Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Imperial College Innovations Limited

35 pending office actions • 30 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 24 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
14
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

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.

22
Hard (63%)
10
Medium (29%)
3
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (14%)
§103 only6 (17%)
§102 only4 (11%)
§112 only2 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)17 (49%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
69% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
20% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1 71.1% +17.5%
NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI 1 51.3% +11.8%
WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE 1 0.0% +0.0%
SHOMER, ISAAC 1 63.3% +30.3%
LANDSMAN, ROBERT S 1 81.3% +13.3%
DUNN, LINDSAY MICHELLE 1 100.0% +0.0%
POPA, ILEANA 1 21.4% +14.6%
CUEVAS, PEDRO J 1 69.6% +15.7%
HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH 1 46.7% +50.0%
BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR 1

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18287542 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS LANDSMAN, ROBERT S
18287551 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS DUNN, LINDSAY MICHELLE

Hard Cases (22)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17798921 DETECTION OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN HUMAN BRAINS FROM IMAGES BARNES JR, CARL E 45d overdue
18352101 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WOUNDS D' AMBROSIO, THEA 31d overdue
18206206 SAMPLING CATHETER KREMER, MATTHEW 28d overdue
18249495 ENHANCED FEEDSTOCK FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DERUSSO, JOHN J 2d overdue
18012468 A MECHANOMYOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 1d overdue
18570611 SUB-MICRON PARTICLE SHOMER, ISAAC 12d
18258985 MATERIALS FOR TUNGSTEN BORIDE NEUTRON SHIELDING DIGGS, TANISHA 12d
18004125 THERAPEUTIC NUCLEIC ACIDS, PEPTIDES AND USES II KOMATSU, LI N 29d

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18570611 SUB-MICRON PARTICLE SHOMER, ISAAC 12d
18868979 METHOD FOR MAKING FIBRES KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J
18941769 METHOD FOR UPDATING A SCENE REPRESENTATION MODEL NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI
18287542 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS LANDSMAN, ROBERT S
18555385 SIGNAL PEPTIDES POPA, ILEANA
18455252 AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENT CUEVAS, PEDRO J
18278212 LID ASSEMBLY FOR A SAMPLE TUBE, METHOD OF USING THE SAME TO COLLECT MAGNETIC BEADS, AND SAMPLE PROCESSING KIT HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 2
1612 2
3791 2
1743 1
3668 1
1647 1
1644 1
1633 1
1798 1
1678 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18868979 METHOD FOR MAKING FIBRES KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 25, 2024
18941769 METHOD FOR UPDATING A SCENE REPRESENTATION MODEL NGUYEN, THUY-VI THI 3668 §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 08, 2024
18578462 METABOLIC SIGNATURE FOR PREDICTION OF MUCOSAL INFLAMMATION AND MICROBIAL COMPOSITION WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE 1653 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2024
18570611 SUB-MICRON PARTICLE SHOMER, ISAAC 1612 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18287542 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS LANDSMAN, ROBERT S 1647 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18287551 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CAR)-T CELLS DUNN, LINDSAY MICHELLE 1644 DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18555385 SIGNAL PEPTIDES POPA, ILEANA 1633 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
18455252 AIRCRAFT ARRANGEMENT CUEVAS, PEDRO J §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 24, 2023
18278212 LID ASSEMBLY FOR A SAMPLE TUBE, METHOD OF USING THE SAME TO COLLECT MAGNETIC BEADS, AND SAMPLE PROCESSING KIT HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH 1798 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18276956 GLIOMA THERAPY BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR 1678 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 11, 2023
18352101 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF WOUNDS D' AMBROSIO, THEA 1654 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2023
18258985 MATERIALS FOR TUNGSTEN BORIDE NEUTRON SHIELDING DIGGS, TANISHA 1761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 22, 2023
18258870 A DEVICE AND A METHOD WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 22, 2023
18267907 A MUSCLE STIMULATION AND MONITORING APPARATUS SCHLUETER, MARY GRACE 3796 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 16, 2023
18206206 SAMPLING CATHETER KREMER, MATTHEW 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Jun 06, 2023
18252597 COMPOUNDS FOR THE DETECTION OF HEME OXYGENASE 1 (HO-1), AND METHODS AND USES INVOLVING THE SAME RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 11, 2023
18249769 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS-ASSOCIATED CANCER LUNDE, GRACE HENRY 1641 §102 Final Rejection Pending Apr 20, 2023
18249495 ENHANCED FEEDSTOCK FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DERUSSO, JOHN J 1744 §103§112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2023
18025099 FOODSTUFFS HAVING IMPROVED DIGESTION PROPERTIES WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD 1663 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2023
18024509 TREATMENTS OF DIABETIC ULCERS, RELATED COMPOSITIONS AND KITS PEEBLES, KATHERINE 1617 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 03, 2023
18042965 A METHOD FOR DETERMINING A DIAGNOSTIC OUTCOME CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA 1681 §103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
18042285 IDENTIFYING A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2023
18007417 Preterm Labour with Prostaglandin E2 Receptor Agonists SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2023
18016774 ACTUATOR HANDLE FOR SURGICAL TOOLS TON, MARTIN TRUYEN 3771 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jan 18, 2023
18004122 THERAPEUTIC NUCLEIC ACIDS, PEPTIDES AND USES I LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 03, 2023
18004125 THERAPEUTIC NUCLEIC ACIDS, PEPTIDES AND USES II KOMATSU, LI N 1658 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jan 03, 2023
18012468 A MECHANOMYOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS CERIONI, DANIEL LEE 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17927491 ANALYTE DETECTION METHOD KENNEDY, SARAH JANE 1682 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 23, 2022
17922678 PROCESSING 1H-NMR SPECTRAL DATA LEE, BYUNG RO 2858 §101§103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Nov 01, 2022
17917413 CONTROL METHOD FOR MEDICAL VENTILATORS HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 06, 2022
17798921 DETECTION OF COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT IN HUMAN BRAINS FROM IMAGES BARNES JR, CARL E 2178 §101§103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17786403 RED BLOOD CELL-DERIVED VESICLE VU, JAKE MINH 1618 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2022
17762931 METHOD FOR ISOLATING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ZINGARELLI, SANDRA 1653 §103§112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Mar 23, 2022
17414697 CANCER TREATMENTS CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA 1626 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2021
17260511 SOFT ROBOTIC MANIPULATOR COLLINS, DANIEL S. 3745 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2021

Managing Imperial College Innovations Limited's Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month