Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Carr & Ferrell LLP

Technology area: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

26 pending office actions • 20 clients • 24 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

CARR & FERRELL LLP operates in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area with 3016 career applications. The firm is currently addressing 18 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 82.02 percent.

The firm averages 4.25 office actions per allowance. This metric provides insight into the duration of the examination process and the number of responses typically required to reach a favorable conclusion. For practitioners, the 82.02 percent allowance rate and the 4.25 average office actions per allowance serve as key indicators for planning the prosecution of mechanical and e-commerce patent applications.

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

Quality Metrics (n=3016 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

82.0%
Allowance Rate
n=3016
+0.50σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3016
4.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1537
+0.22σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1537
1101 days
Time to Allowance
n=1537
+15.3pp
Interview Lift
n=3016
33.7%
RCE Rate
n=3016
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=3016

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

82.6%
§101 Overcome
n=505
82.3%
§102 Overcome
n=615
83.5%
§103 Overcome
n=1192
84.6%
§112 Overcome
n=636

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, G06Q
Top CPC Subclasses
37%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3016
6
Practitioners
n=3016
502.7
Apps / Practitioner
n=3016

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)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.

18
Hard (69%)
7
Medium (27%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (19%)
§101 + other4 (15%)
§103 only5 (19%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (35%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
5
Information Tech
19% of docket
2
Communications
8% of docket
2
Semiconductors
8% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
5
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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SNIDER, SCOTT 2 28.4% +17.9%
WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 2 42.3% +40.2%
STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON 1 77.2% +19.6%
GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 1 35.4% +30.4%
HUANG, JAY 1 53.0% +20.7%
SAVENKOV, VADIM 1 60.7% +20.3%
HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS 1 76.0% +24.3%
SINGH, GURBIR 1 71.8% +14.0%
CRESPO FEBLES, HECTOR J 1 100.0% +0.0%
YEN, ERIC L 1 85.1% +11.6%

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
19056582 Systems and Methods for Intent Based Observability and Control of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model Interactions CRESPO FEBLES, HECTOR J —
19039621 Systems and Methods of Automatic Post-Editing of Machine Translated Content Using a Generative AI Model YEN, ERIC L —

Hard Cases (19)

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
18611501 Artificially Intelligent Systems, Methods and Media for Identification, Quantification and Correction of Defects in Health Care Services HOLCOMB, MARK 71d overdue
17574461 Systems and Methods of Mapping and Blueprinting of Multimedia Assets SNIDER, SCOTT 60d overdue
17354974 Automatic Cloud, Hybrid, and Quantum-Based Optimization Techniques for Communication Channels SNIDER, SCOTT 6d
19249123 Off-Chain Gas Management System and Method GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 8d
17588092 Systems, Methods and Media for Automatic Prioritizer SHELDEN, BION A 13d
18977439 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING USER IDENTITY PACKETS USING BIOMETRICS FENSTERMACHER, JASON B 14d
19019376 Systems and Methods of Predictive Filtering Based on Filter Values ALLEN, BRITTANY N 26d
18516756 Cordyceps Militaris Designated as Strain M2-105-04, Compositions, Methods of Making, Methods of Using and Methods for Treating Mammals BOECKELMAN, JACOB A 54d

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
17574461 Systems and Methods of Mapping and Blueprinting of Multimedia Assets SNIDER, SCOTT 60d overdue
17354974 Automatic Cloud, Hybrid, and Quantum-Based Optimization Techniques for Communication Channels SNIDER, SCOTT 6d
19249123 Off-Chain Gas Management System and Method GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 8d
19315250 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED DATABASE SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SEMANTIC DATA PROXIES STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON 72d
19248251 Systems and Methods for Conducting Secure Transactions Utilizing Gateway Servers HUANG, JAY —
19081839 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANSOMWARE EVENTS SAVENKOV, VADIM —
19075530 Methods and Systems for Forecasting Subsequent Computer System Log Events Based on Analysis of Historical Log Data HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS —
19065985 Multi-Band Antenna Arrays Having Antenna Elements Arrayed In-Phase SINGH, GURBIR —

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36982
36852
36212
37612
24911
36191
26571
21691
28751
21791

