Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

9 pending office actions • 9 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University has 8 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 8 distinct examiners and 8 distinct art units, so every current action is assigned through a separate examiner and examination-group context. This structure calls for disciplined docket management and a consistent technical vocabulary across the university-related portfolio.

KRUPICKA, ADAM C is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The busiest assignment does not represent a concentrated portion of the reported workload. Counsel should prepare each response independently, while using centralized review to identify recurring chemistry or materials issues and preserve consistency in claim presentation.

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

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
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. 3 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

4
Hard (44%)
5
Medium (56%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (22%)
§103 only4 (44%)
Double-patenting + other1 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (22%)

Industry Mix

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

7
Life Sciences
78% of docket
1
Information Tech
11% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
11% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KRUPICKA, ADAM C 1 62.1% +27.0%
DAVIS, ZACHARY M 1 70.3% +30.2%
BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1 55.7% +21.4%
SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER 1 56.6% +19.0%
BOYLE, KARA BRADY 1 61.8% -10.0%
HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 1 58.8% +48.6%
MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO 1 50.0% +0.0%
AKRAM, IMRAN 1 64.6% +43.1%
BAEK, BONG-SOOK 1 41.6% +69.9%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18278508 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING DISEASE CAUSED BY PROTEIN NITRATION COMPRISING PEPTIDE WITH TERMINAL TYROSINE AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 4d overdue
18688556 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL HEATING SANDWICH COMPOSITE MATERIAL APPLICABLE TO LARGE WING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME KRUPICKA, ADAM C 20d
18568732 VIBRATION MEASUREMENT ERROR DETERMINATION METHOD AND VIBRATION ERROR DISCERNMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER —
18276939 SHEARING PROCESS SIMULATION METHOD MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO —

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
18265957 FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AKRAM, IMRAN 9d overdue
18278508 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING DISEASE CAUSED BY PROTEIN NITRATION COMPRISING PEPTIDE WITH TERMINAL TYROSINE AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 4d overdue
18688556 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL HEATING SANDWICH COMPOSITE MATERIAL APPLICABLE TO LARGE WING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME KRUPICKA, ADAM C 20d
18746763 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOSITE MATERIAL STITCHED WITH PITCH-BASED CARBON FIBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME DAVIS, ZACHARY M —
18576010 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE COMPRISING OSMOTIN PROTEIN AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M —
18568732 VIBRATION MEASUREMENT ERROR DETERMINATION METHOD AND VIBRATION ERROR DISCERNMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER —
18024679 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING BRAIN DAMAGE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT COMPRISING GLUTAMINE AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT BAEK, BONG-SOOK —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1784 1
1783 1
1675 1
2857 1
1766 1
1658 1
2189 1
1725 1
1611 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18688556 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL HEATING SANDWICH COMPOSITE MATERIAL APPLICABLE TO LARGE WING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME KRUPICKA, ADAM C 1784 §102§103§112Other Final Rejection 20d Pending Aug 29, 2024
18746763 HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOSITE MATERIAL STITCHED WITH PITCH-BASED CARBON FIBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME DAVIS, ZACHARY M 1783 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18576010 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING PARKINSON'S DISEASE COMPRISING OSMOTIN PROTEIN AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2024
18568732 VIBRATION MEASUREMENT ERROR DETERMINATION METHOD AND VIBRATION ERROR DISCERNMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER 2857 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 08, 2023
18239409 METHOD FOR PREPARING BIO-POLYOL, COMPOSITION OF POLYURETHANE RESIN CONTAINING BIO-POLYOL, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING POLYURETHANE FOAM USING THE SAME BOYLE, KARA BRADY 1766 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 29, 2023
18278508 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING DISEASE CAUSED BY PROTEIN NITRATION COMPRISING PEPTIDE WITH TERMINAL TYROSINE AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 1658 §103§112Other Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2023
18276939 SHEARING PROCESS SIMULATION METHOD MONTES, NARCISO EDUARDO 2189 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 11, 2023
18265957 FLEXIBLE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AKRAM, IMRAN 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2023
18024679 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING, AMELIORATING, OR TREATING BRAIN DAMAGE AND MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT COMPRISING GLUTAMINE AS EFFECTIVE COMPONENT BAEK, BONG-SOOK 1611 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 03, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University have?

Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 9 art units and 9 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University applications?

Adam C Krupicka has the most, with 1 of Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University's pending office actions.

What technology area are Industry-academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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