Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
8 pending office actions • 7 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sichuan University is currently managing 8 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 8 pending office actions are distributed across 7 distinct art units, which indicates the technical subject matter of the institution's filings. The prosecution involves 7 distinct examiners, suggesting a decentralized prosecution environment with a range of perspectives from the patent office. This variety of examiners and 7 distinct art units reflects the research output of the university in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals field.
MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 2 pending office actions. The remaining actions are divided among the other 7 distinct examiners. This concentration of 2 pending office actions under MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE makes the examiner a primary point of contact within the art units. Practitioners should prepare for varied examiner styles, as the individuals likely apply different interpretations of the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals guidelines across the art units involved. The distribution across examiners highlights the varied nature of the 8 pending office actions. Monitoring the progress of the cases under the distinct examiners will be essential for managing the overall portfolio timeline.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (25%) |
| §103 only | 3 (38%) |
| §112 only | 1 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE | 2 | 56.3% | +58.3% |
| SITTNER, MICHAEL J | 1 | 10.8% | +14.8% |
| CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 1 | 48.7% | +18.8% |
| ABDEL LATIF, MAHMOUD MOTAZ | 1 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | 1 | 26.9% | +65.7% |
| WILSON, MICHAEL C | 1 | 41.5% | +17.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18432193 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFECT OF LOW-TEMPERATURE SEWAGE | ABDEL LATIF, MAHMOUD MOTAZ | — |
| 18483493 | TRANSDERMAL PHOTOCURING FORMING HYDROGEL WITH BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS A PREPARATION METHOD AND AN APPLICATION THEREOF | SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18822218 | ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR CARBON FOOTPRINT OF LEATHER PRODUCT | CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 9d |
| 18927523 | MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARBON EMISSIONS IN LEATHER MANUFACTURING PROCESS | SITTNER, MICHAEL J | — |
| 18346290 | NATURAL-POLYPHENOLS-BASED MULTI-STAGE POROUS HYDROGEL SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD | WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17637028 | APPLICATION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VACCINE IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE | MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE | 92d overdue |
| 17637057 | APPLICATION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VACCINE IN TREATING INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH BURN OR SCALD INJURY | MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE | 38d overdue |
| 17915548 | AAV CAPSIDS VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF | WILSON, MICHAEL C | 8d overdue |
| 18822218 | ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR CARBON FOOTPRINT OF LEATHER PRODUCT | CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 9d |
| 18927523 | MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARBON EMISSIONS IN LEATHER MANUFACTURING PROCESS | SITTNER, MICHAEL J | — |
| 18346290 | NATURAL-POLYPHENOLS-BASED MULTI-STAGE POROUS HYDROGEL SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD | WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1645 | 2 |
| 3621 | 1 |
| 3698 | 1 |
| 1773 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| 1638 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18927523 | MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARBON EMISSIONS IN LEATHER MANUFACTURING PROCESS | SITTNER, MICHAEL J | 3621 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18822218 | ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR CARBON FOOTPRINT OF LEATHER PRODUCT | CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 3698 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Sep 01, 2024 |
| 18432193 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING BIOLOGICAL NITROGEN REMOVAL EFFECT OF LOW-TEMPERATURE SEWAGE | ABDEL LATIF, MAHMOUD MOTAZ | 1773 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18483493 | TRANSDERMAL PHOTOCURING FORMING HYDROGEL WITH BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS A PREPARATION METHOD AND AN APPLICATION THEREOF | SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | 4100 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2023 |
| 18346290 | NATURAL-POLYPHENOLS-BASED MULTI-STAGE POROUS HYDROGEL SUSTAINED RELEASE DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD | WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | 1612 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 17915548 | AAV CAPSIDS VARIANTS AND USES THEREOF | WILSON, MICHAEL C | 1638 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17637057 | APPLICATION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VACCINE IN TREATING INFECTION ASSOCIATED WITH BURN OR SCALD INJURY | MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE | 1645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Aug 10, 2022 |
| 17637028 | APPLICATION OF PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA VACCINE IN RESPIRATORY DISEASE | MORGAN, BAILEY MICHELLE | 1645 | §112DP | Final Rejection | 92d overdue | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialSichuan University has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 7 examiners.
Bailey Michelle Morgan has the most, with 2 of Sichuan University's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
