Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Dorsey & Whitney - Slc

31 pending office actions • 20 clients • 30 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 79 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
8
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
7
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. 31 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (7)

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.

1
Hard (3%)
24
Medium (77%)
5
Easy (16%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only20 (65%)
§102 only3 (10%)
§112 only5 (16%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
19% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
6% of docket
22
Mechanical / Eng
71% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WOOD, KIMBERLY T 2 54.5% +27.2%
HOEY, ALISSA L 1 44.4% +32.0%
SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL 1 81.3% +33.3%
ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 1 85.9% +17.4%
SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN 1 31.7% +40.3%
NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 1 72.8% +21.1%
KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 1 72.9% +18.2%
HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER 1 61.5% +21.9%
DEVINE, MOLLY K 1 67.4% +32.2%
VALENCIA, JUAN C 1 86.6% +7.4%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18587379 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH MELTING HYDROCARBONS FROM COAL VALENCIA, JUAN C 13d
18744315 FLOW BATTERY TESTING DEVICE ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 19d
18777117 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ELECTROLYTE MONITORING, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL 33d

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18432975 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEHUMIDIFYING AND PURIFYING AIR THROUGH COAL-BASED ELECTROTHERMAL SWING ADSORPTION HE, QIANPING 19d

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
18605211 PROCESSING OF TRONA ORES USING SENSOR-BASED ORE SORTING SYSTEMS DEVINE, MOLLY K 5d overdue
18604814 COLLAPSIBLE WALKING DEVICE HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER 1d overdue
18627840 ARCHERY RELEASE DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 12d
18744315 FLOW BATTERY TESTING DEVICE ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 19d
18527149 TRAY MECHANISMS FOR LADDERS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS WOOD, KIMBERLY T 21d
18699510 CARDIAC SIGNAL BASED BIOMEDTRIC IDENTIFICATION SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN 23d
18605519 PROCESSING OF TRONA ORES USING SENSOR-BASED ORE SORTING SYSTEMS FOR REFINED TRONA PRODUCTS KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 29d
18962224 MEDICAL GARMENT SYSTEM HOEY, ALISSA L 33d

Client Portfolio (20 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37234
36532
17762
36312
37321
28771
28571
37961
37111
36361

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18962224 MEDICAL GARMENT SYSTEM Luxe Lifestyle Products, LLC HOEY, ALISSA L 3732 §102 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Nov 27, 2024
18777117 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING ELECTROLYTE MONITORING, COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM, AND TERMINAL VRB Energy Inc. SCHNASE, PAUL DANIEL 2877 §102 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18744315 FLOW BATTERY TESTING DEVICE VRB Energy Inc. ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 2857 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jun 14, 2024
18699510 CARDIAC SIGNAL BASED BIOMEDTRIC IDENTIFICATION Neteera Technologies Ltd. SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN 3796 §102 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18627840 ARCHERY RELEASE DEVICES, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Varangian Investments, LLC NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18605519 PROCESSING OF TRONA ORES USING SENSOR-BASED ORE SORTING SYSTEMS FOR REFINED TRONA PRODUCTS Tata Chemicals North America Inc. KUMAR, KALYANAVENKA K 3653 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Mar 14, 2024
18604814 COLLAPSIBLE WALKING DEVICE Stander, Inc. HAWK, NOAH CHANDLER 3636 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18605211 PROCESSING OF TRONA ORES USING SENSOR-BASED ORE SORTING SYSTEMS Tata Chemicals North America Inc. DEVINE, MOLLY K 3653 Other Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18587379 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF HIGH MELTING HYDROCARBONS FROM COAL Carbon Holdings Intellectual Properties, LLC VALENCIA, JUAN C 1771 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Feb 26, 2024
18432975 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEHUMIDIFYING AND PURIFYING AIR THROUGH COAL-BASED ELECTROTHERMAL SWING ADSORPTION Carbon Holdings Intellectual Properties, LLC HE, QIANPING 1776 §101 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18527190 STABILIZER MECHANISMS FOR LADDERS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID 3635 §103 Non-Final OA 82d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18527149 TRAY MECHANISMS FOR LADDERS, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC WOOD, KIMBERLY T 3631 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18527208 REINFORCED SPREADER LADDER STEP AND LADDER HANDLE, LADDERS INCORPORATING SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC TROY, DANIEL J 3637 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18493583 LINER Cdf Corporation POOS, MADISON LYNN 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18493418 CONTAINER Cdf Corporation ELOSHWAY, NIKI MARINA 3736 §112 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Oct 24, 2023
18471133 BODY STABILIZER DEVICE Bownuts, LLC MCNURLEN, SCOTT THOMAS 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Sep 20, 2023
18469205 FLOOR TREATMENT MACHINE Numatic International Limited HORTON, ANDREW ALAN 3723 §112 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2023
18453486 APPARATUSES AND LOCKING ELEMENTS INCLUDING ASSIST DEVICES Truck Shields, LLC VAUGHAN, JASON L 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18324971 MULTIFUNCTION BUTTON FOR LADDER ADJUSTMENT Little Giant Ladder Systems, LLC WOOD, KIMBERLY T 3631 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending May 27, 2023
18186136 PORTABLE HOME Casamod, LLC GLESSNER, BRIAN E 3633 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2023
18174377 HIGH HELIX, HIGH MASS-FLOW DEVICE AND METHOD V-Stax, L.L.C. BUSHEY, CHARLES S 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 47d Pending Feb 24, 2023
18165644 SEALING AND SECURING DRESSING SYSTEM FOR VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES One Iv Solutions, LLC HALL, DEANNA K 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
18150706 BLENDER ENCLOSURE Blendtec, Inc. PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 3725 §112 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2023
18145778 VANADIUM BATTERY SOC BALANCE SYSTEM STRUCTURE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF VRB Energy Inc. ROLDAN RAMOS, CHRISTIAN 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 105d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17999197 AIR-STABLE IMIDO ALKYLIDENE COMPLEXES AND USE THEREOF IN OLEFIN METATHESIS REACTIONS Verbio SE PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 DPOther Final Rejection 61d Pending Nov 17, 2022
17995694 METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, SYSTEM AND VENTILATOR, FOR DETERMINING PATIENT-SPECIFIC RESPIRATORY PARAMETERS ON A VENTILATOR Technische Universität München KHONG, BRIAN THAI-BINH 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Oct 06, 2022
17755968 FLOAT VALVE Numatic International Limited MCFARLAND, TYLER JAMES 3723 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending May 12, 2022
17595761 TUNGSTEN IMIDO ALKYLIDENE O-BITET AND O-BINOL COMPLEXES AND USE THEREOF IN OLEFIN METATHESIS REACTIONS Verbio SE O DELL, DAVID K 1621 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Nov 23, 2021
17435280 VACUUM CLEANER Numatic International Ltd. GUMP, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3723 §112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Aug 31, 2021
17401096 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTING COMPONENTS IN DESIGNING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS DARWINAI ULC LI, LIANG Y 2143 §103 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2021
16900271 SEMI-RIGID SHIPPING CONTAINER WITH PEEL-RESEAL CLOSURE Cdf Corporation PERREAULT, ANDREW D 3735 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2020

Managing Dorsey & Whitney - Slc's Patent Prosecution?

IP Author helps law firms respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month