Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Mcmaster University

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

27 pending office actions • 18 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

9
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)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.

16
Hard (59%)
9
Medium (33%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only6 (22%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (56%)

Industry Mix

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

19
Life Sciences
70% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
2
Semiconductors
7% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
4
Business / Other
15% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 2 63.5% +11.9%
KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 2 58.1% +16.4%
NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE 1 73.3% +18.2%
GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V 1 63.2% +34.0%
RASHID, MAHBUBUR 1 67.8% +20.4%
EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1 60.9% +64.3%
NATARAJAN, MEERA 1 62.5% +18.0%
JONES, ANDREW B 1 73.3% +21.8%
SAEED, ALI S 1 31.3% +35.8%
LEWIS, MONICA 1 31.7% +17.1%

Hard Cases (16)

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
18683559 FLUORINE-FREE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF NELSON, MICHAEL B 162d overdue
17923118 MOLECULAR TRANSPORT FOR VIRAL AGENTS KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 100d overdue
18198154 Compositions to Modify Intestinal Nutrient Absorption, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof FUBARA, BLESSING M 74d overdue
18001828 Genetically Modified Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1) for use to Treat Cancer KIM, TAEYOON 19d overdue
18627878 ROADWAY INCIDENT SEVERITY ESTIMATION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT JONES, ANDREW B 15d overdue
18494343 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME, INTRA-PROCEDURAL, ENDOSCOPIC SHAFT MOTION TRACKING WOO, JAE KYUN 30d
18480985 VEHICLE PARTS WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENTS, VEHICLES CONTAINING SUCH VEHICLE PARTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SUCH VEHICLE PARTS GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA 41d
18010878 CLEAVAGE-AMPLIFICATION BIOSENSOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS 71d

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18026043 ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR FOR TARGET ANALYTE DETECTION SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 150d overdue
17923118 MOLECULAR TRANSPORT FOR VIRAL AGENTS KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 100d overdue
18600226 A CO-PLANAR TRANSFORMER AND WINDING CONFIGURATION LEWIS, MONICA 43d overdue
18627878 ROADWAY INCIDENT SEVERITY ESTIMATION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT JONES, ANDREW B 15d overdue
18872220 Thrombolytic Protease Resistant ADAMTS13 Mutants NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE —
18846459 Bioinks for 3D Extrusion Bioprinting, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V —
18841122 PORTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FOR BIOSENSING AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN —
18756668 IMPACT PROTECTION STRUCTURE RASHID, MAHBUBUR —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 2
1795 2
2838 2
1672 2
1683 2
1742 1
2667 1
1616 1
1787 1
1675 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18872220 Thrombolytic Protease Resistant ADAMTS13 Mutants NOAKES, SUZANNE MARIE 1653 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18846459 Bioinks for 3D Extrusion Bioprinting, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V 1742 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2024
18841122 PORTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FOR BIOSENSING AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 1795 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 23, 2024
18756668 IMPACT PROTECTION STRUCTURE RASHID, MAHBUBUR — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2024
18710416 MAGNETIC MICROGEL BEADS, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2024
18706314 PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF HEPARIN-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA NATARAJAN, MEERA — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 30, 2024
18627878 ROADWAY INCIDENT SEVERITY ESTIMATION FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT JONES, ANDREW B 2667 §103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18696755 Hydrogel Microstructure Arrays, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof SAEED, ALI S 1616 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2024
18600226 A CO-PLANAR TRANSFORMER AND WINDING CONFIGURATION LEWIS, MONICA 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2024
18683559 FLUORINE-FREE SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF NELSON, MICHAEL B 1787 §102§103 Non-Final OA 162d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2024
18431041 Method for Diagnosing and Assessing Endometriosis BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Feb 02, 2024
18572235 PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF ORTHO-ALLYLATED HYDROXY PHENYL COMPOUNDS BONAPARTE, AMY C — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18541124 DUAL-ACTIVE BRIDGE CONVERTER AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME AHMED, YUSEF A 2838 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18565957 CELL-FREE REGIONS BY LABEL-FREE MAGNETIC EXCLUSION LANKFORD JR, LEON B 1633 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 30, 2023
18494343 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME, INTRA-PROCEDURAL, ENDOSCOPIC SHAFT MOTION TRACKING WOO, JAE KYUN 3795 §103§112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Oct 25, 2023
18286732 FUNCTIONALIZED BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES WITH MODIFYING PROTEIN MOLECULES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 1672 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 12, 2023
18480985 VEHICLE PARTS WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENTS, VEHICLES CONTAINING SUCH VEHICLE PARTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SUCH VEHICLE PARTS GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA 1721 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18452936 PACKING ASSEMBLY FOR CHROMATOGRAPHY MEDIA AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF PEO, KARA M 1777 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18198154 Compositions to Modify Intestinal Nutrient Absorption, Methods of Making and Uses Thereof FUBARA, BLESSING M 1613 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18026043 ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR FOR TARGET ANALYTE DETECTION SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN 1795 §103 Final Rejection 150d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2023
18010878 CLEAVAGE-AMPLIFICATION BIOSENSOR AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS 1683 §102§103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Dec 16, 2022
18001828 Genetically Modified Bovine Herpesvirus Type 1 (BHV-1) for use to Treat Cancer KIM, TAEYOON 1631 §102§103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2022
17997991 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM FOR PERFUSABLE NETWORKS OF SELF-ASSEMBLED CELLS HURST, JONATHAN M 1799 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 04, 2022
17923118 MOLECULAR TRANSPORT FOR VIRAL AGENTS KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 1672 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2022
17626295 Bacteriophage Hydrogel Compositions and Uses Thereof IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1653 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 11, 2022
17333189 Method for Diagnosing Intermittent Claudication and Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia VOLKOV, ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVIC 1677 §112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending May 28, 2021
16629204 Risk Assessment Tool for Patients with Sepsis POHNERT, STEVEN C 1683 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 07, 2020

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