Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS

54 pending office actions • 25 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 54 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 83 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

54
Total Pending OAs
29
Non-Final OAs
23
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 53 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

31
Overdue
1
Due this week
12
Due this month
8
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 53 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (31)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (12)Due ≤ 60 days (8)Due later (1)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
38
Medium (70%)
3
Easy (6%)
13
Unknown (24%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only37 (69%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only3 (6%)
No statute on record13 (24%)

Industry Mix

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

45
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
4% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
13% 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.

540 h
Manual time on pending OAs
108 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
189 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 3 51.5% +63.5%
LEONARD, ARTHUR S 2 50.5% +50.7%
NICOL, ALEXANDER W 2 42.0% +44.9%
TRAN, CHRISTINA L 2 46.8% +51.2%
ARIETI, RUTH SOPHIA 2 45.2% +73.6%
FAN, WEIHUA 1 83.0% +13.0%
NGANGA, BONIFACE N 1 64.1% +30.1%
YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 1 67.5% +42.9%
AKAR, SERKAN 1 65.6% +31.4%
CARLEY, JEFFREY T. 1 73.7% +26.9%

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
18688729 AMPLIFIABLE METABOLIC LABELING FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAL VIABILITY, GROWTH AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY FAN, WEIHUA 18d overdue

Interview Candidates (16)

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
17391475 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR HTT-1A MODULATION VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 258d overdue
18683122 OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE-INDUCED CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES NGANGA, BONIFACE N 86d overdue
18400038 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER AKAR, SERKAN 81d overdue
18065255 SILENCING OF DUX4 BY RECOMBINANT GENE EDITING COMPLEXES NICOL, ALEXANDER W 79d overdue
17792705 UNIVERSAL DYNAMIC PHARMACOKINETIC-MODIFYING ANCHORS ARIETI, RUTH SOPHIA 60d overdue
18980456 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms LEONARD, ARTHUR S 50d overdue
18688729 AMPLIFIABLE METABOLIC LABELING FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAL VIABILITY, GROWTH AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY FAN, WEIHUA 18d overdue
18049724 COMPLEXES FOR GENE DELETION AND EDITING LEONARD, ARTHUR S 11d overdue

