Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Dorsey & Whitney LLP - Denver

58 pending office actions • 26 clients • 45 examiners • 32 art units • 0 of 58 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 163 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=15092 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.0%
Allowance Rate
n=15092
+0.52σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=15092
3.3
OAs to Allowance
n=9252
-0.08σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=9252
1000 days
Time to Allowance
n=9252
+3.8pp
Interview Lift
n=15092
29.6%
RCE Rate
n=15092
1.6%
Appeal Rate
n=15092

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

76.1%
§101 Overcome
n=687
82.2%
§102 Overcome
n=4096
81.2%
§103 Overcome
n=5325
84.2%
§112 Overcome
n=3539

Specialization & Scale

G11C, G06F, H01L
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=15092
0
Practitioners
n=15092
Apps / Practitioner
n=15092 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

58
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
29
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
1
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (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.

34
Hard (59%)
22
Medium (38%)
2
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other8 (14%)
§103 only18 (31%)
§102 only2 (3%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other2 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)25 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
21% of docket
2
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
42
Mechanical / Eng
72% of docket
2
Business / Other
3% 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.

580 h
Manual time on pending OAs
116 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
203 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RAMANA, ANURADHA 5 82.9% +22.4%
HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 5 77.9% +19.0%
CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 3 55.9% +31.6%
MAI, TRI M 2 36.2% +20.5%
GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE 2 83.2% +11.7%
FAULKNER, RYAN L 2 67.5% +17.0%
VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA 1 92.6% +8.4%
GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1 31.6% +45.1%
CAO, PHUONG THAO 1 78.1% +14.3%
MATTHEWS, TESSA M 1 83.3% +24.4%

Quick Wins (5)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19025161 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE MATTHEWS, TESSA M 42d overdue
18393893 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS RAMANA, ANURADHA 40d
19365486 DETECTION, PREDICTION, AND ANALYSIS OF BOWEL WALLS VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA
19028373 FACET JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS RAMANA, ANURADHA
19024555 SPINAL FIXATION ACCESS AND DELIVERY SYSTEM GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE

Hard Cases (34)

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
18543204 INSERT FOR THERMALLY INSULATED CONTAINERS PATEL, BRIJESH V 60d overdue
18498678 MODULAR CLOSING WHEEL MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE 58d overdue
18955266 LUGGAGE CASE WITH A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 56d overdue
18521575 DYNAMIC TALENT MATCHING STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 50d overdue
18627704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE USE OF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS STORED IN A CHARACTER DATABASE HYLINSKI, STEVEN J 45d overdue
18662380 CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, USES, AND ASSEMBLY FOR AERIAL STRUCTURES MAESTRI, PATRICK J 43d overdue
18688528 THIN FILM STEELE, JENNIFER A 36d overdue
17373120 LATERAL MASS FIXATION SYSTEM HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 31d overdue

Interview Candidates (22)

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
18955266 LUGGAGE CASE WITH A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 56d overdue
19025161 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE MATTHEWS, TESSA M 42d overdue
18522671 SLANT BACK OFF-RIDGE ROOF VENT FAULKNER, RYAN L 31d overdue
17373120 LATERAL MASS FIXATION SYSTEM HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 31d overdue
18543877 UNIVERSAL TILE RIDGE VENT FAULKNER, RYAN L 4d overdue
17592579 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS RAMANA, ANURADHA 2d overdue
18653309 LATERAL MASS FIXATION IMPLANT HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 14d
18288641 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 27d

Client Portfolio (26 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
377310
37336
37755
37154
37623
36712
37981
17851
21641
36261

