Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
31 pending office actions • 27 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System has 33 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio reaches 33 distinct examiners and 29 distinct art units. The matching action and examiner figures indicate that each pending matter is associated with a distinct examiner in the available data, while the art-unit figure shows substantial technical dispersion.
WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Examiner concentration therefore provides little apparent leverage for a uniform response program. Counsel may obtain more value from matter-level coordination, particularly where related biotechnology or pharmaceutical claims are distributed across different art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 13 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 6 (19%) |
| §103 only | 12 (39%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (26%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1 | 55.4% | +16.8% |
| EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC | 1 | 35.5% | +51.8% |
| SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | 1 | 82.9% | +10.9% |
| LY, MOYA PHUNG | 1 | 62.5% | +60.0% |
| KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 1 | 82.1% | +13.2% |
| PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | 1 | 63.8% | +20.6% |
| SPIES, BRADLEY R | 1 | 74.1% | +19.1% |
| WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | 1 | 88.7% | +17.9% |
| ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL | 1 | 58.3% | +43.1% |
| LIN, ERICA S Y | 1 | 86.0% | +2.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19020555 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK CONFIGURATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | — |
| 18894708 | GALLIUM OXIDE FILM, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18784957 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LIN, ERICA S Y | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18009069 | USE OF MICRO-RNA TO IMPROVE AND TREAT CHRONIC PHASE CARDIAC FUNCTION | HUDSON, AMY ROSE | 124d overdue |
| 17918402 | MICROBIAL GAS-PHASE REACTION | HENKEL, DANIELLE B | 44d overdue |
| 18005664 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION DEVICE AND MAGNETIC FIELD IRRADIATION METHOD | LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE | 32d overdue |
| 18572593 | CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY, AND COMPOSITION ESTIMATING METHOD OF CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 26d overdue |
| 19104795 | ASSISTANCE METHOD, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PREHABILITATION | EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC | 9d overdue |
| 18696011 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | FRENCH, CORRELL T | 9d |
| 17628142 | SEPARATED PEPTIDE | NIEBAUER, RONALD T | 14d |
| 18867895 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | LY, MOYA PHUNG | 70d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19104795 | ASSISTANCE METHOD, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PREHABILITATION | EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC | 9d overdue |
| 18867895 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | LY, MOYA PHUNG | 70d |
| 19251003 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING AMORPHOUS CARBON DEPOSITION FILM FORMED ON INNER SURF ACE OF TUBULAR MEMBER | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | — |
| 19020555 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK CONFIGURATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | — |
| 18894708 | GALLIUM OXIDE FILM, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18847205 | HYDROGEN COMBUSTION BURNER | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | — |
| 18844637 | FILTERING APPARATUS, FILTERING METHOD, AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM | SPIES, BRADLEY R | — |
| 18685114 | REFLECTIVE ELECTRODE FOR AN EMITTING DEVICE | WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1632 | 3 |
| 1693 | 2 |
| 1658 | 2 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 3683 | 1 |
| 2634 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 1714 | 1 |
| 3762 | 1 |
| 1776 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19251003 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COATED TUBULAR MEMBER HAVING AMORPHOUS CARBON DEPOSITION FILM FORMED ON INNER SURF ACE OF TUBULAR MEMBER | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19104795 | ASSISTANCE METHOD, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PREHABILITATION | EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC | 3683 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19020555 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, NETWORK CONFIGURATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | SANDHU, AMRITBIR K | 2634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18867895 | ROBOT, ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | LY, MOYA PHUNG | 3658 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18894708 | GALLIUM OXIDE FILM, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18847205 | HYDROGEN COMBUSTION BURNER | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18844637 | FILTERING APPARATUS, FILTERING METHOD, AND WATER TREATMENT SYSTEM | SPIES, BRADLEY R | 1776 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18685114 | REFLECTIVE ELECTRODE FOR AN EMITTING DEVICE | WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | 2892 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18837445 | NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY MATERIAL | ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL | 1627 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18784957 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LIN, ERICA S Y | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18680720 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING HEALTH SCORE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING CHANGES IN POSITIONS OF PARTS OF UPPER BODY | SASS, KIMBERLY A. | 3686 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18696610 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING PITUITARY CELLS AND HYPOTHALAMIC CELLS USING CELL SURFACE MARKER | WRIGHT, ERIC BRANDON | 1632 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18696011 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | FRENCH, CORRELL T | 3715 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18693944 | INTERFACE INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, INTERFACE INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, INTERNAL INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL HEATING DEVICE | JAGAN, MIRELLYS | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18576587 | Method for Purifying Nucleotides, Device for Purifying Nucleotides, Hy-Drophobic Reagent, and Hydrophobic Substrate | SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN | 1693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18575623 | POLYNUCLEOTIDE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION | MILLER, DALE R | 1693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18572593 | CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY, AND COMPOSITION ESTIMATING METHOD OF CERAMIC HEAT STORAGE BODY | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18510774 | METHOD OF DESULFURIZING SULFUR-CROSSLINKED RUBBER | RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | 1759 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18559624 | MAGNETIC METAMATERIAL, SPIN CURRENT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND SPIN CURRENT CONTROL METHOD | GONZALES, VICENTE ROLANDO | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
| 18277717 | MARKER FOR LYMPHOCYTIC ADENOHYPOPHYSITIS AND RELATED DISEASES, AND USE OF THE MARKER | IVICH, FERNANDO NMN | 1658 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18272430 | CHIMERIC TARGET FACTOR RECEPTOR | SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR | 1632 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18034999 | CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR | SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD | 1641 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18005664 | MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATION DEVICE AND MAGNETIC FIELD IRRADIATION METHOD | LANDEEN, BROGAN RANE | 3791 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18153674 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GALLIUM NITRIDE SUBSTRATE | DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 18009069 | USE OF MICRO-RNA TO IMPROVE AND TREAT CHRONIC PHASE CARDIAC FUNCTION | HUDSON, AMY ROSE | 1636 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 124d overdue | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17918402 | MICROBIAL GAS-PHASE REACTION | HENKEL, DANIELLE B | 1799 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17995043 | METHOD FOR SEPARATING PITUITARY HORMONE-PRODUCING CELLS AND PROGENITOR CELLS THEREOF | DHAR, MATASHA | 1632 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | 114d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17775115 | LAMINATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | WARD, DAVID WILLIAM | 2891 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2022 |
| 17628142 | SEPARATED PEPTIDE | NIEBAUER, RONALD T | 1658 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 18, 2022 |
| 17270297 | STRUCTURE MATERIAL, STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRUCTURE, SEAL STRUCTURAL MATERIAL, STRUCTURE, METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURE, COMPOSITION FOR SEALING, AND ION SUPPLYING MATERIAL | CHAU, LISA N | 1785 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2021 |
| 17258132 | NOVEL MICROORGANISMS FOR DECOMPOSING OIL AND FAT CONTAINING FATTY ACID | JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | 1656 | §102 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 05, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialNational University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System has 31 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 27 art units and 31 examiners.
Michael P Wieczorek has the most, with 1 of National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
