Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Katz Ruby & Carle (Pst)

Technology area: Computing & Software

27 pending office actions • 12 clients • 26 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2035 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2035
+0.51σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2035
3.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1458
-0.20σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1458
914 days
Time to Allowance
n=1458
-2.0pp
Interview Lift
n=2035
24.4%
RCE Rate
n=2035
6.9%
Appeal Rate
n=2035

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

89.6%
§101 Overcome
n=376
88.9%
§102 Overcome
n=360
86.5%
§103 Overcome
n=644
87.1%
§112 Overcome
n=412

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H04L, H03M
Top CPC Subclasses
78%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2035
2
Practitioners
n=2035
1017.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=2035

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)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.

10
Hard (37%)
14
Medium (52%)
3
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (4%)
§101 + other7 (26%)
§103 only13 (48%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (7%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
10
Information Tech
37% of docket
2
Communications
7% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
11% of docket
10
Business / Other
37% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ZHAO, YU 2 52.6% +40.7%
SHAH, PRIYANK J 1 68.0% +17.9%
RUSIN, KAYO LISA 1 88.9% +17.6%
CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN 1 73.1% +6.0%
THOMAS, ERIC M 1 69.9% +14.7%
NGUYEN, PHUOC H 1 86.3% +14.0%
NGUYEN, THIEN DANG 1 87.4% +11.7%
KNAPP, JUSTIN R 1 84.7% +8.4%
TAYLOR, BARRY W 1 75.1% +4.7%
YU, HENRY W 1 69.6% +28.3%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19295835 Storage Unit Error Identification in a Storage Network RUSIN, KAYO LISA —

Hard Cases (10)

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
17989457 Remotely-Executed Medical Diagnosis and Therapy Including Emergency Automation BORISSOV, IGOR N 5d
19085037 FACILITATING GENERATION OF PLAYER TOKEN NFTS BASED ON GAME CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH THOMAS, ERIC M —
19030295 Identifying a Resource of a Storage Network for Data Retrieval NGUYEN, PHUOC H —
19021479 Rebuilding Encoded Data Slices in Accordance with a Reduced Rebuild Threshold NGUYEN, THIEN DANG —
19014578 Notification of an Unfavorable Access Pattern in a Storage Network KNAPP, JUSTIN R —
18431284 Storage Network Processing System with System Registry File Verification BREENE, PAUL J —
18508002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE RADIO FRONT ENDS GENACK, MATTHEW W —
18476772 INTELLIGENT VENUE APPLICATIONS FOR USE WITH A CLIENT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER —

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
19419397 FITNESS SYSTEM WITH FITNESS TRACKER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH SHAH, PRIYANK J —
19295835 Storage Unit Error Identification in a Storage Network RUSIN, KAYO LISA —
19263692 Storing and Processing Encrypted Data ZHAO, YU —
19205052 Method for Using Availability Polling in a Distributed Storage System ZHAO, YU —
19085037 FACILITATING GENERATION OF PLAYER TOKEN NFTS BASED ON GAME CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH THOMAS, ERIC M —
19030295 Identifying a Resource of a Storage Network for Data Retrieval NGUYEN, PHUOC H —
19021479 Rebuilding Encoded Data Slices in Accordance with a Reduced Rebuild Threshold NGUYEN, THIEN DANG —
18970070 Using Metadata Servers in a Distributed Storage System YU, HENRY W —

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
21372
26261
21141
21691
21121
21811
24911
24431
26451
17831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19419397 FITNESS SYSTEM WITH FITNESS TRACKER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Bruce Edward Stuckman SHAH, PRIYANK J 2626 DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 15, 2025
19295835 Storage Unit Error Identification in a Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. RUSIN, KAYO LISA 2114 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 11, 2025
19263692 Storing and Processing Encrypted Data Pure Storage, Inc. ZHAO, YU §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 09, 2025
19220856 Verifying Transactions via Block Chains in a Distributed Computer System Pure Storage, Inc. CHOUAT, ABDERRAHMEN §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2025
19205052 Method for Using Availability Polling in a Distributed Storage System Pure Storage, Inc. ZHAO, YU 2169 §102§103DP Final Rejection — Pending May 12, 2025
19085037 FACILITATING GENERATION OF PLAYER TOKEN NFTS BASED ON GAME CHARACTER ATTRIBUTES AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Galiant Arts, LLC THOMAS, ERIC M §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2025
19030295 Identifying a Resource of a Storage Network for Data Retrieval Pure Storage, Inc. NGUYEN, PHUOC H §101§102 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 17, 2025
19021479 Rebuilding Encoded Data Slices in Accordance with a Reduced Rebuild Threshold Pure Storage, Inc. NGUYEN, THIEN DANG 2137 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2025
19014578 Notification of an Unfavorable Access Pattern in a Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. KNAPP, JUSTIN R 2112 §101DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 09, 2025
19011886 MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE FOR HOME AUTOMATION AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR USE THEREWITH Thl Holding Company, LLC TAYLOR, BARRY W DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 07, 2025
18970070 Using Metadata Servers in a Distributed Storage System Pure Storage, Inc. YU, HENRY W 2181 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18942265 Efficient Storage of a Data Object in a Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. KASSA, ELIZABETH §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18928534 Consensus Based Data Deletion in a Distributed Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. CHANG, JUNGWON §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18917007 GAME ANALYSIS PLATFORM WITH AI-BASED DETECTION OF CHEATING Modl.Ai Aps PINHEIRO, JASON PAUL §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2024
18915761 Encryption of Encoded Data in a Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. CAREY, FORREST L 2491 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 15, 2024
18825359 Balancing throughput and response time quality of service Pure Storage, Inc. SHIU, HO T 2443 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 05, 2024
18825728 CLIENT DEVICE FOR FACILITATING EXPERIENCES BASED ON PROXIMITY-BASED INTERACTIONS WITH FURNISHING UNITS Wrmth Corp. BELOUSOV, ANDREY §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 05, 2024
18431284 Storage Network Processing System with System Registry File Verification Pure Storage, Inc. BREENE, PAUL J §101§102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 02, 2024
18508002 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIRELESS SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE RADIO FRONT ENDS Pharrowtech BV GENACK, MATTHEW W 2645 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2023
18479257 ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE AND CONCRETE FORMULATIONS FOR USE THEREWITH Wrmth Corp. EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Oct 02, 2023
18476772 INTELLIGENT VENUE APPLICATIONS FOR USE WITH A CLIENT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Tabletop Media, LLC HAMILTON, SARA CHANDLER 3695 §101 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18338639 PROPERTY MAINTENANCE PLATFORM, CLIENT DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH Happyco, Inc. HARRINGTON, MICHAEL P 3628 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2023
17989457 Remotely-Executed Medical Diagnosis and Therapy Including Emergency Automation Macoviak, Catherine BORISSOV, IGOR N 3685 §101§103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Nov 17, 2022
17936621 QUANTUM SEARCH ON N CHOOSE K STATES AND CIRCUITS FOR USE THEREWITH BEIT Inc. DASGUPTA, SHOURJO 2144 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17816928 Selecting a Processing Unit Based on a Data Type of an Access Request Pure Storage, Inc. THAMMAVONG, PRASITH 2137 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 02, 2022
17877102 Managing Error Recovery Data in a Dispersed Storage Network Pure Storage, Inc. DORAISWAMY, RANJIT P 2166 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 29, 2022
17646386 HYPERSPECTRAL SENSOR MODULE HAVING A PLURALITY OF FILTER LAYERS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Spectricity GARBER, ERIN R 2878 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Dec 29, 2021

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