Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Henan Polytechnic University

3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
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.

1
Hard (33%)
0
Medium (0%)
2
Easy (67%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only2 (67%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
2
Business / Other
67% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GRAHAM, ANDREW D 1 59.7% +22.4%
SHIM, DAVID M. 1 58.0% +55.9%
LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK 1 81.1% +22.6%

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
18530477 KIND OF HIGH IMPERMEABILITY LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY INORGANIC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAM CONCRETE AND PREPARATION METHOD LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19174884 Self-Centering and Self-Mixing Semi-Flexible Coaxial Nozzle, and Manufacturing Method Thereof GRAHAM, ANDREW D

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
19174884 Self-Centering and Self-Mixing Semi-Flexible Coaxial Nozzle, and Manufacturing Method Thereof GRAHAM, ANDREW D
18599314 RHODAMINE-METHYLENE BLUE DERIVATIVE FLUORESCENT PROBE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF SHIM, DAVID M.
18530477 KIND OF HIGH IMPERMEABILITY LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY INORGANIC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAM CONCRETE AND PREPARATION METHOD LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1731 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19174884 Self-Centering and Self-Mixing Semi-Flexible Coaxial Nozzle, and Manufacturing Method Thereof GRAHAM, ANDREW D §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 09, 2025
18599314 RHODAMINE-METHYLENE BLUE DERIVATIVE FLUORESCENT PROBE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF SHIM, DAVID M. §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2024
18530477 KIND OF HIGH IMPERMEABILITY LOW THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY INORGANIC LIGHTWEIGHT FOAM CONCRETE AND PREPARATION METHOD LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK 1731 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023

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