Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
48 pending office actions • 25 art units • 41 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 77 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 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. 48 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%) |
| §103 only | 30 (62%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 6 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| No statute on record | 9 (19%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWELL, MARC C | 2 | 68.1% | +25.1% |
| BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 2 | 59.2% | +32.0% |
| GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 2 | 64.9% | +49.7% |
| BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 2 | 64.2% | +29.6% |
| NGUYEN, HENRY H | 2 | 63.7% | +36.7% |
| KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 2 | 65.9% | +35.7% |
| SALMON, KATHERINE D | 2 | 42.6% | +38.0% |
| DUNWOODY, AARON M | 1 | 75.1% | +11.5% |
| BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 1 | 81.9% | +18.0% |
| XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 1 | 88.5% | +6.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18673469 | Methods And Systems For Detecting A Sample Via Optical Pathways | XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 77d overdue |
| 18756372 | Systems and Methods of Cell Sorting Implementing Artificial Intelligence | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 42d overdue |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18330479 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING GENE PANELS | COBANOGLU, DILEK B | 21d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17963135 | Coated Substrate for Biological Reaction Systems | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 111d overdue |
| 18086416 | Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 79d overdue |
| 18756372 | Systems and Methods of Cell Sorting Implementing Artificial Intelligence | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 42d overdue |
| 16830076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC SEQUENCING | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 42d overdue |
| 17250610 | REAGENTS, MIXTURES, KITS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS | SALMON, KATHERINE D | 28d overdue |
| 18137956 | Methods and Kits to Detect Viral Particle Heterogeneity | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 17d overdue |
| 17226642 | Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion System | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 15d overdue |
| 18465923 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS | HOWELL, MARC C | 4d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1681 | 8 |
| 1682 | 6 |
| 1799 | 4 |
| 1796 | 3 |
| 1758 | 3 |
| 1774 | 2 |
| 1685 | 2 |
| 1687 | 2 |
| 1632 | 2 |
| 3679 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18823496 | Systems and Methods for Clamp Assemblies | DUNWOODY, AARON M | 3679 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18756372 | Systems and Methods of Cell Sorting Implementing Artificial Intelligence | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 3653 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18754057 | FLUID MIXING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE | HOWELL, MARC C | 1774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18673469 | Methods And Systems For Detecting A Sample Via Optical Pathways | XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 77d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18671069 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR FLUID POTENTIAL EFFECT MITIGATION IN LARGE SCALE CHEMFET ARRAYS | TRAN, VIVIAN AILINH | 1794 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18651331 | Heat Exchanger System with Flexible Bag | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | Other | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18629059 | FLUIDICS SYSTEMS FOR SEQUENTIAL DELIVERY OF REAGENTS | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 1682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18583747 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | EDWARDS, LYDIA E | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18441967 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DETECTION OF TANDEM DUPLICATION | LIU, GUOZHEN | 1686 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18434479 | Systems And Methods Of Reduced Condensation Microscopy | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18531920 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF FUSIONS USING COMPRESSED MOLECULAR TAGGED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DATA | SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 1685 | Other | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18530606 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PHASING ERRORS WHEN SEQUENCING NUCLEICACIDS USING TERMINATION CHEMISTRY | SISSON, BRADLEY L | 1682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18474004 | ASEPTIC CELL CULTURE SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18465923 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FLUIDS | HOWELL, MARC C | 1774 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18261812 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AMPLIFICATION FROM CRUDE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 81d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18340581 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF TARGET SEQUENCES IN MULTIPLEX REACTIONS | KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS | 1683 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18338488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCE DATA ALIGNMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1687 | DPOther | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18257534 | Chemically Defined Serum Albumin Substitutes | SHIBUYA, MARK LANCE | 1631 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18209766 | Conjugated Polymeric Particle and Method of Making Same | KELLY, ROBERT M | 1638 | Other | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18330479 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING GENE PANELS | COBANOGLU, DILEK B | 3687 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18318402 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE REPERTOIRE MONITORING | YU, TIAN NMN | 1681 | Other | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18317484 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE REPERTOIRE MONITORING | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 1681 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18312663 | METHODS FOR DEEP ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR SIGNAL ERROR CORRECTION | MRABI, HASSAN | 2147 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18137956 | Methods and Kits to Detect Viral Particle Heterogeneity | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 1681 | Other | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18173386 | NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18161546 | METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATION TO NEURONAL CELLS AND KITS THEREFOR | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 1632 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18006551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 1758 | Other | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18006554 | ENERGY TRANSFER DYE CONJUGATES FOR USE IN BIOLOGICAL ASSAYS | RILEY, JEZIA | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18086416 | Systems and Methods for Biological Analysis | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 79d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 18075729 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS, AND KITS FOR DETECTING ALLELIC VARIANTS | BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE | 1682 | Other | Non-Final OA | 154d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 17963135 | Coated Substrate for Biological Reaction Systems | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 111d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2022 |
| 17960237 | System and Method of Electroporation Protocol Optimization | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17887727 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ONCOLOGY PRECISION ASSAYS | SALMON, KATHERINE D | 1682 | §112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Aug 15, 2022 |
| 17729380 | Sample Injection Probe Washing | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Apr 26, 2022 |
| 17686083 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND KITS FOR SMALL RNA CAPTURE, DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION | WILDER, CYNTHIA B | 1681 | Other | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Mar 03, 2022 |
| 17574032 | UNIVERSAL REPORTER-BASED GENOTYPING METHODS AND MATERIALS | MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE | 1681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jan 12, 2022 |
| 17553295 | System and Method for Control of Sequencing Process | FONSECA LOPEZ, FRANCINI ALVARENGA | 1685 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2021 |
| 17450812 | System for Oxygenating a Biological Culture | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Oct 13, 2021 |
| 17305239 | WORKFLOW FOR DETECTION OF LIGANDS USING NUCLEIC ACIDS | PRIEST, AARON A | 1681 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 01, 2021 |
| 17354281 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR CULTIVATING PLURIPOTENT CELL SUSPENSIONS | SPENCE, JENNIFER SUZANNE | 1633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2021 |
| 17226642 | Hematopoietic Stem and Progenitor Cell Expansion System | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 1632 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Apr 09, 2021 |
| 17250610 | REAGENTS, MIXTURES, KITS AND METHODS FOR AMPLIFICATION OF NUCLEIC ACIDS | SALMON, KATHERINE D | 1682 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2021 |
| 17091092 | SYSTEMS AND ASSAYS FOR ASSESSING MICROSATELLITE INSTABILITY | MYERS, CARLA J | 1682 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Nov 06, 2020 |
| 17027206 | CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR LOADING A DEVICE | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | 1758 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Sep 21, 2020 |
| 16893585 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA, AND KITS FOR SAMPLE IDENTIFICATION | WOITACH, JOSEPH T | 1687 | Other | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2020 |
| 16830076 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENETIC SEQUENCING | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 1758 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2020 |
| 16486137 | AUTOMATED QUALITY CONTROL AND SPECTRAL ERROR CORRECTION FOR SAMPLE ANALYSIS INSTRUMENTS | QIAN, SHIZHI | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Aug 14, 2019 |
| 16229272 | SENSOR FOR CHEMICAL ANALYSIS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY | 1799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 132d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2018 |
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