Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
15 pending office actions • 13 clients • 15 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
Duane Morris LLP - Washington, D.C. is a patent law firm specializing in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has a career total of 13323 applications, reflecting its extensive involvement in the patent process. It maintains a resolved allowance rate of 87.79 percent, demonstrating a consistent track record of success in securing patent protection. This expertise is particularly evident in its work within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. The firm's history is a key asset for its clients.
The Washington, D.C. office currently has 12 pending office actions. The firm's average of 3.37 office actions per allowance provides a baseline for the expected level of interaction with the patent office. These metrics, including the 13323 career applications and the 87.79 percent allowance rate, offer a comprehensive view of the firm's expertise. The 3.37 average office actions per allowance is a critical data point for evaluating its prosecution efficiency in the capital. These figures provide a transparent look at the firm's results.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 3 (20%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (7%) |
| §103 only | 4 (27%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BALI, VIKKRAM | 1 | 81.5% | +11.9% |
| ELCHANTI, TAREK | 1 | 50.5% | +36.1% |
| LYNCH, MEGAN E | 1 | 38.2% | +40.0% |
| FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | 1 | 57.1% | +22.4% |
| NGUYEN, CUONG H | 1 | 78.7% | +8.9% |
| DOWNEY, JOHN R | 1 | 59.7% | +23.7% |
| KIM, HEE SOO | 1 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | 1 | 81.8% | +16.8% |
| MANG, LAL C | 1 | 76.0% | +17.2% |
| ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH | 1 | — | — |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18738965 | SOLAR ENERGY INTERMODAL CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHODS | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18522857 | OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION AND EVAPORATIVE DRY EYE DISEASE UTILIZING SHEAR THINNING TECHNOLOGY | PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M | 100d overdue |
| 17618239 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR LUNG CANCER DETECTION | TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK | 53d overdue |
| 18983835 | KNITTED UPPER FOR A SPORTS SHOE | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 24d overdue |
| 14469152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | LIU, CHIA-YI | 7d |
| 19060742 | DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR ANALYZING RESULTS OF FLOW MEDIATED DILATION | BALI, VIKKRAM | — |
| 19041096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKING OPTMIZATION AND VISUALIZATION | ELCHANTI, TAREK | — |
| 18908148 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLES, SYSTEMS, AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR DYNAMIC, EXTERNAL CONTROL OF VEHICLES USING VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE CUES | NGUYEN, CUONG H | — |
| 18670674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS | MANG, LAL C | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18983835 | KNITTED UPPER FOR A SPORTS SHOE | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 24d overdue |
| 19060742 | DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR ANALYZING RESULTS OF FLOW MEDIATED DILATION | BALI, VIKKRAM | — |
| 19041096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKING OPTMIZATION AND VISUALIZATION | ELCHANTI, TAREK | — |
| 18983456 | CHARGING AN EXTERNAL BATTERY USING AN ONBOARD GENERATOR | FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | — |
| 18885933 | ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF SUBJECTS | DOWNEY, JOHN R | — |
| 18738965 | SOLAR ENERGY INTERMODAL CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHODS | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | — |
| 18670674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS | MANG, LAL C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| General Motors | 2 |
| EYEDETEC MEDICAL | 2 |
| Villanova University | 1 |
| Paccurate, LLC | 1 |
| adidas | 1 |
| Sempulse Corporation | 1 |
| TransVoyant, Inc. | 1 |
| The Sovereign Corporation | 1 |
| Mesa Natural Gas Solutions, LLC | 1 |
| Guibai Liang | 1 |
| Riken Technos Corporation | 1 |
| SUZHOU HOHO HEALTH CO., LTD. | 1 |
| Matthew James Mikula | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3785 | 2 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| 2443 | 1 |
| 1621 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 1682 | 1 |
| 3692 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19060742 | DIAGNOSTIC TOOL FOR ANALYZING RESULTS OF FLOW MEDIATED DILATION | Villanova University | BALI, VIKKRAM | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2025 | |
| 19041096 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PACKING OPTMIZATION AND VISUALIZATION | Paccurate, LLC | ELCHANTI, TAREK | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 | |
| 18983835 | KNITTED UPPER FOR A SPORTS SHOE | Adidas AG | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18983456 | CHARGING AN EXTERNAL BATTERY USING AN ONBOARD GENERATOR | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | FEES, CHRISTOPHER GEORGE | 3662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18908148 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLES, SYSTEMS, AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR DYNAMIC, EXTERNAL CONTROL OF VEHICLES USING VISIBLE OR AUDIBLE CUES | GM Global Technology Operations LLC | NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3664 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18885933 | ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICES AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF REMOTE PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING OF SUBJECTS | Sempulse Corporation | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 3792 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18794598 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ANALYZING DATA IN AN AD-HOC NETWORK FOR PREDICTIVE DECISION-MAKING | TransVoyant, Inc. | KIM, HEE SOO | 2443 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18738965 | SOLAR ENERGY INTERMODAL CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHODS | The Sovereign Corporation | MCCARRY JR, ROBERT J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 | |
| 18670674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALCULATING CARBON EMISSION REDUCTIONS | Mesa Natural Gas Solutions, LLC | MANG, LAL C | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 | |
| 18598315 | SUBSTITUTED PIPERIDINE COMPOUNDS AS RENIN INHIBITORS | Guibai Liang | ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH | 1621 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18522857 | OPHTHALMIC MEDICAL DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION AND EVAPORATIVE DRY EYE DISEASE UTILIZING SHEAR THINNING TECHNOLOGY | Eyedetec Medical, Inc. | PINDERSKI, JACQUELINE M | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 100d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18561537 | THERAPEUTIC SPECTACLES FOR RELIEVING DRY EYES | Eyedetec Medical, Inc. | GREIG, THOMAS W | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 17885880 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER FILM | Riken Technos Corporation | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2022 |
| 17618239 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR LUNG CANCER DETECTION | Suzhou Hoho Health Co., Ltd. | TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK | 1682 | §101§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Dec 10, 2021 |
| 14469152 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF EVALUATING AN INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO | Matthew James Mikula | LIU, CHIA-YI | 3692 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Aug 26, 2014 |
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