Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

City University Of Hong Kong

48 pending office actions • 43 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 104 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

48
Total Pending OAs
38
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

23
Overdue
1
Due this week
17
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (23)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (17)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (4)

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 (4%)
38
Medium (79%)
3
Easy (6%)
5
Unknown (10%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (4%)
§103 only35 (73%)
§102 only3 (6%)
§112 only3 (6%)
No statute on record5 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

27
Life Sciences
56% of docket
4
Information Tech
8% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
6
Semiconductors
12% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
19% 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.

480 h
Manual time on pending OAs
96 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
168 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 1 79.1% +27.5%
CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA 1 9.3% +13.1%
HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE 1 53.8% +23.1%
ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 1 81.5% +25.2%
GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 1 70.9% +18.2%
HO, ALLEN C 1 86.8% +17.7%
ROLLAND, ALEX A 1 47.0% +26.5%
LOTFI, KYLE M 1 63.8% +7.2%
BEANE, RANDALL L 1 32.5% +37.8%
DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN 1 52.4% +34.7%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18761351 Negative Reactance Synthesizer ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 1d overdue
18740696 META-DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HO, ALLEN C 1d overdue

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
17504483 SELF-COMPENSATED FUNCTIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 31d overdue
18786698 Generative Learning for Financial Time Series with Irregular and Scale-Invariant Patterns CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA 22d overdue

