Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Quarles & Brady LLP (Chi)

24 pending office actions • 17 clients • 24 examiners • 19 art units • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 73 patents granted in the last 365 days

Quality Metrics (n=1550 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

94.7%
Allowance Rate
n=1550
+0.54σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1550
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1190
-0.83σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1190
904 days
Time to Allowance
n=1190
+3.8pp
Interview Lift
n=1550
16.9%
RCE Rate
n=1550
1.5%
Appeal Rate
n=1550

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

§101 Overcome
n=13 (min 20)
91.9%
§102 Overcome
n=124
84.8%
§103 Overcome
n=505
96.6%
§112 Overcome
n=209

Specialization & Scale

A63B, A61M, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
24%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1550
0
Practitioners
n=1550
Apps / Practitioner
n=1550 (min 20)

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)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.

0
Hard (0%)
20
Medium (83%)
3
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only20 (83%)
§112 only3 (12%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
12% of docket
3
Information Tech
12% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
62% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L 1 68.1% +48.7%
GEHMAN, BRYON P 1 73.7% +30.7%
DAVID, ALEXANDER J 1 94.4% +5.9%
SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P 1 47.3% +37.7%
LIN, CHUN-NAN 1 87.2% +15.9%
TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI 1 39.1% +49.8%
FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN 1 80.1% +21.9%
KUMAR, RAKESH 1 57.0% +28.4%
PHAM, MICHAEL 1 79.8% +22.3%
SANGHERA, SYMREN K 1 52.2% +15.9%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
35523050 Enclosure for conduit connectors of a quick-connect pump base DAVID, ALEXANDER J
18902804 CASE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE LIN, CHUN-NAN
18884657 Single Use Lancing Device FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN

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
18724857 INTERNET OF THINGS TERMINAL OBJECT MODEL STANDARDIZATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM PHAM, MICHAEL 169d overdue
18667098 JAR WITH MULTI-PART CAP ASSEMBLY SANGHERA, SYMREN K 89d overdue
18930294 COMPRESSED AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR USE IN A MOBILE DENTAL VEHICLE SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P 42d overdue
18932080 SITAGLIPTIN PREPARATION AND METHOD OF STORAGE THEREOF GEHMAN, BRYON P 23d overdue
18887485 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A GOLF CLUB HEADCOVER TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI 1d overdue
19035760 CORRECTION DEVICE MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L
18902804 CASE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE LIN, CHUN-NAN
18884657 Single Use Lancing Device FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37613
37112
37731
37361
29441
37721
37331
36511
21531
37351

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19035760 CORRECTION DEVICE Gaoxi Li MERENE, JAN CHRISTOP L 3773 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2025
18932080 SITAGLIPTIN PREPARATION AND METHOD OF STORAGE THEREOF Sawai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. GEHMAN, BRYON P 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
35523050 Enclosure for conduit connectors of a quick-connect pump base Dab Pumps S.p.A. DAVID, ALEXANDER J 2944 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2024
18930294 COMPRESSED AIR DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR USE IN A MOBILE DENTAL VEHICLE Kare Mobile, Inc. SAUNDERS, MATTHEW P 3772 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2024
18902804 CASE FOR A MOBILE DEVICE Bandwerk GmbH LIN, CHUN-NAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18887485 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A GOLF CLUB HEADCOVER Cobra Golf Incorporated TAMIL, JESSICA KAVINI 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2024
18884657 Single Use Lancing Device Owen Mumford Limited FISHBACK, ASHLEY LAUREN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2024
18812703 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DISPENSING SYSTEM Pillnurse, Inc. KUMAR, RAKESH 3651 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2024
18724857 INTERNET OF THINGS TERMINAL OBJECT MODEL STANDARDIZATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM E Surfing Iot Co., Ltd. PHAM, MICHAEL 2153 Non-Final OA 169d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2024
18667098 JAR WITH MULTI-PART CAP ASSEMBLY Onyx Brands, Inc. SANGHERA, SYMREN K 3735 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending May 17, 2024
18710114 HEAT EXCHANGER Conflux Technology Pty Ltd. RUPPERT, ERIC S 3763 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending May 14, 2024
18700368 BIOFILM REMOVAL Partners For Endoscopy Limited GREENE, IVAN A 1619 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18694662 BURR-ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A COFFEE GRINDER Breville Pty Limited ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 22, 2024
18684104 COFFEE GRINDER CONTROL SYSTEM Breville Pty Limited PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C 2116 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 15, 2024
18682597 ACCESS SYSTEM FOR INTERNET OF THINGS TERMINAL, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM E Surfing Iot Co., Ltd. CRIGLER, RYAN ALEXANDER 2472 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Feb 09, 2024
18422328 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SORTING AND DISPENSING PACKAGES AI International, Inc. HARP, WILLIAM RAY 3653 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 25, 2024
18563686 RETRACTABLE BACKSTOP ASSEMBLY FOR A SPORT STRUCTURE Dabew LLC ARYANPOUR, MITRA 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18035330 FILTER CUP AND GRINDER Breville Pty Limited DANG, KET D 3761 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 04, 2023
18139294 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MAKING GOLF EQUIPMENT Cobra Golf Incorporated WALTER, AUDREY BRADLEY 3711 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2023
18017160 JET PRINTING USING LASER-PRODUCED DRY AEROSOL Trinity College Dublin TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM 1718 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 20, 2023
18095277 STEAM WAND Breville Pty Ltd. MITCHUM, DREW JOSEPH 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Jan 10, 2023
17771758 TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM The University of Leeds SHAMEEM, GOLAM M 1621 §112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2022
17622919 GROUND COFFEE DOSING AND PACKING Breville Pty Limited FERDOUSI, FAHMIDA NMN 3761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 27, 2021
17608869 INJECTION DEVICE Owen Mumford Limited ALVARADO JR, NELSON LOUIS 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 04, 2021

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