Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

The University of Hong Kong

38 pending office actions • 30 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 43 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

38
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
15
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (2)

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.

22
Hard (58%)
14
Medium (37%)
2
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other4 (11%)
§103 only10 (26%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (5%)
Double-patenting + other3 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)18 (47%)

Industry Mix

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

29
Life Sciences
76% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
2
Communications
5% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
8% of docket
3
Business / Other
8% 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.

380 h
Manual time on pending OAs
76 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
133 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WANG, YUEHAN 1 82.6% +13.2%
IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1 13.2% +83.3%
TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 1 78.0% +16.2%
FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L 1 63.2% +19.0%
SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 1 81.5% +23.6%
HUTSON, RICHARD G 1 65.0% +52.9%
NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1 65.7% +28.1%
HABTE, KAHSAY 1 85.0% +7.4%
SVEIVEN, MICHAEL CAMERON 1 34.8% +43.1%
MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF 1 55.3% +28.5%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 42d
18841600 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING AND CALCULATING WINDOW VIEW OPENNESS INDEXES WANG, YUEHAN
18293171 PHOTOACTIVATABLE PRODRUG NANOPARTICLES FOR COMBINED ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY HABTE, KAHSAY

Hard Cases (22)

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
18466854 METHOD FOR ASSESSING RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS PAULUS, ERIN VIRGINIA 66d overdue
18476499 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION IN MEMRISTOR-BASED IN-MEMORY COMPUTING NGUYEN, VAN THU T 44d overdue
18352040 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TARGETING S100A10 FOR THE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 22d overdue
17821411 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SARS-CoV-2 BARRERA, IMMACULADA 4d overdue
17936179 23-O-ACETYLALISOL B AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CORONAVIRUS INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME LEE, WILLIAM Y 9d
18564498 BIOENGINEERED DERMAL PAPILLA AND HAIR FOLLICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF 13d
17980888 800 MPA GRADE STEEL BAR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF SU, XIAOWEI 27d
18157725 Micro Scale Mist Mouthguard Cleaning Device MORAN, EDWARD JOHN 56d

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18703699 HOT STAMPING METHOD FOR PRE-COATED STEEL SHEETS TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 3d overdue
18564498 BIOENGINEERED DERMAL PAPILLA AND HAIR FOLLICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF 13d
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 42d
18841600 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING AND CALCULATING WINDOW VIEW OPENNESS INDEXES WANG, YUEHAN
18653590 OCULAR ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN
18613083 STATISTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSING-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE CHILD PRESENCE DETECTION FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L
18600046 MODIFIED O-METHYLTRANSFERASES USEFUL FOR PRODUCTION OF O-METHYLATED PHENOLIC NATURAL PRODUCTS HUTSON, RICHARD G
18428803 FACILE METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THIN FILM COMPOSITE (TFC) MEMBRANE WITH BOTH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND WATER PERMEANCE NORRIS, CLAIRE A

