Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

The Dobrusin Law Firm P.C.

86 pending office actions • 41 clients • 81 examiners • 61 art units • 0 of 86 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 145 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

86
Total Pending OAs
63
Non-Final OAs
21
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 84 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

57
Overdue
2
Due this week
21
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 84 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (57)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (21)Due later (4)

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.

1
Hard (1%)
74
Medium (86%)
4
Easy (5%)
7
Unknown (8%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (1%)
§103 only70 (81%)
§102 only4 (5%)
§112 only4 (5%)
No statute on record7 (8%)

Industry Mix

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

45
Life Sciences
52% of docket
1
Information Tech
1% of docket
1
Communications
1% of docket
2
Semiconductors
2% of docket
37
Mechanical / Eng
43% 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.

860 h
Manual time on pending OAs
172 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
301 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
7.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 2 30.0% +63.0%
NORTON, JOHN J 2 67.2% +29.3%
REDDY, KARUNA P 2 42.3% +9.3%
COHEN, STEFANIE J 2 75.3% +2.1%
VAN SELL, NATHAN L 2 53.8% +24.3%
KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE 1 44.4% +37.3%
HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 1 31.5% +36.5%
WEEKS, GLORIA R 1 70.2% +12.0%
FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 1 76.0% +39.8%
SONG, ZHENG B 1 70.3% +14.6%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18039751 Health Monitoring System COLEMAN, CHARLES P. 81d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
19031484 LENS CAPABLE OF ROTATABLY ADJUSTING LIGHT EMITTING ANGLE, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF SONG, ZHENG B 117d overdue
19081256 Mobility Vehicle FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 72d overdue
18845974 System for Handling a Working Head in a Vertical Farming Facility SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 49d overdue
18594372 MANUALLY DRIVEN LITTER DEVICE SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 46d overdue
18025739 Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Process For Manufacturing a Cartridge System NORTON, JOHN J 44d overdue
17025224 LOCALIZED PANEL STIFFENER VAN SELL, NATHAN L 4d overdue
19256783 SUPPORT FOR AN AUTOMATED LITTER DEVICE HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 3d overdue
19117209 SEALING TOOL FOR A SKIN PACKAGING WEEKS, GLORIA R 2d overdue

Client Portfolio (41 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37616
17644
36423
36163
17593
36472
17432
17482
17922
17812

