Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Texas Tech University System

22 pending office actions • 17 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 30 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
11
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
5
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (5)

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.

11
Hard (50%)
9
Medium (41%)
2
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (5%)
§103 only3 (14%)
§102 only3 (14%)
§112 only2 (9%)
Double-patenting + other3 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
77% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
5% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
9% of docket
2
Business / Other
9% 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.

220 h
Manual time on pending OAs
44 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
77 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE 1 78.3% +7.9%
IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED 1 87.3% +12.2%
CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 1 31.3% +30.3%
NATARAJAN, MEERA 1 62.3% +17.6%
HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE 1 76.6% +34.8%
LIN, ERICA S Y 1 85.9% +2.6%
DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1 37.0% -40.0%
LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 1 57.0% +47.9%
NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY 1 59.3% +34.9%
BEANE, RANDALL L 1 32.8% +36.6%

Hard Cases (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18011453 PROCESSES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL UP-CYCLING OF PLASTICS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF WONG, EDNA 36d overdue
18685163 VACUUM CALORIMETER COMPRISING AN OPEN SYSTEM DIFFERENTIAL CALORIMETER LIN, ERICA S Y 11d overdue
17290987 NOVEL SELECTIVE KAPPA OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 11d overdue
17782768 METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENGINEERING GRAPEVINE RED BLOTCH VIRUS-RESISTANT GRAPEVINE RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 13d
18290113 TISSUE-CULTURE INDEPENDENT GENE EDITING OF CELLS BY A LONG-DISTANCE RNA TRANSPORT SYSTEM DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 77d
17956249 DISULFIRAM AND OTHER REDOX-RELATED COMPOSITIONS FOR BRAIN TUMORS BORI, IBRAHIM D 86d
19172058 AUTOMATED CANINE LINE-UP FOR DETECTION DOG RESEARCH ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE
18993995 MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED

Interview Candidates (7)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18256449 BCAA-Lowering Compounds for Prevention and/or Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 13d
18323277 SUBSTITUTED BISPHENYLALKYLUREA COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY 83d
18993995 MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED
18741371 FOUR-COMPARTMENT CONTROLLER MODEL OF MUSCLE FATIGUE FOR ALL ACTIVITY TYPES CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY
18694966 GFRA2 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT NATARAJAN, MEERA
18688767 PREPARATION OF IONIC PHARMACEUTICAL COCRYSTALS USING SOLID AND LIQUID COMPONENTS HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE
18038177 METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS USING ZPR1 BEANE, RANDALL L

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1629 3
1662 2
3644 1
3791 1
1626 1
2853 1
1622 1
1621 1
1654 1
1795 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19172058 AUTOMATED CANINE LINE-UP FOR DETECTION DOG RESEARCH ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE 3644 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 07, 2025
18993995 MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 13, 2025
18741371 FOUR-COMPARTMENT CONTROLLER MODEL OF MUSCLE FATIGUE FOR ALL ACTIVITY TYPES CATINA, MICHAEL ANTHONY 3791 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 12, 2024
18694966 GFRA2 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT NATARAJAN, MEERA §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2024
18688767 PREPARATION OF IONIC PHARMACEUTICAL COCRYSTALS USING SOLID AND LIQUID COMPONENTS HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE 1626 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 02, 2024
18685163 VACUUM CALORIMETER COMPRISING AN OPEN SYSTEM DIFFERENTIAL CALORIMETER LIN, ERICA S Y 2853 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Feb 20, 2024
18290113 TISSUE-CULTURE INDEPENDENT GENE EDITING OF CELLS BY A LONG-DISTANCE RNA TRANSPORT SYSTEM DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §103§112 Final Rejection 77d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18256449 BCAA-Lowering Compounds for Prevention and/or Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 1622 §112 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jun 08, 2023
18323277 SUBSTITUTED BISPHENYLALKYLUREA COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY 1621 §102§112DP Non-Final OA 83d Pending May 24, 2023
18038177 METHODS OF TREATING OR PREVENTING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS USING ZPR1 BEANE, RANDALL L 1654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 22, 2023
18037732 THERAPIES FOR CANCER USING SMALL MOLECULES THAT BIND TO AND INHIBIT RAL INTERACTING PROTEINS YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN 1629 §102 Non-Final OA 35d Pending May 18, 2023
18011453 PROCESSES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL UP-CYCLING OF PLASTICS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF WONG, EDNA 1795 §103§112 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17956249 DISULFIRAM AND OTHER REDOX-RELATED COMPOSITIONS FOR BRAIN TUMORS BORI, IBRAHIM D 1629 §102§112 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Sep 29, 2022
17909480 TARGETING JUNCTIONAL EPITHELIUM IN THE GINGIVAL CREVICE FOR IMMUNE MODULATION FUBARA, BLESSING M 1613 §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA 68d Pending Sep 06, 2022
17908999 MODIFIED TETRACYCLINES FOR TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL USE DISORDER, PAIN AND OTHER DISORDERS INVOLVING POTENTIAL INFLAMMATORY PROCESSES HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §102DPOther Final Rejection 71d Pending Sep 02, 2022
17908497 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REPELLING ANIMALS FROM AN OBJECT SHIN, MONICA A 1616 §103 Final Rejection 99d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2022
17782768 METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR ENGINEERING GRAPEVINE RED BLOTCH VIRUS-RESISTANT GRAPEVINE RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 1662 §103§112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jun 06, 2022
17630975 Microfluidic Pipette Aspirators for Large-Scale Analysis of Single Cells, Clusters and Their Sub-Populations KRCHA, MATTHEW D 1798 §102 Final Rejection 126d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2022
17521773 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING EMBRYO VIABILITY HUANG, MICKEY NMN 1758 §102 Final Rejection 29d Pending Nov 08, 2021
17290987 NOVEL SELECTIVE KAPPA OPIOID RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND METHODS RELATED THERETO SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 §102§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending May 03, 2021
17284525 Method to Express, Purify, and Biotinylate Eukaryotic Cell-Derived Major Histocompatibility Complexes YAO, LEI 1642 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2021
16310981 Method and Composition for Reducing Pathogens in Rendered Food Products Using Lactic Acid Bacteria GOUGH, TIFFANY MAUREEN 1651 §103 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2018

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