Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Communications
25 pending office actions • 22 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 32 patents granted in the last 365 days
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich has 26 pending office actions in Communications. The matters are assigned to 26 distinct examiners and 23 distinct art units, showing complete examiner dispersion with modest concentration at the art-unit level.
WU, YANNA is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should expect matter-specific examination dynamics, while comparing responses within the same art unit may still reveal useful patterns for claim drafting and amendment strategy.
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 only | 3 (12%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (12%) |
| §103 only | 3 (12%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WU, YANNA | 1 | 81.0% | +34.1% |
| MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 1 | 86.6% | +13.0% |
| TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 1 | 77.0% | +24.6% |
| ROBERTS, RACHEL L | 1 | 73.0% | +24.0% |
| YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 1 | 57.4% | +37.1% |
| HOANG, PHI | 1 | 82.0% | +16.5% |
| RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | 1 | 73.7% | +26.5% |
| HAUK, EMILY ROSE | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | 1 | 87.9% | +20.6% |
| MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 1 | 83.3% | +19.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18642219 | VISUAL DUBBING OF AN AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCE | HOANG, PHI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18010504 | Process and Reactor for Heating at Least One Fluid by Magnetic Induction | TRAN, TIFFANY T | 155d overdue |
| 17800392 | SIMULTANEOUS DISTILLATION AND ALLOYING | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 37d overdue |
| 18252194 | EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK IN A CELL AND CELL COMPRISING THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 5d overdue |
| 17622354 | Product Containing Cocoa and One or More Sweetening Agents, Method For The Production of Such Products, in Particular Chocolate Products or Chocolate-Like Products, Use of Products of Said Type, For Example To Make Chocolate Products or Chocolate Like Products | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 5d overdue |
| 17439374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY ANTIBODIES | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 9d |
| 18708654 | ZERO-POWER OPERABLE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE AND VOICE-OPERATED POWERLESS WAKE-UP SWITCH | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 14d |
| 17666215 | IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS TARGETING NON-GENETIC DRUG TOLERANCE PROGRAMS IN CANCER | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 14d |
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 42d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 42d |
| 19066944 | ELIMINATION OF OVER-SATURATION EFFECTS OF GENERATIVE MODELS | WU, YANNA | — |
| 19033346 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A GENERALIZED PHYSICAL FACE MODEL | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | — |
| 18951325 | RELIGHTABLE AND REANIMATABLE NEURAL HEADS | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | — |
| 18930769 | RESAMPLING IMAGES WITH DEEP DATA | ROBERTS, RACHEL L | — |
| 18642219 | VISUAL DUBBING OF AN AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCE | HOANG, PHI | — |
| 18860748 | CRISPR-BASED MODIFICATION OF HUMAN HBD GENE | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — |
| 18839924 | AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A RESISTIVE SWITCHING SECTION ENABLING PHOTON EMISSION | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2615 | 2 |
| 1687 | 2 |
| 2612 | 1 |
| 2674 | 1 |
| 2639 | 1 |
| 2619 | 1 |
| 2669 | 1 |
| 2892 | 1 |
| 2874 | 1 |
| 3783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19066944 | ELIMINATION OF OVER-SATURATION EFFECTS OF GENERATIVE MODELS | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19033346 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A GENERALIZED PHYSICAL FACE MODEL | MCDOWELL, JR, MAURICE L | 2612 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18951325 | RELIGHTABLE AND REANIMATABLE NEURAL HEADS | TRAN, KIM THANH THI | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18930769 | RESAMPLING IMAGES WITH DEEP DATA | ROBERTS, RACHEL L | 2674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18850604 | SENSOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SENSOR DEVICE | YILMAKASSAYE, SURAFEL | 2639 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18642219 | VISUAL DUBBING OF AN AUDIOVISUAL SEQUENCE | HOANG, PHI | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18860748 | CRISPR-BASED MODIFICATION OF HUMAN HBD GENE | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18851443 | A METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE 6D POSE OF A CAMERA USED TO ACQUIRE AN IMAGE OF A SCENE USING A POINT CLOUD OF THE SCENE AND FEATURES | HAUK, EMILY ROSE | 2669 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18839924 | AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A RESISTIVE SWITCHING SECTION ENABLING PHOTON EMISSION | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | 2892 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18835692 | ELECTROOPTIC OR OPTOELECTRIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ENABLING A BIAS-TEE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 2874 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18725377 | SWALLOWABLE, SELF-EXPANDABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND USES THEREOF | WHITROCK, ZACHARIAH KIRBY | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18708654 | ZERO-POWER OPERABLE CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND SWITCHING DEVICE AND VOICE-OPERATED POWERLESS WAKE-UP SWITCH | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 2694 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18294579 | RADIATION SOURCE | ZHANG, YUANDA | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18560122 | BIOPLASTICS BASED ON AMYLOID FIBRILS AND BIODEGRADABLE POLYMERS | GREGORIO, GUINEVER S | 1732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18279582 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HUMAN GENOMIC SAFE HARBOR SITE INTEGRATION | VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR | 1637 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18272705 | PATCH COMPRISING SENSING COMPONENTS | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18252194 | EXPRESSION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A NETWORK IN A CELL AND CELL COMPRISING THE EXPRESSION SYSTEM | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 1634 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18010504 | Process and Reactor for Heating at Least One Fluid by Magnetic Induction | TRAN, TIFFANY T | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 155d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17800392 | SIMULTANEOUS DISTILLATION AND ALLOYING | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
| 17767619 | NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ENZYME ACTIVITY IN VIVO, SUBSTRATES AND A DEVICE THEREFORE | REGLAS, GEORGIANA C | 1651 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2022 |
| 17666215 | IDENTIFICATION OF DRUGS TARGETING NON-GENETIC DRUG TOLERANCE PROGRAMS IN CANCER | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 1683 | §101 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Feb 07, 2022 |
| 17622354 | Product Containing Cocoa and One or More Sweetening Agents, Method For The Production of Such Products, in Particular Chocolate Products or Chocolate-Like Products, Use of Products of Said Type, For Example To Make Chocolate Products or Chocolate Like Products | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Dec 23, 2021 |
| 17619924 | Functional Materials with Embedded Memory using Sequence-Controlled Polymer-Based Storage | SANFORD, DIANA PATRICIA | 1687 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2021 |
| 17528234 | HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN BINDING PROTEIN (HDLBP/VIGILIN) iRNA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | VIVLEMORE, TRACY ANN | 1638 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2021 |
| 17439374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CLASSIFY ANTIBODIES | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialEidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich has 25 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 25 examiners.
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Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
