Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
20 pending office actions • 18 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
Wayne State University has 22 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are distributed among 22 distinct examiners and 20 art units, indicating a broad prosecution program with little examiner concentration. The art-unit distribution still provides a useful structure for reviewing recurring technical and claim issues.
ZHANG, LEI is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner accounts for more than that figure, so a single-examiner strategy would not address the portfolio's breadth. Counsel should maintain application-level response plans, supplemented by art-unit reviews that identify common biotechnology and pharmaceutical examination patterns.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 (10%) |
| §103 only | 7 (35%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHANG, LEI | 1 | 13.3% | +100.0% |
| HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 1 | 45.8% | +35.3% |
| CABRAL, ROBERT S | 1 | 62.8% | +32.3% |
| PARENDO, KEVIN A | 1 | 72.3% | +11.5% |
| REILLY, SOPHIA JANE | 1 | 60.0% | +49.4% |
| GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1 | 71.8% | +33.0% |
| HAN, SETH | 1 | 59.6% | +27.1% |
| WAX, ROBERT A | 1 | 25.7% | +3.9% |
| PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 1 | 59.8% | +49.7% |
| MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1 | 29.9% | +33.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17862825 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO HOT-START, ONE-STEP, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-COUPLED PCR | CHANDRA, GYAN | 44d overdue |
| 17434692 | INDUCTION OF HIGHLY EFFICACIOUS ANTI-TUMOR AND IMMUNE MODULATING ACTIVITY: CELL-FREE OFF THE SHELF THERAPEUTIC MODALITY | BUTTICE, AUDREY L | 34d |
| 18858953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) CONTRAST AGENTS | ZHANG, LEI | 69d |
| 18252416 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF TISSUE ADHESION | WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D | 84d |
| 18910860 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ORTHOSTATIC VITAL SIGNS | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | — |
| 18755249 | METHODS OF FORMING STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION ON CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS AND STRUCTURES FORMED USING THE SAME | PARENDO, KEVIN A | — |
| 18601338 | INHERENTLY SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF COPPER METAL FILMS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — |
| 18690241 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO REDUCE CELLULAR DEPOSITION, AND HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT FAILURE | WAX, ROBERT A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18690227 | VENTRICULAR CATHETERS AND OTHER EMBODIMENTS | HAN, SETH | 24d overdue |
| 18690225 | SOLID STATE SHUNT VALVE WITH ACTIVE OUTFLOW REGULATOR, VENTRICULAR CATHETERS, AND OTHER EMBODIMENTS | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 27d |
| 18858953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) CONTRAST AGENTS | ZHANG, LEI | 69d |
| 18910860 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ORTHOSTATIC VITAL SIGNS | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | — |
| 18780262 | METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR SOLID TUMORS CONTAINING HYPOXIA AND/OR STROMA FEATURES | CABRAL, ROBERT S | — |
| 18755249 | METHODS OF FORMING STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION ON CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS AND STRUCTURES FORMED USING THE SAME | PARENDO, KEVIN A | — |
| 18742267 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO USE OF PHOSPHATIDIC ACID TO RESCUE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) GROWTH RESTRICTION AND BLOOD VESSEL CONSTRICTION | REILLY, SOPHIA JANE | — |
| 18601338 | INHERENTLY SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF COPPER METAL FILMS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1718 | 2 |
| 3781 | 2 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 3796 | 1 |
| 1614 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 1627 | 1 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| 1779 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18858953 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (MR) CONTRAST AGENTS | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | 69d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18910860 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ORTHOSTATIC VITAL SIGNS | HOUGH, JESSANDRA F | 3796 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18780262 | METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR SOLID TUMORS CONTAINING HYPOXIA AND/OR STROMA FEATURES | CABRAL, ROBERT S | 1614 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18755249 | METHODS OF FORMING STACKED INTEGRATED CIRCUITS USING SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION ON CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS AND STRUCTURES FORMED USING THE SAME | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2896 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18742267 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS RELATING TO USE OF PHOSPHATIDIC ACID TO RESCUE FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDER (FASD) GROWTH RESTRICTION AND BLOOD VESSEL CONSTRICTION | REILLY, SOPHIA JANE | 1627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18601338 | INHERENTLY SELECTIVE THERMAL ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF COPPER METAL FILMS | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18690227 | VENTRICULAR CATHETERS AND OTHER EMBODIMENTS | HAN, SETH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18690241 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO REDUCE CELLULAR DEPOSITION, AND HYDROCEPHALUS SHUNT FAILURE | WAX, ROBERT A | 1615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18690225 | SOLID STATE SHUNT VALVE WITH ACTIVE OUTFLOW REGULATOR, VENTRICULAR CATHETERS, AND OTHER EMBODIMENTS | PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH | 3781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18438175 | ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION OF GROUP FIFTEEN MATERIALS | MCCLURE, CHRISTINA D | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18409972 | Systems, Methods and Computer Program Products for Charging Autonomous Wireless Sensors in Subsurface Environments | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2881 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18515982 | METAL CHELATORS | RAMDHANIE, BOBBY | 1779 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18252416 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITION OF TISSUE ADHESION | WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D | 1766 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18135836 | Methods and Compositions for Cells Expressing a Chimeric Intracellular Signaling Molecule | ARON, KIMBERLY A | 1633 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18028150 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING AND PREVENTING BLEEDING AND OTHER ADVERSE EVENTS | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 3797 | §112 | Final Rejection | 53d | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18085879 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES USING IONIC LIQUID BASED ELECTROLYTES | SMITH, NICHOLAS A | 1752 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17862825 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS RELATING TO HOT-START, ONE-STEP, REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION-COUPLED PCR | CHANDRA, GYAN | 1674 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jul 12, 2022 |
| 17636107 | IN VIVO IMMUNOIMAGING OF INTERLEUKIN-12 | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1618 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 17, 2022 |
| 17434692 | INDUCTION OF HIGHLY EFFICACIOUS ANTI-TUMOR AND IMMUNE MODULATING ACTIVITY: CELL-FREE OFF THE SHELF THERAPEUTIC MODALITY | BUTTICE, AUDREY L | 1647 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Aug 27, 2021 |
| 16826010 | ACTIVITY-DEPENDENT GENE PAIRS AS THERAPEUTIC TARGETS AND METHODS AND DEVICES TO IDENTIFY THE SAME | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialWayne State University has 20 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 18 art units and 20 examiners.
Lei Zhang has the most, with 1 of Wayne State University's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
