Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

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

Analysis

Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc. has 2 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters involve 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating separate examination contexts.

WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Prosecution planning should preserve separate response strategies for the two assignments.

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

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (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
WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 1 79.3% +13.8%
HERRING, LISA L 1 72.9% +17.2%

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
18331008 MULTIVALENCE CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN SOLUBLE BORATE GLASS MATRICES FOR TARGETED RELEASE HERRING, LISA L 26d
18354426 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 83d

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18331008 MULTIVALENCE CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN SOLUBLE BORATE GLASS MATRICES FOR TARGETED RELEASE HERRING, LISA L 26d
18354426 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 83d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 1
1741 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18354426 NON-INVASIVE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM WINAKUR, ERIC FRANK 3791 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 83d Pending Jul 18, 2023
18331008 MULTIVALENCE CERIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES IN SOLUBLE BORATE GLASS MATRICES FOR TARGETED RELEASE HERRING, LISA L 1741 §102§103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc. have?

Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc. applications?

Eric Frank Winakur has the most, with 1 of Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Kennesaw State University Research And Service Foundation Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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