Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Millen, White, Zelano & Branigan, P.C.

144 pending office actions • 71 clients • 130 examiners • 95 art units • 0 of 144 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 345 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

144
Total Pending OAs
100
Non-Final OAs
40
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 143 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

82
Overdue
8
Due this week
38
Due this month
9
Due in next 60 days
6
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 143 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (82)Due ≤ 7 days (8)Due ≤ 30 days (38)Due ≤ 60 days (9)Due later (6)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

0
Hard (0%)
116
Medium (81%)
15
Easy (10%)
13
Unknown (9%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only105 (73%)
§102 only9 (6%)
§112 only15 (10%)
Double-patenting + other2 (1%)
No statute on record13 (9%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

87
Life Sciences
60% of docket
3
Information Tech
2% of docket
12
Communications
8% of docket
4
Semiconductors
3% of docket
36
Mechanical / Eng
25% of docket
2
Business / Other
1% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

1,440 h
Manual time on pending OAs
288 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
504 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
12.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 3 47.8% +30.9%
GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 3 63.2% +41.0%
EDWARDS, LYDIA E 3 59.9% +5.6%
SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 3 57.8% +37.9%
OLADAPO, TAIWO 2 53.0% +11.3%
MENBERU, BENIYAM 2 73.8% +12.9%
NGUYEN, TAM M 2 77.2% +11.3%
RAMIREZ, ALEX 2 79.5% +22.3%
PETTITT, JOHN F 2 25.6% +21.4%
COUNTS, GARY W 2 58.9% +29.3%

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17905574 Cryogenic Air Separation Method and Air Separation Unit PETTITT, JOHN F 79d overdue
17757872 PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PROVISION OF OXYGEN PRODUCT PETTITT, JOHN F 44d overdue

Interview Candidates (21)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18148633 TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN (ADM) ANTIBODY OR AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN ANTIBODY FRAGMENT SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 88d overdue
17905574 Cryogenic Air Separation Method and Air Separation Unit PETTITT, JOHN F 79d overdue
17131008 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RISK OF GETTING CANCER OR DIAGNOSING CANCER IN A FEMALE SUBJECT COUNTS, GARY W 71d overdue
18687216 PLANT AND METHOD FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE AIR SEPARATION MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 50d overdue
18025103 ARRAY, SOAKING SOLUTIONS AND METHOD OF SELECTING SOAKING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 50d overdue
18687650 PLANT AND PROCESS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE FRACTIONATION OF AIR MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 49d overdue
17757872 PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PROVISION OF OXYGEN PRODUCT PETTITT, JOHN F 44d overdue
18025107 ARRAY, SOAKING SOLUTIONS AND METHOD OF SELECTING SOAKING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 43d overdue

Client Portfolio (71 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
37637
17716
37245
17994
37533
16283
26813
26823
37613
16843

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19265488 LIFTING MECHANISM FOR AN APPARATUS FOR LIFTING CONTRUCTION BOARDS, LIFTING APPARATUS COMPRISING SUCH A MECHANISM, LIFTING METHOD USING SUCH AN APPARATUS Edma ADAMS, GREGORY W 3652 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2025
19099629 STORAGE CONTAINER Linde GmbH CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER 3733 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jan 29, 2025
19099651 AN INJECTION ELEMENT FOR INJECTING A FLUID INTO A TANK Linde GmbH AFFUL, CHRISTOPHER M 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jan 29, 2025
18872672 COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING DISODIUM 5,10-METHYLENE-(6R)-TETRAHYDROFOLATE Merck Patent GmbH SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §102 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Dec 06, 2024
18853036 ROLLED MATERIAL Proterial, Ltd. LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE 1784 §112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2024
18808211 MODULAR SYSTEM CHASSIS AND METHOD Rockwell Collins, Inc. BUI, HUNG S 2841 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Aug 19, 2024
