Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

University of Virginia Patent Foundation

50 pending office actions • 33 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 37 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

50
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
22
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

15
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
1
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. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (15)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

32
Hard (64%)
15
Medium (30%)
2
Easy (4%)
1
Unknown (2%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (6%)
§101 + other8 (16%)
§103 only13 (26%)
§112 only1 (2%)
Double-patenting only1 (2%)
Double-patenting + other2 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)21 (42%)
No statute on record1 (2%)

Industry Mix

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

28
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
3
Communications
6% of docket
1
Semiconductors
2% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
24% of docket
6
Business / Other
12% 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

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HUDSON, AMY ROSE 2 75.0% +11.4%
DALLO, JOSEPH J 1 89.7% +7.2%
KEOGH, MATTHEW R 1 78.3% +14.5%
SHARMA, SANTOSH 1 74.3% +27.3%
ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A 1 48.6% +58.2%
CHNG, JOY POH AI 1 60.7% +18.7%
LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1 56.5% +20.9%
TIEDEMAN, JASON S 1 28.7% +35.1%
BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 1 42.7% +30.3%
HANKS, BENJAMIN L 1 21.8% +31.7%

Hard Cases (32)

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
17637557 DDX17 AND NLRC4 TARGETING FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JULIO WASHINGTON 162d overdue
18316981 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY HUDSON, AMY ROSE 127d overdue
18277676 GUEST-HOST SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY OF INJECTABLE HYDROGEL NANOFIBERS FOR CELL ENCAPSULATION BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 118d overdue
17407604 Cardiac Muscle-Cell-Based Coupled Oscillator Network for Collective Computing and Related Methods CORDAS, EMILY ANN 36d overdue
17398097 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Modeling Biobehavioral Rhythms from Mobile and Wearable Data Streams GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 28d overdue
18573382 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Determining Characteristics Of Surgical Related Items and Procedure Related Items Present for Use in the Perioperative Period WILLIAMS, REBECCA COLETTE 19d overdue
18264347 PARTICLES FUNCTIONALIZED WITH THERAPEUTIC RADIOISOTOPES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF RONEY, CELESTE A 11d overdue
17237958 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium to Estimate the Post-Treatment Blood Cell Sub Type Count in Patients Treated via Radiation Therapy SABOUR, GHAZAL 4d overdue

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18316981 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY HUDSON, AMY ROSE 127d overdue
19226340 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MODULATING TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION BY INCORPORATING GAG MOTIFS UPSTREAM OF CORE PROMOTER ELEMENTS KEOGH, MATTHEW R
19199865 INCREASING TRICHOME DENSITY AND IMPROVING TRANSPORT OF METABOLITES IN PLANT TRICHOMES SHARMA, SANTOSH
19108271 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY MOTOR FUNCTION ASSESSMENT ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A
19006155 CLASSIFICATION OF INSTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE CHNG, JOY POH AI
18875254 SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME LAW, NGA LEUNG V
18870862 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CGM-BASED OGTT REPLACEMENT DIAGNOSIS TEST TIEDEMAN, JASON S
18951443 FUNCTIONAL TREMOR RETRAINMENT DEVICE BULLINGTON, ROBERT P