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 2
1678 2
1631 2
1658 2
1621 2
2617 1
3725 1
2672 1
1652 1
1779 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18841600 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING AND CALCULATING WINDOW VIEW OPENNESS INDEXES WANG, YUEHAN 2617 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 26, 2024
18653590 OCULAR ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1653 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2024
18703699 HOT STAMPING METHOD FOR PRE-COATED STEEL SHEETS TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 3725 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2024
18613083 STATISTICAL ACOUSTIC SENSING-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IN-VEHICLE CHILD PRESENCE DETECTION FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2024
18608983 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED IMAGE PROCESSOR FOR INTRAORAL IMAGES SHARIFF, MICHAEL ADAM 2672 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending Mar 19, 2024
18600046 MODIFIED O-METHYLTRANSFERASES USEFUL FOR PRODUCTION OF O-METHYLATED PHENOLIC NATURAL PRODUCTS HUTSON, RICHARD G 1652 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2024
18428803 FACILE METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF THIN FILM COMPOSITE (TFC) MEMBRANE WITH BOTH HIGH SELECTIVITY AND WATER PERMEANCE NORRIS, CLAIRE A 1779 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2024
18293171 PHOTOACTIVATABLE PRODRUG NANOPARTICLES FOR COMBINED ANTI-ANGIOGENESIS AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY HABTE, KAHSAY 1624 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2024
18566491 FIBROSIS BIOMARKERS FOR NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE SVEIVEN, MICHAEL CAMERON 1678 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 01, 2023
18564498 BIOENGINEERED DERMAL PAPILLA AND HAIR FOLLICLES AND RELATED PRODUCTS, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF 1638 §103§112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18476499 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION IN MEMRISTOR-BASED IN-MEMORY COMPUTING NGUYEN, VAN THU T 2824 §102§112 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Sep 28, 2023
18551504 LUMINESCENT GOLD (III) COMPOUNDS WITH THERMALLY ACTIVATED DELAYED FLUORESCENCE (TADF) AND THERMALLY STIMULATED DELAYED PHOSPHORESCENCE (TSDP) PROPERTIES FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND THEIR PREPARATION HIGGINS, GERARD T 1785 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2023
18466854 METHOD FOR ASSESSING RESPIRATORY VIRAL INFECTIONS PAULUS, ERIN VIRGINIA 1631 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Sep 14, 2023
18451432 LUMINESCENT GOLD(III) COMPOUNDS WITH THERMALLY STIMULATED DELAYED PHOSPHORESCENCE (TSDP) PROPERTY FOR ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES AND THEIR PREPARATION CLARK, GREGORY D §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 17, 2023
18355754 CHIP PLACEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM GARBOWSKI, LEIGH M §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 20, 2023
18352040 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TARGETING S100A10 FOR THE TREATMENT AND DIAGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 1683 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2023
18345284 SUPER-HIGH-PERMEANCE THIN-FILM COMPOSITE NANOFILTRATION MEMBRANE INCORPORATING SILK NANOFIBER INTERLAYER HUANG, RYAN 1777 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2023
18270069 A BIOMATERIAL WITH A HIGH GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN/HYDROXYPROLINE RATIO, COMPOSITION, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2023
18342056 NOVEL ANTICARIES MATERIAL FOR DENTAL USE COHEN, MICHAEL P 1612 §103 Final Rejection 62d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18251374 TRANSFERABLE TYPE I-F CRISPR-CAS GENOME EDITING SYSTEM LIPPOLIS, ALEXANDRA ROSE 1637 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 01, 2023
18249926 COMPOSITIONS OF ANTI-VIRAL PEPTIDES AND/OR COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF KATAKAM, SUDHAKAR 1658 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 20, 2023
18185449 DISCOVERY OF YEATS2 YEATS DOMAIN INHIBITORS AS NOVEL ANTI-CANCER AGENTS HIBBERT, CATHERINE S 1658 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 17, 2023
18170296 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY HUMPHRIES, NICHOLAS ADAM 1631 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 16, 2023
18006977 GENETICALLY ENCODED YEATS DOMAIN PROBE AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF TSAY, MARSHA M 1656 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 26, 2023
18157725 Micro Scale Mist Mouthguard Cleaning Device MORAN, EDWARD JOHN 3772 §103§112 Final Rejection 56d Pending Jan 20, 2023
18151107 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARTICLE SIZE-INSENSITIVE HIGH-THROUGHPUT SINGLE-STREAM PARTICLE FOCUSING HERBERT, MADISON TAYLOR 1758 §103 Final Rejection 18d overdue Pending Jan 06, 2023
17980888 800 MPA GRADE STEEL BAR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF SU, XIAOWEI 1733 §103§112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Nov 04, 2022
17996287 IDENTIFICATION OF NSP1 GENE AS TARGET OF SARS-COV-2 REAL-TIME RT-PCR USING NANOPORE WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING WANG, RUIXUE 1672 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 14, 2022
17996165 SYSTEM FOR THREE-WAY COMBINATORIAL CRISPR SCREENS FOR ANALYSING TARGET INTERACTIONS AND METHODS THEREOF WARD, AARON DUREL 1636 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2022
17936179 23-O-ACETYLALISOL B AS A NOVEL THERAPEUTIC AGENT FOR CORONAVIRUS INDUCED SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §103§112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Sep 28, 2022
17821411 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SARS-CoV-2 BARRERA, IMMACULADA 1671 §103§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2022
17850720 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPTOCHEMICAL CONTROL OF MTOR SIGNALING AND MTOR-DEPENDENT AUTOPHAGY NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY 1621 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 27, 2022
17729584 SURGERY DEVICE WITH PATIENT-SPECIFIC FIBULA MALLEOLUS CAP HU, ANN M 3774 §102§103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Apr 26, 2022
17753849 PHOTO-RESPONSIVE COORDINATION COMPOUNDS WITH PHOTO-CONTROLLABLE ELECTRON-TRANSPORTING AND ELECTRICAL CONDUCTING PROPERTIES, AND FABRICATION OF ORGANIC ELECTRONICS AND ORGANIC RESISTIVE MEMORY DEVICES WITH PHOTO-SWITCHABLE PERFORMANCE O DELL, DAVID K 1621 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 16, 2022
17625665 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CLEARING TISSUE BARRON, SEAN C 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2022
17435943 CULTURE MEDIUM FOR MAMMALIAN EXPANDED POTENTIAL STEM CELLS, COMPOSITION, AND METHODS THEREOF REGLAS, GILLIAN CHELSEA 1632 §103DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2021
17265756 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND IMAGING OF AMYLOID FIBRILS, AMYLOID PLAQUES, RNA, AND NUCLEOLI NGUYEN, NAM P 1678 §102§103§112DP Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Feb 03, 2021
16768319 TRANSGENIC RICE PLANTS OVEREXPRESSING ACYL-COA-BINDING PROTEIN2 SHOW ENHANCED GRAIN SIZE BOGGS, RUSSELL T 1663 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending May 29, 2020

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