Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Kolitch Romano Dascenzo Gates LLP

55 pending office actions • 36 clients • 53 examiners • 47 art units • 0 of 55 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 198 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

55
Total Pending OAs
38
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 55 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

33
Overdue
3
Due this week
11
Due this month
6
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. 55 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (33)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (6)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.

2
Hard (4%)
48
Medium (87%)
3
Easy (5%)
2
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (4%)
§103 only45 (82%)
§102 only3 (5%)
§112 only3 (5%)
No statute on record2 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

13
Life Sciences
24% of docket
10
Information Tech
18% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
3
Semiconductors
5% of docket
25
Mechanical / Eng
45% of docket
2
Business / Other
4% 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.

550 h
Manual time on pending OAs
110 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
192 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HAO, YI 3 34.9% +43.8%
PATEL, TAJASH D 1 80.7% +6.9%
NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L 1 65.7% +26.2%
TRIVEDI, ATUL 1 91.1% +8.5%
ENDO, JAMES M 1 65.7% +20.5%
AHMED, MASUD 1 82.4% +13.1%
MALLEY, MARY S 1 95.0% +5.2%
DUMBRIS, SETH M 1 76.1% +17.0%
NG, JONATHAN K 1 34.9% +13.5%
MAUPIN, HUGH H 1 87.5% +6.3%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
35523182 Sample loader for quality control machine in nuclear medicine MALLEY, MARY S 119d overdue
18874983 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING GEAR SHIFTING OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM TRIVEDI, ATUL 17d overdue
19260952 IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEMS PATEL, TAJASH D 6d
18725641 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RADIOTHERAPY DOSE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM MAUPIN, HUGH H 8d
18872031 PARAMETER SETTING METHOD AND PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS AHMED, MASUD 40d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18321658 METHOD FOR GENERATING TREATMENT PLAN, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM KHATTAR, RAJESH 5d
17649959 FACILITATING CONTROLLED PARTICLE DEPOSITION FROM A DROPLET DISPENSER GERIDO, DWAN A 19d

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
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
19067602 GOGGLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L 30d overdue
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE HAO, YI 22d overdue
18976065 MULTIDIRECTIONAL FIREARM LIGHT ENDO, JAMES M 14d
18935339 HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE WEAR PART WITH STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT DUMBRIS, SETH M 27d
18889062 AUTOMATIC WORKOUT ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY DATA NG, JONATHAN K 36d
18872031 PARAMETER SETTING METHOD AND PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS AHMED, MASUD 40d

Client Portfolio (36 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
21873
36423
37322
21782
37112
37542
36611
28751
36571
29431

