Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
133 pending office actions • 74 clients • 109 examiners • 75 art units • 0 of 133 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
MCKEE, VOORHEES & SEASE, P.L.C. practices in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and has a record of 6,723 career applications. Its current profile includes 136 pending office actions and a 98.47% resolved allowance rate.
The average is 3.63 office actions per allowance. The combination of a large pending docket and a high resolved allowance rate suggests that portfolio management must accommodate both active examination and a strong record of reaching allowance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 46 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. 46 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 | 2 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (5%) |
| §103 only | 36 (27%) |
| §102 only | 3 (2%) |
| §112 only | 12 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 12 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 55 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 4 | 78.5% | +14.4% |
| CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 4 | 44.0% | +70.1% |
| STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 4 | 68.2% | +27.7% |
| SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 3 | 76.5% | +14.9% |
| MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 2 | 74.3% | +25.2% |
| IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 2 | 87.4% | +12.2% |
| SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 2 | 84.6% | +26.4% |
| STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 2 | 70.0% | +21.9% |
| WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 2 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 2 | 70.0% | +69.2% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18847439 | MORPHOREGULATORS FOR REGENERATION OF MAIZE SOMATIC EMBRYOS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 3d overdue |
| 18895992 | METHODS OF DECREASING TOTAL ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18747002 | HYDRAULIC DOOR CLOSER CAPABLE OF REDUCING OIL-PRESSURE THEREIN IN HIGH TEMPERATURE | MILLER, WILLIAM L | 128d overdue |
| 18577826 | REVERSIBLE ELECTROADHESION OF HYDROGELS TO ANIMAL TISSUES FOR SUTURELESS REPAIR OF CUTS OR TEARS | DAVID, SHAUN L | 85d overdue |
| 17309424 | SECURITY MARKERS | GUSSOW, ANNE | 84d overdue |
| 18465840 | CONFERRING DROUGHT TOLERANCE AND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE PLANT-SPECIFIC RFS GENE FAMILY | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 42d overdue |
| 18563274 | LIQUID REPELLENT SLIPPERY SURFACES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 30d overdue |
| 18176152 | TESTING ASSAY FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSIS OF USHER, PENDRED, JERVELL, AND LANGE-NIELSEN SYNDROMES | HANEY, AMANDA MARIE | 4d overdue |
| 17423289 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMMUNE MODULATION AND TREATMENT OF CANCER | HEITMEIER, KENDALL NICOLE | 2d overdue |
| 19033792 | METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD-LEVEL CARBON, WATER AND NUTRIENT IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 1d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18040942 | COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ORTHOGONAL GENOME ENGINEERING IN PLANTS | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 71d overdue |
| 18357767 | PRODUCTION OF DITERPENE ALKALOIDS | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 43d overdue |
| 18465840 | CONFERRING DROUGHT TOLERANCE AND BIOMASS ACCUMULATION THROUGH THE PLANT-SPECIFIC RFS GENE FAMILY | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 42d overdue |
| 18007019 | EXCISABLE PLANT TRANSGENIC LOCI WITH SIGNATURE PROTOSPACER ADJACENT MOTIFS | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 19d overdue |
| 18481069 | INIR19 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN WITH JUNCTION POLYNUCLEOTIDE DELETIONS | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 10d overdue |
| 18452330 | INIR4 TRANSGENIC MAIZE WITH JUNCTION SEQUENCE DELETIONS | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 10d overdue |
| 18481358 | INIR11 TRANSGENIC MAIZE WITH JUNCTION SEQUENCE DELETIONS | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 8d overdue |
| 18847439 | MORPHOREGULATORS FOR REGENERATION OF MAIZE SOMATIC EMBRYOS | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 3d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1663 | 27 |
| 1662 | 16 |
| 3746 | 3 |
| 3671 | 3 |
| 3991 | 3 |
| 1793 | 3 |
| 1645 | 2 |
| 1661 | 2 |
| 3647 | 2 |
| 1761 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19347291 | MULTI-STAGE, TELESCOPING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER, CYLINDER BEARING PROTECTION SYSTEM, AND SCRAPER FOR CYLINDER ROD | Rosenboom Machine & Tool, Inc. | NGUYEN, DUSTIN T | 3745 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2025 |
