Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
46 pending office actions • 30 art units • 45 examiners • 0 of 46 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has 46 pending office actions focused on the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are distributed across 45 distinct examiners and 30 distinct art units. The high number of 30 art units relative to the 46 pending actions suggests a very broad and interdisciplinary research output. This lack of concentration across 30 distinct art units requires a highly individualized approach to each application. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate many different art unit environments for these actions.
HOSSAIN, KAZI S is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending actions. This low number for the busiest examiner, combined with the fact that there are 45 distinct examiners for 46 actions, shows that almost every pending matter is being handled by a different individual. This distribution indicates that the university's Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals portfolio is highly fragmented at the USPTO. Practitioners must manage 45 separate examiner relationships, as the busiest examiner holds only 2 of the 46 total pending office actions. This fragmentation reflects the diverse nature of the institution's research.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 + other | 2 (4%) |
| §103 only | 15 (33%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| §112 only | 4 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 2 | 80.0% | +16.0% |
| STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1 | 50.0% | +35.2% |
| PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1 | 77.1% | +5.9% |
| KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 1 | 73.9% | +55.8% |
| JAIN, ANKUR | 1 | 74.9% | +5.9% |
| SYED, NABIL H | 1 | 60.4% | +30.2% |
| CHOI, SEUNG HO | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| SHAH, KAMINI S | 1 | 19.0% | +17.0% |
| CLARK, RYAN T | 1 | 50.4% | +18.2% |
| ZAK, JACQUELINE ROSE | 1 | 63.9% | +12.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18967952 | SELECTIVE SECONDARY PHASE-SHIFTING CONTROL FOR RESONANT CONVERTERS | CHOI, SEUNG HO | — |
| 18462723 | MATRIX INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER WITH BUILT-IN LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18313523 | METHODS FOR REMOVING DEICING SALT IONS FROM WATER RUNOFF | PATEL, PRANAV N | 171d overdue |
| 18255665 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM RARE EARTH ELEMENT SOURCES | MOUDOU, EILEEN QI-YUN | 45d overdue |
| 17623578 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-ENERGY BATTERY CATHODES | AMPONSAH, OSEI K | 9d overdue |
| 19086230 | HELMET SYSTEM AND KIT | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 6d |
| 18289409 | CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION FOR DISEASE TREATMENT | SCHMITT, MICHAEL J | 29d |
| 18726264 | MULTI-DEVICE POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION | CHAN, DANNY | 35d |
| 18298082 | SOYBEANS HAVING LOW TRYPSIN INHIBITOR EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 41d |
| 19305739 | HETEROLOGOUS DDP1 EXPRESSING PLANTS AND USES THEREOF | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19086230 | HELMET SYSTEM AND KIT | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 6d |
| 19305739 | HETEROLOGOUS DDP1 EXPRESSING PLANTS AND USES THEREOF | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | — |
| 18878326 | SCAN STRATEGY AND POST-PROCESSING FOR POWER BED FUSION OF UHMWPE | SYED, NABIL H | — |
| 18866598 | MESOSTRUCTURES AND PROCESS FOR HELMET FIT | SHAH, KAMINI S | — |
| 18930252 | METHODS OF REDUCING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NON-THERMAL ABLATION | CLARK, RYAN T | — |
| 18860072 | AUTOMATED OBJECTS LABELING IN VIDEO DATA FOR MACHINE LEARNING AND OTHER CLASSIFIERS | ZAK, JACQUELINE ROSE | — |
| 18462723 | MATRIX INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER WITH BUILT-IN LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — |
| 18362222 | INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER-INDUCTOR AND EMI SHIELD | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 2 |
| 1662 | 2 |
| 1784 | 2 |
| 2837 | 2 |
| 3794 | 2 |
| 1715 | 1 |
| 3797 | 1 |
| 2633 | 1 |
| 2135 | 1 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19305739 | HETEROLOGOUS DDP1 EXPRESSING PLANTS AND USES THEREOF | STOCKDALE, JESSICA NICOLE | 1663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19258600 | PLASMONIC NANOPARTICLE LAYERS WITH CONTROLLED ORIENTATION | PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1715 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19086230 | HELMET SYSTEM AND KIT | KIM, KAITLYN EUNJI | 3797 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19100414 | ELECTRICALLY SMALL NON-LTI ANTENNA MODULATION SCHEMA | JAIN, ANKUR | 2633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18878326 | SCAN STRATEGY AND POST-PROCESSING FOR POWER BED FUSION OF UHMWPE | SYED, NABIL H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18967952 | SELECTIVE SECONDARY PHASE-SHIFTING CONTROL FOR RESONANT CONVERTERS | CHOI, SEUNG HO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18866598 | MESOSTRUCTURES AND PROCESS FOR HELMET FIT | SHAH, KAMINI S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18930252 | METHODS OF REDUCING ADVERSE EFFECTS OF NON-THERMAL ABLATION | CLARK, RYAN T | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18860072 | AUTOMATED OBJECTS LABELING IN VIDEO DATA FOR MACHINE LEARNING AND OTHER CLASSIFIERS | ZAK, JACQUELINE ROSE | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18901218 | DEMAND-ADAPTIVE MEMORY COMPRESSION IN HARDWARE | WADDY JR, EDWARD | 2135 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18847106 | ENGINEERED