Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Smith, Gambrell & Russell

34 pending office actions • 23 clients • 32 examiners • 29 art units • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 95 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
7
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 33 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (7)Due later (1)

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 (6%)
28
Medium (82%)
3
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (6%)
§103 only27 (79%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only3 (9%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

13
Life Sciences
38% of docket
4
Information Tech
12% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
17
Mechanical / Eng
50% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TAWFIK, SAMEH 2 63.0% +30.9%
JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 2 48.0% +18.8%
HANDVILLE, BRIAN 1 51.4% +27.5%
PAL, PRINCE 1 70.3% +18.0%
DILLON, DANIEL P 1 25.2% +29.5%
PHAM, KHANH B 1 72.3% +15.4%
SPICER, JENINE MARIE 1 50.9% +18.3%
GEDEON, DEBORAH TALITHA 1 53.9% +63.8%
AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM 1 63.8% +51.3%
OTT, PATRICK S 1 66.5% +20.8%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
15154147 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT-CENTRIC DATA SEREBOFF, NEAL 23d overdue
19201624 INSULATED PANELS DILLON, DANIEL P 8d overdue
18551277 Systems and Methods for Predicting Behavioral Traits BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 1d overdue

Interview Candidates (12)

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
17772936 ARTIFICIAL TURF, FILLER FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND ARTIFICIAL TURF PRODUCTION METHOD JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 91d overdue
19091452 DATA ANALYSIS THROUGH CLUSTER KINEMATICS PHAM, KHANH B 26d overdue
19201624 INSULATED PANELS DILLON, DANIEL P 8d overdue
19070809 METHODS FOR FILM DEPOSITION DELIVERY CONTAINER TAWFIK, SAMEH 3d overdue
19213292 WARDROBE BOX AND HANGER SUPPORT MEMBER THEREFOR PAL, PRINCE 2d overdue
19248197 INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER HANDVILLE, BRIAN 23d
19048951 SPINAL SURGERY PATIENT POSITIONER GEDEON, DEBORAH TALITHA 28d
17173293 INSULATED BOX TAWFIK, SAMEH 28d

Client Portfolio (23 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37313
17893
17832
37351
21661
37361
36731
24951
17841
36361

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19248197 INSULATED PACKAGING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-LAYER A-B LINER Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. HANDVILLE, BRIAN 1783 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Jun 24, 2025
19213292 WARDROBE BOX AND HANGER SUPPORT MEMBER THEREFOR Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. PAL, PRINCE 3735 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 20, 2025
19201624 INSULATED PANELS Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 07, 2025
19091452 DATA ANALYSIS THROUGH CLUSTER KINEMATICS Zaggy AI LLC PHAM, KHANH B 2166 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Mar 26, 2025
19070809 METHODS FOR FILM DEPOSITION DELIVERY CONTAINER Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2025
19070799 FILM DEPOSITION DELIVERY CONTAINER Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. SPICER, JENINE MARIE 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Mar 05, 2025
19048951 SPINAL SURGERY PATIENT POSITIONER Bartram Innovations, LLC GEDEON, DEBORAH TALITHA 3673 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 09, 2025
18870216 A SYSTEM FOR MANAGING DISTRIBUTED DIGITAL RIGHTS Rair Technologies, Inc. AVERY, BRIAN WILLIAM 2495 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Nov 27, 2024
18931500 Manganese-Nitride Based Novel Magnetic Materials Georgetown University OTT, PATRICK S 1784 §112 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Oct 30, 2024
18817121 INFANT CAR SEAT SYSTEM Strolleazi Group Limited BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J 3636 §112 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2024
18783928 YEAST-BASED NUTRIENT AND USES THEREOF Danstar Ferment AG LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2024
18747098 INSULATED CONTAINER Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC ATTEL, NINA KAY 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18739084 HARMONIC PIN-RING GEAR SYSTEM Tq-Systems GmbH BROWN, JOSEPH HENRY 3618 §112 Final Rejection 35d Pending Jun 10, 2024
18709958 Remote Health Monitoring System Lifeq B.V. BORISSOV, IGOR N 3685 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending May 14, 2024
18632064 CUSTOM MULTI-COLORED IMAGES APPLIED TO THREE DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS, SUCH AS POLYSTYRENE POST PRODUCTION ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS Slab Dream Lab, LLC BALDORI, JOSEPH B 3711 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18615728 WALL PLUMBING AND LEVELING DEVICE Kw Roman LLC KWIECINSKI, RYAN D 3635 §102 Non-Final OA 139d overdue Pending Mar 25, 2024
18512313 NON-DESTRUCTIVE DATA ACQUISITION METHOD FOR IOT DEVICES BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM SHAFAYET, MOHAMMED 2116 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Nov 17, 2023
18284591 PLATINUM SOLUTION FOR SILVER DECORATION AND USE THEREOF Noritake Co., Limited PATEL, RONAK C 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18551277 Systems and Methods for Predicting Behavioral Traits Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2023
18354426 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Jul 18, 2023
18331008 MULTIVALENCE CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN SOLUBLE BORATE GLASS MATRICES FOR TARGETED RELEASE Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation, Inc. HERRING, LISA L 1741 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 07, 2023
18201339 NESTED INSULATED PACKAGING Pratt Corrugated Holdings, Inc. KIRSCH, ANDREW THOMAS 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending May 24, 2023
18300078 BIODEGRADABLE STRING TRIMMER LINE Green Ip, LLC MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §103 Final Rejection 141d overdue Pending Apr 13, 2023
18115791 INSULATED BAG WITH HANDLES Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC FERRERO, EDUARDO R 3731 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Mar 01, 2023
17772936 ARTIFICIAL TURF, FILLER FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF, AND ARTIFICIAL TURF PRODUCTION METHOD Coool Co., Ltd. JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2022
17601079 SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING AND DISTRIBUTING WATER Weo, LLC KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1700 §103 Non-Final OA 100d overdue Pending May 16, 2022
17774107 BAFFLES COMPRISING COMPOSITE MATERIALS WITH MEMBRANE The North Face Apparel Corp. LAN, YAN 1782 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending May 03, 2022
17773491 INTERNET OF THINGS SECURITY ANALYTICS AND SOLUTIONS WITH DEEP LEARNING BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM POPHAM, JEFFREY D 2432 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Apr 29, 2022
17537893 FASTENER POSITION HOLDING TOOL Product Launch Advisors, LLC HUANG, STEVEN 3723 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2021
17467068 BREATHABLE BAFFLES The North Face Apparel Corp. JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1789 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 03, 2021
17173293 INSULATED BOX Pratt Retail Specialties, LLC TAWFIK, SAMEH 3731 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Feb 11, 2021
17048953 Compositions and Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE 1681 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Oct 19, 2020
17031246 Weighing and Mixing System Ampacet Corporation MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1774 Other Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Sep 24, 2020
15154147 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PATIENT-CENTRIC DATA Photon Medical Communications, Inc. SEREBOFF, NEAL 3683 §101 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending May 13, 2016

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