Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 13, 2026

The Penn State Research Foundation

31 pending office actions • 22 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 31 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 46 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

31
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 14 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due later (1)

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 (35%)
19
Medium (61%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only16 (52%)
§102 only3 (10%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (26%)

Industry Mix

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

21
Life Sciences
68% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
10% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
5
Business / Other
16% 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.

310 h
Manual time on pending OAs
62 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
108 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 2 51.5% +20.8%
MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A 1 58.1% +25.7%
KUNEMUND, ROBERT M 1 82.0% +13.8%
STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK 1 88.3% +8.8%
VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN 1 60.0% +48.2%
KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 1 84.4% +10.3%
GRASER, JENNIFER E 1 76.5% +23.6%
HAMADYK, ANNA N 1 88.7% +7.0%
MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A 1 86.4% +8.4%
BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 1 46.5% +33.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18865726 FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA RADIATION DETECTORS AND SHIELDING VIA FIELDASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY (FAST) KUNEMUND, ROBERT M
18695915 Integrated Circuit Design for Digital Computing and Information Processing of Mechanical Signals MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A

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
17719833 LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA CATHETER FOR LESS-INVASIVE, LOCALIZED TREATMENT OF ENDOCARDITIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS DELLA, JAYMI E 168d overdue
18012024 METHODS OF GENERATING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL PREPARATIONS SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS 19d overdue
18332359 A MULTIPLEX CRISPR BASED ASSAY FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH 18d overdue
17439733 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TREATING CANCER THUESON, HANNA MARIE 13d
18030390 NOVEL REDOX-BASED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 28d
18927141 SUPER-RESOLUTION THERMOREFLECTANCE THERMAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK
18775741 CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL BIOMASS PARTICLE-PARTICLE AND PARTICLE-WALL INTERACTIONS KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE
18700490 A Novel Poultry Salmonella Vaccine and Diagnostic Methodology to Control Foodborne Salmonellosis GRASER, JENNIFER E

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18010690 SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR 1 AGONIST AND LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIONS THEREOF MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 80d overdue
17599188 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF CANCER MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 42d overdue
19032683 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED TRAINING FOR MANUALLY CONDUCTED PROCEDURES MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A
18865726 FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA RADIATION DETECTORS AND SHIELDING VIA FIELDASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY (FAST) KUNEMUND, ROBERT M
18729958 SELECTION METHOD FOR DOMESTIC ANIMAL BREEDING VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN
18775741 CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL BIOMASS PARTICLE-PARTICLE AND PARTICLE-WALL INTERACTIONS KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE
18700490 A Novel Poultry Salmonella Vaccine and Diagnostic Methodology to Control Foodborne Salmonellosis GRASER, JENNIFER E
18689620 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND STIMULATED STRUCTURES AND DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SPECIES BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1625 3
1631 2
1732 2
2877 1
1645 1
2845 1
1619 1
3796 1
1628 1
1738 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19032683 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUTOMATED TRAINING FOR MANUALLY CONDUCTED PROCEDURES MUSSELMAN, TIMOTHY A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 21, 2025
18865726 FABRICATION OF LARGE AREA RADIATION DETECTORS AND SHIELDING VIA FIELDASSISTED SINTERING TECHNOLOGY (FAST) KUNEMUND, ROBERT M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 14, 2024
18927141 SUPER-RESOLUTION THERMOREFLECTANCE THERMAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM STAFIRA, MICHAEL PATRICK 2877 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18729958 SELECTION METHOD FOR DOMESTIC ANIMAL BREEDING VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2024
18775741 CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL BIOMASS PARTICLE-PARTICLE AND PARTICLE-WALL INTERACTIONS KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2024
18700490 A Novel Poultry Salmonella Vaccine and Diagnostic Methodology to Control Foodborne Salmonellosis GRASER, JENNIFER E 1645 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2024
18626367 ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES AND METHODS FOR COMPLIANT ADJUSTMENT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICES HAMADYK, ANNA N 2845 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 04, 2024
18695915 Integrated Circuit Design for Digital Computing and Information Processing of Mechanical Signals MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 27, 2024
18689620 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ULTRASOUND STIMULATED STRUCTURES AND DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC SPECIES BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE 1619 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18686479 LASER-INDUCED GRAPHENE NON-ENZYMATIC GLUCOSE SENSORS FOR ON BODY MEASUREMENTS NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN 3796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 26, 2024
18392419 Artemisia anti-bacterial compositions and methods of use for inhibition of cells of Mycobacterium species BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 21, 2023
18568550 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE REMOVAL OF AT LEAST ONE RARE EARTH ELEMENT MOUDOU, EILEEN QI-YUN 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 08, 2023
18490614 PHOTOTHERMAL CURING OF THERMOSET RESINS SONG, INJA 1744 §102 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Oct 19, 2023
18264145 METHOD OF MAKING HIGH VOLUMETRIC ENERGY DENSITY CAPACITOR SINCLAIR, DAVID M 2848 §103 Final Rejection 77d Pending Aug 03, 2023
18270969 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TREATING BONE LOSS VALLE, ERNESTO 1623 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 05, 2023
18332359 A MULTIPLEX CRISPR BASED ASSAY FOR THE SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS AND NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH 1683 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18037751 INHIBITORS OF IGF2BP1-RNA BINDING MCANANY, JOHN D 1625 §102 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18030390 NOVEL REDOX-BASED THERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR TREATMENT OF CANCER FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1626 §103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Apr 05, 2023
18005944 SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO WATER ELECTROLYSIS CHUNG, HOSUNG CHARLES 1794 §103 Final Rejection 20d Pending Jan 18, 2023
18012024 METHODS OF GENERATING HEMATOPOIETIC CELL PREPARATIONS SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS 1631 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2022
18010690 SPHINGOSINE-1-PHOSPHATE RECEPTOR 1 AGONIST AND LIPOSOMAL FORMULATIONS THEREOF MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1625 §103 Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2022
17900503 ALKYLRESORCINOL HOMOLOGUES AS ANTIOXIDANTS KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 31, 2022
17796385 RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM ACIDIC SOLUTIONS CORALLO, CATRIONA MARY 1732 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 29, 2022
17783393 GRAPHENE-BASED GAS SENSING PLATFORM HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH 1798 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17780716 SLOW RELEASE COMPOSITE ACTIVE FILMS/PACKAGING TO REDUCE FOODBORNE PATHOGENS AND IMPROVE SHELF LIFE OF RAW AND READY TO EAT FOODS THAKUR, VIREN A 1792 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 27, 2022
17719833 LOW-TEMPERATURE PLASMA CATHETER FOR LESS-INVASIVE, LOCALIZED TREATMENT OF ENDOCARDITIS AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS DELLA, JAYMI E 3794 §103§112 Non-Final OA 168d overdue Pending Apr 13, 2022
17765469 HYDROFLUX-ASSISTED DENSIFICATION MELENDEZ, ARMAND 1759 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Mar 31, 2022
17656587 COLD SINTERING PROCESS OF USING SODIUM BETA ALUMINA PATEL, SMITA S 1732 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 25, 2022
17599188 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF CANCER MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1625 §103Other Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2021
17439733 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR TREATING CANCER THUESON, HANNA MARIE 1638 §102§103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Sep 15, 2021
17178972 GENERATING GABAergic NEURONS IN BRAINS NGUYEN, QUANG 1631 §103Other Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Feb 18, 2021

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