18283977 NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN GENERATION SYSTEM AND NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN GENERATION METHOD AI Shoji Co., Ltd. ZELASKIEWICZ, CHRYSTINA E 3699 §103 Non-Final OA 134d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2024
18729065 STORAGE VESSEL AND CRYOGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM Linde GmbH MARONEY, JENNA M 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 15, 2024
35521674 Balance bike Hudora GmbH SMITH, SARAH L 2941 §112 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Jul 01, 2024
18720522 PROCESS FOR RECOVERING MERCAPTANS, WITH SPECIFIC NI/NIO RATIO AND TEMPERATURE SELECTION IFP Energies Nouvelles PO, MING CHEUNG 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jun 14, 2024
18713994 HYDROCRACKING CATALYST COMPRISING A ZEOLITE Y HAVING A LATTICE PARAMETER STRICTLY GREATER THAN 24.50 ANGSTROM AND A BETA ZEOLITE WITH A Y/BETA RATIO OF BETWEEN 5 AND 12 FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NAPHTHA IFP Energies Nouvelles OLADAPO, TAIWO 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending May 28, 2024
18675060 METHODS FOR CALENDAR-BASED JOB MANAGEMENT IN A PRINTING SYSTEM Kyocera Document Solutions, Inc. ZONG, HELEN 2683 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 27, 2024
18713324 HYDROCRACKING CATALYST COMPRISING A ZEOLITE Y AND A ZEOLITE BETA WITH A Y/BETA RATIO STRICTLY GREATER THAN 12 FOR NAPHTHA PRODUCTION IFP Energies Nouvelles OLADAPO, TAIWO 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending May 24, 2024
18712983 ELECTRIC MOTOR, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND WATER SPORT DEVICE COMPRISING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR Wbv Weisenburger Bau+Verwaltung GmbH CHANG, MINKI 2834 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 23, 2024
18711953 TURBO MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING Cryostar SAS GOLIK, ARTHUR PAUL 3745 §103 Non-Final OA 92d overdue Pending May 21, 2024
18711353 ZIPPER TAPE CONTAINER Idemitsu Unitech Co.,Ltd. HELVEY, PETER N. 3734 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending May 17, 2024
18710960 RENEWABLE JET PRODUCTION FROM CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS FEEDSTOCK IFP Energies Nouvelles CHONG, JASON Y 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending May 16, 2024
18708013 HAIR-CUTTING DEVICE, CHARGER, AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Wahl GmbH LEE, LAURA MICHELLE 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending May 07, 2024
18644803 SUPPORT RIB FOR AIRFOIL Rtx Corporation WIEHE, NATHANIEL EDWARD 3745 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 24, 2024
18283924 ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR A HAIR-CUTTING APPLIANCE Wahl GmbH WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 93d overdue Pending Apr 12, 2024
18630471 SYNTHETIC RESIN LEATHER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Honda Motor Co., Ltd. VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Apr 09, 2024
18699476 METHOD AND FORMULATION FOR PREPARING OPTICAL METAL OXIDE LAYERS Merck Patent GmbH VETERE, ROBERT A 1712 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18627911 METHODS AND COMPUTATIONAL PIPELINE FOR FLIGHT SIMULATOR HOST SIGNAL CALIBRATION Rockwell Collins, Inc. KALHORI, DAN F 2618 §103 Non-Final OA 35d Pending Apr 05, 2024
18619612 INSPECTION OF MICROELECTRONICS USING NEURAL NETWORK Rockwell Collins, Inc. HUYNH, THANG GIA 2611 §103 Non-Final OA 52d overdue Pending Mar 28, 2024
18608040 METHODS FOR INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A PRINTING SYSTEM Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. ZHENG, JACKY X 2681 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 18, 2024
18608023 METHODS FOR INTEGRATED RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN A PRINTING SYSTEM Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. LEE, CHEUKFAN 2682 §103 Non-Final OA 43d Pending Mar 18, 2024
18691490 ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER FOR FORMING FLUORIDE COATING THEREON AND ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER HAVING FLUORIDE COATING Resonac Corporation JACKSON, MONIQUE R 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Mar 13, 2024
18601247 CRASH BOX Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. AKARAGWE, YANICK A 3672 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Mar 11, 2024
18600041 METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT TRANSACTIONS Coreledger AG HYDER, MD SAKIB 3698 §103 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2024
18687650 PLANT AND PROCESS FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE FRACTIONATION OF AIR Linde GmbH MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2024
