Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Stites & Harbison PLLC

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

123 pending office actions • 85 clients • 119 examiners • 73 art units • 0 of 123 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

STITES & HARBISON PLLC has handled 11719 career applications, focusing on Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 81.53. This figure measures the firm's success in converting resolved applications into granted patents across its 11719 career applications.

The firm averages 3.09 office actions per allowance, which characterizes the typical prosecution cycle for its clients. There are 99 pending office actions currently active. This current volume of work is consistent with the firm's large career total and represents the active phase of its Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals practice.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=11719 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

81.5%
Allowance Rate
n=11719
+0.59σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=11719
3.1
OAs to Allowance
n=7215
-0.23σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=7215
1096 days
Time to Allowance
n=7215
+11.1pp
Interview Lift
n=11719
20.2%
RCE Rate
n=11719
1.9%
Appeal Rate
n=11719

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

79.9%
§101 Overcome
n=698
77.8%
§102 Overcome
n=2727
80.0%
§103 Overcome
n=4245
83.2%
§112 Overcome
n=3581

Specialization & Scale

A61K, A61P, G01N
Top CPC Subclasses
13%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=11719
10
Practitioners
n=11719
1171.9
Apps / Practitioner
n=11719

Portfolio Summary

123
Total Pending OAs
80
Non-Final OAs
39
Final Rejections
4
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
0
Due this week
10
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 36 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 30 days (10)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (5)

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.

67
Hard (54%)
48
Medium (39%)
8
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only2 (2%)
§101 + other10 (8%)
§103 only30 (24%)
§102 only9 (7%)
§112 only7 (6%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Double-patenting + other9 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)55 (45%)

Industry Mix

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

61
Life Sciences
50% of docket
2
Information Tech
2% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
5
Semiconductors
4% of docket
27
Mechanical / Eng
22% of docket
28
Business / Other
23% 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.

1,230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
246 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
430 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
10.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 2 68.4% +41.5%
FORTUNA, JOSE A 2 79.5% +9.9%
SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 2 37.3% +16.2%
TORRES, ALICIA M 2 73.5% +17.5%
BARSKY, JARED 1 50.2% +22.7%
DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 1 52.1% +15.7%
TULLIA, STEVEN A 1 74.3% +19.2%
CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN 1 46.0% +38.4%
QUAIM, LAMIA 1 74.0% +17.8%
ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 1 76.5% +21.9%

Hard Cases (67)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18258803 CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL DISC AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME COTRONEO, STEVEN J 138d overdue
18713063 COMPRESSED AIR BLOWER FOR ODONTOLOGICAL INTRAORAL SCANNER END-PIECE LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D 118d overdue
18683236 ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF HAIR AND SKIN CONDITIONING INGREDIENTS USING HYDROXYPROPYL BISHYDROXYETHYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 72d overdue
18681117 COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, COSMETIC USES OF A COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, ANTIOXIDANT DERMOCOSMETIC PRODUCT AND FOR PREVENTING SKIN AGING AND SKIN CARE METHOD TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 36d overdue
18716633 Method for liquefying a methane-rich gas to be processed, and corresponding facility PETTITT, JOHN F 17d overdue
18279643 WELDING ELECTRODE AND SPOT-WELDING DEVICE KIM, TAE JUN 15d overdue
18008298 Method for generating a decision support system and associated systems BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT 8d overdue
17787612 TRANSPARENT COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SKINCARE AND/OR HAIRCARE WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES 5d overdue

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18391381 ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURAL CROP HARVEST TORRES, ALICIA M 16d overdue
18383541 DEVICE FOR GATHERING AND CUTTING VEGETATION TORRES, ALICIA M 14d
19549683 TOPICAL COMPOSITION BARSKY, JARED —
19388130 DOUBLE-LUMEN OOCYTE ASPIRATION NEEDLE AND USE THEREOF DANIEL, ANTARIUS S —
19327597 BOLT MODULE WITH SIEGE BUTTON AND LATCH TULLIA, STEVEN A —
19276177 Wound Dressing CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN —
19140157 DATA CAPTURE DEVICE, SYSTEM & METHOD QUAIM, LAMIA —
19134105 ANTENNA DEVICE ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM —

