Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Dalian University of Technology

16 pending office actions • 13 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

16
Total Pending OAs
12
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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
1
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

9
Hard (56%)
3
Medium (19%)
4
Easy (25%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§101 + other4 (25%)
§103 only3 (19%)
§112 only4 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (25%)

Industry Mix

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

5
Life Sciences
31% of docket
3
Information Tech
19% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
25% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
3
Business / Other
19% 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.

160 h
Manual time on pending OAs
32 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
56 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FRANK, RODNEY T 1 72.7% +3.6%
COOMBER, KEVIN M 1 83.3% +21.4%
HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 1 60.0% -5.4%
TIMILSINA, SHARAD 1 76.3% +14.9%
PROSSER, ALISSA J 1 15.8% +11.3%
BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 1 63.4% +40.4%
STANLEY, JEREMY L 1 49.3% +41.0%
CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N 1 78.4% +0.5%
PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1 78.9% +11.0%
BETIT, JACOB F 1 35.9% +17.4%

Hard Cases (10)

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
18021493 OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING VARIATIONAL MODE DECOMPOSITION PARAMETERS BASED ON BEARING VIBRATION SIGNALS BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 24d overdue
18901918 METHOD OF DUST POLLUTION MONITORING AND RISK FOREWARNING FOR DRY BULK PORT BASED ON INSPECTION ROBOT HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 16d overdue
18293608 SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM TAKING VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AS TEMPLATE, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM PROSSER, ALISSA J 16d
17564588 ACTIVE DATA LEARNING SELECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT GRASP SCHALLHORN, TYLER J 26d
18249801 MULTI-CHANNEL INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND METHOD FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT PREPARATION OF MONODISPERSE MICROGELS USING THE SAME CHIU, MAY LEUNG 78d
18923138 METHOD FOR IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PORT CONSTRUCTION ON COASTAL ECOTONE BASED ON REMOTE SENSING DATA COOMBER, KEVIN M
18641022 MULTI-PHASE WAVEFIELD INVERSION METHOD CONSIDERING BOTH BODY WAVES AND SURFACE WAVES IN HALF-SPACE OF ROCK MEDIA TIMILSINA, SHARAD
18463259 HIGH SENSITIVITY MAGNETIC SENSING MATRIX CHIP WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC GAS CHANNEL STRUCTURE AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N

Interview Candidates (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18207634 Seesaw-type feeding device for collecting solid suspended materials BETIT, JACOB F 147d overdue
18021493 OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING VARIATIONAL MODE DECOMPOSITION PARAMETERS BASED ON BEARING VIBRATION SIGNALS BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 24d overdue
18293608 SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM TAKING VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AS TEMPLATE, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM PROSSER, ALISSA J 16d
18923138 METHOD FOR IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PORT CONSTRUCTION ON COASTAL ECOTONE BASED ON REMOTE SENSING DATA COOMBER, KEVIN M
18641022 MULTI-PHASE WAVEFIELD INVERSION METHOD CONSIDERING BOTH BODY WAVES AND SURFACE WAVES IN HALF-SPACE OF ROCK MEDIA TIMILSINA, SHARAD
18025531 OPTIMIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR AERO-ENGINE TRANSIENT STATE BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING STANLEY, JEREMY L
18546986 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-SOLUBLE AZO DYES BY CONTINUOUS DIAZOTIZATION AND CONTINUOUS COUPLING IN PIPELINE REACTOR PAGANO, ALEXANDER R

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2855 1
3664 1
1619 1
2858 1
2127 1
2813 1
1692 1
1777 1
1611 1
1758 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18876433 QANTITATIVE DETECTION METHOD OF MICRO-DEFECTS THROUGH LOW-FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC MULTI-RESOLUTION SCANNING IMAGING FRANK, RODNEY T 2855 §112 Final Rejection 56d Pending Dec 18, 2024
18923138 METHOD FOR IMPACT ANALYSIS OF PORT CONSTRUCTION ON COASTAL ECOTONE BASED ON REMOTE SENSING DATA COOMBER, KEVIN M §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 22, 2024
18901918 METHOD OF DUST POLLUTION MONITORING AND RISK FOREWARNING FOR DRY BULK PORT BASED ON INSPECTION ROBOT HARVEY II, KEVIN JEROME 3664 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2024
18641022 MULTI-PHASE WAVEFIELD INVERSION METHOD CONSIDERING BOTH BODY WAVES AND SURFACE WAVES IN HALF-SPACE OF ROCK MEDIA TIMILSINA, SHARAD §101 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18293608 SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM TAKING VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLES AS TEMPLATE, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF SILICON DIOXIDE VACCINE DELIVERY SYSTEM PROSSER, ALISSA J 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jan 30, 2024
18021493 OPTIMIZATION ALGORITHM FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING VARIATIONAL MODE DECOMPOSITION PARAMETERS BASED ON BEARING VIBRATION SIGNALS BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 2858 §101§112 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18025531 OPTIMIZATION CONTROL METHOD FOR AERO-ENGINE TRANSIENT STATE BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING STANLEY, JEREMY L 2127 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2023
18463259 HIGH SENSITIVITY MAGNETIC SENSING MATRIX CHIP WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRONIC GAS CHANNEL STRUCTURE AND THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N 2813 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18546986 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WATER-SOLUBLE AZO DYES BY CONTINUOUS DIAZOTIZATION AND CONTINUOUS COUPLING IN PIPELINE REACTOR PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 18, 2023
18207634 Seesaw-type feeding device for collecting solid suspended materials BETIT, JACOB F 1777 §112 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2023
18256298 PHOTOSENSITIZER MOLECULE AND USE THEREOF IN INCREASING TUMOR RETENTION TIME AND ENHANCING TREATMENT OF LARGE-VOLUME TUMORS HOERNER, PAUL ELLSWORTH 1611 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 2023
18249801 MULTI-CHANNEL INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC CHIP AND METHOD FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT PREPARATION OF MONODISPERSE MICROGELS USING THE SAME CHIU, MAY LEUNG 1758 §102§112 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18031957 SURFACE TENSION DRIVEN FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS TRANSFER PRINTING METHOD TUGBANG, ANTHONY D 2896 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 14, 2023
18124184 CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATION METHOD BASED ON RESERVOIR WETTABILITY OPTIMIZATION DESIGN AND STRATIFIED REGULATION KHAN, IFTEKHAR A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2023
17883126 METHOD FOR DESCRIBING POWER OUTPUT OF A CLUSTER OF WIND AND SOLAR POWER STATIONS CONSIDERING TIME-VARYING CHARACTERISTICS OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS 2186 §101§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 08, 2022
17564588 ACTIVE DATA LEARNING SELECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT GRASP SCHALLHORN, TYLER J 2144 §103§112 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 29, 2021

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