Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Vanderbilt University

53 pending office actions • 37 art units • 52 examiners • 0 of 53 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 60 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

53
Total Pending OAs
33
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

11
Overdue
0
Due this week
8
Due this month
1
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. 21 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (11)Due ≤ 30 days (8)Due ≤ 60 days (1)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.

29
Hard (55%)
16
Medium (30%)
8
Easy (15%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (4%)
§101 + other6 (11%)
§103 only11 (21%)
§102 only4 (8%)
§112 only6 (11%)
Double-patenting only2 (4%)
Double-patenting + other1 (2%)
Multi-statute (no §101)21 (40%)

Industry Mix

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

25
Life Sciences
47% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
2
Communications
4% of docket
2
Semiconductors
4% of docket
18
Mechanical / Eng
34% of docket
6
Business / Other
11% 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.

530 h
Manual time on pending OAs
106 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
186 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 2 27.8% +58.3%
DENNIS, KEVIN M 1 37.2% +48.0%
POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE 1 59.4% +33.6%
RAHMAN, MD M 1 92.3% +12.2%
ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN 1 81.3% +12.2%
OH, TAYLOR V 1 81.2% +15.3%
HAMA, JOANNE 1 25.1% +38.8%
CAMERON, ATTICUS A 1 81.0% +6.5%
MILO, MICHAEL 1 50.0% +54.9%
NEAGU, IRINA 1 46.8% +57.4%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19004757 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PARATHYROID GLAND VASCULARITY USING LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME RAHMAN, MD M
18967022 Systems and Methods for Pathological Image Segmentation via Molecular-Empowered Learning ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN
18922313 ANACARDIC ACID FOR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OH, TAYLOR V

Hard Cases (29)

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
18223785 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTICAL NEURAL STIMULATION FOR INTRAOPERATIVE NERVE MONITORING TU, AURELIE H 60d overdue
17459652 SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GENETIC TESTING USING CLINICAL DATA AND MACHINE LEARNING AUGER, NOAH ANDREW 50d overdue
17993218 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENHANCED LEARNING USING BRAIN-GUIDED NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA 45d overdue
18743323 SYSTEMS FOR IN-CAGE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SENSING MONSUR, NASIMA 37d overdue
18226204 HUMAN ADAPTABLE VARIABLE STIFFNESS SPRINGS STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A 24d overdue
18567888 COMPOSITE FIBER INKS AND ELECTRODES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 23d overdue
18030434 SIDE VIEWING ENDOSCOPIC ENDCAP SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L 19d overdue
18893214 MOMENT ARM EXTENSION SYSTEM FOR EXOSUIT MILO, MICHAEL 8d 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
18893214 MOMENT ARM EXTENSION SYSTEM FOR EXOSUIT MILO, MICHAEL 8d overdue
19343098 METABOLIC CAGE COLLECTION ARRAY DENNIS, KEVIN M
19043654 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT AND DEBRIDEMENT OF INFECTIONS POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE
19004757 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PARATHYROID GLAND VASCULARITY USING LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME RAHMAN, MD M
18967022 Systems and Methods for Pathological Image Segmentation via Molecular-Empowered Learning ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN
18922313 ANACARDIC ACID FOR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OH, TAYLOR V
18854288 HUMAN IGE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO PARASITIC WORM ANTIGENS AND USES THEREFOR HAMA, JOANNE
18882674 USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS NEAGU, IRINA