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19365486 DETECTION, PREDICTION, AND ANALYSIS OF BOWEL WALLS Motilent Limited VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA 3798 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 22, 2025
19269867 EXERCISE MAT The Asset Brand LLC GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1785 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 15, 2025
19229955 TRACKING CONCEPTS WITHIN CONTENT IN CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND ADAPTIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS Obrizum Group Ltd. CAO, PHUONG THAO 2164 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2025
19028373 FACET JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §103 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
19024555 SPINAL FIXATION ACCESS AND DELIVERY SYSTEM Providence Medical Technology, Inc. GREEN, MICHELLE CHRISTINE §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
19025161 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE Providence Medical Technology, Inc. MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103Other Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
18954956 ADJUSTABLE LUGGAGE CASE Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 3733 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
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
18955178 LUGGAGE CASE WITH SNAP-FIT FRONT POCKET OR OTHER COMPONENT Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 3733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 21, 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 §103 Final Rejection 104d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2024
18790918 DYNAMIC GENERATION OF CUSTOMIZED ELECTRONIC GAMES SYSTEMS AND METHODS Entain Marketing (Uk) Ltd. MOSSER, ROBERT E 3715 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18783265 MULTI-BODY VEHICLE SUSPENSION LINKAGE Yeti Cycling, LLC SHABARA, HOSAM 3618 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2024
18662380 CONTAINMENT SYSTEM, USES, AND ASSEMBLY FOR AERIAL STRUCTURES Fullwave Tower & Broadcast, LLC MAESTRI, PATRICK J 3635 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending May 13, 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 Non-Final OA Pending May 01, 2024
18627704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE USE OF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS STORED IN A CHARACTER DATABASE Mythreal Inc. HYLINSKI, STEVEN J 3715 §101§102 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18688528 THIN FILM The University of Tokyo STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2024
18590347 LANGUAGE INDEPENDENT TEXTUAL EXTRACTION Iterate Studio, Inc. TSUI, WILSON W 2172 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 28, 2024
18685056 IMPROVED LUGGAGE ZIPPER CLOSURE ARRANGEMENT Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. MERCADO, LOUIS A 3677 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 20, 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 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2023
18393893 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Dec 22, 2023
18543204 INSERT FOR THERMALLY INSULATED CONTAINERS Oyster Thermal AS PATEL, BRIJESH V 3736 §103§112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18543877 UNIVERSAL TILE RIDGE VENT Marco Industries Inc. FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18533955 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §101§102Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2023
18522671 SLANT BACK OFF-RIDGE ROOF VENT Marco Industries Inc. FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18521575 DYNAMIC TALENT MATCHING Obrizum Group Ltd. STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 3623 §101§103 Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Nov 28, 2023
18509076 REUSABLE STORAGE CONTAINER Gourmet Home Products, LLC ZADEH, BOB 3754 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2023
18503969 USE OF MICRORNA-146A AND NANOCERIA CONJUGATE TO IMPROVE WOUND HEALING AND PROMOTE TISSUE REGENERATION The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania STEVENS, MARK V 1613 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Nov 07, 2023
18501666 GAUGE WHEEL WITH TINES AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL LINER Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. TRAN, JULIA C 3671 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18498678 MODULAR CLOSING WHEEL Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE 3671 §102§103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2023
18288641 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 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§103 Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection Pending Oct 11, 2023
18479419 HYDROTHERMAL ALKALINE TREATMENT OF PFAS-CONTAMINATED ADSORBENTS FOR CONTAMINANT MINERALIZATION AND ADSORBENT REGENERATION Colorado School Of Mines HAILEY, PATRICIA L 1732 §112 Final Rejection 19d Pending Oct 02, 2023
18284939 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTION OF SPINE DEFORMATION Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18547348 VIRAL VECTOR-BASED GENE THERAPY FOR OCULAR CONDITIONS The Regents of the University of Colorado LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18345234 TILE ROOF RIDGE VENT Marco Industries Inc. GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES 3762 §112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18039193 CONTROLLED PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON BLACK Coriolis Technology Partners LLC HENDRICKSON, STUART L 1736 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2023
18126266 EXPANDABLE ZIPPER ARRANGEMENT FOR LUGGAGE Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. MAI, TRI M 3733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 24, 2023
18007170 Portable Liquid Vaporizer Synergy Imports, LLC SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 1741 §102§103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Jan 27, 2023
18090640 LATERAL MASS FIXATION SYSTEM Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Dec 29, 2022
18145759 METHODS FOR INCREASING BIOSOLIDS CAKE DRYNESS THROUGH A FORCED VENTILATION AERATED STATIC PILE BIOLOGICAL DRYING PROCESS Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17852747 CHANNELIZED METAL SUBSTRATE TO ENHANCE INACTIVATION OF MICROBES Colorado School Of Mines MCKENZIE, THOMAS B 1776 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 29, 2022
17436251 ELECTRONIC FUNCTIONAL MEMBER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SENSOR The University of Tokyo MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY 3794 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2022
17634676 POLYURETHANE-REINFORCED HYDROGEL CARDIAC PATCH The Regents of the University of Colorado MILLER, SERENITY A 3771 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 11, 2022
17592579 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §102§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Feb 04, 2022
17620943 SPINAL FACET IMPLANT AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. PLIONIS, NICHOLAS J 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 20, 2021
17511240 METHOD OF FORMING SOLID CELL CULTURES Ourotech, Inc. MARTIN, PAUL C 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Oct 26, 2021
17466614 IMPLANT DEVICE, TOOL, AND METHODS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PARANASAL SINUSES Sinopsys Surgical, Inc. WENG, KAI H 3781 §103Other Final Rejection 15d Pending Sep 03, 2021
17373120 LATERAL MASS FIXATION SYSTEM Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §101§112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2021
17281049 METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING PULMONARY INFLAMMATION AND FIBROSIS UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 1637 §103DP Final Rejection 131d overdue Pending Mar 29, 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
16764926 ARTHROPLASTY IMPLANT FOR A FACET JOINT Providence Medical Technology, Inc. LITTLE, ANNA VICTORIA 3773 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 18, 2020
15812415 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING CHROMIUM FROM AQUEOUS MEDIA Water Remediation Technology LLC MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 1773 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 14, 2017

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