Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Capsulae

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

Analysis

Capsulae has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The record identifies 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, showing that the matters are handled through separate examination assignments.

SHI, GERARD ZHIHAO is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel can manage the portfolio through two distinct examiner and art unit workstreams.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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
0
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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SHI, GERARD ZHIHAO 1 — —
CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1 60.5% +40.8%

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
18691553 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CORE-MEMBRANE CAPSULES, BY INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION SHI, GERARD ZHIHAO —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18279916 GRANULES CONTAINING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR ANIMAL FEED CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 3d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1765 1
1613 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18691553 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CORE-MEMBRANE CAPSULES, BY INTERFACIAL POLYMERIZATION SHI, GERARD ZHIHAO 1765 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024
18279916 GRANULES CONTAINING AN ACTIVE SUBSTANCE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF IN FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION OR ANIMAL FEED CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1613 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Capsulae have?

Capsulae has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Capsulae applications?

Gerard Zhihao Shi has the most, with 1 of Capsulae's pending office actions.

What technology area are Capsulae's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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