Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Downs Rachlin Martin Pllc

24 pending office actions • 13 clients • 23 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=3235 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

80.2%
Allowance Rate
n=3235
+0.44σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3235
2.7
OAs to Allowance
n=1794
-0.50σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1794
958 days
Time to Allowance
n=1794
+12.1pp
Interview Lift
n=3235
13.4%
RCE Rate
n=3235
2.2%
Appeal Rate
n=3235

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

68.8%
§101 Overcome
n=48
78.8%
§102 Overcome
n=184
80.6%
§103 Overcome
n=816
93.4%
§112 Overcome
n=168

Specialization & Scale

G06F, Y10T, A61B
Top CPC Subclasses
11%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3235
4
Practitioners
n=3235
808.8
Apps / Practitioner
n=3235

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

1
Hard (4%)
22
Medium (92%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only18 (75%)
§102 only4 (17%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
17% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
2
Communications
8% of docket
5
Semiconductors
21% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WEARE, MEREDITH H 2 50.0% +32.4%
HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS 1 40.5% +33.3%
LEE, SEUNG H 1 87.6% +10.8%
BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1 81.0% +15.9%
CHAN, ALLEN 1 69.9% +35.6%
ANDERSON, BRODERICK C 1 73.7% +19.2%
COTEY, PHILIP L 1 84.0% +21.2%
HAILE, BENYAM 1 61.9% +24.3%
JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH 1 68.7% +23.4%
CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 1 86.4% +11.4%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18402986 Electrical Terminal Connectors for Battery Modules CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 42d overdue
18971176 Wireless Communication Device and Wireless Communication Method Using the Same LEE, SEUNG H 42d
18955564 Processes For Removing Reactive Solvents And Synthesis Byproducts From Crude Lithium Salts BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN
18770786 Temperature Testing Apparatuses and Systems for Testing Battery Cells and Related Methods COTEY, PHILIP L

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
18142657 Opposing Polarity Machine Learning Device and Method MANG, VAN C 42d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18690800 Cross-Section Area Quantification of the Inferior Vena Cava from Ultrasound Imaging JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH 42d overdue
18402986 Electrical Terminal Connectors for Battery Modules CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 42d overdue
18770731 Testing Apparatuses for Testing Battery Cells in Rest Status HAILE, BENYAM 17d overdue
17771317 Deployment of Sensors WEARE, MEREDITH H 28d
19107805 Event Identification and Management System HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS 40d
18971176 Wireless Communication Device and Wireless Communication Method Using the Same LEE, SEUNG H 42d
18955564 Processes For Removing Reactive Solvents And Synthesis Byproducts From Crude Lithium Salts BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN
18820385 Game Service Method and Device Using Time Resource Element CHAN, ALLEN

Client Portfolio (13 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37915
36281
28761
17361
37151
26881
37981
28311
28591
17241

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19107805 Event Identification and Management System Disaster Technologies Incorporated HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS 3628 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Feb 28, 2025
18971176 Wireless Communication Device and Wireless Communication Method Using the Same Zn Technologies Co.,Ltd. LEE, SEUNG H 2876 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Dec 06, 2024
18955564 Processes For Removing Reactive Solvents And Synthesis Byproducts From Crude Lithium Salts Ses Holdings Pte. Ltd. BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1736 DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
18820385 Game Service Method and Device Using Time Resource Element Mistil Games Co., Ltd. CHAN, ALLEN 3715 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 30, 2024
18263301 Method and Device for Providing Medical Images for Identifying Regions of Interest Osstemimplant Co., Ltd. ANDERSON, BRODERICK C §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18770786 Temperature Testing Apparatuses and Systems for Testing Battery Cells and Related Methods Ses (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. COTEY, PHILIP L §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18770731 Testing Apparatuses for Testing Battery Cells in Rest Status Ses (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jul 12, 2024
18690800 Cross-Section Area Quantification of the Inferior Vena Cava from Ultrasound Imaging Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd. JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH 3798 §102 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Mar 11, 2024
18402986 Electrical Terminal Connectors for Battery Modules Ses (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 03, 2024
18535114 Synthesis of N,N-Dialkyl, -Dialkenyl, -Dialkynyl, and Related Cyclics, Sulfamoyl Fluoride Compounds Using Hydrogen Fluoride Ses Holdings Pte. Ltd. CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2023
18367239 Implantable Sensors for Vascular Monitoring Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd. WARSI, YASMEEN S 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 12, 2023
18279947 Vascular Pressure Measurement Systems and Methods Including Vascular Pressure Differential Diagnostic Systems and Related Methods Vahaticor, Inc. NATNITHITHADHA, NAVIN 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18269112 Methods, Apparatuses, and Systems That Include Secondary Electrochemical Unit Anomaly Detection and/or Overcharge Prevention Based On Reverse Coulombic Efficiency Ses Holdings Pte. Ltd. BERHANU, SAMUEL 2859 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 22, 2023
18265948 Electrolytes Having Nonfluorinated Hybrid-Ether Cosolvent Systems, Methods of Making Such Electrolytes, and Electrochemical Devices Utilizing Such Electrolytes Ses Holdings Pte. Ltd. RHEE, JANE J 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 07, 2023
18143976 Device And Method For The Data Transmission Between Parts Of A Rail Vehicle As Well As Part Of A Rail Vehicle Alstom Holdings AHSAN, UMAIR 2647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 05, 2023
18142657 Opposing Polarity Machine Learning Device and Method Bottomline Technologies, Inc. MANG, VAN C 2126 §101 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending May 03, 2023
18029309 Light Emitting Devices With Coupled Resonant Photonic Unit Cells and Distributed Light Emitting Diodes University Of Vermont And State Agricultural College SHEKER, RHYS PONIENTE 2813 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2023
18025559 Sulfonyl-Based Electrolyte Solvents, Electrolytes Made Therewith, and Electrochemical Devices Made Using Such Electrolytes Ses Holdings Pte. Ltd. PATEL, SUHANI JITENDRA 1783 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 09, 2023
17997542 ON-AXIS HOLOGRAPHIC SIGHT Marsupial Holdings, Inc. PASKO, NICHOLAS R 2896 §102 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2022
17771596 Method for Planning an Orthopedic Procedure Ortoma AB DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2022
17771317 Deployment of Sensors Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Limited WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Apr 22, 2022
17623818 MULTIPLE BONE DENSITY DISPLAYING METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING IMPLANT PROCEDURE PLAN, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE THEREFOR Osstem Implant Co., Ltd. CLOW, LORI A 1687 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2021
17415283 Pulse Wave Velocity Measurement Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd. WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 17, 2021
17058275 Wireless Resonant Circuit and Variable Inductance Vascular Monitoring Implants and Anchoring Structures Therefore Foundry Innovation & Research 1, Ltd. KIM, SAMUEL CHONG 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Nov 24, 2020

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