULE WITH PROPORTIONAL SOLENOID VALVE Stoneridge Control Devices, Inc. MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 2855 §112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18607896 BIPOLAR PLATE FOR METAL-AIR/LIQUID BATTERIES Rtx Corporation LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18588828 CAMERA MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING FIELD OF VIEW ZOOM Stoneridge Electronics AB ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN 2663 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18583484 MATTRESS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Brooklyn Bedding LLC LABARGE, ALISON N 3679 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Feb 21, 2024
18441277 PALLETLESS DELIVERY SYSTEM Rehrig Pacific Company HAGEMAN, MARK C 3652 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2024
18435012 COOKING GRILL CLEANING BRUSH 10819336 Canada Inc. HEGEMIER, JON MICHAEL 3723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2024
18423820 INJECTOR WITH SWIRLER FOR HYDROGEN-DRIVEN GAS TURBINE ENGINE Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. HARRINGTON, ALYSON JOAN 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jan 26, 2024
18421589 LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE WALL EYELETS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. DANG, PHONG SON H 3771 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420830 SURGICAL LOCKING BUTTONS Arthrex, Inc. DAVID, SHAUN L 3771 §102 Final Rejection 61d Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420938 LOCKING FERRULES WITH CLEATING FEATURES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. NGUYEN, TUAN VAN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420959 LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS THAT PROVIDE ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISM Arthrex, Inc. ADAM, MOHAMMED SOHAIL 3771 §102 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Jan 24, 2024
18421005 ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANTS WITH ONE-WAY LOCKING MECHANISMS PROVIDED BY ATTACHABLE LOCKING FERRULES Arthrex, Inc. OU, JING RUI 3771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420917 SUTURE LOCKING DEVICES FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. LOUIS, RICHARD G 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420948 LOCKING FERRULES WITH SIDE OPENINGS FOR PERFORMING TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. NGUYEN, TUAN VAN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18420072 MULTI-FUNCTION SURGICAL LOCKING BUTTONS Arthrex, Inc. RIVERS, LINDSEY RAE 3771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 23, 2024
18410025 METHOD AND APPARATUS TO PASSIVELY COOL HIGH-POWER PHASE CONNECTIONS ON A FLUID COOLED ELECTRIC MACHINE Deere & Company SINGH, ALEXANDER A 2834 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2024
18566399 GAME DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Core Pd Limited ROWLAND, STEVE 3711 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 01, 2023
18384435 PLATE ASSEMBLY FOR TISSUE COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD Arthrex, Inc. STRANSKY, KATRINA MARIE 3700 §112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2023
18381148 CONTAINERS FOR OIL BOTTLES OR THE LIKE Rehrig Pacific Company ISLAM, SANJIDUL 3736 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 17, 2023
18547383 INSULATION SYSTEM FOR INJECTION MOLDING HOT RUNNER Singh Vision Systems LLC KIM, YUNJU 1742 §103 Final Rejection 82d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18277504 AUTOMOTIVE SEAT BASED MICROCLIMATE SYSTEM Gentherm Incorporated BARGERO, JOHN E 3761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 16, 2023
18449880 VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM Jaguar Land Rover Limited WANG, YI-KAI 3747 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 15, 2023
18262656 DEPLOYMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS Jaguar Land Rover Limited FABER, DAVID 2172 §103 Non-Final OA 124d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18354927 ELASTICALLY DEFORMABLE FLOW FIELD COMPONENT Hyaxiom, Inc. BERMUDEZ, CHARLENE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2023
18353270 MULTI-BONE PREDICTION FOR ORTHOPAEDIC PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. ZHANG, LEI 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 17, 2023
18308735 HYBRID CART Rehrig Pacific Company MYERS, GLENN F 3652 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 28, 2023
18137613 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MACHINING A WORKPIECE Quantum Impact, LLC VITALE, MICHAEL J 3722 §103 Non-Final OA 182d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18247937 ANODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY Dingyuan New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO 1729 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 05, 2023
18191408 DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD Jaguar Land Rover Limited DOUGLAS, SHANE EMANUEL 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2023
18246200 CREEP TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Jaguar Land Rover Limited GRIFFIN, ALEX BROCK 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 22, 2023
18116580 ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING USING A CT SCAN AND AN ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING TOOLPATH Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 02, 2023
18116588 ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING USING AN ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING TOOLPATH Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 02, 2023
18116559 ADAPTIVE OVERHAUL USING CT SCAN SINGLE DATA SET Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 02, 2023
18108132 ADAPTIVE OVERHAUL USING STRUCTURED LIGHT SINGLE DATA SET Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 10, 2023
18107961 STORE DELIVERY VISION SYSTEM Rehrig Pacific Company YU, ARIEL J 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2023
18100240 TURNTABLE SYSTEM Rehrig Pacific Company VARNDELL, ROSS E 2674 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 23, 2023
18074728 AUTOMATED FASTENER FEEDER AND SECURING SYSTEM Doben Limited ISKRA, JOSEPH W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2022
17965930 SLAB HANDLING SYSTEM Gmr Quality Stone Products RODDEN, JOSHUA E 3642 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Oct 14, 2022
17957102 INFLATION DEVICE CONNECTOR Accumed Radial Systems, LLC HOAG, MITCHELL BRAIN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 141d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2022
17900259 MICRO CATHETER CALIPER Accumed Radial Systems, LLC PATEL, OM 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 31, 2022
17868173 APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR USE WITH A VOICE ASSISTANT Jaguar Land Rover Limited WASHBURN, DANIEL C 2657 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2022
17735336 SUTURE-TO-BUTTON ASSEMBLIES FOR PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES Arthrex, Inc. GEIGER, RACHAEL L 3771 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending May 03, 2022
17428056 BALLISTIC-RESISTANT COMPOSITE WITH BLOCKED ISOCYANATE Barrday Corp. MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2021

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