UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Portfolio Summary

50

Total Pending OAs

36

Non-Final OAs

13

Final Rejections

1

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 50 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

26

Overdue

3

Due this week

11

Due this month

5

Due in next 60 days

5

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. 50 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (26)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (5)

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.

3

Hard (6%)

37

Medium (74%)

2

Easy (4%)

8

Unknown (16%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	3 (6%)
§103 only	34 (68%)
§102 only	3 (6%)
§112 only	2 (4%)
No statute on record	8 (16%)

Industry Mix

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

25

Life Sciences

50% of docket

4

Information Tech

8% of docket

3

Communications

6% of docket

5

Semiconductors

10% of docket

13

Mechanical / Eng

26% 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.

500 h

Manual time on pending OAs

100 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

175 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

4.4 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
LAU, MICHAEL J	2	70.5%	+25.1%
KAN, YURI	1	86.0%	+12.1%
FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L	1	57.6%	+38.1%
NAJI, YOUNES	1	75.0%	+72.8%
NG, JONATHAN K	1	34.9%	+13.5%
PATEL, RISHI R	1	82.5%	+2.9%
BASET, NESHAT	1	29.7%	+28.0%
WESTON, ALYSSA G	1	63.0%	+49.7%
YOO, HONG THI	1	45.5%	+26.2%
BAKSHI, PANCHAM	1	77.0%	+30.1%

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 #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18775907	INTERLEAVED FLOW-SENSITIVE DEPHASING (IFSD) FOR ENHANCED BLOOD FLOW SUPPRESSION AND PRESERVED T1-WEIGHTED CONTRAST AND OVERALL SIGNAL INTENSITY IN 3D TURBO SPIN-ECHO IMAGING	PATEL, RISHI R	2d overdue
18867970	DISPLAY OF 3D ILLUMINATIONS USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS	KAN, YURI	15d

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18249667	NONINVASIVE INFARCT SIZE DETERMINATION	LAU, MICHAEL J	111d overdue
18184497	ORGANIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES WITH EXCITON-BLOCKING CHARGE CARRIER FILTERS	CHERN, CHRISTINA	85d overdue
18249952	NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT DETECTION	LAU, MICHAEL J	30d overdue
18719017	WIRELESS FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXED 3D MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION FOR LOW POWER SUB-MM PRECISION CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY	BASET, NESHAT	70d

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18249667	NONINVASIVE INFARCT SIZE DETERMINATION	LAU, MICHAEL J	111d overdue
18833524	IDENTIFYING NON-DISEASE PATIENTS USING A DISEASE RELATED ASSAY AND ANALYSIS IN THE LIQUID BIOPSY	NG, JONATHAN K	85d overdue
18660178	METHODS FOR THE LONG-TERM EXPANSION OF GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE PROGENITORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF	WESTON, ALYSSA G	46d overdue
18934954	PHYSIOLOGICAL METRICS FOR DETERMINING STROKE RISK	FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L	36d overdue
18249952	NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT DETECTION	LAU, MICHAEL J	30d overdue
18902091	Synthesizing Network Specifications Using Input and Output Examples	NAJI, YOUNES	24d overdue
18867970	DISPLAY OF 3D ILLUMINATIONS USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS	KAN, YURI	15d
18657307	FASTING CONDITION AS DIETARY TREATMENT OF DIABETES	YOO, HONG THI	23d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
3798	2
1617	2
3794	2
2893	2
1619	2
3791	2
1618	2
3796	2
1635	2
3662	1

