Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Carstens, Allen & Gourley, LLP

41 pending office actions • 26 clients • 39 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 55 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=2859 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

81.5%
Allowance Rate
n=2859
+0.44σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2859
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=1902
-0.40σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1902
964 days
Time to Allowance
n=1902
+10.4pp
Interview Lift
n=2859
18.5%
RCE Rate
n=2859
4.7%
Appeal Rate
n=2859

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

71.7%
§101 Overcome
n=60
71.3%
§102 Overcome
n=209
76.3%
§103 Overcome
n=1064
85.1%
§112 Overcome
n=296

Specialization & Scale

H04L, G06Q, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2859
1
Practitioners
n=2859
2859.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2859

Portfolio Summary

41
Total Pending OAs
33
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (6)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.

1
Hard (2%)
32
Medium (78%)
6
Easy (15%)
2
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only29 (71%)
§102 only2 (5%)
§112 only4 (10%)
Double-patenting only2 (5%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
No statute on record2 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
29% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
4
Semiconductors
10% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
34% of docket
7
Business / Other
17% 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.

410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
82 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
144 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 2 81.6% +2.2%
MATTISON, LORI K 2 14.6% +26.7%
SAVUSDIPHOL, PAULTEP 1 77.1% +16.8%
BUKHARI, AQEEL H 1 85.6% +14.3%
KANAAN, MAROUN P 1 62.6% +31.5%
TRAN, THAI H 1 71.8% +26.1%
TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN 1 82.5% +7.9%
NGUYEN, QUYNH H 1 87.3% +17.2%
DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 1 62.8% +34.1%
WILSON, LEE D 1 80.0% +18.8%

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
18233944 Geothermally Powered Hydrometallurgical Zinc Production MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 28d
18916223 Therman Transfer Device and Storage Systems Including Same TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN
18837403 ROLLER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD WILSON, LEE D
18130234 ALUMINUM PRODUCTION POWERED BY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
16100038 FORMULATION FOR NECK DERMAL, EPIDERMAL AND SUBDERMAL INTEGRITY MATTISON, LORI K 86d overdue
17535430 ANTI-AGING SKIN PEEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF APPLICATION MATTISON, LORI K 43d
19009435 Wellness Program Navigation Engine KANAAN, MAROUN P

Interview Candidates (9)

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
16100038 FORMULATION FOR NECK DERMAL, EPIDERMAL AND SUBDERMAL INTEGRITY MATTISON, LORI K 86d overdue
19274233 TRANSACTION CARD HAVING A BIOMETRIC SENSOR AND LIMITED CARD DATA INDICIA SAVUSDIPHOL, PAULTEP 45d overdue
18838908 REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 30d overdue
18807426 Telecommunication Incorporating GPS and Identification Masking NGUYEN, QUYNH H 20d
17535430 ANTI-AGING SKIN PEEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF APPLICATION MATTISON, LORI K 43d
19255785 RECHARGEABLE USB ELECTRICAL OUTLET WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING WITH CONNECTIVITY BUKHARI, AQEEL H
19009435 Wellness Program Navigation Engine KANAAN, MAROUN P
18945726 Power Control Apparatuses and Systems TRAN, THAI H

Client Portfolio (26 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17335
37632
36462
37522
16192
28761
28491
36871
28361
26931

