Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
16 pending office actions • 14 art units • 16 examiners • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days
Soochow University has 17 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The portfolio spans 17 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units. YE, XINWEN, is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action.
The examiner count matches the pending-action count, while the lower art-unit count indicates limited technical overlap among some matters despite separate examiner handling. Counsel should maintain individualized prosecution records and coordinate recurring issues by art unit. The identified busiest examiner does not represent a concentrated share of the recorded workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 3 (19%) |
| §103 only | 7 (44%) |
| §112 only | 2 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (19%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.1% | +44.3% |
| DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1 | 54.1% | +42.9% |
| LANIER, BENJAMIN E | 1 | 69.4% | +16.7% |
| RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1 | 72.3% | +16.5% |
| CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE | 1 | 79.8% | +24.3% |
| JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 1 | 64.9% | +34.1% |
| MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1 | 81.6% | +2.8% |
| RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 1 | 33.3% | +48.3% |
| AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 1 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18012645 | METHOD FOR SLAG MODIFICATION DURING END PERIOD OF CASTING IN STEEL LADLE HAVING COVER | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17631439 | TARGETED EXOSOME BASED ON RBD REGION OF SARS-COV-2 S PROTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI | 239d overdue |
| 18012321 | SALVIA PLEBIA AND SCUTELLARIAE RADIX COMPOUND ACNE CREAM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 45d overdue |
| 18358237 | Fashion Personality Prediction and Clothing Recommendation Method and Device Based on Social Networks | RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 36d overdue |
| 18466829 | APPLICATION OF SMALL-MOLECULE COMPOUND IN PREPARATION OF ANTITUMOR DRUG | JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 82d |
| 18608048 | COMPOSITE POLYMER FILM MATERIAL BASED ON TUNGSTEN/COPPER/SULFUR CLUSTER COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF IN THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICS | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | — |
| 18025199 | WATER-REPELLENT FABRIC AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | KHAN, AMINA S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18358237 | Fashion Personality Prediction and Clothing Recommendation Method and Device Based on Social Networks | RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 36d overdue |
| 18617185 | GROUP DELEGATION COMPUTING METHOD | LANIER, BENJAMIN E | 62d |
| 18466829 | APPLICATION OF SMALL-MOLECULE COMPOUND IN PREPARATION OF ANTITUMOR DRUG | JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 82d |
| 19170179 | METHOD FOR PREPARING IONOGEL FIBER BASED ON HALOGENOMETALLATE IONIC LIQUID | YE, XINWEN | — |
| 18726997 | NANO-COMPOSITE MATERIAL-BASED INTELLIGENT FIREPROOF TEXTILE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18608048 | COMPOSITE POLYMER FILM MATERIAL BASED ON TUNGSTEN/COPPER/SULFUR CLUSTER COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF IN THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICS | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | — |
| 18037553 | METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-IODO ARYL ETHER UNDER THE ACTION OF ALKALI METAL HYDRIDE | CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1761 | 2 |
| 1692 | 2 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 2437 | 1 |
| 1622 | 1 |
| 1733 | 1 |
| 3688 | 1 |
| 1655 | 1 |
| 1618 | 1 |
| 1636 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19170179 | METHOD FOR PREPARING IONOGEL FIBER BASED ON HALOGENOMETALLATE IONIC LIQUID | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 18726997 | NANO-COMPOSITE MATERIAL-BASED INTELLIGENT FIREPROOF TEXTILE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18617185 | GROUP DELEGATION COMPUTING METHOD | LANIER, BENJAMIN E | 2437 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18608048 | COMPOSITE POLYMER FILM MATERIAL BASED ON TUNGSTEN/COPPER/SULFUR CLUSTER COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF IN THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICS | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1692 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18037553 | METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-IODO ARYL ETHER UNDER THE ACTION OF ALKALI METAL HYDRIDE | CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18466829 | APPLICATION OF SMALL-MOLECULE COMPOUND IN PREPARATION OF ANTITUMOR DRUG | JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 1622 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | 82d | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18012645 | METHOD FOR SLAG MODIFICATION DURING END PERIOD OF CASTING IN STEEL LADLE HAVING COVER | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1733 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18358237 | Fashion Personality Prediction and Clothing Recommendation Method and Device Based on Social Networks | RAMPHAL, LATASHA DEVI | 3688 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18012321 | SALVIA PLEBIA AND SCUTELLARIAE RADIX COMPOUND ACNE CREAM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 1655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18196929 | CAPSAICIN-DERIVED PHOTOSENSITIZER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18044565 | IMMUNOADJUVANT-BASED HYDROGEL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF | WHITEMAN, BRIAN A | 1636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18025199 | WATER-REPELLENT FABRIC AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | KHAN, AMINA S | 1761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2023 |
| 18012218 | ANTI-TUMOR NANO ADJUVANT BASED ON VESICLE FORMED BY CROSS-LINKED BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE | 1616 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17598051 | METHOD FOR INDUCING GELATION AND BIOMIMETIC MINERALIZATION OF SILK FIBROIN SOLUTION BY ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE | PRAGANI, RAJAN | 1614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 171d overdue | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17631478 | DIMETHYLMONOTHIOARSINIC ACID-INDUCED MALIGNANTLY TRANSFORMED CELL LINE OF HUMAN KERATINOCYTES AND USE THEREOF | EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL | 1632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2022 |
| 17631439 | TARGETED EXOSOME BASED ON RBD REGION OF SARS-COV-2 S PROTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI | 1672 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 239d overdue | Pending | Jan 28, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialSoochow University has 16 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 14 art units and 16 examiners.
Xinwen Ye has the most, with 1 of Soochow University's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
