Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
70 pending office actions • 34 art units • 56 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 85 patents granted in the last 365 days
Thermo Fisher Scientific has 79 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 62 distinct examiners across 34 art units, showing extensive distribution throughout the examination organization.
DAUNER, JOSEPH G is associated with 4 pending matters, creating a recurring examiner relationship within the broader docket. The scale requires systematic tracking of deadlines, objections, claim themes, and art-unit practices rather than reliance on isolated matter review.
Centralized prosecution guidance can help preserve consistent technical positions across the portfolio. At the same time, the breadth of examiner and art-unit assignments requires response strategies that remain specific to each record and its cited art.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 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. 21 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 | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 17 (24%) |
| §103 only | 12 (17%) |
| §102 only | 4 (6%) |
| §112 only | 5 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 26 (37%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 3 | 59.5% | +31.7% |
| WOITACH, JOSEPH T | 3 | 49.5% | +27.4% |
| WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | 2 | 65.3% | +42.6% |
| SORKIN, DAVID L | 2 | 67.5% | +13.0% |
| DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 2 | 57.0% | +35.3% |
| PEO, JONATHAN M | 2 | 48.4% | +47.6% |
| SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 2 | 35.4% | +38.2% |
| HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | 2 | 69.8% | +36.3% |
| GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 2 | 65.7% | +46.1% |
| WHALEY, PABLO S | 2 | 25.0% | +21.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18531920 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF FUSIONS USING COMPRESSED MOLECULAR TAGGED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DATA | SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 85d overdue |
| 18261812 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AMPLIFICATION FROM CRUDE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | 81d overdue |
| 17574032 | UNIVERSAL REPORTER-BASED GENOTYPING METHODS AND MATERIALS | MUMMERT, STEPHANIE KANE | 45d overdue |
| 17450812 | System for Oxygenating a Biological Culture | KWAK, DEAN P | 17d overdue |
| 18006551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 4d overdue |
| 18173386 | NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 7d |
| 18161546 | METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATION TO NEURONAL CELLS AND KITS THEREFOR | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 15d |
| 18167979 | ELECTROLYTIC ELUENT GENERATORS | CONTRERAS, CIEL P | 20d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18531920 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF FUSIONS USING COMPRESSED MOLECULAR TAGGED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DATA | SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 85d overdue |
| 18067711 | METHOD FOR THE SEPARATION OF ANIONIC, CATIONIC, NEUTRAL AND ZWITTERIONIC ARSENIC SPECIES | PEO, JONATHAN M | 2d overdue |
| 18651331 | Heat Exchanger System with Flexible Bag | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 28d |
| 17960237 | System and Method of Electroporation Protocol Optimization | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 29d |
| 18317484 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE REPERTOIRE MONITORING | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 42d |
| 18926187 | System and Method for Automated Reagent Verification | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | — |
| 18780337 | Methods for Fluid Mixing Systems with Laterally Displaced Flexible Drive Lines | SORKIN, DAVID L | — |
| 18675633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF NUCLEOTIDE SOLUTIONS | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1682 | 6 |
| 1681 | 6 |
| 1687 | 6 |
| 1684 | 5 |
| 1798 | 4 |
| 1799 | 4 |
| 1685 | 4 |
| 1779 | 3 |
| 1796 | 3 |
| 3753 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19073958 | System and Method for Predictive Supply Chain Management | FEACHER, LORENA R | 3625 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19040716 | NEEDLE SUPPORT WITH INTEGRATED TUBING MANAGEMENT | KELLY, TIMOTHY PATRICK | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18974353 | OFF-PLOT GATE INDICATORS AND NAVIGATION TOOLS FOR CELL DATA ANALYSIS | BLAUFELD, JUSTIN R | 2174 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18956167 | Methods And Systems For Dynamic Range Enhancement Of Fluorescence Detectors | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18933336 | ASEPTIC TUBING DISCONNECT ASSEMBLY | DEAL, DAVID R | 3753 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18926187 | System and Method for Automated Reagent Verification | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | 1798 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18796135 | METHODS FOR GAS FILTRATION IN FLUID PROCESSING SYSTEMS | SHAO, PHILLIP Y | 1776 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18780337 | Methods for Fluid Mixing Systems with Laterally Displaced Flexible Drive Lines | SORKIN, DAVID L | 1774 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18776608 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALIGNING DISPENSING ARRAYS WITH MICROFLUIDIC SAMPLE ARRAYS | BOYER, RANDY | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18739087 | MULTICHANNEL PIPETTE AND ELECTROPORATION SYSTEM | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18675633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF NUCLEOTIDE SOLUTIONS | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 1682 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18672549 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RUN-TIME SEQUENCING RUN QUALITY MONITORING | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | 1798 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18706621 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING MASTER MIX CONTAMINATION | BAUER, BRIANNA LEE | 1623 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18651331 | Heat Exchanger System with Flexible Bag | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | Other | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18642638 | AUTOMATED CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEMS AND METHODS | PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY | 1779 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18636580 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED REPEAT SEQUENCING | PARISI, JESSICA DANIELLE | 1684 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18602164 | Dialysis Devices And Sensor Caps And Systems And Methods Incorporating The Same | PEO, JONATHAN M | 1779 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18682666 | LIPIDS FOR NUCLEIC ACID DELIVERY | WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A | 1692 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18294322 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE LOADS | GIAMMONA, FRANCESCA FILIPPA | 1682 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18398730 | Lipid Compositions and Methods for Delivery to Immune Cells | KAMM, JUDITH MARIE | 1611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18399270 | CELL CULTURE FLASK | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18531920 | METHODS FOR DETECTION OF FUSIONS USING COMPRESSED MOLECULAR TAGGED NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCE DATA | SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 1685 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | 85d overdue | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18530606 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING PHASING ERRORS WHEN SEQUENCING NUCLEICACIDS USING TERMINATION CHEMISTRY | SISSON, BRADLEY L | 1682 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18506885 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MULTIPLEX PCR | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 1684 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18505869 | PROTEIN MELT ANALYSIS USING DIPYRROMETHENEBORON DIFLUORIDE COMPOUNDS | ADAMS, MICHELLE | 1797 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18468504 | ELECTROPORATION PIPETTE, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | ABEL, LENORA A | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18549134 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS, AND METHODS FOR VARIANT-RESISTANT DETECTION OF TARGET VIRAL SEQUENCES | CHEN, STACY BROWN | 1672 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18235205 | HIGH EFFICIENCY, SMALL VOLUME NUCLEIC ACID SYNTHESIS | BUNKER, AMY M | 1684 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18450468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SEQUENCE VARIATION ASSOCIATED WITH GENETIC DISEASES | MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L | 1685 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18261812 | COMPOSITIONS, KITS AND METHODS FOR DIRECT AMPLIFICATION FROM CRUDE BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES | WOOLWINE, SAMUEL C | 1681 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18343857 | METHODS FOR ASSESSING GENOMIC INSTABILITY | ELKINS, BLAKE HARRISON | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18338488 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEQUENCE DATA ALIGNMENT QUALITY ASSESSMENT | BAILEY, STEVEN WILLIAM | 1687 | §101§112Other | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18209980 | LABORATORY AUTOMATION USING LABWARE MOVEMENT | HYUN, PAUL SANG HWA | 1796 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18330737 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING SEQUENCE VARIATION | VASSELL, MEREDITH ABBOTT | 1687 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18317484 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE REPERTOIRE MONITORING | GREENE, CAROLYN LEE | 1681 | §112 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18312663 | METHODS FOR DEEP ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR SIGNAL ERROR CORRECTION | MRABI, HASSAN | 2147 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18143828 | METHODS FOR DEEP ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORKS FOR SIGNAL ERROR CORRECTION | SCHULTZHAUS, JANNA NICOLE | 1685 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2023 |
| 18297504 | METHODS FOR OPERATING A BIOREACTOR WITH IMPELLER ASSEMBLY AND RELATED BIOREACTORS | SORKIN, DAVID L | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2023 |
| 18130134 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR EVALUATING VARIANT LIKELIHOOD | WHALEY, PABLO S | 1684 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2023 |
| 18173386 | NUCLEIC ACID EXTRACTION AND AMPLIFICATION CONTROLS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18161546 | METHODS OF DIFFERENTIATION TO NEURONAL CELLS AND KITS THEREFOR | BERTOGLIO, VALARIE E | 1632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18158732 | GENE FUSIONS AND GENE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH CANCER | JOHANNSEN, DIANA B | 1682 | §101§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2023 |
| 18006551 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS | NGUYEN, HENRY H | 1758 | §101§102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18152862 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PAIRED END SEQUENCING | HILL, GRACELYN MARKHAM | 1684 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 17977788 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGH-YIELD TRANSIENT EXPRESSION IN MAMMALIAN CELLS | LEITH, NANCY J | 1636 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
| 17960237 | System and Method of Electroporation Protocol Optimization | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | 1799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17947445 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VISUALIZING DATA QUALITY | DEWAN, KAMAL K | 2163 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17929782 | Methods and Apparatuses for Estimating Parameters in a Predictive Model for Use in Sequencing-by-Synthesis | SMITH, EMILIE ALINE | 1686 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2022 |
| 17865019 | PHASE-PROTECTING REAGENT FLOW ORDERINGS FOR USE IN SEQUENCING-BY-SYNTHESIS | WOITACH, JOSEPH T | 1687 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2022 |
| 17699439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING EXON JUNCTIONS FROM SINGLE READS | KRIANGCHAIVECH, KETTIP | 1686 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialThermo Fisher Scientific has 70 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 34 art units and 56 examiners.
Nathan Andrew Bowers has the most, with 3 of Thermo Fisher Scientific's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
