Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

35 pending office actions • 24 art units • 34 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 44 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (1)

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 (43%)
18
Medium (51%)
2
Easy (6%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (6%)
§101 + other5 (14%)
§103 only15 (43%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (23%)

Industry Mix

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

20
Life Sciences
57% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
17% of docket
7
Business / Other
20% 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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 2 62.4% +24.8%
ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM 1 16.7% +0.0%
CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1 47.4% +76.9%
TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 1 36.3% +15.9%
CANNON, RYAN SMITH 1 55.4% +36.9%
FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P 1 76.0% +16.5%
SHAH, UTPAL D 1 87.8% +11.3%
FADHEL, ALI Z 1 76.4% +8.8%
CORMIER, DAVID G 1 64.3% +28.9%
DILLON, DANIEL P 1 25.9% +30.4%

Hard Cases (17)

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
18724084 NEGOTIATION APPARATUS, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM EDMONDS, DONALD J 44d overdue
18835762 WET PROCESSING APPARATUS CORMIER, DAVID G 17d overdue
18001453 QUANTUM COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE KNIGHT, PAUL M 12d
18998319 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 84d
19354952 PROPOSAL GENERATION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, PROPOSAL GENERATION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM
19109216 Genome Editing Method for Duplicated Genes CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA
18873054 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL CANNON, RYAN SMITH
18889764 LOADED ATTITUDE STATE DETECTING DEVICE SHAH, UTPAL D

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18835762 WET PROCESSING APPARATUS CORMIER, DAVID G 17d overdue
18434760 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 50d
18434753 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 50d
18998319 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 84d
19109216 Genome Editing Method for Duplicated Genes CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA
18873054 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL CANNON, RYAN SMITH
18848943 PEROVSKITE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P
18889764 LOADED ATTITUDE STATE DETECTING DEVICE SHAH, UTPAL D

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1772 3
3629 2
1725 2
3628 1
1726 1
1759 1
1711 1
1783 1
1651 1
1652 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19354952 PROPOSAL GENERATION DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, PROPOSAL GENERATION METHOD, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM 3629 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 10, 2025
19109216 Genome Editing Method for Duplicated Genes CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2025
18998319 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, HYDROGEN PRODUCTION SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, OPERATION PLAN CREATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL 3628 §101§103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Jan 24, 2025
18873054 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL CANNON, RYAN SMITH 1726 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 09, 2024
18848943 PEROVSKITE CRYSTAL DEPOSITION METHOD AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P 1759 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2024
18889764 LOADED ATTITUDE STATE DETECTING DEVICE SHAH, UTPAL D §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18836470 METHOD OF DECOMPOSING CROSSLINKED RUBBER FADHEL, ALI Z 1772 DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2024
18835762 WET PROCESSING APPARATUS CORMIER, DAVID G 1711 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2024
18728803 CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIS CONDUCTIVE MEMBER DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18727951 METHOD FOR EVALUATING CARDIOMYOCYTES USING RAMAN SCATTERING VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN 1651 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 10, 2024
18760019 POLYMER BRUSH COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2024
18725546 NOVEL MICROORGANISM, NOVEL MICROORGANISM CULTURE OR EXTRACT, AND ERGOTHIONEINE PRODUCTION METHOD LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS 1652 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18724084 NEGOTIATION APPARATUS, NEGOTIATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM EDMONDS, DONALD J 3629 §101 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2024
18722538 ELECTRONIC/OPTICAL DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR MANDALA, MICHELLE §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2024
18719225 MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, MEDICAL SUPPORT ROBOT DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO 3796 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18737031 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DANG, PHUC T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 07, 2024
18663837 Silanol Compound And Method For Producing Silanol Compound BAKSHI, PANCHAM 1623 §102§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18704390 AMORPHOUS MATERIAL AND CROSS-POINT TYPE MEMORY ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2024
18683222 ASSAY DEVICE BORTOLI, JONATHAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18683103 QUANTUM CIRCUIT, QUANTUM COMPUTING ELEMENT, QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEM, AND QUANTUM COMPUTING METHOD KINKEAD, ARNOLD M 2891 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 12, 2024
18434760 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103 Final Rejection 50d Pending Feb 06, 2024
18434753 METHOD FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, CATALYST FOR GENERATING ISOBUTENE, AND ISOBUTENE GENERATION SYSTEM CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103Other Final Rejection 50d Pending Feb 06, 2024
18574192 COMPOUND USING NATURAL PIGMENT GREEN, ANTHONY J 1731 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 26, 2023
18568042 INTERNAL STANDARD NUCLEIC ACID FOR QUANTIFYING EUKARYOTIC MICROORGANISMS KAPUSHOC, STEPHEN THOMAS 1683 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
18552365 VIRUS DETECTION METHOD USING WELL ARRAY, WELL ARRAY, AND DETECTION DEVICE LY, KRISTINA ELISABETH 1671 §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2023
18550741 NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THIS SUN, MICHAEL Y 1728 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 15, 2023
18262928 ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY (AS AMENDED) AKRAM, IMRAN 1725 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18272890 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN NGUYEN, HUY TRAM 1732 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2023
18192676 ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, SECONDARY BATTERY AND FLIGHT VEHICLE OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 30, 2023
18001453 QUANTUM COMPUTER SYSTEM AND CONTROL DEVICE KNIGHT, PAUL M 2148 §103§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Dec 09, 2022
18073734 COATING FILM AND ARTICLE WITH COATING FILM FORMED ON SURFACE RUMMEL, JULIA L 1784 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2022
17944663 ARTICLE SEARCH DEVICE AND ARTICLE SEARCH METHOD CUMBESS, YOLANDA RENEE 3655 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Sep 14, 2022
17776472 MOUNTING WIRING BOARD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOUNTING BOARD, METHOD OF MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MICROWAVE HEATING METHOD, AND MICROWAVE HEATING APPARATUS KIRKWOOD, SPENCER HAMMETT 3761 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending May 12, 2022
17615853 METHOD FOR ANALYZING MICROBIAL FLORA SPANGLER, JOSEPH RANKIN 1656 §101§103§112Other Final Rejection Pending Dec 02, 2021
17288362 CRYSTAL, METHOD OF PRODUCING CRYSTAL, AND METHOD OF SELF-ORGANIZING SILANOL COMPOUND SONG, MATTHEW J 1714 §103 Final Rejection 88d overdue Pending Apr 23, 2021

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