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Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
15 pending office actions • 3 clients • 14 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Patterson+Sheridan, LLP handles 252 career applications in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The firm has a resolved allowance rate of 85.06 percent. The average number of office actions per allowance is 2.73. Currently, there are 11 pending office actions.
This active docket is part of the firm's experience with 252 career applications. The 85.06 percent resolved allowance rate provides a baseline for success in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The 2.73 average office actions per allowance reflects the firm's engagement with examiners in this field. This firm's data shows a practice with 252 career applications and a success rate. The 85.06 percent resolved allowance rate is an indicator of its performance. With 11 pending office actions, the firm continues to represent its clients in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals sector, maintaining a prosecution cycle that averages 2.73 office actions per grant. The 2.73 average office actions per allowance is a consistent data point for its 252 career applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (7%) |
| §103 only | 7 (47%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | 2 | 44.3% | +37.5% |
| RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 1 | 82.4% | +16.9% |
| TOOMER, CEPHIA D | 1 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1 | 73.5% | +28.9% |
| NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | 1 | 64.9% | +28.4% |
| SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | 1 | 57.0% | +46.4% |
| HANN, JAY B | 1 | 61.1% | +31.9% |
| WHITE, JAY MICHAEL | 1 | 47.1% | +100.0% |
| CAZE-CORTES, TESSALIE ADELINA | 1 | — | — |
| BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1 | 35.2% | +45.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19276651 | FOAMING AGENTS, GAS MOBILITY CONTROL AGENTS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | — |
| 19103251 | APPARATUS AND PROCESSES FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF COAL | TOOMER, CEPHIA D | — |
| 18981231 | TOMATO PROPAGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREEDING | SHARMA, SANTOSH | — |
| 18239533 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORE NETWORK DUPLICATION AND BLENDING | HANN, JAY B | — |
| 18239220 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING QUASI-STATIC PROCESSES | WHITE, JAY MICHAEL | — |
| 17968700 | MICROEMULSIONS AND USES THEREOF TO DISPLACE OIL IN HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA | RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17990195 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO CONTROL CELLULAR EXPRESSION | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 60d overdue |
| 19440551 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT POLLINATION | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | — |
| 19440533 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT POLLINATION | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | — |
| 19276651 | FOAMING AGENTS, GAS MOBILITY CONTROL AGENTS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | — |
| 18981231 | TOMATO PROPAGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREEDING | SHARMA, SANTOSH | — |
| 18907864 | CARBON FOAMS, DOPED CARBON COMPOSITES, PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING CARBON FOAMS AND DOPED CARBON COMPOSITES, AND USES THEREOF | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | — |
| 18737141 | FIBRIN PARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING FIBRIN PARTICLES | SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | — |
| 18239533 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORE NETWORK DUPLICATION AND BLENDING | HANN, JAY B | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | 11 |
| MJNN | 3 |
| Alchemy Sciences, Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3642 | 2 |
| 3674 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 1663 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 1655 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| 1636 | 1 |
| 1619 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19440551 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT POLLINATION | Mjnn LLC | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | 3642 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2026 |
| 19440533 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PLANT POLLINATION | Mjnn LLC | KLOECKER, KATHERINE ANNE | 3642 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2026 |
| 19276651 | FOAMING AGENTS, GAS MOBILITY CONTROL AGENTS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19103251 | APPARATUS AND PROCESSES FOR SOLVENT EXTRACTION OF COAL | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | TOOMER, CEPHIA D | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18981231 | TOMATO PROPAGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREEDING | Mjnn LLC | SHARMA, SANTOSH | 1663 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18907864 | CARBON FOAMS, DOPED CARBON COMPOSITES, PROCESSES FOR FABRICATING CARBON FOAMS AND DOPED CARBON COMPOSITES, AND USES THEREOF | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18737141 | FIBRIN PARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING FIBRIN PARTICLES | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 | |
| 18239533 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PORE NETWORK DUPLICATION AND BLENDING | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | HANN, JAY B | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| 18239220 | THREE DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR CHARACTERIZING QUASI-STATIC PROCESSES | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | WHITE, JAY MICHAEL | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| 18209588 | INFINITE-ACTING AND INFINITE-SUPPLY MICROMODEL SYSTEMS | Alchemy Sciences, Inc. | CAZE-CORTES, TESSALIE ADELINA | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 | |
| 17990195 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS TO CONTROL CELLULAR EXPRESSION | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | BOECKELMAN, JACOB A | 1655 | §103 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17968700 | MICROEMULSIONS AND USES THEREOF TO DISPLACE OIL IN HETEROGENEOUS POROUS MEDIA | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD | 1759 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17484381 | APPARATUS AND PROCESSES FOR ISOLATING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | KWAK, DEAN P | 1798 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2021 |
| 17482143 | HYDROGEL-ENCAPSULATED BETA CELLS, BETA-CELL ENCAPSULATION PROCESS, AND USES THEREOF | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | VANHORN, ABIGAIL LOUISE | 1636 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2021 |
| 17463362 | HYDROGEL-ENCAPSULATED CELLS AND HYDROGEL-DISPERSED CELLS | UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING | WRIGHT, SARAH C | 1619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Aug 31, 2021 |
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