Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Kolitch Romano Dascenzo Gates LLP

61 pending office actions • 39 clients • 58 examiners • 42 art units • 0 of 61 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=2830 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

86.1%
Allowance Rate
n=2830
+0.38σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2830
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1839
-0.80σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1839
828 days
Time to Allowance
n=1839
+6.4pp
Interview Lift
n=2830
14.4%
RCE Rate
n=2830
2.6%
Appeal Rate
n=2830

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

63.1%
§101 Overcome
n=160
71.4%
§102 Overcome
n=696
71.6%
§103 Overcome
n=1125
75.9%
§112 Overcome
n=639

Specialization & Scale

G06F, H01M, B62K
Top CPC Subclasses
10%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2830
0
Practitioners
n=2830
Apps / Practitioner
n=2830 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

61
Total Pending OAs
40
Non-Final OAs
19
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
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. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)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.

34
Hard (56%)
21
Medium (34%)
6
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other8 (13%)
§103 only16 (26%)
§102 only4 (7%)
§112 only4 (7%)
Double-patenting only2 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)26 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

13
Life Sciences
21% of docket
9
Information Tech
15% of docket
2
Communications
3% of docket
10
Semiconductors
16% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
30% of docket
9
Business / Other
15% 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.

610 h
Manual time on pending OAs
122 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
214 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HAO, YI 3 34.8% +43.3%
BERNS, DANIEL J 2 73.0% +34.3%
WALSH, RYAN D 1 87.0% +5.4%
KONVES, ADRIANNA N 1 75.9% +14.5%
FEITL, LEAH M 1 23.6% +5.2%
LEE, TYLER J 1 92.0% +7.0%
BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 1 59.9% +38.2%
RODZIWICZ, AARON M 1 70.5% +17.9%
LEE, JONG SUK 1 17.7% +25.3%
GATES, ERIC ANDREW 1 78.9% +14.2%

Hard Cases (35)

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
19070285 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 99d overdue
18457970 SIPHONIC WATER CLOSET PAN ROS, NICHOLAS A 74d overdue
19070258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 38d overdue
18358487 BICYCLE FORK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING STEER-LIMITING MECHANISM KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE 23d overdue
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 22d overdue
18593076 METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE AND TERMINAL AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 4d overdue
18623358 METHOD FOR LIVE STREAMING INTERACTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE VU, THANH T 1d overdue
18062570 STANDARDIZED ASSET LOCATION TRACKING LUDWIG, PETER L 1d overdue

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
19070285 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 99d overdue
19070258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 38d overdue
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 22d overdue
18976065 MULTIDIRECTIONAL FIREARM LIGHT LEE, JONG SUK 14d
18974558 Untitled KONVES, ADRIANNA N
19053033 DRIVE SYSTEM BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY
19043218 AEROPONICS APPARATUS RODZIWICZ, AARON M
18965920 PORTABLE MACHINE TOOL KITS WITH ADAPTIVE GEARBOXES GATES, ERIC ANDREW

Client Portfolio (39 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
21873
17443
36422
28752
37232
21782
17362
17382
28521
21471

