Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
39 pending office actions • 16 clients • 38 examiners • 27 art units • 0 of 39 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Shackelford, Bowen, McKinley & Norton (Amini) has a career history of 1097 career applications, primarily in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 84.73. Currently, there are 27 pending office actions. The 1097 career applications indicate the level of experience in the biotech sector.
The average office actions per allowance for this profile is 3.05. This figure provides a benchmark for the prosecution timeline in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals field. The 84.73 resolved allowance rate pct demonstrates the record of success for the 1097 career applications filed. With 27 pending office actions, the firm is actively managing its ongoing examination process. These metrics offer a clear view of the firm's performance and its presence in biotechnology patent law.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (8%) |
| §103 only | 10 (26%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (18%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIU, TRACY | 2 | 54.5% | +27.3% |
| FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL | 1 | 19.4% | +23.4% |
| SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 1 | 82.2% | +16.8% |
| IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | 1 | 87.4% | +12.2% |
| MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | 1 | 60.4% | +44.1% |
| SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1 | 65.6% | +27.7% |
| STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 1 | 37.1% | +28.3% |
| YANG, ZHEREN J | 1 | 57.4% | +52.4% |
| YANG, WEI WEN | 1 | 81.9% | +11.5% |
| MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE | 1 | 78.2% | +9.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19018976 | SPARTAN: SELF-SUPERVISED SPATIOTEMPORAL TRANSFORMERS APPROACH TO GROUP ACTIVITY RECOGNITION | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | — |
| 18863553 | SENSOR-BASED SMART INSECT MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE WILD | YANG, WEI WEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18283738 | ROBOTICS ASSISTED OPENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TIGHE, BRENDAN P | 131d overdue |
| 16961757 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SODIUM BATTERIES | NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V | 124d overdue |
| 18015627 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL CAPTURE, BIOMARKER DETECTION, AND CONTACT-FREE CELL LYSIS | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 16d overdue |
| 18027993 | DISCOVERY AND USE OF IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS | STOICA, ELLY GERALD | 11d overdue |
| 18957286 | COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 4d overdue |
| 18564763 | FACTOR XIIA INHIBITORS | CHENG, KAREN | 9d |
| 18438449 | MULTIPLE CAMERA AND MULTIPLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT TRACKING ON THE MOVE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | JONES, ANDREW B | 21d |
| 18290113 | TISSUE-CULTURE INDEPENDENT GENE EDITING OF CELLS BY A LONG-DISTANCE RNA TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 77d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18957286 | COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 4d overdue |
| 19116966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL POPULATIONS OF ANATOMY | FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL | — |
| 19018976 | SPARTAN: SELF-SUPERVISED SPATIOTEMPORAL TRANSFORMERS APPROACH TO GROUP ACTIVITY RECOGNITION | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | — |
| 18993995 | MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | — |
| 18984794 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR POSITIONING A LOWER LIMB DURING MUSCULAR ACTIVITY AND DETECTING AND TRACKING PERFORMANCE OF A MUSCULAR ACTIVITY | MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | — |
| 18962464 | Resin Extrusion Printhead for 3D Printing | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | — |
| 18954396 | FUNCTIONAL FOODS COMPRISING DIAMINE OXIDASE AND USES THEREOF | LIU, TRACY | — |
| 18953779 | Polydopamine + Sio2 Underlayer For Improving Diamond-Like Carbon Coating Adhesion And Durability | YANG, ZHEREN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3792 | 2 |
| 3687 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 1632 | 1 |
| 2667 | 1 |
| 1691 | 1 |
| 1623 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19116966 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING VIRTUAL POPULATIONS OF ANATOMY | University Of Leeds | FURTADO, WINSTON RAHUL | 3687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19018976 | SPARTAN: SELF-SUPERVISED SPATIOTEMPORAL TRANSFORMERS APPROACH TO GROUP ACTIVITY RECOGNITION | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| 18993995 | MODIFIED PLANTS AND SEEDS WITH ENHANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS RESISTANCE | Texas Tech University System | IBRAHIM, MEDINA AHMED | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 | |
| 18984794 | INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR POSITIONING A LOWER LIMB DURING MUSCULAR ACTIVITY AND DETECTING AND TRACKING PERFORMANCE OF A MUSCULAR ACTIVITY | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | MELHUS, BENJAMIN S | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| 18962464 | Resin Extrusion Printhead for 3D Printing | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | SCHIFFMAN, BENJAMIN A | 1742 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18957286 | COLLABORATIVE HUMAN-MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM | Brigham Young University | STIVALETTI, MATHEUS R | 3623 | §101 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18954396 | FUNCTIONAL FOODS COMPRISING DIAMINE OXIDASE AND USES THEREOF | Dr Healthcare España, S.L. | LIU, TRACY | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| 18953779 | Polydopamine + Sio2 Underlayer For Improving Diamond-Like Carbon Coating Adhesion And Durability | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | YANG, ZHEREN J | 1781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18954426 | FUNCTIONAL FOODS COMPRISING DIAMINE OXIDASE AND USES THEREOF | Dr Healthcare España, S.L. | LIU, TRACY | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 | |
| 18863553 | SENSOR-BASED SMART INSECT MONITORING SYSTEM IN THE WILD | Solarid, LLC | YANG, WEI WEN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 | |
