Technology area: Computing & Software
38 pending office actions • 35 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 94 patents granted in the last 365 days
Tsinghua University has 38 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The matters involve 38 distinct examiners across 36 distinct art units, showing a fully dispersed examiner assignment pattern with limited repetition among art units.
FOWLER, ALAN JEROME is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Since no examiner carries multiple recorded matters, counsel should prioritize application-level analysis, consistent portfolio procedures, and careful coordination across the many examination settings.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 2 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (32%) |
| §103 only | 11 (29%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (26%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 1 | 29.9% | +34.2% |
| FOWLER, ALAN JEROME | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | 1 | 89.9% | +8.6% |
| DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 1 | 78.3% | +8.0% |
| THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| VARNDELL, ROSS E | 1 | 84.7% | +13.2% |
| NGUYEN, DUNG T | 1 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| WU, NICHOLAS S | 1 | 52.4% | +31.4% |
| TRAN, TAN H | 1 | 61.3% | +32.3% |
| RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 1 | 78.8% | +20.4% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18880406 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR QUANTUM DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND QUANTUM DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | — |
| 18833357 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | VARNDELL, ROSS E | — |
| 18754400 | LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTED PHOTOELECTRIC INTELLIGENT COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AND CHIP SYSTEM | NGUYEN, DUNG T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18128819 | NONINTRUSIVE TARGET TRACKING METHOD, SURGICAL ROBOT AND SYSTEM | POTTS, RYAN PATRICK | 110d overdue |
| 18259563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA FOR GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK | PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS | 19d overdue |
| 18249162 | Method and Apparatus for Weight-Sharing Neural Network with Stochastic Architectures | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 3d overdue |
| 18652506 | RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 40d |
| 18699448 | BEAM TRAINING METHOD, FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | YUN, EUGENE | 70d |
| 19144139 | MEAT GRADING METHOD AND MEAT GRADING SYSTEM | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | — |
| 19219376 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IONIC LIQUID PREPARATION AND TISSUE, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | FOWLER, ALAN JEROME | — |
| 18878613 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18652506 | RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 40d |
| 19144139 | MEAT GRADING METHOD AND MEAT GRADING SYSTEM | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | — |
| 18833357 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | VARNDELL, ROSS E | — |
| 18749144 | NEUROMORPHIC OPTICAL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | WU, NICHOLAS S | — |
| 18711327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTITY ALIGNMENT | TRAN, TAN H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3629 | 2 |
| 2141 | 2 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 1691 | 1 |
| 2432 | 1 |
| 2884 | 1 |
| 3783 | 1 |
| 2674 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 2148 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19144139 | MEAT GRADING METHOD AND MEAT GRADING SYSTEM | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 3629 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19219376 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING IONIC LIQUID PREPARATION AND TISSUE, AND APPLICATION THEREOF | FOWLER, ALAN JEROME | 1691 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 18880406 | COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR QUANTUM DIRECT COMMUNICATION AND QUANTUM DIRECT COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | MCNALLY, MICHAEL S | 2432 | §102§103§112DPOther | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18878613 | CALIBRATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING DEVICE | DOWNING, SAVANNAH STARR | 2884 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18714053 | IMPLANTABLE LIQUID TRANSFER DEVICE AND LIQUID TRANSFER CONTROL SYSTEM | THOMAN, EVELYN ANNE | 3783 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18833357 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | VARNDELL, ROSS E | 2674 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18754400 | LARGE-SCALE DISTRIBUTED PHOTOELECTRIC INTELLIGENT COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE AND CHIP SYSTEM | NGUYEN, DUNG T | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18749144 | NEUROMORPHIC OPTICAL COMPUTING ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | WU, NICHOLAS S | 2148 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18711327 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENTITY ALIGNMENT | TRAN, TAN H | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18652506 | RANGING METHOD AND APPARATUS | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 3648 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18644938 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VERIFYING OWNERSHIP OF DEEP LEARNING MODEL BASED ON TRAINING PROCESS PROOF, AND MEDIUM | HALES, BRIAN J | 3629 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18629958 | MIRROR MILLING MACHINING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE ROTARY SPHERICAL THIN-WALLED PARTS | VITALE, MICHAEL J | 3722 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18699448 | BEAM TRAINING METHOD, FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | YUN, EUGENE | 2648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18695316 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD | HINCKLEY, CHASE PAUL | 2124 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18590669 | UNIT COMMITMENT METHOD FOR POWER SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS | ULLAH, ARIF | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18686799 | INDUCED TOTIPOTENT STEM CELLS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | PENNINGTON, KATIE LEIGH | 1634 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18422057 | Spin-Orbit Torque Material and Device, and Use of Delafossite Oxide Thin Film | RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI | 2891 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18580872 | COMPUTING APPARATUS AND ROBUSTNESS PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR | LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY | 2824 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18578195 | PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE, AND PHARMACEUTIAL COMPOSITION THEREOF, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF | DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE | 1622 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18391374 | SHARED ENERGY STORAGE SCHEDULING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON ENERGY FREQUENCY REGULATION AND LOAD DEMAND | DIAO, M BAYE | 2859 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18572377 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPUTER VISION PROCESSING | LEE, TSU-CHANG | 2128 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18565510 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP LEARNING | STARKS, WILBERT L | 2122 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18490744 | CARBON EMISSION FLOW CALCULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGIONAL INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEM | MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN | 2189 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18461717 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | NGUYEN, VU ANH | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18258346 | NOVEL NAMPT ENZYME AGONIST AND PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF | KUCHARCZK, JED A | 1623 | §102 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 18546842 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VISUAL REASONING | CORRIELUS, JEAN M | 2159 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18546811 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF BOUNDARY REFINEMENT FOR INSTANCE SEGMENTATION | RHIM, WOO CHUL | 2676 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18263576 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEEP NEURAL NETWORKS HAVING ABILITY FOR ADVERSARIAL DETECTION | PEACH, POLINA G | 2165 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18259563 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA FOR GRAPH NEURAL NETWORK | PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS | 2125 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18338313 | NOVEL METHOD FOR PRODUCING ANTIBODIES | NATARAJAN, MEERA | 1643 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18249162 | Method and Apparatus for Weight-Sharing Neural Network with Stochastic Architectures | BEAN, GRIFFIN TANNER | 2121 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18128819 | NONINTRUSIVE TARGET TRACKING METHOD, SURGICAL ROBOT AND SYSTEM | POTTS, RYAN PATRICK | 2672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 110d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18097651 | RESERVOIR COMPUTING APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD | RIVERA, MARIA DE JESUS | 2151 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 18096021 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LEARNING GRAPH REPRESENTATION FOR OUT-OF-DISTRIBUTION GENERALIZATION, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LEY, SALLY THI | 2147 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 17784067 | ELECTRODE BAND, ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, FEED LINE, AND ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE IMAGING DEVICE | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2022 |
| 17782886 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFYING DESIGN CHANGES IN BUILDING INFORMATION MODEL | HOPKINS, DAVID ANDREW | 2188 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2022 |
| 17750052 | METHOD FOR DATA PROCESSING IN NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM AND NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEM | NYE, LOUIS CHRISTOPHER | 2141 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17605122 | MICROELECTRODE, OCCLUDING DEVICE, MICROELECTRODE SYSTEM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MICROELECTRODE, AND METHOD FOR USING MICROELECTRODE | PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialTsinghua University has 38 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 35 art units and 38 examiners.
Richard W. Crandall has the most, with 1 of Tsinghua University's pending office actions.
Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
