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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

21 pending office actions • 5 clients

Portfolio Summary

21
Total Pending OAs
5
Final Rejections
16
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (5 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
The Regents of the University of California 10
The Regents of the University of California 7
National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 2
National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC 1
BASF Corporation 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18899116 Electrochemical Reduction System and Methods of Operation Thereof The Regents of the University of California WILKINS III, HARRY D 1794 Non-Final OA Sep 27, 2024
18825984 NOVEL CATHODE CONFIGURATION FOR ENHANCED ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO REDUCED PRODUCTS The Regents of the University of California MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM 1794 Non-Final OA Sep 05, 2024
18649779 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MALONATE The Regents of the University of California MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM 1651 Non-Final OA Apr 29, 2024
18697079 APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY SAMPLES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF The Regents of the University of California KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE 2881 Non-Final OA Mar 29, 2024
18545629 GENETICALLY MODIFIED FUNGAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING PRESPATANE National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC DICKENS, AMELIA NICOLE 1645 Final Rejection Dec 19, 2023
18522851 SALT HYDRATE COMPOSITES FOR THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF The Regents of the University of California GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1731 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18489182 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SPECTROSCOPY OF BIOMATERIALS AND LIVE CELLS The Regents of the University of California HUANG, MICKEY NMN 1758 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2023
18466660 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS USEFUL FOR THE PRODUCTION OF 4-VINYLPHENOL National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS 1652 Non-Final OA Sep 13, 2023
18357297 MASK ABSORBER LAYERS FOR EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY The Regents of the University of California ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J 1737 Non-Final OA Jul 24, 2023
18332886 TREATEMENT OF A POROUS TRANSPORT LAYER FOR USE IN AN ELECTROYLYZER The Regents of the University of California BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH 1794 Non-Final OA Jun 12, 2023
18324283 METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RHAMNOLIPID The Regents of the University of California RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM 1652 Non-Final OA May 26, 2023
18311796 PATHWAY INTEGRATION AND EXPRESSION IN HOST CELLS The Regents of the University of California KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE 1635 Non-Final OA May 03, 2023
18309591 ADDITIVES AND PARTICLES FOR LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERY The Regents of the University of California DARBY, BRENDON CHARLES 1749 Non-Final OA Apr 28, 2023
18053288 DELTA LACTONES THROUGH ENGINEERED POLYKETIDE SYNTHASES The Regents of the University of California WHITE, ASHLEY TAYLOR 1653 Final Rejection Nov 07, 2022
17560051 USE OF A PLURALITY OF SALT IONIC LIQUIDS IN THE PRETREATMENT OF BIOMASS National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 Final Rejection Dec 22, 2021
17473968 HIGH-THROUGHPUT METHODS TO CHARACTERIZE PHAGE RECEPTORS AND RATIONAL FORMULATION OF PHAGE COCKTAILS The Regents of the University of California WANG, RUIXUE 1672 Final Rejection Sep 13, 2021
17383352 HOST CELLS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING HYDROXYLATED METHYL KETONE COMPOUNDS The Regents of the University of California EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW 1652 Non-Final OA Jul 22, 2021
17185196 GENETICALLY MODIFIED BACTERIAL CELLS AND METHODS USEFUL FOR PRODUCING TETRAMETHYL PYRAZINE The Regents of the University of California JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE 1656 Non-Final OA Feb 25, 2021
17169442 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO BARCODE BACTERIOPHAGE RECEPTORS, AND USES THEREOF The Regents of the University of California NICOL, ALEXANDER W 1634 Non-Final OA Feb 06, 2021
16923931 Synthetic transcription factors BASF Corporation SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES 1663 Final Rejection Jul 08, 2020
16746635 Modified plants and methods for reducing cell wall methylation and recalcitrance The Regents of the University of California BYRNES, DAVID R 1662 Non-Final OA Jan 17, 2020

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