Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

7 pending office actions • 1 client • 7 examiners • 7 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University has 1,740 career applications and 7 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The profile shows a substantial application history and an active docket associated with chemical and materials work.

The resolved allowance rate is 92.55%, and the average is 2.5 office actions per allowance. These measures distinguish resolved results from the amount of office-action interaction associated with allowed matters. A prospective client can use the figures to frame expectations for prosecution planning, while reviewing the relevant research subject matter, disclosure, and pending-action posture in detail.

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

Quality Metrics (n=1740 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

92.6%
Allowance Rate
n=1740
+0.56σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=1740
2.5
OAs to Allowance
n=1094
-0.46σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1094
851 days
Time to Allowance
n=1094
+2.4pp
Interview Lift
n=1740
16.6%
RCE Rate
n=1740
1.5%
Appeal Rate
n=1740

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

80.6%
§101 Overcome
n=31
82.1%
§102 Overcome
n=541
82.4%
§103 Overcome
n=681
86.4%
§112 Overcome
n=425

Specialization & Scale

H01R, B62M, B62D
Top CPC Subclasses
19%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=1740
6
Practitioners
n=1740
290.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=1740

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

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

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.

3
Hard (43%)
4
Medium (57%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (14%)
§102 only2 (29%)
Double-patenting + other1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

6
Life Sciences
86% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
14% 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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EVANS, EBONY E 1 64.3% +28.5%
GREEN, ANTHONY J 1 85.0% +13.4%
PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA 1 52.5% +8.4%
ROYCE, LIAM A 1 65.5% +21.9%
NGUYEN, CAM N 1 84.8% +12.3%
NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI 1 23.4% +30.3%
PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1 78.7% +11.4%

Quick Wins (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18598675 BRINE-REINFORCED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITION GREEN, ANTHONY J —
18517868 RU-BASED CATALYSTS FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AT MILD CONDITIONS NGUYEN, CAM N —

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19239243 MYCELIUM-BASED BIOCOMPOSITES EVANS, EBONY E —
18597012 SELECTIVE METAL RECOVERY PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA —
18590525 WATER FILTRATION MEMBRANES AND SYSTEMS ROYCE, LIAM A —
18374197 PH-RESPONSIVE ADSORPTIVE COMPOSITE POLYMERIC MEMBRANES NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18243310 Green Synthesis of Salicylaldehydate-Metal-Organic Frameworks and Applications Thereof PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 53d
19239243 MYCELIUM-BASED BIOCOMPOSITES EVANS, EBONY E —
18598675 BRINE-REINFORCED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITION GREEN, ANTHONY J —
18590525 WATER FILTRATION MEMBRANES AND SYSTEMS ROYCE, LIAM A —
18517868 RU-BASED CATALYSTS FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AT MILD CONDITIONS NGUYEN, CAM N —
18374197 PH-RESPONSIVE ADSORPTIVE COMPOSITE POLYMERIC MEMBRANES NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI —

Client Portfolio (1 client)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Khalifa University of Science and Technology 7

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36471
17311
17331
17731
17361
17791
16921

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19239243 MYCELIUM-BASED BIOCOMPOSITES Khalifa University Of Science And Technology EVANS, EBONY E 3647 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 16, 2025
18598675 BRINE-REINFORCED GEOPOLYMER COMPOSITION Khalifa University Of Science And Technology GREEN, ANTHONY J 1731 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 07, 2024
18597012 SELECTIVE METAL RECOVERY Khalifa University Of Science And Technology PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA 1733 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2024
18590525 WATER FILTRATION MEMBRANES AND SYSTEMS Khalifa University Of Science And Technology ROYCE, LIAM A 1773 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 28, 2024
18517868 RU-BASED CATALYSTS FOR AMMONIA SYNTHESIS AT MILD CONDITIONS Khalifa University Of Science And Technology NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2023
18374197 PH-RESPONSIVE ADSORPTIVE COMPOSITE POLYMERIC MEMBRANES Khalifa University Of Science And Technology NGUYEN, BOI-LIEN THI 1779 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18243310 Green Synthesis of Salicylaldehydate-Metal-Organic Frameworks and Applications Thereof Khalifa University Of Science And Technology PAGANO, ALEXANDER R 1692 §102 Final Rejection 53d Pending Sep 07, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University's patent allowance rate?

92.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University were allowed, across 1,740 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University average before allowance?

2.50 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Billion & Armitage - Khalifa University have?

7 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 7 examiners in 7 art units.

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