Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
24 pending office actions • 13 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 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. 24 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 only | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 14 (58%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| §112 only | 2 (8%) |
| No statute on record | 4 (17%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 3 | 15.4% | +44.4% |
| HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 1 | 39.1% | +34.9% |
| WECKER, JENNIFER | 1 | 71.1% | +35.2% |
| XU, XIAOYUN | 1 | 59.6% | +32.3% |
| BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 1 | 76.6% | +38.7% |
| NGUYEN, NAM P | 1 | 54.7% | +46.4% |
| HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 1 | 40.0% | +75.0% |
| CASTANEDA, STEVEN RAY | 1 | 78.1% | +46.7% |
| GABEL, GAILENE | 1 | 75.4% | +45.5% |
| GORDON, BRIAN R | 1 | 64.8% | +18.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18183188 | REAGENT CONTAINER, REAGENT CONTAINER KIT, METHOD OF INSTALLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, FRAME FOR A REAGENT CONTAINER, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, AND ANALYZER | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 89d overdue |
| 16944999 | TEST RESULT AUTO VERIFICATION | COVINGTON, AMANDA R | 66d overdue |
| 17685582 | QUALITY CONTROL METHOD OF SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 46d overdue |
| 17710488 | DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF NONSPECIFIC REACTION, ANALYSIS METHOD, ANALYZER, AND DETECTION PROGRAM FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF NONSPECIFIC REACTION | PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN | 26d |
| 18327142 | SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE MEASURING METHOD | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 76d |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18183188 | REAGENT CONTAINER, REAGENT CONTAINER KIT, METHOD OF INSTALLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, FRAME FOR A REAGENT CONTAINER, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, AND ANALYZER | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 89d overdue |
| 18182990 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 70d overdue |
| 18182960 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING WHITE BLOOD CELLS INTO SUBPOPULATIONS | CASTANEDA, STEVEN RAY | 53d overdue |
| 17685582 | QUALITY CONTROL METHOD OF SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 46d overdue |
| 18000012 | DISPENSING SYSTEM, ROBOT, AND DISPENSING METHOD | GORDON, BRIAN R | 42d overdue |
| 18327123 | SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS | WECKER, JENNIFER | 16d overdue |
| 18305443 | SPECIMEN RACK TRANSPORT DEVICE, ANALYZER INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SPECIMEN SPILLED FROM SPECIMEN CONTAINER | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 9d overdue |
| 19030803 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 5d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1797 | 7 |
| 1798 | 3 |
| 1686 | 3 |
| 1678 | 2 |
| 3681 | 1 |
| 1644 | 1 |
| 1641 | 1 |
| 1635 | 1 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030803 | INFORMATION EXCHANGE METHOD, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 3681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18327123 | SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS | WECKER, JENNIFER | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2023 |
| 18327142 | SAMPLE MEASURING APPARATUS AND SAMPLE MEASURING METHOD | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Jun 01, 2023 |
| 18314944 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ON VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR, MEASUREMENT SAMPLE PREPARATION METHOD, AND REAGENT KIT | XU, XIAOYUN | 1797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18305443 | SPECIMEN RACK TRANSPORT DEVICE, ANALYZER INCLUDING SAME, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING SPECIMEN SPILLED FROM SPECIMEN CONTAINER | BORTOLI, JONATHAN | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18299833 | POLYPEPTIDE, MULTIMER, SOLID PHASE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR TEST SUBSTANCE, AND REAGENT KIT | NGUYEN, NAM P | 1678 | Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18183188 | REAGENT CONTAINER, REAGENT CONTAINER KIT, METHOD OF INSTALLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, FRAME FOR A REAGENT CONTAINER, METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A REAGENT CONTAINER, AND ANALYZER | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2023 |
| 18182990 | SPECIMEN ANALYZER, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18182960 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING WHITE BLOOD CELLS INTO SUBPOPULATIONS | CASTANEDA, STEVEN RAY | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18079556 | METHOD FOR DETECTING ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC ACTIVATED T CELL | GABEL, GAILENE | 1678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Dec 12, 2022 |
| 18000012 | DISPENSING SYSTEM, ROBOT, AND DISPENSING METHOD | GORDON, BRIAN R | 1798 | §112 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17994979 | QUALITY CONTROL SAMPLE MEASUREMENT METHOD, SAMPLE ANALYZER, AND SUPPLY DEVICE | TURK, NEIL N | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 118d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 18052746 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODY | SKELDING, ZACHARY S | 1644 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Nov 04, 2022 |
| 17709770 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING AFFINITY OF ANTIBODY FOR ANTIGEN AND USE THEREOF | WEN, SHARON X | 1641 | Other | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 31, 2022 |
| 17710488 | DETECTION METHOD FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF NONSPECIFIC REACTION, ANALYSIS METHOD, ANALYZER, AND DETECTION PROGRAM FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCE OF NONSPECIFIC REACTION | PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN | 1686 | §101 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Mar 31, 2022 |
| 17691739 | ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYZER | SKIBINSKY, ANNA | 1635 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Mar 10, 2022 |
| 17691761 | ANALYSIS METHOD AND ANALYZER | NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT | 1686 | Other | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 10, 2022 |
| 17685582 | QUALITY CONTROL METHOD OF SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Mar 03, 2022 |
| 17681350 | CONTROL METHOD FOR SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM, SPECIMEN ANALYSIS SYSTEM, COMPUTER, AND PROGRAM | WHALEY, PABLO S | 3619 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Feb 25, 2022 |
| 17498020 | FLOW CYTOMETER AND METHOD OF FLOW CYTOMETRY | LAPAGE, MICHAEL P | 2877 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Oct 11, 2021 |
| 17480683 | CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, TRAINING METHOD FOR DEEP LEARNING ALGORITHM, CELL ANALYZER, TRAINING APPARATUS FOR DEEP LEARNING ALGORITHM, CELL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND TRAINING PROGRAM FOR DEEP LEARNING ALGORITHM | KRIANGCHAIVECH, KETTIP | 1686 | Other | Non-Final OA | 350d overdue | Pending | Sep 21, 2021 |
| 17232397 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ON RISK OF REDUCED RESPIRATORY FUNCTION IN PATIENT WITH INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIA | LEE, ANDREW P | 1691 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2021 |
| 17105013 | CELL ANALYSIS METHOD, CELL ANALYSIS DEVICE, CELL ANALYSIS SYSTEM, CELL ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND TRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM GENERATION METHOD | LU, ZHIYU | 2665 | §103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Nov 25, 2020 |
| 16944999 | TEST RESULT AUTO VERIFICATION | COVINGTON, AMANDA R | 3686 | §101 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2020 |
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