Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
57 pending office actions • 43 art units • 54 examiners • 0 of 57 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 82 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois has 61 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 58 distinct examiners and 46 distinct art units, creating a widely distributed prosecution portfolio with limited overlap in examiner assignments.
BAKSHI, PANCHAM is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The docket therefore calls for centralized portfolio oversight, while substantive preparation remains tailored to individual examiner and art-unit contexts.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 | 6 (11%) |
| §103 only | 13 (23%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 6 (11%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 27 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 2 | 76.7% | +30.2% |
| WARD, AARON DUREL | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 2 | 54.2% | +27.9% |
| TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | 1 | 86.2% | +4.6% |
| HWU, JUNE | 1 | 91.3% | -2.0% |
| ARTMAN, THOMAS R | 1 | 84.1% | +12.9% |
| SALEH, ZAID MUHAMMAD | 1 | 66.7% | +43.8% |
| DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1 | 38.7% | +35.6% |
| HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | 1 | 49.2% | +40.6% |
| FRAZIER, BRADY W | 1 | 78.6% | +26.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18308522 | REGENERATING LEAD ACID BATTERIES | RUFO, LOUIS J | 126d overdue |
| 17928443 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) MATERIAL DEPOSITION | LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN | 30d overdue |
| 18671037 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF DIBORIDE ALLOY COATINGS | BOWMAN, ANDREW J | 26d overdue |
| 19033792 | METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD-LEVEL CARBON, WATER AND NUTRIENT IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1d overdue |
| 18261373 | ANTIBIOTICS WITH IMPROVED DRUG RESISTANCE PROFILE | KIM, SEONG JONG | 21d |
| 18343137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNZIPPING POLYMERS FOR ENHANCED ENERGY RELEASE | FELTON, AILEEN BAKER | 28d |
| 18686104 | CONTACTLESS STRESS MONITORING USING WIRELESS SIGNALS | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 33d |
| 18469530 | EXPANDING THE CHEMICAL SUBSTRATES FOR GENETIC CODE REPROGRAMMING | SHIAO, YIH-HORNG | 33d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19033792 | METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD-LEVEL CARBON, WATER AND NUTRIENT IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1d overdue |
| 19036969 | SUPERCONTINUUM INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | — |
| 19035560 | AORTIC ARCH SEGMENTATION AND ANALYSIS | SALEH, ZAID MUHAMMAD | — |
| 19017115 | BIOBEHAVIORAL SENSING PLATFORM FOR CAPTURING INFANT STATES/HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL INPUT VIA ECG, MOTION, AND AUDIO SIGNALS | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — |
| 18970528 | RADAR INTERFEROMETRIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR OPAQUE PARTICLE-LADEN FLOWS | FRAZIER, BRADY W | — |
| 18681929 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST COMPRISING A TRANSITION METAL ON A ZEOLITE CARRIER AND THE USE OF SUCH CATALYST IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ETHER | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — |
| 18239460 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DECITABINE AND TETRAHYDROURIDINE AND USES THEREOF | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — |
| 17750968 | VACCINE AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING FILARIASIS | ZEMAN, ROBERT A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1624 | 2 |
| 1646 | 2 |
| 1763 | 2 |
| 1623 | 2 |
| 1636 | 2 |
| 1777 | 2 |
| 1621 | 2 |
| 1634 | 2 |
| 1693 | 2 |
| 1645 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19081029 | Mid-Infrared Optical Lens Assemblies for Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy | TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19065181 | STEM CELL-SPECIFIC PROMOTER FROM SACCHARUM AND METHODS FOR INCREASING FATTY ACID AND/OR OIL ACCUMULATION | HWU, JUNE | 1661 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19036969 | SUPERCONTINUUM INTRINSIC FLUORESCENCE IMAGING | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19035560 | AORTIC ARCH SEGMENTATION AND ANALYSIS | SALEH, ZAID MUHAMMAD | 2668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19033792 | METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD-LEVEL CARBON, WATER AND NUTRIENT IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 3623 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19017115 | BIOBEHAVIORAL SENSING PLATFORM FOR CAPTURING INFANT STATES/HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL INPUT VIA ECG, MOTION, AND AUDIO SIGNALS | HODGE, LAURA NICOLE | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18970528 | RADAR INTERFEROMETRIC TOMOGRAPHY FOR OPAQUE PARTICLE-LADEN FLOWS | FRAZIER, BRADY W | 3648 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18961853 | Single Cell Encapsulation in Compartmentalized Hydrogel Coatings | THUESON, HANNA MARIE | 1638 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18866044 | FLUOROPHORE-LOADED GELATIN-BASED NANOPARTICLES FOR NEAR-INFRARED IMAGING | LEWOCZKO, EVAN MICHAEL | 1612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18929086 | Gaze-depth Interaction in Virtual, Augmented, or Mixed Reality | BIBBEE, CHAYCE R | 2624 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18824519 | Conformance Testing of Manufactured Parts via Neural Networks | HSIEH, PING Y | 2664 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18805952 | BROCCOLI EXTRACT, NUTRACEUTICAL, AND METHODS OF TREATING INFLAMMATION AND CANCER | FIEBIG, RUSSELL G | 1655 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18800588 | PRESERVING POLARIZATION MAINTAINING PHOTONS FOR ENHANCED CONTRAST IMAGING OF THE RETINA | NIGAM, NATASHA | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18834350 | IMIDAZOTETRAZINE COMPOUNDS AND TREATMENT OF TMZ-RESISTANT CANCERS | WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY | 1627 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18832007 | Suspended Phased Oscillators for Attitude Control | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18719658 | GAS FLOW CONTROL DEVICE | ELLABIB, MAAP AHMED | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18672558 | Geopolymer Compositions and Systems and Methods Thereof for Sequestering and Removing Chemical Species From Water | VARMA, AKASH K | 1773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18671037 | CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION OF DIBORIDE ALLOY COATINGS | BOWMAN, ANDREW J | 1717 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18710813 | GRAM-NEGATIVE SPECIFIC ANTIBIOTICS SPARING EFFECT ON GUT MICROBIOME | WILLIS, DOUGLAS M | 1624 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18638851 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME ASPHALT DENSITY AND MOISTURE CONTENT PREDICTION WITH GROUND PENETRATING RADAR | LAU, TUNG S | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18692514 | CHIMERIC SECRETORY COMPONENT POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF | PUTTLITZ, KARL J | 1646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18686104 | CONTACTLESS STRESS MONITORING USING WIRELESS SIGNALS | OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE | 3792 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18685853 | COMPOSITE NANOPARTICULATE MINERALIZED COLLAGEN GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN MATERIALS WITH TIME RELEASE ANTI-RESORPTIVE FACTORS | BASQUILL, SEAN M | 1614 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 76d | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18436206 | SPIROPYRAN-BASED PHOTO-HYDROGEL | NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 1763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18681929 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST COMPRISING A TRANSITION METAL ON A ZEOLITE CARRIER AND THE USE OF SUCH CATALYST IN A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ETHER | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18580788 | SUBSTITUTED HETERO-BICYCLOCOMPOUNDS AS SUBTYPE SELECTIVE NICOTINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR INHIBITORS | CHENG, KAREN | 1623 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18576407 | THERAPEUTIC GENE SILENCING WITH CRISPR-CAS13 | WARD, AARON DUREL | 1636 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18568609 | ELECTROCHEMICALLY-REGENERATED ION EXCHANGE USING REDOX-POLYMERS | KEYWORTH, PETER | 1777 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18567159 | PHOTOACTIVATABLE GASDERMIN PROTEINS | STOICA, ELLY GERALD | 1647 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18563824 | C4 PLANTS WITH INCREASED PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18509697 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL FILTRATION COMPOSITES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING | KIM, SUN U | 1777 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18372576 | CULTURE-FREE BIPHASIC APPROACH FOR RAPID DETECTION OF PATHOGENS FROM WHOLE BLOOD | CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH | 1672 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18469530 | EXPANDING THE CHEMICAL SUBSTRATES FOR GENETIC CODE REPROGRAMMING | SHIAO, YIH-HORNG | 1691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18463837 | DE NOVO ENGINEERING OF A BACTERIAL LIFESTYLE PROGRAM | WARD, AARON DUREL | 1636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18239460 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DECITABINE AND TETRAHYDROURIDINE AND USES THEREOF | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1623 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18453098 | FCRN BINDING POLYPEPTIDES | GUSTILO, ESTELLA M | 1646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18264109 | COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | COLEMAN, BRENDA LIBBY | 1624 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18261373 | ANTIBIOTICS WITH IMPROVED DRUG RESISTANCE PROFILE | KIM, SEONG JONG | 1621 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18343137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UNZIPPING POLYMERS FOR ENHANCED ENERGY RELEASE | FELTON, AILEEN BAKER | 1734 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18209979 | POWER APPARATUS, CONTROL AND INVERTERS FOR ELECTROSURGERY | CLARK, RYAN T | 3794 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18312729 | MECHANICALLY STIMULATED MECHANOPHORES, POLYMERS THEREOF, METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF, AND SYSTEMS THEREOF FOR CONTROLLED EMISSION OF SMALL MOLECULES | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18308522 | REGENERATING LEAD ACID BATTERIES | RUFO, LOUIS J | 1795 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 126d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18131140 | INCIDENTAL DUROTOMY CLOSURE SYSTEM AND METHOD | OU, JING RUI | 3771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18178736 | METHODS AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR PRODUCING EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES | SPENCE, JENNIFER SUZANNE | 1633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Mar 06, 2023 |
| 18043095 | ALGINATE-COATED MESENCHYMAL STROMAL AND PROGENITOR CELLS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME | CONNORS, ALEXANDRA F | 1634 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 18161830 | COMPUTE-IN-MEMORY SRAM USING MEMORY-IMMERSED DATA CONVERSION AND MULTIPLICATION-FREE OPERATORS | METZGER, MICHAEL J | 2183 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 17928443 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC (EHD) MATERIAL DEPOSITION | LOPEZ ALVAREZ, OLVIN | 2117 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 18051545 | IMAGE COMPRESSION AUGMENTED WITH A LEARNING-BASED SUPER RESOLUTION MODEL | ITSKOVICH, MIKHAIL | 2483 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17904211 | LONG CHAIN CARBON AND CYCLIC AMINO ACIDS SUBSTRATES FOR GENETIC CODE REPROGRAMMING | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | 1693 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Aug 12, 2022 |
| 17750968 | VACCINE AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND PREVENTING FILARIASIS | ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 1645 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialThe Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois has 57 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 43 art units and 54 examiners.
Pancham Bakshi has the most, with 2 of The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
