Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Xiangya Hospital Central South University

Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Xiangya Hospital Central South University has 1 pending office action within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, Amanda Lynn Chi. The prosecution is localized within 1 distinct art unit, which is common for specialized medical or biological research applications. Amanda Lynn Chi is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action.

The portfolio currently shows a single active engagement with the patent office, as evidenced by the 1 pending office action and 1 distinct examiner. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit indicates that the technology is being reviewed by a specific technical group. The data reflects no other pending actions or examiners at this time, allowing for a direct interaction with the 1 examiner responsible for the busiest pending case.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHI, AMANDA LYNN 1 — —

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18841369 NANOPREPARATION FOR JOINT ANALGESIA, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF CHI, AMANDA LYNN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1613 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18841369 NANOPREPARATION FOR JOINT ANALGESIA, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF CHI, AMANDA LYNN 1613 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 24, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Xiangya Hospital Central South University have?

Xiangya Hospital Central South University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Xiangya Hospital Central South University applications?

Amanda Lynn Chi has the most, with 1 of Xiangya Hospital Central South University's pending office actions.

What technology area are Xiangya Hospital Central South University's patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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