Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, so the workload is distributed but not evenly across the examination assignments.

XIAO, YAN is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. Counsel should prioritize coordination for that examiner’s matters while maintaining separate claim and prior-art analyses for the remaining assignments.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§102 only1 (25%)
Double-patenting + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

4
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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
XIAO, YAN 2 67.3% +52.7%
EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA 1 71.8% +29.4%
JOHANSEN, PETER N. 1 59.6% +24.4%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18033483 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELL AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA —
17429835 ADJUVANT CAPABLE OF PROMOTING EXPANSION OF IMMUNE CELLS IN VIVO JOHANSEN, PETER N. —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18518539 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS AND USES THEREOF XIAO, YAN —
18518534 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS AND USES THEREOF XIAO, YAN —
18033483 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELL AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA —
17429835 ADJUVANT CAPABLE OF PROMOTING EXPANSION OF IMMUNE CELLS IN VIVO JOHANSEN, PETER N. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1642 2
1643 1
1644 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18518539 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS AND USES THEREOF XIAO, YAN 1642 §102DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 23, 2023
18518534 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELLS AND USES THEREOF XIAO, YAN 1642 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 23, 2023
18033483 MODIFIED IMMUNE CELL AND USE THEREOF EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA 1643 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 23, 2023
17429835 ADJUVANT CAPABLE OF PROMOTING EXPANSION OF IMMUNE CELLS IN VIVO JOHANSEN, PETER N. 1644 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 21, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd. have?

Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd. applications?

Yan Xiao has the most, with 2 of Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Chineo Medical Technology Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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