Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
35 pending office actions • 34 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 59 patents granted in the last 365 days
Northeastern University has 37 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 37 distinct examiners and 36 distinct art units, indicating that the portfolio is spread broadly across examination personnel and technical groups. The near alignment between pending matters and examiners means that examiner-specific patterns may be limited for much of the portfolio.
CHOI, PETER H is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No single examiner accounts for a substantial concentration in the supplied record, so prosecution planning should emphasize matter-level review, consistent claim-support positions, and tracking across art-unit assignments.
The 36 art units create a broad coordination requirement despite the portfolio's shared Chemistry & Materials classification. Counsel may benefit from centralized issue tracking while preserving flexibility for art-unit-specific response positions.
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 (17%) |
| §103 only | 11 (31%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOI, PETER H | 1 | 26.3% | +18.5% |
| JUNG, JONATHAN Y | 1 | 72.7% | +16.9% |
| OH, HARRY Y | 1 | 85.4% | +16.7% |
| MORALES, JON ERIC C | 1 | 85.4% | +10.0% |
| LIN, ERICA S Y | 1 | 86.0% | +2.7% |
| HIJAZ, OMAR F | 1 | 55.5% | +35.4% |
| TRA, TUYEN Q | 1 | 85.6% | +9.2% |
| GORDON, BRIAN R | 1 | 65.3% | +19.0% |
| ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 1 | 55.3% | +3.5% |
| TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 1 | 80.3% | +19.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18927310 | ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 18720864 | Radio Access Network Control System | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18008323 | Ferromagnetic Metal-Ferrite Composites for High Frequency Inductor Applications | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 37d overdue |
| 18753908 | Method And Apparatus For Wireless Communications | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 36d overdue |
| 17820662 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, CATHODE ELECTRODE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME FOR SULFIDE-BASED ALL-SOLID-STATE-BATTERIES | VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD | 18d overdue |
| 18031486 | Engineered Cells for Increased Collagen Production | MARVICH, MARIA | 9d overdue |
| 18225961 | CONTINUOUS REACTOR AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METALS WITH NANOSTRUCTURED INCLUSIONS | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 5d overdue |
| 17523861 | Method for Direct Synthesis of Nanomaterials by Heating of Bulk Sources | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | 3d overdue |
| 18933478 | System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects | OH, HARRY Y | 22d |
| 18578066 | Serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C Receptor Inverse Agonists | HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR | 39d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18933478 | System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects | OH, HARRY Y | 22d |
| 19112461 | Computer Vision Based Assessment of Infant Face and Body Symmetry | CHOI, PETER H | — |
| 18962393 | Metalenses for Use in Night-Vision Technology | JUNG, JONATHAN Y | — |
| 18927310 | ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY | MORALES, JON ERIC C | — |
| 18841813 | Expeditionary Shelter Systems | HIJAZ, OMAR F | — |
| 18783022 | Single Cell Isolation and Processing System With Reversible Well Shape | GORDON, BRIAN R | — |
| 18720864 | Radio Access Network Control System | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1723 | 2 |
| 3681 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19112461 | Computer Vision Based Assessment of Infant Face and Body Symmetry | CHOI, PETER H | 3681 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 18962393 | Metalenses for Use in Night-Vision Technology | JUNG, JONATHAN Y | 2871 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18933478 | System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects | OH, HARRY Y | 3657 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18927310 | ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3786 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18825626 | ULTRA-LOW POWER TEMPERATURE SENSOR DESIGN | LIN, ERICA S Y | 2849 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18841813 | Expeditionary Shelter Systems | HIJAZ, OMAR F | 3635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18833512 | Self-Administered Adaptive Vision Screening Test Using Angular Indication | TRA, TUYEN Q | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18783022 | Single Cell Isolation and Processing System With Reversible Well Shape | GORDON, BRIAN R | 1798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18753908 | Method And Apparatus For Wireless Communications | ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D | 3645 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18720864 | Radio Access Network Control System | TACDIRAN, ANDRE GEE | 2415 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18744204 | OBFUSCATING ANALOG CIRCUITS USING SWITCHED PHASE CIRCUITS | ANDERSON, MICHAEL D | 2433 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18635442 | PERICELLULAR OXYGEN-CONTROLLING CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR | HAQ, SHAFIQUL | 1678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18700384 | Solid State Energy Storage Devices Monolithically Printed from Dispersions | SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S | 1723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18620310 | Methods for Real-Time Wideband RF Waveform and Emission Classification | TALUKDER, MD K | 2648 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18689955 | Thermoformable Boron-Based Ceramic Material and Use in Thermal Management | KIM, YUNJU | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18589368 | Manufacturing Water based Low-tortuosity Electrodes for Fast-charge through Pattern Integrated Calendaring | MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | 1723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18578066 | Serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C Receptor Inverse Agonists | HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR | 1627 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18545285 | High Solid Content Battery Ink for Printed Batteries and Methods of Making | WYLUDA, KIMBERLY | 1725 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18571666 | A NOVEL COMPOUND ACTING AGAINST A SELECT GROUP OF BACTERIA | COFFA, SERGIO | 1658 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18542532 | Ultrasensitive Label-Free Profiling of Glycans Released from Single Cells | ALABI, OYELEYE A | 1651 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18540481 | Method for High Purity High Throughput Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles Using Size Exclusion Chromatography | NORRIS, CLAIRE A | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18502948 | Mind Balance Training (MBT) Platform | KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE | 3791 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18287539 | Site-Specific Modification of Glycoproteins Through Transglutaminase-Mediated Conjugation | STONEBRAKER, ALYSSA RAE | 1642 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18264536 | Design and Production of Customizable and Highly Aligned Fibrillar Collagen Scaffolds | STEINKE, SEAN JAMES | 1619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18225961 | CONTINUOUS REACTOR AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METALS WITH NANOSTRUCTURED INCLUSIONS | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18322418 | Wide-field system integrating intensity and spatially modulated light for optical tomography and spectroscopy applications | JOHNSON, GERALD | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18031486 | Engineered Cells for Increased Collagen Production | MARVICH, MARIA | 1634 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18040920 | Devices and Methods for Detection of Viruses from Exhaled Breath | JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING | 1672 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2023 |
| 18014594 | PREDICTION METHOD OF CROWN OF STEEL PLATES AND STRIPS BASED ON DATA DRIVING AND MECHANISM MODEL FUSION | LEATHERS, EMILY GORMAN | 2187 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18008323 | Ferromagnetic Metal-Ferrite Composites for High Frequency Inductor Applications | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 1734 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2022 |
| 17820662 | SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, CATHODE ELECTRODE, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME FOR SULFIDE-BASED ALL-SOLID-STATE-BATTERIES | VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD | 1722 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17754114 | System for Sensing a Molecule | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 1758 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
| 17753670 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EMBEDDED DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN WIRELESS INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES | SHELEHEDA, JAMES R | 2424 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Mar 10, 2022 |
| 17523861 | Method for Direct Synthesis of Nanomaterials by Heating of Bulk Sources | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | 1736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 10, 2021 |
| 17594061 | Lightweight Decompositional Convolution Neural Network | WERNER, MARSHALL L | 2125 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialNortheastern University has 35 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 34 art units and 35 examiners.
Peter H Choi has the most, with 1 of Northeastern University's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
