Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
23 pending office actions • 20 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
Technische Universität München has 24 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. Those matters span 23 examiners and 20 art units, showing a broad and distributed prosecution workload across the technology portfolio.
SYLVESTER, KEVIN is the busiest examiner, handling 2 pending matters. The limited concentration with that examiner means most responses will require matter-specific preparation, with centralized oversight useful for consistency in claim strategy and disclosure positions.
The spread across art units also makes docket classification and deadline monitoring important. Counsel can use the examiner and art-unit assignments to identify recurring examination themes without assuming that one response approach will apply throughout the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 | 1 (4%) |
| §103 only | 8 (35%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (48%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYLVESTER, KEVIN | 2 | 47.5% | +27.4% |
| MOBIN, HASANUL | 1 | 75.3% | +38.8% |
| QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 1 | 83.3% | +13.1% |
| BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | 1 | 73.5% | +18.5% |
| WRIGHT, ALEXANDER SCOTT | 1 | 73.8% | -1.1% |
| GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 1 | 34.6% | +39.6% |
| ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1 | 67.7% | +43.0% |
| LANGHALS, RENEE C | 1 | 58.6% | +42.7% |
| ORDUNA, TAMARA | 1 | 66.7% | +100.0% |
| WESTON, ALYSSA G | 1 | 59.5% | +49.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18029516 | BIOORTHOGONAL REPORTER GENE SYSTEM | BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER | 18d overdue |
| 18711692 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TOOL ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNAL | LANGHALS, RENEE C | 15d overdue |
| 18832700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 15d |
| 19110291 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RANGE QUERY PROCESSING OF COMPLEX GEOMETRIC DATA | MOBIN, HASANUL | — |
| 18863057 | AC-FIELD DRIVEN MACROMOLECULAR ROTARY MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — |
| 18833309 | MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING OBJECTS IN LAYERS | WRIGHT, ALEXANDER SCOTT | — |
| 18719148 | A METHOD FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION FOR HIGH GC CONTENT MICROORGANISMS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — |
| 18686841 | IN VITRO METHOD OF INVASIVE AND DUCTAL CELL GROWTH | WESTON, ALYSSA G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18862947 | MODULAR ROBOTIC SYSTEM | BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | 31d overdue |
| 18269359 | COATED MEMBRANE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | 23d overdue |
| 18711692 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TOOL ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNAL | LANGHALS, RENEE C | 15d overdue |
| 18832700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 15d |
| 19110291 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RANGE QUERY PROCESSING OF COMPLEX GEOMETRIC DATA | MOBIN, HASANUL | — |
| 18863057 | AC-FIELD DRIVEN MACROMOLECULAR ROTARY MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — |
| 18719148 | A METHOD FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION FOR HIGH GC CONTENT MICROORGANISMS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — |
| 18690856 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | ORDUNA, TAMARA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1618 | 2 |
| 1612 | 2 |
| 1794 | 2 |
| 2168 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 1745 | 1 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 1652 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19110291 | A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RANGE QUERY PROCESSING OF COMPLEX GEOMETRIC DATA | MOBIN, HASANUL | 2168 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18863057 | AC-FIELD DRIVEN MACROMOLECULAR ROTARY MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862947 | MODULAR ROBOTIC SYSTEM | BUKSA, CHRISTOPHER ALLEN | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18833309 | MANUFACTURING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING OBJECTS IN LAYERS | WRIGHT, ALEXANDER SCOTT | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18832700 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURING AN OBJECT | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 1754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18719148 | A METHOD FOR GENETIC MODIFICATION FOR HIGH GC CONTENT MICROORGANISMS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | 1652 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18711692 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TOOL ADJUSTMENT BASED ON ACOUSTIC SIGNAL | LANGHALS, RENEE C | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18690856 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | ORDUNA, TAMARA | 1776 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18686841 | IN VITRO METHOD OF INVASIVE AND DUCTAL CELL GROWTH | WESTON, ALYSSA G | 1633 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18291952 | DETECTION OF CELL AGGREGATES USING QUANTITATIVE PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY | BAYNES, SAMUEL DAVID | 2665 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18291943 | DETECTION OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS, CELLULAR BIOLOGICAL OBJECTS AND CELL AGGREGATES USING QUANTITATIVE PHASE-CONTRAST MICROSCOPY | LANKFORD JR, LEON B | 1657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18570451 | PORTABLE TESTING DEVICE FOR TESTING SUSCEPTIBILITY OF A BIOLOGICAL PROBE TO ONE OR MORE BIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18286003 | NUCLEIC ACID ORIGAMI PLATFORMS AND THEIR USES | SCHLIENTZ, LEAH H | 1618 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18280325 | TREATMENT OF CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS USING SAM CYCLE INHIBITORS | NEAGU, IRINA | 1629 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18546311 | DUAL MODE RADIOTRACER AND THERAPEUTICS | MOSHER, ERIC PARKER | 1612 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18269359 | COATED MEMBRANE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18269088 | CONDITIONAL CELL CONNECTORS | KIM, YUNSOO | 1641 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18256101 | IRIDIUM-CONTAINING CATALYST FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | 1794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18252861 | NETWORK STATE MODELLING | ALHIJA, SAIF A | 2186 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18031759 | METHANATION WITH TURBOCHARGER | LEUNG, JENNIFER A | 1774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18029516 | BIOORTHOGONAL REPORTER GENE SYSTEM | BATES, KEENAN ALEXANDER | 1631 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 17910728 | CYCLIC PEPTIDES AND THEIR CONJUGATES FOR ADDRESSING ALPHA-V-BETA-6 INTEGRIN IN VIVO | WEBB, WALTER E | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 37d overdue | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17768706 | COMPOUNDS WITH IMPROVED PHARMACOKINETICS FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY OF CANCER | PERREIRA, MELISSA JEAN | 1618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialTechnische Universität München has 23 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 20 art units and 22 examiners.
Kevin Sylvester has the most, with 2 of Technische Universität München's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
