Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
217 pending office actions • 101 clients • 210 examiners • 118 art units • 0 of 217 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
CHRISTENSEN O'CONNOR JOHNSON KINDNESS PLLC manages a portfolio of 13546 career applications in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 82.78 percent. This 82.78 percent resolved allowance rate reflects the firm's success in securing patent grants. Prosecution averages 2.84 office actions per allowance. This 2.84 average office actions per allowance indicates the typical amount of negotiation with the USPTO.
Currently, there are 162 pending office actions. This volume of 162 pending office actions is part of a massive 13546 career application total. The 2.84 average office actions per allowance suggests an efficient prosecution process across these applications. For a practitioner, the 82.78 percent resolved allowance rate is a significant metric for evaluating historical performance. The 13546 career applications demonstrate the firm's extensive experience in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 70 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. 70 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 only | 5 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 31 (14%) |
| §103 only | 76 (35%) |
| §102 only | 7 (3%) |
| §112 only | 10 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (0%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 12 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 74 (34%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WANG, MICHAEL H | 2 | 52.1% | +25.5% |
| QIAN, SHIZHI | 2 | 62.2% | +46.0% |
| MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | 2 | 32.1% | +65.6% |
| KIM, TAE JUN | 2 | 63.9% | +25.8% |
| BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 2 | 36.9% | +49.5% |
| CHANG, THOMAS ZHU | 2 | 50.0% | +65.8% |
| BARRON, SEAN C | 2 | 52.8% | +30.7% |
| WASEEM, HUMA | 1 | 17.7% | +20.5% |
| GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 1 | 10.9% | +12.2% |
| VERDERAMO III, RALPH A | 1 | 79.4% | +9.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18645169 | OPTIMIZATION OF POWER GENERATION AND CONSUMPTION | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | 191d overdue |
| 17233229 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ANOMALIES IN A SPECTROGRAM, SPECTRUM OR SIGNAL | SALOMON, PHENUEL S | 132d overdue |
| 17792950 | HEAT- NOT- BURN ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS | MAYES, DIONNE WALLS | 126d overdue |
| 18517900 | MULTI-LOOP SIGNAL PROCESSING | SINGH, AMNEET | 66d overdue |
| 18568119 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A PHOTOREALISTIC RENDERING OF A COSMETIC PRODUCT | BULLINGTON, ROBERT P | 46d overdue |
| 17759688 | GRANULAR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT FOR ORAL ADMINISTRATION FROM A PRE-FILLED STRAW AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT | CRAIGO, WILLIAM A | 37d overdue |
| 18974622 | RAPID DEFLATE VALVE STEM AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 32d overdue |
| 18292746 | COSMETIC TREATMENT METHOD COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ANTIOXIDANT AND A BIFIDOBACTERIUM SPECIES LYSATE | DAVIS, BRIAN J | 30d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18577131 | AERONAUTICAL THRUSTER | KIM, TAE JUN | 15d overdue |
| 18001973 | KIT AND COSMETIC PROCESS USING MICRONEEDLE SHEET | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | 15d |
| 17790581 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DRUG UPTAKE AND RETENTION IN CELLS | QIAN, SHIZHI | 55d |
| 19136140 | Untitled | WASEEM, HUMA | — |
| 19354392 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING CLINICAL TRIALS | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | — |
| 18998225 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN IMPROVED COWLING PANEL | WANG, MICHAEL H | — |
| 18867752 | AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PATHOGENIC METABOLITES | QIAN, SHIZHI | — |
| 18723242 | PROCESS FOR DYEING KERATIN FIBRES USING A COSMETIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING PROPANE-1,3-DIOL AND A DYEING COMPOSITION | MITCHELL, EDWIN COLEMAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3741 | 5 |
| 1613 | 5 |
| 1733 | 5 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 1619 | 4 |
| 1617 | 4 |
| 1614 | 4 |
| 1615 | 4 |
| 3715 | 3 |
| 2858 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19136140 | Untitled | Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology | WASEEM, HUMA | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19354392 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DESIGNING CLINICAL TRIALS | One2Treat, S.A. | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 3685 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19289664 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR UPDATING DUAL-ORDER-GUARANTEED MAPPING TABLE | Korea Advanced Institute Of Science And Technology | VERDERAMO III, RALPH A | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 | |
| 19135606 | TRIPLE-FLOW AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE | General Electric Company | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19134461 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY | General Electric Company | WALTHOUR, SCOTT J | 3741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19133047 | CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT FURNITURE INSTALLATION | Safran Electronics & Defense Actuation | GRIFFIN, ALEX BROCK | 3665 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19197231 | TORQUE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, EPS SENSOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Saic GM Wuling Automobile Co., Ltd. | KIRBY, BRIAN R | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 | |
| 19193445 | PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PULP FOAM CUSHIONING MATERIAL, SHAPING MOLD FOR THE SAME, AND PULP FOAM CUSHIONING MATERIAL | Kojima Plastics Co., Ltd. | VERA, ELISA H | 3735 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19083806 | LITHIUM NICKEL PHOSPHATE TERNARY GLASSES, METHOD TO OBTAIN THEM AND THEIR USES | COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES | DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19112786 | A RACKET COMPRISING A SOCKET AND A PLUG | Stiga Sports AB | KENNEDY, JOSHUA T | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 | |
| 19111995 | TURBINE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY | Mitis | REID JR, CHARLES H | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| 19078630 | TEST AND/OR MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19111708 | FRESHNESS ENHANCING LABELS, SHEETS, AND SACHETS | Ryp Labs, Inc. | NORDMEYER, PATRICIA L | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19070323 | BEARING CASSETTE | Italian Motors Usa LLC | JOHNSON, PHILLIP A | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19106383 | SOFTWARE FOR SEARCHING DIGITAL INFORMATION, A SYSTEM COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SOFTWARE, AND A USER DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE SYSTEM | Oxide AB | UDDIN, MOHAMMED R | 2161 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19056148 | TECHNIQUES FOR NON-CONTACT THROUGHPUT MEASUREMENT IN FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMS | Jbt Marel Corporation | CADEAU, WEDNEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 | |
