Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
157 pending office actions • 111 art units • 152 examiners • 1 of 157 (1%) have an AI response strategy ready • 147 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Regents of the University of Michigan maintains a large portfolio with 156 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 156 pending office actions are distributed across 91 distinct art units, reflecting the vast range of scientific research and technical specialization within the university's patent filings. The prosecution involves 151 distinct examiners, which means almost every case is being handled by a different individual.
DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R is the busiest examiner for the university with 3 pending office actions. This low level of examiner concentration, with 151 distinct examiners for 156 pending office actions, highlights the decentralized nature of the university's prosecution efforts. Navigating 91 distinct art units in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector requires the university to manage a wide variety of departmental standards and hundreds of individual examiner perspectives simultaneously. Practitioners must coordinate across 91 distinct art units to ensure consistency for the 156 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 57 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. 57 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 only | 4 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 18 (11%) |
| §103 only | 50 (32%) |
| §102 only | 11 (7%) |
| §112 only | 9 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 5 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 10 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 50 (32%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R | 3 | 55.8% | +68.8% |
| PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2 | 72.3% | +11.5% |
| BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 2 | 27.7% | +47.8% |
| WHALEN, DANIEL B | 2 | 80.2% | +15.9% |
| BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 1 | 64.1% | +30.2% |
| KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS | 1 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| KESSIE, DANIEL | 1 | 62.1% | +24.2% |
| AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID | 1 | 83.9% | +13.7% |
| LEE, AIDEN Y | 1 | 48.0% | +24.8% |
| HAMADYK, ANNA N | 1 | 87.5% | +9.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17581736 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ORGANIC EMISSIVE LAYER BETWEEN ANODE-SIDE REFLECTOR AND CATHODE-SIDE REFLECTOR | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 37d overdue |
| 17932475 | Purcell-Effect-Enhanced Organic Light Emitting Diodes with Sub-Electrode Microlens Array | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 34d |
| 19373203 | LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL | KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS | — |
| 19227752 | Mmid Localization And Orientation Sensing Via Frequency-Divided Beam Multiplexing | HAMADYK, ANNA N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17920698 | INHIBITION OF SARS-COV-2 VIRAL ENTRY THROUGH ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF LACTOFERRIN AND USES THEREOF | BRADLEY, CHRISTINA | 162d overdue |
| 18576686 | A DISTRIBUTED REAL-TIME MACHINE LEARNING ROBOT | SHARMA, SHIVAM | 146d overdue |
| 16803033 | SEMI-TRANSPARENT AND MONOCHROMATIC ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES | TRINH, THANH TRUC | 141d overdue |
| 18266525 | SMALL MOLECULES AND THEIR USE AS MALT1 INHIBITORS | YOUNGBLOOD, WILLIAM JUSTIN | 91d overdue |
| 17929809 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING TIME-RESOLVED SIGNAL INTENSITY DATA | CROW, ROBERT THOMAS | 51d overdue |
| 17549028 | PHYSIOLOGIC GROWTH OF CULTURED INTESTINAL TISSUE | ZHU, JIANJIAN | 44d overdue |
| 18091478 | Nanopowder Coatings That Enhance Lithium Battery Component Performance | GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN | 32d overdue |
| 17778306 | POLYPEPTIDE INHIBITORS OF NEUTROPHIL ELASTASE ACTIVITY AND USES THEREOF | STEELE, AMBER D | 31d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18313856 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR RELATED DISORDERS | DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R | 37d overdue |
| 17581736 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING ORGANIC EMISSIVE LAYER BETWEEN ANODE-SIDE REFLECTOR AND CATHODE-SIDE REFLECTOR | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 37d overdue |
| 17266897 | TRI-PEPTIDES AND TREATMENT OF METABOLIC, CARDIOVASCULAR AND INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS | DABKOWSKI, ERINNE R | 2d overdue |
| 17932475 | Purcell-Effect-Enhanced Organic Light Emitting Diodes with Sub-Electrode Microlens Array | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 34d |
| 18099810 | DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 43d |
| 19374947 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING HUMAN INTESTINAL TISSUE AND RELATED USES THEREOF | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | — |
| 19304637 | SEGMENTED WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | KESSIE, DANIEL | — |
| 19261993 | ON-DEMAND ELECTRIC CHARGE SERVICE | AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1654 | 6 |
| 3791 | 4 |
| 1631 | 3 |
| 1797 | 3 |
| 2893 | 3 |
| 1613 | 3 |
| 1618 | 3 |
| 1632 | 2 |
| 2836 | 2 |
| 1718 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19374947 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING HUMAN INTESTINAL TISSUE AND RELATED USES THEREOF | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 1632 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2025 |
| 19373203 | LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL | KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS | 3655 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19304637 | SEGMENTED WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | KESSIE, DANIEL | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19261993 | ON-DEMAND ELECTRIC CHARGE SERVICE | AMAYA, CARLOS DAVID | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19230170 | ORGANIC VAPOR JET PRINTING SYSTEM | LEE, AIDEN Y | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19227752 | Mmid Localization And Orientation Sensing Via Frequency-Divided Beam Multiplexing | HAMADYK, ANNA N | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19202888 | TWO-PHOTON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY AT EXTREMELY LOW EXCITATION INTENSITY | BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH | 2877 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19122135 | UNIVERSAL ANKLE-FOOT ORTHOSIS | HAWTHORNE, OPHELIA ALTHEA | 3786 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19172320 | SOLAR ARRAY SUPPORT STRUCTURE | KANG, TAE-SIK | 1728 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19170316 | Method And Apparatus For Constructing Informative Outcomes To Guide