Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

University of South Carolina

36 pending office actions • 33 art units • 36 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

9
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 15 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (9)Due ≤ 30 days (6)

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.

14
Hard (39%)
18
Medium (50%)
3
Easy (8%)
1
Unknown (3%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (6%)
§101 + other5 (14%)
§103 only17 (47%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only3 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)7 (19%)
No statute on record1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

21
Life Sciences
58% of docket
2
Information Tech
6% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
11% of docket
7
Mechanical / Eng
19% of docket
2
Business / Other
6% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD 1 40.1% +24.6%
OLSON, JENNIFER MAR B 1 54.5% +19.4%
WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH 1 51.1% +39.8%
PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 1 83.8% -17.9%
DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 1 74.9% +15.2%
BOWERS, ERIN M 1 55.1% +10.5%
MACH, ANDRE 1 45.9% +53.2%
ABRAHAM, JOSE K 1 83.0% +34.1%
GREENE, IVAN A 1 18.7% +6.2%
MANG, LAL C 1 76.2% +16.2%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18670031 WIRELESS FEDERATED k-MEANS CLUSTERING WITH NON-COHERENT OVER-THE-AIR COMPUTATION PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M
18482960 In-contact Continuous Temperature Measurement Probe for Non-insulated Electric-Current Carrying Conductor ABRAHAM, JOSE K

Hard Cases (15)

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
17386733 BIOMARKERS FOR CONGENITAL VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA 142d overdue
17783381 TGFbeta1 Hyperactivation Causes Gender-Specific Calcific Aortic Stenosis SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR 112d overdue
17953593 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING TEAMS SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N 42d overdue
18479393 DUAL RESPONSIVE BRAIN TARGETED NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE GREENE, IVAN A 4d overdue
17476803 INHIBIN AS TARGETABLE REGULATORS OF ANGIOGENESIS DEBERRY, REGINA M 12d
18599450 Using Limited Lead Device EEG to Predict Delirium DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 20d
19219061 PLANNER PERFORMANCE BY LEARNING AND USING METADATA OF EXPERIENCES KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD
18761018 ISOMER-SPECIFIC NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF NATURAL RESERVATROL WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18559145 BRAIN-TARGETED ANTIBODY NANOPARTICLE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES THERAPY MACH, ANDRE 9d overdue
18599450 Using Limited Lead Device EEG to Predict Delirium DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 20d
19219061 PLANNER PERFORMANCE BY LEARNING AND USING METADATA OF EXPERIENCES KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD
18772370 Design of Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Liquid Crystal Skyrmions OLSON, JENNIFER MAR B
18761018 ISOMER-SPECIFIC NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF NATURAL RESERVATROL WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH
18597113 DELIGNIFIED BAMBOO SCAFFOLDS INCLUDING IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING SAME BOWERS, ERIN M
18482960 In-contact Continuous Temperature Measurement Probe for Non-insulated Electric-Current Carrying Conductor ABRAHAM, JOSE K
18462471 HYBRID BEARING FAULT PROGNOSIS WITH FAULT DETECTION AND MULTIPLE MODEL FUSION MANG, LAL C