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3783 3
1636 3
1632 3
3791 2
1637 2
1644 2
1622 2
1686 2
3661 1
3798 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19230408 VEHICLES AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE IMPACT MITIGATION DALLO, JOSEPH J 3661 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2025
19226340 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MODULATING TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVATION BY INCORPORATING GAG MOTIFS UPSTREAM OF CORE PROMOTER ELEMENTS KEOGH, MATTHEW R §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 03, 2025
19199865 INCREASING TRICHOME DENSITY AND IMPROVING TRANSPORT OF METABOLITES IN PLANT TRICHOMES SHARMA, SANTOSH §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2025
19108271 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY MOTOR FUNCTION ASSESSMENT ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A 3798 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 03, 2025
19006155 CLASSIFICATION OF INSTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE CHNG, JOY POH AI 3686 §101 Final Rejection Pending Dec 30, 2024
18875254 SUPERHYDROPHOBIC SUBSTRATES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME LAW, NGA LEUNG V 1717 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18870862 SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR CGM-BASED OGTT REPLACEMENT DIAGNOSIS TEST TIEDEMAN, JASON S 3683 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 02, 2024
18951443 FUNCTIONAL TREMOR RETRAINMENT DEVICE BULLINGTON, ROBERT P 3715 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 18, 2024
18908495 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING PERSONALIZED SONIFICATION MODELS TO COMMUNICATE HEALTH INFORMATION HANKS, BENJAMIN L 3684 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 07, 2024
18854483 AUTOMATION OF THE BLOOD INPUT FUNCTION COMPUTATION PIPELINE FOR DYNAMIC FDG PET FOR HUMAN BRAIN USING MACHINE LEARNING DANG, RACHEL YEN VI 2668 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2024
18902235 SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD OF A ONE-HANDED ASPIRATOR MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18811413 STEADY-STATE THERMO-REFLECTANCE METHOD & SYSTEM TO MEASURE THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY JAGAN, MIRELLYS 2855 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18646046 Method, System, and Computer Readable Medium for Controlling Insulin Delivery Using Retrospective Virtual Basal Rates MENDEZ, MANUEL A 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18701104 A MICROFLUIDIC STRUCURE FOR DIFFERENTIAL EXTRACTION SINES, BRIAN J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 12, 2024
18698311 A LIVE CELL ASSAY TO DETERMINE PERMEABILITY OF TEST MOLECULES TO AND/OR WITHIN THE PEPTIDOGLYCAN SCAFFOLD OF BACTERIA CELLS SWIFT, CANDICE LEE 1657 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18684122 SINTERED MANGANESE SPINEL BATTERY ELECTRODES HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 15, 2024
18428746 METHODS OF TREATING VASCULAR MALFORMATIONS BARHAM, BETHANY P 1611 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2024
18573382 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Determining Characteristics Of Surgical Related Items and Procedure Related Items Present for Use in the Perioperative Period WILLIAMS, REBECCA COLETTE 2677 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18542104 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A MICROTEXTURE HYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Final Rejection 120d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18500403 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSOR COMPRESSION OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING (CGM) SENSORS SHAH, JAY B 3791 §101 Final Rejection 29d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18495324 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GAUSSIAN PROCESS AND DEEP LEARNING ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION ROZ, MARK 2675 Final Rejection Pending Oct 26, 2023
18495741 SUGAR-CONJUGATED LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR REGA, KYLE THOMAS 1636 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 26, 2023
18281528 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING THERAPY-RELATED CARDIOMYOPATHY ASSOCIATED WITH NEUTROPHIL INFILTRATION KIM, SEONG JONG 1621 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2023
18277676 GUEST-HOST SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY OF INJECTABLE HYDROGEL NANOFIBERS FOR CELL ENCAPSULATION BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1651 §103§112 Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18264347 PARTICLES FUNCTIONALIZED WITH THERAPEUTIC RADIOISOTOPES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2023
18358437 ENHANCED DETECTION OF BIOFILM-EMBEDDED AND ADHERED PATHOGENS ON CONTAMINATED FOODS OR SURFACES USING ENZYMES UNDERDAHL, THANE E 1699 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 25, 2023
18273658 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING DISPERSED GRAPHENE FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES IQBAL, SYED TAHA 1736 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2023
18333955 SYSTEM COORDINATOR AND MODULAR ARCHITECTURE FOR OPEN-LOOP AND CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF DIABETES WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 13, 2023
18323117 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CGM-BASED PREVENTION OF HYPOGLYCEMIA VIA HYPOGLYCEMIA RISK ASSESSMENT AND SMOOTH REDUCTION INSULIN DELIVERY VU, QUYNH-NHU HOANG 3783 §112DP Final Rejection 14d Pending May 24, 2023
18037684 MULTICOMPARTMENT CONDUCTIVE COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM 1615 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18316981 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1636 §103§112 Final Rejection 127d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18306680 THERAPEUTIC TARGETING OF ACTIVATED AVIL-INDUCED SARCOMAS HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1636 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18246372 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EARLY EFFICIENT DETECTION OF CO-EVOLUTIONARY SITES IN EVOLVING BIO-NETWORKS LI, SUN M §101 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 23, 2023
18027202 3D-PRINTED MODULAR MICROCHIP WITH AN INTEGRATED IMPELLER PUMP TO MODEL INTER-ORGAN COMMUNICATION GIERE, REBECCA M 1677 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2023
18011412 TYPE 2 CYTOKINES AS PREDICTORS OF DISEASE SEVERITY AND/OR AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS FOR COVID-19 KIM, YUNSOO 1641 §102§103Other Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17910613 METABOLITES RELEASED FROM APOPTOTIC CELLS ACT AS NOVEL TISSUE MESSENGERS BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Final Rejection 78d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2022
17800371 AAV-Mediated Targeting of MIRNA in the Treatment of X-Linked Disorders TRAN, CHRISTINA L 1637 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 17, 2022
17800387 CAR T CELLS TARGETING THE INTEGRIN ALPHAV BETA3 EXHIBIT ROBUST ANTI-TUMOR RESPONSES AGAINST GLIOMAS AND OTHER SOLID TUMOR MALIGNANCIES BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 1644 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 17, 2022
17799149 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING OCULAR DISORDERS ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE 1622 §103§112Other Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17763798 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING AND/OR REDUCING WEIGHT GAIN AND ASSOCIATED CONDITIONS SANCHEZ, JUSTIN CHRISTOPHER 1622 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 25, 2022
17679265 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FULLY-AUTOMATED ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS CONTROL FOR COUNTERACTING POSTPRANDIAL HYPERGLYCEMIA GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §102§112 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Feb 24, 2022
17637557 DDX17 AND NLRC4 TARGETING FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JULIO WASHINGTON 1637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 162d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2022
17632349 BISPECIFIC ANTIBODY TARGETING OF T REGULATORY CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OUSPENSKI, ILIA I 1644 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 02, 2022
17590659 System, Method and Computer Simulation Environment For In Silico Trials in Pre-Diabetes and Type 2 Diabetes MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L 1685 §101DP Final Rejection Pending Feb 01, 2022
17407604 Cardiac Muscle-Cell-Based Coupled Oscillator Network for Collective Computing and Related Methods CORDAS, EMILY ANN 1632 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Aug 20, 2021
17398097 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Modeling Biobehavioral Rhythms from Mobile and Wearable Data Streams GEDRA, OLIVIA ROSE 3681 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2021
17380549 Efficient High-Entropy Alloys Design Method Including Demonstration and Software NEGIN, RUSSELL SCOTT 1686 DP Final Rejection Pending Jul 20, 2021
17237958 System, Method and Computer Readable Medium to Estimate the Post-Treatment Blood Cell Sub Type Count in Patients Treated via Radiation Therapy SABOUR, GHAZAL 1686 §101§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2021
17282117 MODULAR BIOFABRICATION PLATFORM FOR DIVERSE TISSUE ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF STAVROU, CONSTANTINA E 1632 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 01, 2021
17045459 3D SPATIALLY PATTERNED LYMPH NODE ON A MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE JOHNSON, KARA D 1632 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 05, 2020

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