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
18820755 METHOD FOR ALL ZERO BLOCK DETECTION IN VERSATILE VIDEO CODING KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 46d overdue
18786698 Generative Learning for Financial Time Series with Irregular and Scale-Invariant Patterns CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA 22d overdue
18685422 DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC PSEUDAMINIC ACID-BASED ANTIBACTERIAL VACCINES AGAINST ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN 16d overdue
18761351 Negative Reactance Synthesizer ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 1d overdue
18740696 META-DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HO, ALLEN C 1d overdue
18749667 SHAPE MEMORY CERAMICS AND MANUFACTURING AND 4D PRINTING METHODS THEREOF GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 12d
18702790 Polypeptide and its use as a CCK receptor agonist/antagonist BEANE, RANDALL L 15d
18785193 METHOD OF MAKING FLAT POTASSIUM-INTERCALATED METALLIC TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGEN NANOARRAYS HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE 22d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 3
1654 2
2872 2
1733 2
2487 1
3692 1
1717 1
2838 1
1748 1
2884 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18820755 METHOD FOR ALL ZERO BLOCK DETECTION IN VERSATILE VIDEO CODING KALAPODAS, DRAMOS 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2024
18786698 Generative Learning for Financial Time Series with Irregular and Scale-Invariant Patterns CHAKRAVARTI, ARUNAVA 3692 §101 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2024
18785193 METHOD OF MAKING FLAT POTASSIUM-INTERCALATED METALLIC TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGEN NANOARRAYS HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE 1717 Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jul 26, 2024
18761351 Negative Reactance Synthesizer ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 02, 2024
18749667 SHAPE MEMORY CERAMICS AND MANUFACTURING AND 4D PRINTING METHODS THEREOF GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 21, 2024
18740696 META-DEVICE FOR NUCLEAR RADIATION DETECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF HO, ALLEN C 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jun 12, 2024
18657038 METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYMER FILM AND POLYMER FILM PREPARED BY THE METHOD ROLLAND, ALEX A 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending May 07, 2024
18650638 QUALITY-BASED PROCESSING OF VIDEO LOTFI, KYLE M 2425 §103 Non-Final OA 26d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2024
18702790 Polypeptide and its use as a CCK receptor agonist/antagonist BEANE, RANDALL L 1654 §112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Apr 18, 2024
18685422 DEVELOPMENT OF SYNTHETIC PSEUDAMINIC ACID-BASED ANTIBACTERIAL VACCINES AGAINST ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII DUFFY, PATRICIA ANN 1645 §102 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18412641 BIOMIMETIC, NANOFIBER-BASED AND DIRECTIONAL MOISTURE-WICKING ELECTRONIC SKINS AND FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 15, 2024
18395527 IMAGE QUALITY ASSESSMENT BASED ON FLEXIBLE REFERENCE HUYNH, VAN D 2665 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 23, 2023
18543000 PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL-BASED METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND RELATED METHOD DABBI, JYOTSNA V 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2023
18503497 METASURFACE STRUCTURE AND RELATED ARTICLE AND METHOD MERLIN, JESSICA M 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Nov 07, 2023
18486269 INTEGRATED SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE CULTIVATIONS OF A BIOLOGICAL AGENT AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF CLARKE, TRENT R 1651 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2023
18465403 Robot Operable to Fly and Hop STRYKER, NICHOLAS F 3665 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Sep 12, 2023
18463306 ULTRA-STRONG AND DUCTILE MULTIFUNCTIONAL TITANIUM ALLOY AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18457426 Sweat Extraction and Monitoring System GLOVER, NELSON ALEXANDER 3791 §103 Final Rejection 83d Pending Aug 29, 2023
18452885 Use of Histamine Antagonists and Glucocorticoid for Treating and Preventing Neurodegenerative Diseases SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18362922 POWER-TO-WATER BATTERY AND USES THEREOF GITMAN, GABRIEL E 1772 §112 Non-Final OA 160d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2023
18274649 Surface Modified Red Blood Cells And Methods Of Generating The Same KELLY, ROBERT M 1638 §102 Non-Final OA 85d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18358899 HIGH PHASE-PURITY GROWTH OF 1T'-TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE MONOLAYERS PENNY, TABATHA L 1712 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18356646 HYDROCHROMIC HALIDE PEROVSKITE, ITS PREPARATION AND USE THE SAME KOSLOW, CAROL M 1734 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18355417 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING NOBLE METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURES AND PHOTOCATALYTIC SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PHOTOCATALYTIC CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE AND MICROPLASTIC INTO CARBON MONOXIDE MARUF, SHEIKH 2897 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Jul 20, 2023
18338379 4H/FCC HETEROPHASE PLATINUM BASED NANOMATERIAL ON NANOROD FOR ELECTROCATALYTIC ALCOHOL OXIDATION FRASER, STEWART A 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18335559 PROTOTYPING APPLICATIONS OF SPATIALLY AWARE SMART OBJECTS USING AUGMENTED REALITY ALKHATEEB, NOOR 2193 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18331209 PHASE-CONTROLLABLE SYNTHESIS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE MONOLAYER CRYSTALS BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A 1714 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 08, 2023
18320495 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING OR AFFECTING SMELL JOYNER, KEVIN 1799 Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 19, 2023
18316201 METHOD OF ALTERING DEGREE OF CURVATURE OF A MOLECULAR CATALYST FOR HIGHER CATALYTIC ACTIVITY MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 86d Pending May 11, 2023
18307258 METHOD OF TREATING BREAST CANCER IN A SUBJECT BY INHIBITING TUBB2B POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Non-Final OA 103d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18188527 ONE-POT PATHOGEN DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME LATERAL FLOW ASSAY LI, BAO Q 1671 §102 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2023
18181593 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING AMORPHOUS Pd-BASED NANOPARTICLES CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18163891 PORTABLE BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR AND SENSING METHOD THEREOF YOON, CHANEL J 3791 §103 Final Rejection 25d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2023
18163288 CLOSED-LOOP NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD BAIG, RUMAISA RASHID 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Feb 02, 2023
18162927 METHODS FOR TREATING AMBLYOPIA ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA 1654 §103 Non-Final OA 149d overdue Pending Feb 01, 2023
18150130 SAMPLE PLATE FOR A MICROSCOPE, AN INTERFERENCE REFLECTIVE MICROSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A SAMPLE PLATE AND A BRIGHTFIELD MICROSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A SAMPLE PLATE NGUYEN, THONG Q 2872 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending Jan 04, 2023
18148466 METHOD OF TREATING BREAST CANCER IN A SUBJECT BY INHIBITING TUBB2B CHONG, KIMBERLY 1636 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 30, 2022
17991165 Environment-Friendly Tin Perovskite Solar Cells and Methods for Preparing the Same TRINH, THANH TRUC 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 59d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2022
18049352 THIN FILM BASED STRUCTURE, RELATED FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THEIR METHOD OF MAKING TRINH, MINH N 3729 §112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Oct 25, 2022
17944411 Scalable Cross-Modality Image Compression SALEH, ZAID MUHAMMAD 2668 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Sep 14, 2022
17902916 TNA-BASED PROBE FOR DETECTING AND IMAGING A TARGET miRNA IN LIVING CELLS LU, FRANK WEI MIN 1683 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Sep 05, 2022
17821506 SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Detection Device BRAZIN, JACQUELINE 1798 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Aug 23, 2022
17864395 ELECTROCATALYST HAVING QUASI-TWO-DIMENSIONAL METAL NANOSHEET HAVING TURING STRUCTURE MORPHOLOGY FUNG, CHING-YIU 1732 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jul 14, 2022
17809433 SINGLE-ATOMICALLY DISPERSED METAL / UNCONVENTIONAL-PHASE TRANSITION-METAL DICHALCOGENIDE NANOSHEET HYBRIDS AND METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 28, 2022
17834941 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR RECOVERING DATA USING BI-BRANCH NEURAL NETWORK NGUYEN, HENRY K 2121 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17804118 MICRO-ELECTROPORATION BASED DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHODS FOR USE AND FABRICATION THEREOF SHAH, NILAY J 3783 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending May 26, 2022
17457044 Method and System for Predicting a Synergistic Effect WISE, OLIVIA M. 1685 §103 Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2021
17504483 SELF-COMPENSATED FUNCTIONAL PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI 3791 §101 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2021

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