Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Zhejiang University

38 pending office actions • 26 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 165 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

38
Total Pending OAs
28
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

18
Hard (47%)
13
Medium (34%)
7
Easy (18%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only3 (8%)
§101 + other6 (16%)
§103 only9 (24%)
§102 only4 (11%)
§112 only7 (18%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (24%)

Industry Mix

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

17
Life Sciences
45% of docket
2
Information Tech
5% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
4
Semiconductors
11% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
8% of docket
11
Business / Other
29% 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.

380 h
Manual time on pending OAs
76 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
133 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OUSSIR, EL MEHDI 1 49.0% +49.4%
SONG, MATTHEW J 1 60.4% +14.3%
IP, JASON M 1 54.9% +25.1%
CZEKAJ, DAVID J 1 49.2% -8.9%
PETTITT, JOHN F 1 25.7% +21.6%
HUNTLEY, MICHAEL J 1 68.0% +22.6%
KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1 45.1% +20.2%
OU, JING RUI 1 53.1% +51.9%
ONDACHI, PAULINE WANJIKU MUCH 1
MANG, LAL C 1 76.2% +16.2%

Hard Cases (19)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17860129 FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD FOR DECISION TREE-ORIENTED HORIZONTAL BAKER, EZRA JAMES 42d overdue
18313288 B3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING LENGTH, STRENGTH AND ELONGATION OF COTTON FIBERS AND USE THEREOF WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD 4d overdue
18014692 USE OF SATIVENE, AND RECOMBINANT BIOCONTROL FUNGUS AND MUSCARDINE CADAVER AND USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 7d
19053430 METHOD FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY INTRA-CHAIN AND CROSS-CHAIN OFF-CHAIN PAYMENTS BASED ON TRUSTED HARDWARE OUSSIR, EL MEHDI
18860579 LIQUID HYDROGEN PRESSURIZATION AND REFUELING SYSTEM SYNERGISTICALLY DRIVEN BY POWER AND HEAT PETTITT, JOHN F
18811661 ONLINE INDIRECT MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR PITCHING AND YAWING MOMENTS OF WIND OR TIDAL CURRENT TURBINE HUNTLEY, MICHAEL J
18722501 VENOUS OCCLUDER OU, JING RUI
18676514 CHIRAL AMINE-SQUARAMIDE COMPOUND BASED ON SPIROBIINDANE SKELETON, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF ONDACHI, PAULINE WANJIKU MUCH

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19053430 METHOD FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY INTRA-CHAIN AND CROSS-CHAIN OFF-CHAIN PAYMENTS BASED ON TRUSTED HARDWARE OUSSIR, EL MEHDI
18873715 METHOD FOR PREPARING FULLERENE SINGLE-CRYSTAL FILMS AND USES FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY SONG, MATTHEW J
18863774 APPLICATION OF SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN VISUAL EVALUATION OF PANCREATIC B-CELL CHANGES IP, JASON M
18860579 LIQUID HYDROGEN PRESSURIZATION AND REFUELING SYSTEM SYNERGISTICALLY DRIVEN BY POWER AND HEAT PETTITT, JOHN F
18811661 ONLINE INDIRECT MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR PITCHING AND YAWING MOMENTS OF WIND OR TIDAL CURRENT TURBINE HUNTLEY, MICHAEL J
18834220 PH-RESPONSIVE ANALGESIC DRUG TARGETING INJURED SEGMENT OF DORSAL ROOT GANGLION AND APPLICATION THEREOF KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI
18722501 VENOUS OCCLUDER OU, JING RUI
18642865 EARLY WARNING METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOW DISASTER IN SMALL WATERSHED, AND DISASTER REDUCTION METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOWS IN SMALL WATERSHED MANG, LAL C