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19274233 TRANSACTION CARD HAVING A BIOMETRIC SENSOR AND LIMITED CARD DATA INDICIA Cjg Tech LLC SAVUSDIPHOL, PAULTEP 2876 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2025
19255785 RECHARGEABLE USB ELECTRICAL OUTLET WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTING WITH CONNECTIVITY O'Reilly Winship, LLC BUKHARI, AQEEL H 2849 Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2025
19009435 Wellness Program Navigation Engine Integer Health Technologies, LLC KANAAN, MAROUN P 3687 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2025
18945726 Power Control Apparatuses and Systems Dmn Corporation TRAN, THAI H 2836 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 13, 2024
18916223 Therman Transfer Device and Storage Systems Including Same Algesacooling Pty Ltd. TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 15, 2024
18807426 Telecommunication Incorporating GPS and Identification Masking Softrend Ipl, LLC NGUYEN, QUYNH H 2693 Other Non-Final OA 20d Pending Aug 16, 2024
18838908 REFRIGERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATION Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2024
18837403 ROLLER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD Vestel Elektronik Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. WILSON, LEE D §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2024
18771221 MACHINE-LEARNING ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL CLAIM PAY CLASS COVERAGE Gulfstream Outsourcing And Specialized Billing, LLC CHNG, JOY POH AI 3686 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18766742 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIA FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) IMAGES OF A SCENE Artificial Intelligence Industry Association, Inc. BOYLAN, JAMES T 2486 §103 Non-Final OA 141d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2024
18763033 BLOOD PRESSURE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD Endophys Holdings, LLC BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN 3791 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18746359 METHOD FOR PET WASTE REMOVAL Brilliant Pet 2 LLC TOPOLSKI, MAGDALENA 3642 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2024
18719183 RESTRAINING SEAL Science And Innovations - Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise BOCHNA, DAVID §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18719172 TANK FOR FILTERING AND COLLECTING DEBRIS Science And Innovations - Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise CHIU, TAK LIANG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18659502 Smoking Substitute Device and System for Managing a Smoking Substitute Device Imperial Tobacco Limited MCKANE, ELIZABETH L 3991 §103 Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending May 09, 2024
18703118 METHOD OF PRODUCING CARBON GRAPHITE PRODUCTS Science And Innovations - Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise LEE, EDMUND H §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18639723 COMBINED ELECTRONIC FENCE AREA D.T. Systems, Inc. HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 18, 2024
18700513 Underground Shelter with Air-Intake System Atlas Survival Shelters LLC GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18687690 NUCLEAR REACTOR FUEL ASSEMBLY SPACER GRID Chastnoe Uchrezhdenie ¿¿ Obespecheniyu Nauchnogo Razvitiya Atomnoj Otrasli "Nauka I Innovacii" DAVIS, SHARON M 3646 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18684595 MULTI-FUNCTIONAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING FIRE EXTINCTION AT INDUSTRIAL SITES Science And Innovations - Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise PHAM, TUONGMINH NGUYEN 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2024
18562116 WATER OUTLET DEVICE AND INTELLIGENT CLOSESTOOL Xiamen Solex High-Tech Industries Co., Ltd. BOECKMANN, JASON J 3752 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18386951 Apparatus with Magnetic Drive for Generation of Air-Borne Spray to Remove Malodor and Contamination Nuvinair, LLC CHORBAJI, MONZER R 1799 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 03, 2023
18236460 GEOTHERMALLY POWERED HYDROMETALLURGICAL COPPER PRODUCTION Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 22, 2023
18233949 Geothermally Powered Pyrometallurgical Zinc Production Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18233944 Geothermally Powered Hydrometallurgical Zinc Production Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 15, 2023
18269673 SYSTEM FOR CONFINING AND COOLING MELT FROM THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR Science And Innovations - Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §102 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2023
18269675 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PASSIVE HEAT REMOVAL SYSTEM Science And Innovations-Nuclear Industry Scientific Development, Private Enterprise AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2023
18213560 GEOTHERMALLY POWERED IRON PRODUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 23, 2023
18208555 SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING OF BIOGAS TO PRODUCE ELECTRICITY IN FUEL CELLS California Bioenergy LLC GODO, OLATUNJI A 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 12, 2023
18205895 MAGNETIC STENT AND STENT DELIVERY Tensor Flow Ventures LLC GHERBI, SUZETTE JAIME J 3774 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2023
18196663 DUAL STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM, DELIVERY TOOL APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF DELIVERY OF DUAL STENTS Tensor Flow Ventures LLC LOUIS, RICHARD G 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 12, 2023
18137701 Rotary Kiln Catalytically Enhanced Oxy-Fuel Gasification and Oxy-fuel Combustion (RK-GEN) System, Method, or Apparatus Net Zero Global Group LLC LAUX, DAVID J 3762 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 21, 2023
18130242 MATERIAL EXTRACTION FROM INDUSTRIAL BYPRODUCTS POWERED BY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18130234 ALUMINUM PRODUCTION POWERED BY GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Enhancedgeo Holdings, LLC MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 1733 §112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 03, 2023
17796669 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAFTING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A PATENT APPLICATION, FACILITATING ASSIGNMENT OF THE PATENT APPLICATION OR COMBINATIONS THEREOF Innovation Exchange LLC NGUYEN, TAN D 3629 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 31, 2022
17697779 IMMEDIATE POST-PROCEDURE RECOVERY FORMULATION AND METHOD Jamrm, LLC KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2022
17535430 ANTI-AGING SKIN PEEL COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF APPLICATION Jamrm, LLC MATTISON, LORI K 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Nov 24, 2021
17511345 PET WASTE MOBILE APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM Brilliant Pet 2 LLC WORKU, KIDEST 2119 DPOther Final Rejection Pending Oct 26, 2021
17123721 DECORATIVE LIGHTING ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND APPARATUS Holiday Eaves Lighting & Accessories, LLC SONG, ZHENG B 2875 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2020
16259600 Anti-Aging Corrective and Protective Formulation and Methods Jamrm, LLC RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 28, 2019
16100038 FORMULATION FOR NECK DERMAL, EPIDERMAL AND SUBDERMAL INTEGRITY Goodier Cosmetics MATTISON, LORI K 1619 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2018

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