Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Kutak Rock LLP

16 pending office actions • 11 clients • 16 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=1315 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.0%
Allowance Rate
n=1315
+0.64σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1315
3.4
OAs to Allowance
n=811
+0.00σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=811
1118 days
Time to Allowance
n=811
+3.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1315
24.6%
RCE Rate
n=1315
2.8%
Appeal Rate
n=1315

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

79.1%
§101 Overcome
n=129
82.4%
§102 Overcome
n=329
82.7%
§103 Overcome
n=520
85.1%
§112 Overcome
n=422

Specialization & Scale

G06F, G06Q, G01W
Top CPC Subclasses
14%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1315
9
Practitioners
n=1315
146.1
Apps / Practitioner
n=1315

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (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.

8
Hard (50%)
7
Medium (44%)
0
Easy (0%)
1
Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (12%)
§103 only6 (38%)
§102 only1 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (38%)
No statute on record1 (6%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
12% of docket
1
Information Tech
6% of docket
1
Communications
6% of docket
2
Semiconductors
12% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
56% of docket
1
Business / Other
6% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, NGOC T 1 83.4% +19.3%
KHAN, USMAN A 1 74.9% +11.9%
MATTHIAS, JONATHAN R 1 78.2% +21.0%
BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN 1 88.3% +11.2%
GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 1 82.8% +12.6%
MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO 1 100.0% +0.0%
NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN 1 63.1% +38.9%
CAPUTO, LISA M 1 30.8% +2.3%
YIP, JACK 1 33.0% +37.8%
CRAWFORD, JASON 1 85.0% +8.9%

Hard Cases (8)

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
19172204 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS NGUYEN, NGOC T 31d overdue
18974286 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS MATTHIAS, JONATHAN R
18965870 DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN
18943560 PARALLEL FLOW PUMP GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N
18670549 PREPARATION METHOD AND USE OF NOVEL COPPER-METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (CU-MOF)-DERIVED MAGNETIC Fe3O4@Cu/C COMPOSITE FOR ANTIBIOTIC DEGRADATION MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO
18642369 SHOULDER AND ARM RESTRAINT NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN
18229110 STORAGE UTILITY NETWORK MITIKU, BERHANU
18114384 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO A MAMMALIAN LIMB MILLER, DANIEL A

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19172204 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS NGUYEN, NGOC T 31d overdue
18510622 HEART COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD YIP, JACK 33d
19025833 WEATHER EVENT VISUALIZATION APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES KHAN, USMAN A 36d
18974286 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS MATTHIAS, JONATHAN R
18965870 DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN
18943560 PARALLEL FLOW PUMP GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N
18642369 SHOULDER AND ARM RESTRAINT NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN

Client Portfolio (11 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37862
37991
26371
37461
36661
37451
28741
37151
28441
37831

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19172204 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS Astron Aerospace LLC NGUYEN, NGOC T 3799 §102§103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Apr 07, 2025
19025833 WEATHER EVENT VISUALIZATION APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES Dtn, LLC KHAN, USMAN A 2637 §102 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jan 16, 2025
18974286 ROTARY ENGINE, PARTS THEREOF, AND METHODS Astron Aerospace LLC MATTHIAS, JONATHAN R 3746 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 09, 2024
18965870 DYNAMIC AIRCRAFT THREAT CONTROLLER MANAGER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS Dtn, LLC BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN 3666 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18943560 PARALLEL FLOW PUMP Electrolux Professional, Inc. GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 11, 2024
18670549 PREPARATION METHOD AND USE OF NOVEL COPPER-METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (CU-MOF)-DERIVED MAGNETIC Fe3O4@Cu/C COMPOSITE FOR ANTIBIOTIC DEGRADATION Nanjing Institute Of Environmental Sciences, Mee MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18642369 SHOULDER AND ARM RESTRAINT Xtreme Orthopedics LLC NGUYEN, CAMTU TRAN 3786 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 22, 2024
18411794 CABLE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD Amprod LLC CAPUTO, LISA M 2874 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18510622 HEART COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD Maximum Fidelity Surgical Simulations, Inc. YIP, JACK 3715 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Nov 15, 2023
18389067 COMMUNICATIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMS Get Lit LLC CRAWFORD, JASON 2844 Other Final Rejection 14d Pending Nov 13, 2023
18244868 MEDICAL NEEDLE-FREE INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD Integrimedical LLC CARPENTER, WILLIAM R 3783 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2023
18229110 STORAGE UTILITY NETWORK Dtn, LLC MITIKU, BERHANU 2156 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 01, 2023
18114384 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO A MAMMALIAN LIMB Xtreme Orthopedics LLC MILLER, DANIEL A 3786 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2023
17967787 STEAMER SYSTEM AND METHOD Electrolux Professional, Inc. FERDOUSI, FAHMIDA NMN 3761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2022
17434330 ELECTRICAL INSULATION SYSTEM WITH LOW ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT FOR MEDIUM- AND HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SWITCHGEAR Ormazabal Corporate Technology, A.I.E. ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 17, 2022
17769546 LAB-ON-A-CHIP WITH ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED MECHANICAL FLUID DRIVING SYSTEM BIOTHINK TECHNOLOGIES S.L. HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR 1758 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2022

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