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1635 7
1637 7
1636 4
1638 4
1633 4
1631 3
1634 3
3797 2
1762 2
2872 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18980456 Targeted CRISPR Delivery Platforms LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 Other Final Rejection 50d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2024
18688729 AMPLIFIABLE METABOLIC LABELING FOR DETECTION OF BACTERIAL VIABILITY, GROWTH AND ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY FAN, WEIHUA 1663 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2024
18683122 OPTICAL SENSOR FOR MONITORING TEMPERATURE-INDUCED CHANGES IN BIOLOGICAL TISSUES NGANGA, BONIFACE N 3797 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Feb 12, 2024
18682548 TARGETING 3-KETODIHYDROSPHINGOSINE REDUCTASE (KDSR) IN CANCER YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 1657 §103 Non-Final OA 42d Pending Feb 09, 2024
18400038 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOTIC SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGER AKAR, SERKAN 3797 §103 Final Rejection 81d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2023
18566367 CAS9 NICKASE-MEDIATED GENE EDITING NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18489422 ENCAPSULATING ELECTRONICS ON FLEXIBLE FLUOROELASTOMER SUBSTRATES CARLEY, JEFFREY T. 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Oct 18, 2023
18375206 OCULAR DELIVERY OF OLIGONUCLEOTIDES YU, DAVID TUYANG 1635 Other Non-Final OA 40d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18279931 PHOTOCAGED CITRULLINE ANALOGS AND METHODS FOR SITE-SPECIFIC INCORPORATION OF CITRULLINE INTO PROTEINS REYNOLDS, FRED H 1658 §103 Non-Final OA 57d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18278260 INDUCIBLE SINGLE AAV SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF ZAHORIK, AMANDA MARY 1636 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18233077 PROTEIN-POLYMER NANOASSEMBLIES AND INTRACELLULAR PROTEIN DELIVERY YOON, TAE H 1762 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2023
18227569 DISPERSION AND COATINGS DERIVED THEREFROM BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18226832 NANO-SILICA - IN YEAST PARTICLE (YP) DRUG ENCAPSULATION APPROACH FOR IMPROVED THERMAL AND HYDROLASE STABILITY OF YP DRUG DELIVERY FORMULATIONS MEYERS, ELIZABETH ANNE 1617 Other Final Rejection 40d Pending Jul 27, 2023
18217073 ALIGNMENT KEY INCLUDING MULTI-FOCAL META-LENS AND ALIGNMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING THE ALIGNMENT KEY DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2023
18338855 Nanopore Biosensors and Uses Thereof HOWARD, ZACHARY C 1674 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18208672 PROTEIN-TEMPLATED SELF-ASSEMBLY OF A COVALENT POLYMER NETWORK FOR INTRACELLULAR TRAFFICKING AND TRACELESS RELEASE ROGERS, JAMES WILLIAM 1618 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 12, 2023
18332415 OLIGONUCLEOTIDE-BASED MODULATION OF C9orf72 SHIN, DANA H 1635 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18197957 POLYMER NANOPARTICLE, METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR INTRACELLULAR DELIVERY OF A CARGO LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM 1615 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18311367 SELF-REGULATING AAV VECTORS FOR SAFE EXPRESSION OF MECP2 IN RETT SYNDROME KELLY, ROBERT M 1638 Other Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending May 03, 2023
18142852 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR PMS1 MODULATION TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending May 03, 2023
18308524 MULTI-LAYER PHOTOTHERMAL TEXTILE AND WEARABLE SALVATORE, LYNDA 1789 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 27, 2023
18304472 GENE THERAPEUTICS FOR FIBRODYSPLASIA OSSIFICANS PROGRESSIVA MOORE, JOHN DAVID 1638 §103 Non-Final OA 98d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18134167 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR ATN1 MODULATION MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE 1635 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Apr 13, 2023
18247157 MARF/MFN MODULATORS AND USES THEREOF GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Mar 29, 2023
18120030 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR APP MODULATION ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2023
18024359 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS FOR DELIVERY OF KH902 (CONBERCEPT) AND USES THEREOF BABIC, CHRISTOPHER M 1633 Other Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18021901 DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL GENE THERAPEUTICS FOR INFLAMMATION-INDUCED BONE LOSS SULLIVAN, STEPHANIE LAUREN 1635 Other Final Rejection 27d Pending Feb 17, 2023
18094695 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR MECP2 MODULATION DACE DENITO, ALEXANDRA GERALDINE 1636 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jan 09, 2023
18088544 POLYMERIC NANOPARTICLES AND DERIVATIVES THEREOF FOR NUCLEIC ACID BINDING AND DELIVERY POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Dec 24, 2022
18081604 NANODEVICES AND METHODS FOR MEASURING BIOFLUIDIC FLOW USING A GRAPHENE-BASED MICROELECTRODE MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 3791 §102 Final Rejection 9d Pending Dec 14, 2022
18065255 SILENCING OF DUX4 BY RECOMBINANT GENE EDITING COMPLEXES NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 Other Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Dec 13, 2022
17927642 Gasdermin D (GSDMD) Succination for the Treatment of Inflammatory Disease HAVLIN, ROBERT H 1626 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 23, 2022
17983924 MULTILAYERED META LENS AND OPTICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME SANZ, GABRIEL A 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2022
18049724 COMPLEXES FOR GENE DELETION AND EDITING LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2022
17921027 IMPROVED CAS 12A/NLS MEDIATED THERAPEUTIC GENE EDITING PLATFORMS KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 24, 2022
17913100 MICRORNAS FOR THE PREVENTION OF CLINICAL VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC DISEASE WHITEMAN, BRIAN A 1636 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Sep 20, 2022
17801917 INDUCIBLE SINGLE AAV SYSTEM AND USES THEREOF MATALKAH, FATIMAH KHALAF 1638 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2022
17792705 UNIVERSAL DYNAMIC PHARMACOKINETIC-MODIFYING ANCHORS ARIETI, RUTH SOPHIA 1635 Other Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2022
17812332 INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) HAN, ROBIN 3786 Other Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2022
17779505 NOVEL AAV3B VARIANTS THAT TARGET HUMAN HEPATOCYTES IN THE LIVER OF HUMANIZED MICE VIJAYARAGHAVAN, JAGAMYA NMN 1633 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 24, 2022
17777363 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR OPTOGENETIC IMMUNOTHERAPY SUNSHINE, HANNAH LOUISE 1647 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending May 17, 2022
17704915 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR SYNGR-3 MODULATION VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 25, 2022
17642986 METHODS FOR DEPLETION OF DELETERIOUS MITOCHONDRIAL GENOMES CHONG, KIMBERLY 1636 §112 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2022
17639962 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS VECTOR PLATFORM FOR DELIVERY OF KH902 (CONBERCEPT) AND USES THEREOF SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS 1631 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2022
17685457 ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS FOR DELIVERY OF KH902 (CONBERCEPT) AND USES THEREOF GU, QINHUA 1633 Other Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2022
17532636 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR DGAT2 MODULATION ARIETI, RUTH SOPHIA 1635 Other Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2021
17604545 GENE THERAPIES FOR USHER SYNDROME (USH2A) WILSON, MICHAEL C 1638 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Oct 18, 2021
17601522 AIM2 INHIBITORS AND USES THEREOF TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Oct 05, 2021
17593635 Apparatus and Method For Measurement Of Skin-To-Skin Contact Between Neonate And Parent SHOSTAK, ANDREY 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Sep 22, 2021
17391475 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR HTT-1A MODULATION VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 258d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2021
17235153 OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR MSH3 MODULATION VYAS, KEYUR ANILKUMAR 1637 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Apr 20, 2021
17054791 RAAV VECTORS ENCODING OF LYSOSOMAL BETA-GALACTOSIDASE (GLB1) AND CATHEPSIN A EBBINGHAUS, BRIANA NOEL 1632 §112 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Nov 12, 2020
17042981 LENTIVIRAL VECTORS FOR HIGH-TITER TRANSDUCTION OF PRIMARY HUMAN CELLS CONNORS, ALEXANDRA F 1634 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Sep 29, 2020
16762003 Post-Operative Hybrid Dressing To Optimize Skin-Grafting Procedures In Reconstructive Surgery HAN, SETH 3781 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending May 06, 2020

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