Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
48 pending office actions • 34 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
The University of Utah Research Foundation manages a patent portfolio within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. There are currently 48 pending office actions, which are distributed among 48 distinct examiners. This distribution indicates a prosecution landscape where no single examiner oversees multiple pending cases.
The portfolio's activity spans 34 distinct art units, reflecting a range of specialized technical subject matter within the life sciences. Baisakhi Roy is the busiest examiner currently associated with the foundation, though this individual is only responsible for 1 pending office action. With 48 total actions across 34 art units, the foundation interacts with a variety of USPTO departments. This diversity in examiners and art units requires managing responses across many different examiner preferences and art unit standards.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 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. 17 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 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (10%) |
| §103 only | 15 (31%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 4 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 5 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (29%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROY, BAISAKHI | 1 | 77.7% | +18.7% |
| BRUTUS, JOEL F | 1 | 72.8% | +17.7% |
| YANG, ANDREW | 1 | 84.3% | +10.5% |
| ALI, SHAWKAT M | 1 | 89.1% | +20.5% |
| MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 1 | 80.4% | +34.8% |
| JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 1 | 68.6% | +25.1% |
| ROE, JESSEE RANDALL | 1 | 76.4% | +7.8% |
| ABDUR, RAHMAN | 1 | 74.0% | +17.8% |
| WILLSE, DAVID H | 1 | 67.3% | +13.7% |
| ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA | 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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18968893 | TRAUMA GURNEY WITH ENHANCED PATIENT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 18d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17625866 | CLOSTRIDIA CONSORTIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND IRRITABLE BOWEL DISEASE | ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA | 60d overdue |
| 17920695 | Implantable Transition Micro-Electrodes | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 45d overdue |
| 17929062 | ASSESSMENT OF MELANOMA THERAPY RESPONSE | GRAY, JESSICA | 44d overdue |
| 18117316 | ELECTRIC GRIP GAUGE FOR ASSESSING HAND DEXTERITY | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 8d overdue |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | 2d overdue |
| 17796494 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND MONITORING EOSINOPHIL MEDIATED INFLAMMATORY DISEASES | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 2d overdue |
| 17801002 | METHODS FOR REHABILITATING HEART FAILURE USING GENE THERAPY | AFREMOVA, VERA | 7d |
| 19262345 | CARDIAC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION USING CATHETERIZED LIGHT SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY | ROY, BAISAKHI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18968893 | TRAUMA GURNEY WITH ENHANCED PATIENT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 18d overdue |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | 2d overdue |
| 18869772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARPENING THE FOCAL VOLUME OF THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING SYSTEMS | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 34d |
| 19262345 | CARDIAC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION USING CATHETERIZED LIGHT SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY | ROY, BAISAKHI | — |
| 19244668 | IMPLANTABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE SMART HYDROGEL MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS WITH ULTRASOUND READOUT | BRUTUS, JOEL F | — |
| 18874421 | A WIDE-BAND, MULTI-PHASE PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT | ALI, SHAWKAT M | — |
| 18797238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGING FOR MULTI-PARAMETRIC SCREENING OF TUMOR THERAPY RESPONSE | ABDUR, RAHMAN | — |
| 18774524 | Variable Transmission For Assistive Prosthesis Device | WILLSE, DAVID H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3775 | 2 |
| 1642 | 2 |
| 1675 | 2 |
| 1682 | 2 |
| 1654 | 2 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2633 | 1 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19262345 | CARDIAC TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION USING CATHETERIZED LIGHT SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY | ROY, BAISAKHI | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19244668 | IMPLANTABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE SMART HYDROGEL MICROMECHANICAL RESONATORS WITH ULTRASOUND READOUT | BRUTUS, JOEL F | 3797 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 18875819 | CARTILAGE AND BONE HARVEST AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS | YANG, ANDREW | 3775 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18874421 | A WIDE-BAND, MULTI-PHASE PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT | ALI, SHAWKAT M | 2633 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18968893 | TRAUMA GURNEY WITH ENHANCED PATIENT TRANSFER CAPABILITIES | MATTHEWS, MADISON ROSE | 3673 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18869772 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHARPENING THE FOCAL VOLUME OF THERAPEUTIC AND IMAGING SYSTEMS | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18819806 | Thermo-Hydrogen Refinement of Microstructure of Titanium Materials | ROE, JESSEE RANDALL | 1759 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18797238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE PHASE IMAGING FOR MULTI-PARAMETRIC SCREENING OF TUMOR THERAPY RESPONSE | ABDUR, RAHMAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18774524 | Variable Transmission For Assistive Prosthesis Device | WILLSE, DAVID H | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18744116 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SIALORRHEA | ALAOUIE, ALI MUSTAFA | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18702311 | PRE-LIBRARY TARGET ENRICHMENT FOR NUCLEIC ACID SEQUENCING | GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18687723 | HYBRIDIZATION PROBES CONTAINING FLUORINATED CARBON CHAINS AND RELATED METHODS | RILEY, JEZIA | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18444305 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE FOR HUMAN RHINOVIRUSES | ALAM, DANYAL HASSAN | 1633 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
