Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
24 pending office actions • 13 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 24 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
Texas Tech University System is currently managing 21 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 11 distinct art units, suggesting that the university's research and development efforts cover a wide array of specialized biological and pharmaceutical sub-fields. This high number of art units relative to the 21 pending office actions indicates that the portfolio is subject to many different examination standards.
The prosecution involves distinct examiners for every pending office action, meaning that each case is currently being handled by a different individual. YVONNE RENEE ABBOTT-LEWIS is identified as the busiest examiner, though she is responsible for only 1 pending office action. This lack of examiner overlap means that the university cannot rely on consistent patterns with any single examiner to streamline its 21 pending matters.
For practitioners, this portfolio structure requires a highly individualized approach to each application. Because the pending office actions are spread across the 11 distinct art units and various examiners, there is no central bottleneck or primary point of contact. Success in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector for this entity depends on the ability to navigate different sets of examiner expectations and the various art unit cultures simultaneously, including the 1 pending office action under the busiest examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 5 (21%) |
| §102 only | 3 (12%) |
| §112 only | 3 (12%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAI, HAO D | 1 | 49.3% | +39.3% |
| ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE | 1 | 78.2% | +8.0% |
| YIP, JACK | 1 | 33.0% | +37.8% |
| IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 1 | 87.4% | +12.2% |
| COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY | 1 | 74.9% | +15.5% |
| YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 1 | 54.3% | +15.2% |
| FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | 1 | 81.6% | +11.7% |
| DRODGE, JOSEPH W | 1 | 78.2% | +38.2% |
| GOOD, KENNETH W | 1 | 73.5% | +19.0% |
| GABEL, GAILENE | 1 | 75.6% | +44.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18854789 | RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COTTON FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION FROM A FIBROGRAM | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18011453 | PROCESSES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL UP-CYCLING OF PLASTICS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | WONG, EDNA | 36d 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 |
| 19210906 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY OF TAILORABLE MEDICAMENT TO THE GINGIVAL CREVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | MAI, HAO D | — |
| 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 | — |
| 18838750 | MACROPOROUS GRAPHENE MEMBRANE | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | — |
| 18744403 | MICRODEVICE FOR CELL SEPARATION UTILIZING ACTIVATION PHENOTYPE | GABEL, GAILENE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19210906 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY OF TAILORABLE MEDICAMENT TO THE GINGIVAL CREVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | MAI, HAO D | — |
| 19086007 | EQUINE NASOGASTRIC TUBE MODEL AND RELATED METHODS | YIP, JACK | — |
| 18993995 | MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | — |
| 18975409 | Modified Tetracycline for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Pain and Other Disorders Involving Potential Inflammatory Processes | COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY | — |
| 18930686 | HOLLOW MICROSPHERES FOR BIOLOGICAL ISOLATION AND RECOVERY | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | — |
| 18854789 | RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COTTON FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION FROM A FIBROGRAM | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — |
| 18838750 | MACROPOROUS GRAPHENE MEMBRANE | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | — |
| 18728142 | Microwave Architecture for Passive Sensing Applications | GOOD, KENNETH W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1613 | 2 |
| 1662 | 2 |
| 3772 | 1 |
| 3644 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 1622 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 1629 | 1 |
| 1628 | 1 |
| 1616 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19210906 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR THE DELIVERY OF TAILORABLE MEDICAMENT TO THE GINGIVAL CREVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | MAI, HAO D | 3772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19172058 | AUTOMATED CANINE LINE-UP FOR DETECTION DOG RESEARCH | ABBOTT-LEWIS, YVONNE RENEE | 3644 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19086007 | EQUINE NASOGASTRIC TUBE MODEL AND RELATED METHODS | YIP, JACK | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 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 |
| 18975409 | Modified Tetracycline for Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder, Pain and Other Disorders Involving Potential Inflammatory Processes | COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18930686 | HOLLOW MICROSPHERES FOR BIOLOGICAL ISOLATION AND RECOVERY | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18854789 | RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COTTON FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION FROM A FIBROGRAM | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18838750 | MACROPOROUS GRAPHENE MEMBRANE | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18728142 | Microwave Architecture for Passive Sensing Applications | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18744403 | MICRODEVICE FOR CELL SEPARATION UTILIZING ACTIVATION PHENOTYPE | GABEL, GAILENE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18626439 | Preparation of Chitin Nanocrystals and Nanowhiskers from Crustacean Biomass Using Ionic Liquid | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18697938 | Selenium Containing Antimicrobial Compound as a Reacitve Dye and Cross-Linking Treatment for Textile Applications | STEVENS, MARK V | 1613 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18694966 | GFRA2 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT | NATARAJAN, MEERA | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 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 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Jun 08, 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 | §112 | Final Rejection | 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 | LIU, SUE XU | 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 |
| 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 |
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