Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
49 pending office actions • 11 art units • 35 examiners • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 58 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 49 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. 49 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 37 (76%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 3 (6%) |
| No statute on record | 6 (12%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 5 | 86.9% | +14.5% |
| TEHRANI, DANIEL | 5 | 60.8% | +45.7% |
| KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 4 | 77.6% | +24.0% |
| VOORHEES, CATHERINE M | 2 | 83.3% | +14.4% |
| KISH, JAMES M | 2 | 62.5% | +12.0% |
| TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 2 | 68.1% | +10.4% |
| JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 1 | 62.2% | +23.9% |
| DOWNEY, JOHN R | 1 | 59.8% | +23.9% |
| STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 1 | 50.8% | +27.2% |
| HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 1 | 77.6% | +14.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18475497 | INGESTIBLE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE INTERNAL TTFIELD INTENSITY | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 9d overdue |
| 18757028 | TRANSDUCERS FOR DELIVERY OF TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND CAPABLE OF REDUCING CREASING | VOORHEES, CATHERINE M | 5d |
| 18738457 | Arrays for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) with Selectively Addressable Sub-Elements | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 5d |
| 18337747 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND VEGF INHIBITORS | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 22d |
| 18398714 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND ANTI-VEGFR-2 ANTIBODIES | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 34d |
| 18374080 | Reducing Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields by Deactivating Selected Electrode Elements | VOORHEES, CATHERINE M | 50d |
| 18434777 | SHIFTABLE AND FLEXIBLE TRANSDUCER ARRAYS WITH LAYER OF ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 63d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17899220 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH A SKIN CONTACT LAYER COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITE, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF APPLYING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS USING SAME | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 410d overdue |
| 18342303 | Methods For Treating Diabetes With Alternating Electric Fields | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 146d overdue |
| 17987787 | Electrode Assembly with Non-Hydrogel Conductive Adhesive Layer and Methods of Applying Tumor Treating Fields Using Same | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 86d overdue |
| 18071933 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Applying Tumor-Treating Fields | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 56d overdue |
| 18523221 | TRANSDUCER ARRAYS HAVING ALTERNATIVE ARRAY MATERIALS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 43d overdue |
| 18617886 | Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field | KISH, JAMES M | 9d overdue |
| 18475497 | INGESTIBLE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE INTERNAL TTFIELD INTENSITY | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 9d overdue |
| 18124307 | GEOMETRICALLY FITTED TRANSDUCERS FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 1d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 22 |
| 3796 | 12 |
| 3783 | 5 |
| 3791 | 3 |
| 1628 | 1 |
| 1632 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 1651 | 1 |
| 1645 | 1 |
| 3700 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18759109 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING WITH A COMBINATION OF ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS AND DNA-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS | JIAN, SHIRLEY XUEYING | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18757028 | TRANSDUCERS FOR DELIVERY OF TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND CAPABLE OF REDUCING CREASING | VOORHEES, CATHERINE M | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18750190 | USER TOOLS FOR TREATMENT PLANNING FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS | DOWNEY, JOHN R | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18746363 | TREATMENT PLANNING FOR DELIVERING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS USING PATIENT DATA | STEINBERG, AMANDA L | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18738457 | Arrays for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) with Selectively Addressable Sub-Elements | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18680762 | Methods Of Using Alternating Electric Fields And Checkpoint Inhibitors | HOLTZCLAW, MICHAEL T. | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18621809 | METHODS OF TREATING SPINAL CORD INJURIES WITH ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18617886 | Reducing Electrosensation When Treating a Subject Using a Rotating Alternating Electric Field by Gradually Increasing the Amplitude of the Field | KISH, JAMES M | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18435375 | Sequentially Positioning Sets of Electrode Arrays at Nonoverlapping Positions to Ameliorate Skin Irritation During Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Therapy | LAU, MICHAEL J | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18434777 | SHIFTABLE AND FLEXIBLE TRANSDUCER ARRAYS WITH LAYER OF ANISOTROPIC MATERIAL | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Feb 06, 2024 |
