Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Battelle Memorial Institute

61 pending office actions • 45 art units • 60 examiners • 0 of 61 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 102 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

61
Total Pending OAs
39
Non-Final OAs
20
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
2
Due this week
8
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 32 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (5)

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.

38
Hard (62%)
18
Medium (30%)
5
Easy (8%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other6 (10%)
§103 only13 (21%)
§112 only5 (8%)
Double-patenting + other5 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)31 (51%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
39% of docket
4
Information Tech
7% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
11% of docket
16
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
10
Business / Other
16% 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.

610 h
Manual time on pending OAs
122 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
214 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
5.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 2 74.4% +23.6%
NGUYEN, HOANG V 1 90.9% +6.3%
SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. 1 87.4% +21.9%
VASISTH, VISHAL V 1 72.3% +33.7%
PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y 1 69.5% +48.8%
PIPIC, ALMA 1 54.3% +55.2%
LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1 50.9% +50.5%
LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M 1 83.9% +19.8%
TRAN, PABLO N 1 83.9% +2.7%
BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1 44.8% +76.5%

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
19037403 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENFORCE POLICY USING A USER-SPACE SANDBOX SHAAWAT, MAYASA A.
18900525 SORBENT MEMBRANES WITH CONDUCTIVE LAYER FOR EFFICIENT SORBENT REGENERATION LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M
18894296 RADIO FREQUENCY APERTURE WITH COOLING ASSEMBLY TRAN, PABLO N

Hard Cases (38)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18134773 Sulfur-Doped Tin Oxide Catalysts for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Aqueous Formate/Formic Acid Solutions KEELING, ALEXANDER W 31d overdue
18513392 VARIABLE THICKNESS EXTRUSION FOR VARIABLE EXTRUDATE PRODUCT PROPERTIES ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 30d overdue
18244814 EXTRUSION WITH SPECIFIABLE OR VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 30d overdue
18099550 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF WATER AND CO2 TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 23d overdue
18649076 Material Separating Assemblies and Methods RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3d overdue
18121069 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT EXTRACTION USING PARALLELIZED TILE IMAGE PROCESSING SOUNDRANAYAGAM, RAYAPPU NMN 3d overdue
18177586 INDIUM ZINC-BASED ALLOY ANODES FORMING POROUS STRUCTURE FOR AQUEOUS ZINC BATTERIES DOVE, TRACY MAE 2d overdue
17946115 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS KIM, EUN HWA 5d

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
18513392 VARIABLE THICKNESS EXTRUSION FOR VARIABLE EXTRUDATE PRODUCT PROPERTIES ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 30d overdue
18244814 EXTRUSION WITH SPECIFIABLE OR VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 30d overdue
18902135 POLYMER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PIPIC, ALMA 7d
18892177 METHODS FOR CREATING LINKAGE OF MULTIPLE VIRAL VECTORS FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 12d
19037403 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENFORCE POLICY USING A USER-SPACE SANDBOX SHAAWAT, MAYASA A.
18929391 TANTALUM CATALYST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME VASISTH, VISHAL V
18919589 CALIBRATION OF ELECTRODE-TO-MUSCLE MAPPING FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y
18902038 POLYMER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY LEONARD, ARTHUR S

