Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

National University Corporation Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

27 pending office actions • 21 art units • 26 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
1
Due this week
6
Due this month
0
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. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (6)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.

12
Hard (44%)
11
Medium (41%)
4
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (7%)
§103 only7 (26%)
§102 only3 (11%)
§112 only3 (11%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (37%)

Industry Mix

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

15
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
5
Semiconductors
19% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
15% of docket
3
Business / Other
11% 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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 2 55.4% +21.4%
EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC 1 32.8% +54.2%
DEWITT, JORDAN EDWARD 1 83.7% +14.1%
ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL 1 58.9% +41.5%
SASS, KIMBERLY A. 1 53.0% +53.3%
AHMED, SHAMIM 1 78.5% +22.0%
JAGAN, MIRELLYS 1 82.9% +5.7%
DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR 1 78.6% +4.4%
MALEK, MALIHEH 1 79.4% +3.5%
MILLER, DALE R 1 62.4% +17.4%

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
18693944 INTERFACE INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, INTERFACE INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, PROGRAM, INTERNAL INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND OPTICAL HEATING DEVICE JAGAN, MIRELLYS 16d

Hard Cases (12)

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
18009069 USE OF MICRO-RNA TO IMPROVE AND TREAT CHRONIC PHASE CARDIAC FUNCTION HUDSON, AMY ROSE 124d 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
17628142 SEPARATED PEPTIDE NIEBAUER, RONALD T 14d
18034999 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD 28d
18854449 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT ELEMENT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT HEAD DEWITT, JORDAN EDWARD 83d
18837445 NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY MATERIAL ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL
18680720 METHOD OF ESTIMATING HEALTH SCORE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING CHANGES IN POSITIONS OF PARTS OF UPPER BODY SASS, KIMBERLY A.

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18615192 CARBON HARD MASK, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND FILM FORMING METHOD AHMED, SHAMIM 18d overdue
19104795 ASSISTANCE METHOD, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PREHABILITATION EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC 9d overdue
17628132 ADHESIVE PROTEIN BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 6d
18283665 ANTIBODY OR FRAGMENT THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 28d
18854449 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT ELEMENT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT HEAD DEWITT, JORDAN EDWARD 83d
18837445 NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY MATERIAL ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL
18680720 METHOD OF ESTIMATING HEALTH SCORE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING CHANGES IN POSITIONS OF PARTS OF UPPER BODY SASS, KIMBERLY A.
18575623 POLYNUCLEOTIDE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION MILLER, DALE R

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1731 2
1675 2
1632 2
3683 1
2845 1
3686 1
1713 1
2855 1
2884 1
2813 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19104795 ASSISTANCE METHOD, ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING PREHABILITATION EVANS, TRISTAN ISAAC 3683 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Feb 19, 2025
18854449 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT ELEMENT AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INPUT/OUTPUT HEAD DEWITT, JORDAN EDWARD 2845 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 83d Pending Oct 04, 2024
18837445 NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY MATERIAL ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 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 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18615192 CARBON HARD MASK, FILM FORMING APPARATUS, AND FILM FORMING METHOD AHMED, SHAMIM 1713 §103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Apr 04, 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
18693026 DEFORMABLE MIRROR AND X-RAY DEVICE DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR 2884 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 18, 2024
18292031 NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MALEK, MALIHEH 2813 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2024
18575623 POLYNUCLEOTIDE AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION MILLER, DALE R §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 §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
18557236 PROPHYLACTIC AND/OR THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS HERNANDEZ, JACKSON J 1627 §102 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2023
18283665 ANTIBODY OR FRAGMENT THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR USING SAME BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18272430 CHIMERIC TARGET FACTOR RECEPTOR SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR 1632 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2023
18254792 NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION MATERIAL, COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION MATERIAL, AND COMPONENT MADE OF NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION MATERIAL NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 26, 2023
18034999 CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR SZPERKA, MICHAEL EDWARD 1641 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 02, 2023
18250630 PAINT COLOR MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PAINT COLOR MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR COATING MATERIAL PARVINI, PEGAH 1731 §112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Apr 26, 2023
18250383 BIOABSORBABLE FIBROUS MEDICAL MATERIAL STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18027359 END-PLATE PERFORATION DEVICE WEISS, JESSICA 3775 §102 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Mar 20, 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
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
18050713 COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTS, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE DEGUIRE, SEAN M 1786 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 28, 2022
17995043 METHOD FOR SEPARATING PITUITARY HORMONE-PRODUCING CELLS AND PROGENITOR CELLS THEREOF DHAR, MATASHA 1632 DP Non-Final OA 114d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17628132 ADHESIVE PROTEIN BORGEEST, CHRISTINA M 1675 §112 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Jan 18, 2022
17628142 SEPARATED PEPTIDE NIEBAUER, RONALD T 1658 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 18, 2022
17258132 NOVEL MICROORGANISMS FOR DECOMPOSING OIL AND FAT CONTAINING FATTY ACID JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 §102 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 05, 2021

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