Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
18 pending office actions • 3 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 28 patents granted in the last 365 days
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 | 1 (6%) |
| §103 only | 4 (22%) |
| §112 only | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WASIL, DANIEL D | 9 | 79.9% | +25.1% |
| DAVIS, SHARON M | 3 | 68.2% | +26.5% |
| GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 2 | 68.1% | +15.4% |
| KIL, JINNEY | 2 | 46.8% | +54.1% |
| THOMAS, BINU | 1 | 72.6% | +26.7% |
| SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1 | 16.1% | +15.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17594803 | IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 50d overdue |
| 18299588 | USE OF BURNABLE ABSORBERS IN GRAPHITE MATRIX OF TRISO-FUELED COMPACTS IN NUCLEAR CORES | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3d overdue |
| 18403870 | Core Component Rodlet for Irradiating Isotope Targets in Pressurized Water Reactor Conditions | WASIL, DANIEL D | 12d |
| 18051925 | USE OF OXIDATION RESISTANT COATINGS TO INCREASE THIN WALLED CLADDING TENSILE STRENGTH TO INCREASE URANIUM LOADINGS | WASIL, DANIEL D | 14d |
| 18346132 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT PENETRATING A PRESSURIZED VESSEL | WASIL, DANIEL D | 21d |
| 18623667 | HEAT PIPE HAVING A WICK BETWEEN CONCENTRIC INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS, FOR USE IN HEAT REMOVAL FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE | WASIL, DANIEL D | 22d |
| 18981071 | CORE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TEST SAMPLES FOR AN IN-CORE ACCELERATED IRRADIATION TEST | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | — |
| 18780238 | SYSTEMS FOR PERIODICALLY MEASURING THE TOTAL GAMMA RADIATION ACTIVITY OF A TARGET RADIOISOTOPE BEING PRODUCED INSIDE THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR | KIL, JINNEY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18049343 | PRODUCTION OF RADIOISOTOPES WITH HIGHLY ENRICHED TARGET ENCLOSURE MATERIAL | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 171d overdue |
| 18253982 | CHROMIUM ALLOYS FOR COATING NUCLEAR FUEL RODS | DAVIS, SHARON M | 50d overdue |
| 17594803 | IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 50d overdue |
| 18299588 | USE OF BURNABLE ABSORBERS IN GRAPHITE MATRIX OF TRISO-FUELED COMPACTS IN NUCLEAR CORES | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3d overdue |
| 18403870 | Core Component Rodlet for Irradiating Isotope Targets in Pressurized Water Reactor Conditions | WASIL, DANIEL D | 12d |
| 18051925 | USE OF OXIDATION RESISTANT COATINGS TO INCREASE THIN WALLED CLADDING TENSILE STRENGTH TO INCREASE URANIUM LOADINGS | WASIL, DANIEL D | 14d |
| 18346132 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT PENETRATING A PRESSURIZED VESSEL | WASIL, DANIEL D | 21d |
| 18623667 | HEAT PIPE HAVING A WICK BETWEEN CONCENTRIC INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS, FOR USE IN HEAT REMOVAL FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE | WASIL, DANIEL D | 22d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3646 | 15 |
| 1717 | 1 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18981071 | CORE COMPONENT ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TEST SAMPLES FOR AN IN-CORE ACCELERATED IRRADIATION TEST | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 3646 | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18938669 | AC-225 PRODUCTION VIA THE RA-226 (N, 2N) REACTION | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18780238 | SYSTEMS FOR PERIODICALLY MEASURING THE TOTAL GAMMA RADIATION ACTIVITY OF A TARGET RADIOISOTOPE BEING PRODUCED INSIDE THE CORE OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR | KIL, JINNEY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18623667 | HEAT PIPE HAVING A WICK BETWEEN CONCENTRIC INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS, FOR USE IN HEAT REMOVAL FROM A NUCLEAR REACTOR CORE | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18438427 | RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION TARGET FOR PRODUCING RADIOISOTOPES USING PHOTONEUTRON PRODUCTION PROCESS | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2024 |
| 18403870 | Core Component Rodlet for Irradiating Isotope Targets in Pressurized Water Reactor Conditions | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18403897 | CORE COMPONENT RODLET WITH REATTACHMENT CAPABILITY | KIL, JINNEY | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18397435 | MODULAR THERMAL AND RADIATION SHIELDING WITH PASSIVE HEAT REMOVAL | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18346132 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE SURROUNDING EQUIPMENT PENETRATING A PRESSURIZED VESSEL | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18256397 | HIGH ENERGY NUCLEAR FUEL, FUEL ASSEMBLY, AND REFUELING METHOD | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18253982 | CHROMIUM ALLOYS FOR COATING NUCLEAR FUEL RODS | DAVIS, SHARON M | 3646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18299588 | USE OF BURNABLE ABSORBERS IN GRAPHITE MATRIX OF TRISO-FUELED COMPACTS IN NUCLEAR CORES | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 12, 2023 |
| 18184324 | INCLINED FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM BETWEEN CONTAINMENT AND FUEL HANDLING BUILDING | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2023 |
| 18164964 | Automated In-Vessel Neutron Flux Detector System Embedded in Control Drum Assembly | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2023 |
| 18051925 | USE OF OXIDATION RESISTANT COATINGS TO INCREASE THIN WALLED CLADDING TENSILE STRENGTH TO INCREASE URANIUM LOADINGS | WASIL, DANIEL D | 3646 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 18049343 | PRODUCTION OF RADIOISOTOPES WITH HIGHLY ENRICHED TARGET ENCLOSURE MATERIAL | GARNER, LILY CRABTREE | 3646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 171d overdue | Pending | Oct 25, 2022 |
| 17755030 | MULTIPLE NOZZLE DESIGN IN A COLD SPRAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | THOMAS, BINU | 1717 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2022 |
| 17594803 | IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Oct 29, 2021 |
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