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
18867970	DISPLAY OF 3D ILLUMINATIONS USING FLYING LIGHT SPECKS	KAN, YURI	3662	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Nov 21, 2024
18934954	PHYSIOLOGICAL METRICS FOR DETERMINING STROKE RISK	FERNANDEZ, KATHERINE L	3798	§103	Non-Final OA	36d overdue	Pending	Nov 01, 2024
18902091	Synthesizing Network Specifications Using Input and Output Examples	NAJI, YOUNES	2445	§103	Non-Final OA	24d overdue	Pending	Sep 30, 2024
18833524	IDENTIFYING NON-DISEASE PATIENTS USING A DISEASE RELATED ASSAY AND ANALYSIS IN THE LIQUID BIOPSY	NG, JONATHAN K	3619	§103	Non-Final OA	85d overdue	Pending	Jul 26, 2024
18775907	INTERLEAVED FLOW-SENSITIVE DEPHASING (IFSD) FOR ENHANCED BLOOD FLOW SUPPRESSION AND PRESERVED T1-WEIGHTED CONTRAST AND OVERALL SIGNAL INTENSITY IN 3D TURBO SPIN-ECHO IMAGING	PATEL, RISHI R	2896	§102	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Jul 17, 2024
18719017	WIRELESS FREQUENCY-DIVISION MULTIPLEXED 3D MAGNETIC LOCALIZATION FOR LOW POWER SUB-MM PRECISION CAPSULE ENDOSCOPY	BASET, NESHAT	3798	§103	Non-Final OA	70d	Pending	Jun 12, 2024
18660178	METHODS FOR THE LONG-TERM EXPANSION OF GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE PROGENITORS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF	WESTON, ALYSSA G	1633	Other	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	May 09, 2024
18657307	FASTING CONDITION AS DIETARY TREATMENT OF DIABETES	YOO, HONG THI	1792	Other	Non-Final OA	23d	Pending	May 07, 2024
18618449	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MONOTERPENES	BAKSHI, PANCHAM	1623	Other	Final Rejection	42d	Pending	Mar 27, 2024
18599076	HUMAN-CENTRIC VEHICULAR METAVERSE PLATFORM FOR ROAD-SIDE AR/VR CONTENT DELIVERY	MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI	2612	§103	Final Rejection	7d	Pending	Mar 07, 2024
18689693	MIXED SOLVENT HYDROGEL SYSTEM FOR WOUND HEALING	CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY	1617	§103	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Mar 06, 2024
18401817	THIN FILM ENDOVASCULAR ELECTRODE ARRAY AND METHOD OF FABRICATION	PREMRAJ, CATHERINE C	3794	§103	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jan 02, 2024
18545859	PERIPHERAL CIRCUITS FOR PROCESSING IN-PIXEL	CUTLER, ALBERT H	2637	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Dec 19, 2023
18571407	AUGMENTED MEMORY COMPUTING: A NEW PATHWAY FOR EFFICIENT AI COMPUTATIONS	CHO, SUNG IL	2825	§103	Non-Final OA	50d overdue	Pending	Dec 18, 2023
18562729	ULTRAHIGH TUNNELING ELECTRORESISTANCE IN FERROELECTRIC TUNNELING JUNCTION WITH GIANT BARRIER HEIGHT MODULATION BY MONOLAYER GRAPHENE CONTACT	PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH	2893	§103	Non-Final OA	24d overdue	Pending	Nov 20, 2023
18557650	USE OF PERILLYL ALCOHOL TO ENHANCE LEVO-DOPA DELIVERY	PEEBLES, KATHERINE	1617	§103	Non-Final OA	5d	Pending	Oct 27, 2023
18288021	MILLIMETER-WAVE CLASS EF POWER AMPLIFIER WITH CONCURRENT HARMONIC AND SUBHARMONIC TUNING	CHOE, HENRY	2843	§103	Non-Final OA	9d	Pending	Oct 23, 2023
18554917	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POH DERIVATIVES	ALAWADI, SARAH	1619	§102	Final Rejection	70d	Pending	Oct 11, 2023
18284010	IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION INCORPORATING MAXWELL FIELDS AND GRADIENT IMPULSE RESPONSE FUNCTION DISTORTION	WINDSOR, COURTNEY J	2661	§103	Non-Final OA	67d overdue	Pending	Sep 25, 2023
18461562	METHODS OF TREATING NEUROFIBROMATOSIS WITH PERILLYL ALCOHOL	HUI, SAN MING R	1627	Other	Non-Final OA	60d overdue	Pending	Sep 06, 2023
18275108	SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPLICATION TO CONVERT TRANSDERMAL ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION TO BLOOD OR BREATH ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION	HANEY, JONATHAN MICHAEL	3791	§103	Non-Final OA	60d overdue	Pending	Jul 31, 2023
18322525	LOCAL DIFFERENTIALLY PRIVATE MECHANISMS TO MEASURE PERFORMANCE DEMOGRAPHIC DISPARITIES IN FEDERATED LEARNING	BARRETT, RYAN S	2148	Other	Non-Final OA	13d	Pending	May 23, 2023
18253857	SYNTHESIS OF [18F]-LABELED THYMIDINE ANALOGUES	BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN	1618	Other	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	May 22, 2023
18312194	NANOPARTICLE VACCINES AND USES THEREOF FOR PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS USING PEPTIDE 210 AS AN ANTIGEN	ALLEN, MARIANNE P	1647	§103	Non-Final OA	71d	Pending	May 04, 2023
