Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Giner Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Giner Inc. has 4 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating a broad technical scope for their current prosecution. The involvement of 4 distinct art units suggests that the company's chemical innovations are being evaluated by multiple specialized groups within the patent office. This distribution means the company must navigate the requirements of four separate art units, each with its own set of examination standards and timelines.

ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 1 pending office action. With 4 pending office actions in total and 4 distinct examiners involved, the workload is spread such that each examiner is responsible for exactly one matter. This lack of examiner concentration means that prosecution strategies must be tailored to the specific tendencies of four different individuals across four separate art units. The presence of 4 distinct examiners highlights the need for a versatile approach to the company's Chemistry & Materials portfolio.

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

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED 1 64.0% +37.3%
MARTIN, ANGELA J 1 67.3% -31.4%
SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH 1 63.3% +47.6%
ALABI, OYELEYE A 1 83.9% +23.8%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17887347 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ONE OR MORE DRUGS AND/OR DRUG METABOLITES IN WASTEWATER ALABI, OYELEYE A 78d overdue
18574203 OXYGEN DELIVERY AND RECLAMATION SYSTEM ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED —
18286863 ELECTROLYTES OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES INCLUDING THE SAME MARTIN, ANGELA J —
18295613 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FUNGAL GENES AND KIT FOR USE WITH SAME SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17887347 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ONE OR MORE DRUGS AND/OR DRUG METABOLITES IN WASTEWATER ALABI, OYELEYE A 78d overdue
18574203 OXYGEN DELIVERY AND RECLAMATION SYSTEM ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED —
18295613 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FUNGAL GENES AND KIT FOR USE WITH SAME SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3785 1
1727 1
1683 1
1797 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18574203 OXYGEN DELIVERY AND RECLAMATION SYSTEM ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED 3785 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 26, 2023
18286863 ELECTROLYTES OF RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES INCLUDING THE SAME MARTIN, ANGELA J 1727 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 13, 2023
18295613 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FUNGAL GENES AND KIT FOR USE WITH SAME SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH 1683 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 04, 2023
17887347 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ONE OR MORE DRUGS AND/OR DRUG METABOLITES IN WASTEWATER ALABI, OYELEYE A 1797 §102§103 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Giner Inc. have?

Giner Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Giner Inc. applications?

Maap Ahmed Ellabib has the most, with 1 of Giner Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Giner Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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