Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
41 pending office actions • 24 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kyoto University manages a portfolio with 40 pending office actions, primarily in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 40 pending office actions are distributed among 37 distinct examiners. The count of 40 pending office actions is higher than the count of 37 distinct examiners, indicating that some examiners are managing multiple matters.
The university's prosecution activity spans 23 distinct art units. This count of 23 distinct art units is lower than the 37 distinct examiners involved with the portfolio. NELSON, HUNTER JARED is the busiest examiner for the university, currently handling 4 pending office actions. This busiest examiner pending count of 4 is the highest for any single examiner in the current workload.
For practitioners, the 40 pending office actions across 23 distinct art units present a complex prosecution environment. The involvement of 37 distinct examiners means the university must adapt to a wide variety of individual examination styles. The busiest examiner pending count of 4 shows that even the most active examiner for the portfolio handles only a small portion of the total 40 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (7%) |
| §103 only | 15 (37%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 3 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (15%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (29%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 4 | 38.7% | +24.5% |
| SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1 | 10.0% | +18.8% |
| GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V | 1 | 63.2% | +34.0% |
| NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | 1 | 91.0% | +6.2% |
| VASISTH, VISHAL V | 1 | 72.3% | +33.4% |
| SHIAO, REI TSANG | 1 | 79.8% | -33.6% |
| ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH | 1 | — | — |
| JANSSEN, REBECCA | 1 | 60.4% | +28.3% |
| SCHUBERG, LAURA J | 1 | 23.6% | +37.0% |
| BARRON, SEAN C | 1 | 52.9% | +30.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18865451 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD | NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17552861 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 37d overdue |
| 18301542 | TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | CORNELIUS, CLAIRE ADRIENNE | 31d overdue |
| 17929835 | STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE EVALUATION METHOD | KARAVIAS, DENISE R | 25d overdue |
| 17776556 | Combination Therapy Based on PD-1 Signaling Inhibitors | BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | 21d |
| 18040563 | AMMONIA SYNTHESIS COMPOSITE CATALYST AND AMMONIA MANUFACTURING METHOD | RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ | 34d |
| 18039787 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING, FROM PLANT BIOMASS, AT LEAST ONE SELECTED FROM GROUP CONSISTING OF LIGNIN, HEMICELLULOSE, LIGNIN-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPOSITE, CELLULOSE, AND HEMICELLULOSE-CELLULOSE COMPOSITE | HEINCER, LIAM J | 61d |
| 18861782 | Aquaculture Feed | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | — |
| 18941910 | GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM, GAS SEPARATION METHOD, AND GAS SEPARATION AGENT | VASISTH, VISHAL V | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18307564 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 31d overdue |
| 17916116 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL LASER | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 29d |
| 18861782 | Aquaculture Feed | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | — |
| 18871626 | HOLLOW SPHERICAL PARTICLES | GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V | — |
| 18941910 | GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM, GAS SEPARATION METHOD, AND GAS SEPARATION AGENT | VASISTH, VISHAL V | — |
| 18842493 | SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | JANSSEN, REBECCA | — |
| 18835286 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS AND LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | — |
| 18717354 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEURAL CREST CELLS SPECIALIZED FOR DIFFERENTIATION INTO MESENCHYMAL LINEAGE | BARRON, SEAN C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 5 |
| 1627 | 2 |
| 1633 | 2 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| 1644 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 2662 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 1691 | 1 |
| 3792 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18861782 | Aquaculture Feed | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | — | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18871626 | HOLLOW SPHERICAL PARTICLES | GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18865451 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHOD | NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18941910 | GAS SEPARATION SYSTEM, GAS SEPARATION METHOD, AND GAS SEPARATION AGENT | VASISTH, VISHAL V | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18849133 | THERAPEUTIC OR PROPHYLACTIC MEDICINE FOR FRAGILE X SYNDROME | SHIAO, REI TSANG | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18849105 | DRUG FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE | ARCORIA, PAUL JOSEPH | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18842493 | SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | JANSSEN, REBECCA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18835286 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS AND LUNG MESENCHYMAL CELLS | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18717354 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEURAL CREST CELLS SPECIALIZED FOR DIFFERENTIATION INTO MESENCHYMAL LINEAGE | BARRON, SEAN C | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18656496 