18687216 PLANT AND METHOD FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE AIR SEPARATION Linde GmbH MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Feb 27, 2024
18584605 METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER OUTPUT MANAGEMENT Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. REINIER, BARBARA DIANE 2682 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2024
18581973 ROTARY EVAPORATOR AND CONTROL MODULE THEREFOR Hans Heidolph GmbH MILLER, JONATHAN 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 70d overdue Pending Feb 20, 2024
18684520 METHOD AND CONVEYING DEVICE Linde GmbH MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18439307 METHOD TO ENHANCE RAYLEIGH AND GAUSSIAN SENSITIVITY OF DIGITAL AUDIO BROADCAST RECEIVERS Inntot Technologies Private Limited CHOI, HAESHIL JESSICA 2479 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Feb 12, 2024
18419336 TANDEM DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J 2881 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jan 22, 2024
18566412 METHOD FOR HEATING A FURNACE Linde GmbH WILSON, GREGORY A 3762 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2023
18564407 A METHOD OF DETERMINING A CARBURISATION MODEL OF A COIL OF A STEAM CRACKING FURNACE Linde GmbH STEIN, MICHELLE 1771 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Nov 27, 2023
18563215 A URINARY CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-CATHETERIZATION AND URINE EXTRACTION Asic Medical Buha Ltd. PHAM, KATHERINE-PH MINH 3781 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2023
18508624 PRINTING METHODS FOR ENHANCED PAPER SELECTION Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. MENBERU, BENIYAM 2681 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2023
18560218 COMPOSITE SURFACE-TREATED INORGANIC POWDER Tayca Corporation BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Nov 10, 2023
18033964 MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE 1 EXPRESSION INHIBITOR, SKIN EXTERNAL AGENT, AND USE FOR INHIBITION OF MATRIX METALLOPROTEASE 1 EXPRESSION Dsr Corporation CHEN, CATHERYNE 1655 §102 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2023
18558106 PROCEDURE FOR ARC CLEANING OF ALUMINIUM SURFACES AND DETERMINATION OF THE DEGREE OF CLEANING Linde GmbH RIVERA-CORDERO, ARLYN I 1714 §103 Non-Final OA 78d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2023
18381278 INTERLOCKING FORMS FOR MAKING SAND STRUCTURES, KITS WITH INTERLOCKING FORMS AND METHOD OF USE Smtc Ug NICONOVICH, ALEXANDER R 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Oct 18, 2023
18555397 PIPE SAW HAVING TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPING MEANS Rattunde AG DONG, LIANG 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 13, 2023
18480720 PRINTING METHODS USING PAPER SCALING FACTORS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. HUNTSINGER, PETER K 2682 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Oct 04, 2023
18284446 UPGRADING OF THE AROMATICS ORIGINATING FROM CATALYTIC CRACKED GASOLINES TO THE AROMATICS COMPLEX IFP Energies Nouvelles NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Sep 27, 2023
18469808 CRYSTALLINE N-[5-(AMINOSULFONYL)-4-METHYL-1,3-THIAZOL-2-YL]-N-METHYL-2-[4-(2-PYRIDINYL)PHENYL]ACETAMIDE MONO MESYLATE MONOHYDRATE HAVING A SPECIFIC PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION RANGE AND A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA RANGE FOR USE IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AiCuris Anti-Infective Cures GmbH DIAMOND, ALAN D 3991 Other Final Rejection 8d Pending Sep 19, 2023
18244636 METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM USING INTELLIGENT RIP I/O FOR PRINTING OPERATIONS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. MENBERU, BENIYAM 2681 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Sep 11, 2023
18280728 TYPE I PHOTOINITIATOR FOR CURING SILICONE COMPOSITIONS UNIVERSITE DE HAUTE ALSACE SLOAN, LILY KAYOKO 1762 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2023
18279266 DEVICE FOR STORING A LIQUID THAT IS PROVIDED WITH A FLOATING COVER, AND USE OF SUCH A DEVICE Pep Technologies PATEL, BRIJESH V 3736 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 29, 2023
18546893 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIRECT ENERGY DEPOSITION ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING (DED) Linde GmbH MEADE, LORNE EDWARD 3741 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18450653 KIT FOR IDENTIFYING TUMOR TISSUE-OF-ORIGIN AND DATA ANALYSIS METHOD Hangzhou Shengting Medical Technology Ltd. BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE 1682 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18275929 GLOBODERA PALLIDA CONTROL AGENT Nippon Soda Co., Ltd. COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 §102 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Aug 04, 2023
