Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Klintworth & Rozenblat LLP

40 pending office actions • 27 clients • 39 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 40 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=3436 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

88.5%
Allowance Rate
n=3436
+0.60σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=3436
3.7
OAs to Allowance
n=2028
+0.06σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2028
1061 days
Time to Allowance
n=2028
+5.5pp
Interview Lift
n=3436
31.1%
RCE Rate
n=3436
2.3%
Appeal Rate
n=3436

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

84.6%
§101 Overcome
n=254
85.6%
§102 Overcome
n=887
84.7%
§103 Overcome
n=1493
85.7%
§112 Overcome
n=928

Specialization & Scale

H04N, H04L, G06F
Top CPC Subclasses
16%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=3436
3
Practitioners
n=3436
1145.3
Apps / Practitioner
n=3436

Portfolio Summary

40
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (3)

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.

21
Hard (52%)
13
Medium (32%)
6
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (5%)
§101 + other3 (8%)
§103 only11 (28%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting only4 (10%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
25% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
3
Semiconductors
8% of docket
14
Mechanical / Eng
35% of docket
9
Business / Other
22% 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.

400 h
Manual time on pending OAs
80 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
140 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TOWNSEND, GUY K 2 74.2% +25.5%
ALLEN, ROBERT F 1 73.5% +61.7%
KIDWELL, MICHELE M 1 63.8% +19.2%
SMITH, LINDSEY B 1 51.5% +54.5%
KIRK, BRYAN J 1 33.2% +43.4%
STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH 1 45.5% +30.9%
KELLY, CATHERINE A 1 59.9% +28.0%
TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG 1 69.7% +24.0%
ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A 1 74.1% +8.3%
MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI 1 64.8% +11.6%

Hard Cases (21)

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
18703168 BUILDING FRAME SYSTEM FONSECA, JESSIE T 16d overdue
18607087 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESSIBLE RANKED-CHOICE VOTING PARCHER, DANIEL W 8d overdue
17208286 DNA POLYMERASE MUTANTS HAVING ENHANCED TEMPLATE DISCRIMINATION ACTIVITY HUTSON, RICHARD G 9d
18688615 TRACKED UNDERCARRIAGE FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE BELLINGER, JASON R 14d
19064119 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE ROUTING OF PARCELS KIRK, BRYAN J 33d
18767864 TEREPHTHALIC ACID ESTERS FORMATION CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 46d
18621931 ESSENTIAL OIL IMPREGNATED DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF LIU, TRACY 62d
18624383 Electro-optic Modulator Device, Method, and Applications LEI, JIE 70d

Interview Candidates (10)

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
19064119 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE ROUTING OF PARCELS KIRK, BRYAN J 33d
19119559 OSTOMY BARRIER RELEASE LINER SYSTEM ALLEN, ROBERT F
19116595 OSTOMY FILTER PROTECTION KIDWELL, MICHELE M
19079272 AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURCHASING SMITH, LINDSEY B
19106353 DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH OUTLET STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH
19102151 DRIVE ASSEMBLY KELLY, CATHERINE A
19026203 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG
19022825 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING REFLECTIONS MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

Client Portfolio (27 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37813
16712
37831
36281
26121
36531
16921
28551
36331
28721