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3725 3
1631 2
3648 2
2851 2
3791 2
1685 2
2433 1
1771 1
1617 1
1759 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19196520 TRAVELLING WAVE ANTENNA DESIGN NGUYEN, HOANG V §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 01, 2025
19037403 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ENFORCE POLICY USING A USER-SPACE SANDBOX SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. 2433 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2025
18929391 TANTALUM CATALYST COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME VASISTH, VISHAL V 1771 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18919589 CALIBRATION OF ELECTRODE-TO-MUSCLE MAPPING FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PAHAKIS, MANOLIS Y §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18902135 POLYMER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM PIPIC, ALMA 1617 §103Other Non-Final OA 7d Pending Sep 30, 2024
18902038 POLYMER NANOPARTICLE COMPOSITIONS FOR NON-VIRAL GENE DELIVERY LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §103DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 30, 2024
18900525 SORBENT MEMBRANES WITH CONDUCTIVE LAYER FOR EFFICIENT SORBENT REGENERATION LAWRENCE JR, FRANK M §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18894296 RADIO FREQUENCY APERTURE WITH COOLING ASSEMBLY TRAN, PABLO N §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 24, 2024
18892177 METHODS FOR CREATING LINKAGE OF MULTIPLE VIRAL VECTORS FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 12d Pending Sep 20, 2024
18885988 MANUFACTURING AND RECYCLING OF PLASTICS VIA SHEAR ASSISTED PROCESSING MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Sep 16, 2024
18797019 PLASMA MODIFICATION OF ADHESIVE AND SUBSTRATE SURFACES FOR USE IN ADHESIVE JOINT APPLICATIONS DODDS, SCOTT 1746 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 07, 2024
18793394 MULTI-AXIS SHEAR-ASSISTED EXTRUSION MACHINE PRESSLEY, PAUL DEREK 4100 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18766303 Plant Supplement Delivery Assemblies, Plant Supplement Delivery Assembly Inserts, and Methods for Delivering Plant Supplements TRAN, ZOE T 3647 §103§112 Final Rejection 39d Pending Jul 08, 2024
18754480 ARTICULATING LEAF SPRING SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY KING, BRADLEY T §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18732463 Riveted Assemblies and Methods for Riveting Components FERGUSON, MICHAEL P 3619 §102§103DPOther Non-Final OA 72d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18680840 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF CONTAMINATED FOAM STREAMS USING REACTIVE METAL OXIDES DRODGE, JOSEPH W §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18660071 EFFICIENT RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL MATERIAL RECOVERY FROM RARE EARTH MAGNETS LIANG, ANTHONY M §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2024
18649076 Material Separating Assemblies and Methods RODRIGUEZ, JOSEPH C 3653 §102§103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2024
18648564 X-RAY BAGGAGE AND PARCEL INSPECTION SYSTEM WITH EFFICIENT THIRD-PARTY IMAGE PROCESSING HO, ALLEN C 2884 §112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 29, 2024
18608540 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WITH LOCALIZED HIGH CONCENTRATION ELECTROLYTE CARRICO, ROBERT SCOTT §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18577976 THIN, FLEXIBLE, TUNABLE INFRARED EMISSIVITY BASED ON CARBON NANOTUBES ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Jan 09, 2024
18404832 CONCEPT AND METHOD FOR LARGE ION POPULATION SPACE CHARGE DRIVEN ION MOBILITY SEPARATIONS MCCORMACK, JASON L 2881 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 04, 2024
18521232 IDENTIFICATION OF TRAITS ASSOCIATED WITH DNA SAMPLES USING EPIGENETIC-BASED PATTERNS DETECTED VIA MASSIVELY PARALLEL SEQUENCING MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18513392 VARIABLE THICKNESS EXTRUSION FOR VARIABLE EXTRUDATE PRODUCT PROPERTIES ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §102§103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Nov 17, 2023
18491597 Autoinjectors Having Advanced Release and Sound Features PONTON, JAMES D 3783 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
18476216 METHODS AND TOOLS FOR FRICTION EXTRUSION OF COMPOSITE EXTRUDATES SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 3725 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18244814 EXTRUSION WITH SPECIFIABLE OR VARIABLE WALL THICKNESS ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 §102§103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18549371 Systems and Methods for Non-Destructive Detection of Hardware Anomalies HAJIABBASI, AMIR MAHDI 2407 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18359300 DETECTION OF AIRBORNE ANALYTES USING IMPRINTED MICELLES DUNN, MCKENZIE A 1678 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2023
18318573 Flow-Assisted Selective Mineral Extraction from Non-Traditional Sources RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ 1736 §102§103 Non-Final OA 84d Pending May 16, 2023
