Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig Pllc

34 pending office actions • 25 clients • 33 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=11174 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

72.0%
Allowance Rate
n=11174
+0.39σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=11174
2.9
OAs to Allowance
n=6677
-0.37σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=6677
1139 days
Time to Allowance
n=6677
+8.3pp
Interview Lift
n=11174
15.2%
RCE Rate
n=11174
0.6%
Appeal Rate
n=11174

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

69.5%
§101 Overcome
n=584
69.9%
§102 Overcome
n=2791
70.2%
§103 Overcome
n=4520
76.1%
§112 Overcome
n=3311

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, A61K, A61M
Top CPC Subclasses
9%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=11174
0
Practitioners
n=11174
Apps / Practitioner
n=11174 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
14
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.

6
Overdue
1
Due this week
4
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 (6)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (4)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.

18
Hard (53%)
11
Medium (32%)
4
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (9%)
§103 only10 (29%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only3 (9%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (44%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

14
Life Sciences
41% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
6% of docket
13
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
3
Business / Other
9% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 2 62.1% +29.6%
SNYDER, STEVEN G 1 80.6% -8.3%
HICKS, SHIRLEY D. 1 63.1% +55.2%
BOYCE, ANDRE D 1 36.0% +18.9%
RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1 62.1% +37.3%
LAGOY, KYRA RAND 1 6.3% -7.7%
COOK, WILLIAM J 1 86.1% +11.1%
FORTUNA, JOSE A 1 79.4% +9.9%
YIP, JACK 1 33.0% +37.8%
GREEN, ANTHONY J 1 85.1% +13.3%

Hard Cases (18)

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
18918744 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED REALITY PATIENT EDUCATION LAGOY, KYRA RAND 126d overdue
18777039 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING INTERACTIVE, PERSONALIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS YIP, JACK 3d overdue
18488639 METHOD OF GENERATING MULTIFUNCTIONAL MYCELIUM PRODUCTS KANE, TREVOR LOGAN 6d
18572955 MEDICAL DEVICE BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 22d
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 34d
17369451 Untitled SNYDER, STEVEN G
19244161 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AND RECOMMENDING GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED AUDIO-VISUAL EXPERIENCES FROM CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS HICKS, SHIRLEY D.
19065578 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS BOYCE, ANDRE D

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18777039 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING INTERACTIVE, PERSONALIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS YIP, JACK 3d overdue
18676831 MULTI-AXIAL INTEGRAL GEOGRID AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 3d overdue
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 34d
19244161 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AND RECOMMENDING GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED AUDIO-VISUAL EXPERIENCES FROM CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS HICKS, SHIRLEY D.
19065578 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS BOYCE, ANDRE D
18863727 METHOD FOR SEPARATING AT LEAST ONE LIGNIN FRACTION, LIGNIN DERIVATIVES, LOW-MOLECULAR CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, INORGANIC SALT, OR A MIXTURE THEREOF FROM FILTRATES ORIGINATING FROM A KRAFT PROCESS RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW
18828425 STRONG, MODULAR, AND PROGRAMMABLE PLATE LATTICES HAVING KIRIGAMI CORRUGATIONS COOK, WILLIAM J
18679507 SURFACE SIZING AGENT FOR PAPER AND/OR CARDBOARD GREEN, ANTHONY J

Client Portfolio (25 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17484
37343
37152
17422
37722
21841
21681
36231
36851
17841

