Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
38 pending office actions • 25 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology manages 37 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Remarkably, there are 37 distinct examiners involved, meaning every single pending action is assigned to a different individual. This one-to-one ratio indicates a portfolio of unique, non-overlapping technical disclosures. These applications are spread across 24 distinct art units, further emphasizing the breadth of the university's research. The busiest examiner, NGUYEN, VINH P, has only 1 pending action.
Navigating 24 distinct art units requires a broad understanding of various Chemistry & Materials sub-disciplines and their respective examination cultures. With 37 distinct examiners, the university cannot rely on a centralized prosecution strategy. Instead, it must adapt to many different individual styles and these various art unit environments. This level of diversity in the pending actions suggests that the university's research is highly specialized and covers a vast range of chemical and material sciences. NGUYEN, VINH P is representative of the entire examiner pool in this highly fragmented portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (8%) |
| §103 only | 12 (32%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 19 (50%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| HANSEN, JONATHAN M | 1 | 79.4% | +11.4% |
| NGUYEN, VINH P | 1 | 86.4% | +16.1% |
| PILCHER, JONATHAN L | 1 | 64.3% | +44.0% |
| RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 1 | 83.3% | +15.3% |
| NGUYEN, TRI V | 1 | 67.6% | +57.2% |
| BALL, JOHN C | 1 | 78.8% | +16.2% |
| CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1 | 55.7% | +36.9% |
| MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | 1 | 90.6% | -12.6% |
| HEINCER, LIAM J | 1 | 55.8% | +26.0% |
| SMITH, BRADLEY | 1 | 79.9% | -2.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18836885 | IODINE GAS SENSOR AND METHOD | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — |
| 18649176 | METHODS OF MAKING HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17436496 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF LABELING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS THEREOF | GRAY, JESSICA | 103d overdue |
| 18151984 | HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS MATERIALS WITH LONG-RANGE MESOPOROUS ORDER HAVING HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY | LI, JUN | 5d overdue |
| 18021596 | 3D NEURONAL TISSUE GRAFTS USING ULTRASHORT SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE SCAFOLDS | CORDAS, EMILY ANN | 7d |
| 18584973 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER | ZINGARELLI, SANDRA | 8d |
| 17278386 | LIGAND DETECTION BY APTAMERS WITH A BUILT-IN REPORTER | POHNERT, STEVEN C | 57d |
| 19042183 | MAGNETIC GRADIOMETER BASED ON MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS IN MAGNETIC VORTEX STATE (VORTEX MTJ) | NGUYEN, VINH P | — |
| 18863717 | SALT-REJECTION SOLAR EVAPORATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | PILCHER, JONATHAN L | — |
| 18711844 | DIRECTLY FUNCTIONALIZED ELECTROCHMICAL TRANSISTEORS, AND CONVECTION DRIVEN ULTRA-RAPID DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS USING TRANSISTORS | BALL, JOHN C | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671454 | VANADIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE-BASED INK COMPOSITIONS | NGUYEN, TRI V | 46d |
| 19070006 | Laser Fencing for Determining Fugitive Gas Emission | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | — |
| 19042183 | MAGNETIC GRADIOMETER BASED ON MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS IN MAGNETIC VORTEX STATE (VORTEX MTJ) | NGUYEN, VINH P | — |
| 18863717 | SALT-REJECTION SOLAR EVAPORATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | PILCHER, JONATHAN L | — |
| 18836885 | IODINE GAS SENSOR AND METHOD | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — |
| 18711844 | DIRECTLY FUNCTIONALIZED ELECTROCHMICAL TRANSISTEORS, AND CONVECTION DRIVEN ULTRA-RAPID DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS USING TRANSISTORS | BALL, JOHN C | — |
| 18711364 | 2D/3D PEROVSKITE HETEROJUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — |
| 18693068 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF DYE-LABELED POLYMERS | HEINCER, LIAM J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1671 | 3 |
| 1726 | 2 |
| 1786 | 2 |
| 1682 | 2 |
| 1773 | 2 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 1772 | 1 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| 2817 | 1 |
| 1653 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19070006 | Laser Fencing for Determining Fugitive Gas Emission | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19042183 | MAGNETIC GRADIOMETER BASED ON MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTIONS IN MAGNETIC VORTEX STATE (VORTEX MTJ) | NGUYEN, VINH P | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18863717 | SALT-REJECTION SOLAR EVAPORATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | PILCHER, JONATHAN L | 1772 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18836885 | IODINE GAS SENSOR AND METHOD | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18671454 | VANADIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE-BASED INK COMPOSITIONS | NGUYEN, TRI V | 1764 | §112 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18711844 | DIRECTLY FUNCTIONALIZED ELECTROCHMICAL TRANSISTEORS, AND CONVECTION DRIVEN ULTRA-RAPID DETECTION OF BIOMARKERS USING TRANSISTORS | BALL, JOHN C | — | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18711364 | 2D/3D PEROVSKITE HETEROJUNCTION FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18649176 | METHODS OF MAKING HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18693068 | METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF DYE-LABELED POLYMERS | HEINCER, LIAM J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18691610 | AMBIPOLAR SEMICONDUCTOR-BASED TRANSISTOR AND METHOD | SMITH, BRADLEY | 2817 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18584973 | METHOD FOR DETECTING THE MICROBIAL GROWTH POTENTIAL OF AN ANTISCALANT COMPOSITION IN NATURAL SEAWATER | ZINGARELLI, SANDRA | 1653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18416458 | Electron Transporting Self-Assembling Monolayer Compound for Use in Optoelectronic and/or Photoelectrochemical Devices and Manufacture Thereof | TRINH, THANH TRUC | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18410599 | NOVEL 3D PORE SURFACE ROUGHNESS QUANTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR POROUS MEDIA | MARINI, MATTHEW G | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18572318 | DISENTANGLED ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | REDDY, KARUNA P | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18563067 | HYBRID AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR DECOUPLED SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT REMOVAL AND METHOD | SULLENS, TAVIA L | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18559272 | IMMUOGENIC COMPOSITIONS OF MUTANT SARS-COV-2 N PROTEIN AND GENE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | ALLEN, MICHAEL D | 1671 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18559263 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SARS CoV-2 RNA DETECTION | FOLEY, SHANON A | 1671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18286244 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLASH LAMP TREATMENT OF LIQUID STREAMS | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | 1779 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18273898 | WAX-COATED JUTE FABRIC AND METHOD | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1786 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18269354 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR ENRICHING LITHIUM FROM SEAWATER | LE, EMILY M | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18336625 | ZEOLITE BETA PARTICLES WITH CENTER-RADIAL CONFIGURED MESOPORES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW | 1742 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18335603 | MANUFACTURING MIXED WETTABILITY SURFACES | TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON | 1737 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18038566 | LIGHT CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD | AYAD, TAMIR | 1726 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18036938 | WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL RECEIVER AND METHOD | WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | 2893 | §102 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18021596 | 3D NEURONAL TISSUE GRAFTS USING ULTRASHORT SELF-ASSEMBLING PEPTIDE SCAFOLDS | CORDAS, EMILY ANN | 1632 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 18006420 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ONE-STEP NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS BASED THEREON | VANN-OJUEKAIYE, KENDRA RAYCHELL | 1682 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18151984 | HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS MATERIALS WITH LONG-RANGE MESOPOROUS ORDER HAVING HEXAGONAL SYMMETRY | LI, JUN | 1732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17928638 | ROBUST NANOFILMS PREPARED FROM SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 18000055 | ISCAN: AN RT-LAMP-COUPLED CRISPR-CAS MODULE FOR RAPID, SENSITIVE DETECTION OF SARS-COV-2 | BARRERA, IMMACULADA | 1671 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17923069 | UNDERWATER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK | ABULABAN, ABDALLAH | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2022 |
| 17921202 | ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR COUPLED WITH UV ADVANCED DISINFECTION PROCESS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT | ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G | 1773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 17931611 | FUNCTIONALIZED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE LAYER FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PIPES AND PRESSURE VESSELS | CHOI, PETER Y | 1786 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2022 |
| 17767251 | MARINE TILES, PODS, TANKS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | 3642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2022 |
| 17656831 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING STRESS-DEPENDENT FRACTURE PERMEABILITY | BECKER, BRANDON J | 2857 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2022 |
| 17595343 | DEEP LEARNING BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF ALTERNATIVE POLYADENYLATION SITE | BICKHAM, DAWN MARIE | 1685 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2021 |
| 17436496 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF LABELING NUCLEIC ACIDS AND SEQUENCING AND ANALYSIS THEREOF | GRAY, JESSICA | 1682 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 103d overdue | Pending | Sep 03, 2021 |
| 17296449 | POLYMERIC ENZYME-BASED BIOFUEL CELL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING | MARTIN, ANGELA J | 1727 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 103d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2021 |
| 17278386 | LIGAND DETECTION BY APTAMERS WITH A BUILT-IN REPORTER | POHNERT, STEVEN C | 1683 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Mar 22, 2021 |
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