Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
51 pending office actions • 27 clients • 50 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
DENTONS DAVIS BROWN PC is a patent law firm with 29855 career applications. The firm specializes in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. It maintains a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.66. This performance is achieved with an avg office actions per allowance of 3.32. The firm currently has 40 pending office actions.
The avg office actions per allowance of 3.32 suggests a prosecution environment that requires several rounds of negotiation with USPTO examiners. This level of interaction occurs in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector to resolve technical rejections. The resolved allowance rate pct of 88.66 indicates a consistent ability to secure grants across a volume of 29855 career applications. The 40 pending office actions represent a steady active workload. For clients, these metrics show a firm with the capacity to handle portfolios in a complex technical space. The firm's 29855 career applications establish its presence in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 + other | 10 (20%) |
| §103 only | 12 (24%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHONG, YONG SOO | 2 | 43.8% | +41.6% |
| KECK, DANIEL M | 1 | 82.0% | +19.7% |
| KHATIB, RAMI | 1 | 77.1% | +13.9% |
| STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 1 | 70.0% | +21.9% |
| NELSON, KERI JESSICA | 1 | 58.5% | +41.2% |
| SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 1 | 89.7% | +7.8% |
| ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 1 | 63.5% | +24.6% |
| WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S | 1 | 81.0% | +13.8% |
| MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 1 | 80.4% | +34.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18905942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A FAN ARRAY | IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S | — |
| 18849991 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18211108 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Predicting, Screening and Monitoring of Encephalopathy/Delirium | OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC | 133d overdue |
| 18923465 | JUNCTION BOX AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH O-RING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 126d overdue |
| 18109039 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Catheter and Related Systems and Methods | GRAY, PHILLIP A | 126d overdue |
| 18217216 | COMBINE UNLOADING ON-THE-GO WITH BIN LEVEL SHARING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | CHENNAULT, AUSTIN ROBERT | 118d overdue |
| 18501663 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 98d overdue |
| 18274160 | SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOUR MONITORING | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 98d overdue |
| 18515748 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED VERTICAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 78d overdue |
| 16921828 | Apparatus, Systems And Methods For Automatic Steering Guidance And Visualization Of Guidance Paths | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 73d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18923465 | JUNCTION BOX AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH O-RING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 126d overdue |
| 17076493 | METHOD OF ADMINISTERING BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) | CHONG, YONG SOO | 22d overdue |
| 19225126 | DUAL ACTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | KECK, DANIEL M | 76d |
| 19219718 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING | KHATIB, RAMI | — |
| 19216147 | SEXUAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AND BREEDING STRATEGIES | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | — |
| 19213498 | ADAPTABLE COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR TREATING HYPOTENSION CRISIS EVENTS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | NELSON, KERI JESSICA | — |
| 18905942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A FAN ARRAY | IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S | — |
| 18849991 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 2 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 1693 | 2 |
| 1621 | 2 |
| 1623 | 2 |
| 3614 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19225126 | DUAL ACTING HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | Behnke Enterprises, Inc. | KECK, DANIEL M | 3614 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19219718 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL NAVIGATION AND POSITIONING | Ag Leader Technology | KHATIB, RAMI | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 | |
| 19216147 | SEXUAL KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS CULTIVARS AND BREEDING STRATEGIES | Nexgen Plant Science Center, LLC | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 | |
| 19213498 | ADAPTABLE COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR TREATING HYPOTENSION CRISIS EVENTS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS | Alexandria Biotech, LLC | NELSON, KERI JESSICA | 3786 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 18974482 | HEADER HEIGHT CONTROL DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 | |
| 18923465 | JUNCTION BOX AND LIGHTING ASSEMBLY WITH O-RING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Energyficient Lighting Syst. | ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA | 3736 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 126d overdue | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18921986 | PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR WEIGHT LOSS | Schismbioworks LLC | WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| 18905942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A FAN ARRAY | Xnrgy Climate Systems Ulc | IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 | |
| 18849991 | TRANSFER DEVICE AND CONTROL SYSTEM | Able Innovations Inc. | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 3673 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18890126 | Foamed Microtablets for Oral Delivery of Active Ingredients | Tsi Group Co., Ltd. | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 | |
| 18885217 | POLYMER BEADLET COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF FOR IMPROVED STABILITY, BIOAVAILABILITY & SUSTAINED RELEASE | Specnova LLC | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 | |
| 18801047 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERNET AND FAILOVER CONNECTIVITY AND MONITORING | R&D Industries, Inc. | POLLACK, MELVIN H | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 | |