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19286445 Vertical farming container Suiteg GmbH KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jul 31, 2025
19256783 SUPPORT FOR AN AUTOMATED LITTER DEVICE Automated Pet Care Products, LLC HUEBNER, ERICA MICHELLE 3647 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 01, 2025
19117209 SEALING TOOL FOR A SKIN PACKAGING Gea Food Solutions Germany GmbH WEEKS, GLORIA R 3731 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2025
19081256 Mobility Vehicle Avan Mobility Inc. FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER 3726 Other Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Mar 17, 2025
19031484 LENS CAPABLE OF ROTATABLY ADJUSTING LIGHT EMITTING ANGLE, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF Hengdian Group Tospo Lighting Co., Ltd. SONG, ZHENG B 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 117d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2025
18990186 AUTOMATED LIDDED FEEDER Automated Pet Care Products, LLC ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE 3644 §103 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Dec 20, 2024
18964970 VEHICLE SECURITY LOCK Carbolt B.V. NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Dec 02, 2024
18938919 T-SHAPED REAMED PILE, COMPOSITE FOUNDATION, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR COMPOSITE FOUNDATION Henan Jingwu Expressway Co., Ltd. ANDRISH, SEAN D 3678 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Nov 06, 2024
18855374 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A MOULD FOR AN OPTICAL ELEMENT Addoptics B.V. SULTANA, NAHIDA 1743 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Oct 09, 2024
18845974 System for Handling a Working Head in a Vertical Farming Facility Suiteg GmbH SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 3642 §112 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2024
18789981 FACIAL RECOGNITION AND MONITORING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Moment AI, Inc. BARAKAT, MOHAMED 2689 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 31, 2024
18729634 Method For Producing Floorboards, and Method For Sealing Connection Regions of a Floor Covering Josef Schiele NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jul 17, 2024
18773318 ROOM TEMPERATURE FOAMED AND CURED CARRIERS ZEPHYROS, INC. VO, HAI 1788 Other Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2024
18708382 Positioning of a Position-Variable Stop Means of a Slicing Device for Slicing Food Gea Food Solutions Germany GmbH MACFARLANE, EVAN H 3724 §102 Final Rejection 20d Pending May 08, 2024
18703079 Decorative Panel, and Decorative Panel Covering Li & Co. AG FONSECA, JESSIE T 3633 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18612217 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING 3D MOLDED PARTS USING A LAYER CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUE AND A CONTROLLABLE POWDER ROLL Voxeljet AG GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2024
18595601 3-Point Isolated EV Battery Mount for Torsionally Flexible Chassis Bollinger Motors Inc. FOLLMAN, BRODIE J 3669 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18595688 Commercial Electric Truck Chassis With Isolated Battery Mounting Within the Frame Rails Bollinger Motors Inc. WALTERS, JOHN DANIEL 3613 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18594372 MANUALLY DRIVEN LITTER DEVICE Automated Pet Care Products, LLC SCHMID, BROOK VICTORIA 3642 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18426917 REINFORCED BIPOLAR BATTERY ASSEMBLY Advanced Battery Concepts, LLC CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2024
18291029 LIGHT-COLORED CATECHOL LIGNOSULFONATE SUNSCREEN MICROCAPSULE, AND PREPARATION THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF South China University Of Technology SASAN, ARADHANA 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 114d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2024
18580289 Single Serve Capsule for Preparing a Beverage with the Aid of a Beverage Preparation Machine, and Use of a Single Serve Capsule K-Fee System GmbH THAKUR, VIREN A 1792 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2024
18408917 THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE FILMS ZEPHYROS, INC. FREEMAN, JOHN D 1787 §103 Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Jan 10, 2024
18561850 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLAME PHOTOMETRIC ONLINE DETECTION OF SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOUND CONTENT IN NATURAL GAS Petrochina Company Limited RAEVIS, ROBERT R 2855 §112 Final Rejection 70d Pending Nov 17, 2023
18285919 APPARATUS, PLANT AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATION OF BEET PLANTS Suiteg GmbH EVANS, EBONY E 3647 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 06, 2023
18372396 Method of Insignia Application to Brake Rotors Tech M3 IRVIN, THOMAS W 3616 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Sep 25, 2023
18282374 MULTI-LAYERED FIBROUS STRUCTURES FOR THERMOACOUSTICS APPLICATIONS ZEPHYROS, INC. ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 Other Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 15, 2023