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19260952 IMPACT PROTECTION SYSTEMS 100% Speedlab, LLC PATEL, TAJASH D 3732 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jul 07, 2025
19070258 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2025
19070285 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2025
19067602 GOGGLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS 100% Speedlab, LLC NGUYEN, BAO-THIEU L 3732 Other Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2025
18874983 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING GEAR SHIFTING OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. TRIVEDI, ATUL 3661 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18976065 MULTIDIRECTIONAL FIREARM LIGHT Owl Gun Lights, Inc. ENDO, JAMES M 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 10, 2024
18872031 PARAMETER SETTING METHOD AND PARAMETER SETTING APPARATUS Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. AHMED, MASUD 3657 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Dec 05, 2024
35523182 Sample loader for quality control machine in nuclear medicine Trasis SA MALLEY, MARY S 2943 §112 Non-Final OA 119d overdue Pending Nov 18, 2024
18935339 HIERARCHICAL COMPOSITE WEAR PART WITH STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENT Magotteaux International S.A. DUMBRIS, SETH M 1784 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Nov 01, 2024
18889062 AUTOMATIC WORKOUT ADJUSTMENT BASED ON HEART RATE VARIABILITY DATA Velopro, Inc. NG, JONATHAN K 3619 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Sep 18, 2024
18725641 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RADIOTHERAPY DOSE, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Shenzhen Our New Medical Technologies Development Co., Ltd. MAUPIN, HUGH H 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18680914 COMPOSITE RADIUS FILLERS, ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING COMPOSITE RADIUS FILLERS, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME The Boeing Company TOPOLSKI, MAGDALENA 3642 §102 Non-Final OA 8d Pending May 31, 2024
18708187 MODULAR ELECTRICAL INTERFACE BELIMO Holding AG BUI, HUNG S 2841 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending May 07, 2024
18645243 METHOD FOR PLAYING VIDEO AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. TSUI, WILSON W 2172 §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 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2024
18628512 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SEALS, COMPOSITE SEALS, AND ASSEMBLIES WITH COMPOSITE SEALS The Boeing Company KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 §103 Non-Final OA 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 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18620422 FLOOR-TO-FLOOR FACADE PANEL MOUNTING SYSTEM Tion Cladding Systems, LLC MUDD, HENRY HOOPER 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18692721 HYBRID POWER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. JOYCE, WILLIAM C 3618 §103 Final Rejection 84d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2024
18593076 METHOD FOR PLAYING BACK MULTIMEDIA RESOURCE AND TERMINAL BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. AUGUSTINE, NICHOLAS 2178 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 01, 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
18419220 HANDHELD GAMING CONTROLLER AND THUMBSTICK ASSEMBLY Embracer Freemode Inc. LEICHLITER, CHASE E 3715 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2024
18415318 TOY CONSTRUCTION KITS AND RELATED METHODS Full Sun LLC STANCZAK, MATTHEW BRIAN 3711 §112 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18398719 IMAGE SPLICING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. BEUTEL, WILLIAM A 2616 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2023
18538952 MOUNTS FOR TRACKING DEVICES Elevation Lab, Inc. LEE, MICHAEL S 3677 §103 Final Rejection 120d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2023
18555374 ACTUATOR SYSTEM HAVING A MODULAR FIXATION BELIMO Holding AG HICKS, ANGELISA 3753 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Oct 13, 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
18460420 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING STIFFENED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES The Boeing Company PAGE, HANA C 1745 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18457970 SIPHONIC WATER CLOSET PAN Wallgate Limited ROS, NICHOLAS A 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2023
18365624 LATHE GUARD SYSTEMS, REMOTE LATHE CONTROL SYSTEMS, AND PORTABLE LATHE ASSEMBLY KITS INCLUDING THE SAME Climax Portable Machine Tools, Inc. RAMOS, NICOLE N 3722 §112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Aug 04, 2023
18358487 BICYCLE FORK ASSEMBLY INCLUDING STEER-LIMITING MECHANISM Pon Bicycle I B. V. KNAUF, MORGAN MARIE 3611 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18212083 SELF-HEALING TARGETS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SELF-HEALING TARGETS, AND METHODS OF UTILIZING SELF-HEALING TARGETS Infinite Defense, LLC DAVISON, LAURA L 3993 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2023
18258022 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CHANGING TEST SUBSTRATES IN A CONTINUOUS-FLOW VACUUM SYSTEM, TREATMENT METHOD, AND CONTINUOUS-FLOW VACUUM SYSTEM Solayer GmbH BERMAN, JASON 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2023
18327365 GRIPPING AND SEALANT-DISPENSING DEVICES FOR FASTENER INSTALLATION The Boeing Company KURPLE, KARL 1717 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 01, 2023
18204300 PERSONAL HYDRATION SYSTEMS Hydrapak LLC CHEYNEY, CHARLES 3754 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18321658 METHOD FOR GENERATING TREATMENT PLAN, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Our United Corporation KHATTAR, RAJESH 3684 §101 Non-Final OA 5d Pending May 22, 2023
18253028 METHOD FOR CODING VIDEO, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES 2481 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18307203 PROSTHETIC DEVICES, SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME, AND RELATED METHODS Stumpworx, LLC BAHENA, CHRISTIE L. 3774 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18250731 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING VEHICLE INFORMATION, AND VEHICLE Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. WAKELY, REECE ANTHONY 3667 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18298786 TOOTHBRUSH WITH CONTROLLED SUCTION AND/OR IRRIGATION Dignity Health CRANDALL, JOEL DILLON 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Apr 11, 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
18041361 POLYMERISATION PROCESSES The University of Bath FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Feb 10, 2023
18107723 Spinal Support Device and Methods of Use Contoureal, LLC BREDEFELD, RACHAEL EVA 3786 Other Non-Final OA 126d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2023
18062570 STANDARDIZED ASSET LOCATION TRACKING The Boeing Company LUDWIG, PETER L 3627 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2022
17935459 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HAVING LITHIUM METAL ANODE AND MULTILAYERED CATHODE Enpower, Inc. LIN, GIGI LEE 1726 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Sep 26, 2022
17879540 LAUNCH AND CATCH APPARATUS, KITS, AND METHODS Acom Products, LLC VANDERVEEN, JEFFREY S 3711 §103 Final Rejection 111d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2022
17815462 GRADATED INTEGRATED CERAMIC SEPARATOR Enpower, Inc. WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 §103 Final Rejection 58d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2022
17795094 OSTOMY APPLIANCE Salts Healthcare Limited LE, QUYNH DAO 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2022
17759263 INTERLAYER FOR SOLID OXIDE CELL Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R 1752 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jul 21, 2022
17789132 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRAINING INFORMATION PREDICTION MODELS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING INFORMATION, AND STORAGE MEDIUM AND DEVICE THEREOF BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD. MAUNI, HUMAIRA ZAHIN 2141 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 24, 2022
17741844 OIL POWDER FOUNDATION Tombow Pencil Co., Ltd. KETCHAM, KAREN A 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending May 11, 2022
17761872 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECOGNIZING SONG, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Tencent Music Entertainment Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. RONES, CHARLES 2168 §103 Non-Final OA 259d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2022
17689813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) EXCHANGE Ntopology Inc. HAO, YI 2187 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2022
17649959 FACILITATING CONTROLLED PARTICLE DEPOSITION FROM A DROPLET DISPENSER The University of British Columbia GERIDO, DWAN A 1797 §101 Final Rejection 19d Pending Feb 04, 2022
17387171 COMPOSITE THIN WINGBOX ARCHITECTURE FOR SUPERSONIC BUSINESS JETS The Boeing Company WANG, MICHAEL H 3642 §103 Final Rejection 114d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2021

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