| 19046128 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL OPTICAL FRONTEND | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 | |
| 19099881 | CLEANLINESS INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR INSPECTION OF AN INNER SPACE OF MOBILE TRANSPORT TANKS | Scantank B.V. | MAHMUD, FARHAN | 2483 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18998225 | AIRCRAFT PROPULSION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN IMPROVED COWLING PANEL | SAFRAN | WANG, MICHAEL H | 3642 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18998381 | CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE FOR EXPLAINABLE 3D SHAPE LEARNING, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR 3D SHAPE LEARNING USING SAME | Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang) | BROWN, SHEREE N | 2612 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18998033 | MONITORING OF AN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM | SAFRAN | WHALEN, MICHAEL F | 3661 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19030494 | LIMIT SIZE LIPID NANOPARTICLES AND RELATED METHODS | The University of British Columbia | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 18993428 | PROCESS FOR DYEING THE HAIR COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION A COMPRISING TWO ALKOXYSILANES, AND THE APPLICATION OF A COMPOSITION B COMPRISING A FILM-FORMING POLYMER | L'Oréal | ELHILO, EISA B | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 | |
| 18881552 | VARIABLE LENGTH FIN HEAT EXCHANGER AND CORRESPONDING TURBOMACHINE | SAFRAN | TANENBAUM, TZVI SAMUEL | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 18881168 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-MODULE WATER CHILLING UNIT | Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. Of Zhuhai | MA, KUN KAI | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 | |
| 18877436 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A COLOR OF A MAKEUP PRODUCTAND TOOL FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF COLORS OF MAKEUP PRODUCTS | L'Oréal | RODRIGUEZGONZALEZ, LENNIN R | 2683 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984733 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. | BOGALE, AMEN W | 2628 | Other | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18980528 | VOLTAGE LIMITER CIRCUIT, DIRECTIVE CIRCUIT, AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| 18980449 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFORMING A SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | VO, DON NGUYEN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| 18974622 | RAPID DEFLATE VALVE STEM AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Christopher Cox Creative | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 32d overdue | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18872045 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE AND MANAGEMENT | Vital Start Health Inc. | LANE, DANIEL E | 3715 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968196 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Wuhan Tianma Microelectronics Co., Ltd. | SUN, HAI TAO | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18967067 | MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | FORTICH, ALVARO E | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 | |
| 18967541 | COMPACT HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRIC FEEDTHROUGH | Avalanche Energy Designs, Inc. | ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 | |
| 18869978 | ACOUSTIC PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD AND INSTALLATION | SAFRAN | SAN MARTIN, EDGARDO | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18868522 | FASTENING OF AN AXIAL-FLUX ELECTRIC MOTOR STATOR | SAFRAN | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 | |
| 18868289 | POLYGONAL PROFILE COUPLING OF PUMPS IN A LUBRICATION ASSEMBLY | SAFRAN | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | 3654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867752 | AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PATHOGENIC METABOLITES | Durham University | QIAN, SHIZHI | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| 18950982 | MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR OVER-THE-AIR TESTING OF A DEVICE FOR NON-TERRESTRIAL NETWORKS, USER EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR EMULATING AND DETERMINING A POLARIZATION MISMATCH IN NON-TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. Kg | HUANG, WEN WU | 2648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18866516 | SYNCHRONOUS ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR AIRCRAFT, ASSOCIATED PROPULSION DEVICE, TURBOSHAFT ENGINE AND METHOD | SAFRAN | NGUYEN, VIET P | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 | |
| 18942205 | DISSOLVABLE GLASS FIBRES FOR WOOD PRESERVATIVES AND DEGRADABLE COMPOSITE MATERIALS | Brightholme Inc. | STEELE, JENNIFER A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 | |
| 18863739 | TACHOMETER FOR AN AIRCRAFT WHEEL | SAFRAN | HUANG, DAVID Z | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 | |
| 18937889 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. | BLANCHA, JONATHAN M | 2623 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862214 | WAFER DETERMINATION METHOD, DETERMINATION PROGRAM, DETERMINATION APPARATUS, WAFER PRODUCTION METHOD, AND WAFER | Sumco Corporation | RUDOLPH, VINCENT M | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 | |
| 18933694 | CROSS-LINKED ARYLIMIDAZOLIUM POLYMERS AND USES THEREOF | Ionomr Innovations Inc. | ZHANG, MICHAEL N | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| 18932494 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RESONATOR | Anlotek Limited | PATEL, RAKESH BHASKARBHAI | 2843 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18930758 | RACK STACKING SYSTEM | Jbt Marel Corporation | JOERGER, KAITLIN S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| 18856801 | HYDRATION FLUID PRESCRIBING SYSTEM | Renal Care & Research | REICHERT, RACHELLE LEIGH | 3686 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18910988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECES | Jbt Marel Corporation | PARSLEY, DAVID J | 3643 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18908630 | FLIP-UP RACK ILLUMINATION SYSTEM | HiViz, LLC | GYLLSTROM, BRYON T | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial82.8% of resolved applications prosecuted by Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness Pllc were allowed, across 13,546 applications in USPTO records.
2.84 office actions per allowed application on average.
217 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 101 clients, before 210 examiners in 118 art units.