Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Delio Peterson & Curcio LLC

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

10 pending office actions • 8 clients • 7 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The profile covers Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems and shows 11 pending office actions. The record includes 1771 career applications, establishing a sizeable application history behind the current activity.

The resolved allowance rate is 92.7%, with an average of 2.99 office actions per allowance. This indicates favorable resolved allowance outcomes while also showing that allowed matters involved repeated examination activity. The figures can inform expectations about both outcome probability and response planning.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1771 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.7%
Allowance Rate
n=1771
+0.74σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1771
3.0
OAs to Allowance
n=1295
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1295
944 days
Time to Allowance
n=1295
+6.2pp
Interview Lift
n=1771
19.2%
RCE Rate
n=1771
2.5%
Appeal Rate
n=1771

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

86.3%
§101 Overcome
n=73
90.4%
§102 Overcome
n=449
89.6%
§103 Overcome
n=728
90.4%
§112 Overcome
n=564

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, B01D, H01R
Top CPC Subclasses
15%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1771
0
Practitioners
n=1771
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=1771 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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.

6
Hard (60%)
3
Medium (30%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (10%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (20%)
§103 only2 (20%)
Double-patenting + other1 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (40%)
No statute on record1 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
40% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
60% 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.

100 h
Manual time on pending OAs
20 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
35 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 3 56.7% +17.7%
ADAMOS, THEODORE V 2 55.4% +44.6%
BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 1 79.0% +21.1%
LUGO, CARLOS 1 74.9% +13.6%
ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G 1 50.0% +31.4%
EBERSMAN, BRUCE I 1 64.1% +58.5%
JONES, LOGAN P 1 43.0% +31.6%

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18846934 AN OUTDOOR COOKING DEVICE BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL —
18818108 FILTER MEDIA INSERT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION KURTZ, BENJAMIN M —
18790307 FILTER HOUSING WITH FILTER KEY ATTACHMENT KURTZ, BENJAMIN M —
18629475 MODULAR COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY ADAMOS, THEODORE V —
18420230 METHOD OF OBTAINING THE REQUESTED SALT DOSE BY ADJUSTING THE FILL TIME TO COMPENSATE FOR LACK OF SATURATED BRINE ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G —
18417581 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAXIMIZING SHARE PURCHASE UNDER AN EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN WITH LIMITED PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS EBERSMAN, BRUCE I —

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18657194 SWING DOOR HANDLE AND ESCUTCHEON LUGO, CARLOS 56d
18385580 PUSH FILTER WITH FLOATING KEY LOCK KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 61d
19016474 MODULAR COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY ADAMOS, THEODORE V —
18846934 AN OUTDOOR COOKING DEVICE BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL —
18818108 FILTER MEDIA INSERT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION KURTZ, BENJAMIN M —
18790307 FILTER HOUSING WITH FILTER KEY ATTACHMENT KURTZ, BENJAMIN M —
18629475 MODULAR COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY ADAMOS, THEODORE V —
18420230 METHOD OF OBTAINING THE REQUESTED SALT DOSE BY ADJUSTING THE FILL TIME TO COMPENSATE FOR LACK OF SATURATED BRINE ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G —

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17793
36352
37461
36751
17731
36931
37621

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19016474 MODULAR COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Marmon Industrial Water Limited ADAMOS, THEODORE V 3635 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2025
18846934 AN OUTDOOR COOKING DEVICE Doc Konto Ltd. BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL 3746 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18818108 FILTER MEDIA INSERT STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION Solidification Products International, Inc. KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2024
18790307 FILTER HOUSING WITH FILTER KEY ATTACHMENT Kx Technologies LLC KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 §101§102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2024
18657194 SWING DOOR HANDLE AND ESCUTCHEON Assa Abloy Fenestration, LLC LUGO, CARLOS 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending May 07, 2024
18629475 MODULAR COOLING TOWER STRUCTURE, DESIGN, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY Marmon Industrial Water Limited ADAMOS, THEODORE V 3635 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2024
18420230 METHOD OF OBTAINING THE REQUESTED SALT DOSE BY ADJUSTING THE FILL TIME TO COMPENSATE FOR LACK OF SATURATED BRINE Ecowater System LLC ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G 1773 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 23, 2024
18417581 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAXIMIZING SHARE PURCHASE UNDER AN EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN WITH LIMITED PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS Carver Edison, Inc. EBERSMAN, BRUCE I 3693 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18538598 COMBUSTION AIR PROVING APPARATUS WITH BURNER CUT-OFF CAPABILITY AND METHOD OF PERFORMING THE SAME Cowles Operating Company JONES, LOGAN P 3762 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 13, 2023
18385580 PUSH FILTER WITH FLOATING KEY LOCK Kx Technologies LLC KURTZ, BENJAMIN M 1779 Other Final Rejection 61d Pending Oct 31, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Delio Peterson & Curcio LLC's patent allowance rate?

92.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Delio Peterson & Curcio LLC were allowed, across 1,771 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Delio Peterson & Curcio LLC average before allowance?

2.99 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Delio Peterson & Curcio LLC have?

10 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 7 examiners in 7 art units.

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