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1736 2
3699 1
1714 1
3797 1
1615 1
3771 1
1796 1
1635 1
2683 1
2857 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19053430 METHOD FOR DIGITAL CURRENCY INTRA-CHAIN AND CROSS-CHAIN OFF-CHAIN PAYMENTS BASED ON TRUSTED HARDWARE OUSSIR, EL MEHDI 3699 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2025
18873715 METHOD FOR PREPARING FULLERENE SINGLE-CRYSTAL FILMS AND USES FIELD OF TECHNOLOGY SONG, MATTHEW J 1714 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 10, 2024
18863774 APPLICATION OF SUPER-RESOLUTION IMAGING TECHNOLOGY IN VISUAL EVALUATION OF PANCREATIC B-CELL CHANGES IP, JASON M 3797 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18932929 PARAMETER ESTIMATION METHOD FOR COMPARTMENT MODEL BASED ON PHYSICS-INFORMED NEURAL NETWORKS CZEKAJ, DAVID J §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2024
18860579 LIQUID HYDROGEN PRESSURIZATION AND REFUELING SYSTEM SYNERGISTICALLY DRIVEN BY POWER AND HEAT PETTITT, JOHN F §112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18811661 ONLINE INDIRECT MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR PITCHING AND YAWING MOMENTS OF WIND OR TIDAL CURRENT TURBINE HUNTLEY, MICHAEL J §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 21, 2024
18834220 PH-RESPONSIVE ANALGESIC DRUG TARGETING INJURED SEGMENT OF DORSAL ROOT GANGLION AND APPLICATION THEREOF KWON, JOHN SEUNGJAI 1615 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 29, 2024
18722501 VENOUS OCCLUDER OU, JING RUI 3771 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2024
18676514 CHIRAL AMINE-SQUARAMIDE COMPOUND BASED ON SPIROBIINDANE SKELETON, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF ONDACHI, PAULINE WANJIKU MUCH §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18642865 EARLY WARNING METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOW DISASTER IN SMALL WATERSHED, AND DISASTER REDUCTION METHOD FOR DEBRIS FLOWS IN SMALL WATERSHED MANG, LAL C §101 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 23, 2024
18605676 ULTRASONIC-ASSISTED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STERILIZATION METHOD AND DEVICE CHEN, CHANGRU 1796 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 14, 2024
18582271 p53 VARIANT WITH IMPROVED LIQUID-LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION ABILITY AND ACTIVITY AND USE THEREOF COFFA, SERGIO §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 20, 2024
18437864 METHOD FOR RECYCLING AND REPROCESSING OF POLYURETHANE FOAMS BASED ON ACETOXIME HUSON, MONICA ANNE §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18578498 System and Method for Complementarily Coupling and Orderly Converting Multi-energy DIETERLE, JENNIFER M §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 11, 2024
18014692 USE OF SATIVENE, AND RECOMBINANT BIOCONTROL FUNGUS AND MUSCARDINE CADAVER AND USE THEREOF KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 §103§112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jan 05, 2024
18405750 IMAGE SUPER-RESOLUTION METHOD BASED ON KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION COMPRESSION MODEL AND DEVICE THEREOF DICKERSON, CHAD S 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2024
18520164 Ultrasonic online nondestructive measurement method for melt density during molding ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K 2857 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18288977 METHOD FOR PREPARING TERTIARY AMINE WITH SECONDARY AMINE AS RAW MATERIAL O DELL, DAVID K 1621 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 30, 2023
18551314 USE OF OXYMETHYL-MODIFIED DERIVATIVE OF QUERCETIN IN PREPARATION OF DRUG FOR INHIBITING TUMOR CELL PROLIFERATION KIFLE, BRUCK 1624 §112 Final Rejection Pending Sep 19, 2023
18280479 METHOD FOR PREPARING NANOMATERIAL MACROSCOPIC COMPOSITESTHROUGH SUBSTRATE HEATING AND SOLVENT EVAPORATION NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §112 Non-Final OA 84d Pending Sep 06, 2023
18238459 COMPUTING PLATFORM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR SPIKING NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING AND SIMULATION NILSSON, ERIC 2151 §102 Final Rejection Pending Aug 26, 2023
18548062 ELECTRONIC TWEEZERS KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE 2881 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 25, 2023
18454824 POROUS AMMONIA SYNTHESIS CATALYST, ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND USE SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT 1736 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Aug 24, 2023
18229592 USE OF INTESTINAL PROBIOTIC IN PREPARATION OF MEDICAMENT THAT PROMOTES METABOLISM OF ELLAGIC ACID INTO UROLITHIN A, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF EIX, EMILY FAY 1653 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 02, 2023
18358001 GENE MODEL FOR JUDGING PROGNOSIS OF HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA PATIENTS, CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND USE THEREOF LEVERETT, MARY CHANG §101 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2023
18356261 PREDICTION TOOL FOR JUDGING DRUG SENSITIVITY AND LONG-TERM PROGNOSIS OF LIVER CANCER BASED ON GENE DETECTION AND USE THEREOF PRIEST, AARON A 1681 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 21, 2023
18327910 SELF-POWERED PRESSURE SENSOR BASED ON POSTBUCKLING MATA, SARA M 2837 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 02, 2023
18317572 SURFACE-MODIFIED COMPOSITE ZINC-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND BATTERY TAN, ESTHER JIESI 1751 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2023
18313288 B3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR GENE FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY IMPROVING LENGTH, STRENGTH AND ELONGATION OF COTTON FIBERS AND USE THEREOF WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD 1663 §103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 05, 2023
18249339 AN ADHERENT CELL CULTURE METHOD FOR GENERATING TIGHT JUNCTION BETWEEN CELLS AND ITS PRODUCT APPLICATION SPENCE, JENNIFER SUZANNE 1633 §103 Final Rejection 73d overdue Pending Apr 17, 2023
18166841 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING SEVERITY OF BACTERIAL BLIGHT OF RICE BASED ON MULTI-PHENOTYPIC PARAMETERS KALLAL, ROBERT JAMES §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2023
18149866 FLUORESCENT PROBE FOR DETECTION OF JASMONIC ACID (JA) AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND DETECTION METHOD OF JA ADAMS, MICHELLE 1797 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 04, 2023
18012999 N-(3-HYDROXYPYRIDINE-2-CARBONYL)GLYCINE-BASED ANTITUMOR DRUG SENSITIZER AND APPLICATION THEREOF MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS 1625 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2022
18078234 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING EIGENSTATE OF QUANTUM SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM WAJE, CARLO C §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 09, 2022
17927824 A MODELING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL NEURAL PATHWAY ACROSS ENCEPHALIC REGIONS PULLIAM, JOSEPH CONSTANTINE 1687 §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 25, 2022
17907696 ULTRA-SMALL NANO METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF DESTEFANO, AUDRA JEAN 1766 §112 Non-Final OA 184d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17860129 FEDERATED LEARNING METHOD FOR DECISION TREE-ORIENTED HORIZONTAL BAKER, EZRA JAMES 2126 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2022
17752849 PACKAGE STRUCTURE OF EMBEDDED POWER MODULE WITH LOW PARASITIC INDUCTANCE AND HIGH HEAT DISSIPATION EFFICIENCY NADAV, ORI 2811 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2022

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