Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
28 pending office actions • 23 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
University of Rochester has 27 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are handled by 26 distinct examiners, with GRASER, JENNIFER E serving as the busiest examiner with 2 pending office actions. The 27 pending office actions are distributed across 23 distinct art units.
The high number of 23 distinct art units relative to the actions indicates a broad technical range within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector. GRASER, JENNIFER E is the only examiner managing more than a single case, with 2 of the total pending actions. With 26 distinct examiners involved, the portfolio's prosecution is decentralized. This requires the university to manage 26 different examiner relationships across 23 different art units, reflecting a diverse interaction with the patent office.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (4%) |
| §103 only | 7 (25%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (57%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
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.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRASER, JENNIFER E | 2 | 76.7% | +23.4% |
| EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | 1 | 52.9% | +57.4% |
| LI, JOHN DENNY | 1 | 63.2% | +48.4% |
| LEE, NICHOLAS J | 1 | 82.2% | +10.8% |
| LY, TOMMY TAI | 1 | 80.6% | +22.7% |
| NGUYEN, VAN THU T | 1 | 82.9% | +6.4% |
| MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 1 | 75.3% | +7.1% |
| CHAPEL, DEREK S | 1 | 70.3% | +21.9% |
| KINKEAD, ARNOLD M | 1 | 91.2% | +7.8% |
| MINSKEY, JACOB T | 1 | 69.3% | +33.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18819871 | Fine-Tuning the H-Scan for Visualizing Types of Tissue Scatterers | LY, TOMMY TAI | — |
| 18728224 | Quantized Bistable Resistively-coupled Ising Machine | KINKEAD, ARNOLD M | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18261568 | Staphylococcus aureus Antigen-Based Nucleic Acid Vaccines | GRASER, JENNIFER E | 5d |
| 16959869 | SAMPLE PREPARATION AND FLOW-THROUGH SENSORS USING FUNCTIONALIZED SILICON NANOMEMBRANES | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 6d |
| 18814421 | SWITCHING OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED NANOMAGNETS WITH SPIN-ORBIT TORQUES IN THE ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS | NGUYEN, VAN THU T | 15d |
| 17628913 | Targeted RNA cleavage with CRISPR-Cas | SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS | 20d |
| 18005311 | Targeted RNA cleavage with dCas13-RNase Fusion Proteins | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 27d |
| 19381766 | Apparatus, Method, and System for Medical Imaging and Characterization of Tissue Structure | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | — |
| 19157185 | System and Method for Ultrasound Tomography Guided Localized Mild Hyperthermia (MHTh) Using a Common Closed Geometry Transducer | LI, JOHN DENNY | — |
| 18877305 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART ACOUSTIC MULTIMODAL INTERFACES | LEE, NICHOLAS J | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18261568 | Staphylococcus aureus Antigen-Based Nucleic Acid Vaccines | GRASER, JENNIFER E | 5d |
| 19381766 | Apparatus, Method, and System for Medical Imaging and Characterization of Tissue Structure | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | — |
| 19157185 | System and Method for Ultrasound Tomography Guided Localized Mild Hyperthermia (MHTh) Using a Common Closed Geometry Transducer | LI, JOHN DENNY | — |
| 18877305 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART ACOUSTIC MULTIMODAL INTERFACES | LEE, NICHOLAS J | — |
| 18819871 | Fine-Tuning the H-Scan for Visualizing Types of Tissue Scatterers | LY, TOMMY TAI | — |
| 18778855 | DIRECT-WRITE LASER-ASSISTED ALTERING OF METASURFACES | CHAPEL, DEREK S | — |
| 18722030 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF TREATING BIOLFILM-RELATED DISEASES | GRASER, JENNIFER E | — |
| 18720528 | ACID-FREE SOLUTION PROCESS FOR STRUCTURALLY INTACT CARBON FIBER PAPER WITH LONG-LASTING HYDROPHILICITY | MINSKEY, JACOB T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3797 | 2 |
| 1645 | 2 |
| 1635 | 2 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 2624 | 1 |
| 2824 | 1 |