Multi-Policy Decision Making | ANWAH, OLISA | 2692 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19112886 | METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING BONE DEFECTS | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19078078 | HISTOTRIPSY THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN TISSUE | BYKHOVSKI, ALEXEI | 3798 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 18994414 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR GROWING ESOPHAGEAL CELLS AND RELATED USES THEREOF | MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL | 1631 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19012368 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING VASCULARIZED HUMAN INTESTINAL ORGANOID TISSUE, AND RELATED USES THEREOF | RAHMAN, MASUDUR | 1633 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18876358 | ELECTROSPRAY THRUSTER SELF-PRESERVATION | KIM, TAE JUN | 3799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18981527 | SELECTIVE SAMPLING OF COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR IDENTIFYING SENDER | NARRAMORE, BLAKE I | 2438 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2024 |
| 18981528 | IMAGE CLASSIFICATION OF COMMUNICATION CHANNEL FOR IDENTIFYING SENDER | ANDERSON, MICHAEL D | 2433 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2024 |
| 18873450 | PROGRAMMABLE MICRO-ROBOT AND ASSEMBLY OF SUCH MICRO-ROBOTS FORMING A MODULAR THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE | WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT | 3618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18971367 | Robust Control Strategy For Autonomous Robot Mobility With Offboard Positioning System | LAROSE, RENEE MARIE | 3657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18948739 | INTEGRATED GENERATOR/CONVERTER FOR TURBINE APPLICATIONS | VO, ETHAN NGUYEN | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18862940 | PROBE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | ANTISKAY, BRIAN MICHAEL | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18935180 | KIRIGAMI-BASED SENSOR DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | NATH, SUMAN KUMAR | 2855 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18859007 | LIPIDS, FORMULATIONS, AND USES THEREOF | CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S | 1625 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18856783 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT AND RELATED METHOD | BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18896488 | BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE FOR FACILITATING DIRECT SELECTION OF MULTIPLE-CHOICE ANSWERS AND THE IDENTIFICATION OF STATE CHANGES | COLLINS, GARY | 2115 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18886339 | CYCLE-BY-CYCLE DIGITAL CONTROL OF DC-DC CONVERTERS | TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX | 2838 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18842232 | EXTRUSION CONFORMAL COOLING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 3725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18816651 | ADAPTIVE FAULT PREDICTION | SURYAWANSHI, SURESH | 2116 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18813171 | VENTILATION ASSESSMENT SYSTEM, FACE MASK, AND METHOD | BOECKER, JOSEPH D | 3785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18840820 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A PROSTHETIC BASED ON AMPLIFIED NERVE SIGNALS | WOZNICKI, JACQUELINE | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18810944 | OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY FIBER COUPLER | PAK, SUNG H | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18807156 | CUSTOMIZABLE AND LOW-LATENCY ARCHITECTURE FOR CELLULAR CORE NETWORKS | SWEET, LONNIE V | 2467 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18770859 | Frequency-Dependent Non-Thermal Plasma Inactivation Of Airborne Pathogens | CLEVELAND, TIMOTHY C | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18751902 | TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS | MILLER, DANIEL R | 2858 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18721830 | ACOUSTICALLY-RESPONSIVE BIOINKS FOR EXTRUSION-BASED 3D-BIOPRINTING | STEINKE, SEAN JAMES | 1619 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18737742 | MATERIALS FOR OPTOELECTRONIC APPLICATIONS | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 1621 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18671212 | DATA PRIVACY INCONSISTENCY DETECTION | SHEHNI, GHAZAL B | 2499 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18711268 | BIOFILM-TARGETING NANOPARTICLES TO INCREASE THE ANTICARIES EFFECT OF FLUORIDE | TRUONG, QUANGLONG N | 1615 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18666807 | PROGRAMMING CONTINUOUS EQUILIBRIUM MOTION IN MULTI-DOF SYSTEMS | BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN | 3653 | §102 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18709953 | DIRECT CURRENT NANOELECTRONIC SENSOR | WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | 1797 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18657413 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PULMONARY ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION | CLARKE, TRENT R | 1651 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18654479 | System For Effecting And Controlling Oscillatory Pressure Within Balloon Catheters For Fatigue Fracture Of Calculi | RESTAINO, ANDREW PETER | 3771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18648364 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING A SPARSE CODING ALGORITHM | ANDREI, RADU | 3697 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2024 |
| 18703497 | N-POLAR III-NITRIDE NANOWIRE-BASED LED DEVICES | GHYKA, ALEXANDER G | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18703492 | SEMICONDUCTOR HETEROSTRUCTURES WITH QUATERNARY III-NITRIDE ALLOY | SNOW, COLLEEN ERIN | 2899 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18703499 | MICRO-NETWORK INTERCONNECTED NANOSTRUCTURES | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2896 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18636334 | Magnetometer Array System For Magnetically Noisy Environments | KUAN, JOHN CHUNYANG | 2857 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18631472 | Organic electroluminescent device | WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18697377 | ADHERENCE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | MENSH, ANDREW J | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18695845 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR METAL CONTAINING FORMULATIONS CAPABLE OF MODULATING IMMUNE RESPONSE | ANTHOPOLOS, PETER | 1617 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Regents of the University of Michigan has 157 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 111 art units and 152 examiners.
Erinne R Dabkowski has the most, with 3 of The Regents of the University of Michigan's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.