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18741224 Untitled The Boeing Company WALSH, RYAN D 2852 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending
18974558 Untitled The Boeing Company KONVES, ADRIANNA N §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending
19373505 MULTIMODAL AI-GENERATED PERSONALIZED MOTIVATIONAL, WELLNESS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONTENT SYSTEM Iconic Inventions LLC FEITL, LEAH M 2147 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 29, 2025
19134456 METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING ROAD SURFACE INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE, VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. LEE, TYLER J 3663 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2025
19070258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2025
19070285 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §101§103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2025
19053033 DRIVE SYSTEM Jörg Beutler BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 3618 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 13, 2025
19043218 AEROPONICS APPARATUS Lettus Grow Ltd. RODZIWICZ, AARON M 3642 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2025
18976065 MULTIDIRECTIONAL FIREARM LIGHT Owl Gun Lights, Inc. LEE, JONG SUK 2875 §103Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 10, 2024
18965920 PORTABLE MACHINE TOOL KITS WITH ADAPTIVE GEARBOXES Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. GATES, ERIC ANDREW §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18868913 INSTALLATION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM WITH EDGE COMPUTING Tethercells Limited PAN, YUWEN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 25, 2024
18951370 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLAYING AUDIOS Tencent Music Entertainment Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. DEANE JR, WILLIAM J DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18945345 TOY AIRCRAFT AND TOY AIRCRAFT KITS Kiwico, Inc. HYLINSKI, ALYSSA MARIE §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 12, 2024
18938844 PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Beijing Eswin Computing Technology Co., Ltd. TRUJILLO, JAMES K 2183 §112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 06, 2024
18920598 RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Our United Corporation GUNBERG, EDWIN C 2884 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18853017 MEDICAL PUNCH TIP, SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD Kammerer Medical Systems GmbH & Co. Kg MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18850341 NON-RECIRCULATING ROLLING ELEMENT BEARING IN AN OVERRUNNING CAGE CONFIGURATION, CAGE AND ADAPTER FOR THE SAME Prodrive Technologies Innovation Services B.V. NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN 3617 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 24, 2024
18889062 AUTOMATIC WORKOUT ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY DATA Velopro, Inc. NG, JONATHAN K 3619 §101§103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Sep 18, 2024
18810864 PLASTIC PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PLASTIC PRODUCT Ritter GmbH ROBINSON, MICHAEL 1744 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 21, 2024
18790192 SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONFIGURING CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE(S) Basis Nz Limited JACKSON, STEPHEN W 2838 DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 31, 2024
18776081 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING VELOCITY The Boeing Company HA, NGUYEN Q §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18740182 INERTIAL ACTUATION DEVICE FOR MODAL TESTING OF STRUCTURES The Boeing Company DAVIS-HOLLINGTON, OCTAVIA L 2855 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2024
18734945 OPTICAL ELEMENT AND GLASSES Elcyo Co., Ltd. CHUNG, DAVID Y 2872 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 05, 2024
18733328 CURRENT DETECTION DEVICE AND RELATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Basis Nz Limited ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 2857 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 04, 2024
18713356 GAS-DISCHARGE LAMP, LAMP ARRAY FOR HIGH OPERATING VOLTAGES, AND USE OF SUCH LAMPS Flaxtec GmbH WILLIAMS, JOSEPH L 2875 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18657398 OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES COMPRISING ADHESIVE CONFIGURED FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES The Boeing Company CHIEM, DINH D 2874 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 07, 2024
18708187 MODULAR ELECTRICAL INTERFACE BELIMO Holding AG BUI, HUNG S 2841 §102§103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending May 07, 2024
18706906 A VALVE FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE Salts Healthcare Limited TRAN, NHU 3781 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2024
18645243 METHOD FOR PLAYING VIDEO AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. TSUI, WILSON W 2172 §102§103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Apr 24, 2024
18702689 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN EXTRACT OF HERB(S) AND/OR SPICE(S) FROM A VINEGAR SALT Galactic S.A. TRAN, LIEN THUY 1793 §103 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2024
18699802 COMBUSTION APPARATUS, COMBUSTION SYSTEM, AND COMBUSTION METHOD Combustion Consulting Italy S.r.l. BASICHAS, ALFRED §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 09, 2024
18628512 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SEALS, COMPOSITE SEALS, AND ASSEMBLIES WITH COMPOSITE SEALS The Boeing Company KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18623358 METHOD FOR LIVE STREAMING INTERACTION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. VU, THANH T 2179 §103§112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18608638 VACUUM-MOUNT TOOLS AND METHODS OF UTILIZING VACUUM-MOUNT TOOLS The Boeing Company THAWANI, RONAK YOGINDER 3723 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18690951 COMPOSITE WEAR COMPONENT Magotteaux International S.A. SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 11, 2024
18593076 METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE AND TERMINAL BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §102§103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2024
18439470 QUALITY CONTROL STRUCTURES FOR AUTOMATED FASTENING MACHINES The Boeing Company HEGEMIER, JON MICHAEL 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18430379 METHOD FOR DISPLAYING SHARING INTERFACE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. RODRIGUEZ, DANIEL 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2024
18415318 TOY CONSTRUCTION KITS AND RELATED METHODS Full Sun LLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18576022 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ORGANIC FUNCTIONALIZED INORGANIC SUBSTRATE UNIVERSITEIT ANTWERPEN WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P 1773 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 02, 2024
18560364 DECARBONATION PROCESS OF CARBONATED MATERIALS IN A MULTI-SHAFT VERTICAL KILN Carmeuse Technologies SA BERNS, DANIEL J 1736 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18560357 DECARBONATION PROCESS OF CARBONATED MATERIALS IN A MULTI-SHAFT VERTICAL KILN Carmeuse Technologies SA BERNS, DANIEL J 1736 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18560332 DECARBONATION PROCESS OF CARBONATED MATERIALS IN A MULTI-SHAFT VERTICAL KILN Carmeuse Technologies SA MOUDOU, EILEEN QI-YUN 1738 §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18558638 A HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Equipmake Limited GAYE, SAMBA NMN 3763 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 02, 2023
18470164 METHOD FOR PUBLISHING IMAGE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. COUSO, JOSE L 2667 §102 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2023
18462934 CIRCUMFERENTIAL SKIN JOINTS FOR AEROSPACE STRUCTURES, METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THE JOINTS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING FUSELAGE MEMBERS THAT DEFINE THE JOINTS The Boeing Company YANKEY, RYAN ANDREW 3642 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18457970 SIPHONIC WATER CLOSET PAN Wallgate Limited ROS, NICHOLAS A 3754 §103§112 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2023
18358487 BICYCLE FORK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING STEER-LIMITING MECHANISM Pon Bicycle I B. V. KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE 3611 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18353464 PROOF-OF-LOCATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Youar Inc. ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 2662 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 17, 2023
18255029 3D PRINTING DEVICE AND METHOD USING SUPPORT MATERIAL CONTAINING A CROSSLINKING AGENT Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation,Yonsei University MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H 1744 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 30, 2023
18323791 METHODS OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING A MANUFACTURED COMPONENT, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS THAT PERFORM THE METHODS, AND STORAGE MEDIA THAT DIRECTS ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS TO PERFORM THE METHODS The Boeing Company SULTANA, NAHIDA 1744 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 25, 2023
18307203 PROSTHETIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Stumpworx, LLC BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. 3774 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18250731 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING VEHICLE INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY 3667 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18184503 SUNSCREEN-ACTIVE MIXTURES, METHODS OF FORMING TREATED MIXTURES FOR SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS, SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF FORMING SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS Sav Consultants LLC WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18182187 INTRAUTERINE ENVIRONMENT SIMULATION SYSTEM Ontogenetics Inc. TRAN, LARA LINH 3791 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 10, 2023
18062570 STANDARDIZED ASSET LOCATION TRACKING The Boeing Company LUDWIG, PETER L 3627 §101§103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2022
18000245 COMPOSITE WEAR PART Magotteaux International S.A. POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 1738 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
18000073 CERAMIC-METAL COMPOSITE WEAR PART Magotteaux International S.A. CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2022
17815462 GRADATED INTEGRATED CERAMIC SEPARATOR Enpower, Inc. WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 §103 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2022
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2022
17631342 INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL APPLICATION, DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND MEDIUM BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. SITTNER, MICHAEL J 3621 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 28, 2022

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