Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Dorsey & Whitney LLP - Denver

55 pending office actions • 32 clients • 46 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 55 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 143 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

55
Total Pending OAs
37
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 54 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

30
Overdue
2
Due this week
16
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 54 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (30)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (16)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (2)

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.

2
Hard (4%)
47
Medium (85%)
3
Easy (5%)
3
Unknown (5%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (4%)
§103 only44 (80%)
§102 only3 (5%)
§112 only3 (5%)
No statute on record3 (5%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
18% of docket
2
Information Tech
4% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
41
Mechanical / Eng
75% 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.

550 h
Manual time on pending OAs
110 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
192 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 5 78.1% +18.9%
RAMANA, ANURADHA 3 82.7% +22.5%
KANAAN, LIZA TONY 2 22.4% +35.2%
MATTHEWS, TESSA M 2 82.8% +24.5%
FAULKNER, RYAN L 2 67.3% +17.1%
ANDREWS, DAVID L 1 71.7% +16.3%
CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A 1 51.8% +46.9%
MAI, TRI M 1 36.1% +21.0%
CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 1 56.3% +30.7%
BROWN, LUIS A 1 45.9% +30.6%

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
18375792 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE MATTHEWS, TESSA M 19d overdue
19027855 CERVICAL DISTRACTION METHOD RAMANA, ANURADHA 5d overdue
17592579 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS RAMANA, ANURADHA 2d overdue
18393893 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS RAMANA, ANURADHA 40d

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19067272 IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT KANAAN, LIZA TONY 16d overdue
18428171 LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR SAINT-VIL, EDDY 9d overdue
19067461 TRANSITION OF CARE WORK FLOW AND PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM KANAAN, LIZA TONY 15d
17459608 GENERATING OPERATIONAL AND REALISTIC MODELS OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW 27d

Interview Candidates (19)

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
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
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
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

Client Portfolio (32 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37738
37753
37333
37623
36722
36832
37152
36712
17322
36431