| 18927691 | SELECTIVE NEUROSTIMULATION OF PERIPHERAL NERVES WITH REDUCED OFF-TARGET ACTIVATION | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | MALAMUD, DEBORAH LESLIE | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| 18854789 | RECONSTRUCTION OF THE COTTON FIBER LENGTH DISTRIBUTION FROM A FIBROGRAM | Texas Tech University System | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 | |
| 18723526 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING FIBER QUALITIES | University Of Toledo | AHMED, JAMIL | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18668976 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING LONGITUDINAL INTRAFASCICULAR ELECTRODES FOR HUMAN USE | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | KAHELIN, MICHAEL WILLIAM | 3792 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18667296 | FASCICULAR MAPPER FOR ENHANCING INTRANEURAL ELECTRODES IMPLANTATION SPECIFICITY | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | COLLARD JR, DWANE EDWARD | 3792 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18694966 | GFRA2 ANTIBODIES AND THEIR USE IN CANCER TREATMENT | Texas Tech University System | NATARAJAN, MEERA | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2024 | |
| 18684668 | DIRECT REPROGRAMMING OF CELLS INTO CARDIAC PURKINJE-LIKE CELLS USING A UNIVERSAL SMALLMOLECULE COCKTAIL | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | CORDAS, EMILY ANN | 1632 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2024 |
| 18438449 | MULTIPLE CAMERA AND MULTIPLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT TRACKING ON THE MOVE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | JONES, ANDREW B | 2667 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Feb 10, 2024 |
| 18294498 | VIMENTIN TARGETED PEPTOIDS FOR EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CANCER | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | KOMATSU, LI N | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 | |
| 18568813 | COMPOUNDS USEFUL IN THE TREATMENT OR PREVENTION OF A PRMT5-MEDIATED DISORDER | Argonaut Therapeutics Limited | VISHNYAKOVA, ELENA VLADIMIROVNA | 1691 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2023 |
| 18564763 | FACTOR XIIA INHIBITORS | Lunac Therapeutics Ltd. | CHENG, KAREN | 1623 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18563331 | COATING FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | Smart Reactors Service Limited | GOTFREDSON, GAREN | 1619 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18290113 | TISSUE-CULTURE INDEPENDENT GENE EDITING OF CELLS BY A LONG-DISTANCE RNA TRANSPORT SYSTEM | Texas Tech University System | DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN | 1662 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 77d | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18380573 | COATINGS FOR MATERIALS TO REDUCE FRICTION AND ENERGY CONSUMPTION | BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS | RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W | 1746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18286796 | CONDUCTIVE STIMULI-RESPONSIVE COORDINATION NETWORK LINKED WITH BISMUTH | The Regents of the University of California | PAGANO, ALEXANDER R | 1692 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18376380 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDERED NANOPLASMONIC SENSOR FORMATION THROUGH MICROFLUIDIC ASSEMBLY | The Trustees of Dartmouth College | CHIN, CHRISTOPHER L | 1677 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18034312 | TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH RESPIRATORY DISEASES | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | SALVOZA, M FRANCO G | 1672 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18283738 | ROBOTICS ASSISTED OPENING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | TIGHE, BRENDAN P | 3652 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 131d overdue | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18278366 | IDENTIFICATION OF GENOMIC TARGETS | University Of Leeds | LAFAVE, ELIZABETH ROSE | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 | |
| 18235751 | INTEGRATED FUNCTIONAL AND MOLECULAR PROFILING OF CELLS | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | PRIEST, AARON A | 1681 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18037702 | MONITORING MEMBRANE PROTEIN TRAFFICKING FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AND DRUG DEVELOPMENT | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | LI, RUIXIANG | 1674 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18027993 | DISCOVERY AND USE OF IMMUNOGENIC PEPTIDES FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CANCERS | BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM | STOICA, ELLY GERALD | 1647 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18117038 | High Ionic Conductivity Rechargeable Solid State Batteries With An Organic Electrode | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | WALLS-MURRAY, JESSIE LOGAN | 1728 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18100456 | INTRANASAL VACCINES AND THERAPEUTICS FOR RESPIRATORY DISEASES | UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SYSTEM | ROSSI, JULIA ANNE LORRAIN | 1615 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18015627 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CELL CAPTURE, BIOMARKER DETECTION, AND CONTACT-FREE CELL LYSIS | The Trustees of Dartmouth College | LU, FRANK WEI MIN | 1683 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 17908497 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REPELLING ANIMALS FROM AN OBJECT | Texas Tech University System | LIU, SUE XU | 1616 | §103 | Final Rejection | 99d overdue | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17790245 | METAL PHOSPHOROTHIOATES AND METAL-SULFUR ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM CONTAINING THE SAME | The Trustees of Dartmouth College | CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY | 1751 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17635670 | PHARYNGEAL TUBE FOR ESTABLISHING A PATIENT AIRWAY | Board Of Regents Of The University Texas System | SUL, DOUGLAS YOUNG | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Feb 15, 2022 |
| 16961757 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE FOR SODIUM BATTERIES | Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. | NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V | 1724 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 124d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2020 |
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