Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
94 pending office actions • 72 clients • 90 examiners • 67 art units • 0 of 94 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hoffmann and Baron, LLP has 1 pending office action in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. Its career history includes 10362 applications, providing extensive filing context for the single active matter shown.
The resolved allowance rate is 80.15%, and allowed matters have required an average of 3.32 office actions. The figures support separate evaluation of historical results and examination effort, rather than treating the current pending count as a measure of overall prosecution performance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 31 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. 31 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 + other | 9 (10%) |
| §103 only | 20 (21%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 9 (10%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 47 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOBSON, STEPHEN | 2 | 65.0% | +20.1% |
| AEDER, SEAN E | 2 | 56.9% | +20.0% |
| GOLDBERG, JEANINE ANNE | 2 | 45.4% | +40.5% |
| BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE | 2 | 63.4% | +39.8% |
| MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 1 | 50.7% | +42.3% |
| MELCHIOR, JAMES RYLAND | 1 | 62.2% | +39.5% |
| REYES, REGINALD R | 1 | 40.9% | +31.5% |
| HODGE, LINDA J | 1 | 87.7% | +26.6% |
| JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1 | 34.8% | +44.3% |
| NG, JONATHAN K | 1 | 35.6% | +14.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18378432 | Anorectal Rectal Junction Device | RABAGLIA, BRIDGET ELIZABETH | 88d overdue |
| 17502238 | Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Targeting Multiple Antigens, Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof | BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE | 66d overdue |
| 18950653 | COMMUNICATION ALERT SYSTEM FOR UNAUTHORIZED POOL ENTRY | RUSHING, MARK S | 53d overdue |
| 18808671 | System for Mounting Photovoltaic Modules for an Overhead Structure | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 18d overdue |
| 18005813 | T-Cell Modulatory Polypeptides with Conjugation Sites and Methods of Use Thereof | QIAN, CELINE X | 18d overdue |
| 17691107 | DOSAGE FORMS HAVING EQUIVALENT BIOCOMPARABLE PROFILES | KIM, DANIELLE A | 5d overdue |
| 18273197 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING TUBULAR OR TRUNCATED CONICAL SEGMENTS | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | 2d overdue |
| 18284348 | SYSTEM HAVING A GUIDE RAIL AND A CARRYING DEVICE | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 5d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17502238 | Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Targeting Multiple Antigens, Compositions and Methods of Use Thereof | BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE | 66d overdue |
| 17921543 | TREATMENT OF HER2 NEGATIVE, MAMMAPRINT HIGH RISK 2 BREAST CANCER | AEDER, SEAN E | 36d overdue |
| 17994787 | CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTORS (CARs) COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS THEREOF | BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE | 70d |
| 19236083 | SUCTION DEVICE AND HANDHELD POWER SAW MACHINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | — |
| 19195720 | ATP-Dependent Agonists of Immune Cells Function as Anticancer Agents | MELCHIOR, JAMES RYLAND | — |
| 19191089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL UNIT DOSES CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVES | REYES, REGINALD R | — |
| 19111233 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AN ARRAY OF DOSES OF MEDICINES | HODGE, LINDA J | — |
| 19105886 | THERMOCHROMIC MATERIALS WITH NANOPARTICLES | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1613 | 3 |
| 1642 | 3 |
| 1682 | 3 |
| 1683 | 3 |
| 3724 | 2 |
| 1644 | 2 |
| 1787 | 2 |
| 1626 | 2 |
| 1615 | 2 |
| 3643 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236083 | SUCTION DEVICE AND HANDHELD POWER SAW MACHINE EQUIPPED THEREWITH | Festool GmbH | MACFARLANE, EVAN H | 3724 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19195720 | ATP-Dependent Agonists of Immune Cells Function as Anticancer Agents | Crosslink Therapeutics Inc. | MELCHIOR, JAMES RYLAND | 1644 | §112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2025 |
