Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Miami University

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Miami University has 4 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 4 examiners and 4 art units, so the portfolio is distributed across distinct examination channels.

LAMPRECHT, JOEL is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Portfolio management should emphasize coordination of technical positions while preserving matter-specific responses for each examiner and unit.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

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.

2
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
§102 only1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LAMPRECHT, JOEL 1 81.4% +16.5%
MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY 1 67.0% +59.7%
CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1 44.0% +70.1%
BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1 44.9% +79.8%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18888800 DIGITAL AUTOCORRELATOR LAMPRECHT, JOEL —
18706982 METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRYPTOPHANS, TRYPTAMINES, INTERMEDIATES, SIDE PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18400586 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 15d overdue
18161467 CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING OF HUMAN ADIPOCYTES BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 79d
18888800 DIGITAL AUTOCORRELATOR LAMPRECHT, JOEL —
18706982 METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRYPTOPHANS, TRYPTAMINES, INTERMEDIATES, SIDE PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3798 1
1655 1
1662 1
1631 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18888800 DIGITAL AUTOCORRELATOR LAMPRECHT, JOEL 3798 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2024
18706982 METHODS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF TRYPTOPHANS, TRYPTAMINES, INTERMEDIATES, SIDE PRODUCTS AND DERIVATIVES MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY 1655 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2024
18400586 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF ENHANCING PHOTOSYNTHESIS CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2023
18161467 CELLULAR REPROGRAMMING OF HUMAN ADIPOCYTES BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER 1631 §102Other Non-Final OA 79d Pending Jan 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Miami University have?

Miami University has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Miami University applications?

Joel Lamprecht has the most, with 1 of Miami University's pending office actions.

What technology area are Miami University's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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