Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Thomas W. Galvani, P.C.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

7 pending office actions • 5 clients • 6 examiners • 4 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Thomas W. Galvani, P.C. has a significant history in the Chemistry & Materials technology area, with 504 career applications. The firm has achieved a high resolved allowance rate pct of 91.34. This success is coupled with an avg office actions per allowance of 2.03, indicating an efficient prosecution process with minimal examiner interaction.

There are currently 3 pending office actions, which is a very small number relative to the 504 career applications managed by the firm. This suggests that the firm has a high rate of case resolution. The avg office actions per allowance of 2.03 highlights the firm's ability to move applications toward allowance quickly. With a resolved allowance rate pct of 91.34, the firm demonstrates strong performance in the chemistry sector. These 3 pending office actions represent the current active phase of its long-term prosecution history.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=505 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.3%
Allowance Rate
n=505
+0.50σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=505
2.0
OAs to Allowance
n=348
-0.68σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=348
670 days
Time to Allowance
n=348
+7.6pp
Interview Lift
n=505
8.7%
RCE Rate
n=505
0.5%
Appeal Rate
n=505

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

—
§101 Overcome
n=16 (min 20)
89.2%
§102 Overcome
n=139
80.6%
§103 Overcome
n=155
85.0%
§112 Overcome
n=107

Specialization & Scale

H02M, H01R, Y02B
Top CPC Subclasses
17%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=505
1
Practitioners
n=505
505.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=505

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

3
Hard (43%)
3
Medium (43%)
1
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (43%)
Double-patenting only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
29% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
29% of docket
3
Business / Other
43% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE 2 73.3% +30.4%
ALBERS, KEVIN S 1 26.6% +49.7%
QUDDUS, NUSRAT 1 89.1% +6.0%
TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX 1 86.6% +11.3%
COHEN, BRIAN W 1 54.8% +47.6%
OHARA, BRIAN R 1 79.5% +9.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19036996 Zero Voltage Switching in Buck Topology QUDDUS, NUSRAT —
18930133 Power Transformer For Minimum Noise Injection In Between Primary And Secondary Winding “Rompower Active Shield” TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX —

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
18194136 System and Method for Generating Hydrogen COHEN, BRIAN W 17d overdue
19403648 Adjustable Orthosis ALBERS, KEVIN S —
18956430 Flat Roof Mounting Device WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18194136 System and Method for Generating Hydrogen COHEN, BRIAN W 17d overdue
19403648 Adjustable Orthosis ALBERS, KEVIN S —
18956430 Flat Roof Mounting Device WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE —
18930133 Power Transformer For Minimum Noise Injection In Between Primary And Secondary Winding “Rompower Active Shield” TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX —
18795042 Flat Roof Mounting Device WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE —

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37861
36351
17591
17241

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19403648 Adjustable Orthosis Outcome-Based Technologies LLC ALBERS, KEVIN S 3786 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 28, 2025
19036996 Zero Voltage Switching in Buck Topology Rompower Technology Holdings, LLC QUDDUS, NUSRAT §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 24, 2025
18956430 Flat Roof Mounting Device Solsera, Inc. WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18930133 Power Transformer For Minimum Noise Injection In Between Primary And Secondary Winding “Rompower Active Shield” Rompower Technology Holdings, LLC TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX DP Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18795042 Flat Roof Mounting Device Solsera, Inc. WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE 3635 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 05, 2024
18194136 System and Method for Generating Hydrogen Erthos Ip LLC COHEN, BRIAN W 1759 §103§112 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18109249 Battery Pack Advanced Powering Services, Inc. OHARA, BRIAN R 1724 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Feb 13, 2023

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