Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Northeastern University

45 pending office actions • 41 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

45
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
17
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (4)

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.

27
Hard (60%)
15
Medium (33%)
3
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other6 (13%)
§103 only14 (31%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only3 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)20 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

23
Life Sciences
51% of docket
6
Information Tech
13% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
9% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
16% of docket
5
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.

450 h
Manual time on pending OAs
90 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
158 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RUSS, COREY V 1 26.3% +40.8%
EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY 1 10.6% +18.1%
BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O 1 62.6% +24.1%
COOK, JONATHON 1 81.8% +16.8%
JUNG, JONATHAN Y 1 72.7% +17.5%
OH, HARRY Y 1 85.1% +17.0%
LIN, ERICA S Y 1 85.9% +2.6%
CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M 1 84.4% +3.7%
MORALES, JON ERIC C 1 85.5% +9.7%
SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1 83.3% +27.8%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18927527 FAIR-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODING AND DECODING CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M 38d overdue
18933478 System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects OH, HARRY Y 22d
18990171 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT COOK, JONATHON
18928766 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE OF WIRE ROD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICE LIN, ERICA S Y
18927310 ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY MORALES, JON ERIC C

Hard Cases (27)

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
17718927 CO-CULTURE METHOD FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM UNTREATED SYNGAS BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 66d overdue
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
17929580 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF FINITE ELEMENT MESHES FROM LASER SCANNED DATA COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD 36d overdue
18280593 SMART MECHANICAL METAMATERIALS WITH TUNABLE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 35d 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
18712988 SUBAMBIENT DAYTIME COOLING ENABLED BY HIERARCHICALLY ARCHITECTED ALL-INORGANIC METAPAPER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 10d overdue
18225961 CONTINUOUS REACTOR AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METALS WITH NANOSTRUCTURED INCLUSIONS ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA 5d overdue

Interview Candidates (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18933478 System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects OH, HARRY Y 22d
19126586 CARBON EMISSION EVALUATION MODEL, EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL SITES RUSS, COREY V
19112461 Computer Vision Based Assessment of Infant Face and Body Symmetry EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY
19112067 Single Antenna Subharmonic Tags BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O
18990171 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT COOK, JONATHON
18962393 Metalenses for Use in Night-Vision Technology JUNG, JONATHAN Y
18848162 Genetically Engineered Plants for Increased Production of Vindoline SHEN, YANXIN NMN

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3629 1
3681 1
2877 1
2871 1
3657 1
2112 1
3786 1
1663 1
3635 1
2872 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19126586 CARBON EMISSION EVALUATION MODEL, EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR INTEGRATED IRON AND STEEL SITES RUSS, COREY V 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 01, 2025
19112461 Computer Vision Based Assessment of Infant Face and Body Symmetry EDOUARD, PATRICIA KELLY 3681 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2025
19112067 Single Antenna Subharmonic Tags BLACK-CHILDRESS, RAJSHEED O §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2025
18990171 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ONE OR MORE PROPERTIES OF AN OBJECT COOK, JONATHON 2877 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2024
18962393 Metalenses for Use in Night-Vision Technology JUNG, JONATHAN Y 2871 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 27, 2024
18933478 System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects OH, HARRY Y 3657 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Oct 31, 2024
18928766 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE OF WIRE ROD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER DEVICE LIN, ERICA S Y §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18927527 FAIR-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODING AND DECODING CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M 2112 §112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2024
18927310 ANIMAL POSITIONING AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MICROSCOPY MORALES, JON ERIC C 3786 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18848162 Genetically Engineered Plants for Increased Production of Vindoline SHEN, YANXIN NMN 1663 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 18, 2024
18841813 Expeditionary Shelter Systems HIJAZ, OMAR F 3635 §102§103 Final Rejection 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
18774363 NANOEMULSION COMPOSITIONS OF TAXOID DRUGS, AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF TO TARGET CANCER CELLS AND CANCER STEM CELLS DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART 3991 §101 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jul 16, 2024
18753908 Method And Apparatus For Wireless Communications ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 3645 §102§103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2024
18744204 OBFUSCATING ANALOG CIRCUITS USING SWITCHED PHASE CIRCUITS ANDERSON, MICHAEL D 2433 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 14, 2024
18712988 SUBAMBIENT DAYTIME COOLING ENABLED BY HIERARCHICALLY ARCHITECTED ALL-INORGANIC METAPAPER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 23, 2024
18635442 PERICELLULAR OXYGEN-CONTROLLING CELL CULTURE INCUBATOR HAQ, SHAFIQUL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 15, 2024
18613350 COVALENT AND NON-COVALENT INHIBITORS OF CORONAVIRUS PAPAIN-LIKE PROTEASE HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 22, 2024
18689955 Thermoformable Boron-Based Ceramic Material and Use in Thermal Management KIM, YUNJU 1742 §103§112 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Mar 07, 2024
18578066 Serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C Receptor Inverse Agonists HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR 1627 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18577919 ZEIN-BASED PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND USES THEREOF PENG, CHARLIE YU 2874 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2024
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 §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 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 33d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18502948 Mind Balance Training (MBT) Platform KOHUTKA, BROOKE NICOLE §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 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18280593 SMART MECHANICAL METAMATERIALS WITH TUNABLE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 1783 §103§112 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2023
18276721 SCALABLE, FIRE-RESISTANT, AND SPECTRALLY ROBUST MELAMINE-FORMALDEHYDE PHOTONIC BULK FOR EFFICIENT DAYTIME RADIATIVE COOLING HINES, LATOSHA D 1771 §112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2023
18264536 Design and Production of Customizable and Highly Aligned Fibrillar Collagen Scaffolds STEINKE, SEAN JAMES 1619 §103§112 Non-Final OA 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
18262659 Nanopore System to Assess Properties of Viral Particles WALLENHORST, MAUREEN 1797 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2023
18322418 Wide-field system integrating intensity and spatially modulated light for optical tomography and spectroscopy applications JOHNSON, GERALD 3797 §102§103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 23, 2023
18318409 Compiler for Quantum Computing SPRAUL III, VINCENT ANTON 2129 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18312870 Digital Information-Theoretic Code From Analog Scanning Technology Using Deep Networks KOWALIK, SKIELER ALEXANDER 2142 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 05, 2023
18040920 Devices and Methods for Detection of Viruses from Exhaled Breath JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING 1672 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Feb 07, 2023
18008323 Ferromagnetic Metal-Ferrite Composites for High Frequency Inductor Applications EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE 1734 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
17929580 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF FINITE ELEMENT MESHES FROM LASER SCANNED DATA COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD 2188 §101§102§103 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Sep 02, 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
17718927 CO-CULTURE METHOD FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM UNTREATED SYNGAS BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 1657 §103§112 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2022
17754114 System for Sensing a Molecule NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103§112 Non-Final OA 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 Final Rejection 56d Pending Mar 10, 2022
17613138 Microfluidic Device for High-Throughput Screening of Tumor Cell Adhesion and Motility THOMPSON, CURTIS A 1798 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 22, 2021
17523861 Method for Direct Synthesis of Nanomaterials by Heating of Bulk Sources MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN 1736 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2021
17344035 Freestanding Ultrathin Membranes and Transfer-Free Fabrication Thereof MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D 1718 §102§103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 10, 2021
17285743 Bioadhesive for Soft Tissue Repair CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1613 §112Other Final Rejection 29d Pending Apr 15, 2021

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