Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Kyushu University, National University Corporation

24 pending office actions • 17 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 18 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

24
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
2
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.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
2
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 (7)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (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.

13
Hard (54%)
10
Medium (42%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (8%)
§103 only6 (25%)
§102 only1 (4%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other3 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (46%)

Industry Mix

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

18
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
8% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

240 h
Manual time on pending OAs
48 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
84 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JACKSON, MONIQUE R 2 34.8% +44.3%
EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW 1 61.0% +44.2%
CHOU, SHIEN MING 1 58.5% +28.3%
CRAIGO, WILLIAM A 1 49.3% +38.1%
DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A 1 63.6% +20.2%
IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1 33.3% +25.1%
LEE, HOI YAN NMN 1 41.0% +79.2%
RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1 33.1% +20.0%
KENYON, JOHN S 1 80.2% +17.5%
COPPINS, JANET L 1 72.9% +25.5%

Hard Cases (13)

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
17786372 QUANTUM COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT DETECTING DEVICE AND QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT DETECTING METHOD, AND MOLECULE IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND MOLECULE IDENTIFYING METHOD DOAN, NGHIA M 324d overdue
18011403 THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCE MATERIAL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT WATSON, BRAELYN 22d overdue
18041582 PHOTON UPCONVERSION COMPOSITION, FILM, METHOD FOR CONVERTING VISIBLE LIGHT INTO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, AND COMPOUND BAKSHI, PANCHAM 15d
17781796 Method for Diagnosing Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis Composition, Cancer Diagnosis Kit, Method for Evaluating State of Cancer, and Method for Screening Agents for Preventing and/or Treating Cancer YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 60d
18732046 STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, METHOD, AND DEVICE CHOU, SHIEN MING 71d
18838486 LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM FOR SYNTHESIZING PLASMALOGEN, PLASMALOGEN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND PLASMALOGEN PRODUCTION METHOD EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW
18689008 OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSION INHIBITOR AND PROGRESSION INHIBITION KIT LEE, HOI YAN NMN
18685412 NOVEL PLASMALOGEN DERIVATIVE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

Interview Candidates (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18713511 MEDICAL DEVICE CRAIGO, WILLIAM A 9d overdue
18682368 CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER MATERIAL, INSULATED WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS JACKSON, MONIQUE R 70d
18732046 STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, METHOD, AND DEVICE CHOU, SHIEN MING 71d
18838486 LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM FOR SYNTHESIZING PLASMALOGEN, PLASMALOGEN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND PLASMALOGEN PRODUCTION METHOD EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW
18662114 METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYMER-COATED SUBSTRATE FOR CAPTURING CANCER CELLS DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A
18691188 INSULATED WIRE, WIRE HARNESS, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR INSULATED WIRE IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE
18689008 OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSION INHIBITOR AND PROGRESSION INHIBITION KIT LEE, HOI YAN NMN
18685412 NOVEL PLASMALOGEN DERIVATIVE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1628 2
1787 2
1625 2
1623 2
3667 1
1615 1
1717 1
1789 1
3666 1
1786 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18838486 LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM FOR SYNTHESIZING PLASMALOGEN, PLASMALOGEN-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, AND PLASMALOGEN PRODUCTION METHOD EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 14, 2024
18732046 STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, METHOD, AND DEVICE CHOU, SHIEN MING 3667 §101§103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18713511 MEDICAL DEVICE CRAIGO, WILLIAM A 1615 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18662114 METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYMER-COATED SUBSTRATE FOR CAPTURING CANCER CELLS DAGENAIS, KRISTEN A 1717 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 13, 2024
18691188 INSULATED WIRE, WIRE HARNESS, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR INSULATED WIRE IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Mar 12, 2024
18689008 OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSION INHIBITOR AND PROGRESSION INHIBITION KIT LEE, HOI YAN NMN §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2024
18685412 NOVEL PLASMALOGEN DERIVATIVE RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 21, 2024
18682344 CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER MATERIAL, INSULATED WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS JACKSON, MONIQUE R 1787 §102§103DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Feb 08, 2024
18682368 CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER MATERIAL, INSULATED WIRE, AND WIRING HARNESS JACKSON, MONIQUE R 1787 §102§103DPOther Non-Final OA 70d Pending Feb 08, 2024
18552098 PROPHYLACTIC AGENT OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR SIDE EFFECTS OF ANTHRACYCLINE ANTICANCER AGENT KENYON, JOHN S 1625 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 22, 2023
18456744 COMPOSITION FOR INCREASING MUSCLE COPPINS, JANET L 1628 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 28, 2023
18254897 COMPOUNDS HAVING INHIBITORY EFFECT ON MITOCHONDRIAL HYPERFISSION ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 1625 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending May 30, 2023
18324476 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM AFRIN, NAZIA 3666 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending May 26, 2023
18038821 SIRTUIN 6 ACTIVATOR CHONG, YONG SOO 1623 §102 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending May 25, 2023
18029761 LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT DOLLINGER, MICHAEL M §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 31, 2023
18041582 PHOTON UPCONVERSION COMPOSITION, FILM, METHOD FOR CONVERTING VISIBLE LIGHT INTO ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, AND COMPOUND BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1623 §102§112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Feb 14, 2023
18011403 THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCE MATERIAL AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT WATSON, BRAELYN 1786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17906507 IONIC LIQUID, SOLVENT, PREPARATION, AND TRANSDERMALLY ABSORBABLE AGENT THOMAS, TIMOTHY P 1614 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 16, 2022
17786372 QUANTUM COMPUTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME, QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT DETECTING DEVICE AND QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT DETECTING METHOD, AND MOLECULE IDENTIFYING DEVICE AND MOLECULE IDENTIFYING METHOD DOAN, NGHIA M 2851 §103§112 Non-Final OA 324d overdue Pending Jun 16, 2022
17781796 Method for Diagnosing Cancer, Cancer Diagnosis Composition, Cancer Diagnosis Kit, Method for Evaluating State of Cancer, and Method for Screening Agents for Preventing and/or Treating Cancer YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 1657 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jun 02, 2022
17769713 TRANSDERMAL ABSORPTION-TYPE PATCH COUGHLIN, DANIEL F 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2022
17765507 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HEPARIN-LIKE SUBSTANCE, RECOMBINANT CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17614231 EFFICIENT METHOD FOR PREPARING PPR PROTEIN AND USE OF THE SAME VARADARAJ, ARCHANA 1658 §102§112DP Non-Final OA 16d Pending Nov 24, 2021
17611536 OLIGONUCLEOTIDE, OMICS ANALYSIS METHOD, AND OMICS ANALYSIS KIT BAUSCH, SARAE L 1699 DP Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2021

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