Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC

29 pending office actions • 22 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 59 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

8
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
3
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (8)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (3)

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.

15
Hard (52%)
10
Medium (34%)
4
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only7 (24%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (48%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
66% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
14% of docket
3
Business / Other
10% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 1 68.1% +15.4%
CHANG, AUDREY Y 1 46.6% +20.2%
THOMAS, ANA D 1 87.8% +6.7%
AGGARWAL, SAHIL CHANDER 1
PAK, HANNAH J 1 78.1% +20.9%
COONEY, JOHN M 1 62.5% +21.2%
KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1 56.4% +37.7%
YE, XINWEN 1 43.2% +44.2%
PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1 53.8% +26.8%
AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M 1 76.5% +20.0%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18888044 SWARM PATH PLANNER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES THOMAS, ANA D

Hard Cases (15)

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
17326863 DIAL-A-DRIVE EXPLOSIVE FORMULATIONS FELTON, AILEEN BAKER 59d overdue
18309237 FIELD-EMISSION PHOTOCATHODES FOR HIGH-POWER HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS CHEN, PATRICK C 46d overdue
18071363 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE RESIN WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 38d overdue
17659403 EMULSION STEREOLITHOGRAPHY AND 3D PRINTING OF MULTIMATERIALS AND NANOSCALE MATERIAL GRADIENTS SONG, INJA 5d overdue
17700145 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM 15d
18226411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED GAS BLOWN POLYSILOXANE FOAMS RIOJA, MELISSA A 48d
17658996 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODES AND LEDS CONFIGURED TO EMIT UV LIGHT COMPRISING PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND QUANTUM WELLS GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A 69d
18981299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TARGETS FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION GARNER, LILY CRABTREE

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18630394 POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS COONEY, JOHN M 147d overdue
18404497 ACTIVE SELF-RELEASING MOLDS FOR CASTING OF COMPLEX PARTS AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M 60d overdue
18670806 Shape Memory Polymers PAK, HANNAH J 83d
18981299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TARGETS FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION GARNER, LILY CRABTREE
18930896 Holographic Plasma Lenses CHANG, AUDREY Y
18440657 METALLIC COATED GASKETS USEFUL FOR FRONT CONTACTS IN ELECTROLYSIS KEELING, ALEXANDER W
18425268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE RESOLUTION IN METAL DROPLET ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING VIA CONTROL OF MULTI-ORIFICE NOZZLE EJECTIONS YE, XINWEN
18422810 NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING RNA PALENIK, JEFFREY T

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1764 2
1754 2
1742 2
1725 2
3646 1
3661 1
1765 1
1615 1
1731 1
1795 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18981299 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TARGETS FOR INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION GARNER, LILY CRABTREE 3646 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2024
18930896 Holographic Plasma Lenses CHANG, AUDREY Y §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18888044 SWARM PATH PLANNER SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES THOMAS, ANA D 3661 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 17, 2024
18726861 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF RAS AGGARWAL, SAHIL CHANDER §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jul 05, 2024
18670806 Shape Memory Polymers PAK, HANNAH J 1764 DP Non-Final OA 83d Pending May 22, 2024
18630394 POST POLYMERIZATION CURE SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS COONEY, JOHN M 1765 DP Final Rejection 147d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2024
18440657 METALLIC COATED GASKETS USEFUL FOR FRONT CONTACTS IN ELECTROLYSIS KEELING, ALEXANDER W §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 13, 2024
18425268 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE RESOLUTION IN METAL DROPLET ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING VIA CONTROL OF MULTI-ORIFICE NOZZLE EJECTIONS YE, XINWEN 1754 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 29, 2024
18422810 NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING RNA PALENIK, JEFFREY T 1615 §103§112Other Final Rejection Pending Jan 25, 2024
18404497 ACTIVE SELF-RELEASING MOLDS FOR CASTING OF COMPLEX PARTS AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M 1742 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 04, 2024
18542427 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE EXTRUSION DIVERTER VALVE AND SENSOR ASSEMBLY MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD 1754 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18367968 DIRECT INK WRITE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERS AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITES AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE 1731 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2023
18447876 BUILT-IN ELECTROLYZER FOR INCREASING DURABILITY OF A FLOW BATTER BY REBALANCING THE ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION DOVE, TRACY MAE 1725 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 10, 2023
18362444 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH DENSITY ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH CMOS MICROANODE ARRAY RUFO, LOUIS J 1795 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2023
18226411 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTED GAS BLOWN POLYSILOXANE FOAMS RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 §102§103 Non-Final OA 48d Pending Jul 26, 2023
18217259 SYSTEM AND METHODS RELATING TO INTERPENETRATING MULTI-ELECTRODES AND FABRICATION THEREOF FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICES GATEWOOD, DANIEL S 1729 §112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18216463 PRODUCTION OF PERMANENT MAGNETS USING ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION SU, XIAOWEI 1733 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 29, 2023
18309237 FIELD-EMISSION PHOTOCATHODES FOR HIGH-POWER HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRONICS CHEN, PATRICK C 2842 §102§103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Apr 28, 2023
18111397 LOW DENSITY ROOM TEMPERATURE VULCANIZABLE POLYSILOXANE RUBBER COMPOSITION COMPATIBLE WITH HIGH-RESOLUTION MOLDING OPERATIONS HESTER, HOLLEY GRACE 1766 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 17, 2023
18005393 MINIATURE ION TRAPS FOR FAST, HIGH-FIDELITY AND SCALABLE QUANTUM COMPUTATIONS DOAN, NGHIA M 2851 §112 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jan 13, 2023
18071363 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE RESIN WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §103§112 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Nov 29, 2022
17659403 EMULSION STEREOLITHOGRAPHY AND 3D PRINTING OF MULTIMATERIALS AND NANOSCALE MATERIAL GRADIENTS SONG, INJA 1744 §103§112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2022
17658996 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODES AND LEDS CONFIGURED TO EMIT UV LIGHT COMPRISING PHOTOCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND QUANTUM WELLS GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A 2828 §102§103 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Apr 12, 2022
17700145 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING NANOLIPOPROTEIN PARTICLES MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM 1651 §103§112 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 21, 2022
17694030 OVERCOMING CYCLING LIMITATIONS FOR HIGH-ENERGY-DENSITY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FEHR, JULIA MARIE 1725 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 14, 2022
17488453 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECT ELECTROLESS PLATING OF 3D-PRINTABLE GLASS FOR SELECTIVE SURFACE PATTERNING LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1717 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Sep 29, 2021
17489752 SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT FOR AN INCIDENT EXERCISE SENSENIG, SHAUN D 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2021
17326863 DIAL-A-DRIVE EXPLOSIVE FORMULATIONS FELTON, AILEEN BAKER 1734 §102§103 Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending May 21, 2021
17193937 RESISTIVE HEATING REACTORS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE CO2 UPGRADING WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2021

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