Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

National Institutes For Quantum Science And Technology

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

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
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.

2
Hard (25%)
4
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (12%)
1
Unknown (12%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (12%)
§103 only1 (12%)
§102 only2 (25%)
§112 only1 (12%)
Double-patenting + other1 (12%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (12%)
No statute on record1 (12%)

Industry Mix

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

4
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
12% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
1
Business / Other
12% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SONG, HOON K 1 86.2% +8.4%
GARTLAND, SCOTT D 1 11.1% +12.6%
CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1 54.4% +63.0%
BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1 75.0% +0.0%
BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1 81.6% +15.0%
TAYLOR, MEREDITH IREENE DUPAI 1 67.9% +51.3%
HOBBS, MICHAEL L 1 68.8% +28.2%
KWAK, DEAN P 1 58.7% +37.4%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18281158 METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN

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
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

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue 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
17605337 NEMATODE TRAP PLATE AND USE THEREFOR KWAK, DEAN P

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3685 1
1651 1
1618 1
1736 1
2671 1
3791 1
1798 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
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 Other 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
18557392 METHOD FOR STORING INTERMEDIATE FOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PREPARATION OR STORAGE OF RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITION FOR RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION, AND PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN 1618 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Oct 26, 2023
18281158 METHOD FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION, AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING INORGANIC SOLUTION BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1736 §102 Non-Final OA 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 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2023
17605337 NEMATODE TRAP PLATE AND USE THEREFOR KWAK, DEAN P 1798 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2021

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