| 19329122 | PROBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF DOPAMINE | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | HINES, JANA A | 1645 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2025 |
| 19265643 | INERT GAS ENABLED EXTREME WEAR RESISTANCE OF ELECTRIFIED MOVING COMPONENTS | The Texas A&M University System | RUSHING, JR, BOBBY | 3618 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19263095 | MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED TOOL CHANGER FOR MUSHROOM CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | 4Ag Robotics Inc. | TANG, BRYANT | 3658 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19217546 | DIAMOND PAINTING KITS, METHODS, AND PROCESSES | Unwind Designs LLC | NEWAY, BLAINE GIRMA | 3735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19197017 | INIR20 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN WITH JUNCTION POLYNUCLEOTIDE DELETIONS | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19192111 | ENGINEERING TOMATO FRUITS AS A PRODUCTION PLATFORM FOR TERPENOID PRODUCTS | UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. | ROBINSON, KEITH O NEAL | 1661 | §101§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19180744 | IMPROVED POLYNUCLEOTIDES FOR EXPRESSION OF RNA-GUIDED NUCLEASES AND DNA BINDING PROTEINS IN SOYBEAN | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | MCWILLIAMS, KELSEY LYNN | 1663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19078091 | INIR6 TRANSGENIC MAIZE | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19068216 | FLOATING RAIL SYSTEM AND TRACKS FOR MOUNTING RETRACTABLE SCREENS | Alutech United, Inc. | KELLY, CATHERINE A | 3619 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19042677 | SELF-PRIMING TRANSFER PUMP WITH QUICK PUMP ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT | Farmchem Corp. | JARIWALA, CHIRAG | 3746 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19036621 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS TO AN UNDERGROUND PIPE | Pipe Lining Enterprises, Inc. | FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 3678 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19033792 | METHODS TO ESTIMATE FIELD-LEVEL CARBON, WATER AND NUTRIENT IMPLICATIONS FOR AGRICULTURE | The Board Of Trustees Of The University Of Illinois | DELICH, STEPHANIE ZAGARELLA | 3623 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18997396 | SECURITY MARKER SYSTEM | Metis Global Trading Limited | LEWIS, JUSTIN V | 3637 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19021735 | LACTUCA SATIVA VARIETY DELUXE | Central Valley Seeds, Inc. | KEOGH, MATTHEW R | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022071 | MICROBIAL FERMENTATION METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS | Newleaf Symbiotics, Inc. | ARIANI, KADE | 1651 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18724749 | INOT1824 TRANSGENIC MAIZE | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 1663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18989319 | AGRICULTURAL PLANTING IMPLEMENT WITH SEED TO GROUND SYSTEM | Kinze Manufacturing, Inc. | BUCK, MATTHEW R | 3672 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18975794 | SIMULATED NATURAL LANDSCAPE IN A CAGE-FREE FACILITY TO IMPROVE ANIMAL WELFARE AND HEALTH | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | TRAN, ZOE T | 3647 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18960955 | GENETIC REGULATORY ELEMENT | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | BYRNES, DAVID R | 1662 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18958213 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CELL KILL CONFIRMATION | Abs Global, Inc. | KIM, KIHO | 2884 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18862834 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR MODIFYING SEED COMPOSITION | Zeakal, Inc. | REDDEN, KAREN M | 1661 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18933400 | ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | Nosmek Green Solutions, Inc. | EDWARDS, LOREN C | 3746 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18861126 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INCREASING AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN CONTENT IN PLANTS | The Curators of the University of Missouri | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 1662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18851389 | TARGETED DONOR DNA INSERTION AND INDEL EDITING OF PLANT GENES | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18895992 | METHODS OF DECREASING TOTAL ALKALOID CONTENT IN TOBACCO | UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY RESEARCH FOUNDATION | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18850364 | PLANTS WITH IMPROVED PHOSPHORUS USE EFFICIENCY | Carnegie