Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 14, 2026

Thomas Jefferson University

25 pending office actions • 17 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

25
Total Pending OAs
15
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (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.

14
Hard (56%)
6
Medium (24%)
5
Easy (20%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (20%)
§103 only4 (16%)
§112 only4 (16%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Double-patenting + other2 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (36%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
68% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
16% of docket
3
Business / Other
12% 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.

250 h
Manual time on pending OAs
50 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
88 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LU, CHENG 2 53.7% +66.2%
BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 1 19.2% +65.9%
SANZ, GABRIEL A 1 60.7% +38.0%
SIPES, JOHN CURTIS 1 79.8% +16.5%
LEE, ANDREW P 1 48.4% +23.3%
FRITH, SEAN A 1 62.1% +27.0%
DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1 0.0% +0.0%
CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C 1 84.8% +11.0%
KOSLOW, CAROL M 1 81.8% +12.0%
OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 1 50.0% +54.7%

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
18539995 Persistent Luminescent Nanoparticle and Articles Comprising the Same KOSLOW, CAROL M 31d overdue
18593283 ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE RATCHET TOOL CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

Hard Cases (15)

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
17378274 HUMAN MIRNAS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND THERAPY OF HUMAN CONDITIONS AND DISEASES DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE 84d overdue
18510470 CORTICAL RECORDING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND DEVICES OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 74d overdue
15733794 NONWOVEN HEMP HURD-BASED MATERIALS SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 50d overdue
18723210 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS SIPES, JOHN CURTIS 8d
18853928 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING REMOTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA
18655854 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MUSCLE REPAIR AND REGENERATION LEE, ANDREW P
18692064 COMPOSITION FOR TREATING, PREVENTING, OR AMELIORATING MELANOMA AND METHOD THEREOF DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE
18427042 METHOD OF USING PACAP AND VIP PEPTIDES FOR DETECTING SHED OR CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS LU, CHENG

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18510470 CORTICAL RECORDING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND DEVICES OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 74d overdue
18706936 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC EUS ANCHOR FRITH, SEAN A 49d overdue
18539995 Persistent Luminescent Nanoparticle and Articles Comprising the Same KOSLOW, CAROL M 31d overdue
18723210 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS SIPES, JOHN CURTIS 8d
18853928 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING REMOTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA
18892956 DYNAMIC WALL FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SANZ, GABRIEL A
18655854 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MUSCLE REPAIR AND REGENERATION LEE, ANDREW P
18593283 ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE RATCHET TOOL CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1629 4
1622 2
1636 2
2872 1
1691 1
3798 1
3723 1
1734 1
3791 1
1654 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18853928 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING REMOTE NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS ON A MOBILE DEVICE BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2024
18892956 DYNAMIC WALL FOR AUGMENTED REALITY SANZ, GABRIEL A §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 23, 2024
18723210 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NEURO-OPHTHALMIC EXAMINATIONS SIPES, JOHN CURTIS 2872 §101§103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jun 21, 2024
18655854 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MUSCLE REPAIR AND REGENERATION LEE, ANDREW P 1691 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2024
18706936 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR THERAPEUTIC EUS ANCHOR FRITH, SEAN A 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending May 02, 2024
18692064 COMPOSITION FOR TREATING, PREVENTING, OR AMELIORATING MELANOMA AND METHOD THEREOF DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18593283 ANGLE-ADJUSTABLE RATCHET TOOL CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C 3723 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2024
18427042 METHOD OF USING PACAP AND VIP PEPTIDES FOR DETECTING SHED OR CIRCULATING TUMOR CELLS IN BIOLOGICAL FLUIDS LU, CHENG §101§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2024
18539995 Persistent Luminescent Nanoparticle and Articles Comprising the Same KOSLOW, CAROL M 1734 §112 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2023
18510470 CORTICAL RECORDING AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHODS AND DEVICES OGLES, MATTHEW ERIC 3791 §101§112 Final Rejection 74d overdue Pending Nov 15, 2023
18482497 BETA-2 ADRENORECEPTOR MODULATORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2023
18471355 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING CANCERS USING ANTISENSE CHONG, KIMBERLY 1636 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2023
18272486 COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING OR AMELIORATING NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND RELATED DISEASES OR DISORDERS SCHMITT, MICHAEL J 1629 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2023
18272154 TYPE I MEMBRANE PROTEINS HETERODIMERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF D' AMBROSIO, THEA 1654 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 13, 2023
18029422 MEDICAL PORT PROTECTION ADAPTERS RADOMSKI, MARTIN ADAM 3783 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 30, 2023
17938428 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING TRANSFER RNAS (tRNAS) BOESEN, CHRISTIAN C 1684 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2022
17915838 METHODS FOR TREATING, AMELIORATING, OR PREVENTING VIRAL INFECTIONS TOWNSLEY, SARA ELIZABETH 1629 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2022
17796570 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING CYANINE DYES TO TARGET CANCER AND MITOCHONDRIA NOLAN, JASON MICHAEL 1623 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 29, 2022
17750848 NOVEL METHODS OF TREATING A NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE IN A MAMMAL IN NEED THEREOF SHOWALTER, ALEXANDER KEITH 1629 §112DP Final Rejection Pending May 23, 2022
17637004 METHODS FOR ENHANCING DNA DAMAGE AND APOPTOSIS OF LEUKEMIC CELLS SIMMONS, CHRIS E 1622 §112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 21, 2022
17626185 HETERODIMERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF LU, CHENG 1642 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2022
17599023 METHODS FOR TREATING CANCERS USING ANTISENSE PERSONS, JENNA L 1637 §103§112DP Final Rejection Pending Sep 28, 2021
15733794 NONWOVEN HEMP HURD-BASED MATERIALS SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R 1759 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2021
17378274 HUMAN MIRNAS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS, AND THERAPY OF HUMAN CONDITIONS AND DISEASES DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE 1636 §101§102§112 Final Rejection 84d overdue Pending Jul 16, 2021
17290797 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA USING ANTISENSE VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY 1643 DP Final Rejection 6d Pending May 03, 2021

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