Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
10 pending office actions • 6 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days
Qingdao University Of Technology is currently managing 10 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Prosecution for these matters is spread across 9 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units. This distribution indicates that the university's patent applications are being reviewed by a diverse group of examiners across multiple technical classifications within the Chemistry & Materials sector. The use of 9 examiners for 10 actions shows a high degree of personnel variety in the review process.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. This is the only examiner in the group of 9 distinct examiners to handle more than a single pending matter for the university. With 6 distinct art units involved, the prosecution strategy involves navigating several different specialized groups at the patent office to address the 10 pending office actions. This technical spread suggests a broad research focus within the Chemistry & Materials field that spans multiple regulatory divisions.
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 | 2 (20%) |
| §103 only | 2 (20%) |
| §112 only | 1 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (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 | 36.0% | +46.4% |
| PATEL, DEVANG R | 1 | 65.6% | +39.2% |
| FULL, SIDNEY DANIELLE | 1 | 69.9% | +67.6% |
| NGUYEN, LAM S | 1 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
| RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | 1 | 77.7% | +7.3% |
| BERNS, DANIEL J | 1 | 73.1% | +34.1% |
| CONTRERAS, CIEL P | 1 | 54.3% | +33.6% |
| FRANK, RODNEY T | 1 | 72.7% | +3.6% |
| COTHRAN, BERNARD E | 1 | 45.2% | +15.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 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 | — |
| 18143220 | Electrified Membrane Flow-Cell Reactor For Concurrent Nitrate Reduction And Ammonia Production From Wastewater | CONTRERAS, CIEL P | — |
| 18172775 | MULTI-FACTOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR DEFORMATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD TUNNEL | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — |
| 18143220 | Electrified Membrane Flow-Cell Reactor For Concurrent Nitrate Reduction And Ammonia Production From Wastewater | CONTRERAS, CIEL P | — |
| 18172775 | MULTI-FACTOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR DEFORMATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD TUNNEL | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3723 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 3671 | 1 |
| 1736 | 1 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| 2188 | 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 | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18920837 | MANGANESE CARBONATE-SUPPORTED FERRIHYDRITE MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF | GEISBERT, WILLIAM ADDISON | — | §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 | — | §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 |
| 18143220 | Electrified Membrane Flow-Cell Reactor For Concurrent Nitrate Reduction And Ammonia Production From Wastewater | CONTRERAS, CIEL P | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18030180 | PERFORMANCE TESTING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POLYCARBOXYLATE SUPERPLASTICIZER IN CONCRETE SYSTEM | FRANK, RODNEY T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
| 18172775 | MULTI-FACTOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS METHOD FOR DEFORMATION OF NEIGHBORHOOD TUNNEL | COTHRAN, BERNARD E | 2188 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
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