Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

University of Connecticut

30 pending office actions • 27 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 20 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (2)

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.

13
Hard (43%)
15
Medium (50%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other5 (17%)
§103 only12 (40%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other2 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (27%)

Industry Mix

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

20
Life Sciences
67% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
8
Mechanical / Eng
27% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T 1 81.3% +19.2%
TRUONG, CAM Y T 1 82.5% +61.3%
KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1 45.8% +59.4%
SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 1 53.8% +53.6%
STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F 1 75.6% +14.5%
CRAIGO, WILLIAM A 1 49.3% +38.1%
ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1 46.2% +22.1%
COUGHLIN, DANIEL F 1 39.0% +18.5%
LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 1 57.0% +47.9%
SULTANA, NAHIDA 1 78.1% +8.7%

Hard Cases (13)

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
18658442 DERIVATION OF ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY RESPONSE FROM AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 23d overdue
18109557 Permeation Apparatus, System and Method SHUMATE, ANTHONY R 9d overdue
18313734 APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL 13d
18248021 NANOMATERIAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE 56d
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution TRUONG, CAM Y T 70d
19213690 Electrospinning Apparatus and Uses Thereof TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T
18708433 LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMING BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS COMPRISING NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS KAMM, JUDITH MARIE
18133366 METAL OXIDE NANOMATERIALS RUMP, RICHARD M

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18658442 DERIVATION OF ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY RESPONSE FROM AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 23d overdue
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution TRUONG, CAM Y T 70d
19213690 Electrospinning Apparatus and Uses Thereof TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T
18708433 LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMING BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS COMPRISING NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS KAMM, JUDITH MARIE
18658102 DISSOLUTION ADAPTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F
18535288 PHOTO-CROSSLINKABLE PLANT-BASED MATERIALS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME CRAIGO, WILLIAM A
18491536 INHIBITORS OF CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 7 SUBFAMILY B MEMBER 1 (CYP7B1) FOR USE IN MOBILIZATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM
18285602 FOAM BIOMATERIAL AND SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME COUGHLIN, DANIEL F

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1613 2
1773 2
1718 1
2169 1
1611 1
3792 1
3781 1
1615 1
1618 1
1619 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19213690 Electrospinning Apparatus and Uses Thereof TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T 1718 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 20, 2025
19196295 Record Linkage and Entity Resolution TRUONG, CAM Y T 2169 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 70d Pending May 01, 2025
18708433 LONG-ACTING INJECTABLE IN SITU FORMING BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANTS COMPRISING NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS KAMM, JUDITH MARIE 1611 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2024
18658442 DERIVATION OF ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY RESPONSE FROM AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM SIGNAL SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA 3792 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending May 08, 2024
18658102 DISSOLUTION ADAPTER, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F 3781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2024
18535288 PHOTO-CROSSLINKABLE PLANT-BASED MATERIALS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME CRAIGO, WILLIAM A 1615 §102§103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Dec 11, 2023
18491536 INHIBITORS OF CYTOCHROME P450 FAMILY 7 SUBFAMILY B MEMBER 1 (CYP7B1) FOR USE IN MOBILIZATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM AND PROGENITOR CELLS ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
18285602 FOAM BIOMATERIAL AND SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MAKING AND USING SAME COUGHLIN, DANIEL F 1619 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2023
18480268 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PICORNAVIRUS ANTI-VIRAL AGENTS LADD, CAROLYN LOUISE 1622 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 03, 2023
18283251 MULTI-MATERIAL BIOPRINTING SULTANA, NAHIDA 1743 §102 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Sep 21, 2023
18262443 SYNTHETIC ARTIFICIAL STEM CELLS (SASC) KIM, DANIELLE A 1613 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18351317 ULTRASENSITIVE SENSING METHOD FOR DETECTION OF BIOMOLECULES EVANS, CHRISTOPHER RYAN 1677 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2023
18036704 THERAPEUTICS TARGETING TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA FAMILY SIGNALING ARIETI, RUTH SOPHIA 1635 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending May 12, 2023
18313734 APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ARTIFACT REDUCTION IN ELECTRODERMAL ACTIVITY HEALY, NOAH MICHAEL 3791 §101§103 Final Rejection 13d Pending May 08, 2023
18142238 BIODEGRADABLE PIEZOELECTRIC NANOFIBER SCAFFOLD FOR BONE OR TISSUE REGENERATION HOBAN, MELISSA A 3774 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending May 02, 2023
18250114 NANOPARTICLES FOR IMAGING AND THERAPY BASQUILL, SEAN M 1614 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 21, 2023
18133366 METAL OXIDE NANOMATERIALS RUMP, RICHARD M 1759 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2023
18248021 NANOMATERIAL AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE 1613 §102§103Other Final Rejection 56d Pending Apr 05, 2023
18125394 CONDUCTIVE POLYMER ELECTRODES, WIRING ELEMENTS, AND USE THEREOF IN HEALTH AND SPORTS MONITORING HUPCZEY, JR, RONALD JAMES 3794 §103 Non-Final OA 77d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2023
18027384 IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH ENHANCED BIOCOMPATIBILITY PRICE, NATHAN R 3783 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 21, 2023
18041811 NANODRUGS FOR TARGETED DRUG DELIVERY AND USE THEREOF RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Feb 16, 2023
18109557 Permeation Apparatus, System and Method SHUMATE, ANTHONY R 1773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2023
18017551 BIOMEDICAL BIG DATA ANALYSIS PROGRAM PLAYER, ROBERT AUSTIN §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2023
18006235 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF VIRAL INFECTIONS ANGELL, JON E 1637 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 20, 2023
17961416 ROBOTIC BRACE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF HOWELL, GWYNNETH LINNEA 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 06, 2022
17881387 ASSAY COMPOUND SCREENING FLINDERS, JEREMY C 1684 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 04, 2022
17840869 System and Method for Sensory Transmission Block by Electrical Stimulation of Neural Tissue FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR 3796 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 15, 2022
17834387 GRAPHENE-POLYAMIDE COMPOSITE MEMBRANES AND MICROPARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF USE ELLINGTON, MARRIAH C G 1773 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jun 07, 2022
17487661 BIODEGRADABLE MICRONEEDLE SYSTEM WITH SUSTAINED RELEASE KONOPELSKI SNAVEL, SARA ELIZABETH 1658 §103Other Non-Final OA 29d Pending Sep 28, 2021
18234099 SOLID POROUS PENTACIL-ZEOLITE COMPOSITE MATERIALS IQBAL, SYED TAHA 1736 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 15, 2023

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