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1629 4
3791 3
3786 2
1628 2
1683 2
1623 2
3792 2
3647 1
3771 1
1645 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19343098 METABOLIC CAGE COLLECTION ARRAY DENNIS, KEVIN M 3647 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2025
19043654 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERCUTANEOUS TREATMENT AND DEBRIDEMENT OF INFECTIONS POLAND, CHERIE MICHELLE 3771 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 03, 2025
19004757 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PARATHYROID GLAND VASCULARITY USING LASER SPECKLE CONTRAST IMAGING AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME RAHMAN, MD M DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 30, 2024
18967022 Systems and Methods for Pathological Image Segmentation via Molecular-Empowered Learning ISLAM, PROMOTTO TAJRIAN §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2024
18922313 ANACARDIC ACID FOR INFLAMMATORY CONDITIONS OH, TAYLOR V §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2024
18854288 HUMAN IGE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TO PARASITIC WORM ANTIGENS AND USES THEREFOR HAMA, JOANNE 1645 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 04, 2024
18853029 INERTIA-BASED IMPROVEMENTS TO ROBOTS AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMS CAMERON, ATTICUS A 3658 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 30, 2024
18893214 MOMENT ARM EXTENSION SYSTEM FOR EXOSUIT MILO, MICHAEL 3786 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2024
18882674 USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS NEAGU, IRINA §101§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 11, 2024
18760227 Non-Invasive Venous Waveform Analysis For Evaluating A Subject LAU, MICHAEL J 3796 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 01, 2024
18755002 ANNULATED 2-AMINO-3-CYANO THIOPHENES AND DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER WHITE, DAWANNA SHAR-DAY §101DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18743323 SYSTEMS FOR IN-CAGE ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SENSING MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §102§103 Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Jun 14, 2024
18715200 ANNULATED 2-AMINO-3-CYANO THIOPHENES AND DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CANCER CHENG, KAREN 1629 §112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18700110 7,8-DIHYDRO-5H-1,6-NAPHTHYRIDINE DERIVATIVES AS POSITIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF THE MUSCARINIC ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR M4 FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS HSU, GRACE CHING 1627 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2024
18622134 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATION AND IDENTIFICATION DURING ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY PARK, SOO JIN 2675 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 29, 2024
18693572 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF STRUCTURES OF INTEREST IN MR IMAGES USING A WEIGHTED ACTIVE SHAPE MODEL SCHWARTZ, RAPHAEL M 2671 §103§112 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Mar 20, 2024
18688282 LIPOPHILIC OLIGONUCLEOTIDE CONJUGATES TATGE, LEXUS MARC DP Non-Final OA Pending Feb 29, 2024
18575437 FLUID SHEAR STRESS FOR EX VIVO ACTIVATION OF IMMUNE EFFECTOR CELLS BARRON, SEAN C 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 29, 2023
18567888 COMPOSITE FIBER INKS AND ELECTRODES AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 1752 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Dec 07, 2023
18563804 MACROLIDE COMPOUNDS KRISHNAN, GANAPATHY 1693 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 22, 2023
18559184 WDR5 INHIBITORS AND MODULATORS TRAN, ERIC 1629 §102§112 Final Rejection 20d Pending Nov 06, 2023
18288034 HYDROPHILIC POLY(THIOKETAL) URETHANE SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1763 §102 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Oct 23, 2023
18556648 ANTIBODY COCKTAIL FOR TREATMENT OF EBOLAVIRUS INFECTIONS LU, CHENG 1642 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 20, 2023
18379251 SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN PARATHYROID TISSUE AND THYROID TISSUE AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME MUSTANSIR, ABID A 3791 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Oct 12, 2023
18550996 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS OF METABOTROPIC GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR 2 COPPINS, JANET L 1628 §112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 18, 2023
18549844 GENERATION OF HUMAN PEANUT ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IGE MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC USE SANG, HONG 1646 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 08, 2023