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CD8alpha+beta+ CYTOTOXIC T CELLS | BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A | 1644 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18705160 | WHITE LIGNIN, WHITE LIGNIN-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPLEX, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1788 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18703103 | MEDICAL AGENT INCLUDING ADJUVANT AND COMPOSITE OF PHOTOSENSITIVE MOLECULE AND MOLECULE BINDING TO CANCER-SPECIFIC CELL SURFACE MOLECULE | EDGINGTONGIORDANO, FRANCESCA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18696154 | BIRD'S-EYE VIEW DATA GENERATION DEVICE, BIRD'S-EYE VIEW DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, BIRD'S-EYE VIEW DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND ROBOT | PHAM, ANNIE | 2662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18689159 | SUPERCONDUCTING ROTATING MACHINE AND SHIP, AUTOMOBILE, AIRCRAFT, AND PUMP USING SAME | SUBRAMANIAN, VISWANATHAN | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18425914 | OXIDE CRYSTAL, CRYSTALLINE OXIDE FILM, CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18574883 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING AND/OR TREATING KIDNEY INJURY, AND AUTOPHAGY ACTIVATOR | HUI, SAN MING R | 1627 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18288131 | COMPOSITION FOR AMELIORATING SKIN TISSUE ABNORMALITY | JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY | 1691 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18557948 | SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | WITTENBERG, STEFANIE S | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2023 |
| 18551440 | BRAIN ACTIVITY STATE DETERMINATION DEVICE AND BRAIN ACTIVITY STATE DETERMINATION PROGRAM | MUTCHLER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | 3792 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18281791 | PHOTONIC CRYSTAL SURFACE-EMITTING LASER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18548716 | COMPOUND AND RADIOACTIVE LABELING COMPOUND | NESTOR, DONNA MICHELLE | 1627 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18275821 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL SURFACE-EMITTING LASER | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18266311 | PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18265455 | TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE PROBE | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18039787 | METHOD FOR ISOLATING, FROM PLANT BIOMASS, AT LEAST ONE SELECTED FROM GROUP CONSISTING OF LIGNIN, HEMICELLULOSE, LIGNIN-POLYSACCHARIDE COMPOSITE, CELLULOSE, AND HEMICELLULOSE-CELLULOSE COMPOSITE | HEINCER, LIAM J | 1767 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Jun 01, 2023 |
| 18307564 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18301542 | TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS | CORNELIUS, CLAIRE ADRIENNE | 1672 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
| 18040563 | AMMONIA SYNTHESIS COMPOSITE CATALYST AND AMMONIA MANUFACTURING METHOD | RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ | 1736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18002009 | CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR-EXPRESSING IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELLS | DHAR, MATASHA | 1632 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18046300 | PD-1 SIGNAL INHIBITOR COMBINATION THERAPY | DENT, ALANA HARRIS | 1643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17916116 | TWO-DIMENSIONAL PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL LASER | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17929835 | STRUCTURE EVALUATION SYSTEM, STRUCTURE EVALUATION APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE EVALUATION METHOD | KARAVIAS, DENISE R | 2857 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2022 |
| 17797551 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED MEGAKARYOCYTE, MODIFIED PLATELET, AND METHODS RESPECTIVELY FOR PRODUCING SAID GENETICALLY MODIFIED MEGAKARYOCYTE AND SAID MODIFIED PLATELET | ABUZEINEH, HANAN ISAM | 1633 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2022 |
| 17783097 | Freeze-Dried Preparations Comprising Megakaryocytes and Platelets | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 1653 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2022 |
| 17778250 | METHOD FOR FREEZING NEURAL CELLS | PRONZATI, GINA | 1633 | §103DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2022 |
| 17776556 | Combination Therapy Based on PD-1 Signaling Inhibitors | BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN | 1675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | May 12, 2022 |
| 17621114 | USE OF NICOTINAMIDE MONONUCLEOTIDE (NMN) AND NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE (NR) | HIBSHMAN, SARAH GRACE | 1693 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17552861 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | ANDERSON-FEARS, KEENAN NEIL | 1687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 37d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2021 |
| 17419932 | TEST METHOD FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS AND PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS | XIE, XIAOZHEN | 1674 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2021 |
| 17289970 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PLURIPOTENT STEM CELL HAVING RELEASED DIFFERENTIATION RESISTANCE TO MESENDODERM | GAO, ASHLEY HARTMAN | 1678 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2021 |
| 16768462 | MAINTENANCE-AND-AMPLIFICATION METHOD AND DIFFERENTIATION INDUCTION METHOD FOR PRIMORDIAL GERM CELLS/PRIMORDIAL GERM CELL-LIKE CELLS | TIWARI, VYOMA SHUBHAM | 1634 | §112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | May 29, 2020 |
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