18275486 PIGMENT DISPERSION Toyo Aluminium Kabushiki Kaisha CASE, SARAH CATHERINE 1731 §103 Final Rejection 93d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2023
18226398 SCHEDULER FOR A PROCESSING DEVICE INCORPORATING EXTERNAL FACTORS Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. ALAM, SHIHAB 2197 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18273575 TOPICAL COMPOSITION COMPRISING PREGABALIN Egis Gyógyszergyár Zrt. PIHONAK, SARAH 1627 DPOther Final Rejection 75d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18273700 TOPICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING DISPERSED PREGABALIN Egis Gyógyszergyár Zrt. BARSKY, JARED 1628 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18270791 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF LITHIUM HYDROXIDE (LIOH) DIRECTLY FROM LITHIUM CHLORIDE (LICI), WITHOUT THE NEED FOR AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTION OF LITHIUM CARBONATE OR SIMILAR Sociedad Quimica Y Minera De Chile S.A. NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §112 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Jul 03, 2023
18269133 METHOD FOR OLIGOMERISATION IN A GAS/LIQUID REACTOR COMPRISING A CENTRAL DUCT IFP Energies Nouvelles NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2023
18212472 PROCESS FOR MAKING PROTEIN ENRICHED BUTTER Select Milk Producers, Inc. BEKKER, KELLY JO 1792 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18267371 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CATALYST COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GROUP VIB METAL, AT LEAST ONE GROUP VIIIB METAL AND A CARRIER BASED ON OXIDE(S) IFP Energies Nouvelles RUMP, RICHARD M 1759 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jun 14, 2023
18257208 POLYMERIC ARTICLE, COMPOSITE ARTICLE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR Toyoda Iron Works Co., Ltd. ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 §103 Final Rejection 121d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2023
18266917 USE OF MGLUR5 ANTAGONISTS FOR TREATING GAMBLING DISORDER Yale University ROZOF, TIMOTHY R 1625 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2023
18257057 MODULAR TRAILING NOZZLE SYSTEM FOR A WELDING TORCH Linde GmbH WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jun 12, 2023
18266527 DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Stalicla SA COLENA, TRACY CHING-TIAN 1797 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18265207 RED FLUORESCENT SENSOR COMPOUNDS FOR THE DETECTION OF METAL IONS Femtonics Kft. GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F 1767 §112 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18265177 DIELECTRIC MATERIALS BASED ON BISMALEIMIDES CONTAINING CARDO/SPIRO MOIETIES Merck Patent GmbH BROOKS, KREGG T 1764 Other Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18037123 COMBINATION THERAPY FOR THE TREATMENT OF A LIVER DISEASE Inventiva LEE, WILLIAM Y 1623 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending May 16, 2023
18142676 MOISTURE DETECTION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR USE OF SYSTEM, AND LAMINATE FOR SYSTEM Flexible Technologies, Inc. CLARKE, ADAM S 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending May 03, 2023
18034780 METHOD FOR THE GENERATION OF NEUROSPHERES Kugelmeiers Ltd. ROGERS, ERIC JASON 1638 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 01, 2023
18033259 CARTRIDGE, TRANSFER DEVICE, METHOD FOR SAMPLING AIR, AND PRODUCTION ISOLATOR SYSTEM Merck Patent GmbH HASSAN, LIBAN M 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18033195 TRANSFER DEVICE FOR TRANFERRING A PLURALITY OF OBJECTS THROUGH A TRANSFER PORT Merck Patent GmbH RAMIREZ, ALEX 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18033209 TRANSPORT PACKAGING FOR A PLURALITY OF PETRI-DISHES AND BLISTER PACKAGING WITH A PLURALITY OF PETRI-DISHES Merck Patent GmbH RAMIREZ, ALEX 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 21, 2023
18137068 HEATING DEVICE FOR DISPENSING VOLATILE COMPOUNDS AND METHOD OF USE Scott Outdoors VELASQUEZ SANCHEZ, CHANCIE ISABELLE 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18032878 TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR TRANSFERRING OBJECTS THROUGH A TRANSFER PORT Merck Patent GmbH KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18032081 SUPPORT APPARATUS Spanset Inter AG HUSSAIN, MISHAL ZAHRA 3785 §103 Non-Final OA 87d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18249188 TORCH SEAMLESS ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT MECHANISM Linde GmbH JENNISON, BRIAN W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 14, 2023