18279629 A Freeze Dryer and a Method for Operating a Freeze Dryer Gea Lyophil GmbH YUEN, JESSICA JIPING 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18278911 A CLOCK OSCILLATOR FOR BIOCHEMICAL REACTION COMPUTERS South China University Of Technology FAN, LYNN Y 1759 §103 Final Rejection 23d Pending Aug 25, 2023
18278244 Beverage preparation machine having a drive, and beverage preparation system Freezio AG ANGWIN, DAVID PATRICK 3754 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18229534 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING 3D MOLDINGS COMPRISING A RADIATION FILTER Voxeljet AG KHARE, ATUL P 1742 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18273849 Low Odor Heat-Expandable Materials ZEPHYROS, INC. KRYLOVA, IRINA 1764 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 24, 2023
18213420 Integrated Vehicle Thermal Management System Bollinger Motors Inc. MOORE, ADAM DORREL 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jun 23, 2023
18268367 Cartridge Receptacle, Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation System and Method for Preparing a Beverage Freezio AG NORTON, JOHN J 3761 §112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jun 20, 2023
18267350 SONICATION OF CATALYST IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN ISOOLEFIN HOMOPOLYMER Arlanxeo Singapore Pte. Ltd. HUHN, RICHARD A 1764 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jun 14, 2023
18267374 SONICATION OF CATALYST IN THE PRODUCTION OF AN UNSATURATED ISOOLEFIN COPOLYMER Arlanxeo Singapore Pte. Ltd. REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2023
18039751 Health Monitoring System Innsightful, Inc. COLEMAN, CHARLES P. 3683 §101 Final Rejection 81d overdue Pending Jun 01, 2023
18198489 Composite Structures for Forming Vehicle Barrier Systems ZEPHYROS, INC. CONDO, VERONICA MARIE 3612 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 17, 2023
18037185 Acrylate Structural Adhesive Free of MMA ZEPHYROS, INC. WU, ANDREA 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 76d Pending May 16, 2023
18034937 Energy Absorption Member ZEPHYROS, INC. SAHNI, VISHAL R 3616 §102 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 02, 2023
18249877 SMART LITTER DEVICE WITH ENTRY BARRIER Automated Pet Care Products, LLC NGUYEN, SON T 3643 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Apr 20, 2023
18123125 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDED PARTS AND REGULATING THE MOISTURE CONTENT IN BUILD MATERIAL Voxeljet AG ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 17, 2023
18025691 Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Process For Manufacturing a Cartridge System Freezio AG CAMPBELL, THOR S 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18025739 Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Process For Manufacturing a Cartridge System Freezio AG NORTON, JOHN J 3761 Other Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18025679 Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Process For Manufacturing a Cartridge System Freezio AG NGUYEN, HUNG D 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18024073 Apparatus and Method For Thawing Foodstuff Gea Food Solutions Bakel B.V. LEFF, STEVEN N 1792 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Mar 01, 2023
18022845 FLUID CONTAINMENT LAYER AND PAD CONTAINING FLUID CONTAINMENT LAYER ZEPHYROS, INC. TATESURE, VINCENT 1786 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2023
18112792 Device, Dough Line and Method for Rolling Dough Radie B.V. BERNARD, ADRIEN J 1741 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Feb 22, 2023
18021760 A PRECIPITATION PROCESS FOR AMORPHOUS LETERMOVIR Lupin Limited MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 1624 §102 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 16, 2023
18020833 MRGPRX4 Agonists and Antagonists Rheinische-Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn CHENG, KAREN 1623 §102 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Feb 10, 2023
18040558 Linear Polar - Nonpolar Diblock Copolymers and Use Thereof Interface Polymers Limited REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2023
18016082 Spray Module and Device Method For Fighting a Vegetation Fire Hoze Solutions GmbH SCHWARTZ, KEVIN EDWARD 3752 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18013009 Sealing Tool Having A Heating Means Gea Food Solutions Germany GmbH BEHA, CAROLINE 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2022
17928994 ALLULOSE SYRUP Savanna Ingredients GmbH COHEN, STEFANIE J 1732 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2022
17991904 CARRIER WITH LOCALIZED FIBROUS INSERT AND METHODS ZEPHYROS, INC. FIGG, LAURA B 1781 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17927115 Underwater Manipulator Guangdong Ocean University QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED 3654 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17983478 Applicator for Implant Insertion Lupin Inc. BOUCHELLE, LAURA A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Nov 09, 2022
