Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
24 pending office actions • 14 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology manages 24 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These 24 actions are assigned to 24 distinct examiners, resulting in a unique examiner for every single pending matter. This total lack of examiner overlap across 24 cases means that the institute must adapt its prosecution tactics to 24 different individual perspectives. SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E is the busiest examiner, although she currently handles only 1 pending action.
The institute's prosecution is spread across 14 distinct art units, reflecting a diverse array of medical and mechanical innovations. With 24 pending office actions and 14 distinct art units, the portfolio is subject to a wide range of technical scrutiny. Because SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E and all other examiners only have 1 pending action each, the institute's success depends on 24 independent negotiations. Practitioners should note that the high number of 14 art units relative to 24 actions suggests that the institute's research spans many different specialized niches within the medical device field. Maintaining a cohesive legal strategy across 14 art units and 24 examiners is the primary challenge for this portfolio.
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.
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.
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 | 4 (17%) |
| §103 only | 10 (42%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 1 | 73.8% | +20.4% |
| MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 1 | 64.1% | +33.9% |
| ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL | 1 | 67.2% | +39.3% |
| MCCARTY, PATRICK M | 1 | 62.3% | +23.0% |
| NGUYEN, HENRY H | 1 | 63.7% | +37.2% |
| RESTO OQUENDO, NATHALY MARIE | 1 | — | — |
| WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO | 1 | 71.6% | -0.8% |
| OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 1 | 73.1% | +24.1% |
| VISCARRA, RICARDO I | 1 | 62.8% | +14.0% |
| RUSERE, LINAH NATSAI | 1 | — | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18442544 | WORK SPACE FORCE/ACCELERATION DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 149d overdue |
| 17439124 | CYTOKINE-BASED IMMUNE CELLS AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF | SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE | 59d overdue |
| 18207316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING HIGH-FREQUENCY BIO-SIGNAL BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK MODEL | CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 30d overdue |
| 18446885 | SIMULATOR AND SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR BRAIN TRAINING BASED ON BEHAVIOR MODELING | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 9d |
| 18031314 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RETINAL STIMULATION DEVICE | BERTRAM, ERIC D | 23d |
| 19150466 | OPTICAL DUAL BRAIN SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — |
| 18845576 | NEURAL INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | — |
| 18718600 | BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONVEYOR DEVICE | NGUYEN, HENRY H | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18442544 | WORK SPACE FORCE/ACCELERATION DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 149d overdue |
| 18442344 | TASK SPACE OUTER-LOOP INTEGRATED DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | VISCARRA, RICARDO I | 8d overdue |
| 19150466 | OPTICAL DUAL BRAIN SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | — |
| 18845576 | NEURAL INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | — |
| 18726000 | BIOELECTRODE HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL DURABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL | — |
| 18574141 | AMPHOTERIC ION EXCHANGE SEPARATOR FOR REDOX BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND REDOX BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | MCCARTY, PATRICK M | — |
| 18718600 | BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONVEYOR DEVICE | NGUYEN, HENRY H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3794 | 2 |
| 3657 | 2 |
| 1622 | 2 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 1631 | 1 |
| 1635 | 1 |
| 3715 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19150466 | OPTICAL DUAL BRAIN SIGNAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE | SEBASTIAN, KAITLYN E | 3797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 18845576 | NEURAL INTERFACE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 18726000 | BIOELECTRODE HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL AND CHEMICAL DURABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18574141 | AMPHOTERIC ION EXCHANGE SEPARATOR FOR REDOX BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND REDOX BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | MCCARTY, PATRICK M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18718600 | BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL CONVEYOR DEVICE | NGUYEN, HENRY H | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18702074 | Lithium Secondary Battery | RESTO OQUENDO, NATHALY MARIE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18686589 | PEM FUEL CELL | WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18442544 | WORK SPACE FORCE/ACCELERATION DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 3657 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 149d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18442344 | TASK SPACE OUTER-LOOP INTEGRATED DISTURBANCE OBSERVER AND ROBOT INCLUDING THE SAME | VISCARRA, RICARDO I | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18407959 | ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | RUSERE, LINAH NATSAI | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18566001 | NOVEL PLURIPOTENT CELLS | MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | 1631 | §102 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18518727 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR ENHANCING ANTICANCER EFFECT OF PROTAC, INCLUDING IU1-SERIES UBIQUITIN-SPECIFIC PROTEASE 14 INHIBITOR AS ACTIVE INGREDIENT | ELENISTE, PIERRE PAUL | 1622 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18488479 | NOVEL NICKEL FOAM HAVING HIERARCHICAL PORE STRUCTURE, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | JEBUTU, MOFOLUWASO SIMILOLUWA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18287048 | USE OF ODORANT RECEPTOR FOR SUPPRESSING LACTATE-INDUCED M2-TYPE DIFFERENTIATION OF TUMOR-ASSOCIATED MACROPHAGES AND TUMOR GROWTH | GIBBS, TERRA C | 1635 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18446885 | SIMULATOR AND SIMULATION SYSTEM FOR BRAIN TRAINING BASED ON BEHAVIOR MODELING | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3715 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18446036 | STEERABLE AND EXPANDABLE ASPIRATION CATHETER | HOLWERDA, KATHLEEN SONNETT | 3771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18366025 | POROUS TiO2-x-BASED CATALYST GROWN IN SITU AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18207316 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTING HIGH-FREQUENCY BIO-SIGNAL BASED ON NEURAL NETWORK MODEL | CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY | 3791 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 17780851 | COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF SKIN DISEASES CAUSED BY GENETIC MUTATION COMPRISING FERULIC ACID AND ANALOGS THEREOF | SOROUSH, LAYLA | 1622 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18037549 | CORONAVIRUS INFECTIOUS DISEASE COVID-19 THERAPEUTIC PROTEINS CTP ALPHA, CTP BETA, CTP GAMMA, CTP DELTA, AND USES THEREOF | BEANE, RANDALL L | 1654 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2023 |
| 18031314 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RETINAL STIMULATION DEVICE | BERTRAM, ERIC D | 3796 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 17888836 | APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION | MAHMOUDI, RODMAN ALEXANDER | 2499 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17525590 | STRETCHABLE NANO-MESH BIOELECTRODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2021 |
| 17439124 | CYTOKINE-BASED IMMUNE CELLS AND IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC USE THEREOF | SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE | 1647 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
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