Technology area: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals
529 pending office actions • 213 clients • 468 examiners • 199 art units • 0 of 529 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC has extensive prosecution activity in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals, with 14,820 career applications and 528 pending office actions. Its resolved allowance rate is 85.63%, indicating favorable outcomes across most resolved applications.
The average of 3.44 office actions per allowance shows that successful cases commonly involved multiple examination rounds. The large application record and active docket provide substantial evidence of prosecution experience, while the allowance rate indicates that favorable results were common but not universal.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 132 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. 132 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 | 9 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 54 (10%) |
| §103 only | 130 (25%) |
| §102 only | 20 (4%) |
| §112 only | 27 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 30 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 250 (47%) |
| No statute on record | 5 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FELTON, AILEEN BAKER | 3 | 51.7% | +16.7% |
| TSAY, MARSHA M | 3 | 45.5% | +52.8% |
| UPCHURCH, DAVID M | 3 | 73.7% | +18.0% |
| LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 3 | 68.6% | +14.2% |
| KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | 3 | 69.8% | +21.3% |
| BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE | 3 | 23.8% | +56.3% |
| QIAN, CELINE X | 3 | 47.5% | +17.2% |
| MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 3 | 46.7% | +40.0% |
| DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 3 | 61.0% | +20.9% |
| ABBOTT, KODYE LEE | 2 | 54.5% | +71.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17769940 | METHODS FOR ULTRASENSITIVE DETECTION OF PROTEIN AND CELLULAR BIOMARKERS | JADHAO, SAMADHAN JAISING | 147d overdue |
| 18308921 | PROACTIVE SEISMIC REHABILITATION OF WATER PIPE NETWORKS FOR EQUITABLE RECOVERY | ABOUZAHRA, REHAM K | 146d overdue |
| 18340149 | Blind, a glazing system for a terrace or a balcony, and a method for arranging a blind in connection with a glazing system for a terrace or a balcony | RAMSEY, JEREMY C | 92d overdue |
| 18027474 | NASAL RESPIRATORY APPARATUS HAVING NASAL DAM | HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA | 72d overdue |
| 18739226 | CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD | HIGGS, STELLA EUN | 71d overdue |
| 16971992 | TISSUE ANALYSIS BY MASS SPECTROMETRY | GODDARD, LAURA B | 71d overdue |
| 18325786 | PRODUCT | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | 58d overdue |
| 17622375 | A PEPTIDE-BASED SCREENING METHOD TO IDENTIFY NEOANTIGENS FOR USE WITH TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES | JOHANSEN, PETER N. | 58d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17613351 | APOHEMOGLOBIN-HAPTOGLOBIN COMPLEXES AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF | MEJIAS, SAMANTHA LEE | 81d overdue |
| 16321777 | EXPRESSION OF PTEN-LONG WITH ONCOLYTIC VIRUSES | QIAN, CELINE X | 31d overdue |
| 17765907 | POLYMER COMPOSITION SUITABLE FOR MAKING BLOWN FILMS | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 5d |
| 18009956 | ENGINEERED PROBES FOR SIALOGLYCAN BINDING | BREEN, KIMBERLY CATHERINE | 7d |
| 18148637 | GAS GENERATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING | FELTON, AILEEN BAKER | 14d |
| 18962504 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 28d |
| 18688553 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION | LAUER, CHRISTINA C | 28d |
| 17926293 | POLYMER FOR POWER CABLE INSULATION | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 29d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1632 | 10 |
| 3677 | 9 |
| 3794 | 9 |
| 3791 | 9 |
| 1618 | 9 |
| 3771 | 8 |
| 1681 | 8 |
| 3783 | 8 |
| 1682 | 8 |
| 3732 | 7 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19637632 | CIRCULAR RNA VECTORS COMPRISING MODIFIED NUCLEOTIDES | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS | ABBOTT, KODYE LEE | 1634 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2026 |
| 19553708 | TRIM COVER AND VEHICLE SEAT | Subaru Corporation | BRINDLEY, TIMOTHY J | 3636 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 02, 2026 |
| 19484758 | ACTIVE FLOW CONTROL ENABLED VARIABLE AREA TURBINE VANE | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | BROCKMAN, ELDON T | 3799 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19481068 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPACTING DEVICE | Medacta International SA | SIPP, AMY R. | 3775 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2025 |
| 19375635 | Vehicle Safety Device with Intumescent Material | Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC | FRISBY, KEITH J | 3614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19479820 | A FLAP VALVE MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPUMP | Anthony Palacio | AYALA DELGADO, ANTHONY | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19479898 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING PROCEDURES FOR ENVISIONED AIR MOBILITY OPERATIONS | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M | 3665 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19347336 | TARGETED BONDED APPAREL | Spanx, LLC | FERREIRA, CATHERINE M | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2025 |
| 19471036 | GAS GENERATING COMPOSITIONS | Joyson Safety Systems Acquisition LLC | FELTON, AILEEN BAKER | 1734 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 19344185 | SLIDE FASTENER-ATTACHED PRODUCT | YKK Corporation | MERCADO, LOUIS A | 3677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2025 |
| 19469810 | TEXT REPORTING PROCESSING ENGINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD | Carl Morrison | CHEUNG, HUBERT G | 2161 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2025 |
