Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
8 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Clemson University currently manages 7 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This portfolio is distributed across 7 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units, indicating a broad spread of examination oversight. The high ratio of examiners to pending actions suggests that each application is likely receiving individualized attention from different personnel at the USPTO. This distribution across multiple art units implies that the university's research output is technically diverse, requiring engagement with various specialized units.
CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 1 pending office action. Because the applications are spread across 6 distinct art units, the university must navigate various examination styles and unit-specific nuances. This lack of concentration means that prosecution strategies must be tailored to the specific preferences of several different individuals, as there is no opportunity to leverage a single examiner's history across multiple pending matters. The current administrative footprint requires a flexible approach to patent prosecution within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.
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.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (25%) |
| §103 only | 3 (38%) |
| §112 only | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (25%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1 | 72.7% | +18.2% |
| BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1 | 76.7% | +30.2% |
| WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E | 1 | 75.3% | +9.8% |
| NGUYEN, PETER | 1 | — | — |
| YOO, HONG THI | 1 | 46.0% | +25.3% |
| FEGGINS, KRISTAL J | 1 | 89.9% | +8.4% |
| BUI, KENNY KIM | 1 | 60.0% | +44.9% |
| ZHU, JIANJIAN | 1 | 58.1% | +82.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18110548 | DROP-ON-DEMAND ELECTROPRINTER WITH A PLUNGING WIRE-IN-A-NOZZLE | FEGGINS, KRISTAL J | 44d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18945316 | INHIBITORS OF NAEGLERIA FOWLERI | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | — |
| 18473255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD ADAPTED FOR THE DYNAMIC PREDICTION OF NADES FORMATIONS | NGUYEN, PETER | — |
| 18424285 | ORGANIC PREBIOTIC CARBOHYDRATE INGREDIENTS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| 17582560 | LOW-LATENCY POLYNOMIAL MODULO MULTIPLICATION OVER RING | BUI, KENNY KIM | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18945316 | INHIBITORS OF NAEGLERIA FOWLERI | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | — |
| 18734086 | REMOVAL OF METALS AND INORGANICS FROM RENDERED FAT USING POLYAMINE-MODIFIED CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — |
| 18424285 | ORGANIC PREBIOTIC CARBOHYDRATE INGREDIENTS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| 17582560 | LOW-LATENCY POLYNOMIAL MODULO MULTIPLICATION OVER RING | BUI, KENNY KIM | — |
| 17258820 | MYOCARDIAL ORGANOIDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF | ZHU, JIANJIAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1625 | 1 |
| 1629 | 1 |
| 1685 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2182 | 1 |
| 1631 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18945316 | INHIBITORS OF NAEGLERIA FOWLERI | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1625 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18734086 | REMOVAL OF METALS AND INORGANICS FROM RENDERED FAT USING POLYAMINE-MODIFIED CELLULOSE NANOCRYSTALS | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18431215 | NADES FORMULATIONS COMPRISING PHARMACEUTICALS | WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E | 1629 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18473255 | SYSTEM AND METHOD ADAPTED FOR THE DYNAMIC PREDICTION OF NADES FORMATIONS | NGUYEN, PETER | 1685 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2023 |
| 18424285 | ORGANIC PREBIOTIC CARBOHYDRATE INGREDIENTS FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE APPLICATIONS | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18110548 | DROP-ON-DEMAND ELECTROPRINTER WITH A PLUNGING WIRE-IN-A-NOZZLE | FEGGINS, KRISTAL J | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 17582560 | LOW-LATENCY POLYNOMIAL MODULO MULTIPLICATION OVER RING | BUI, KENNY KIM | 2182 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2022 |
| 17258820 | MYOCARDIAL ORGANOIDS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF | ZHU, JIANJIAN | 1631 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialClemson University has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 8 examiners.
Nizal S Chandrakumar has the most, with 1 of Clemson University's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
