Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
25 pending office actions • 10 clients • 24 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
Crowe & Dunlevy , A Professional Corporation focuses on the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area, with 6409 career applications. The firm currently manages 22 pending office actions, reflecting their active prosecution efforts. This career total of 6409 applications establishes their experience in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The 22 pending office actions are a measure of their current workload before the patent office.
The firm's resolved allowance rate stands at 92.45 percent, a figure derived from their 6409 career applications. This 92.45 percent rate provides an indication of the firm's success in obtaining patent grants. Prosecution requires an average of 3.27 office actions per allowance. For practitioners, this 3.27 average is a useful metric for estimating the number of examiner interactions needed for an allowance. The 22 pending office actions are handled in the context of this 92.45 percent allowance rate and 3.27 office action average. These data points summarize the firm's historical performance and current activity level.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (8%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (20%) |
| §103 only | 7 (28%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (40%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 2 | 82.4% | +16.9% |
| SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 1 | 71.4% | +27.7% |
| WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 1 | 78.3% | +25.5% |
| FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 1 | 73.9% | +7.4% |
| REMALY, MARK DONALD | 1 | 70.5% | +15.9% |
| YAO, THEODORE N | 1 | 66.9% | +39.4% |
| NEWAY, SAMUEL G | 1 | 75.1% | +7.2% |
| BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 1 | 63.2% | -18.9% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 1 | 71.2% | +17.2% |
| SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 1 | 74.1% | +28.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 33d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18444665 | System and Method for Locating Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells with a Smartphone | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 155d overdue |
| 18037706 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Aerosols | WILSON, KAYLEE R | 15d overdue |
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 11d overdue |
| 18886991 | PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 1d overdue |
| 18438089 | SELF-SUPERVISED DOMAIN ADAPTATION IN CROWD COUNTING | HON, MING Y | 27d |
| 18962391 | PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | REMALY, MARK DONALD | 43d |
| 17051470 | IMPROVED PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | CASLER, BRIAN L | 56d |
| 19199116 | NOVEL PERFORATING TOOL WITH DYNAMIC UNDERBALANCE MITIGATION AND RELATED METHODS | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 11d overdue |
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 33d |
| 18962391 | PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | REMALY, MARK DONALD | 43d |
| 19295901 | ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 76d |
| 19199116 | NOVEL PERFORATING TOOL WITH DYNAMIC UNDERBALANCE MITIGATION AND RELATED METHODS | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | — |
| 18913964 | ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS IN SANDY APPLICATIONS | YAO, THEODORE N | — |
| 18823394 | COMPOSITE CONCRETE STEEL COLUMN HAVING A FULLY- EMBEDDED X-SHAPE STEEL SECTION | FERENCE, JAMES M | — |
| 18737219 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW NOx BURNER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Baker Hughes | 7 |
| THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA | 5 |
| LMD IP | 3 |
| Clearsign Technologies Corporation | 2 |
| University of Arkansas | 2 |
| Iliad Ip Company, LLC | 2 |
| Owen Oil Tools LP | 1 |
| Amerapex Corporation | 1 |
| Devon Energy | 1 |
| Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation LLC | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3674 | 4 |
| 3762 | 2 |
| 3678 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 3676 | 1 |
| 3691 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 2666 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19295901 | ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. | 3674 | §103DPOther | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19199116 | NOVEL PERFORATING TOOL WITH DYNAMIC UNDERBALANCE MITIGATION AND RELATED METHODS | Owen Oil Tools LP | WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES | 3674 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 18999650 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMEDIATING OIL CONTAMINATED SOIL | Amerapex Corporation | FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 3678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18962391 | PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | Lmd Ip, LLC | REMALY, MARK DONALD | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18913964 | ADVANCED MANAGEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL LIFT SYSTEMS IN SANDY APPLICATIONS | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | YAO, THEODORE N | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18854412 | CLINICALLY TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED TUMOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma | NEWAY, SAMUEL G | 3691 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18886991 | PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | Lmd Ip, LLC | BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 3798 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18844951 | Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Sep 07, 2024 |
| 18823394 | COMPOSITE CONCRETE STEEL COLUMN HAVING A FULLY- EMBEDDED X-SHAPE STEEL SECTION | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18737219 | HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW NOx BURNER AND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | Clearsign Technologies Corporation | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18649632 | FORMULATIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING ENVIRONMENTAL CRACKING | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18444665 | System and Method for Locating Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells with a Smartphone | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma | SCHINDLER, DAVID M | 2858 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 155d overdue | Pending | Feb 17, 2024 |
| 18438089 | SELF-SUPERVISED DOMAIN ADAPTATION IN CROWD COUNTING | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | HON, MING Y | 2666 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18417528 | CEMENT EVALUATION AND CASING ECCENTRICITY DETECTION WITH CBL IN NON-CONCENTRIC CASING STRING WITH NARROW ANNULUS | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | LAU, TUNG S | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18409732 | PROCESS AND CIRCUIT FOR REINTERCALATING SPENT LITHIUM SELECTIVE ADSORBENTS | Iliad Ip Company, LLC | DAVIS, SHENG HAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 | |
| 18409721 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SELECTIVE ADSORBENTS | Iliad Ip Company, LLC | FIORITO, JAMES A | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18527272 | System and Method for Calculating Flare Volumes | Devon Energy Corporation | EL-BATHY, MOHAMED N | 3624 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2023 |
| 18481986 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PHYSICS-BASED BINDING AFFINITY ESTIMATION | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | BEVERIDGE, CONNOR HAMMOND | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 | |
| 18203587 | FORMULATION AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BIOREFINERY WASTE HAZARDS | Baker Hughes Oilfield Operation LLC | SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT | 1736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18037706 | Apparatus and Method for Capturing Aerosols | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma | WILSON, KAYLEE R | 3700 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18091367 | ZINC-BASED SULFUR COMPOUND SCAVENGER WITH REDUCED SOLIDS DEPOSITION | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 17985092 | LIGHT CRUDE OIL FLUID IDENTIFICATION WITHIN AN OBM DRILLING FLUID BASE/FILTRATE | BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2022 |
| 17750113 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS SEPARATION OF SOLID PARTICLES FROM SOLID-LIQUID SLURRIES | The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma | GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN | 1777 | §103 | Final Rejection | 111d overdue | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17521722 | PILOT STABILIZED BURNER | Clearsign Technologies Corporation | JONES, LOGAN P | 3762 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2021 |
| 17051470 | IMPROVED PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION | Lmd Ip, LLC | CASLER, BRIAN L | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Oct 29, 2020 |
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