Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig Pllc

26 pending office actions • 22 clients • 25 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 80 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
2
Due this week
8
Due this month
3
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. 26 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
21
Medium (81%)
1
Easy (4%)
4
Unknown (15%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only19 (73%)
§102 only2 (8%)
§112 only1 (4%)
No statute on record4 (15%)

Industry Mix

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

11
Life Sciences
42% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
46% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 2 61.6% +29.9%
LAGOY, KYRA RAND 1 0.0% +0.0%
FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F 1 73.8% +7.2%
TOLENTINO, RODERICK 1 77.5% +35.2%
FORTUNA, JOSE A 1 79.4% +9.6%
YIP, JACK 1 33.0% +37.8%
ALUNKAL, THOMAS D 1 72.0% +15.5%
WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 1 9.2% +19.4%
LAUX, JESSICA L 1 54.7% +28.3%
THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1 73.3% +10.5%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18918744 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED REALITY PATIENT EDUCATION LAGOY, KYRA RAND 126d overdue
18652900 SMART CARD CASE WITH SOFTWARE INTEGRATION FOR ORGANIZATION, LOCATION TRACKING, AND PROTECTION OF COLLECTIBLES SECURED THEREIN WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 3d overdue

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
18648948 Three-Dimensional Printed Composites using Engineered Powders THOMPSON, CAMIE S 79d overdue
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
18652900 SMART CARD CASE WITH SOFTWARE INTEGRATION FOR ORGANIZATION, LOCATION TRACKING, AND PROTECTION OF COLLECTIBLES SECURED THEREIN WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 3d overdue
18668705 PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE FOR DRIVERS ALUNKAL, THOMAS D 21d
18819165 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MATERIAL TOLENTINO, RODERICK 26d
18706439 IMPROVED CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING WOOD ELEMENTS TO A REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENT OF A BUILDING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONNECTOR, AND CONSTRUCTION KIT LAUX, JESSICA L 27d
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 34d

Client Portfolio (22 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
17422
36851
36781
24391
17481
37151
26861
36271
36351
17861

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18918744 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING EXTENDED REALITY PATIENT EDUCATION Housecall Vr Inc. LAGOY, KYRA RAND 3685 §102 Non-Final OA 126d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2024
18887077 GEOENGINEERING CONSTRUCTIONS FOR USE IN RAILWAYS Tensar Technologies Limited. FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F 3678 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2024
18819165 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SECURING CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEY MATERIAL Skv Technology Inc. TOLENTINO, RODERICK 2439 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 29, 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 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 18, 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
18668705 PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE FOR DRIVERS Spina Care Corporation ALUNKAL, THOMAS D 2686 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending May 20, 2024
18652900 SMART CARD CASE WITH SOFTWARE INTEGRATION FOR ORGANIZATION, LOCATION TRACKING, AND PROTECTION OF COLLECTIBLES SECURED THEREIN Hobby Smart Case, Inc. WERONSKI, MATTHEW S 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 02, 2024
18706439 IMPROVED CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING WOOD ELEMENTS TO A REINFORCED CONCRETE ELEMENT OF A BUILDING, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE CONNECTOR, AND CONSTRUCTION KIT Rotho Blaas Gmbh/Srl LAUX, JESSICA L 3635 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 01, 2024
18648948 Three-Dimensional Printed Composites using Engineered Powders Impossible Objects, Inc. THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1786 Other Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2024
18436284 METHOD OF MAKING AN INTEGRAL GEOGRID FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMER STARTING MATERIAL Tensar Corporation, LLC WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Feb 08, 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 BOR, HELENE CATHERINE 3797 §103 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
18488639 METHOD OF GENERATING MULTIFUNCTIONAL MYCELIUM PRODUCTS Mushrooms Inc. KANE, TREVOR LOGAN 1657 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Oct 17, 2023
18359142 MULTILAYER INTEGRAL GEOGRIDS HAVING A CELLULAR LAYER STRUCTURE, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Tensar International Corporation VO, HAI 1788 Other Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18258971 METHOD FOR PRODUCING DERIVATIZED STARCH Mondi AG RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ 1736 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18253649 FUNCTIONALISED POLYGLYCINE-POLY(ALKYLENE IMINE)-COPOLYMERS, THE PREPARATION THEREOF AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING FORMULATIONS OF OR FOR COMPLEXING ANIONIC ACTIVE INGREDIENTS AND EFFECT SUBSTANCES Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena YOON, TAE H 1762 Other Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18063318 SMALL WATERCRAFT MOORING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Chronister, Gary Michael BURGESS, MARC R 3615 §103 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Dec 08, 2022
17936268 CORONARY OSTIAL CARDIAC CIRCULATION ISOLATION CATHETER AND VENTRICULAR UNLOADING REPERFUSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Rheoxtech LLC RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2022
17792468 COMBINATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND APPLICATION THEREOF Everfront Biotech Inc. ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL 1627 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2022
17798923 IMPACT DEVICE Fletcher Building Holdings Limited HARTMANN, GARY S 3671 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Aug 11, 2022
17883845 DENTAL IMPLANT Sudimplant APONTE, MIRAYDA ARLENE 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Aug 09, 2022
17531841 CONNECTOR FOR A BAG CONTAINING LIQUID SOLUTIONS FOR MEDICAL AND NUTRITIONAL USE Paolo Gobbi Frattini S.r.l. LE, QUYNH DAO 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Nov 22, 2021
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
17274496 ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IN VITRO BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTS Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. LE, AUSTIN Q 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Mar 09, 2021

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