| 18428639 | Methods for Restoring Sensitivity to TTFields in TTFields-Resistant Cancer Cells with PTGER3 Inhibitors | COPPINS, JANET L | 1628 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18398714 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND ANTI-VEGFR-2 ANTIBODIES | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18398526 | Reducing Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields by Increasing the Number of Steps in a Ramp-Up Portion of a Waveform | MULLINS, JESSICA LYNN | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18392084 | Multi Channel Device for Directional Shaping of Electric Fields e.g., Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) | BAYS, PAMELA M | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18393290 | WEARABLE GARMENT WITH INTEGRATED TUMOR TREATING FIELDS VOLTAGE GENERATOR | MORALES, JON ERIC C | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 69d | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18523221 | TRANSDUCER ARRAYS HAVING ALTERNATIVE ARRAY MATERIALS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18511374 | CONDUCTIVE GEL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING BULK ELECTRON TRANSPORT AGENTS AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18476573 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS AND APOPTOTIC CANCER CELL VACCINATION | BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA | 1632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18374080 | Reducing Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields by Deactivating Selected Electrode Elements | VOORHEES, CATHERINE M | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18477142 | SINGLE WIRE TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SOLUTION FOR A TTFIELD APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF | WEBSTER, KARMEL JOHANNA | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18475497 | INGESTIBLE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE TO MEASURE INTERNAL TTFIELD INTENSITY | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18373102 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL GENERATION FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TRANSDUCER LAYOUT | WELCH, DAVID T | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18472931 | 3D MODELS FOR PREDICTING TREATMENT RESPONSES TO ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS | BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W | 1651 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18470948 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING ELECTROSENSATION AND/OR SKIN IRRITATION | JACKSON-TONGUE, LAKIA J | 1645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18214583 | Closed-Loop Technique to Reduce Electrosensation While Treating a Subject Using Alternating Electric Fields | JOHNSON, NICOLE F | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18342303 | Methods For Treating Diabetes With Alternating Electric Fields | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 3792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 146d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18337747 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER USING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS AND VEGF INHIBITORS | DINH, ANH-KHOA N | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18336880 | Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And FGF Inhibitors | PATEL, SHEFALI DILIP | 3783 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18209810 | METHODS FOR TREATING HORMONAL DISORDERS | HULBERT, AMANDA K | 3792 | §112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18193923 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Applying Tumor-Treating Fields | ALTER MORSCHAUSER, ALYSSA MARGO | 3796 | Other | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18193837 | Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And Ion Channel Inhibitors | BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18129510 | Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) Using Implanted Sheets of Graphite | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18128937 | ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELD WAVEFORM FOR ELECTROSENSATION REDUCTION | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18124307 | GEOMETRICALLY FITTED TRANSDUCERS FOR TUMOR TREATING FIELDS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Mar 21, 2023 |
| 18080026 | TRANSDUCER ARRAY WITH ADHESIVE LAYER SHAPED TO REDUCE SKIN IRRITATION | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | — | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Dec 13, 2022 |
| 18062372 | GARMENT PROVIDING A BIASING FORCE ON A TRANSDUCER ARRAY | SAHAND, SANA | 3796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 18071933 | Devices, Systems, And Methods For Applying Tumor-Treating Fields | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | — | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17987787 | Electrode Assembly with Non-Hydrogel Conductive Adhesive Layer and Methods of Applying Tumor Treating Fields Using Same | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | — | Non-Final OA | 86d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17953823 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TESTING ADVERSE SKIN EVENTS | BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2022 |
| 17899220 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY WITH A SKIN CONTACT LAYER COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITE, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF APPLYING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS USING SAME | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 3700 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 410d overdue | Pending | Aug 30, 2022 |
| 17886382 | TRANSDUCER APPARATUSES WITH ELECTRODE ARRAY SHAPED TO REDUCE EDGE EFFECT IN DELIVERING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TO A SUBJECT'S BODY | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Aug 11, 2022 |
| 17850294 | System and Method for Delivering Tumor Treating Fields (TTFields) and Measuring Impedance | TOMBERS, JOSEPH A | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17837638 | Methods of Treating and Preventing Cancer with Alternating Electric Fields, Radioactive Particles, and Systemic Therapy | COX, THADDEUS B | 3791 | §102 | Final Rejection | 100d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2022 |
| 17828794 | Compositions And Methods For Treating With A Combination Of Alternating Electric Fields And Trastuzumab | WITTLIFF, KATERINA ANNA | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 44d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2022 |
| 17778319 | IMPLANTABLE ARRAYS FOR PROVIDING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS | EVANISKO, GEORGE ROBERT | 3792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | May 19, 2022 |
| 17698457 | TRANSDUCER APPARATUSES FOR DELIVERING TUMOR TREATING FIELDS TO A SUBJECT'S BODY | TEHRANI, DANIEL | 3792 | Other | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Mar 18, 2022 |
| 17698777 | CONSTRUCTING A 3D PHANTOM WITH LIQUID HYDROGEL | CALLE, ANGEL JAVIER | 2189 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 18, 2022 |
| 17692997 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS TO DISRUPT NANOPARTICLES | NORTH, ISABELLA SARAH HYO SO | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 128d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2022 |
| 17559228 | Methods And Compositions For Using Alternating Electric Fields In Gene Therapy | MARRISON, SAMUEL JOSEPH | 3783 | Other | Final Rejection | 84d overdue | Pending | Dec 22, 2021 |
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