| 18573350 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PGM1 DEFICIENCY | GROOMS, TIFFANY NICOLE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18537497 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PERCOLATION ARRAY STRUCTURE AS A GAS SENSOR | HANDY, DWAYNE K | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18567010 | SELECTIVE PENICILLAMINE SUBSTITUTION ENABLES DEVELOPMENT OF A POTENT ANALGESIC PEPTIDE THAT ACTS THROUGH A NON-OPIOID BASED MECHANISM | REYNOLDS, FRED H | 1658 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18527086 | DRUG-ELUTING SUTURE FOR ATTENUATING INFLAMMATION IN WOUNDS | ALAM, AYAAN A | 1611 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
| 18494072 | METHODS FOR FAST NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION | HORLICK, KENNETH R | 1681 | DP | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18375485 | CANNULATED CONTINUOUS COMPRESSION SCREW | COLEY, ZADE JAMES | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2023 |
| 18546258 | TREATMENT OF MYOPIA | HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA | 1613 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18262522 | PNMA2-BASED CAPSIDS AND USES THEREOF | BARRERA, IMMACULADA | 1671 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18352014 | POLYESTER NETWORKS FROM STRUCTURALLY SIMILAR MONOMERS: RECYCLABLE-BY-DESIGN AND UPCYCLABLE TO PHOTOPOLYMERS | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18212168 | BIOHAZARD ANALYZER | LUSI, ELLIS FOLLETT | 1672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18328609 | OCULAR TISSUE SAMPLING DEVICE | GERHARD, ALISON CLAIRE | 1797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18328456 | Inerter-Based Elastic Metamaterials For Low-Frequency Vibration Mitigation | SAHNI, VISHAL R | 3616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18324773 | Zwitterion Polymer-Drug Conjugates | MOSELEY II, NELSON B | 1642 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18196932 | DYNAMIC CELL CULTURE PLATFORM FOR COMBINATORIAL AND BIOMECHANICAL STIMULATION | CARREON, ADRIAN JOHN | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18315999 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY ELECTROLYSIS OF IRON ORE FOR IRON PRODUCTION | MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM | 1794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18033052 | Volitional Walking Controller | HU, ANN M | 3774 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18117316 | ELECTRIC GRIP GAUGE FOR ASSESSING HAND DEXTERITY | EISEMAN, ADAM JARED | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18043792 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING BACTERIAL TRANSCRIPTION | REGA, KYLE THOMAS | 1636 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18173680 | Compositions and Methods for Killing PD-1 Positive Cells | BERHANE, SELAM | 1675 | §112 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18010580 | BIOMARKER BASED PATIENT SELECTION FOR PROTEASOME INHIBITOR TREATMENT | AEDER, SEAN E | 1642 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17920695 | Implantable Transition Micro-Electrodes | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 3794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Oct 21, 2022 |
| 17963119 | MULTI-SEQUENCE CAPTURE SYSTEM | ZHANG, KAIJIANG | 1684 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2022 |
| 17929062 | ASSESSMENT OF MELANOMA THERAPY RESPONSE | GRAY, JESSICA | 1682 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Sep 01, 2022 |
| 17900240 | IMPLANTABLE BONE SCAFFOLDS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE INTEGRATION AID, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | LIU, TRACY | 1614 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17801002 | METHODS FOR REHABILITATING HEART FAILURE USING GENE THERAPY | AFREMOVA, VERA | 1653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17796494 | HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING, TREATING AND MONITORING EOSINOPHIL MEDIATED INFLAMMATORY DISEASES | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 1618 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2022 |
| 17776563 | OPTIDICER CONSTRUCT FOR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION | MONTANARI, DAVID A | 1632 | §112 | Final Rejection | 66d overdue | Pending | May 12, 2022 |
| 17724296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTIPLE TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION | WOITACH, JOSEPH T | — | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2022 |
| 17766489 | TARGETED SEQUENCING TO DETECT AND QUANTIFY LOW LEVELS OF METHYLATED DNA | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 1682 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2022 |
| 17640627 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USING SILK-ELASTINLIKE PROTEIN-BASED POLYMERS | FONTAINHAS, AURORA M | 1675 | §103 | Final Rejection | 113d overdue | Pending | Mar 04, 2022 |
| 17626469 | MULTI-AGENT OCULAR FORMULATIONS AND TREATMENT METHODS | PIPIC, ALMA | 1617 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2022 |
| 17625866 | CLOSTRIDIA CONSORTIA COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING OBESITY, METABOLIC SYNDROME AND IRRITABLE BOWEL DISEASE | ESPINOSA, CLAUDIA EDILMA | 1654 | §101 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2022 |
| 17616111 | NOVEL LIVE-CELL ASSAY FOR NEURONAL ACTIVITY | NICOL, ALEXANDER W | 1634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
| 17528853 | MICRO-MOLDED ELECTRODES, ARRAYS, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU | 3729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2021 |
| 17348694 | DIMERIC COLLAGEN HYBRIDIZING PEPTIDES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | 1654 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2021 |
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