18134773 Sulfur-Doped Tin Oxide Catalysts for Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 into Aqueous Formate/Formic Acid Solutions KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1795 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18133764 Imaging Systems and Imaging Methods LI, YONGHONG 3648 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2023
18133749 Imaging Systems and Imaging Methods BENJAMIN GOSLING, ANNA K 3648 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2023
18130281 ALUMINUM-ETHER-BASED COMPOSITION FOR BATTERIES AND AMBIENT TEMPERATURE ALUMINUM DEPOSITION RHEE, JANE J 1724 §102§103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Apr 03, 2023
18124777 Electric Power Systems, Control Systems and Associated Operational Methods SHECHTMAN, SEAN P 2896 §102§103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18121069 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT EXTRACTION USING PARALLELIZED TILE IMAGE PROCESSING SOUNDRANAYAGAM, RAYAPPU NMN 2851 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2023
18177586 INDIUM ZINC-BASED ALLOY ANODES FORMING POROUS STRUCTURE FOR AQUEOUS ZINC BATTERIES DOVE, TRACY MAE 1725 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18166548 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A DIGITAL ENGINEERING TOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEILLANCE KHAN, IFTEKHAR A 2187 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2023
18018468 ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY BASED METHOD FOR FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND ELECTROMYOGRAPHY GARMENT EDWARDS, PHILIP CHARLES 3792 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18099550 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT AIR CAPTURE OF WATER AND CO2 TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. 3762 §102§103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
18065307 IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF OPIOID USE DISORDER BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 13, 2022
17927076 COMPENSATING FOR HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE DISRUPTIONS DAVIS, CYNTHIA L 2857 §101§103 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Nov 22, 2022
18054232 NETWORK ANALYSIS OF ELECTROMYOGRAPHY FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Nov 10, 2022
18047818 TECHNOLOGIES FOR GENETIC ENGINEERING DETECTION SMITH, EMILIE ALINE 1686 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2022
17906560 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTION CHO, DAVID H 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Sep 16, 2022
17946115 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS KIM, EUN HWA 3794 §102§103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Sep 16, 2022
17945447 LITHIUM-METAL COMPATIBLE SOLID ELECTROLYTES FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY BARTON, JEFFREY THOMAS 1726 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2022
17944539 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING SPASTICITY AFTER NEUROLOGICAL INJURY PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2022
17891153 Amidoxime Functionalized Polymers Loaded with Alkyl Amines, Methods of Making, And CO2 Capture Using Same CHU, YONG LIANG 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Aug 19, 2022
17854029 AUTOMATED CIRCUIT DESIGN VALIDATION NGUYEN, NHA T 2851 §103 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2022
17825217 System, Emanation Generator, and Process for Production of High-Purity Therapeutic Radioisotopes DICKINSON, PAUL W 1618 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 26, 2022
17751823 Multiband Digital Data Network Infrastructure with Broadband Analog Front End KWOH, JASPER C 2415 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2022
17751003 DECONTAMINATION SYSTEMS SARANTAKOS, KAYLA ROSE 1799 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 23, 2022
17560274 TECHNOLOGIES FOR NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE SCREENING STRIEGEL, THEODORE CHARLES 1685 §101§103DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 23, 2021
17486800 Transmitters for Animals and Methods for Transmitting from Animals PARSLEY, DAVID J 3643 §103§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Sep 27, 2021
17460986 System and Process for Production of Isotopes and Isotope Compositions STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE 1642 §103§112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 30, 2021
17313707 PATHOGEN TESTING ROSSI, VY BUI 1685 §103 Final Rejection 87d overdue Pending May 06, 2021
17231273 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER CORNET, JEAN P 1628 §103§112 Non-Final OA 50d Pending Apr 15, 2021
17174257 Autonomous Sensor Fish to Support Advanced Hydropower Development CULLER, JILL E 2853 §103Other Final Rejection 112d overdue Pending Feb 11, 2021
16952162 RAPID PROTOTYPING MODEL LAKHANI, ANDREW C 3629 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Nov 19, 2020
17021319 NANOLITER-SCALE SAMPLE PROCESSING AND MASS SPECTROMETRY ACQUISITION METHOD FOR SINGLE CELL PROTEOMICS TSAY, MARSHA M 1656 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 55d Pending Sep 15, 2020

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