Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Air Force Medical University manages 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 2 distinct examiners, indicating a varied approach to the university's current patent filings. The prosecution also involves 2 distinct art units, which suggests that the research being patented spans different technical classifications. Brieann R Johnston is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action.
With 2 pending office actions split between 2 distinct examiners, the university's prosecution is not concentrated under a single reviewer. The involvement of 2 distinct art units further demonstrates a breadth in the technical review process. Brieann R Johnston's management of 1 pending office action accounts for a specific segment of the university's active office actions. This distribution across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units requires the university to address multiple sets of examiner expectations within the Chemistry & Materials sector.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | 1 | 49.6% | +32.6% |
| KOMATSU, LI N | 1 | 59.8% | +71.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18411739 | METHOD FOR NANOMORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION OF POLYETHER ETHER KETONE SURFACE BY HOT PRESSING, MODIFIED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE MATERIAL AND APPLICATION THEREOF | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | — |
| 18554465 | Application of Inhibitors Targeting CD226 Molecules in Anti-Tumor Metastasis | KOMATSU, LI N | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18411739 | METHOD FOR NANOMORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION OF POLYETHER ETHER KETONE SURFACE BY HOT PRESSING, MODIFIED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE MATERIAL AND APPLICATION THEREOF | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | — |
| 18554465 | Application of Inhibitors Targeting CD226 Molecules in Anti-Tumor Metastasis | KOMATSU, LI N | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1766 | 1 |
| 1658 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18411739 | METHOD FOR NANOMORPHOLOGICAL MODIFICATION OF POLYETHER ETHER KETONE SURFACE BY HOT PRESSING, MODIFIED POLYETHER ETHER KETONE MATERIAL AND APPLICATION THEREOF | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | 1766 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18554465 | Application of Inhibitors Targeting CD226 Molecules in Anti-Tumor Metastasis | KOMATSU, LI N | 1658 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAir Force Medical University has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Brieann R Johnston has the most, with 1 of Air Force Medical University's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