Institution Of Washington | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 1662 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18847982 | SOYBEAN JAG1 GENE MUTATIONS | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | STANKOVIC, BRATISLAV | 1662 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18847439 | MORPHOREGULATORS FOR REGENERATION OF MAIZE SOMATIC EMBRYOS | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | SHEN, YANXIN NMN | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18828464 | FLEXIBLE NANO COATING WITH SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED ELECTRICAL, THERMAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR PROPERTIES | South Dakota Board Of Regents | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18820906 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CELLULASE WITH A NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND A QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUND | Ecolab Usa Inc. | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18810980 | DOG RECUMBENCY REST ROCKER BED | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | WALTER, KATHERINE JUNE | 3647 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18804525 | CORN ENDOTYPE-DERIVED POLYPEPTIDES CAPABLE OF METABOLIZING FUMONISIN | The Texas A&M University System | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18799936 | INHT26 TRANSGENIC SOYBEAN | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | SULLIVAN, BRIAN JAMES | 1663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18799465 | HYBRID TOMATILLO PLANT NAMED BOTERO | Hm.Clause, Inc. | MEADOWS, CHRISTINA L | 1663 | §112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18835223 | USE OF CAS12F NUCLEASES IN PRODUCTION OF EXPRESSION MODULATED PLANT MATERIALS | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON | 1663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18785963 | WEDGE FOR TRUCK AND TRAILER ELECTRICAL COUPLING | Cklaiowa LLC | CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18730113 | IMPROVED SOYBEAN EXPLANT PREPARATION AND TRANSFORMATION | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA | 1662 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18768941 | OVERCOMING SELF-INCOMPATIBILITY IN DIPLOID PLANTS FOR BREEDING AND PRODUCTION OF HYBRIDS | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA | 1663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18763591 | HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM BATTERIES COMPRISING A NICKEL-RICH CATHODE AND FLUORINATED ELECTROLYTE | South Dakota Board Of Regents | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18758404 | SKID PLATE FOR MOTORCYCLE SADDLE BAG | Siouxicide Choppers, Inc. | HYMEL, ABIGAIL R | 3611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18750470 | THIN-FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | The Penn State Research Foundation | NGUYEN, TAM M | 1771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18723331 | MODIFIED DAIRY PROTEINS, METHODS FOR THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE | Miruku Limited | RAMIREZ, DELIA M | 1652 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722517 | POLLEN-MEDIATED FEED TRAIT DELIVERY IN HYBRID F2 PROGENY SEED | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18722451 | POLLEN-MEDIATED INDUSTRIAL TRAIT DELIVERY IN HYBRID F2 PROGENY SEED | Inari Agriculture Technology, Inc. | PAGE, BRENT T | 1663 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18747002 | HYDRAULIC DOOR CLOSER CAPABLE OF REDUCING OIL-PRESSURE THEREIN IN HIGH TEMPERATURE | Cmech (Guangzhou) Ltd. | MILLER, WILLIAM L | 3677 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 128d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18716031 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF SOLID MICROPARTICLES | Sitec Pharmabio, S.L. | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1754 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18680946 | LIGNAN-INSPIRED COMPOUNDS, METHODS OF MAKING, AND USING THEREOF | Iowaibo, Inc. | NEAGU, IRINA | 1629 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18680822 | SYNTHESIS AND PREPARATION OF ULTRA-LOW VISCOSITY AND HIGH MAGNETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY MAGNETIC IONIC LIQUIDS | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | RILEY, JEZIA | 1681 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18709682 | ACTUATABLE TOY ANIMAL | Wecool Toys Inc. | LEGENDRE, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3711 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial98.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by Mckee, Voorhees & Sease, P.L.C. were allowed, across 289 applications in USPTO records.
3.63 office actions per allowed application on average.
133 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 74 clients, before 109 examiners in 75 art units.