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19119559 OSTOMY BARRIER RELEASE LINER SYSTEM Hollister Incorporated ALLEN, ROBERT F 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 09, 2025
19116595 OSTOMY FILTER PROTECTION Hollister Incorporated KIDWELL, MICHELE M 3781 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2025
19079272 AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PURCHASING Magic Leap, Inc. SMITH, LINDSEY B §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2025
19064119 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO OPTIMIZE ROUTING OF PARCELS Condata Global, Inc. KIRK, BRYAN J 3628 §101 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Feb 26, 2025
19106353 DRAINABLE OSTOMY POUCH OUTLET Hollister Incorporated STRACHAN, KATE ELIZABETH 3781 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 25, 2025
19102151 DRIVE ASSEMBLY Berk International Pty Ltd. KELLY, CATHERINE A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 07, 2025
19026203 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY Magic Leap, Inc. TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
19026113 DETERMINING INPUT FOR SPEECH PROCESSING ENGINE Magic Leap, Inc. ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
19022825 AUGMENTED REALITY SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING REFLECTIONS Magic Leap, Inc. MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI 2612 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 15, 2025
18879079 SEPARATION MACHINE HAVING SEPARATOR GAP CONTROL Provisur Technologies, Inc. PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 3653 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2024
18955217 MULTI-DEPTH PLANE DISPLAY SYSTEM WITH REDUCED SWITCHING BETWEEN DEPTH PLANES Magic Leap, Inc. HESS, MICHAEL J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2024
18895995 SOFT CONVEX OSTOMY APPLIANCE Hollister Incorporated TOWNSEND, GUY K DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2024
18884325 LEAKAGE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR OSTOMY APPLIANCE Hollister Incorporated TOWNSEND, GUY K DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2024
18834212 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HVAC EFFICIENCY MONITORING AND TRACKING Dwellwell Analytics, Inc. EVERETT, CHRISTOPHER E §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18767864 TEREPHTHALIC ACID ESTERS FORMATION 9449710 Canada Inc. CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 1692 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jul 09, 2024
18744089 ADJUSTABLE CONVEXITY OSTOMY BARRIER Hollister Incorporated TRAN, NHU 3781 §102§103Other Final Rejection Pending Jun 14, 2024
18714276 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT FOR BICYCLES Favero Electronics Srl PHAN, TRUONG D 2855 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18703168 BUILDING FRAME SYSTEM Lynx Systems Pty Ltd. FONSECA, JESSIE T 3633 §103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18624383 Electro-optic Modulator Device, Method, and Applications U.S. Department of Energy LEI, JIE 2872 §103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18621931 ESSENTIAL OIL IMPREGNATED DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Pertinent Eco-Solutions, Inc. LIU, TRACY 1614 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Mar 29, 2024
18607087 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACCESSIBLE RANKED-CHOICE VOTING Clear Ballot Group, Inc. PARCHER, DANIEL W 2174 §103§112 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18605653 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING A WEARABLE DEVICE Magic Leap, Inc. GOOD, KENNETH W 3648 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18688615 TRACKED UNDERCARRIAGE FOR A TRACKED VEHICLE Conterno & Bona S.r.l. BELLINGER, JASON R 3615 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 14d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18432686 METHOD FOR PREPARING FILLER COMPOSITION FOR MOLDING Ultra V Co., Ltd. ALAM, AYAAN A 1611 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Feb 05, 2024
18410084 Leveraging Smart Home Technology for Energy Efficiency and Demand Management Shipshape Solutions, Inc. SIDDIQUEE, TAMEEM 2116 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jan 11, 2024
18528294 USE OF CODON DEOPTIMISATION AND OPTIMISATION TO PRODUCE A LARYNGOTRACHEITIS VIRUS-ATTENUATED VACCINE Edge Animal Health, Inc. LI, BAO Q 1671 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18561978 METHOD OF MAKING HOLOGRAMS USING LIQUID CRYSTAL MASTERS Magic Leap, Inc. ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2023
18283935 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A MOVEMENT OR STOPPING OF A MOVEMENT OF A PERSON OR OF AN OBJECT IN A ROOM, OR AN EVENT RELATING TO SAID PERSON Kapcare SA TRAN, THO Q 3791 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2023
18261811 INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD FOR EXAMINING ACTIVE IMMUNITY BY USING PRODUCTION OF NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODIES AND INTERFERON GAMMA BODITECH MED INC. CHEN, STACY BROWN 1672 §112 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jul 17, 2023
18321086 INTEGRATED PHOTONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD Xuan Sun LI, SHI K 2635 §103 Final Rejection 43d Pending May 22, 2023
18044283 BIOMARKERS FOR DIAGNOSING A DISEASE SUCH AS HEART OR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE Mi:Rna Ltd. DAUNER, JOSEPH G 1682 §101§112DP Final Rejection Pending Mar 07, 2023
18102198 Tm-ENHANCED BLOCKING OLIGONUCLEOTIDES AND BAITS FOR IMPROVED TARGET ENRICHMENT AND REDUCED OFF-TARGET SELECTION Integrated Dna Technologies, Inc. OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A 1681 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18157749 INDIVIDUALIZED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TREATING GI DISEASES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Ayble Health, Inc. GO, JOHN PHILIP 3681 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jan 20, 2023
17933812 PIV5-BASED CORONAVIRUS VACCINES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Cyanvac LLC HILL, MYRON G 1671 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2022
17906468 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FACE MASKS WITH ELASTICIZED STRAPS AND PRODUCT Curt G. Joa, Inc. TOICH, SARA KATHERINE 3785 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2022
17818260 Full-Face Ballot Printing Using Thermal Technology Clear Ballot Group, Inc. LEGESSE, HENOK D 2853 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2022
17865339 SEED FURROW LIQUID APPLICATION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES 360 Yield Center, LLC MAYO, TARA LEIGH 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2022
17775854 BIOCIDE AND BIOPESTICIDE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING ARTHROPODS Pertinent Santé Animale, SAS BOECKELMAN, JACOB A 1655 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2022
17470124 HARVESTING MACHINE FOR HARVESTING FRUITS FROM THE GROUND AND METHOD OF CONTROL OF THE SAME Monchiero & C. S.N.C. WILHELM, TIMOTHY 3617 §103 Final Rejection 138d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2021
17208286 DNA POLYMERASE MUTANTS HAVING ENHANCED TEMPLATE DISCRIMINATION ACTIVITY Integrated Dna Technologies, Inc. HUTSON, RICHARD G 1652 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 22, 2021

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