Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Gallium Law

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

23 pending office actions • 17 clients • 21 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Gallium Law has 20 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Its career record includes 771 applications, pairing current activity with a recorded historical application base.

The resolved allowance rate is 85.93%, and the average is 2.4 office actions per allowance. Practitioners can consider the allowance rate when reviewing resolved outcomes and the action average when assessing examination interaction associated with allowances.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=771 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

85.9%
Allowance Rate
n=771
+0.31σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=771
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=458
-0.60σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=458
650 days
Time to Allowance
n=458
+3.4pp
Interview Lift
n=771
16.9%
RCE Rate
n=771
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=771

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

66.7%
§101 Overcome
n=24
74.1%
§102 Overcome
n=174
72.4%
§103 Overcome
n=301
76.9%
§112 Overcome
n=147

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G08B, H04M
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=771
3
Practitioners
n=771
257.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=771

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

12
Hard (52%)
11
Medium (48%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other2 (9%)
§103 only9 (39%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (39%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
22% of docket
3
Communications
13% of docket
3
Semiconductors
13% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
39% of docket
3
Business / Other
13% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER 2 82.7% +10.2%
PATEL, AREN 2 77.6% +17.2%
SANTOS, ROBERT G 1 73.1% +34.9%
DANG, ANH TIEU 1 65.7% +34.8%
BECKER, JOSEPH W 1 73.1% +24.4%
SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 1 28.3% +30.1%
HARRIS, WILLIAM N 1 74.0% +13.0%
TSENG, CHENG YUAN 1 84.1% +15.3%
LA, ANH V 1 84.6% +13.9%
BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO 1 89.6% +2.0%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19179679 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER —
19062705 MULTI-MODE DOORBELL LA, ANH V —
19100613 MEMORY-MAPPED COMPACT COMPUTING ARRAY BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO —

Hard Cases (12)

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
19170947 FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INSURANCE AGENT MENTORING SOFTWARE SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 45d overdue
19086721 CONVERTIBLE LIGHT DEVICE HARRIS, WILLIAM N 5d overdue
18145926 EFFECTS PEDAL BOARD BONDING SYSTEM DONELS, JEFFREY 42d
19283566 Breastfeeding Pillow SANTOS, ROBERT G —
19080414 ENHANCEMENT OF EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION TSENG, CHENG YUAN —
19106959 EXTERNAL POWER SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR SECURITY SYSTEMS TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER —
18996934 METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A USER WITH HUMAN MODE PEARSON, DAVID J —
18959556 REAL-WORLD EVENT AUGMENTED GAMES SYSTEM HARPER, TRAMAR YONG —

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
19170947 FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INSURANCE AGENT MENTORING SOFTWARE SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 45d overdue
19086721 CONVERTIBLE LIGHT DEVICE HARRIS, WILLIAM N 5d overdue
19259768 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DANG, ANH TIEU 12d
19283566 Breastfeeding Pillow SANTOS, ROBERT G —
19193085 DOORBELL COMMUNITIES BECKER, JOSEPH W —
19179679 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER —
19080414 ENHANCEMENT OF EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION TSENG, CHENG YUAN —
19106959 EXTERNAL POWER SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR SECURITY SYSTEMS TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER —

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
26892
36731
37711
24831
36911
28751
26851
28251
24071
24261

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19283566 Breastfeeding Pillow Sells Baby Products LLC SANTOS, ROBERT G 3673 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2025
19259768 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY Fastwave Medical Inc. DANG, ANH TIEU 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jul 03, 2025
19193085 DOORBELL COMMUNITIES Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC BECKER, JOSEPH W 2483 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 29, 2025
19179679 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER 2689 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2025
19170947 FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INSURANCE AGENT MENTORING SOFTWARE Steven Michael Helget SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 3691 §101 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2025
19086721 CONVERTIBLE LIGHT DEVICE Arthur Wu HARRIS, WILLIAM N 2875 §102§112 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2025
19080414 ENHANCEMENT OF EMOTIONAL COMMUNICATION Tyxit SA TSENG, CHENG YUAN §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2025
19106959 EXTERNAL POWER SYSTEMS FOR OUTDOOR SECURITY SYSTEMS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC TWEEL JR, JOHN ALEXANDER 2689 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2025
19062705 MULTI-MODE DOORBELL Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC LA, ANH V 2685 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 25, 2025
19100613 MEMORY-MAPPED COMPACT COMPUTING ARRAY Synthara AG BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO 2825 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 03, 2025
18996934 METHOD OF AUTHENTICATING A USER WITH HUMAN MODE Valerio Pastore PEARSON, DAVID J 2407 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19024288 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC WALKER, JARED T 2426 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jan 16, 2025
18959556 REAL-WORLD EVENT AUGMENTED GAMES SYSTEM Augmented Sports Inc. HARPER, TRAMAR YONG 3715 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18803350 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING SPHINCTER DISORDERS Eschara Medical, Inc. PATEL, AREN §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18803345 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING SPHINCTER DISORDERS Eschara Medical, Inc. PATEL, AREN §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18784829 Snubber and Vane Assembly Janox Fluid Power Ltd. WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 3616 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18417134 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE CATHETER Crossfire Medical, Inc. PATEL, OM 3791 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18408308 POLYMER COATED WIRES FOR REINFORCED CATHETER SYSTEMS Lightningcath, Inc. KONVES, ADRIANNA N 3783 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 09, 2024
18537133 BONE EXPANSION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Kypheze, Inc. BOLES, SAMEH RAAFAT 3775 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2023
18270835 DIFFERENTIABLE PARAMETRIC COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGN SOLUTION Neural Concept SA KIM, EUNHEE 2188 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 03, 2023
18297480 HEAT-STAKING DEVICES AND METHODS Pipeline Design & Engineering, LLC BUI, ANDREW THANH 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2023
18145926 EFFECTS PEDAL BOARD BONDING SYSTEM Jando LLC DONELS, JEFFREY 2837 §102§103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Dec 23, 2022
17950982 LIGHT SOCKET SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI 2485 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 22, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Gallium Law's patent allowance rate?

85.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Gallium Law were allowed, across 771 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Gallium Law average before allowance?

2.40 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Gallium Law have?

23 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 17 clients, before 21 examiners in 19 art units.

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