Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Technische Universität Wien

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Technische Universität Wien has 5 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These 5 pending office actions are distributed among 5 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. YE, XINWEN is the busiest examiner, currently managing 1 pending office action. This indicates that the workload is balanced across the 5 distinct examiners.

The 5 pending office actions are each assigned to a different examiner, as there are 5 distinct examiners in the portfolio. These actions are located within 4 distinct art units, showing a broad technical spread in the Chemistry & Materials field. YE, XINWEN is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action, matching the workload of the other four examiners.

The 5 pending office actions are more than the 4 distinct art units, indicating some overlap in technical classifications. Practitioners should note that the 5 distinct examiners provide a wide range of perspectives for the Chemistry & Materials portfolio. This structure ensures that no single examiner dominates the current prosecution pipeline for the university.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

4
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
YE, XINWEN 1 43.1% +44.3%
LI, LARRY 1 66.7% +66.7%
KAHN, RACHEL 1 27.9% +17.3%
PAIK, SANG YEOP 1 65.5% +16.3%

Hard Cases (4)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18567274 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFERENCE VARIABLE COMPENSATION DURING THE POSITIONING OF A SAMPLE SUPPORT LI, LARRY 19d overdue
18012465 PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYIMIDES KAHN, RACHEL 2d overdue
18877677 CYANATE ESTERS AS MONOMERS IN POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS YE, XINWEN —
17754551 METHOD FOR BUILD-UP WELDING OF MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF POWDER OR WIRE ONTO A WORKPIECE PAIK, SANG YEOP —

Interview Candidates (4)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18567274 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFERENCE VARIABLE COMPENSATION DURING THE POSITIONING OF A SAMPLE SUPPORT LI, LARRY 19d overdue
18012465 PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYIMIDES KAHN, RACHEL 2d overdue
18877677 CYANATE ESTERS AS MONOMERS IN POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS YE, XINWEN —
17754551 METHOD FOR BUILD-UP WELDING OF MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF POWDER OR WIRE ONTO A WORKPIECE PAIK, SANG YEOP —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1754 1
2881 1
1766 1
3700 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18877677 CYANATE ESTERS AS MONOMERS IN POLYMERIZABLE COMPOSITIONS YE, XINWEN 1754 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 20, 2024
18567274 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTERFERENCE VARIABLE COMPENSATION DURING THE POSITIONING OF A SAMPLE SUPPORT LI, LARRY 2881 §103§112 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18012465 PROCESS FOR PREPARING POLYIMIDES KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §103§112 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17754551 METHOD FOR BUILD-UP WELDING OF MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF POWDER OR WIRE ONTO A WORKPIECE PAIK, SANG YEOP 3700 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Technische Universität Wien have?

Technische Universität Wien has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Technische Universität Wien applications?

Xinwen Ye has the most, with 1 of Technische Universität Wien's pending office actions.

What technology area are Technische Universität Wien's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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