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1632 2
2837 1
1626 1
2474 1
3791 1
1653 1
1615 1
1619 1
2857 1
3697 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19219061 PLANNER PERFORMANCE BY LEARNING AND USING METADATA OF EXPERIENCES KOESTER, MICHAEL RICHARD §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 27, 2025
18772370 Design of Acoustic Metamaterials Based on Liquid Crystal Skyrmions OLSON, JENNIFER MAR B 2837 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2024
18761018 ISOMER-SPECIFIC NEUROPROTECTIVE EFFECT OF NATURAL RESERVATROL WERTZ, ASHLEE ELIZABETH 1626 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2024
18670031 WIRELESS FEDERATED k-MEANS CLUSTERING WITH NON-COHERENT OVER-THE-AIR COMPUTATION PEREZ FUENTES, LUIS M 2474 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18599450 Using Limited Lead Device EEG to Predict Delirium DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK 3791 §101§102§103§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18597113 DELIGNIFIED BAMBOO SCAFFOLDS INCLUDING IMMOBILIZED ENZYMES AND METHODS FOR FORMING AND USING SAME BOWERS, ERIN M 1653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18559145 BRAIN-TARGETED ANTIBODY NANOPARTICLE FOR NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES THERAPY MACH, ANDRE 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2023
18482960 In-contact Continuous Temperature Measurement Probe for Non-insulated Electric-Current Carrying Conductor ABRAHAM, JOSE K §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 09, 2023
18479393 DUAL RESPONSIVE BRAIN TARGETED NANOPARTICLES FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE GREENE, IVAN A 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Oct 02, 2023
18462471 HYBRID BEARING FAULT PROGNOSIS WITH FAULT DETECTION AND MULTIPLE MODEL FUSION MANG, LAL C 2857 §101 Final Rejection Pending Sep 07, 2023
18446680 METHODS AND PROCEDURES FOR SYNCHRONIZATION AND OVER-THE-AIR COMPUTATION ANDREI, RADU 3697 §101§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 09, 2023
18363341 CLICK CHEMISTRY AMPLIFIED NANOPORE ASSAY FOR ULTRASENSITIVE QUANTIFICATION OF PROTEINS KINSEY WHITE, NICOLE ERIN 1672 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 01, 2023
18353326 SLEEP DISTURBANCE CHAMBER FOR ANIMAL TEST SUBJECTS MACCRATE, NICOLE PAIGE 3642 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2023
18302329 MISTY PLASMA DIELECTRIC BARRIER DISCHARGE PLASMA SYSTEM FOR DISINFECTION SARANTAKOS, KAYLA ROSE 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Apr 18, 2023
18245191 Minimally Invasive and Semi-Automated Myocardial Injection Device STIGELL, THEODORE J 3783 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending Mar 14, 2023
18179691 AUTONOMOUS DRONE FOR RAILROAD TRACK INSPECTION MOLNAR, SIDNEY LEIGH 3656 §103 Final Rejection 138d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18105511 USE OF DELTA-8-THC TO TREAT INFLAMMATORY AND AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2023
18100028 WATER-BASED HYPOTONIC LYSIS METHOD FOR ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS PURIFICATION PENNINGTON, KATIE LEIGH 1634 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 23, 2023
17971694 Preparation of a Brain Targeted Artificial Nano-Enzyme and Application TAYLOR, JORDAN W 1738 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Oct 24, 2022
17953593 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING TEAMS SCHEUNEMANN, RICHARD N 3624 §101 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2022
17865513 EXOSOME-DELIVERED TARGETING TREATMENT FOR BLOOD VESSELS MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE 1618 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 15, 2022
17866137 CHIRAL PHOTONIC INK AND IRIDESCENT PRODUCTS LEE, DORIS L 1764 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 15, 2022
17783381 TGFbeta1 Hyperactivation Causes Gender-Specific Calcific Aortic Stenosis SINGH, ANOOP KUMAR 1632 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Jun 08, 2022
17781780 STEEL MESH BASED CATALYST WITH SUPERIOR MECHANICAL STABILITY / MAGNETIC SEPARABILITY PHAN, ANNETTE HOANG-ANH 1736 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2022
17691262 Regenerative Tissue-Mimetic Multilayer Fused Microgel-Cell Construct HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA 1617 Other Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Mar 10, 2022
17689557 AI METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING CRACK LENGTH FROM HIGH-FREQUENCY AE (ACOUSTIC EMISSION) LEATHERS, EMILY GORMAN 2187 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 08, 2022
17586937 INTERACTIVE EDUCATIONAL AID ANTOINE, LISA HOPE 3715 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Jan 28, 2022
17630628 ALGINATE-BASED MICROCAPSULATION FOR THE DELIVERY OF ALPHA-CGRP IN CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES SABILA, MERCY HELLEN 1654 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2022
17533432 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEHYDROGENATION OF ETHANE TO ETHYLENE USING SOLID OXIDE ELECTROLYZER WONG, EDNA 1795 §112 Final Rejection 15d Pending Nov 23, 2021
17504685 Approach for Fabricating N-Polar AlxGa1-xN Devices WINTERS, SEAN AYERS 2892 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2021
17504700 Approaches for Fabricating N-Polar AlxGa1-xN Templates for Electronic and Optoelectronic Devices NIX, NORA TAYLOR 2891 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2021
17476803 INHIBIN AS TARGETABLE REGULATORS OF ANGIOGENESIS DEBERRY, REGINA M 1647 §103§112Other Non-Final OA 12d Pending Sep 16, 2021
17386733 BIOMARKERS FOR CONGENITAL VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS KIRWIN, STEFANIE JOHANNA 1677 §101§112Other Non-Final OA 142d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2021
17212021 Nanopore Method for Identifying Single Amino Acid in Oligopeptides ADAMS, MICHELLE 1797 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2021
17071020 Cell-Based Biosensor for Early Alzheimer's Disease Detection MIANO, JOSEPH PAUL 1631 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Oct 15, 2020
16511431 Decellularized Tissue as a Microcarrier for Cell Culture and Expansion STAVROU, CONSTANTINA E 1632 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 15, 2019

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