Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Graphen Inc.

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

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Graphen Inc. is active in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The company has 2 pending office actions currently in progress. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, showing a diverse examination process for their biotechnology applications. This spread suggests that the company's innovations are being evaluated under different technical classifications within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals field.

LUO, JAMMY NMN is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action. With 2 pending office actions in total, LUO, JAMMY NMN is responsible for 1 of the company's active prosecution matters. The use of 2 distinct art units indicates that the company's innovations are being reviewed by different specialized groups, which may require distinct legal arguments for each case. This diversity in the prosecution landscape reduces the impact of any single examiner's preferences on the overall portfolio.

For a patent practitioner, the distribution of 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct examiners means that there is no single point of failure for the portfolio. Each application must be managed according to the specific requirements of its assigned examiner and art unit. This variety in the examination process provides a broader base for the company's intellectual property development across the 2 distinct art units involved in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
50% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LUO, JAMMY NMN 1 — —
SIMS, JASON M 1 44.6% +21.4%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18457206 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING RISK OF SUBJECT GETTING SPECIFIC DISEASE LUO, JAMMY NMN —
17865140 METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BINDING FREE ENERGY OF MUTANT PROTEIN COMPLEX SIMS, JASON M —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17865140 METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BINDING FREE ENERGY OF MUTANT PROTEIN COMPLEX SIMS, JASON M —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1686 1
3791 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18457206 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING RISK OF SUBJECT GETTING SPECIFIC DISEASE LUO, JAMMY NMN 1686 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2023
17865140 METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING BINDING FREE ENERGY OF MUTANT PROTEIN COMPLEX SIMS, JASON M 3791 §101§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 14, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

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

Graphen Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Graphen Inc. applications?

Jammy Nmn Luo has the most, with 1 of Graphen Inc.'s pending office actions.

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

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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