18247585 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT MANUFACTURED IN PART ADDITIVELY FOR A TECHNICAL DEVICE Linde GmbH FENNEMA, ROBERT E 2117 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18125264 CLASS 1 FLEXIBLE UNINSULATED DUCT WITH POLYMER CORE AND SURROUNDING FIRE RESISTANT BARRIER LAYER AND METHOD OF USE Flexible Technologies, Inc. LU, HAOTIAN 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Mar 23, 2023
18027995 METAL EFFECT PIGMENT-FREE RADAR-COMPATIBLE COATING ON A SUBSTRATE Merck Patent GmbH HUANG, CHENG YUAN 1787 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2023
18027720 SURFACE-MODIFIED SILICA PARTICLES AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUCH PARTICLES Merck Patent GmbH CULBERT, ROBERTS P 1716 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18121853 ELECTRONIC SWITCHING DEVICE Merck Patent GmbH NASSIRI MOTLAGH, ANITA 1734 §102 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 15, 2023
18119071 INPUT AND OUTPUT DEVICE FOR MULTIPLE FORMATS OF VIDEO CLASS Magic Control Technology Corporation MA, MICHELLE HAU 2617 §103 Non-Final OA 134d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18025103 ARRAY, SOAKING SOLUTIONS AND METHOD OF SELECTING SOAKING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS Crystalsfirst GmbH GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 1684 §112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18025107 ARRAY, SOAKING SOLUTIONS AND METHOD OF SELECTING SOAKING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS Crystalsfirst GmbH GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 1684 Other Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18025100 ARRAY, SOAKING SOLUTIONS AND METHOD OF SELECTING SOAKING CONDITIONS FOR SMALL MOLECULES IN BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULAR CRYSTALS Crystalsfirst GmbH GROSS, CHRISTOPHER M 1684 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18024886 SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED LITHIUM ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE Evonik Operations GmbH GOULD, ANNA ELIZABETH 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Mar 06, 2023
18023177 METHOD OF ASSESSING THE CIRCADIAN RHYTHM OF A SUBJECT AND/OR ASSESSING AND PREDICTING THE ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE OF SAID SUBJECT Moreira Borralho Relógio, Angela PRIEST, AARON A 1681 Other Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
18042539 HEAT RECOVERY DURING ELECTROLYSIS PROCESSES Linde GmbH CHUNG, HOSUNG CHARLES 1794 §112 Non-Final OA 146d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2023
18022443 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Merck Patent GmbH EDWARDS, LYDIA E 1796 §112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Feb 21, 2023
18022347 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Merck Patent GmbH EDWARDS, LYDIA E 1796 §112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Feb 21, 2023
18022345 SYSTEM FOR TREATING A BIOTECHNOLOGICAL FLUID Merck Patent GmbH EDWARDS, LYDIA E 1796 §112 Final Rejection 5d Pending Feb 21, 2023
18020748 SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE ORIENTATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES Grayscalelab Kft. MALDONADO, STEVEN 3797 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Feb 10, 2023
18018068 DEVICE FOR RADIAL SEPARATION IN SIMULATED MOVING BED IFP Energies Nouvelles KUYKENDALL, ALYSSA LEE 1774 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Jan 26, 2023
18016027 NANO-COMPOSITE SEPARATOR INCLUDING POLYMER MATRIX AND HYDROPHOBIC FILLER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Evonik Operations GmbH CULLEN, SEAN P 1725 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Jan 13, 2023
18005364 MAVOGLURANT, A MGLUR5 ANTAGONIST, FOR USE IN THE TREATMENT IN THE REDUCTION OF OPIOID USE Novartis AG HOWELL, THEODORE R 1628 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jan 13, 2023
18014567 DEVICE AND PROCESS FOR CELL CULTURE MEDIA PREPARATION AND PERFORMING CELL CULTURE Merck Patent GmbH ABEL, LENORA A 1799 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jan 05, 2023
18148633 TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA OR ALZHEIMER'S AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN (ADM) ANTIBODY OR AN ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN ANTIBODY FRAGMENT Sphingotec GmbH SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 1645 §112 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Dec 30, 2022
18090877 ELECTRIC BICYCLE HAVING A DRIVE BATTERY AND A DRIVE BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR AN ELECTRIC BICYCLE Smartscale Newco AG WILHELM, TIMOTHY 3617 §102 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 29, 2022
