Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

National Chung Cheng University

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

National Chung Cheng University has 3 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Each matter is assigned to a distinct examiner and a distinct art unit, indicating three separate examination contexts.

COOK, LISA V is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The record supports matter-by-matter prosecution planning rather than a unified response approach based on shared assignments.

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

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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
50% of docket
1
Information Tech
25% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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
SADLER, NATHAN 1 70.9% +26.4%
COOK, LISA V 1 67.5% +10.3%
NGUYEN, HENRY H 1 63.5% +36.7%
LE, PHAT NGOC 1 73.3% +28.7%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19175292 STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE SADLER, NATHAN —
18355418 NORMAL INCIDENT GUIDED-MODE-RESONANCE BIOSENSOR AND PROCALCITONIN DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME COOK, LISA V —
18214988 METHOD AND KIT OF MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF ANALYTE NGUYEN, HENRY H —
18074245 DEVICE FOR COMPUTING AN INNER PRODUCT LE, PHAT NGOC —

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
19175292 STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE SADLER, NATHAN —
18355418 NORMAL INCIDENT GUIDED-MODE-RESONANCE BIOSENSOR AND PROCALCITONIN DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME COOK, LISA V —
18214988 METHOD AND KIT OF MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF ANALYTE NGUYEN, HENRY H —
18074245 DEVICE FOR COMPUTING AN INNER PRODUCT LE, PHAT NGOC —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2827 1
1642 1
1758 1
2182 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19175292 STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICE SADLER, NATHAN 2827 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 10, 2025
18355418 NORMAL INCIDENT GUIDED-MODE-RESONANCE BIOSENSOR AND PROCALCITONIN DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME COOK, LISA V 1642 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 20, 2023
18214988 METHOD AND KIT OF MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF ANALYTE NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 27, 2023
18074245 DEVICE FOR COMPUTING AN INNER PRODUCT LE, PHAT NGOC 2182 §101§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 02, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does National Chung Cheng University have?

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

Which USPTO examiner handles the most National Chung Cheng University applications?

Nathan Sadler has the most, with 1 of National Chung Cheng University's pending office actions.

What technology area are National Chung Cheng University's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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