Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
14 pending office actions • 11 art units • 14 examiners • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
Tokyo Institute of Technology is managing 15 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 15 distinct examiners, meaning every single pending case is being reviewed by a different individual. This high level of distribution is further reflected in the 12 distinct art units involved in the university's current prosecution, showing a very broad technical footprint.
HIGGINS, GERARD T is identified as the busiest examiner, currently handling 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This figure is consistent with the other distinct examiners, as the 15 total pending office actions are spread across the group. The involvement of 15 distinct examiners across 12 distinct art units highlights a very broad and decentralized patent portfolio. For the university, this means prosecution strategies must be coordinated across 12 different technical groups and the various officials, each potentially having different examination priorities within the chemistry and materials field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 2 (14%) |
| §103 only | 6 (43%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HIGGINS, GERARD T | 1 | 63.3% | +39.4% |
| STOFFA, WYATT A | 1 | 79.4% | +22.8% |
| ABDI, AMARA | 1 | 83.0% | -7.3% |
| JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1 | 34.9% | +44.1% |
| VINEIS, FRANK J | 1 | 39.9% | +44.8% |
| BARRON, SEAN C | 1 | 52.9% | +30.9% |
| ALTVATER, NATALIE RAQUEL | 1 | — | — |
| SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1 | 15.8% | +16.1% |
| MARUF, SHEIKH | 1 | 86.8% | +9.2% |
| HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | 1 | 56.4% | +29.5% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18281445 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND FORMING METHOD FOR FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM | MARUF, SHEIKH | 13d |
| 18687710 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | ABDI, AMARA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17639644 | ARITHMETIC APPARATUS, ARITHMETIC METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 13d |
| 18438090 | BLOCK COPOLYMER, UNDERCOAT AGENT, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURE BODY INCLUDING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 40d |
| 18851695 | ALUMINUM SCANDIUM NITRIDE FILM AND FERROELECTRIC ELEMENT | HIGGINS, GERARD T | — |
| 18743697 | QUANTUM COLLIMATION METHOD FOR ATOMIC BEAM, QUANTUM COLLIMATOR FOR ATOMIC BEAM, ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER, AND ATOMIC GYROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18574611 | CELL DISSOCIATING AGENT AND CELL SEPARATION METHOD | BARRON, SEAN C | — |
| 18518741 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL | ALTVATER, NATALIE RAQUEL | — |
| 18554683 | TIAL ALLOY FOR FORGING, TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL | SMITH, CATHERINE P | — |
| 18257294 | GAP DETECTION DEVICE AND GAP DETECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT JOINT | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18577800 | CONDUCTIVE NANO-THIN FILM AND DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATOR USING SAME | VINEIS, FRANK J | 31d overdue |
| 18438090 | BLOCK COPOLYMER, UNDERCOAT AGENT, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURE BODY INCLUDING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 40d |
| 18851695 | ALUMINUM SCANDIUM NITRIDE FILM AND FERROELECTRIC ELEMENT | HIGGINS, GERARD T | — |
| 18743697 | QUANTUM COLLIMATION METHOD FOR ATOMIC BEAM, QUANTUM COLLIMATOR FOR ATOMIC BEAM, ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER, AND ATOMIC GYROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18574611 | CELL DISSOCIATING AGENT AND CELL SEPARATION METHOD | BARRON, SEAN C | — |
| 18554683 | TIAL ALLOY FOR FORGING, TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL | SMITH, CATHERINE P | — |
| 18257294 | GAP DETECTION DEVICE AND GAP DETECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT JOINT | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 1 |
| 2668 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 1653 | 1 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 1631 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| 2186 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18851695 | ALUMINUM SCANDIUM NITRIDE FILM AND FERROELECTRIC ELEMENT | HIGGINS, GERARD T | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18743697 | QUANTUM COLLIMATION METHOD FOR ATOMIC BEAM, QUANTUM COLLIMATOR FOR ATOMIC BEAM, ATOMIC INTERFEROMETER, AND ATOMIC GYROSCOPE | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2881 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18687710 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | ABDI, AMARA | 2668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18438090 | BLOCK COPOLYMER, UNDERCOAT AGENT, RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FORMING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURE BODY INCLUDING PHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1787 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18577800 | CONDUCTIVE NANO-THIN FILM AND DIELECTRIC ELASTOMER ACTUATOR USING SAME | VINEIS, FRANK J | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18574611 | CELL DISSOCIATING AGENT AND CELL SEPARATION METHOD | BARRON, SEAN C | 1653 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18518741 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL | ALTVATER, NATALIE RAQUEL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18554683 | TIAL ALLOY FOR FORGING, TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIAL ALLOY MATERIAL | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18281445 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND FORMING METHOD FOR FERROELECTRIC THIN FILM | MARUF, SHEIKH | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18257294 | GAP DETECTION DEVICE AND GAP DETECTION METHOD FOR ROBOT JOINT | HOCKER, JOHN PAUL | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 17917188 | GENOME ENGINEERING METHOD AND GENOME ENGINEERING KIT | SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS | 1631 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17857640 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND/OR AMMONIA AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN AND/OR AMMONIA | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | 1795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17639644 | ARITHMETIC APPARATUS, ARITHMETIC METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | 2186 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Mar 02, 2022 |
| 17628881 | METHOD FOR REDUCING TOXICITY OF ANTISENSE NUCLEIC ACIDS | ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH | 1637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
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