Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

University Of Tabuk

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Communications

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

University Of Tabuk maintains 2 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These filings are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, preventing any single examiner or unit from controlling the university's portfolio.

Nathan Nara Tengbumroong serves as the busiest examiner for the university, holding 1 pending office action. This distribution across 2 examiners and 2 art units suggests that the university's communications research is categorized into separate technical niches at the USPTO.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
50% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
50% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA 1 40.7% +34.1%
JONES, KOLTON ED 1 — —

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18604345 HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS DENTAL MATERIALS CONTAINING NANOSIZED FILLERS JONES, KOLTON ED —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19084619 DEEPRAWNET EMPOWERING DEEPFAKE AUDIO DETECTION THROUGH DYNAMIC ENHANCEMENTS TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2654 1
1763 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19084619 DEEPRAWNET EMPOWERING DEEPFAKE AUDIO DETECTION THROUGH DYNAMIC ENHANCEMENTS TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA 2654 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 19, 2025
18604345 HIGH MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND STIFFNESS DENTAL MATERIALS CONTAINING NANOSIZED FILLERS JONES, KOLTON ED 1763 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does University Of Tabuk have?

University Of Tabuk has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most University Of Tabuk applications?

Nathan Nara Tengbumroong has the most, with 1 of University Of Tabuk's pending office actions.

What technology area are University Of Tabuk's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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