Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

26 pending office actions • 19 clients • 25 examiners • 20 art units • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 32 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=5274 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

76.4%
Allowance Rate
n=5274
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=5274
2.8
OAs to Allowance
n=2523
-0.28σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=2523
1090 days
Time to Allowance
n=2523
+16.1pp
Interview Lift
n=5274
18.0%
RCE Rate
n=5274
2.4%
Appeal Rate
n=5274

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

70.1%
§101 Overcome
n=77
78.7%
§102 Overcome
n=310
78.7%
§103 Overcome
n=1387
92.7%
§112 Overcome
n=275

Specialization & Scale

Y10T, G06Q, B60R
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=5274
4
Practitioners
n=5274
1318.5
Apps / Practitioner
n=5274

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
4
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (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.

5
Hard (19%)
14
Medium (54%)
5
Easy (19%)
2
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only5 (19%)
§103 only12 (46%)
§102 only2 (8%)
§112 only5 (19%)
No statute on record2 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
38% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
8% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
42% of docket
2
Business / Other
8% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 2 9.2% +11.6%
VANTERPOOL, LESTER L 1 54.8% -10.4%
CHAN, KAWING 1 73.0% +12.3%
BATTISTI, DEREK J 1 51.3% +36.0%
AYUB, HINA F 1 84.8% +17.5%
MILLER, JONATHAN 1 80.0% +18.7%
TRAN, ZOE T 1 56.7% +46.8%
ESKRIDGE, CORY W 1 72.4% +6.9%
TRIGGS, ANDREW J 1 66.7% +27.6%
ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 1 7.4% +46.0%

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
18730293 SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY EXTRACTIVE SOLVENT MILLER, JONATHAN 16d overdue
18841353 WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM AYUB, HINA F

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17073284 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADOPTING USER LEARNINGS ACROSS VERNACULAR CONTEXTS CAO, VINCENT M 45d overdue
17304536 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRANULAR-LEVEL SEGMENTATION OF USERS BASED ON ONLINE ACTIVITIES IN REAL-TIME BOLEN, NICHOLAS D 42d overdue
16399637 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IP ADDRESS TRAFFIC BASED DETECTION OF FRAUD SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 6d
18584973 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 8d
16399775 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISEMENT FRAUD DATA TO THIRD PARTIES SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 62d
18189723 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIZING A POPULATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTS USING A DIGITAL ASSAY KALLAL, ROBERT JAMES

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18730293 SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY EXTRACTIVE SOLVENT MILLER, JONATHAN 16d overdue
18739166 FEEDBUNK SOAKING SYSTEM TRAN, ZOE T 5d overdue
16399637 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IP ADDRESS TRAFFIC BASED DETECTION OF FRAUD SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 6d
18584973 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 8d
16399775 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISEMENT FRAUD DATA TO THIRD PARTIES SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 62d
18920223 BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROL UNIT CHAN, KAWING
18908567 MULTI-USE ADAPTABLE HITCH-MOUNTED LOAD SUPPORT SYSTEM BATTISTI, DEREK J
18841353 WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM AYUB, HINA F

Client Portfolio (19 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37342
36352
16532
36212
28771
17721
36471
17461
17121
17971

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18929470 TRUCK-MOUNTABLE CARGO RACK Yakima Products, Inc. VANTERPOOL, LESTER L 3734 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18920223 BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR CONTROL UNIT Defond Components Limited CHAN, KAWING §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18908567 MULTI-USE ADAPTABLE HITCH-MOUNTED LOAD SUPPORT SYSTEM Yakima Products, Inc. BATTISTI, DEREK J 3734 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 07, 2024
18841353 WIDE-SPECTRUM ANALYSIS SYSTEM BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. AYUB, HINA F 2877 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 23, 2024
18730293 SEPARATION OF HYDROCARBONS BY EXTRACTIVE SOLVENT Dev Mohan Mohunta MILLER, JONATHAN 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2024
18739166 FEEDBUNK SOAKING SYSTEM Donald L. Gribble TRAN, ZOE T 3647 Other Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jun 10, 2024
18714561 BAND-EDGE EMISSION ENHANCED ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WITH SIMPLIFIED STRUCTURES AND HIGH ENERGY EFFICIENCY Red Bank Technologies LLC ESKRIDGE, CORY W §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18628652 Beam-To-Column Connection Assemblies with Erection Support Conxtech, Inc. TRIGGS, ANDREW J 3635 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 05, 2024
18584973 METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER King Abdullah University Of Science And Technology ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18682872 FLUID VESSEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A FLUID VESSEL Technische Universität München DODDS, SCOTT 1746 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2024
18402719 URETHANE ALKYD RESIN Asian Paints Ltd. WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION 1712 §112 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Jan 02, 2024
18515022 PREFABRICATED BUILDING SYSTEM AND METHODS Quattrocchi Kwok Architects MINTZ, RODNEY K 3635 Other Final Rejection 54d Pending Nov 20, 2023
18347549 SAMPLE READER WITH OIL RECIRCULATION BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. ALABI, OYELEYE A 1797 §112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 05, 2023
18324885 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE ACTIVITY BY DIGITAL ASSAY BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. KOVACH, KARA NICOLE 1681 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending May 26, 2023
18031759 METHANATION WITH TURBOCHARGER Technische Universität München LEUNG, JENNIFER A 1774 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 13, 2023
18296357 ANALYSIS OF VIRAL PARTICLES BY DIGITAL ASSAY BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 05, 2023
18189723 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIZING A POPULATION OF NUCLEIC ACID FRAGMENTS USING A DIGITAL ASSAY BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. KALLAL, ROBERT JAMES 1685 §101 Final Rejection Pending Mar 24, 2023
18023774 ROSES SYSTEM FOR ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY Guido Daniel HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 §102 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
17884516 METHOD OF PROMOTING CELLULAR HYDRATION BY ENHANCING INTRACELLULAR PERMEATION Eastpond Laboratories Limited NGUYEN, NGHI V 1653 §103 Final Rejection 81d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2022
17865369 CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY SYSTEM Lumencor, Inc. QURESHI, MARIAM 2871 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jul 14, 2022
17710897 ENCLOSURE SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR REMOVAL OF UNDESIRED CELLS FROM THE HUMAN BODY Oroc VOKES, KATHLEEN PAIGE 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Mar 31, 2022
17442694 COMPUTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS INCLUDING HTML BROWSER AUTHORISATION APPROACHES Bankvault Pty Ltd. CATTUNGAL, DEREENA T 2431 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 24, 2021
17304536 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GRANULAR-LEVEL SEGMENTATION OF USERS BASED ON ONLINE ACTIVITIES IN REAL-TIME Wizrocket Inc. BOLEN, NICHOLAS D 3624 §101 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2021
17073284 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADOPTING USER LEARNINGS ACROSS VERNACULAR CONTEXTS Affle International Pte. Ltd. CAO, VINCENT M 3622 §101 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Oct 16, 2020
16399775 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ADVERTISEMENT FRAUD DATA TO THIRD PARTIES Affle 3I Limited SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 3621 §101 Final Rejection 62d Pending Apr 30, 2019
16399637 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IP ADDRESS TRAFFIC BASED DETECTION OF FRAUD Affle 3I Limited SYROWIK, MATHEW RICHARD 3621 §101 Final Rejection 6d Pending Apr 30, 2019

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