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19315250 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENHANCED DATABASE SECURITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING SEMANTIC DATA PROXIES Dymium Inc. STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON 2491 §103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Aug 29, 2025
19249123 Off-Chain Gas Management System and Method Alchemy Insights, Inc. GARCIA MIZE, KARLYANNIE MARIE 3698 §102§103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jun 25, 2025
19248251 Systems and Methods for Conducting Secure Transactions Utilizing Gateway Servers One Global Service For General Trading LLC HUANG, JAY 3619 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2025
19081839 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RANSOMWARE EVENTS Dymium Inc. SAVENKOV, VADIM §101§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 17, 2025
19075530 Methods and Systems for Forecasting Subsequent Computer System Log Events Based on Analysis of Historical Log Data Pre Security Inc. HOLLISTER, JAMES ROSS §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 10, 2025
19065985 Multi-Band Antenna Arrays Having Antenna Elements Arrayed In-Phase Mimosa Networks, Inc. SINGH, GURBIR §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2025
19056582 Systems and Methods for Intent Based Observability and Control of Artificial Intelligence (AI) Model Interactions Witnessai, Inc. CRESPO FEBLES, HECTOR J 2657 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 18, 2025
19039621 Systems and Methods of Automatic Post-Editing of Machine Translated Content Using a Generative AI Model Sdl Inc. YEN, ERIC L §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 28, 2025
19019376 Systems and Methods of Predictive Filtering Based on Filter Values Open Text Inc. ALLEN, BRITTANY N 2169 §101 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jan 13, 2025
18977439 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GENERATING USER IDENTITY PACKETS USING BIOMETRICS Mitek Systems, Inc. FENSTERMACHER, JASON B 3698 §102§103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 11, 2024
18957528 Light Head Having IP Camera Integrated Seamlessly with a Light Source and Smart Streetlight Comprising the Same Streetline Technology LLC LEE, NATHANIEL J. 2875 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18780174 Systems and Methods for Provisioning Appliance Devices Using Validated Service Addresses Ooma, Inc. TORRES, MARCOS L §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 22, 2024
18645860 Method and System for Enhanced Redaction and Conversion of Spreadsheet Documents in E-Discovery Applications Open Text Inc. SHEN, SAMUEL 2179 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 25, 2024
18620851 System and Method for Dynamically Improving the Performance of Real-Time Rendering Systems via an Optimized Data Set Didimo, Inc. RENZE, GEORGE NICHOLAS 2613 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18611501 Artificially Intelligent Systems, Methods and Media for Identification, Quantification and Correction of Defects in Health Care Services Motive Medical Intelligence HOLCOMB, MARK 3685 §101 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2024
18516756 Cordyceps Militaris Designated as Strain M2-105-04, Compositions, Methods of Making, Methods of Using and Methods for Treating Mammals M2 Ingredients, Inc. BOECKELMAN, JACOB A 1655 §101 Final Rejection 54d Pending Nov 21, 2023
18497771 Artificial Intelligence for Vehicle Performance and Tracking Streetline Technology LLC HOUNTON, AWADAGBE GERARD 2126 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 30, 2023
18212618 Methods And Apparatus For Managing Weight Data Accesses For Neural Network Processors Expedera, Inc. ZENG, WENWEI 2146 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2023
18315074 Power-Efficient Clocking and Clock Shaping Expedera, Inc. GARBOWSKI, LEIGH M 2851 §102 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 10, 2023
18086591 COMPUTERIZED TOOLS TO ACCESS AN ENTERPRISE DATA MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTING COMPONENT DATA OBJECTS Certinia Inc. CHOY, PAN G 3624 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 21, 2022
17588092 Systems, Methods and Media for Automatic Prioritizer Bluecore, Inc. SHELDEN, BION A 3685 §101 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jan 28, 2022
17574461 Systems and Methods of Mapping and Blueprinting of Multimedia Assets Sdl Netherlands B.V. SNIDER, SCOTT 3621 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 12, 2022
17354974 Automatic Cloud, Hybrid, and Quantum-Based Optimization Techniques for Communication Channels Cloudnco, Inc. Dba Nextuser SNIDER, SCOTT 3621 §101 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jun 22, 2021
17355113 ENGAGEMENT DATA OBJECTS IMPLEMENTED IN A DATA AGGREGATION MODEL TO ADAPT COMPUTERIZED ENTERPRISE DATA FLOWS Certinia Inc. SINGLETARY, TYRONE E 3625 — Final Rejection — Pending Jun 22, 2021
17323704 Laser Ablation and Laser Processing Fume and Contaminant Capture System G.C. Laser Systems, Inc. WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 18, 2021
15859013 Laser Ablation and Processing Methods and Systems G.C. Laser Systems, Inc. WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 29, 2017

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