Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

National Jewish Health

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

National Jewish Health has 3 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are spread across 3 examiners and 3 art units, so the portfolio presents separate examination environments.

ALABI, OYELEYE A is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. A matter-specific approach is appropriate because no examiner or art unit is shown as handling multiple pending matters.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ALABI, OYELEYE A 1 83.9% +23.8%
PRIEST, JESSICA MARIE 1 — —
HAMA, JOANNE 1 25.4% +40.2%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18044349 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO INNATE LYMPHOID CELLS HAMA, JOANNE 70d
18586007 Methods of Identifying Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergies ALABI, OYELEYE A —
18412165 Methods and Compositions for Treating Mucus Obstruction in Severe Asthma PRIEST, JESSICA MARIE —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18044349 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO INNATE LYMPHOID CELLS HAMA, JOANNE 70d
18586007 Methods of Identifying Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergies ALABI, OYELEYE A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1797 1
1642 1
1645 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18586007 Methods of Identifying Atopic Dermatitis and Food Allergies ALABI, OYELEYE A 1797 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 23, 2024
18412165 Methods and Compositions for Treating Mucus Obstruction in Severe Asthma PRIEST, JESSICA MARIE 1642 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 12, 2024
18044349 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING RESPIRATORY DISEASES OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO INNATE LYMPHOID CELLS HAMA, JOANNE 1645 §102§103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Mar 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does National Jewish Health have?

National Jewish Health has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most National Jewish Health applications?

Oyeleye A Alabi has the most, with 1 of National Jewish Health's pending office actions.

What technology area are National Jewish Health's patent applications in?

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

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