Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
8 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
Qingdao University Of Technology has 8 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters are assigned to 7 examiners across 7 art units, showing broad distribution across examination groups with some concentration in examiner workload.
GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON is the busiest listed examiner, with 2 pending matters. The remaining actions are distributed among other examiners, so the portfolio requires both centralized docket control and matter-specific response planning.
The matching examiner and art-unit totals indicate that most examination channels are represented by individual assignments. Counsel can coordinate recurring materials-related positions across applications, but should not assume that the same objection pattern or amendment strategy will apply throughout the portfolio. The two matters assigned to the busiest examiner may offer a useful point for internal consistency review, while the broader set still requires separate analysis.
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 | 1 (12%) |
| §103 only | 2 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | 2 | 38.5% | +51.4% |
| PATEL, DEVANG R | 1 | 65.6% | +39.0% |
| FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 1 | 69.8% | +67.2% |
| NGUYEN, LAM S | 1 | 78.9% | +0.3% |
| RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | 1 | 77.8% | +7.7% |
| BERNS, DANIEL J | 1 | 73.0% | +33.7% |
| FRANK, RODNEY T | 1 | 72.8% | +3.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18920838 | BIOGENIC MANGANESE OXIDE (BMO)@SPONGE BIOMATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | — |
| 18743330 | WELDING FIXTURE FOR BOX-TYPE PARTS, INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION LINE, AND METHOD FOR WELDING BOX-TYPE PARTS | PATEL, DEVANG R | — |
| 18426315 | BIONIC AUSTRALIAN THORNY DEVIL GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING DEVICE, AND PREPARATION PROCESS | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | — |
| 18578801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PILE TIP RESISTANCE BASED ON DAMAGE CONSTITUTIVE MODEL OF MUDSTONE | NGUYEN, LAM S | — |
| 18275297 | TITANIUM SOL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADDITIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIAL | BERNS, DANIEL J | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18920838 | BIOGENIC MANGANESE OXIDE (BMO)@SPONGE BIOMATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | — |
| 18920837 | MANGANESE CARBONATE-SUPPORTED FERRIHYDRITE MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | — |
| 18743330 | WELDING FIXTURE FOR BOX-TYPE PARTS, INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION LINE, AND METHOD FOR WELDING BOX-TYPE PARTS | PATEL, DEVANG R | — |
| 18426315 | BIONIC AUSTRALIAN THORNY DEVIL GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING DEVICE, AND PREPARATION PROCESS | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | — |
| 18275297 | TITANIUM SOL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADDITIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIAL | BERNS, DANIEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1779 | 2 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 3671 | 1 |
| 1736 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18920838 | BIOGENIC MANGANESE OXIDE (BMO)@SPONGE BIOMATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | 1779 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18920837 | MANGANESE CARBONATE-SUPPORTED FERRIHYDRITE MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | 1779 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18743330 | WELDING FIXTURE FOR BOX-TYPE PARTS, INTELLIGENT PRODUCTION LINE, AND METHOD FOR WELDING BOX-TYPE PARTS | PATEL, DEVANG R | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18426315 | BIONIC AUSTRALIAN THORNY DEVIL GRINDING WHEEL, GRINDING DEVICE, AND PREPARATION PROCESS | FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18578801 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING PILE TIP RESISTANCE BASED ON DAMAGE CONSTITUTIVE MODEL OF MUDSTONE | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18281513 | BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ROBOT | RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | 3671 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18275297 | TITANIUM SOL CARBON SEQUESTRATION ADDITIVE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR CARBON SEQUESTRATION OF CEMENT-BASED MATERIAL | BERNS, DANIEL J | 1736 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18030180 | PERFORMANCE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLYCARBOXYLATE SUPERPLASTICIZER IN CONCRETE SYSTEM | FRANK, RODNEY T | 2855 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialQingdao University Of Technology has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 7 examiners.
William Addison Geisbert has the most, with 2 of Qingdao University Of Technology's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
