Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Hyan Yee Kang

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Hyan Yee Kang has 1 pending office action in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This action involves a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit. The current prosecution profile shows an active point of engagement with the patent office, suggesting a very specific technical focus. This action is the only active case for the applicant at this time. The focus on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals highlights the applicant's primary area of research and development in the life sciences.

Robert A Wax is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 1 pending office action. This action accounts for the entirety of the pending workload, making the outcome of this specific review critical for the portfolio's progress. Practitioners should focus on the specific guidance provided by Robert A Wax, as he is the only examiner currently reviewing the applicant's applications. The resolution of this case will be the key driver of the portfolio's patent status in the near term.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WAX, ROBERT A 1 25.7% +3.9%

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
18756663 BOWEL CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED DOSAGE ON THE DAY OF EXAMINATION WAX, ROBERT A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1615 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18756663 BOWEL CLEANSING COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED DOSAGE ON THE DAY OF EXAMINATION WAX, ROBERT A 1615 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Hyan Yee Kang have?

Hyan Yee Kang has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Hyan Yee Kang applications?

Robert A Wax has the most, with 1 of Hyan Yee Kang's pending office actions.

What technology area are Hyan Yee Kang's patent applications in?

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

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