18009796 BEND-BREAKING SYSTEM AND BEND-BREAKING PROCESSING METHOD BANDO KIKO Co., Ltd. ASHLEY, BOYER DOLINGER 3724 §112 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2022
17928963 BEND-BREAKING JIG AND BEND-BREAKING PROCESSING METHOD BANDO KIKO Co., Ltd. DAVIES, SAMUEL ALLEN 3724 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Dec 01, 2022
17986255 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RISK OF INCIDENCE OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Sphingotec GmbH MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 1674 Other Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2022
17924243 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGHER LINEAR FATTY ACIDS OR ESTERS Evonik Operations GmbH KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G 1653 Other Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Nov 09, 2022
17923931 PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD USING A MIXED PLASMA PROCESSING GAS OF C4F8 AND 2,3,3,3- TETRAFLUOROPROPENE Spp Technologies Co., Ltd. DUCLAIR, STEPHANIE P. 1713 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Nov 08, 2022
17978509 INTERFACE EXTENSION DEVICE FOR SCREEN SHARING Magic Control Technology Corporation ENGLISH, ALECIA DIANE 2625 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Nov 01, 2022
17918917 MULTI-LAYER RESEALABLE TAMPER-EVIDENT FILM FOR PACKAGING Terphane LLC KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Oct 14, 2022
17915584 RESIN, RESIN PRECURSOR COMPOSITION, COATING COMPOSITION, ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, MOLDED ARTICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR PRODUCTION METHOD Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd. KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17914079 PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER Axens LING, FOR K. 3763 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Sep 23, 2022
17912108 COMPOSITIONS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER Stalicla SA ELENISTE, PIERRE PAUL 1622 §103 Non-Final OA 140d overdue Pending Sep 16, 2022
17903199 ORGANIC PLANTING METHOD OF GASTRODIA ELATA Southwest Forestry University SHARMA, SANTOSH 1663 §103 Non-Final OA 125d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2022
17909503 Voice Authentication Apparatus Using Watermark Embedding And Method Thereof Puzzle AI Co., Ltd. YOUNG, CAMERON KENNETH 2655 §103 Non-Final OA 127d overdue Pending Sep 06, 2022
17905574 Cryogenic Air Separation Method and Air Separation Unit Linde GmbH PETTITT, JOHN F 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 79d overdue Pending Sep 02, 2022
17802651 Sodium 2-[(4S)-8-fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-quinazolin-4-yl]acetate and pharmaceutical compositions thereof Aic246 AG & Co. Kg WARD, PAUL V 1622 §103 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Aug 26, 2022
17802558 Pharmaceutical compositions comprising 2-[(4S)-8-fluoro-2-[4-(3-methoxyphenyl)piperazin-1-yl]-3-[2-methoxy-5-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-4H-quinazolin-4-yl]acetate and sodium ions Aic246 AG & Co. Kg MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 1624 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Aug 26, 2022
17802817 ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN (ADM) BINDER FOR USE IN THERAPY OF PATIENTS IN SHOCK Adrenomed AG BRISTOL, LYNN ANNE 1643 Other Final Rejection 48d Pending Aug 26, 2022
17802338 USE OF PEPTIDYLGLYCINE ALPHA-AMIDATING MONOOXYGENASE (PAM) FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE Pam Theragnositics GmbH MIKNIS, ZACHARY J 1658 §102 Final Rejection 155d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2022
17801108 ANTI-ADRENOMEDULLIN (ADM) ANTIBODY OR ANTI-ADM ANTIBODY FRAGMENT OR ANTI-ADM NON-IG SCAFFOLD FOR USE IN THERAPY OR PREVENTION OF SHOCK Adrenomed AG ALLEN, MARIANNE P 1647 Other Final Rejection 6d Pending Aug 19, 2022
17760418 METHOD AND PLANT FOR THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PRODUCTION OF OXYGEN Linde GmbH KEELING, ALEXANDER W 1795 §103 Non-Final OA 145d overdue Pending Aug 09, 2022
17793778 MEDICAL PRODUCT FOR DELIVERY OF A DRUG WITH AN INTENSIFIED EFFECT Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Jul 19, 2022
17757872 PROCESS AND PLANT FOR PROVISION OF OXYGEN PRODUCT Linde GmbH PETTITT, JOHN F 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2022
17766766 DRUM COMPOSTER, COMPOSTING DRUM USED IN THIS AND COMPOSTING METHOD Profikomp Környezettechnika Zrt. ESPERON, NATHAN GREGORY 1799 §103 Final Rejection 85d overdue Pending Apr 06, 2022
17765960 PURIFICATION OF PROTEINS AND VIRAL INACTIVATION Merck Patent GmbH REGLAS, GEORGIANA C 1651 §103 Non-Final OA 132d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2022
