Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kearney Mcwilliams & Davis, Pllc

Technology areas: Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

6 pending office actions • 6 clients • 6 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Kearney McWilliams & Davis, PLLC has 6 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The firm has a history of 929 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate pct is 86.02, indicating a strong track record of successful outcomes. This 86.02 rate provides a reliable expectation for patent applicants in the mechanical systems sector.

The avg office actions per allowance is 3.5. This 3.5 figure serves as a performance indicator for the prosecution cycle. With 6 pending office actions and an 86.02 resolved allowance rate pct, the firm demonstrates consistent performance in mechanical and transportation patenting. The 3.5 average office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources required for each application among the 929 career applications. The firm's 86.02 resolved allowance rate pct highlights its consistent ability to achieve positive outcomes.

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

Quality Metrics (n=929 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.0%
Allowance Rate
n=929
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=929
3.5
OAs to Allowance
n=560
-0.18σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=560
895 days
Time to Allowance
n=560
+10.8pp
Interview Lift
n=929
26.4%
RCE Rate
n=929
1.3%
Appeal Rate
n=929

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

73.9%
§101 Overcome
n=46
75.6%
§102 Overcome
n=217
78.3%
§103 Overcome
n=396
79.8%
§112 Overcome
n=347

Specialization & Scale

E21B, B32B, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
22%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=929
0
Practitioners
n=929
—
Apps / Practitioner
n=929 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only1 (17%)
Double-patenting + other2 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
17% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
83% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN 1 69.7% +13.2%
YU, ARIEL J 1 40.6% +26.7%
CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 1 69.0% +35.5%
ASQIRIBA, KARIM 1 57.5% +46.8%
LAU, MICHAEL J 1 72.3% +23.2%
KHATTAR, RAJESH 1 36.9% +35.6%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18747990 COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC MANAGER CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL —
18588704 EASY RELEASE BUNDLER ASQIRIBA, KARIM —
16868694 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP OF TANGIBLE ASSETS KHATTAR, RAJESH —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19376243 METHOD OF USING TRACERS FOR PROVIDING A DATA SET RELATED TO WELLBORE PERFORMANCE LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN —
19233085 INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD YU, ARIEL J —
18747990 COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC MANAGER CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL —
18588704 EASY RELEASE BUNDLER ASQIRIBA, KARIM —
18497264 METHOD FOR SCREENING OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS LAU, MICHAEL J —
16868694 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP OF TANGIBLE ASSETS KHATTAR, RAJESH —

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36741
36271
24781
37721
37961
36841

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19376243 METHOD OF USING TRACERS FOR PROVIDING A DATA SET RELATED TO WELLBORE PERFORMANCE Talgat Shokanov LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN 3674 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2025
19233085 INTERACTIVE SHOPPING SYSTEM AND METHOD Swiftgo, Inc. YU, ARIEL J 3627 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2025
18747990 COMMUNICATIONS TRAFFIC MANAGER Dj Inventions, LLC CERLANEK, ADAM JOEL 2478 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2024
18588704 EASY RELEASE BUNDLER Designer Orange, LLC ASQIRIBA, KARIM 3772 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2024
18497264 METHOD FOR SCREENING OF MOVEMENT DISORDERS Movalytix, Inc. LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 30, 2023
16868694 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED OWNERSHIP OF TANGIBLE ASSETS Nestmarket Inc. KHATTAR, RAJESH 3684 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Kearney Mcwilliams & Davis, Pllc's patent allowance rate?

86.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Kearney Mcwilliams & Davis, Pllc were allowed, across 929 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Kearney Mcwilliams & Davis, Pllc average before allowance?

3.50 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Kearney Mcwilliams & Davis, Pllc have?

6 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 6 examiners in 6 art units.

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