Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
33 pending office actions • 28 clients • 33 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Dunlap Bennett & Ludwig PLLC is a patent law firm specializing in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has processed 11224 career applications, showing a robust history of filings in its main technology area. It maintains a resolved allowance rate of 71.85 percent, which highlights its effectiveness in obtaining patent grants for its clients. This performance metric is a key indicator of its standing in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering sector. The firm's track record is well-established through its application volume.
The firm currently has 30 pending office actions under management. Its prosecution efficiency is reflected in an average of 2.86 office actions per allowance. This figure suggests a relatively streamlined path through the examination process. These statistics provide a comprehensive overview of the firm's experience and success, based on its 11224 career applications. The 71.85 percent allowance rate and 2.86 average office actions per allowance offer a clear picture of its operational results. These data points are essential for understanding the firm's impact.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 + other | 3 (9%) |
| §103 only | 14 (42%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HICKS, SHIRLEY D. | 1 | 60.8% | +50.5% |
| BOYCE, ANDRE D | 1 | 36.4% | +18.4% |
| RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW | 1 | 63.6% | +34.4% |
| LAGOY, KYRA RAND | 1 | 9.5% | -11.1% |
| MINTZ, RODNEY K | 1 | 79.0% | +10.7% |
| ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| YIP, JACK | 1 | 33.0% | +37.8% |
| LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | 1 | 82.5% | +11.0% |
| ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 1 | 72.3% | +14.9% |
| WERONSKI, MATTHEW S | 1 | 9.6% | +20.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18678416 | FRETLESS ONE-STRINGED TRAINING INSTRUMENT | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 17274496 | ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF IN VITRO BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTS | LE, AUSTIN Q | 33d |
| 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 | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18777039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING INTERACTIVE, PERSONALIZED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS | YIP, JACK | 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 |
| 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 | — |
| 18848696 | EXTENDABLE CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS TO AT LEAST ONE WOODEN STRUCTURAL ELEMENT | MINTZ, RODNEY K | — |
| 18678416 | FRETLESS ONE-STRINGED TRAINING INSTRUMENT | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1748 | 2 |
| 3715 | 2 |
| 3734 | 2 |
| 3772 | 2 |
| 2168 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 3685 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 2686 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18848696 | EXTENDABLE CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS TO AT LEAST ONE WOODEN STRUCTURAL ELEMENT | Rotho Blaas Gmbh/Srl | MINTZ, RODNEY K | 3635 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18730328 | ROTOR TOOL FOR A COMMINUTING MACHINE AND ROTOR FOR A COMMUTING MACHINE FOR TOWED AGRICULTURAL OR FORESTRY MACHINE | Seppi M. Spa AG | ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE | 3725 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 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 |
| 18678416 | FRETLESS ONE-STRINGED TRAINING INSTRUMENT | Buffalo Games, LLC | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 | |
| 18668705 | PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITORING DEVICE FOR DRIVERS | Spina Care Corporation | ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 2686 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 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 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | May 02, 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 |
| 18428336 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND USES OF THE SAME | Taiwan Union Technology Corporation | CAI, WENWEN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 | |
| 18426971 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND USES OF THE SAME | Taiwan Union Technology Corporation | ZHANG, RUIYUN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 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 |
| 18559867 | CARBON SEQUESTRATION IN ANOXIC ZONES | Carboniferous Inc. | MCCRACKEN, DANIEL | 1736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18556793 | METABOLIC SENSOR DEVICE | Stoyan Radkov | TOMBERS, JOSEPH A | 3791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18492428 | SAMPLE PROCESSING CASSETTE | Path Lab Innovation LLC | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 23, 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 | §103DP | 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 |
| 18001269 | TRUNCATED PROMOTOR FOR RECOMBINANT GENE EXPRESSION | DSM Austria GmbH | MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE | 1635 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2022 |
| 17883845 | DENTAL IMPLANT | Sudimplant | APONTE, MIRAYDA ARLENE | 3772 | §103 | Final Rejection | 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 | Final Rejection | 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 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Mar 09, 2021 |
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