Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

University of Manitoba

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

10 pending office actions • 8 art units • 10 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

The University of Manitoba has 10 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 10 distinct examiners and 8 distinct art units, showing broad examiner distribution with some art-unit overlap.

WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Because no identified examiner carries multiple matters, counsel should emphasize coordinated portfolio records and application-specific responses rather than relying on one examiner-centered strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
9
Non-Final OAs
1
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
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.

6
Hard (60%)
3
Medium (30%)
1
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (20%)
§103 only2 (20%)
§102 only1 (10%)
§112 only1 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
30% of docket
1
Information Tech
10% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
30% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
30% 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.

100 h
Manual time on pending OAs
20 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
35 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 1 86.0% +9.6%
WU, YANNA 1 81.0% +34.1%
POTHEN, FEBA 1 81.0% +11.3%
NGUYEN, HOAI AN D 1 86.0% +11.8%
WOLFF, ARIELLE R 1 46.3% +34.7%
FOLEY, SHANON A 1 73.3% +18.2%
BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 1 63.7% +37.6%
EMCH, GREGORY S 1 48.0% +43.2%
VASQUEZ, MARKUS A 1 51.2% +27.3%
MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1 68.5% +45.1%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins NGUYEN, HOAI AN D —

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18256756 Spectral Differential Equation Approximation Method for Mixed Potential Green's Function in Multilayered Media BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 128d overdue
19073592 Crop Loss Monitoring WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS —
19050666 Modelling Protocol for Root Analogue Dental Implants WU, YANNA —
18993170 Electromagnetic Imaging for Large Storage Bins Using Ferrite Loaded Shielded Half-Loop Antennas POTHEN, FEBA —
18293427 Dual-Action Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (RVSV)-Based Vaccine (DAV) Against COVID-19 and Influenza Viruses FOLEY, SHANON A —
18074845 Quantum Computer Amendable Sparse Matrix Equation Solver VASQUEZ, MARKUS A —

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
18256756 Spectral Differential Equation Approximation Method for Mixed Potential Green's Function in Multilayered Media BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 128d overdue
19050666 Modelling Protocol for Root Analogue Dental Implants WU, YANNA —
18993170 Electromagnetic Imaging for Large Storage Bins Using Ferrite Loaded Shielded Half-Loop Antennas POTHEN, FEBA —
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins NGUYEN, HOAI AN D —
18693233 Exoskeletal Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device WOLFF, ARIELLE R —
18293427 Dual-Action Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (RVSV)-Based Vaccine (DAV) Against COVID-19 and Influenza Viruses FOLEY, SHANON A —
18043199 Use of NRG-1Beta1 for Detection and/or Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis EMCH, GREGORY S —
18074845 Quantum Computer Amendable Sparse Matrix Equation Solver VASQUEZ, MARKUS A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2858 3
3672 1
3772 1
3785 1
1671 1
1678 1
2121 1
1635 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19073592 Crop Loss Monitoring WRIGHT, GIOVANNA COLLINS 3672 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2025
19050666 Modelling Protocol for Root Analogue Dental Implants WU, YANNA 3772 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 11, 2025
18993170 Electromagnetic Imaging for Large Storage Bins Using Ferrite Loaded Shielded Half-Loop Antennas POTHEN, FEBA 2858 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 10, 2025
18875639 De-embedding of Electromagnetic Imaging Data on Large Storage Bins NGUYEN, HOAI AN D 2858 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18693233 Exoskeletal Upper Limb Rehabilitation Device WOLFF, ARIELLE R 3785 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2024
18293427 Dual-Action Recombinant Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (RVSV)-Based Vaccine (DAV) Against COVID-19 and Influenza Viruses FOLEY, SHANON A 1671 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18256756 Spectral Differential Equation Approximation Method for Mixed Potential Green's Function in Multilayered Media BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER 2858 §101§112 Non-Final OA 128d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18043199 Use of NRG-1Beta1 for Detection and/or Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis EMCH, GREGORY S 1678 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 27, 2023
18074845 Quantum Computer Amendable Sparse Matrix Equation Solver VASQUEZ, MARKUS A 2121 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2022
17605788 Flea Beetle-Specific RNAI-Based Pesticides MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 22, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does University of Manitoba have?

University of Manitoba has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 8 art units and 10 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most University of Manitoba applications?

Giovanna Collins Wright has the most, with 1 of University of Manitoba's pending office actions.

What technology area are University of Manitoba's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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