| 19191089 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL UNIT DOSES CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVES | Aquestive Therapeutics, Inc. | REYES, REGINALD R | 3684 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19111233 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AN ARRAY OF DOSES OF MEDICINES | Global Factories Total Engineering And Manufacturing B.V. | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19105886 | THERMOCHROMIC MATERIALS WITH NANOPARTICLES | Chemelot Scientific Participations B.V. | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19027751 | NETWORK-ENABLED GLOBAL POSITIONING SATELLITE-BASED DEVICE FOR OBTAINING PATIENT VERIFICATION | Rearden Analytics | NG, JONATHAN K | 3619 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18996380 | A CUBICLE AND A STABLE | R. Andringa Holding B.V. | TRUONG, KATELYN T | 3647 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18877527 | Method, System, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Providing Messenger Service | Hopae Inc. | GILLESPIE, KAMRYN JORDAN | 2408 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18724493 | Method, System, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording Medium for Supporting Asset Transaction | Korea Securities Lending Co., Ltd. | POE, KEVIN T | 3692 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18975116 | DECORATIVE FOIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE FOIL AND METHOD FOR DECORATING A TARGET SUBSTRATE | Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg | KOCH, GEORGE R | 1745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18871556 | PRODUCING 2,5-FURANDICARBOXYLIC ACID FROM MIXED FEED | Furanix Technologies B.V. | HAVLIN, ROBERT H | 1626 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18950653 | COMMUNICATION ALERT SYSTEM FOR UNAUTHORIZED POOL ENTRY | Acqua Angel, LLC | RUSHING, MARK S | 2689 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18948847 | TRANSFER FILM, COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18865801 | RINSE SOLUTION FOR A PHOTODYNAMIC DISINFECTION | Mana Health Technologies GmbH | PALENIK, JEFFREY T | 1615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18931317 | PROCESS FOR FORMING IMPROVED PROTECTIVE ECO-FRIENDLY POUCH AND PACKAGING AND PRODUCTS MADE THEREFROM | Graphic Innovators, LLC | HELVEY, PETER N. | 3736 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18930407 | SECUREMENT APPARATUS FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Daca Design LLC | WAGGENSPACK, ADAM J | 3734 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18858989 | AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND AIR CONDITIONING METHOD | Shimizu Corporation | BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18854771 | PLANT PLUG, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND USE THEREOF | Klasmann-Deilmann GmbH | ALMEIDA BONNIN, ANGELICA ALEJANDRA | 3643 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18854537 | HYDROTHERMAL TREATMENT OF MATERIALS | Mura Technology Limited | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 1772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2024 |
| 18904685 | TOFACITINIB CITRATE SUSTAINED-RELEASE TABLET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Oryza Pharmaceuticals Shenzhen Limited | MILLER, MAKENNA RYLEIGH | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 | |
| 18891727 | Method for Nitrogen Removal and Nitrogen Salts Recovery Using Carboxylated Cellulose Extracted by Nitro-oxidation | The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C | 1773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18849392 | LIQUID FORMULATIONS OF IVERMECTIN COMPOSITIONS AND USE IN GELATIN DOSAGE FORMS | Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC | CHI, AMANDA LYNN | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18826507 | WATERPROOF BIODEGRADABLE COIR POT WITH NATURAL SPECIAL WATERPROOF COATING | Toyo Cushion Lanka (PVT) LTD | BYUN, HAE RIE JESSICA | 3643 | §103 | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18844132 | MARINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD | Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. | VENNE, DANIEL V | 3615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18808671 | System for Mounting Photovoltaic Modules for an Overhead Structure | Lumos Solar, Inc. | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1726 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18837631 | HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE VENTILATION SYSTEM | Beektech Industries B.V. | DALLO, JOSEPH J | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18836880 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GRINDING SEEDS | La San Marco S.p.A. | DICKSTEIN, WILLIAM DOUGLAS | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18727441 | RETICULAR PANEL FOR A COOLING TOWER | Spig S.p.A. | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18727446 | THERMAL EXCHANGE PACK FOR A COOLING TOWER | Spig S.p.A. | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 1776 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18740403 | Methods and vectors for in vitro transcription of mRNA