Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Northeastern University

45 pending office actions • 42 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 45 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

45
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

30
Overdue
0
Due this week
9
Due this month
6
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. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (30)Due ≤ 30 days (9)Due ≤ 60 days (6)

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.

4
Hard (9%)
30
Medium (67%)
7
Easy (16%)
4
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only4 (9%)
§103 only27 (60%)
§102 only3 (7%)
§112 only7 (16%)
No statute on record4 (9%)

Industry Mix

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

26
Life Sciences
58% of docket
6
Information Tech
13% of docket
3
Communications
7% of docket
1
Semiconductors
2% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
18% of docket
1
Business / Other
2% 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
OH, HARRY Y 1 85.4% +17.7%
CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M 1 84.4% +3.7%
DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART 1 31.4% +19.6%
PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE 1 18.6% +28.6%
ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 1 53.1% +3.0%
CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1 63.0% +17.8%
BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 1 43.2% +30.3%
BAYNES, SAMUEL DAVID 1
KIM, YUNJU 1 55.6% +35.3%
MESSERSMITH, ERIC J 1 69.6% +24.7%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #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

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17769002 MODELING METHOD FOR SOFT MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE OF BLAST FURNACE TUYERE RACEWAY HAO, YI 73d overdue
18726669 MULTI-MODAL DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN CONCEPT EVALUATOR PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE 66d overdue
17262459 Diagnosis of Dementia by Vascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 50d overdue
18774363 NANOEMULSION COMPOSITIONS OF TAXOID DRUGS, AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF TO TARGET CANCER CELLS AND CANCER STEM CELLS DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART 27d
18646540 System and Method for Training a User via an Emulated Real-World Building Environment BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 40d

