Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
49 pending office actions • 23 clients • 40 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 192 patents granted in the last 365 days
DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Denver has 51 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Its record contains 15,565 career applications, providing a broad historical basis for considering the current workload.
The resolved allowance rate is 88.12%, with 3.29 office actions per allowance on average. These figures show frequent allowance in resolved applications, while also indicating that allowance generally required multiple examination exchanges. For practitioners, the open-action count calls for active docket management, and the historical results provide context for prosecution planning in device and mechanical matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 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. 20 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 only | 2 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (12%) |
| §103 only | 16 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMANA, ANURADHA | 4 | 82.8% | +22.3% |
| HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3 | 77.7% | +19.1% |
| TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 2 | 39.4% | +46.0% |
| KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 2 | 23.4% | +31.5% |
| MAI, TRI M | 2 | 36.2% | +20.5% |
| MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 2 | 82.9% | +24.0% |
| VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 1 | 92.6% | +8.4% |
| LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 1 | 56.5% | +22.9% |
| COMINO, EVA L | 1 | 70.4% | +32.3% |
| CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A | 1 | 52.3% | +46.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19025161 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 42d overdue |
| 18375792 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 19d overdue |
| 19027855 | CERVICAL DISTRACTION METHOD | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 5d overdue |
| 19365486 | DETECTION, PREDICTION, AND ANALYSIS OF BOWEL WALLS | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | — |
| 19028373 | FACET JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS | RAMANA, ANURADHA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18864844 | PLATFORM FOR UTILIZATION OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR DIGITAL BUILDING INFORMATION | BROWN, LUIS A | 104d overdue |
| 18955266 | LUGGAGE CASE WITH A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED | 56d overdue |
| 19067272 | IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 16d overdue |
| 18599017 | GENERATION OF ENTITY PLANS COMPRISING GOALS AND NODES | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 16d overdue |
| 18428171 | LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR | SAINT-VIL, EDDY | 9d overdue |
| 19021609 | LUGGAGE WITH A RECESSED ZIPPER | MAI, TRI M | 6d |
| 19067461 | TRANSITION OF CARE WORK FLOW AND PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 15d |
| 18288641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 27d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19025161 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 42d overdue |
| 18375792 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 19d overdue |
| 19067272 | IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 16d overdue |
| 19027855 | CERVICAL DISTRACTION METHOD | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 5d overdue |
| 19021609 | LUGGAGE WITH A RECESSED ZIPPER | MAI, TRI M | 6d |
| 18653309 | LATERAL MASS FIXATION IMPLANT | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 14d |
| 19067461 | TRANSITION OF CARE WORK FLOW AND PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 15d |
| 18288641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 27d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3773 | 8 |
| 3733 | 5 |
| 3775 | 4 |
| 3683 | 2 |
| 3671 | 2 |
| 3715 | 2 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3734 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 3643 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19365486 | DETECTION, PREDICTION, AND ANALYSIS OF BOWEL WALLS | Motilent Limited | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 3798 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19212972 | MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR SECURING ITEMS TO VEHICLE | Hoch Brands LLC | LARSON, JUSTIN MATTHEW | 3734 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19203319 | SUSPENSION WHEEL FOR LUGGAGE CASES | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | COMINO, EVA L | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19098186 | INTEGRAL INNER RIM FOR INJECTION MOULDED HARD-SIDED LUGGAGE CASES | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19098104 | AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | Thomas O'Connor Products LLC | CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A | 3643 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19092282 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR BIOFILM REMOVAL | Proedge Dental Products, Inc. | MERCIER, MELISSA S | 1615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19067461 | TRANSITION OF CARE WORK FLOW AND PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM | Cityblock Health, Inc. | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 3683 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19067272 | IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT | Cityblock Health, Inc. | KANAAN, LIZA TONY | 3683 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19048016 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUSES OF AUTOMATED FLOOR AREA MEASUREMENT FROM THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS OF EXISTING BUILDINGS | Integrated Projects Technology Inc. | NGUYEN, PHU K | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19027855 | CERVICAL DISTRACTION METHOD | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19028821 | VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19028373 | FACET JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19023724 | LUGGAGE ARTICLE SPLIT ALONG FRONT AND REAR MAJOR FACES | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025161 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19021609 | LUGGAGE WITH A RECESSED ZIPPER | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | MAI, TRI M | 3733 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18955266 | LUGGAGE CASE WITH A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED | 3733 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18954264 | CLOSING WHEEL WITH RIM | Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. | MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE | 3671 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18950286 | VERTEBRAL JOINT ACCESS AND DECORTICATION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18864844 | PLATFORM FOR UTILIZATION OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR DIGITAL BUILDING INFORMATION | Integrated Projects Technology Inc. | BROWN, LUIS A | 3626 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 104d overdue | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18931550 | REVERSIBLE TOY | Tee Turtle, LLC | LEGESSE, NINI F | 3711 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18828458 | URINARY EVENT DETECTION, TRACKING, AND ANALYSIS | Cleartrac Technologies, LLC | HOPKINS, BRANDI N | 2855 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18783265 | MULTI-BODY VEHICLE SUSPENSION LINKAGE | Yeti Cycling, LLC | SHABARA, HOSAM | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18734972 | FIBROUS POLYPEPTIDE-BASED BIOSCAFFOLD DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTICS TO NEURAL CELLS | The Regents of the University of Colorado | CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 1613 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18653309 | LATERAL MASS FIXATION IMPLANT | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18652152 | REINFORCED DATA TRAINING FOR GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS | Obrizum Group Ltd. | IMMANUEL, ILSE I | 3699 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18614051 | WEIGHTED NODES IN CONCEPTUAL CONTENT MAPPING | Obrizum Group Ltd. | CARDOSO, JUSTIN ALEXANDER | 2143 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18599017 | GENERATION OF ENTITY PLANS COMPRISING GOALS AND NODES | Iterate Studio, Inc. | HATCHER, DEIRDRE D | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18588118 | BUCKET AND A GROUND MOVING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE BUCKET | Austin Engineering Limited | MAYO, TARA LEIGH | 3671 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18428171 | LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR | Obrizum Group Ltd. | SAINT-VIL, EDDY | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18396386 | SURFACE BRACHYTHERAPY DEVICE, APPLICATOR, AND METHODS THEREFOR | The Regents of the University of Colorado | CASLER, BRIAN L | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18544148 | CONTAMINANT DEGRADATION METHODS, BIOMATERIAL COMPOSITIONS, AND SYSTEMS | Colorado School Of Mines | NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI | 1779 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18543877 | UNIVERSAL TILE RIDGE VENT | Marco Industries Inc. | FAULKNER, RYAN L | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18288641 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18492989 | MATCHING INCIDENT OCCURRENCES TO A USER-DETERMINED NUMBER SET SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Entain Marketing (Uk) Ltd. | WILLIAMS, ROSS A | 3715 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18380371 | SPINAL FIXATION ACCESS AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE | 3773 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18378692 | INJECTION MOLDED LUGGAGE CASE WITH INTEGRATED ZIPPER ASSEMBLY | Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. | TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI | 3733 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18479363 | THERMOELECTRIC IRRIGATION MODULE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | Colorado School Of Mines | LIN, JASON | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18375792 | FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | MATTHEWS, TESSA M | 3773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18284939 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTION OF SPINE DEFORMATION | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18547382 | PROTEIN-BASED THERAPIES FOR OCULAR CONDITIONS | The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth | SAOUD, CHRISTINE J | 1645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18263651 | BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE | Aston Martin Lagonda Limited | EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | 1729 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18119703 | DENTAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Proedge Dental Products, Inc. | NELSON, MATTHEW M | 3772 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 17852747 | CHANNELIZED METAL SUBSTRATE TO ENHANCE INACTIVATION OF MICROBES | Colorado School Of Mines | MCKENZIE, THOMAS B | 1776 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 17634676 | POLYURETHANE-REINFORCED HYDROGEL CARDIAC PATCH | The Regents of the University of Colorado | MILLER, SERENITY A | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2022 |
| 17564802 | METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ERROR-DIVISIBLE QUANTUM GATES | Colorado School Of Mines | JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY | 2122 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Dec 29, 2021 |
| 17620943 | SPINAL FACET IMPLANT AND DELIVERY TOOLS | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J | 3773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17511240 | METHOD OF FORMING SOLID CELL CULTURES | Ourotech, Inc. | MARTIN, PAUL C | 1653 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Oct 26, 2021 |
| 17266704 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF A SPINAL SURGICAL SITE | Providence Medical Technology, Inc. | MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L | 3773 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2021 |
| 16964548 | METHODS OF FORMING CARDIOMYOCYES | The Methodist Hospital | TAKENAKA, RISA | 1600 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial88.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Dorsey & Whitney LLP - Denver were allowed, across 15,565 applications in USPTO records.
3.29 office actions per allowed application on average.
49 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 23 clients, before 40 examiners in 32 art units.
