Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
42 pending office actions • 30 art units • 41 examiners • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 51 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Trustees of Princeton University manage 40 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are spread across 29 distinct art units. The university interacts with 40 distinct examiners. The 29 distinct art units indicate a very high level of technical diversity across the university's pending portfolio, requiring coordination with many different specialized groups.
ALAN LINDSAY OSTROW is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. With 40 pending office actions and 40 distinct examiners, the workload is perfectly distributed with one action per examiner. This means that for every one of the 40 pending office actions, the university is dealing with a different individual. For a practitioner, this high number of 40 distinct examiners means that prosecution strategies must be highly individualized, as there is no opportunity to leverage a relationship with a single examiner across the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 4 (10%) |
| §103 only | 15 (36%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TESKIN, FRED M | 2 | 89.6% | +8.0% |
| OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 1 | 73.1% | +24.1% |
| FAYE, MAMADOU | 1 | 78.8% | +6.5% |
| CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | 1 | 70.6% | +11.6% |
| MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1 | 46.2% | +43.1% |
| MARLOW, ALEXANDER G | 1 | 78.8% | +18.4% |
| NORRIS, JEREMY C | 1 | 86.8% | +4.4% |
| RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | 1 | 73.6% | +26.4% |
| GREGORY, BERNARR E | 1 | 90.5% | +6.7% |
| STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE | 1 | 85.7% | +33.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18853565 | SUPERCONDUCTING WS2-BASED NANOSHEET INK | NORRIS, JEREMY C | — |
| 18886714 | BROADBAND AND MULTI-BAND PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | GREGORY, BERNARR E | — |
| 18221086 | ACCELERATED MIXING AND REACTION KINETICS USING AN ELASTIC INSTABILITY | TESKIN, FRED M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17758847 | Inhibitors of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase and Uses Thereof | ANDERSON, REBECCA L | 107d overdue |
| 17745322 | SHARED COLUMN ADCS FOR IN-MEMORY-COMPUTING MACROS | VILLANUEVA, MARKUS ANTHONY | 107d overdue |
| 18167711 | Methods and Materials for Producing Polyols and Electron Rich Compounds | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 11d overdue |
| 18013610 | UV-ABSORBING DONOR SPECIES FOR HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 34d |
| 18031405 | UV-ABSORBING TRANSPARENT PEROVSKITE | MOWLA, GOLAM | 42d |
| 19156513 | MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | — |
| 18872939 | PLASMA SYSTEMS FOR AIR DECONTAMINATION AND AEROSOL ACTIVATION | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | — |
| 18871291 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING CORE-SHELL DROPLETS AND PARTICLES | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19156513 | MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | — |
| 18872939 | PLASMA SYSTEMS FOR AIR DECONTAMINATION AND AEROSOL ACTIVATION | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | — |
| 18871291 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING CORE-SHELL DROPLETS AND PARTICLES | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | — |
| 18958501 | VOICE-PRESERVING MULTI-LINGUAL SPEECH AUDIO TRANSLATION | MARLOW, ALEXANDER G | — |
| 18849848 | CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SELENONEINE AND ITS ANALOGS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — |
| 18804650 | MODULAR BIOSENSOR FOR RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE ACTIVITY | STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 2 |
| 2151 | 2 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 1657 | 1 |
| 1656 | 1 |
| 1681 | 1 |
| 1734 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19156513 | MOBILE ROBOTIC DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | OSTROW, ALAN LINDSAY | 3657 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19174712 | OPEN-PATH OPTICAL SENSORS FOR ANALYTE MEASUREMENTS | FAYE, MAMADOU | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 18872939 | PLASMA SYSTEMS FOR AIR DECONTAMINATION AND AEROSOL ACTIVATION | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18871291 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATING CORE-SHELL DROPLETS AND PARTICLES | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18958501 | VOICE-PRESERVING MULTI-LINGUAL SPEECH AUDIO TRANSLATION | MARLOW, ALEXANDER G | 2658 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18853565 | SUPERCONDUCTING WS2-BASED NANOSHEET INK | NORRIS, JEREMY C | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18849848 | CHEMOENZYMATIC SYNTHESIS OF SELENONEINE AND ITS ANALOGS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18886714 | BROADBAND AND MULTI-BAND PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | GREGORY, BERNARR E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18804650 | MODULAR BIOSENSOR FOR RECEPTOR TYROSINE KINASE ACTIVITY | STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18778223 | PATH-INTEGRATED OPTICAL SENSING AND SIMULTANEOUS RETROREFLECTOR TRACKING | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18774152 | OPTOGENETIC CONTROL OF MICROBIAL CO-CULTURE POPULATIONS | BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE | 1657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18743768 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LABEL ERROR DETECTION VIA CLUSTERING TRAINING LOSSES | TRAN, TAN H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18707400 | 3D-PRINTING ENGINEERED LIVING MATERIALS | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18694288 | DNA VALENCY SORTING CHROMATOGRAPHY | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18682168 | METHOD OF ASSESSING BACTERIAL VIABILITY AND BACTERIAL COMMUNITY STRUCTURE CHANGES | KOVACH, KARA NICOLE | 1681 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18405407 | PORPHYRAZINES AS EFFICIENT, CATALYTIC AND SCALABLE METHOD TO PRODUCE CHLORINE DIOXIDE | NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA | 1734 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18545505 | POLYMERS OF VINYLCYCLOBUTANE AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING SAME | TESKIN, FRED M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18571747 | FABRICATION AND APPLICATION OF FIBER-BASED HYDROGEL USING ALL-AQUEOUS FORMULATIONS | RONEY, CELESTE A | 1612 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18502266 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPTOGENETICALLY CONTROLLING METABOLIC PATHWAYS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF CHEMICALS | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18374765 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GROWING A LATTICE MATCHED, MULTILAYER, ORGANIC CRYSTAL HETEROSTRUCTURE | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18476981 | Ultrathin Interfacial Layer on a Hydrogel to Direct its Surface Properties and Cell Adhesion | FOX, ALLISON M | 1633 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18281710 | TEXT MINING METHOD FOR TREND IDENTIFICATION AND RESEARCH CONNECTION | ALMANI, MOHSEN | 2159 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18547462 | 2-SUBSTITUTED BICYCLO[1.1.1]PENTANES | MCANANY, JOHN D | 1625 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 17928028 | MODULAR PLATFORM FOR PROGRAMMABLE SPATIOTEMPORAL BIOMOLECULE CLUSTERING WITH APPLICATIONS INCLUDING ENHANCED METABOLIC YIELD | SU-TOBON, QIWEN NMN | 1636 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18221086 | ACCELERATED MIXING AND REACTION KINETICS USING AN ELASTIC INSTABILITY | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18037931 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PNEUMATIC-FREE ELECTRONICALLY DRIVEN MICROFLUIDICS TO ALLOW MASSIVE SCALABILITY WITH INTEGRATED CELLULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR DETECTION | HOBBS, MICHAEL L | 1799 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | May 19, 2023 |
| 18031405 | UV-ABSORBING TRANSPARENT PEROVSKITE | MOWLA, GOLAM | 1721 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 42d | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18167711 | Methods and Materials for Producing Polyols and Electron Rich Compounds | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18156947 | IMPROVED CATALYSTS FOR INTERMOLECULAR CYCLOADDITION | TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18006035 | METHOD FOR DETECTION AND QUANTITATIVE MONITORING OF INFECTIONS WITH HERPESVIRUSES | MUTREJA, JYOTI NAGPAUL | 1684 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18013610 | UV-ABSORBING DONOR SPECIES FOR HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 1726 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18013302 | COMPOUNDS HAVING ANTICANCER ACTIVITY | NOLAN, JASON MICHAEL | 1623 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 17928513 | MARKERS AND CELLULAR ANTECEDENTS OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FLARES | GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 1682 | §101§102§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 17912982 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT FOR PEROVSKITE ELECTRONIC DEVICES | GHYKA, ALEXANDER G | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17797833 | SCALABLE ARRAY ARCHITECTURE FOR IN-MEMORY COMPUTING | YAARY, MICHAEL D | 2151 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17758847 | Inhibitors of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase and Uses Thereof | ANDERSON, REBECCA L | 1626 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 107d overdue | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17790702 | Compositions and Methods for Treatment of Disease by Manipulation of Serine Metabolism | NEAGU, IRINA | 1629 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2022 |
| 17745322 | SHARED COLUMN ADCS FOR IN-MEMORY-COMPUTING MACROS | VILLANUEVA, MARKUS ANTHONY | 2151 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 107d overdue | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17776078 | SUPERCONDUCTING QUBITS BASED ON TANTALUM | YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17277518 | HIGH THROUGHPUT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAPPING INTRACELLULAR PHASE DIAGRAMS | SABOUR, GHAZAL | 1686 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 18, 2021 |
| 17097484 | OPTOGENETIC CIRCUITS FOR CONTROLLING CHEMICAL AND PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN ESCHERICHIA COLI | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2020 |
| 17044195 | Compositions Comprising Immune System Activators and Method of Using Same | TRAN, CHRISTINA L | 1637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Sep 30, 2020 |
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