Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 12 patents granted in the last 365 days
ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY has 6 pending office actions in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The matters are assigned to 6 examiners and 5 art units, indicating distinct examiner paths with some overlap in technical classifications.
WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending action. No examiner concentration is shown, so counsel should review each action independently. The shared art-unit information may assist with identifying recurring biotechnology issues and coordinating supporting evidence.
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 (17%) |
| §103 only | 2 (33%) |
| §112 only | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1 | 55.4% | +16.8% |
| MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y | 1 | 70.7% | +42.8% |
| ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1 | 42.9% | +80.0% |
| SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| TRAINOR, DANIEL BRENNAN | 1 | 83.3% | +37.5% |
| BOYER, RANDY | 1 | 70.5% | +8.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18764955 | METHOD FOR CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL CASCADE SYNTHESIS OF L-PHOSPHINOTHRICIN AND MUTANTS THEREFOR | SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | — |
| 18741790 | DOUBLE-HELIX SCHEDULING METHOD FOR SOUNDCARD BUFFERS DURING SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION | TRAINOR, DANIEL BRENNAN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19135195 | A high-conductivity high-mobility n-type diamond thin film and preparation method thereof | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18813058 | ASPERGILLUS SP. L14-OE::LAEA2 AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN PRODUCING CYCLIC TRIPEPTIDES | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
| 18357170 | GAS-LIQUID REACTOR | BOYER, RANDY | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19135195 | A high-conductivity high-mobility n-type diamond thin film and preparation method thereof | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18895361 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE YIELD OF ERINACINE A BY LIQUID FERMENTATION OF HERICIUM ERINACEUS | MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y | — |
| 18813058 | ASPERGILLUS SP. L14-OE::LAEA2 AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN PRODUCING CYCLIC TRIPEPTIDES | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
| 18741790 | DOUBLE-HELIX SCHEDULING METHOD FOR SOUNDCARD BUFFERS DURING SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION | TRAINOR, DANIEL BRENNAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 2 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1651 | 1 |
| 2198 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19135195 | A high-conductivity high-mobility n-type diamond thin film and preparation method thereof | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 18895361 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE YIELD OF ERINACINE A BY LIQUID FERMENTATION OF HERICIUM ERINACEUS | MEAH, MOHAMMAD Y | 1652 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18813058 | ASPERGILLUS SP. L14-OE::LAEA2 AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN PRODUCING CYCLIC TRIPEPTIDES | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18764955 | METHOD FOR CHEMICAL-BIOLOGICAL CASCADE SYNTHESIS OF L-PHOSPHINOTHRICIN AND MUTANTS THEREFOR | SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | 1652 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18741790 | DOUBLE-HELIX SCHEDULING METHOD FOR SOUNDCARD BUFFERS DURING SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCTION | TRAINOR, DANIEL BRENNAN | 2198 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18357170 | GAS-LIQUID REACTOR | BOYER, RANDY | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.
Michael P Wieczorek has the most, with 1 of ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
