Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
8 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
National Institutes For Quantum Science And Technology has 8 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The prosecution is exceptionally diverse, involving 8 distinct examiners across 7 distinct art units. This means that almost every pending matter is being reviewed in a different technical unit by a different examiner.
SONG, HOON K is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This high degree of dispersion suggests that the company's biotechnology research spans many different specialized fields. Practitioners must be prepared to handle a wide variety of technical and procedural requirements across 7 distinct art units.
With 8 distinct examiners involved, the company is exposed to a wide range of interpretive styles. This structure requires a versatile strategy to address the varied feedback from multiple technical units. The lack of examiner overlap ensures that each application receives an independent technical review within its specific field.
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 + other | 1 (12%) |
| §103 only | 1 (12%) |
| §102 only | 3 (38%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SONG, HOON K | 1 | 86.3% | +8.3% |
| GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 1 | 10.9% | +12.2% |
| CURRENS, GRANT CARSON | 1 | 54.6% | +62.5% |
| BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | 1 | 81.5% | +14.9% |
| TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI | 1 | 68.3% | +54.3% |
| HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1 | 68.9% | +28.1% |
| ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE | 1 | 53.5% | +27.8% |
| KWAK, DEAN P | 1 | 58.7% | +37.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18686648 | ENERGY MODULATING DEVICE, PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATING DEVICE USING THE SAME, PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATING METHOD, AND PARTICLE-BEAM RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING DEVICE | SONG, HOON K | — |
| 18281158 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION | BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18948945 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | — |
| 18718005 | NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, AND USE OF NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE | CURRENS, GRANT CARSON | — |
| 18179557 | SAMPLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, SAMPLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION APPARATUS | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — |
| 17771136 | PREVENTATIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR TAUOPATHY | ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18948945 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | — |
| 18718005 | NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, AND USE OF NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE | CURRENS, GRANT CARSON | — |
| 18281158 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION | BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | — |
| 18351276 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADIATION THERAPY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI | — |
| 18179557 | SAMPLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, SAMPLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION APPARATUS | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | — |
| 17771136 | PREVENTATIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR TAUOPATHY | ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE | — |
| 17605337 | NEMATODE TRAP PLATE AND USE THEREFOR | KWAK, DEAN P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3685 | 1 |
| 1651 | 1 |
| 1736 | 1 |
| 2671 | 1 |
| 3791 | 1 |
| 1622 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18686648 | ENERGY MODULATING DEVICE, PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATING DEVICE USING THE SAME, PARTICLE BEAM IRRADIATING METHOD, AND PARTICLE-BEAM RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING DEVICE | SONG, HOON K | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 18948945 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, TREATMENT SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 3685 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18718005 | NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE, AND USE OF NEMATODE-SEALED CAPSULE | CURRENS, GRANT CARSON | 1651 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18281158 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION | BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | 1736 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18351276 | RADIATION THERAPY DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, RADIATION THERAPY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI | 2671 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18179557 | SAMPLE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, SAMPLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION APPARATUS | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 3791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2023 |
| 17771136 | PREVENTATIVE OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR TAUOPATHY | ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE | 1622 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2022 |
| 17605337 | NEMATODE TRAP PLATE AND USE THEREFOR | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2021 |
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