Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Emory University

36 pending office actions • 21 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 31 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)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.

19
Hard (53%)
11
Medium (31%)
5
Easy (14%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other4 (11%)
§103 only7 (19%)
§102 only2 (6%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only3 (8%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (39%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
53% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
19% of docket
9
Business / Other
25% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAU, JONATHAN S 2 63.9% -18.1%
GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1 52.3% +41.7%
MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H 1 66.7% +21.6%
KUO, JONATHAN T 1 72.5% +27.7%
NAH, JONGBONG 1 76.3% +16.3%
OKEKE, IZUNNA 1 81.8% +15.6%
RICCI, CRAIG D 1 53.5% +52.6%
MOORE, SUSANNA 1 67.9% +31.6%
CHAO, ALLEN 1 66.7% +0.0%
CHO, DAVID H 1 37.5% +73.5%

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
18853930 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION INTEGRITY OKEKE, IZUNNA

Hard Cases (19)

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
18000865 DIRECT IN VIVO REPROGRAMMING USING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETV2 GENE FOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL AND VESSEL FORMATION KIM, TAEYOON 49d overdue
18526386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED TARGETING OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 17d overdue
18288503 Handheld Auscultation Systems, Devices, and Methods GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 16d overdue
18531138 Systems, Devices and Methods for Noninvasively Determining Jugular Venous Pressure and/or Associated Metrics OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 15d overdue
18025750 MULTI-MODAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING RESPIRATORY HEALTH DOWNEY, JOHN R 13d
18564391 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING NANOMEMBRANE ELECTRONICS SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 48d
18276736 Diruthenium Catalyst Compositions and Synthetic Processes Related Thereto BAKSHI, PANCHAM 78d
18993727 RECORDING AND RECOVERY OF SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION KUO, JONATHAN T

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
19380466 4'-HALOGEN CONTAINING NUCLEOTIDE AND NUCLEOSIDE THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD
19304178 Cardiac Valve Leaflet Enhancer Devices and Systems MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H
18993727 RECORDING AND RECOVERY OF SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION KUO, JONATHAN T
18961390 Systems and Methods for Correcting Intravoxel and/or Voxel Inhomogeneity NAH, JONGBONG
18853930 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION INTEGRITY OKEKE, IZUNNA
18853643 Indolium Compounds for Treating Cancer RICCI, CRAIG D
18673818 Thieno[2,3-D]pyrimidin-4-one Derivatives as NMDAR Modulators and Uses Related Thereto MOORE, SUSANNA
18702922 TREATMENT OF VIRUSES WITH ANTIVIRAL NUCLEOSIDES CHO, DAVID H

