Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Crowe & Dunlevy , A Professional Corporation

29 pending office actions • 13 clients • 29 examiners • 22 art units • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=6365 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.6%
Allowance Rate
n=6365
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=6365
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=4607
+0.01σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=4607
1002 days
Time to Allowance
n=4607
+3.4pp
Interview Lift
n=6365
22.3%
RCE Rate
n=6365
2.0%
Appeal Rate
n=6365

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

88.7%
§101 Overcome
n=257
88.3%
§102 Overcome
n=2338
87.4%
§103 Overcome
n=3233
89.0%
§112 Overcome
n=1951

Specialization & Scale

E21B, H01L, H10W
Top CPC Subclasses
23%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=6365
0
Practitioners
n=6365
Apps / Practitioner
n=6365 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

16
Hard (55%)
13
Medium (45%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only10 (34%)
§102 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (41%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
21% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
10% of docket
7
Semiconductors
24% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
45% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN 1 69.8% +13.2%
SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. 1 71.5% +27.6%
WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES 1 78.4% +25.5%
FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F 1 73.8% +7.4%
REMALY, MARK DONALD 1 70.3% +16.0%
NEWAY, SAMUEL G 1 75.2% +7.4%
RUNYAN, SILVANA C 1 82.4% +17.1%
PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 1 68.7% +22.1%
RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J 1 87.0% +8.8%
HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER 1 86.0% +11.2%

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
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing RUNYAN, SILVANA C 11d overdue
18819757 NOVEL SENSOR FOR MULTI-CASING CORROSION MEASUREMENT HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER

Hard Cases (16)

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
18444665 System and Method for Locating Undocumented Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells with a Smartphone SCHINDLER, DAVID M 155d overdue
18822189 Zero Emission Displacer-Based Liquid Level Control PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 71d overdue
17802423 Medicine Dispenser with Patient Compliance Monitoring System KUMAR, RAKESH 53d overdue
18689373 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTION, SEGMENTATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF POULTRY CARCASS PARTS AND DEFECTS CODRINGTON, SHANE WRENSFORD 44d overdue
18037706 Apparatus and Method for Capturing Aerosols WILSON, KAYLEE R 15d overdue
18498908 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REAL-TIME INPUT HARMONICS MONITORING HISHAM, MOSTOFA AHMED 20d
18438089 SELF-SUPERVISED DOMAIN ADAPTATION IN CROWD COUNTING HON, MING Y 27d
18962391 PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION REMALY, MARK DONALD 43d

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18822189 Zero Emission Displacer-Based Liquid Level Control PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 71d overdue
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing RUNYAN, SILVANA C 11d overdue
18962391 PERSONAL HEALTH DATA COLLECTION REMALY, MARK DONALD 43d
19295901 ADDITIVE TO REDUCE POLYMER SOLIDS DEPOSITION AT PUMP HEAD SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. 76d
18909386 Untitled LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN
19199116 NOVEL PERFORATING TOOL WITH DYNAMIC UNDERBALANCE MITIGATION AND RELATED METHODS WALLACE, KIPP CHARLES
18819757 NOVEL SENSOR FOR MULTI-CASING CORROSION MEASUREMENT HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36744
28583
26672
28572
36781
37971
36911
37531
26661
28341

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18909386 Untitled BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN 3674 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending
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
18854412 CLINICALLY TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ADVANCED TUMOR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma NEWAY, SAMUEL G 3691 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2024
18844951 Chemical Production Inside a Well Tubular/Casing BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC RUNYAN, SILVANA C 3674 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2024
18822189 Zero Emission Displacer-Based Liquid Level Control Devon Energy Corporation PRICE, CRAIG JAMES 3753 §103§112 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2024
18819774 METHOD TO ENHANCE SENSITIVITY OF MULTI-CASING CORROSION MEASUREMENT BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J 2858 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2024
18819757 NOVEL SENSOR FOR MULTI-CASING CORROSION MEASUREMENT BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER 2858 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2024
18689373 SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES FOR DETECTION, SEGMENTATION, AND CLASSIFICATION OF POULTRY CARCASS PARTS AND DEFECTS BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS CODRINGTON, SHANE WRENSFORD 2667 §102§103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18685805 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND VISION-BASED BROILER BODY WEIGHT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND PROCESS BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS LU, TOM Y 2667 §102 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Feb 22, 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
18420618 SYSTEM FOR FIELD ALIGNMENT OF TANDEM PERMANENT MAGNET MOTORS BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC GONZALEZ QUINONES, JOSE A 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Jan 23, 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
18409721 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM SELECTIVE ADSORBENTS Iliad Ip Company, LLC FIORITO, JAMES A 1731 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2024
18498908 SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REAL-TIME INPUT HARMONICS MONITORING H&M Strategic Alliance, LLC HISHAM, MOSTOFA AHMED 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Oct 31, 2023
18213776 MULTIPURPOSE IMIDAZOLINE-BASED PROCESS CHEMICALS BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1766 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 23, 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 §102§103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18195895 METHOD TO HARVEST INSECTS, EGGS, AND LARVAE Lavaca River Ranch, Ltd. CHEN, CATHERYNE 1655 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending May 10, 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 Final Rejection Pending Nov 10, 2022
17802423 Medicine Dispenser with Patient Compliance Monitoring System The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Oklahoma KUMAR, RAKESH 3651 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Aug 25, 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
17335060 TUBING SYSTEM WITH REASSEMBLY PREVENTION MECHANISM Linear Health Sciences, LLC FREHE, WILLIAM R 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending May 31, 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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