Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Trustees Of Tufts College

28 pending office actions • 19 art units • 26 examiners • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 32 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
0
Due this week
7
Due this month
6
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. 28 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 30 days (7)Due ≤ 60 days (6)

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.

3
Hard (11%)
19
Medium (68%)
0
Easy (0%)
6
Unknown (21%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (11%)
§103 only18 (64%)
§102 only1 (4%)
No statute on record6 (21%)

Industry Mix

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

24
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
7% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
7% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PETERS, ALEC JON 2 68.6% +61.7%
WESTERBERG, NISSA M 2 23.4% +36.9%
PIERCE, JEREMY R 1 56.5% +43.5%
BUTTICE, AUDREY L 1 45.8% +21.5%
MARVICH, MARIA 1 54.7% +27.4%
KIELIN, ERIK J 1 66.7% +4.8%
MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 1 14.3% +33.3%
JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1 48.0% +18.8%
ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1 52.4% +62.5%
ARON, KIMBERLY A 1 54.1% +35.0%

Hard Cases (5)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17554823 FAP-ACTIVATED RADIOTHERANOSTICS AND USES RELATED THERETO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 183d overdue
18187284 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT SEMICONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT STOCK JR, GORDON J 42d overdue
17753312 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING AND ANALYSIS OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN VITRO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 19d overdue
18348717 BIORESPONSIVE INTERFACES FOR THE ORAL CAVITY MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 26d
17648247 METHODS FOR MODULATING THE FUNCTION OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY NETWORKS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE BY EXPLOITING THEIR MEMORY PROPERTIES HILL, KEVIN KAI 28d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
17554823 FAP-ACTIVATED RADIOTHERANOSTICS AND USES RELATED THERETO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 183d overdue
18360217 RAPID HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING SYSTEM TO ASSESS POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR SPORADIC ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MARVICH, MARIA 87d overdue
18238650 ANTIBODY-CONJUGATED NANOPARTICLES AND MEDICAL USES THEREOF BUTTICE, AUDREY L 71d overdue
18403477 SILK LEATHER AND RELATED MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME PIERCE, JEREMY R 22d overdue
17753312 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING AND ANALYSIS OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN VITRO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 19d overdue
18342271 SILK-BASED ARTICLES HAVING DECREASED WATER UPTAKE AND IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 15d
18348717 BIORESPONSIVE INTERFACES FOR THE ORAL CAVITY MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 26d
18256694 SUPPLEMENTED SERUM-FREE MEDIA FOR CULTURED MEAT PRODUCTION ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 34d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1634 3
1633 3
1789 2
3791 2
1641 2
1631 2
1618 2
1647 1
2814 1
1738 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18403477 SILK LEATHER AND RELATED MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME PIERCE, JEREMY R 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 22d overdue Pending Jan 03, 2024
18238650 ANTIBODY-CONJUGATED NANOPARTICLES AND MEDICAL USES THEREOF BUTTICE, AUDREY L 1647 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Aug 28, 2023
18360217 RAPID HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING SYSTEM TO ASSESS POTENTIAL TREATMENTS FOR SPORADIC ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE MARVICH, MARIA 1634 §103 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Jul 27, 2023
18274010 Thread-Based Transistors KIELIN, ERIK J 2814 §103 Non-Final OA 155d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18348717 BIORESPONSIVE INTERFACES FOR THE ORAL CAVITY MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 3791 §101 Final Rejection 26d Pending Jul 07, 2023
18342271 SILK-BASED ARTICLES HAVING DECREASED WATER UPTAKE AND IMPROVED MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18256694 SUPPLEMENTED SERUM-FREE MEDIA FOR CULTURED MEAT PRODUCTION ABBOTT, KODYE LEE 1634 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18331851 NOVEL PEPTIDE, COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF AGENTS INTO CELLS AND TISSUES ARON, KIMBERLY A 1633 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 08, 2023
18255535 PHOTOCATALYSTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME TAYLOR, JORDAN W 1738 §103 Final Rejection 40d Pending Jun 01, 2023
18204342 METHODS OF VAPOR DEPOSITION OF METAL HALIDES PENNY, TABATHA L 1712 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18252714 ECTOPIC CELLULAR GROWTH FACTOR EXPRESSION FOR LOW-COST PRODUCTION OF CELL-CULTURED FOODS STAVROU, CONSTANTINA E 1632 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending May 11, 2023
18252627 CULTURED ADIPOSE TISSUE WESTON, ALYSSA G 1633 Other Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending May 11, 2023
18034221 ENZYME-ACTIVATED SERUM EXTENDED HALF-LIFE THERAPEUTIC CONJUGATES PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 Other Non-Final OA 39d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18034225 FAP-ACTIVATED SERUM EXTENDED HALF-LIFE THERAPEUTIC CONJUGATES PETERS, ALEC JON 1641 Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending Apr 27, 2023
18033492 ENHANCED HYT-INDUCED PROTEIN DEGRADATION USING LIPID NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS 1651 §103 Final Rejection 41d Pending Apr 24, 2023
18187284 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT SEMICONDUCTOR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT STOCK JR, GORDON J 2877 §101 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Mar 21, 2023
18041371 CULTURED TISSUE AND BIOREACTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF NGUYEN, QUANG 1631 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 10, 2023
18002899 EDIBLE CELL BASED VACCINES BOESEN, AGNIESZKA 1672 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 22, 2022
17904690 METHODS FOR ENGINEERING AMINO ACID AMMONIA LYASE ENZYMES AND ENZYMES THEREBY OBTAINED IANNUZO, NATALIE NMN 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Aug 19, 2022
17838891 SYNTHETIC LIPID-LIKE MATERIALS FOR BRAIN DELIVERY DAVIS, BRIAN J 1614 §102 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2022
17829271 Low Molecular Weight Silk Compositions and Stabilizing Silk Compositions POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending May 31, 2022
17778482 DIRECTED CHANGES IN ORGANISM POPULATIONS PENNINGTON, KATIE LEIGH 1634 Other Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending May 20, 2022
17753312 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH-THROUGHPUT SCREENING AND ANALYSIS OF DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS IN VITRO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 1618 Other Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2022
17648247 METHODS FOR MODULATING THE FUNCTION OF BIOLOGICAL REGULATORY NETWORKS IN HEALTH AND DISEASE BY EXPLOITING THEIR MEMORY PROPERTIES HILL, KEVIN KAI 1638 §101 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 18, 2022
17554823 FAP-ACTIVATED RADIOTHERANOSTICS AND USES RELATED THERETO WESTERBERG, NISSA M 1618 §103 Final Rejection 183d overdue Pending Dec 17, 2021
17611730 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS ISMAIL, REHANA 1625 §103 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2021
16979957 Acquisition of Samples for Evaluating Bacterial Demographics BLOCH, MICHAEL RYAN 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2020
16969406 CD59 FOR INHIBITING INFLAMMASOME ACTIVATION GONZALES, JOSEPHINE MARIA 1631 Other Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2020

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