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19291064 RUPTURE DISC ASSEMBLY Ncs Multistage Inc. ANDREWS, DAVID L 3672 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 05, 2025
19098104 AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE Thomas O'Connor Products LLC CLERKLEY, DANIELLE A 3643 §103 Final Rejection 55d Pending Apr 02, 2025
19067461 TRANSITION OF CARE WORK FLOW AND PRIORITIZATION SYSTEM Cityblock Health, Inc. KANAAN, LIZA TONY 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Feb 28, 2025
19067272 IDENTIFICATION OF HEALTH RISK AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT Cityblock Health, Inc. KANAAN, LIZA TONY 3683 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2025
19027855 CERVICAL DISTRACTION METHOD Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2025
19025161 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE Providence Medical Technology, Inc. MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 16, 2025
19021609 LUGGAGE WITH A RECESSED ZIPPER Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. MAI, TRI M 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18955266 LUGGAGE CASE WITH A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. CAUDILL, JUSTIN REED 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18864844 PLATFORM FOR UTILIZATION OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS FOR DIGITAL BUILDING INFORMATION Integrated Projects Technology Inc. BROWN, LUIS A 3626 §103 Non-Final OA 104d overdue Pending Nov 11, 2024
18778531 GANGED SERVO FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AeroVironment, Inc. BUI, ANDREW THANH 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2024
18729993 UPMIXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTENDING STEREO SIGNALS TO MULTI-CHANNEL FORMATS Zynaptiq GmbH ANWAH, OLISA 2692 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18771020 VOICE COMMAND INTEGRATED KEYBOARD FOR MEDICAL RECORD ACCESS Doc Buddy Inc. MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH 2657 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18751142 PROXIMITY DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Engage Enterprises LLC ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED 3663 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 21, 2024
18653309 LATERAL MASS FIXATION IMPLANT Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 02, 2024
18627704 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE USE OF VIDEO GAME CHARACTERS STORED IN A CHARACTER DATABASE Mythreal Inc. HYLINSKI, STEVEN J 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18623318 REVERSIBLE TOY WITH COUPLING APPENDAGES Tee Turtle, LLC LEGESSE, NINI F 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 107d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18599017 GENERATION OF ENTITY PLANS COMPRISING GOALS AND NODES Iterate Studio, Inc. HATCHER, DEIRDRE D 3625 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2024
18593102 SLOPE COMPENSATION FOR AUTONOMOUS LAWN MOWER PLANNER SYSTEM Scythe Robotics, Inc. BAAJOUR, SHAHIRA 3666 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2024
18688528 THIN FILM The University of Tokyo STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2024
18441630 WEBBING FASTENER OF A LUGGAGE ARTICLE AND DOUBLE-MATERIAL INTEGRALLY-FORMED PLASTIC PRODUCT AND INJECTION MOLDING METHOD THEREOF Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J 3677 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 14, 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
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 Final Rejection 60d overdue 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
18522671 SLANT BACK OFF-RIDGE ROOF VENT Marco Industries Inc. FAULKNER, RYAN L 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2023
18521575 DYNAMIC TALENT MATCHING Obrizum Group Ltd. STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R 3623 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Nov 28, 2023
18498678 MODULAR CLOSING WHEEL Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. MCGOWAN, JAMIE LOUISE 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2023
18498788 FRONT-MOUNTED FOUR-BAR LINKAGE WITH BRACING STRUCTURE Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. BUCK, MATTHEW R 3672 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Oct 31, 2023
18288641 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LUMBAR FUSION Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 Other Non-Final OA 27d Pending Oct 27, 2023
18378692 INJECTION MOLDED LUGGAGE CASE WITH INTEGRATED ZIPPER ASSEMBLY Samsonite Ip Holdings S.A R.L. TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI 3733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 11, 2023
18375792 FACET SCREW AND DELIVERY DEVICE Providence Medical Technology, Inc. MATTHEWS, TESSA M 3773 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2023
18479419 HYDROTHERMAL ALKALINE TREATMENT OF PFAS-CONTAMINATED ADSORBENTS FOR CONTAMINANT MINERALIZATION AND ADSORBENT REGENERATION Colorado School Of Mines HAILEY, PATRICIA L 1732 §103 Non-Final OA 19d 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
18235053 PRE-LOAD ATTACHMENT BRACKET FOR DOWN-FORCE AND LIFT ON PLANTER CLOSING SYSTEM Schaffert Manufacturing Company, Inc. MAYO, TARA LEIGH 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18263651 BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLE Aston Martin Lagonda Limited EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jul 31, 2023
18361713 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING DOUBLE NETWORK HYDROGELS The Regents of the University of Colorado OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL 1693 §112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18345234 TILE ROOF RIDGE VENT Marco Industries Inc. GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES 3762 §112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18198393 MOTION PLANNING WITH CASTER CONSTRAINTS Scythe Robotics, Inc. MARTINEZ BORRERO, LUIS A 3665 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending May 17, 2023
18297943 REAL TIME CLOUD IMAGE PROCESSING FOR ENDOSCOPY ANALYSIS Odin Vision SOREY, ROBERT A 3682 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2023
18026159 A SOLVENT SOLUTION AND PROCESS Kc8 Capture Technologies Ltd. DAVIS, SHENG HAN 1732 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18119703 DENTAL WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS Proedge Dental Products, Inc. NELSON, MATTHEW M 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 09, 2023
18007170 Portable Liquid Vaporizer Synergy Imports, LLC SZEWCZYK, CYNTHIA 1741 §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 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17755717 PORTABLE LOOSE-LEAF MATERIAL VAPORIZER Cansativa Medical Devices GmbH PATEL, ROHAN DEEP 3785 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending May 05, 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
17686128 COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND USES FOR TARGETING C-TERMINAL BINDING PROTEIN (CtBP) IN TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY The Regents of the University of Colorado SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER 1622 §112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 03, 2022
17592579 VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS Providence Medical Technology, Inc. RAMANA, ANURADHA 3775 §102 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Feb 04, 2022
17564802 METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ERROR-DIVISIBLE QUANTUM GATES Colorado School Of Mines JONES, CHARLES JEFFREY 2122 §103 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2021
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 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Sep 03, 2021
17459608 GENERATING OPERATIONAL AND REALISTIC MODELS OF PHYSICAL SYSTEMS Industrial Technology And Safety Council LLC HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW 2188 §101 Final Rejection 27d Pending Aug 27, 2021
17373120 LATERAL MASS FIXATION SYSTEM Providence Medical Technology, Inc. HARVEY, JULIANNA NANCY 3773 §103 Non-Final OA 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 Other Non-Final OA 131d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2021

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