Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Dambrosio & Menon, P.L.L.C.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

26 pending office actions • 19 clients • 25 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

DAMBROSIO & MENON, P.L.L.C. is a patent law firm that has handled 1160 career applications. The firm focuses on the Chemistry & Materials technology area. It reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 87.78. This success is achieved with an avg office actions per allowance of 2.45. Currently, there are 21 pending office actions on the firm's docket.

The avg office actions per allowance of 2.45 is an indicator of prosecution efficiency. In the Chemistry & Materials field, securing an allowance in several office actions suggests a strategy for addressing examiner concerns. This efficiency supports the 87.78 resolved allowance rate pct, showing a likelihood of grant for their 1160 career applications. The 21 pending office actions represent the firm's ongoing work in this technical space. For practitioners, these data points highlight a firm that balances its volume of applications with a specific path to allowance. The firm's 1160 career applications provide a significant history in Chemistry & Materials.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1160 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.8%
Allowance Rate
n=1160
+0.62σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1160
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=740
-0.73σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=740
941 days
Time to Allowance
n=740
+2.7pp
Interview Lift
n=1160
18.7%
RCE Rate
n=1160
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=1160

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

61.0%
§101 Overcome
n=77
79.8%
§102 Overcome
n=267
76.0%
§103 Overcome
n=417
78.6%
§112 Overcome
n=322

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, C02F
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1160
0
Practitioners
n=1160
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=1160 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other8 (31%)
§103 only7 (27%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (35%)

Industry Mix

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

11
Life Sciences
42% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
8% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
19% of docket
7
Business / Other
27% 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
BUNKER, AMY M 2 29.1% +45.5%
MCCORMACK, JASON L 1 84.6% +8.1%
EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 1 37.4% +28.9%
THOMAE, EVAN GODFREY 1 — —
CHEN, PATRICK C 1 82.5% +9.6%
JENKINS, JERMAINE L 1 88.1% +8.1%
STONER, KILEY SHAWN 1 80.8% +15.3%
GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL 1 27.3% +27.8%
CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1 54.6% +62.5%
NORTON, JENNIFER L 1 49.8% +2.5%

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
18936558 POWER OVER ETHERNET (POE++) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) DRIVER AND A FIVE-CHANNEL CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY CHEN, PATRICK C 9d overdue
18808049 SMART GOLF BALL AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BALL FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR GOLF SWINGS USING IT STONER, KILEY SHAWN —

Hard Cases (18)

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
17861588 SKIN MOISTURIZING COMPOSITIONS YU, HONG 16d overdue
18016293 TCR-T CELL FOR KILLING TUMORS, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF ROGERS, ERIC JASON 3d overdue
19076867 FACILITATING ATTENDING OF EVENTS BETWEEN USERS OF A COMPUTER NETWORK, AND CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE ON A MOBILE DEVICE EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 1d overdue
18456036 COMPOSITION OF FOAM AND CUSHIONS THAT INCLUDE DIGESTERS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE PEPITONE, MICHAEL F 40d
19381987 SYSTEM FOR RENOVATING FACILITIES TO PROVIDE A DISINFECTED AIR FLOW MCCORMACK, JASON L —
18906716 CLAMPING MOUNT FOR A SENSOR JENKINS, JERMAINE L —
18766733 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF GENETIC ALGORITHM IN SOLVING SCHEDULING PROBLEMS GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL —
18723328 Limosilactobacillus Reuteri for Prolonging Lifespan, Resisting Aging and Reducing Fat, and Product Thereof and Use Thereof CURRENS, GRANT CARSON —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19076867 FACILITATING ATTENDING OF EVENTS BETWEEN USERS OF A COMPUTER NETWORK, AND CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE ON A MOBILE DEVICE EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 1d overdue
18808049 SMART GOLF BALL AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BALL FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR GOLF SWINGS USING IT STONER, KILEY SHAWN —
18766733 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF GENETIC ALGORITHM IN SOLVING SCHEDULING PROBLEMS GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL —
18723328 Limosilactobacillus Reuteri for Prolonging Lifespan, Resisting Aging and Reducing Fat, and Product Thereof and Use Thereof CURRENS, GRANT CARSON —
18564896 METHOD FOR SCREENING EXTERNALLY-INTRODUCED MRNA CAPABLE OF EXISTING FOR LONG TIME IN CELL BUNKER, AMY M —
17812747 METHOD OF SCREENING INHIBITORS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND INHIBITORS OBTAINED THEREBY BUNKER, AMY M —

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28811
36291
28421
17351
17911
17711
16551
37911
17771
37851