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1693 4
3791 2
1626 2
3792 2
3774 1
2408 1
1624 1
1634 1
1691 1
1612 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19380466 4'-HALOGEN CONTAINING NUCLEOTIDE AND NUCLEOSIDE THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD 1693 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 05, 2025
19304178 Cardiac Valve Leaflet Enhancer Devices and Systems MATTHEWS, WILLIAM H 3774 Other Non-Final OA Pending Aug 19, 2025
18993727 RECORDING AND RECOVERY OF SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION KUO, JONATHAN T §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2025
18961390 Systems and Methods for Correcting Intravoxel and/or Voxel Inhomogeneity NAH, JONGBONG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 26, 2024
18853930 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURING COMMUNICATION INTEGRITY OKEKE, IZUNNA 2408 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2024
18853643 Indolium Compounds for Treating Cancer RICCI, CRAIG D §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2024
18673818 Thieno[2,3-D]pyrimidin-4-one Derivatives as NMDAR Modulators and Uses Related Thereto MOORE, SUSANNA 1624 DP Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18709395 Prodrugs of Neurosteroid Analogs and Uses Thereof CHAO, ALLEN DP Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2024
18702922 TREATMENT OF VIRUSES WITH ANTIVIRAL NUCLEOSIDES CHO, DAVID H §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18612453 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVING NEURAL ACTIVITY TO CONTROL BRAIN SIGNALING AND GENE EXPRESSION DORNA, CARRIE R 3791 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18292483 Methods of Improving Therapeutic Efficacy of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells for Treatment of Osteoarthritis KASAYAN, KATRIEL BARCELLANO 1634 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 26, 2024
18291630 PHOSPHATE PRODRUGS OF CANNABINOIDS RAHMANI, NILOOFAR 1691 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 24, 2024
18580674 BAK ACTIVATORS, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS, AND USES IN TREATING CANCER HAVLIN, ROBERT H 1626 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 19, 2024
18579142 T Cell Receptors (TCR) to Human Papillomavirus Proteins, Compositions, and Uses Thereof GODDARD, LAURA B §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 12, 2024
18572536 3-Iodopropyl-1,2,3-Triazol-1-yl, 3-Bromopropyl-1,2,3-Triazol-1-yl, and Derivatives for Uses in Labeling LEWOCZKO, EVAN MICHAEL 1612 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2023
18542096 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE OCCLUSION OF BLOOD CELLS IN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 15, 2023
18542154 SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS TO MEASURE ADHESION OF BLOOD CELLS IN MICROFLUIDIC CHANNELS JARRETT, LORE RAMILLANO §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 15, 2023
18531138 Systems, Devices and Methods for Noninvasively Determining Jugular Venous Pressure and/or Associated Metrics OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 3791 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2023
18526386 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDIVIDUALIZED TARGETING OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE 3794 §103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18564391 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING NANOMEMBRANE ELECTRONICS SOLOMON, JOSHUA BRENDON 3792 §101§103 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18561673 JAK Inhibitors for Managing Conditions in Patients with Down's Syndrome or Other Trisomy LANDSMAN, ROBERT S §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 16, 2023
18289868 ISOLATION AND ANALYSIS OF SINGLE CELLS SECRETING MOLECULES USING HETEROFUNCTIONAL PARTICLES LUSI, ELLIS FOLLETT 1677 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2023
18288503 Handheld Auscultation Systems, Devices, and Methods GHAND, JENNIFER LEIGH-STEWAR 3796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2023
18287844 GluN2 Subunit Selective Antagonists of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptors OTTON, ALICIA L 1699 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
18285789 THIONUCLEOSIDES AS ANTIVIRAL AGENTS LAU, JONATHAN S 1693 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 05, 2023
18276736 Diruthenium Catalyst Compositions and Synthetic Processes Related Thereto BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1623 §102§103 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Aug 10, 2023
18359435 4'-HALOGEN CONTAINING NUCLEOTIDE AND NUCLEOSIDE THERAPEUTIC COMPOSITIONS AND USES RELATED THERETO LAU, JONATHAN S 1693 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2023
18034520 Modulators of Orphan Nuclear Receptors for Treating Pancreatitis, Glioblastoma, Sarcopenia and Stroke KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE 1626 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 28, 2023
18025750 MULTI-MODAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING RESPIRATORY HEALTH DOWNEY, JOHN R 3792 §101 Final Rejection 13d Pending Mar 10, 2023
18111350 RESPONSE-GUIDED HCV THERAPY CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S 1625 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2023
18041785 5'-SUBSTITUTED NUCLEOSIDE MONOPHOSPHATES, PRODRUGS THEREOF, AND USES RELATED THERETO LEE, HOI YAN NMN 1693 §103Other Non-Final OA 8d Pending Feb 15, 2023
18000865 DIRECT IN VIVO REPROGRAMMING USING TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR ETV2 GENE FOR ENDOTHELIAL CELL AND VESSEL FORMATION KIM, TAEYOON 1631 §102§103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2022
17925179 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING A SARS-COV-2 INFECTION SALVOZA, M FRANCO G 1672 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2022
17921051 Aminopiperidine Amides, Derivatives, Compositions, and Uses Related to CXCR4 Modulation WARD, PAUL V 1622 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 24, 2022
17908766 Radionuclide Tracers of 1-Amino-3,4-Difluorocyclopentane-1-Carboxylic Acid, Derivatives, and Uses Thereof WESTERBERG, NISSA M 1618 §103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Sep 01, 2022
16972800 Compositions of Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Type III Receptor and Uses for Ossification REYNOLDS, FRED H 1658 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2020

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