Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
31 pending office actions • 21 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 94 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Government Of The United States AS Represented By The Secretary Of The Army has 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are concentrated in 1 distinct art unit, indicating a specific technical focus for the current filings. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, meaning each pending action is being reviewed by a different person. This suggests that the technical subject matter, while focused, is being evaluated from multiple viewpoints.
SCHINDLER, DAVID M is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. With multiple pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly divided. This structure requires the applicant to manage separate examiner relationships even though the pending office actions reside within the same art unit. The 1 distinct art unit assignment provides a common administrative backdrop, but the 2 distinct examiners ensure that the prosecution of each application remains an independent process within the Chemistry & Materials sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (16%) |
| §103 only | 4 (13%) |
| §102 only | 3 (10%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (48%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | 2 | 72.4% | +23.9% |
| PREVIL, DANIEL | 1 | 85.9% | +12.5% |
| MOWLA, GOLAM | 1 | 62.0% | +28.1% |
| NGUYEN, HAI V | 1 | 82.7% | +4.3% |
| PLUMB, NIGEL H | 1 | 90.8% | +1.0% |
| GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 1 | 51.4% | +27.6% |
| JIANG, HAIMEI | 1 | 52.2% | +31.5% |
| LE, KHOA TAN | 1 | 78.0% | +38.2% |
| MEYER, JACOB B | 1 | 74.9% | +16.9% |
| SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 1 | 70.1% | +33.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | — |
| 19051825 | POSITIONING DETERMINATION AT USER EQUIPMENT UNDER AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD RELAY JAMMING | NGUYEN, HAI V | — |
| 18926111 | Flow Regulation Device for Volatile and Semi-Volatile Sampling Onto Adsorbent Media | PLUMB, NIGEL H | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17651925 | OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | 139d overdue |
| 18151935 | AIR TO LIQUID MICRO-FLUIDIC CHAMBER | UNDERDAHL, THANE E | 3d overdue |
| 18316753 | Signal Processing for Infra-Red Imaging Technology (SPIRIT) Architecture for Small, Mid-size, and Large format Focal Plane Arrays | PHAM, QUAN L | 28d |
| 19335272 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | — |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | — |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | — |
| 18804663 | SCAFFOLDING FRAME TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CART | MEYER, JACOB B | — |
| 18802701 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19335272 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | — |
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | — |
| 19083960 | SOLAR POWER PORTABLE CELL | MOWLA, GOLAM | — |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | — |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | — |
| 18804487 | ENDOVASCULAR VARIABLE AORTIC CONTROL CATHETER | LE, KHOA TAN | — |
| 18804663 | SCAFFOLDING FRAME TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CART | MEYER, JACOB B | — |
| 18802701 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2874 | 1 |
| 1721 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 3771 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 2666 | 1 |
| 2811 | 1 |
| 2891 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19335272 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | 2874 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19172352 | ENDOVASCULAR PERFUSION AUGMENTATION FOR CRITICAL CARE | PREVIL, DANIEL | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19083960 | SOLAR POWER PORTABLE CELL | MOWLA, GOLAM | 1721 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19051825 | POSITIONING DETERMINATION AT USER EQUIPMENT UNDER AMPLIFY-AND-FORWARD RELAY JAMMING | NGUYEN, HAI V | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18926111 | Flow Regulation Device for Volatile and Semi-Volatile Sampling Onto Adsorbent Media | PLUMB, NIGEL H | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18903330 | SENSORS USING POLYMERIC MATRICES | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 1795 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18823869 | TUNABLE AND ADAPTIVE MULTI-SOURCE DIGITAL CLONE | JIANG, HAIMEI | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18804487 | ENDOVASCULAR VARIABLE AORTIC CONTROL CATHETER | LE, KHOA TAN | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18804663 | SCAFFOLDING FRAME TRANSPORT AND STORAGE CART | MEYER, JACOB B | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18802701 | TRI-LAYER CERAMIC OPTICAL FIBERS AND METHOD OF MAKING | THOMASON, DARBY MARGARET | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18802679 | Method of Cladding Ceramic Optical Fibers | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 1759 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18789798 | Personal Hydration System With Cooling or Warming Capability | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18740641 | PREPREGS AND CURED COMPOSITES HAVING IMPROVED SURFACES AND PROCESSES OF MAKING AND METHODS OF USING SAME | VONCH, JEFFREY A | 1781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18679000 | ANGLE BASED CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK USING CONDITIONALLY INFORMED PROBABILITY CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION | WALSH, EMMETT K | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18678960 | ANGLE BASED CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION FOR A NEURAL NETWORK USING BAYESIAN CONFIDENCE ESTIMATION | DAY, ROBERT N | 2666 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18645545 | METHODS FOR TOPOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS AI/ML PIPELINE (TDAML) WITH ALGORITHM FOR MULTIMODAL SENSOR DATA FUSION IN AUTONOMY APPLICATIONS | OBISESAN, AUGUSTINE KUNLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18637872 | Modular Solid Nano-Bioreactor | ABEL, LENORA A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18598025 | Heterostructures and Processes Of Making and Using Same | YASMEEN, NISHATH | 2811 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18598157 | Heterostructures and Processes Of Making and Using Same | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18441012 | BEARING AREA HEATING FIXTURE AND METHOD | ANDERSON II, STEVEN S | 3762 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18503804 | Method of Reducing Acoustic Energy Losses in Standing Wave Microelectromechanical Resonators Using Thin Dielectric Films | GREEN, TELLY D | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18478609 | PORE-CHANNEL FORMATION IN HIGH MASS LOADING, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY ELECTRODES ACHIEVED VIA AEROSOL JET PRINTING | ZENG, LINGWEN R | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18476464 | ORGAN CROSSTALK IN VITRO CHAMBER TO SIMULATE MULTI ORGAN TISSUES | LOPEZLIRA, ASHLEY NICOLE | 1799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18464365 | Urinary Metabolites as Predictors of Acute Mountain Sickness Severity | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 1758 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18226457 | Vortex Reactor | KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18316753 | Signal Processing for Infra-Red Imaging Technology (SPIRIT) Architecture for Small, Mid-size, and Large format Focal Plane Arrays | PHAM, QUAN L | 2637 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18151935 | AIR TO LIQUID MICRO-FLUIDIC CHAMBER | UNDERDAHL, THANE E | 1699 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17937647 | Range-Enabled Three-Dimensional Imaging System and Associated Methods | NICKERSON, SAMANTHA K | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2022 |
| 17651925 | OPTICAL PHASE CONTROL ELEMENTS BASED ON PANCHARATNAM PHASE | MEDICH, ANGELA MARGOT | 2871 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 139d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2022 |
| 17579633 | Purification and Enrichment of Boron Nitride Nanotube Feedstocks | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §102 | Final Rejection | 195d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
| 17523705 | METHOD OF TUNING SENSORS FOR IMPROVED DYNAMIC RANGE AND SENSOR ARRAY | SON, ERIKA HEERA | 2893 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2021 |
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