Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION

48 pending office actions • 37 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

48
Total Pending OAs
32
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
5
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

35
Overdue
1
Due this week
8
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (35)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (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.

1
Hard (2%)
36
Medium (75%)
2
Easy (4%)
9
Unknown (19%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only32 (67%)
§102 only4 (8%)
§112 only2 (4%)
No statute on record9 (19%)

Industry Mix

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

33
Life Sciences
69% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
2
Semiconductors
4% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
23% 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.

480 h
Manual time on pending OAs
96 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
168 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, TRUNG Q 1 91.0% +6.0%
DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1 80.1% +16.3%
DIETRICH, JOSEPH M 1 80.9% +8.3%
GUNBERG, EDWIN C 1 77.9% +6.6%
ROY, BAISAKHI 1 77.3% +19.0%
BUI PHO, PASCAL M 1 64.5% -19.9%
WILLIAMS, REBECCA COLETTE 1 50.0% +57.1%
MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1 20.0% +24.7%
GANGLE, BRIAN J 1 76.4% +15.4%
SHAH, JAY B 1 57.3% +7.2%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18710811 System and Method for Identifying Clinically-Similar Clusters of Daily Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Profiles DIETRICH, JOSEPH M 29d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18542104 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A MICROTEXTURE HYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 120d overdue
18500403 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSOR COMPRESSION OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING (CGM) SENSORS SHAH, JAY B 29d