17957867 METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCALIZED THERMAL THERAPY Gentherm Incorporated PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN 3794 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2022
17957871 METHOD FOR PROVIDING THERMAL CONTRAST THERAPY Gentherm Incorporated KERN, ASHLEIGH LAUREN 3794 Other Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2022
17915157 Method for operating a first and a second food machine, storage device, and food machine Gea Food Solotions Germany GmbH TAN, ALVIN H 2118 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 28, 2022
17914930 Foamable Continuous Filaments ZEPHYROS, INC. BLAND, ALICIA 1759 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Sep 27, 2022
17798548 ALLULOSE IN CRYSTALLINE FORM Savanna Ingredients GmbH COHEN, STEFANIE J 1732 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2022
17790529 Method for Producing an Interdental Cleaning Device, and Interdental Cleaning Device Luoro GmbH HENSON, KATINA N 3723 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jul 01, 2022
17789293 Substituted Tricyclic Compounds Lupin Limited LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 1622 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Jun 27, 2022
17787345 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED BIPOLAR BATTERY ASSEMBLY Advanced Battery Concepts, LLC LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T 1727 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2022
17785257 Panel for Constructing a Floor or Wall Covering Li&Co AG IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2022
17777328 3D PRINTING DEVICE HAVING AN ADVANTAGEOUS GEOMETRY OF THE BUILD AREA Voxeljet AG MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H 1743 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending May 17, 2022
17703574 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR 3D PRINTING WITH A NARROW WAVELENGTH SPECTRUM Voxeljet AG THROWER, LARRY W 1754 §103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Mar 24, 2022
17628346 THERMAL SHIELDING DEVICE, MATERIALS, AND METHODS THEREOF Material Sciences Corporation VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Jan 19, 2022
17627729 METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3D MOLDED PARTS WITH VARIABLE TARGET PROPERTIES OF THE PRINTED IMAGE DOTS Voxeljet AG LEE, EDMUND H 1744 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Jan 17, 2022
17625164 Cartridge Receptacle, Cartridge System, Beverage Preparation Machine, and Method for Producing a Beverage Freezio AG HATTEN, DANIEL WARD 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2022
17622899 Heat Exchange Panel ZEPHYROS, INC. WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2021
17550402 LIQUID ALLULOSE COMPOSITION Savanna Ingredients GmbH FORREST, MICHAEL 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2021
17618297 ARRANGEMENT OF 3D PRINTING DEVICE Voxeljet AG WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2021
17617218 INHIBITATION OF ACID LIPASE FOR CANCER THERAPY Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 1683 §103 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Dec 07, 2021
17609117 Encapsulated Reactive Components for Use in Activatable Materials ZEPHYROS, INC. ROSEBACH, CHRISTINA H.W. 1766 §103 Final Rejection 128d overdue Pending Nov 05, 2021
17393864 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR 3D PRINTING USING TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED PROCESSING Voxeljet AG TROCHE, EDGAREDMANUE 1744 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2021
17283921 POWDERED BOTANICAL EXTRACT PREPARATIONS AND FORMULATIONS THEREOF Sonny Fong MELLER, MICHAEL V 1655 §103 Final Rejection 146d overdue Pending Apr 08, 2021
17222158 COMPOSITE BRAKE DISKS AND METHODS FOR COATING Tech M3, Inc. WILLIAMS, THOMAS J 3616 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2021
17273200 HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT PROSTHESIS WITH ADVANTAGEOUS SEALING AND LOADING PROPERTIES Tricares SAS MANNAN, MIKAIL A 3774 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Mar 03, 2021
17272966 SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOC) IN EXHALED BREATH FOR HEALTH MONITORING Kozhnosys Private Limited LYLE, SOPHIA YUAN 1796 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2021
17058700 FUNCTIONAL INSERT FOR NONWOVEN MATERIALS ZEPHYROS, INC. MCKENZIE, THOMAS B 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Nov 25, 2020
17025224 LOCALIZED PANEL STIFFENER ZEPHYROS, INC. VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Sep 18, 2020
17002420 PHENOLIC RESIN METHOD Voxeljet AG FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Aug 25, 2020
16965698 ELECTRICAL HEATING ELEMENT, AND SOFTENING DEVICE THEREFOR AND CONTROL METHOD Gentherm GmbH KHLOK, BONITA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 74d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2020
16961874 PRINTED AND COATED RELEASE FOIL Loparex Germany GmbH & Co. Kg GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1785 §112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2020

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