| 18734227 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A BRAZED JOINT | Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc. | LEE JR, WOODY A | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18679195 | VOICE AND MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SURGICAL EYEWEAR | Hawkeye Surgical Lighting, Inc. | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18665305 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AGRICULTURAL GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION | Ag Leader Technology | TAYLOR JR, ANTHONY D | 3747 | §103 | Final Rejection | 110d overdue | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18662800 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING YIELD MAPS | Ag Leader Technology | KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M | 3665 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18655129 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING TRANSACTIONS | Parking Boxx Corp. | WARDEN, MICHAEL J | 3694 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18687179 | COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING THREE-DIMENSIONAL NERVE CELL CULTURES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund | ABEYRATNE-PERERA, HASHANTHI KOMITIGE | 1632 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18444307 | PROCESS FOR FRACTIONATION OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC BIOMASS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Filament Biosciences, Llc. | SWIFT, CANDICE LEE | 1657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18393293 | BIOACTIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Px Ing, LLC | ROCHELLE, CIERRA MARIE | 1627 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18515748 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED VERTICAL STRUCTURAL SUPPORTS | Priefert Mfg. Co., Inc. | SULLIVAN, DEBRA M | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18509020 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AIR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE | Capture6 Corp. | PATEL, SMITA S | 1732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 68d | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18507829 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ABDOMINAL ORIENTATION AND ACTIVITY FOR PREVENTION OF POOR DISEASE OUTCOMES | Smart Human Dynamics, Inc. | PATEL, NIKETA I | 3792 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18501663 | DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18555381 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ANEURYSM AND ARTERIAL WALL ENHANCEMENT | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | MALDONADO, STEVEN | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18369642 | GALVANICALLY ISOLATED ENERGY STORAGE - TIE INVERTER | Spoc Automation, Inc. | CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18232269 | HEXAPLOID-OCTOPLOID PERENNIAL RYEGRASS, HEXAPLOID-OCTOPLOID RYEGRASS AMERICAN RYEGRASS, AND HYBRIDS THEREOF | Nexgen Plant Science Center, LLC | KOVALENKO, MYKOLA V | 1662 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18274169 | SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOUR MONITORING | 4Gd Limited | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| 18274160 | SYSTEM FOR BEHAVIOUR MONITORING | 4Gd Limited | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 2857 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18217216 | COMBINE UNLOADING ON-THE-GO WITH BIN LEVEL SHARING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | Ag Leader Technology | CHENNAULT, AUSTIN ROBERT | 3667 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 118d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18211108 | Apparatus, Systems and Methods for Predicting, Screening and Monitoring of Encephalopathy/Delirium | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC | 3791 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 133d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18266986 | WNT+ ADIPOCYTES, EXOSOMES FROM WNT+ ADIPOCYTES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEM | The Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund | SHOMER, ISAAC | 1612 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18109039 | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Catheter and Related Systems and Methods | Regents Of The University Of Minnesota | GRAY, PHILLIP A | 3783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 126d overdue | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18010582 | Compositions and Methods of Use of beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) and Chemotherapy Agents | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | BRANDSEN, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 1693 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18070435 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR ENHANCING MUSCLE FUNCTION, NITRIC OXIDE SIGNALING, AND/OR MUSCLE GLYCOGEN LEVELS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | 1693 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17926917 | FACILITY FOR USE IN PROVIDING SIMULATED ENVIRONMENT | 4Gd Limited | ANTOINE, LISA HOPE | 3715 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17875368 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED CAFFEINE SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF IN SLOW CAFFEINE METABOLIZERS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | WILSON, JERICA KATLYNN | 1621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17875207 | BIOACTIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | FOWLER, ALAN JEROME | 1600 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17794729 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED BIOACTIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | Px Ing, LLC | SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA | 1621 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
| 17742373 | Calibration Adjustment For Automatic Steering Systems | Ag Leader Technology | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17730850 | PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Schism Bioworks LLC | SPANGLER, JOSEPH RANKIN | 1656 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17710787 | THE USE OF PARAXANTHINE TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE IN VIDEO GAMERS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | ABDALHAMEED, MANAHIL MIRGHANI ALI | 1622 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2022 |
| 17701349 | PARAXANTHINE-BASED COMPOSITIONS FOR PROMOTING WEIGHT LOSS | Ingenious Ingredients, LP | HUTTER, GILLIAN A | 1625 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2022 |
| 17556506 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SEED DELIVERY CONTROL | Ag Leader Technology | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §112 | Final Rejection | 47d | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17518301 | MULTIMODAL SENSORY STIMULATION | UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION | TRAN, JULIE THI | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2021 |
| 16952673 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) FOR JOINT STABILITY | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | PUTTLITZ, KARL J | 1646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 19, 2020 |
| 17076493 | METHOD OF ADMINISTERING BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | CHONG, YONG SOO | 1623 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Oct 21, 2020 |
| 16921828 | Apparatus, Systems And Methods For Automatic Steering Guidance And Visualization Of Guidance Paths | Ag Leader Technology | ALLEN, PAUL MCCARTHY | 3669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2020 |
| 16240211 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) ASSOSIATED WITH INTERMITTENT FASTING | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | CHONG, YONG SOO | 1623 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2019 |
| 15348149 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE OF BETA-HYDROXY-BETA-METHYLBUTYRATE (HMB) AS AN ANIMAL FEED ADDITIVE | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | NEAGU, IRINA | 1629 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 10, 2016 |
| 14209614 | Liquids and Foodstuffs Containing beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) in the Free Acid Form and Methods of Manufacturing or Producing the Same | Metabolic Technologies, LLC | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 83d | Pending | Mar 13, 2014 |
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