Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units.

SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. The data supports separate prosecution planning for each application and examination assignment.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% 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
SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N 1 55.5% +17.0%
SHI, TINGCHEN 1 69.4% +22.7%

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
18275299 GAS DIFFUSION LAYER, SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N —
18017975 FROZEN EGG CULTIVATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING FROZEN EGGS SHI, TINGCHEN —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18275299 GAS DIFFUSION LAYER, SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N —
18017975 FROZEN EGG CULTIVATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING FROZEN EGGS SHI, TINGCHEN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1749 1
1796 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18275299 GAS DIFFUSION LAYER, SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N 1749 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2023
18017975 FROZEN EGG CULTIVATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CULTIVATING FROZEN EGGS SHI, TINGCHEN 1796 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 25, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI have?

UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI 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 YAMANASHI applications?

Philip N Schwartz has the most, with 1 of UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI's pending office actions.

What technology area are UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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