Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

24 pending office actions • 19 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
5
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

8
Hard (33%)
9
Medium (38%)
6
Easy (25%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only9 (38%)
§112 only6 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (29%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

20
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DOYLE, BRANDI M 1 62.6% +11.8%
CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT 1 70.4% +11.7%
CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1 62.4% +24.8%
RAMDHANIE, BOBBY 1 43.9% +31.3%
ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED 1 65.3% +40.0%
PHAN, TRUONG D 1 68.5% +16.3%
CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY 1 11.8% -14.3%
CARR, DEBORAH D 1 81.8% +2.8%
BARRERA, IMMACULADA 1 34.6% +77.3%
POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 1 51.7% +36.5%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18272851 A PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF BIOMOLECULES FROM BIOMASS CARR, DEBORAH D 24d overdue

Hard Cases (9)

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
18255748 A PROCESS AND A KIT FOR DETECTION OF CORONAVIRUS AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES BARRERA, IMMACULADA 49d overdue
18689256 AN ASSEMBLY WITH NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONOMER MEMBRANE FOR AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE ZINC METAL BATTERY RAMDHANIE, BOBBY
18684627 A QUADRA LAMINA FACE MASK ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED
18262225 Honeycomb Boron Carbon Nitride Nanomaterial Plated With Metal And Application Thereof CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY
18252879 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL POWDERS OF NOVEL MULTICOMPONENT BASED SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS AND ALLOYS MADE BY THE PROCESS POLLOCK, AUSTIN M
18044507 POLLUTANT REMOVING AIR GROOVE REYES, EDGAR
18272507 ZEOLITE CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF KETCHAM, HANNAH ELIZABETH
18340588 RNAi-NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE, COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIS THEREOF VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18255748 A PROCESS AND A KIT FOR DETECTION OF CORONAVIRUS AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES BARRERA, IMMACULADA 49d overdue
19040498 CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL PROCESSING METHOD FOR CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT DOYLE, BRANDI M
18698530 AN IMPROVED DISINFECTION-SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS FOR PATHOGENIC MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT
18613733 SINGLE-STEP CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKYLATED AROMATICS USING CO2 CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L
18689256 AN ASSEMBLY WITH NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONOMER MEMBRANE FOR AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE ZINC METAL BATTERY RAMDHANIE, BOBBY
18684627 A QUADRA LAMINA FACE MASK ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED
18264238 METAL OXIDE-POLYMER NANO COMPOSITE FOR AMMONIA SENSING AT TEMPERATURES BELOW AMBIENT INCLUDING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES PHAN, TRUONG D
18252879 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL POWDERS OF NOVEL MULTICOMPONENT BASED SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS AND ALLOYS MADE BY THE PROCESS POLLOCK, AUSTIN M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1692 3
1799 1
1772 1
1796 1
1751 1
1691 1
1671 1
1738 1
3642 1
1731 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19040498 CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL PROCESSING METHOD FOR CRUDE DISTILLATION UNIT DOYLE, BRANDI M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2025
18698530 AN IMPROVED DISINFECTION-SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS FOR PATHOGENIC MEDICAL WASTE DISPOSAL CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT 1799 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2024
18613733 SINGLE-STEP CATALYTIC PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ALKYLATED AROMATICS USING CO2 CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 22, 2024
18689256 AN ASSEMBLY WITH NEGATIVELY CHARGED IONOMER MEMBRANE FOR AQUEOUS RECHARGEABLE ZINC METAL BATTERY RAMDHANIE, BOBBY §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 05, 2024
18684627 A QUADRA LAMINA FACE MASK ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2024
18264238 METAL OXIDE-POLYMER NANO COMPOSITE FOR AMMONIA SENSING AT TEMPERATURES BELOW AMBIENT INCLUDING SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES PHAN, TRUONG D 1796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2023
18262225 Honeycomb Boron Carbon Nitride Nanomaterial Plated With Metal And Application Thereof CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY 1751 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 20, 2023
18272851 A PROCESS FOR EXTRACTION OF BIOMOLECULES FROM BIOMASS CARR, DEBORAH D 1691 §112 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Jul 18, 2023
18255748 A PROCESS AND A KIT FOR DETECTION OF CORONAVIRUS AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES BARRERA, IMMACULADA 1671 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18252879 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SPHERICAL POWDERS OF NOVEL MULTICOMPONENT BASED SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS AND ALLOYS MADE BY THE PROCESS POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 1738 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 14, 2023
18044507 POLLUTANT REMOVING AIR GROOVE REYES, EDGAR 3642 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2023
18042169 AUTOMATED DIAZOMETHANE GENERATOR, REACTOR AND SOLID PHASE QUENCHER PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 §112 Final Rejection 36d Pending Feb 17, 2023
18004436 A THERMORESPONSIVE SELF-ASSEMBLED ORGANIC MATERIAL AS PHOTONIC INK AND A PROCESS OF MAKING THEREOF BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE 1731 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 05, 2023
18001117 PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF POLY-GAMMA-GLUTAMIC ACID KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 1653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2022
17776870 A CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF AZO DYES INVOLVING IN-SITU GENERATION OF DIAZONIUM SALTS COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 13, 2022
17753239 SOLVENT FREE CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF METFORMIN HYROCHLORIDE KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE 1692 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Feb 24, 2022
18612469 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF HIGHER-GRADE VG BITUMENS USING SULFUR-BASED POLYMERIC ADDITIVES (SBPA) BOYER, RANDY 1771 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18565742 SUBSTITUTED TRICYCLIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS AS METALLO-BETA-LACTAMASE INHIBITORS GONZALEZ, LUISALBERTO 1624 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 30, 2023
18272507 ZEOLITE CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOF KETCHAM, HANNAH ELIZABETH 1692 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2023
18340588 RNAi-NANOPARTICLE CONJUGATE, COMPOSITION, AND METHOD OF SYNTHESIS THEREOF VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE 1636 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 23, 2023
18022855 PROCESS FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CELLULOSE TO GLYCOLS USING NON-NOBLE METAL LOADED ZEOLITE CATALYSTS MCINTOSH III, TRAVISS C 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Feb 23, 2023
17789357 HIGHLY SELECTIVE ULTRATHIN POLYMER NANOFILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARATION THEREOF HUANG, RYAN 1777 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jun 27, 2022
17755556 ANTI-INFLAMMATORY COMPOUNDS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF DERMAL DISORDERS MOTEVALLI, OROD 1628 Other Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 02, 2022
17763340 A KIT FOR DETECTION OF MUTATIONS CAUSING GENETIC DISORDERS BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 24, 2022

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