with reduced levels of dsRNA | Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. | ZAHORIK, AMANDA MARY | 1636 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18735752 | EFFICIENT CHATTER CUTTING METHOD FOR DIFFICULT-TO-MACHINE MATERIALS | BEIHANG UNIVERSITY | SNYDER, ALAN W | 3722 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18716599 | MULTI-APPLICATION MODULE, MULTI-APPLICATION DEVICE, AND WORKING METHOD FOR A MULTI-APPLICATION DEVICE | Leonhard Kurz Stiftung & Co. Kg | THOMPSON, LESLIE J. | 2853 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18714631 | NOVEL NON-FLUORINATED QUINOLONE COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF | Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. Baiyunshan Pharmaceutical General Factory | OTTON, ALICIA L | 1699 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18663847 | METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH CARCINOMAS | Centro De Inmunologia Molecular | LU, CHENG | 1642 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18658193 | ORGANIC COMPOUND AND ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE | Sichuan Ag-Ray New Materials Co., Ltd. | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18703558 | METHODS FOR GENETIC ANALYSIS OF TEXTILES COMPRISING G. BARBADENSE | Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. | BAUSCH, SARAE L | 1699 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18700394 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INSULATOR FAULT OF TRANSMISSION LINE BASED ON USRNet AND IMPROVED MobileNet-SSD ALGORITHM | Chongqing University | VAZ, JANICE EZVI | 2667 | §103 | Final Rejection | 47d | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18629619 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF BACTERIAL CELLULOSE (BC)-ENRICHED PLANT USING MULTI-GENE TANDEM AND USE THEREOF | Shanghai Academy Of Agricultural Sciences | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18695655 | CRYSTALLIZATION METHOD AND CRYSTALLIZATION APPARATUS | Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd. | PEREZ, JELITZA M | 1774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18694118 | Methods of Inhibiting Diseases Caused by Respiratory Viruses | Biomedit, LLC | ZEMAN, ROBERT A | 1645 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18694065 | METHODS FOR PRESERVING HEALTHY INTESTINAL MICROBIOME DURING GROWTH PROMOTER ADMINISTRATION | Biomedit, LLC | DAUNER, JOSEPH G | 1682 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18689624 | METHODS FOR TREATING NEUROGENERATIVE DISEASES | Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. | WILSON, JERICA KATLYNN | 1621 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18425001 | SELF-CLOSING DISPENSING VALVE MADE OF A PLASTOMER OR A THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMER | Weener Plastics Group B.V. | ZADEH, BOB | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18425986 | Reproducible Double Unique Dual Indexing Library Construction Method for Next Generation Sequencing of microRNA Isoform and Use Thereof | Jiansheng Medical Technology Co., Ltd. | HOPPE, EMMA RUTH | 1683 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18425696 | COCKPIT WITH VIRTUAL CONTROL ELEMENTS | DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT- UND RAUMFAHRT E.V. | BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N | 3715 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2024 |
| 18411101 | COMPOUND CHIMERIC ANTIGEN RECEPTOR (CCAR) TARGETING MULTIPLE ANTIGENS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF | ICELL GENE THERAPEUTICS INC. | REDDIG, PETER J | 1646 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18410519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RELATIONSHIPS, ORGANIZATION, RETRIEVAL, AND SHARING OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTENTS ACCESSIBLE BY A COMPUTING DEVICE | Sgs Ventures Inc. | OSMAN, RAMY M | 2457 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18575677 | PHYSIOLOGICALLY ACCEPTABLE YEAST COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT OF A GASTRO-INTESTINAL DISORDER | AB Mauri (Uk) Ltd. | FIEBIG, RUSSELL G | 1655 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18575113 | POLYCRYSTALLINE SIC FORMED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | Tokai Carbon Co., Ltd. | SONG, MATTHEW J | 1714 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18564360 | AMYLOPECTIN STARCH FOR BINDING OF MEAT PRODUCTS | Coöperatie Koninklijke Avebe U.A. | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial80.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Hoffmann & Baron LLP were allowed, across 10,362 applications in USPTO records.
3.32 office actions per allowed application on average.
94 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 72 clients, before 90 examiners in 67 art units.