18141116	LYM-1 AND LYM-2 ANTIBODY COMPOSITIONS AND IMPROVED CAR CONSTRUCTS	BERHANE, SELAM	1675	Other	Non-Final OA	89d overdue	Pending	Apr 28, 2023
18249952	NONINVASIVE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT DETECTION	LAU, MICHAEL J	3796	§101	Final Rejection	30d overdue	Pending	Apr 20, 2023
18137151	RIFABUTIN FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII	OTTON, ALICIA L	1699	Other	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Apr 20, 2023
18249667	NONINVASIVE INFARCT SIZE DETERMINATION	LAU, MICHAEL J	3796	§101	Final Rejection	111d overdue	Pending	Apr 19, 2023
18132021	FEDERATED LEARNING MARKETPLACE	EBERSMAN, BRUCE I	3693	§103	Non-Final OA	84d overdue	Pending	Apr 07, 2023
18184497	ORGANIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES WITH EXCITON-BLOCKING CHARGE CARRIER FILTERS	CHERN, CHRISTINA	1722	§101	Final Rejection	85d overdue	AI Ready	Mar 15, 2023
18044274	CpG IMMUNOCONJUGATES FOR CANCER THERAPY	PUTTLITZ, KARL J	1646	§103	Non-Final OA	91d overdue	Pending	Mar 07, 2023
18088317	OPTIMIZED GENE EDITING UTILIZING A RECOMBINANT ENDONUCLEASE SYSTEM	QIAN, CELINE X	1637	§103	Non-Final OA	41d	Pending	Dec 23, 2022
18082873	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT AND SECURE NETWORK FUNCTION EXECUTION	NGUYEN, STEVEN C	2451	§103	Final Rejection	86d overdue	Pending	Dec 16, 2022
18010910	UNIVERSAL CAR-NK CELL TARGETING VARIOUS EPITOPES OF HIV-1 GP160	CHATTIN, AMY MARIE	1643	§103	Non-Final OA	89d overdue	Pending	Dec 16, 2022
17928690	METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IN VITRO AFFINITY MATURATION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES	BUNKER, AMY M	1684	§103	Non-Final OA	63d	Pending	Nov 30, 2022
17992258	PREDICTION AND CONTROL OF PRODUCT SHAPE QUALITY IN WIRE AND ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING	WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA	3761	§103	Non-Final OA	147d overdue	Pending	Nov 22, 2022
18050645	CELL-FREE DNA METHYLATION PATTERNS FOR DISEASE AND CONDITION ANALYSIS	LIN, JERRY	1685	§103	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	Oct 28, 2022
17918824	WATERMARKING OF GENOMIC SEQUENCING DATA	POPHAM, JEFFREY D	2432	§103	Non-Final OA	26d	Pending	Oct 13, 2022
17931064	WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ARRAY	MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY	3794	§102	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Sep 09, 2022
17940113	ELECTRONICALLY-TUNABLE, AIR-STABLE, NEGATIVE ELECTRON AFFINITY SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTOCATHODE	YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S	2893	§103	Final Rejection	88d overdue	Pending	Sep 08, 2022
17815711	GENOME ENGINEERING THE HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN LOCUS TO EXPRESS RECOMBINANT BINDING DOMAIN MOLECULES	KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE	1635	§103	Non-Final OA	31d overdue	Pending	Jul 28, 2022
17794920	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES	GIBBS, TERRA C	1635	§103	Non-Final OA	72d	Pending	Jul 22, 2022
17786481	UTILIZATION OF A FASTING-MIMICKING DIET TO REDUCE SENESCENT CELLS AND INFLAMMATION	O'HERN, BRENT T	1793	§112	Non-Final OA	44d overdue	Pending	Jun 16, 2022
17755462	CERAMIC SCAFFOLD	COUGHLIN, DANIEL F	1619	§103	Final Rejection	31d overdue	Pending	Apr 29, 2022
17574963	ONE STEP 64Cu-BaBaSar-RGD2 PRODUCTION METHOD	SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO	1618	§103	Non-Final OA	56d	Pending	Jan 13, 2022
17562647	TECHNOLOGY-FACILITATED SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND UNDERSTANDING INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS	LANE, DANIEL E	3715	§103	Final Rejection	22d	Pending	Dec 27, 2021
17541558	FASTING MIMICKING KETOGENIC DIET (FMD) TO PROMOTE SKELETAL MUSCLE REGENERATION AND STRENGTH	MOSS, NATALIE M	1653	§103	Non-Final OA	59d overdue	Pending	Dec 03, 2021
17399920	CLASSIFICATION OF SUBTYPES OF KIDNEY TUMORS USING DNA METHYLATION	GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE	1682	§112	Non-Final OA	42d overdue	Pending	Aug 11, 2021
17397129	STOCHASTIC-SWITCHED NOISE STIMULATION FOR IDENTIFICATION OF INPUT-OUTPUT BRAIN NETWORK DYNAMICS AND CLOSED LOOP CONTROL	SHOSTAK, ANDREY	3791	§103	Final Rejection	97d overdue	Pending	Aug 09, 2021
16640006	INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 RECEPTOR (IGF-1R) BINDING PROTEINS AND METHODS OF USE	TAYLOR, LIA ELAN	1641	§103	Final Rejection	16d	Pending	Feb 18, 2020