PLANTS HAVING MODIFIED INOSITOL PYROPHOSPHATES | DEVEAU ROSEN, JASON | 1662 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18799049 | LEARNING RADIO SIGNALS USING RADIO SIGNAL TRANSFORMERS | SOROWAR, GOLAM | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18730449 | NUDIX OVEREXPRESSING ENGINEERED PLANTS AND USES THEREOF | JOHNSON, EMILY KATHARINE | 1662 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18726264 | MULTI-DEVICE POWER CONSUMPTION OPTIMIZATION | CHAN, DANNY | 2175 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18672703 | HIGH-BANDWIDTH CURRENT SENSOR WITH ADAPTIVE COMPENSATION FOR PARASITIC RESISTANCE | LIU, KENDRICK X | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18708683 | GENERATING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18695210 | CASCADE DEGRADATION AND UPCYCLING OF POLYSTYRENE WASTE TO HIGH VALUE CHEMICALS | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18692153 | INCREASING FLOTATION RECOVERY AND THROUGHPUT | MACKEY, PATRICK HEWEY | 3653 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18598861 | SECURITY SIGNATURES IN BINDING AGENT JETTING PARTS | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | 1784 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18681416 | RECHARGEABLE SOLID STATE LITHIUM BATTERIES WORKING OVER A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE | BULLOCK, IN SUK C | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18428563 | SELF-REINFORCING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SELF-REINFORCING THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE MATERIALS | SALVATORE, LYNDA | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18578856 | ENGINEERED S. TYPHIMURIUM AND USES THEREOF | LEONARD, ARTHUR S | 1631 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18404473 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF ELECTROPHYSICAL EFFECTS DURING TISSUE TREATMENT | LANNU, JOSHUA DARYL DEANON | 3791 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18573665 | NANOFIBER NETWORKS AS MEMBRANE MIMICS FOR IN VITRO APPLICATIONS | BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18563246 | DATA DRIVEN SMART NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES | PANDE, ASHUTOSH | 3668 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18563255 | INTEGRATED THERMAL CONTROL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND COATING | TAUFIQ, FARAH N | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18559525 | SOLID-INFUSED SURFACES, ARTICLES INCORPORATING SOLID-INFUSED SURFACES, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | LAN, YAN | 1782 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18289409 | CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID SUPPLEMENTATION FOR DISEASE TREATMENT | SCHMITT, MICHAEL J | 1629 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18281503 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EVAPORATION BASED LIQUID TRANSPORT | GORDON, BRIAN R | 1798 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18462723 | MATRIX INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER WITH BUILT-IN LEAKAGE INDUCTANCE | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18238254 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING COMPUTE FUNCTIONS | LEE, ADAM | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18362222 | INTEGRATED TRANSFORMER-INDUCTOR AND EMI SHIELD | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18348605 | IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC METHODS USING ELECTROPORATION | PEFFLEY, MICHAEL F | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18328372 | INTEGRATED TRANSFORMERS FOR HIGH CURRENT CONVERTERS | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18255665 | METHODS FOR EXTRACTING RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM RARE EARTH ELEMENT SOURCES | MOUDOU, EILEEN QI-YUN | 1738 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Jun 02, 2023 |
| 18313523 | METHODS FOR REMOVING DEICING SALT IONS FROM WATER RUNOFF | PATEL, PRANAV N | 1777 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 171d overdue | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18298082 | SOYBEANS HAVING LOW TRYPSIN INHIBITOR EXPRESSION OR ACTIVITY | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18030250 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF TREATING A PI3K MEDIATED DISEASE | D' AMBROSIO, THEA | 1654 | §112 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
| 18172127 | SNOW SPORT HELMET EVALUATION SYSTEM | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 17925436 | WORKFLOW FOR LAYER-LESS MULTI-AXIS MATERIAL EXTRUSION | TRAN, VI N | 2117 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17924963 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INDUCING IMMUNE RESPONSES AGAINST CLASS I FUSION PROTEIN VIRUSES | SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1657 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2022 |
| 17766485 | MULTILAYER AND BOUQUET FIBER-BASED NEURAL PROBES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USES THEREOF | PAPE, ALYSSA MORGAN | 3794 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2022 |
| 17597995 | NDUFS2 SUBUNIT KNOCKOUT HUMAN CELL LINE | WHITEMAN, BRIAN A | 1600 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2022 |
| 17623578 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH-ENERGY BATTERY CATHODES | AMPONSAH, OSEI K | 1752 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Dec 28, 2021 |
| 17419274 | CHEMICALLY PROGRAMMED NEUTROPHILS AND USES THEREOF | BARRON, SEAN C | 1653 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2021 |
| 18628213 | NANOPOROUS ALLOYS | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 140d overdue | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
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