| 2692 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 1748 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19381766 | Apparatus, Method, and System for Medical Imaging and Characterization of Tissue Structure | EDUN, DEAN NAWAAB | 3797 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19157185 | System and Method for Ultrasound Tomography Guided Localized Mild Hyperthermia (MHTh) Using a Common Closed Geometry Transducer | LI, JOHN DENNY | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 18877305 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SMART ACOUSTIC MULTIMODAL INTERFACES | LEE, NICHOLAS J | 2624 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18819871 | Fine-Tuning the H-Scan for Visualizing Types of Tissue Scatterers | LY, TOMMY TAI | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18814421 | SWITCHING OF PERPENDICULARLY MAGNETIZED NANOMAGNETS WITH SPIN-ORBIT TORQUES IN THE ABSENCE OF EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS | NGUYEN, VAN THU T | 2824 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18810815 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING PLATE LOUDSPEAKERS USING MODAL CROSSOVER NETWORKS | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 2692 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18778855 | DIRECT-WRITE LASER-ASSISTED ALTERING OF METASURFACES | CHAPEL, DEREK S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18728224 | Quantized Bistable Resistively-coupled Ising Machine | KINKEAD, ARNOLD M | 2849 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18722030 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS OF TREATING BIOLFILM-RELATED DISEASES | GRASER, JENNIFER E | 1645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18720528 | ACID-FREE SOLUTION PROCESS FOR STRUCTURALLY INTACT CARBON FIBER PAPER WITH LONG-LASTING HYDROPHILICITY | MINSKEY, JACOB T | 1748 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18708955 | TREATMENT OF MYOTONIC DISORDERS | ISMAIL, REHANA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18681988 | Nanomembrane Device And Method For Biomarker Sampling | HOFFMAN, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18431444 | ROLLINGCACHE: USING RUNTIME BEHAVIOR TO DEFEND AGAINST CACHE SIDE CHANNEL ATTACKS | LIU, ZHE | 2493 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18574021 | ARTICLES WITH HYDROPHOBIC COATINGS OF BORONIC ACID-CONTAINING SILOXANE POLYMERS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEM | NELSON, MICHAEL B | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2023 |
| 18560338 | METHODS AND COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING AN IMMUNE RESPONSE BY A RECOMBINNAT VACCINIA VIRUS | WANG, RUIXUE | 1672 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 18286898 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIGH-SPEED TUNING SOLITON MICROCOMB | TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18485930 | RESCUE STRATEGIES FOR BEST1 LOSS- AND GAIN-OF-FUNCTION MUTATIONS | ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH | 1637 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18467442 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR REJUVENATING CNS GLIAL POPULATIONS BY SUPPRESION OF TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS | MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER | 1635 | §112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18261568 | Staphylococcus aureus Antigen-Based Nucleic Acid Vaccines | GRASER, JENNIFER E | 1645 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18218512 | ASYMMETRIC DRIVE OF INERTIAL FUSION TARGETS | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18259092 | METHODS OF TREATING, DIAGNOSING AND PREDICTING PROGNOSIS OF SEPSIS | REYNOLDS, FRED H | 1658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 85d | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18034693 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CELLS, TISSUES, OR ORGANS-ON-A-CHIP | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Apr 29, 2023 |
| 18300703 | COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY | BROWE, DAVID | 1617 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18005311 | Targeted RNA cleavage with dCas13-RNase Fusion Proteins | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 17964746 | HIGH CAPACITY CATHODES FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE THIN-FILM BATTERIES | KASS-MULLET, BENJAMIN ELI | 1752 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17795604 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COATING BONE GRAFTS | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17628913 | Targeted RNA cleavage with CRISPR-Cas | SPENCER, ANDREA LYNNE MORRIS | 1631 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jan 21, 2022 |
| 16959869 | SAMPLE PREPARATION AND FLOW-THROUGH SENSORS USING FUNCTIONALIZED SILICON NANOMEMBRANES | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 1681 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jul 02, 2020 |
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