Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Curators Of The University Of Missouri

Technology area: Networking & Security

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

The Curators Of The University Of Missouri currently have 1 pending office action in the Networking & Security technology area. This matter is situated within 1 distinct art unit, showing a specific focus for the current active prosecution. This concentration suggests that the university's current patent efforts in this field are targeted toward 1 technical classification.

The prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner, MAI, KEVIN S, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This 1 examiner manages the entire pending workload for the university in this technical field, centralizing the current interaction with the patent office. Because there is only 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner, the prosecution profile is focused. Practitioners working on this portfolio will need to tailor their approach specifically to the preferences of MAI, KEVIN S, as this individual holds the entirety of the active workload.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
100% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MAI, KEVIN S 1 30.0% +25.3%

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
19127453 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-HUMAN HYBRID MODERATION MAI, KEVIN S —

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
19127453 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-HUMAN HYBRID MODERATION MAI, KEVIN S —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2499 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19127453 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTICICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-HUMAN HYBRID MODERATION MAI, KEVIN S 2499 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Curators Of The University Of Missouri have?

Curators Of The University Of Missouri has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Curators Of The University Of Missouri applications?

Kevin S Mai has the most, with 1 of Curators Of The University Of Missouri's pending office actions.

What technology area are Curators Of The University Of Missouri's patent applications in?

Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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