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18641158 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE BASED SKULL THERMOMETRY ROY, BAISAKHI 147d overdue
18542104 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR A MICROTEXTURE HYDROPHOBIC OR SUPERHYDROPHOBIC COATING MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 120d 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
18754305 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MODULATING ALKALOID PRODUCTION BY CONTROLLING PMT PROMOTER ACTIVATION MEDIATED BY TRANSCRIPTIONAL FACTORS ERF AND MYC DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 9d overdue
18566497 MINICELLS FROM HIGHLY GENOME REDUCED ESCHERICHIA COLI: CYTOPLASMIC AND SURFACE EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS AND INCORPORATION IN THE MINICELLS GANGLE, BRIAN J 15d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3791 3
1662 2
3796 2
3797 2
1788 2
1645 2
1636 2
3783 2
1615 2
1621 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18765836 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPEDANCE-BASED QUANTIFICATION AND MICROFLUIDIC CONTROL NGUYEN, TRUNG Q 2858 Other Non-Final OA 35d Pending Jul 08, 2024
18754305 COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MODULATING ALKALOID PRODUCTION BY CONTROLLING PMT PROMOTER ACTIVATION MEDIATED BY TRANSCRIPTIONAL FACTORS ERF AND MYC DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON 1662 Other Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jun 26, 2024
18710811 System and Method for Identifying Clinically-Similar Clusters of Daily Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) Profiles DIETRICH, JOSEPH M 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 16, 2024
18707152 SCINTILLATOR AND RELATED METHODS AND DEVICES GUNBERG, EDWIN C 2884 §103 Non-Final OA 77d overdue Pending May 02, 2024
18641158 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE BASED SKULL THERMOMETRY ROY, BAISAKHI 3797 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2024
18684813 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PARAMETRIC FDG PET QUANTIFICATION, SEGMENTATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF ABNORMALITIES BUI PHO, PASCAL M 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 92d overdue Pending Feb 19, 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 §103 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 Non-Final OA 120d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2023
18566497 MINICELLS FROM HIGHLY GENOME REDUCED ESCHERICHIA COLI: CYTOPLASMIC AND SURFACE EXPRESSION OF RECOMBINANT PROTEINS AND INCORPORATION IN THE MINICELLS GANGLE, BRIAN J 1645 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18500403 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SENSOR COMPRESSION OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING (CGM) SENSORS SHAH, JAY B 3791 §101 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18500212 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PRESSURE INDUCED SENSOR ATTENUATIONS (PISAs) OF CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING (CGM) WEARE, MEREDITH H 3791 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18495741 SUGAR-CONJUGATED LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREFOR REGA, KYLE THOMAS 1636 Other Non-Final OA 28d Pending Oct 26, 2023
18277676 GUEST-HOST SUPRAMOLECULAR ASSEMBLY OF INJECTABLE HYDROGEL NANOFIBERS FOR CELL ENCAPSULATION BERKE-SCHLESSEL, DAVID W 1651 §103 Non-Final OA 118d overdue Pending Aug 17, 2023
18276111 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED ANTIFIBROTIC THERAPY IN CHRONIC PANCREATITIS KETCHAM, KAREN A 1614 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Aug 07, 2023
18264347 PARTICLES FUNCTIONALIZED WITH THERAPEUTIC RADIOISOTOPES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF RONEY, CELESTE A 1612 Other Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Aug 04, 2023
18262537 HIGHLY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE, ULTRA-LOW-K TWO-DIMENSIONAL COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORK DIELECTRIC LAYERS GOLDEN, CHINESSA T 1788 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2023
18273658 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING DISPERSED GRAPHENE FROM SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES IQBAL, SYED TAHA 1736 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Jul 21, 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 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending May 24, 2023
18037684 MULTICOMPARTMENT CONDUCTIVE COLLAGEN SCAFFOLD AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME LIPPERT, JOHN WILLIAM 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18316981 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION AND GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY HUDSON, AMY ROSE 1636 §103 Final Rejection 127d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18027202 3D-PRINTED MODULAR MICROCHIP WITH AN INTEGRATED IMPELLER PUMP TO MODEL INTER-ORGAN COMMUNICATION GIERE, REBECCA M 1677 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Mar 20, 2023
18018469 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ANALYZING RESPIRATORY KINEMATICS MONTGOMERY, MELISSA JO 3791 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Jan 27, 2023
18006236 BACTERIAL SPORE GERMINATION ASSAY OF MICROBIOTA DISRUPTION HINES, JANA A 1645 §112 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
18014726 HERMETICALLY OR ASEPTICALLY SEALED BIOREACTOR SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2023
17910613 METABOLITES RELEASED FROM APOPTOTIC CELLS ACT AS NOVEL TISSUE MESSENGERS BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2022
17909170 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING RISK OF DIAGNOSIS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER USING NEONATAL ANALYTICS ROBINSON, GRETA LEE 2163 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Sep 02, 2022
17799149 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING OCULAR DISORDERS ADLAM, CHANTAL PETA-GAYE 1622 Other Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17794338 MODULATING LYMPHATIC VESSELS IN NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE HELLMAN, KRISTINA M 1654 Other Non-Final OA 112d overdue Pending Jul 21, 2022
17857660 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED CARDIAC RHYTHM CLASSIFICATION FROM THE TIME BETWEEN HEART BEAT INTERVALS USING NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS SKIBINSKY, ANNA 1635 §103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Jul 05, 2022
17775213 CERAMIDE ANALOG SACLAC MODULATES SPHINGOLIPID LEVELS AND MCL-1 SPLICING TO INDUCE APOPTOSIS IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA SCHACHERMEYER, SAMANTHA LYNN 1693 §103 Non-Final OA 84d overdue Pending May 06, 2022
17769907 CERAMIDE RATIOS AS PREDICTIVE AND THERAPEUTIC BIOMARKERS FOR LEUKEMIAS NGUYEN, NGOC-ANH THI 1615 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Apr 18, 2022
17679265 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF FULLY-AUTOMATED ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS CONTROL FOR COUNTERACTING POSTPRANDIAL HYPERGLYCEMIA GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §102 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Feb 24, 2022
17637557 DDX17 AND NLRC4 TARGETING FOR INFLAMMATORY DISEASES GOMEZ RODRIGUEZ, JULIO WASHINGTON 1637 §103 Non-Final OA 162d overdue Pending Feb 23, 2022
17591033 TERPENE PRODUCTION IN PLANTS RADOSAVLJEVIC, ALEKSANDAR 1662 Other Non-Final OA 30d Pending Feb 02, 2022
17629303 CYSTEINE BINDING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF JARRELL, NOBLE E 1699 §102 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Jan 21, 2022
17607577 SUBSTITUTED (PIPERIDIN-1-YL)ARYL ANALOGUES FOR MODULATING AVIL ACTIVITY SCHMIDT, IZABELA MARIA 1621 §102 Non-Final OA 110d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2021
17436882 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OR PREVENTING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS 1621 §103 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2021
17436378 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR RAPIDLY PREDICTING CARDIAC RESPONSE TO A HEART CONDITION AND TREATMENT STRATEGY SISON, CHRISTINE ANDREA PAN 3796 §103 Non-Final OA 231d overdue Pending Sep 03, 2021
17434351 ATP-INDEPENDENT BIOLUMINESCENT REPORTER VARIANTS TO IMPROVE IN VIVO IMAGING JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 Other Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Aug 26, 2021
17407604 Cardiac Muscle-Cell-Based Coupled Oscillator Network for Collective Computing and Related Methods CORDAS, EMILY ANN 1632 §102 Final Rejection 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 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Aug 10, 2021
17311624 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING INFLAMMATION KUCHARCZK, JED A 1623 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jun 07, 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 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 22, 2021
17262667 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COMBATING MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIA BENAVIDES, JENNIFER ANN 1675 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Jan 22, 2021
17050231 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM SHUPE, ELIZABETH A 1643 §112 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Oct 23, 2020
16754920 SINTERED ELECTRODE CELLS FOR HIGH ENERGY DENSITY BATTERIES AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF RUTISER, CLAIRE A 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2020
16669191 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER RAHMAN, MASUDUR 1633 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2019
16097024 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR ISCHEMIC INJURY PROTECTIVE ULTRASOUND COOK, CHRISTOPHER L 3797 §103 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Oct 26, 2018

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