17765043 ELUTION OF MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES IN PROTEIN A AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY Merck Patent GmbH BELYAVSKYI, MICHAIL A 1644 Other Final Rejection 41d Pending Mar 30, 2022
17764609 FLEXIBLE POLYAMIDE FILM UNITIKA LTD. FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Mar 29, 2022
17760984 CAMPHORSULFONIC ACID AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF WITH CATIONIC EXCIPIENTS AS VISCOSITY REDUCING AGENTS IN HIGH CONCENTRATED PROTEIN FORMULATIONS Merck Patent GmbH DEBERRY, REGINA M 1647 §102 Non-Final OA 19d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2022
17635265 A METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING OR MONITORING KIDNEY FUNCTION OR DIAGNOSING KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION IN PEDIATRIC PATIENTS Sphingotec GmbH COUNTS, GARY W 1678 §112 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Feb 14, 2022
17621987 LIQUID PHASE SEPARATION OF 2G SUGARS BY ADSORPTION ON A FAU ZEOLITE HAVING A SI/AL ATOMIC RATIO GREATER THAN 1.5 IFP Energies Nouvelles LEE, HOI YAN NMN 1693 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 22, 2021
17597005 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYSIS, AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTROLYSIS Linde GmbH WILKINS III, HARRY D 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Dec 22, 2021
17503774 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHARMACEUTICAL AGENT Zaklady Farmaceutyczne Polpharma S.A. MCMILLIAN, KARA RENITA 1623 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Oct 18, 2021
17432521 METHOD FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF MACCE IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY Linkoping University Hospital JOHANSEN, PETER N. 1644 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Aug 20, 2021
17427732 VALVE Magenta Haze Pty Ltd. ROST, ANDREW J 3753 §103 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Aug 02, 2021
17345059 C3-C5 N-ALKYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTAM-CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF Virox Technologies Inc. WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL 1619 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 11, 2021
17339103 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR CLEARING BLOOD OF ACTIVE PATHOGENS Levine Machine, LLC DEAK, LESLIE R 3799 §103 Non-Final OA 315d overdue Pending Jun 04, 2021
17295198 METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ENZYMES BY A STRAIN BELONGING TO A FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS IFP Energies Nouvelles STEADMAN, DAVID J 1656 Other Final Rejection 16d Pending May 19, 2021
17295206 METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ACTIVE LAYER OF AN ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REDUCTION REACTIONS IFP Energies Nouvelles PENNY, TABATHA L 1712 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending May 19, 2021
17131008 METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE RISK OF GETTING CANCER OR DIAGNOSING CANCER IN A FEMALE SUBJECT Sphingotec GmbH COUNTS, GARY W 1678 §112 Non-Final OA 71d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2020
17253958 COMPLEMENT ANAPHYLATOXIN BINDERS AND THEIR USE IN TREATMENT OF A SUBJECT HAVING AN OCULAR WOUND AND/OR FIBROSIS Charite - Universitatsmedizin Berlin LOCKARD, JON MCCLELLAND 1647 §112 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 18, 2020
16876994 RAPID TEST FOR CELLULAR FIBRONECTIN Prediction Biosciences S.A.S. TAYLOR, LIA ELAN 1641 §112 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending May 18, 2020
16781226 ADRENOMEDULLIN TO GUIDE THERAPY OF BLOOD PRESSURE DECLINE Sphingotec GmbH SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 1645 §102 Final Rejection 37d overdue Pending Feb 04, 2020
16476443 NOVEL PROTEINS AND USE THEREOF Evolveritas Kft. KOMATSU, LI N 1658 DPOther Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jul 08, 2019
16451946 METHOD FOR TREATING LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS Agro Industries Recherche Et Developpement KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 §103 Final Rejection 89d overdue Pending Jun 25, 2019
16315805 ADRENOMEDULLIN FOR ASSESSING CONGESTION IN A SUBJECT WITH ACUTE HEART FAILURE Sphingotec GmbH SAOUD, CHRISTINE J 1645 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Jan 07, 2019
14239690 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CELLULASES USING A FILAMENTOUS FUNGUS SUITABLE FOR A FERMENTER, HAVING A LOW VOLUMETRIC OXYGEN TRANSFER COEFFICIENT KLA IFP Energies Nouvelles MOSS, NATALIE M 1653 Other Non-Final OA 28d Pending May 28, 2014

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