18454285 OPTOELECTROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR MASSIVE PARALLEL TRAPPING AND ENHANCED SPECTROSCOPY OF SINGLE NANOSCALE OBJECTS CHOI, JAMES J 2878 §102 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Aug 23, 2023
18264741 A CONTINUOUS METRIC TO MEASURE ENDOTYPE AND CORTICOSTEROID INTERACTION IN SEPTIC SHOCK CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 1683 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 08, 2023
18226204 HUMAN ADAPTABLE VARIABLE STIFFNESS SPRINGS STOKLOSA, JOSEPH A 3794 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 24d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18273728 ALTERING PROTEIN FUNCTION BY PHARMACOLOGICAL TARGETING OF MEMBRANE DOMAINS SODERQUIST, ARLEN 1797 §103§112 Non-Final OA 53d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18223785 SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTICAL NEURAL STIMULATION FOR INTRAOPERATIVE NERVE MONITORING TU, AURELIE H 3791 §101§103§112 Final Rejection 60d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2023
18271417 Methods to Quantify Rate of Clonal Expansion and Methods for Treating Clonal Hematopoiesis and Hematologic Malignancies ALLEN, SARAH ELIZABETH 1637 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 07, 2023
18344214 SELF-ANTIGEN SPECIFIC T-CELLS AS VACCINES FOR AUGMENTING ENGRAFTMENT AND STABILITY OF AUTOLOGOUS TRANSFER DUFFY, BRADLEY 1643 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 29, 2023
18324828 L-DNA ENCRYPTED TRACERS CASH, KAILEY ELIZABETH 1683 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2023
18306466 SELF-BALANCING HARNESS FOR WEARABLE ASSISTANCE DEVICES DAHER, KIRA B 3785 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18033662 PDE9 INHIBITORS FOR TREATING CARDIAC FAILURE NOLAN, JASON MICHAEL 1623 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Apr 25, 2023
18134539 METHOD OF PREVENTING KIDNEY INJURY DISRUPTION OF INTESTINAL LYMPHATICS CHONG, YONG SOO 1623 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Apr 13, 2023
18030434 SIDE VIEWING ENDOSCOPIC ENDCAP SURGAN, ALEXANDRA L 3799 §102§103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2023
18029247 SIMULTANEOUS FOCUSED ULTRASOUND AND fMRI AND APPLICATION OF FOCUSED ULTRASOUND OUTSIDE OF MRI ENVIRONMENT MOHAMMED, SHAHDEEP 3797 §112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 29, 2023
18179941 MULTI-ARTICULATED CATHETERS WITH SAFETY METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE-GUIDED COLLABORATIVE INTRAVASCULAR DEPLOYMENT NGO, MEAGAN N 3781 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Mar 07, 2023
18017877 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MUSCULOSKELETAL LOADING AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME GOMES, SRISTI DIVINA 3791 §101§102§103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 25, 2023
18065360 MINI-PROMOTER NGUYEN, QUANG 1631 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 13, 2022
18009449 IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR ORGAN OPERATION MODULATION PATEL, NIKETA I 3792 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 09, 2022
17928765 USE OF 2-HOBA TO TREAT ATHEROSCLEROSIS BARSKY, JARED 1628 §102Other Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2022
17993218 SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ENHANCED LEARNING USING BRAIN-GUIDED NON-INVASIVE BRAIN STIMULATION HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA 3792 §103§112 Final Rejection 45d overdue Pending Nov 23, 2022
17920710 HYOLARYNGEAL SUSPENSION FOR TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING FISHER, VICTORIA HICKS 3786 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2022
17932466 2-BETA-NAPHTHYL-ACETIC ACID ANALOGS AS AKR1C3 INHIBITORS AND METHODS OF USING SAME ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG 1626 §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2022
17640475 METHODS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF ANTIGEN BINDING SPECIFICITY OF ANTIBODIES PARISI, JESSICA DANIELLE 1684 §101Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2022
17618838 DIBENZYLAMINES AS AMINO ACID TRANSPORT INHIBITORS SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 §103Other Final Rejection 27d Pending Dec 13, 2021
17602222 PATENT DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS STENT BLASS, PARIS MARIE 3774 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 07, 2021
17459652 SYSTEMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR GENETIC TESTING USING CLINICAL DATA AND MACHINE LEARNING AUGER, NOAH ANDREW 1687 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Aug 27, 2021
17425894 MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETED ISOKETAL/ISOLEVUGLANDIN SCAVENGERS BORI, IBRAHIM D 1629 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 26, 2021
17273407 PEDIATRIC CATHETER DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 3783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 04, 2021

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