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
18726669 MULTI-MODAL DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN CONCEPT EVALUATOR PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE 66d overdue
18685454 Implantable Biosensor and Communication Node With Plasmonic Nano-Antenna MESSERSMITH, ERIC J 22d overdue
18712988 SUBAMBIENT DAYTIME COOLING ENABLED BY HIERARCHICALLY ARCHITECTED ALL-INORGANIC METAPAPER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 10d overdue
18933478 System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects OH, HARRY Y 22d
18774363 NANOEMULSION COMPOSITIONS OF TAXOID DRUGS, AND METHODS FOR THE USE THEREOF TO TARGET CANCER CELLS AND CANCER STEM CELLS DRISCOLL, LORA E BARNHART 27d
18646540 System and Method for Training a User via an Emulated Real-World Building Environment BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 40d
18689955 Thermoformable Boron-Based Ceramic Material and Use in Thermal Management KIM, YUNJU 46d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 2
1733 2
1798 2
3657 1
2112 1
3991 1
3624 1
3645 1
1748 1
3715 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18933478 System and Method for Manipulating Deformable Objects OH, HARRY Y 3657 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Oct 31, 2024
18927527 FAIR-DENSITY PARITY-CHECK CODING AND DECODING CHAUDRY, MUJTABA M 2112 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 25, 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
18726669 MULTI-MODAL DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN CONCEPT EVALUATOR PUJOLS-CRUZ, MARJORIE 3624 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2024
18753908 Method And Apparatus For Wireless Communications ARMSTRONG, JONATHAN D 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2024
18712988 SUBAMBIENT DAYTIME COOLING ENABLED BY HIERARCHICALLY ARCHITECTED ALL-INORGANIC METAPAPER WITH ENHANCED THERMAL DISSIPATION CALANDRA, ANTHONY J 1748 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 23, 2024
18646540 System and Method for Training a User via an Emulated Real-World Building Environment BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Apr 25, 2024
18696091 In-Bed Pose and Posture Tracking System BAYNES, SAMUEL DAVID 2665 §102 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Mar 27, 2024
18689955 Thermoformable Boron-Based Ceramic Material and Use in Thermal Management KIM, YUNJU 1742 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Mar 07, 2024
18685454 Implantable Biosensor and Communication Node With Plasmonic Nano-Antenna MESSERSMITH, ERIC J 3791 §112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2024
18578066 Serotonin 5-HT2A, 5-HT2B, and 5-HT2C Receptor Inverse Agonists HASTINGS, ALISON AZAR 1627 Other Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jan 10, 2024
18577919 ZEIN-BASED PHOTONIC CRYSTALS AND USES THEREOF PENG, CHARLIE YU 2874 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2024
18540481 Method for High Purity High Throughput Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles Using Size Exclusion Chromatography NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1779 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18489570 Simultaneous Multi-Subject Activity Classification Through Wi-Fi Signals LEE, SIU M 2632 §112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Oct 18, 2023
18280593 SMART MECHANICAL METAMATERIALS WITH TUNABLE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE EXPANSION COEFFICIENTS EWALD, MARIA VERONICA 1783 §112 Non-Final OA 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
18230871 Radio Access Network (RAN) System for Optimized Spectrum Sharing ABU ROUMI, MAHRAN Y 2455 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Aug 07, 2023
18225961 CONTINUOUS REACTOR AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF METALS WITH NANOSTRUCTURED INCLUSIONS ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA 1733 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18205226 System and Method for Infant Facial Estimation TUCKER, WESLEY J 2661 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18254459 CYCLIC PEPTIDES WITH ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES BOWLES, DAVID PAUL 1654 §112 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending May 25, 2023
18322418 Wide-field system integrating intensity and spatially modulated light for optical tomography and spectroscopy applications JOHNSON, GERALD 3797 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending May 23, 2023
18318409 Compiler for Quantum Computing SPRAUL III, VINCENT ANTON 2129 §112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18031486 Engineered Cells for Increased Collagen Production MARVICH, MARIA 1634 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2023
18022816 Method for Visual Function Assessment HOEKSTRA, JEFFREY GERBEN 3791 §102 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2023
18042741 Hygromycin A Compositions and Methods of Use BERRY, LAYLA D 1693 Other Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2023
18021447 Microbe-Aided Perfusion System for Metallic Nanoparticle Production MUTREJA, JYOTI NAGPAUL 1798 §102 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Feb 15, 2023
18020451 Serotonin Receptor Modulators KUCHARCZK, JED A 1623 Final Rejection 14d Pending Feb 09, 2023
18008323 Ferromagnetic Metal-Ferrite Composites for High Frequency Inductor Applications EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE 1734 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
17923700 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-FIDELITY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF INDIVIDUAL LONG AND ULTRALONG NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH 1683 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Nov 07, 2022
17929580 AUTOMATED GENERATION OF FINITE ELEMENT MESHES FROM LASER SCANNED DATA COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD 2188 §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 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Aug 18, 2022
17873926 METHODS OF FORMING STEEL SHEETS WITH ENHANCED FLATNESS KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN 1733 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Jul 26, 2022
17769002 MODELING METHOD FOR SOFT MEASUREMENT OF TEMPERATURE OF BLAST FURNACE TUYERE RACEWAY HAO, YI 2187 §101 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2022
17718927 CO-CULTURE METHOD FOR BIOFUEL AND BIOCHEMICAL PRODUCTION FROM UNTREATED SYNGAS BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE 1657 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2022
17754114 System for Sensing a Molecule NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103 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 Non-Final OA 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
17608538 Complex of Noble Metal Oxide Nanoparticles and Tellurium Nanowires and Biomedical Applications Thereof JOSEPH, JANET 1611 §103 Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2021
17515146 Magnetic Wood and Uses Thereof KHAN, AMINA S 1761 §103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2021
17600652 Biosynthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles Having Antimicrobial Activity CRAIG, KAILA ANGELIQUE 1618 §103 Non-Final OA 96d overdue Pending Oct 01, 2021
17421618 Titanium Dioxide Coatings for Medical Devices Made by Atomic Layer Deposition MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 124d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2021
17344035 Freestanding Ultrathin Membranes and Transfer-Free Fabrication Thereof MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D 1718 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Jun 10, 2021
17285743 Bioadhesive for Soft Tissue Repair CHANG, KYUNG SOOK 1613 Other Final Rejection 29d Pending Apr 15, 2021
17262459 Diagnosis of Dementia by Vascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging DEUTSCH, TAYLOR M 3798 §101 Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2021
16114725 Mechanistic Predictive Model Of Pharmacokinetic Profile Of Oral Compounds In Fasted And Fed State LIN, JERRY 1685 §112 Final Rejection 105d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2018

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