Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc.

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc. has 3 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters involve 3 distinct examiners but 1 distinct art unit, so examiner assignments vary within a common art-unit setting.

GRAY, JESSICA is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. Counsel can use the shared art-unit context for consistency while preparing separate responses for the individual examiners.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (33%)
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GRAY, JESSICA 1 0.0% +0.0%
TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 1 4.0% -5.0%
HANEY, AMANDA MARIE 1 36.5% +45.0%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17607490 METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 12d
18347413 REAGENTS AND ADAPTERS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH REAGENTS AND ADAPTERS GRAY, JESSICA —
16969531 METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR DETECTING AND ASSESSING GENOTOXICITY HANEY, AMANDA MARIE —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
16969531 METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR DETECTING AND ASSESSING GENOTOXICITY HANEY, AMANDA MARIE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1682 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18347413 REAGENTS AND ADAPTERS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH REAGENTS AND ADAPTERS GRAY, JESSICA 1682 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
17607490 METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING AND ASSOCIATED APPLICATIONS TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 1682 §103Other Final Rejection 12d Pending Oct 29, 2021
16969531 METHODS AND REAGENTS FOR DETECTING AND ASSESSING GENOTOXICITY HANEY, AMANDA MARIE 1682 §101§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 07, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc. have?

TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc. applications?

Jessica Gray has the most, with 1 of TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are TwinStrand Biosciences, Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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