Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Gallium Law

23 pending office actions • 15 clients • 21 examiners • 17 art units • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=749 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

87.4%
Allowance Rate
n=749
+0.35σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=749
2.4
OAs to Allowance
n=445
-0.61σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=445
642 days
Time to Allowance
n=445
+2.6pp
Interview Lift
n=749
17.5%
RCE Rate
n=749
1.0%
Appeal Rate
n=749

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.7%
§101 Overcome
n=22
76.2%
§102 Overcome
n=168
73.4%
§103 Overcome
n=290
76.1%
§112 Overcome
n=142

Specialization & Scale

H04N, G08B, H04M
Top CPC Subclasses
33%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=749
3
Practitioners
n=749
249.7
Apps / Practitioner
n=749

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (3)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.

13
Hard (57%)
9
Medium (39%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§103 only8 (35%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (52%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
7
Information Tech
30% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
13% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
4
Business / Other
17% 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
WALKER, JARED T 2 84.7% +10.3%
CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2 75.4% +13.4%
SANTOS, ROBERT G 1 73.0% +35.1%
DANG, ANH TIEU 1 65.4% +35.8%
BECKER, JOSEPH W 1 72.8% +24.8%
SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 1 28.5% +30.7%
HARRIS, WILLIAM N 1 73.8% +13.1%
COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 1 93.0% +19.3%
NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 1 56.5% +37.1%
WEISS, JESSICA 1 81.3% +32.8%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18506102 LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRANTING ACCESS WALKER, JARED T 9d overdue
19024288 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS WALKER, JARED T 34d

Hard Cases (13)

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
18797364 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 175d overdue
19170947 FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INSURANCE AGENT MENTORING SOFTWARE SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 45d overdue
18883938 WIRELESSLY COUPLED MUSICAL EFFECT PEDALS BARNIE, REXFORD N 44d overdue
18870996 BONE FASTENER WITH A DIVERGING CANNULATION WEISS, JESSICA 43d overdue
19086721 CONVERTIBLE LIGHT DEVICE HARRIS, WILLIAM N 5d overdue
17864347 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL 16d
18145926 EFFECTS PEDAL BOARD BONDING SYSTEM DONELS, JEFFREY 42d
19283566 Breastfeeding Pillow SANTOS, ROBERT G

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18797364 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 175d overdue
18882988 DOORBELL PACKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 70d overdue
19170947 FINANCIAL ADVISOR/INSURANCE AGENT MENTORING SOFTWARE SUBRAMANIAN, NARAYANSWAMY 45d overdue
18870996 BONE FASTENER WITH A DIVERGING CANNULATION WEISS, JESSICA 43d overdue
18973586 Fastener Seals NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 9d overdue
18506102 LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRANTING ACCESS WALKER, JARED T 9d overdue
19086721 CONVERTIBLE LIGHT DEVICE HARRIS, WILLIAM N 5d overdue
19259768 INTRAVASCULAR LITHOTRIPSY DANG, ANH TIEU 12d

Client Portfolio (15 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
24262
24252
37711
36911
28751
17881
37751
36321
28361
37831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19283566 Breastfeeding Pillow Sells Baby Products LLC SANTOS, ROBERT G §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 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 29, 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§103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2025
19100759 COMPACT IN-MEMORY COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE Synthara AG COON, BRADLEY SCOTT §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2025
19024288 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC WALKER, JARED T 2426 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jan 16, 2025
18973586 Fastener Seals Sustant, LLC NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L 1788 §112Other Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2024
18870996 BONE FASTENER WITH A DIVERGING CANNULATION Harald Kinzner WEISS, JESSICA 3775 §103§112 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2024
18956870 STABILIZING DEVICE Dormatex Group LLC MCNICHOLS, ERET C 3632 §102Other Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2024
18882988 DOORBELL PACKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §103Other Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Sep 12, 2024
18883938 WIRELESSLY COUPLED MUSICAL EFFECT PEDALS Jando LLC BARNIE, REXFORD N 2836 §103§112 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Sep 12, 2024
18797364 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC CATTUNGAL, ROWINA J 2425 §102§103 Non-Final OA 175d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2024
18408308 POLYMER COATED WIRES FOR REINFORCED CATHETER SYSTEMS Lightningcath, Inc. KONVES, ADRIANNA N 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18506102 LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GRANTING ACCESS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC WALKER, JARED T 2426 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2023
18448829 DOORBELL PACKAGE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC FEREJA, SAMUEL D 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2023
18270835 DIFFERENTIABLE PARAMETRIC COMPUTER-ASSISTED DESIGN SOLUTION Neural Concept SA KIM, EUNHEE §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18036642 TENDON ROUTING SYSTEM FOR TRANSMISSION OF RESTORATIVE FORCES IN A BRACE Spring Loaded Technology Incorporated MILLER, DANIEL A 3786 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 11, 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 HAGHANI, SHADAN E 2485 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 22, 2022
17864347 DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Skybell Technologies Ip, LLC ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL 2483 §103§112 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jul 13, 2022
17652628 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING SPHINCTER DISORDERS Eschara Medical, Inc. PATEL, AREN 3774 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 25, 2022

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