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19381987 SYSTEM FOR RENOVATING FACILITIES TO PROVIDE A DISINFECTED AIR FLOW Perumala Holdings, LLC MCCORMACK, JASON L 2881 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 06, 2025
19076867 FACILITATING ATTENDING OF EVENTS BETWEEN USERS OF A COMPUTER NETWORK, AND CONTROLLING A USER INTERFACE ON A MOBILE DEVICE 2361307 Alberta Inc. EL-CHANTI, KARMA AHMAD 3629 §101§103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Mar 11, 2025
19069015 TOPICAL FORMULATIONS FOR THERAPEUTICALLY ACTIVE AGENTS Ocusoft, Inc. THOMAE, EVAN GODFREY §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 03, 2025
18936558 POWER OVER ETHERNET (POE++) LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) DRIVER AND A FIVE-CHANNEL CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY Sgi Technology Group Limited CHEN, PATRICK C 2842 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 04, 2024
18906716 CLAMPING MOUNT FOR A SENSOR Balluff GmbH JENKINS, JERMAINE L §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 04, 2024
18808049 SMART GOLF BALL AND A SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING BALL FLIGHT INFORMATION FOR GOLF SWINGS USING IT Green Talk. Co., Ltd. STONER, KILEY SHAWN 1735 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 18, 2024
18766733 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE OF GENETIC ALGORITHM IN SOLVING SCHEDULING PROBLEMS Quantiphi, Inc. GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2024
18723328 Limosilactobacillus Reuteri for Prolonging Lifespan, Resisting Aging and Reducing Fat, and Product Thereof and Use Thereof Aiage Life Science Corporation Ltd. CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18732269 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT SCHEDULING OF MANUFACTURING JOBS Quantiphi, Inc. NORTON, JENNIFER L §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2024
18679320 METHOD OF MIXING A FUEL WITH AN OXIDANT, AND METHOD OF DECOMPOSING A FEEDSTOCK Ekona Power Inc. WANG, YI-KAI 1771 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024
18639128 ANTI-ALLERGENIC OCULAR COMPOSITIONS Ocusoft, Inc. SPAINE, ROBERT FRANKLIN 1655 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 18, 2024
18701064 ELECTRICAL SENSOR AND BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM Simon Fraser University CHEN, TSE W 3791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18527077 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERSONALIZED MULTIMODAL RESPONSE GENERATION THROUGH VIRTUAL AGENTS Quantiphi, Inc. TSAI, JAMES T §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 01, 2023
18564896 METHOD FOR SCREENING EXTERNALLY-INTRODUCED MRNA CAPABLE OF EXISTING FOR LONG TIME IN CELL Rnagene Inc. BUNKER, AMY M §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2023
18511796 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED MULTIMODAL INPUT PROCESSING FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS Quantiphi, Inc. THOMPSON, ALMA BENNETT §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 16, 2023
18551921 RESPONSIVE PRODUCTION AND DELIVERY OF VARIABLE COMPOSITION AQUEOUS HALOGENS IN WATER TREATMENT APPLICATIONS De Nora Holdings US, Inc. MENON, KRISHNAN S 1777 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18549751 VENTILATOR AND AIRBAG FOR A VENTILATOR Simon Fraser University LUARCA, MARGARET M 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 08, 2023
18456036 COMPOSITION OF FOAM AND CUSHIONS THAT INCLUDE DIGESTERS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Soft-Tex Group, Inc. PEPITONE, MICHAEL F 1767 §103§112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Aug 25, 2023
18262906 TUBULAR REVERSE POLARITY SELF-CLEANING CELL De Nora Water Technologies, LLC PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE 1795 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 25, 2023
18016293 TCR-T CELL FOR KILLING TUMORS, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Guangzhou Finelmmune Biotechnology Co., Ltd. ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1638 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18065486 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULATING AN EVENT Hifi Engineering Inc. COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD 2188 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2022
17924931 Immunologically Active Peptide-Biliverdin Conjugate, Preparation Method Therefor and Application Thereof Institute Of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy Of Sciences ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 11, 2022
17812747 METHOD OF SCREENING INHIBITORS OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND INHIBITORS OBTAINED THEREBY Industry-University Cooperation Of Usw BUNKER, AMY M 1684 §101§102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 15, 2022
17861588 SKIN MOISTURIZING COMPOSITIONS Ocusoft, Inc. YU, HONG 1614 §102§103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2022
17844011 SYSTEM FOR USERS TO INCREASE AND MONETIZE LIVESTREAM AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT Lakshmanan Narayan KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE 3626 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 19, 2022
16683660 EYE MASK Ocusoft, Inc. EKRAMI, YASAMIN 3794 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 14, 2019

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