Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Baylor College of Medicine

31 pending office actions • 21 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
0
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (2)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.

14
Hard (45%)
13
Medium (42%)
3
Easy (10%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only6 (19%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other5 (16%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (32%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

21
Life Sciences
68% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
13% of docket
5
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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA 1 92.5% +8.5%
EDWARDS, MARK 1 76.2% +13.4%
INAM, SAHAR 1 100.0% +0.0%
WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 1 57.4% +42.8%
DROUIN, STEVE HOANG 1 100.0% +0.0%
MAEWALL, SNIGDHA 1 58.7% +10.4%
BARRON, SEAN C 1 53.3% +30.6%
BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1 75.0% +0.0%
HILL, MYRON G 1 66.2% +20.3%
NOBLE, MARCIA STEPHENS 1 67.0% +40.3%

Hard Cases (14)

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
18245281 CYTOTOXIC AND COSTIMULATORY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS BUTTICE, AUDREY L 119d overdue
17973738 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING TREATING AND MONITORING CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN TOTH, KAREN E 91d overdue
17661135 PREDICTION OF THE ONSET OF CRITICAL LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA (CLTI) KOETH, MICHELLE M 86d overdue
17995540 DAILY LIVING MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EPPERT, LUCY CLARE 20d
18939178 STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE PLANNING FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA
18856151 COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF EDWARDS, MARK
18726702 RXR AGONISTS IN EYE DISORDERS INAM, SAHAR
18740824 NKT-CELL SUBSET FOR IN VIVO PERSISTENCE AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION OF SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18276164 Engineered NKT Cells for Expansion and In Vivo Preservation and Methods of Use for the Control of Tumor Cells NOBLE, MARCIA STEPHENS 71d
18856151 COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF EDWARDS, MARK
18740824 NKT-CELL SUBSET FOR IN VIVO PERSISTENCE AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION OF SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA
18605959 ANTIOXIDANT AND OXYGEN-RELEASING LIGNIN COMPOSITES TO ACCELERATE WOUND HEALING MAEWALL, SNIGDHA
18576307 RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM-BASED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASE BARRON, SEAN C
18282730 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-POTENCY POLYPEPTIDE-BASED PROTEIN INHIBITION HILL, MYRON G

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1634 3
1632 2
1641 2
3791 2
1612 1
1653 1
1618 1
1671 1
1627 1
1647 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18939178 STEREOTACTIC PROCEDURE PLANNING FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 06, 2024
18856151 COLLECTION PROBE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF EDWARDS, MARK §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18726702 RXR AGONISTS IN EYE DISORDERS INAM, SAHAR §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18740824 NKT-CELL SUBSET FOR IN VIVO PERSISTENCE AND THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY AND PROPAGATION OF SAME WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18664964 SMALL MOLECULE BTK DEGRADERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF DROUIN, STEVE HOANG §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2024
18605959 ANTIOXIDANT AND OXYGEN-RELEASING LIGNIN COMPOSITES TO ACCELERATE WOUND HEALING MAEWALL, SNIGDHA 1612 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2024
18576307 RECOMBINANT MICROORGANISM-BASED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASE BARRON, SEAN C 1653 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 03, 2024
18570949 METHODS FOR IN VIVO DELIVERY OF MICROBES TO HUMAN MICROENVIRONMENTS BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 15, 2023
18282730 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-POTENCY POLYPEPTIDE-BASED PROTEIN INHIBITION HILL, MYRON G 1671 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 18, 2023
18276164 Engineered NKT Cells for Expansion and In Vivo Preservation and Methods of Use for the Control of Tumor Cells NOBLE, MARCIA STEPHENS 1632 §112 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18262037 BET SUBFAMILY INHIBITORS AND METHODS USING SAME RAO, PADMAJA S 1627 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 19, 2023
18267980 DELIVERY OF ABETA VARIANTS FOR AGGREGATION INHIBITION BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E 1632 §112DPOther Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2023
18301048 TARGETING OF SRC-3 IN IMMUNE CELLS AS AN IMMUNOMODULATORY THERAPEUTIC FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER DIBRINO, MARIANNE 1641 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18245281 CYTOTOXIC AND COSTIMULATORY CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS BUTTICE, AUDREY L 1647 §103§112 Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2023
18018552 UNIVERSAL ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC T CELL BANKS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME THERAPEUTICALLY KELLY, ROBERT M 1638 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jan 28, 2023
18017298 VAGINAL STENT DUBOSE, LAUREN 3771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 20, 2023
18017302 DESIGN OF 3D-PRINTED NASOPHARYNGEAL SWABS PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH 3781 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
17999408 SOLUBLE EPOXIDE HYDROLASE INHIBITORS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF RZECZYCKI, PHILLIP MATTHEW 1625 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2022
17997171 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF ALLOREACTIVITY USING VIRUS-SPECIFIC IMMUNE CELLS EXPRESSING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS DAHLE, CHUN WU 1641 §112DP Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2022
17973738 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING TREATING AND MONITORING CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN TOTH, KAREN E 3791 §101 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2022
17997161 TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCER USING VIRUS-SPECIFIC IMMUNE CELLS EXPRESSING CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS CHATTIN, AMY MARIE 1643 §103DP Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2022
17996759 OVERCOMING THE TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT FOR CELL THERAPY BY TARGETING MYELOID DERIVED SUPPRESSOR CELLS THROUGH A TRAIL-R2 SPECIFIC RECEPTOR NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 20, 2022
17995540 DAILY LIVING MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM EPPERT, LUCY CLARE 3791 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Oct 05, 2022
17907312 TNFa SIGNALING TRIGGERS TUMOR-PROMOTING INFLAMMATION THAT CAN BE TARGETED TO THERAPY KAUFMAN, CLAIRE M 1674 §112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2022
17934501 METHODS FOR INDUCING SELECTIVE APOPTOSIS LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 Other Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Sep 22, 2022
17855322 ADENOVIRAL- BASED BIOLOGICAL DELIVERY AND EXPRESSION SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS MARVICH, MARIA 1634 §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2022
17756242 SELECTIVE EXPANSION OF GENE-TARGETED CELLS LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE 1637 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 19, 2022
17775203 ONCOLYTIC VIROTHERAPY AND IMMUNOTHERAPY LU, CHENG 1642 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending May 06, 2022
17661135 PREDICTION OF THE ONSET OF CRITICAL LIMB THREATENING ISCHEMIA (CLTI) KOETH, MICHELLE M 2671 §101§103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2022
17753875 EBV-SPECIFIC IMMUNE CELLS TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM 1634 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 16, 2022
17050341 CAR T CELLS WITH ONE OR MORE INTERLEUKINS CHASE, CAROL ANN 1646 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 23, 2020

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