| 19289687 | DEVICE FOR AMBIENT THERMAL AND VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTING | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | INGE, JOSEPH N | 2836 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19288400 | Medical Device Position Notification System | Avent, Inc. | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19281166 | System and Method of Device Performance and Behavior Tracking and Analysis | Cox Communications, Inc. | PENG, HUAWEN A | 2169 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19261205 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING FRICTION REDUCERS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF IN OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | SKAIST, AVI T. | 3674 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19145173 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR FIBER-BASED LASER SPECKLE IMAGING | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | CAMARGO, MARLY S.B. | 2638 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19254849 | MICROFLUIDIC ANTIBODY MICROARRAY WITH AN ELECTRONIC SENSOR ARRAY | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1715 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19246328 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR LOGIC-GATED PROFILING OF BIOLOGIC ACTIVITY | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19237951 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MITIGATING NON-UNIFORM MEMORY ACCESS CHALLENGES WITH COMPUTE EXPRESS LINK-ENABLED MEMORY POOLING | Georgia Tech Research Corporation | DOAN, KHOA D | 2133 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19134502 | HOLLOW MULTI CHAMBERED RADIAL WHEEL FOR A CHARGING SYSTEM | Accelleron Switzerland Ltd. | FLORES, JUAN G | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19221363 | FOLDING MACHINE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME | Horizon Inc. | MARTIN, VERONICA | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19131712 | INSOLE AND INSOLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Madras Inc. | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19204944 | DRIP TRAY FOR SHELVING | Baker Brothers Installations, Inc. | CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 3733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19203577 | IN-VEHICLE COCKPIT DRIVING STATE PROMPTING METHOD, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Xg Tech Pte. Ltd. | NGUYEN, AN T | 2686 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19196244 | FOLDOVER LOWER ABDOMINAL SHAPING GARMENT | Spanx, LLC | HALE, GLORIA M | 3732 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 |
| 19192021 | AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Xg Tech Pte. Ltd. | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2655 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 |
| 19124190 | SLIDE FASTENER, AND TOP STOP USED IN SLIDE FASTENER | YKK Corporation | SULLIVAN, MATTHEW J | 3677 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19185938 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A BUNDLE OF FILAMENTS AND/OR A YARN | Aladdin Manufacturing Corporation | LEYSON, JOSEPH S | 1744 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19122444 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MOTION PATH OF AN ULTRASOUND PROBE | Piur Imaging GmbH | CWERN, JONATHAN | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19177734 | CLOCK AND DATA RECOVERY (CDR) CIRCUITRY UTILIZING BLIND SAMPLING | Protocol Insight, Inc. | BAYARD, EMMANUEL | 2633 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19095726 | PIXEL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | Semiconductor Integrated Display Technology Co., Ltd. | WILSON, DOUGLAS M | 2622 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 |
| 19114433 | A BIOMECHANICAL SOCK | Footbalance System OY | LYNCH, MEGAN E | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19113726 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING VULNERABILITY AND ATTACKABILITY | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | PREM, SAIPRATAP | 2494 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19083128 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING HYDROCARBON LIFT AND LIQUID UNLOADING FROM A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION | Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19078802 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLASS-AGNOSTIC COUNTING OF ONE OR MORE ITEMS IN A CONTAINER | NTT Ltd. Group Services America, Inc. | SARMA, ABHISHEK | 2668 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19073853 | PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENAMELED COPPER WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | Proterial, Ltd. | KITT, STEPHEN A | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19107729 | MULTI-CABLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC | KRYCINSKI, STANTON L | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19107273 | RECONFIGURABLE UNDERWATER MODEM | Florida Atlantic University Board Of Trustees | N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19106073 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOPERATIVE NAVIGATION WITH AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R | 3661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19057742 | SURGICAL DEVICE | Medacta International SA | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | 3771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19057494 | OUTDOOR PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IMAGING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | Newsouth Innovations Pty Ltd | BRYANT, MICHAEL CASEY | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 | |
| 19054128 | SCISSOR LIFT | Custom Equipment, LLC | LIU, JONATHAN | 3631 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19103640 | FOLDED ANTENNA DIPOLE WITH ON-SUBSTRATE PASSIVE RADIATORS | John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC | MIRANDA GONZALEZ, JOSE ANTONIO | 2845 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19046648 | MODULAR MULTILEVEL FLYING CAPACITOR CONVERTER | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | LEE, JYE-JUNE | 2838 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19100237 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID AUTONOMOUS MANUFACTURING | Ohio State Innovation Foundation | AVERICK, LAWRENCE | 3799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18998940 | ELEMENT MEMBER FOR SLIDE FASTENER AND PRODUCT WITH SLIDE FASTENER | YKK Corporation | UPCHURCH, DAVID M | 3677 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036422 | GARMENT WITH REAR ACCESS | Spanx, LLC | HADEN, SALLY CLINE | 3732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19035098 | SLIDE FASTENER PULL TAB WITH PULL TAB AUXILIARY PART ROTATABLY ASSEMBLED AND DISASSEMBLED, AND SLIDE FASTENER SLIDER | YKK Corporation | DO, ROWLAND | 3677 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19028302 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PATIENT-SPECIFIC TREATMENT PARAMETERS FOR COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION | Avent, Inc. | RHODES, NORA W | 3794 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18993727 | RECORDING AND RECOVERY OF SIGNALS DURING STIMULATION | Emory University | KUO, JONATHAN T | 3792 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial85.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC were allowed, across 14,820 applications in USPTO records.
3.44 office actions per allowed application on average.
529 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 213 clients, before 468 examiners in 199 art units.
