Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Culhane Meadows, PLLC

15 pending office actions • 13 clients • 13 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

15
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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

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 (7%)
11
Medium (73%)
1
Easy (7%)
2
Unknown (13%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (7%)
§103 only11 (73%)
§112 only1 (7%)
No statute on record2 (13%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
40% of docket
2
Information Tech
13% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
13% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

150 h
Manual time on pending OAs
30 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
52 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALAM, HOSAIN T 2 40.0% +17.8%
PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 2 56.0% +45.9%
WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 1 61.2% +59.9%
CHANDRASIRI, UPUL PRIYADARSHAN 1 12.5% -16.7%
SMITH, JENNIFER A 1 61.6% +25.7%
MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL 1 84.1% +23.3%
SOROUSH, LAYLA 1 40.2% +43.6%
STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 1 75.0% +33.8%
ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1 46.3% +21.8%
KHLOK, BONITA 1 49.3% +49.1%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18198515 EPITAXIAL ScxAl1-xN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL 32d overdue

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
18790440 TRANSFORMING RELATIONAL STATEMENTS INTO HIERARCHICAL DATA SPACE OPERATIONS ALAM, HOSAIN T 338d overdue
18275184 Corn Detasseling Inspection Robot and Method for Performing Detasseling by Using Same CHANDRASIRI, UPUL PRIYADARSHAN 84d

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
18790440 TRANSFORMING RELATIONAL STATEMENTS INTO HIERARCHICAL DATA SPACE OPERATIONS ALAM, HOSAIN T 338d overdue
17755671 pH Responsive Block Copolymers Compositions, Micelles, and Methods of Use ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 79d overdue
18206595 Method for Preparing N-P Compound Fertilizer from Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash (ISSA) SMITH, JENNIFER A 60d overdue
18379850 Method and Device for Monitoring Breathing Flow Based on Thoracic and Abdominal Movements PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 45d overdue
18198515 EPITAXIAL ScxAl1-xN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL 32d overdue
18482398 Suction Device With Improved Ejection Mechanism WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 18d overdue
17784243 LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CYTISINE SOROUSH, LAYLA 9d
18379833 Device and Method for Monitoring Thoracic and Abdominal Breathing Patterns PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 27d

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37912
21321
21001
37811
36651
17311
28921
16221
16261
16181

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18920276 EXECUTING HIERARCHICAL DATA SPACE OPERATIONS Craxel, Inc. ALAM, HOSAIN T 2132 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Oct 18, 2024
18790440 TRANSFORMING RELATIONAL STATEMENTS INTO HIERARCHICAL DATA SPACE OPERATIONS Craxel, Inc. ALAM, HOSAIN T 2100 §101 Non-Final OA 338d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2024
18379833 Device and Method for Monitoring Thoracic and Abdominal Breathing Patterns Guangzhou Medical University PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 13, 2023
18379850 Method and Device for Monitoring Breathing Flow Based on Thoracic and Abdominal Movements Guangzhou Medical University PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2023
18482398 Suction Device With Improved Ejection Mechanism Carilion Clinic WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2023
18275184 Corn Detasseling Inspection Robot and Method for Performing Detasseling by Using Same Intelligent Equipment Research Center, Beijing Academy Of Agriculture And Forestry Sciences CHANDRASIRI, UPUL PRIYADARSHAN 3665 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18206595 Method for Preparing N-P Compound Fertilizer from Incinerated Sewage Sludge Ash (ISSA) Sichuan University SMITH, JENNIFER A 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2023
18198515 EPITAXIAL ScxAl1-xN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES Comell University MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL 2892 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending May 17, 2023
17784243 LIQUID PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING CYTISINE Adamed Pharma S.A. SOROUSH, LAYLA 1622 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 02, 2022
17773216 COMBINATION OF A CXCR7 ANTAGONIST WITH AN S1P1 RECEPTOR MODULATOR Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. STOCKTON, LAURA LYNNE 1626 §103 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Aug 02, 2022
17755671 pH Responsive Block Copolymers Compositions, Micelles, and Methods of Use Onconano Medicine, Inc. ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 Other Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending May 04, 2022
17632499 APPARATUS FOR HEATING AND FOAMING A LIQUID, IN PARTICULAR A BEVERAGE Eversys Holding SA KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2022
17554511 INTEGRATED ELECTRONICS ON THE ALUMINUM NITRIDE PLATFORM Cornell University SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Dec 17, 2021
17546339 PROTON-BINDING POLYMERS FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION Renosis, Inc. SIMMONS, VALERIE MICHELLE 1758 Other Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2021
17464549 PERFUSION FILTER MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF USE Global Life Sciences Solutions Usa LLC GORDON, BRIAN R 1798 §103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2021

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