Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 2 pending office actions are split between 2 distinct art units, suggesting that the university's current research output in this field is being categorized into different specialized groups. This distribution requires the university to manage two separate prosecution tracks within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
The portfolio involves 2 distinct examiners, with PHAM, LONG being the busiest with 1 pending office action. With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units for only 2 pending office actions, each case is being handled in a completely unique environment. This structure ensures that each of the 2 pending office actions receives a specialized review, but it also means there is no overlap in personnel or administrative units to provide a common baseline for the current prosecution efforts.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (20%) |
| §112 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | 1 | 46.3% | +49.1% |
| CAMBY, RICHARD M | 1 | 89.3% | +6.4% |
| EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1 | 60.9% | +43.4% |
| SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 1 | 74.6% | +17.6% |
| SERGENT, RABON A | 1 | 55.0% | +24.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254532 | Thermostable Phytase Chimera | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 15d |
| 18877446 | CATHETER FOR THE LOCAL TREATMENT OF TUMOUR TISSUE IN INTRAVASCULAR AND INTRALUMINAL SPACES | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | — |
| 18869414 | Method and System for Monitoring a Slide Bearing | CAMBY, RICHARD M | — |
| 18041237 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PEDOT:PSS PARTICLES | SERGENT, RABON A | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18256757 | IMPLANT AND ASSEMBLY HAVING A RADIATION SOURCE AND AN IMPLANT | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 45d overdue |
| 18254532 | Thermostable Phytase Chimera | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 15d |
| 18877446 | CATHETER FOR THE LOCAL TREATMENT OF TUMOUR TISSUE IN INTRAVASCULAR AND INTRALUMINAL SPACES | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | — |
| 18041237 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PEDOT:PSS PARTICLES | SERGENT, RABON A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3661 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| 3794 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18877446 | CATHETER FOR THE LOCAL TREATMENT OF TUMOUR TISSUE IN INTRAVASCULAR AND INTRALUMINAL SPACES | ZIEGLER, ABIGAIL M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18869414 | Method and System for Monitoring a Slide Bearing | CAMBY, RICHARD M | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18254532 | Thermostable Phytase Chimera | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18256757 | IMPLANT AND ASSEMBLY HAVING A RADIATION SOURCE AND AN IMPLANT | SHOULDERS, ANNIE LEE | 3794 | §112 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18041237 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING CONDUCTIVE PEDOT:PSS PARTICLES | SERGENT, RABON A | 1765 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
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