Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

University of Maryland, College Park

29 pending office actions • 19 art units • 28 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
4
Due this month
0
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (4)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.

8
Hard (28%)
17
Medium (59%)
4
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other3 (10%)
§103 only15 (52%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only3 (10%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (14%)

Industry Mix

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

18
Life Sciences
62% of docket
1
Information Tech
3% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
7% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
7% of docket
6
Business / Other
21% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 2 47.4% +76.9%
HAILEY, PATRICIA L 1 88.1% +10.1%
CELESTINE, NYROBI I 1 81.4% +23.1%
BRADFORD, JONATHAN 1 75.9% +21.5%
NASSER, ROBERT L 1 72.7% +11.2%
LOUIE, MANDY C 1 47.8% +29.2%
LEI, JIE 1 72.9% +16.8%
KOSLOW, CAROL M 1 81.8% +12.0%
DEAL, DAVID R 1 83.4% +12.2%
KENYON, JOHN S 1 80.2% +17.5%

Quick Wins (4)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18971597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERTURBATION USING PLURAL NON-ZERO ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM (OAM) QUANTUM PARTICLES CELESTINE, NYROBI I
18643736 QUANTUM EMITTERS AND METHODS THEREOF KOSLOW, CAROL M
18293763 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PIPE REPAIR USING RAPID SINTERING DEAL, DAVID R
18396432 MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME KENYON, JOHN S

Hard Cases (8)

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
18502740 RADIATIVE COOLING COMPOSITIONS, PRECURSORS FOR FORMING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND COATINGS FORMED FROM THE COMPOSITIONS DIAZ, MATTHEW R 203d overdue
17977808 NEURAL NETWORKS FOR GENERATING EMOTIVE GESTURES FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL 8d overdue
18259019 FOOD FRESHNESS DETECTING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME ALABI, OYELEYE A 8d
18542174 SPARSE NANOPHOTONIC PHASED ARRAYS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS TALLMAN, ROBERT E 21d
18553686 SALMONELLA VACCINE STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE 70d
19020174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE ATOM DISPERSIONS AND MULTI-ATOM DISPERSIONS HAILEY, PATRICIA L
18677448 CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN MULTI-CHANNEL ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS LEI, JIE
18532999 BROAD SPECTRUM METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE ALDARONDO, DASIA ALI

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
18040942 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ORTHOGONAL GENOME ENGINEERING IN PLANTS CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 71d overdue
19020174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE ATOM DISPERSIONS AND MULTI-ATOM DISPERSIONS HAILEY, PATRICIA L
18971597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERTURBATION USING PLURAL NON-ZERO ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM (OAM) QUANTUM PARTICLES CELESTINE, NYROBI I
18950725 NEAR-ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH NEAR-ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION BRADFORD, JONATHAN
18797404 NEURAL NETWORK TO PREDICT KNEE MEDIAL JOINT CONTACT FORCE FROM CUSTOM INSTRUMENTED INSOLE NASSER, ROBERT L
18721192 VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS, AND NANOMATERIALS FORMED BY VAPOR DEPOSITION LOUIE, MANDY C
18677448 CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN MULTI-CHANNEL ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS LEI, JIE
18643736 QUANTUM EMITTERS AND METHODS THEREOF KOSLOW, CAROL M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2872 2
1662 2
1797 2
1735 2
1732 1
1718 1
1625 1
1663 1
1717 1
1761 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19020174 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE SYNTHESIS OF SINGLE ATOM DISPERSIONS AND MULTI-ATOM DISPERSIONS HAILEY, PATRICIA L 1732 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2025
18971597 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERTURBATION USING PLURAL NON-ZERO ORBITAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM (OAM) QUANTUM PARTICLES CELESTINE, NYROBI I §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2024
18950725 NEAR-ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH NEAR-ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION BRADFORD, JONATHAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18797404 NEURAL NETWORK TO PREDICT KNEE MEDIAL JOINT CONTACT FORCE FROM CUSTOM INSTRUMENTED INSOLE NASSER, ROBERT L §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2024
18721192 VAPOR DEPOSITION SYSTEMS AND METHODS, AND NANOMATERIALS FORMED BY VAPOR DEPOSITION LOUIE, MANDY C 1718 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 18, 2024
18677448 CROSSTALK REDUCTION IN MULTI-CHANNEL ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS LEI, JIE 2872 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18643736 QUANTUM EMITTERS AND METHODS THEREOF KOSLOW, CAROL M §112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 23, 2024
18293763 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PIPE REPAIR USING RAPID SINTERING DEAL, DAVID R §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 30, 2024
18396432 MOLECULAR CONTAINERS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME KENYON, JOHN S 1625 DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 26, 2023
18573013 CYTIDINE DEAMINASES AND METHODS OF GENOME EDITING USING THE SAME STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE 1663 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 21, 2023
18542174 SPARSE NANOPHOTONIC PHASED ARRAYS FOR HOLOGRAPHIC DISPLAYS TALLMAN, ROBERT E 2872 §102§112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Dec 15, 2023
18532999 BROAD SPECTRUM METALLOPROTEINASE INHIBITOR FOR THE TREATMENT OF SNAKEBITE ALDARONDO, DASIA ALI §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
18529626 GLASS AND CERAMIC STRUCTURES, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATION AND USE THEREOF HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE 1717 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2023
18502740 RADIATIVE COOLING COMPOSITIONS, PRECURSORS FOR FORMING THE COMPOSITIONS, AND COATINGS FORMED FROM THE COMPOSITIONS DIAZ, MATTHEW R 1761 §103§112 Non-Final OA 203d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2023
18558934 GENOME EDITING IN PLANTS USING CAS12A NUCLEASES CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18489408 ELECTRORESPONSIVE BIOPOLYMER CAPSULES FOR ELECTRICALLY MEDIATED DELIVERY OF ACTIVES PAK, JOHN D 1699 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2023
18553686 SALMONELLA VACCINE STEPHENS, AMELIA CAROLE 1645 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Oct 02, 2023
18261146 METHODS AND PLATFORMS FOR ELICITING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE IN THE TREATMENT OF CANCER AND COMPOSITIONS AND VACCINES RELATING THERETO KIM, YUNSOO 1641 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2023
18220700 COATED ANODE FOR A LITHIUM BATTERY KRONE, TAYLOR HARRISON 1725 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2023
18259019 FOOD FRESHNESS DETECTING DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME ALABI, OYELEYE A 1797 §101§103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jun 22, 2023
18267501 MULTI-ELEMENT COMPOUND NANOPARTICLES, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103DPOther Final Rejection 71d Pending Jun 15, 2023
18194121 HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE MEMBRANE TESKIN, FRED M 1762 §102 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18040942 COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ORTHOGONAL GENOME ENGINEERING IN PLANTS CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2023
17977808 NEURAL NETWORKS FOR GENERATING EMOTIVE GESTURES FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS BRACERO, ANDREW ANGEL 2126 §101 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2022
17944591 LAYER-BY-LAYER ASSEMBLY OF GRAPHENE OXIDE MEMBRANES VIA ELECTROSTATIC INTERACTION AND ELUDICATION OF WATER AND SOLUTE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. 1773 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2022
17801260 High-Performance Microsized Anodes and Methods of Making and Using the Same YOON, KEVIN E 1735 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2022
17839451 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE ANCHORING BALAJI, KAVYA SHOBANA 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 131d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2022
17305526 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSION LEE, GEOFFREY S 3746 §103 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Jul 09, 2021
16200202 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTINUOUS FLOW CELL LYSIS IN A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE MUI, CHRISTINE T 1797 §103 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Nov 26, 2018

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