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17369451 Untitled Massachusetts Institute Of Technology SNYDER, STEVEN G 2184 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending
19244161 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING AND RECOMMENDING GEOGRAPHICALLY LINKED AUDIO-VISUAL EXPERIENCES FROM CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS Time Site Technologies LLC HICKS, SHIRLEY D. 2168 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 20, 2025
19065578 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS Bahari Analytics Inc. BOYCE, ANDRE D 3623 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2025
18863727 METHOD FOR SEPARATING AT LEAST ONE LIGNIN FRACTION, LIGNIN DERIVATIVES, LOW-MOLECULAR CARBOXYLIC ACIDS, INORGANIC SALT, OR A MIXTURE THEREOF FROM FILTRATES ORIGINATING FROM A KRAFT PROCESS Mondi AG RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18918744 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED REALITY PATIENT EDUCATION Housecall Vr Inc. LAGOY, KYRA RAND 3685 §101§103 Final Rejection 126d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2024
18828425 STRONG, MODULAR, AND PROGRAMMABLE PLATE LATTICES HAVING KIRIGAMI CORRUGATIONS Massachusetts Institute Of Technology COOK, WILLIAM J 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18836500 TRANSPARENT PAPER Mondi AG FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 §112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 07, 2024
18777039 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING INTERACTIVE, PERSONALIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS Snitkovsky, Vadim YIP, JACK 3715 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18679507 SURFACE SIZING AGENT FOR PAPER AND/OR CARDBOARD Mondi AG GREEN, ANTHONY J 1748 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18678416 FRETLESS ONE-STRINGED TRAINING INSTRUMENT Buffalo Games, LLC LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2024
18676831 MULTI-AXIAL INTEGRAL GEOGRID AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Tensar International Corporation WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 29, 2024
18699954 PACKAGING MATERIAL MADE OF UNBLEACHED KRAFT PAPER, SLEEVE PRODUCED THEREFROM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Mondi AG MIGGINS, MICHAEL C §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2024
18619228 SCALABLE PROCESS FOR ON-SITE BIOPOLYMER PRODUCTION FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROJECTS Interenergy Argentina S.A. SUE-AKO, ANDREW B. §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL Tensar Corporation, LLC WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Feb 08, 2024
18425386 EYEWEAR ATTACHMENT SYSTEM Vontélle, LLC FISSEL, TRAVIS S 2872 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 29, 2024
18423920 HIGH TEMPERATURE-TOLERANT 3D PRINTED ARTICLES Impossible Objects, Inc. LEYSON, JOSEPH S 1731 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 26, 2024
18573122 FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC PLATFORM Milian Borisov Arsov PILLAY, DEVINA 1726 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18572955 MEDICAL DEVICE Nobilis Animo Limited BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18507815 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MECHANICAL RETENTION OF A CABLE CONNECTOR TO A RECEIVING PORT Perfecta Federal, LLC JIMENEZ, OSCAR C 2896 §102 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Nov 13, 2023
18492428 SAMPLE PROCESSING CASSETTE Path Lab Innovation LLC KWAK, DEAN P 1798 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 23, 2023
18556793 METABOLIC SENSOR DEVICE Stoyan Radkov TOMBERS, JOSEPH A 3791 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2023
18488639 METHOD OF GENERATING MULTIFUNCTIONAL MYCELIUM PRODUCTS Mushrooms Inc. KANE, TREVOR LOGAN 1657 §103§112 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18377007 AIR CONDITIONER PIPE USING FLEXIBLE CORRUGATED PIPE Kofulso Co., Ltd. LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW 3746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 05, 2023
18550551 POUCH-TYPE BAG MADE OF PAPER AS WELL AS METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A POUCH-TYPE BAG MADE OF PAPER Windmöller & Hölscher Kg BATTISTI, DEREK J 3734 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 14, 2023
18363851 DENTAL TREATMENT UNIT PROVIDED WITH AN NFC DEVICE Cefla Societa' Cooperativa BELK, SHANNEL NICOLE 3772 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 02, 2023
18361739 HANDHELD ELECTRONIC BUBBLE GAME Buffalo Games, LLC GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER 3715 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 28, 2023
18359142 MULTILAYER INTEGRAL GEOGRIDS HAVING A CELLULAR LAYER STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Tensar International Corporation VO, HAI 1788 DP Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18257366 METHOD FOR SEPARATING CELLULOSIC PARTICULATES OUT OF FIBER SUSPENSIONS AND/OR FILTRATES Papierholz Austria GmbH MINSKEY, JACOB T 1748 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 14, 2023
18254281 BAG, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BAG Windmöller & Hölscher Kg HELVEY, PETER N. 3734 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 24, 2023
18254273 BAG, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A BAG Windmöller & Hölscher Kg ATTEL, NINA KAY 3734 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 24, 2023
18001269 TRUNCATED PROMOTOR FOR RECOMBINANT GENE EXPRESSION DSM Austria GmbH MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE 1635 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 09, 2022
17792468 COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND APPLICATION THEREOF Everfront Biotech Inc. ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL 1627 §112 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2022
17883845 DENTAL IMPLANT Sudimplant APONTE, MIRAYDA ARLENE 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Aug 09, 2022
17246851 KNIFE WITH SOUND EMITTING MEANS USING THE FLOW OF AIR Opinel AYALA, FERNANDO A 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending May 03, 2021

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