Client Portfolio (85 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
NITTO DENKO CORPORATION 10
Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) 8
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY 6
COLONIAL CHEMICAL, INC. 6
Thales 3
V. MANE FILS 3
Mississippi State University 3
Material Handling Systems, Inc. 2
Howard Hughes Medical Institute 2
Axcess 2
VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD. 2
Université Paris-Saclay 2
University of Cambridge 2
Futura Medical Developments Limited 1
Wta – Watanabe Tecnologia Aplicada Ltda 1
Surelock Mcgill Limited 1
Pellis Innovations Limited 1
Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd. 1
Evlr International AB 1
Cairdac 1
Leatt Corporation 1
Vortex Innovation Worx Pty Ltd. 1
Ramp N Clamp LLC 1
RS Technologies Inc. 1
Universite Toulouse Iii-Paul Sabatier 1
Orchid Holdings LLC 1
Teijin 1
SAKURA SEIKI CO., LTD. 1
Ucl Business Limited 1
Bioprojet 1
Electrolux Professional AB 1
Industrias Colombo S.A. 1
Dutton-Lainson Company 1
THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL 1
Fujikoshi Machinery 1
COB Bearings GmbH 1
IMPACT Biolife Science 1
Beijing Vagary Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd. 1
Natural Alternatives, LLC 1
Beynon Boyle Medical Ltd. 1
ENGIE 1
Alvaro ALFREDO RISSO 1
Institut National de La Sante Et de La Recherche Medicale (inserm) 1
Limagrain 1
Universal Field Robots Pty Ltd. 1
GENSIGHT BIOLOGICS 1
Trajan Scientific Australia Pty Ltd. 1
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. 1
Virginia Tech 1
ACHÉ LABORATÓRIOS FARMACÊUTICOS S.A. 1
Renata Pinto BASTIDAS 1
Nagata Sangyo Co., Ltd. 1
Suzhou Alphamab Co., Ltd. 1
MARSHALL UNIVERSITY RESEARCH CORPORATION 1
Woods-N-Water, Inc. 1
Redwood Materials, Inc. 1
3Sp Technologies 1
UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA 1
THE BINDING SITE GROUP LIMITED 1
Gamegenic 1
Université de Montpellier 1
Magnamed Tecnologia Médica S/A 1
U.S. Government 1
HealthHub 1
Fives Cryo 1
Moba 1
Verdox, Inc. 1
Haydale Graphene Industries PLC 1
InFlectis BioScience 1
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD. 1
NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. 1
Selvax Pty Ltd 1
Kirn Medical Design, LLC 1
Xeda International 1
UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE 1
Werd, LLC 1
Pro-Chefgrills, LLC 1
TEAGASC - THE AGRICULTURE AND FOOD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 1
S.p.c.m. S.A. 1
Axoltis Pharma 1
THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK 1
NYOBOLT LIMITED 1
Western University 1
Fundação Pio XII 1
ONXEO 1

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16285
17484
37833
17923
16123
17872
16632
16152
36712
16242

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19549683 TOPICAL COMPOSITION Futura Medical Developments Limited BARSKY, JARED 1628 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 25, 2026
19388130 DOUBLE-LUMEN OOCYTE ASPIRATION NEEDLE AND USE THEREOF Wta – Watanabe Tecnologia Aplicada Ltda DANIEL, ANTARIUS S 3783 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 13, 2025
19327597 BOLT MODULE WITH SIEGE BUTTON AND LATCH Surelock Mcgill Limited TULLIA, STEVEN A 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 12, 2025
19276177 Wound Dressing Pellis Innovations Limited CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN 3786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 22, 2025
19140157 DATA CAPTURE DEVICE, SYSTEM & METHOD Globaltech Corporation Pty Ltd. QUAIM, LAMIA 3676 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2025
19134105 ANTENNA DEVICE Niterra Co., Ltd. ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 29, 2025
19221110 CABLE TIE Evlr International AB SAN, JASON W §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending May 28, 2025
19199604 MODULE FOR CALCULATING A CARDIAC RHYTHM SETPOINT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE PACEMAKER CONTROLLED DEPENDING ON THE PATIENT'S ACTIVITY Cairdac LUKJAN, SEBASTIAN X §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2025
19175528 HELMET Leatt Corporation HALL, FORREST G 3732 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 10, 2025
18880622 COATED SUBSTRATE Niterra Co., Ltd. RICE, STEVEN 1787 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2025
18880322 SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION TRADING AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION TRADING Niterra Co., Ltd. MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M 3619 §101§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 31, 2024
18878429 CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT Vortex Innovation Worx Pty Ltd. HIBBERT, MARY C 3731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2024
18970176 Displaceable Step Assembly for Swim Platform Ramp N Clamp LLC FIX, THOMAS S 3618 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 05, 2024
18694945 UTILITY POLE ASSEMBLY AND LAMINATE STRUCTURE FOR A UTILITY POLE ASSEMBLY Rs Technologies Inc. TAVARES-CROCKETT, ULA CORINNA §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18866595 Porous composite and use thereof for gas storage Universite Toulouse Iii-Paul Sabatier HOPKINS, ROBERT A §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18864310 A Syringe for Processing Fat Grafts and Related Methods Orchid Holdings LLC STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F 3781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18858418 Oxazepin Derivative Teijin Pharma Limited AGGARWAL, SAHIL CHANDER 1623 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 21, 2024
18855897 CELLS FOR BURN TREATMENT AND BURN TREATMENT METHOD Sakura Seiki Co., Ltd. WEHBE, ANNE MARIE SABRINA 1634 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 10, 2024
18851449 PRODUCTION DEVICE Niterra Co., Ltd. DUNN, DARRIN D §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 26, 2024
18850422 Visual Field Sensitivity Testing Ucl Business Limited NIGAM, NATASHA §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 24, 2024
18849569 NOVEL USE OF PITOLISANT FOR TREATING SEVERE FATIGUE Bioprojet CHANDRAKUMAR, NIZAL S §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18882674 USE OF 2-HYDROXYBENZYLAMINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF SYSTEMIC LUPUS VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY NEAGU, IRINA §101§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 11, 2024
18829770 CONVEYOR SUBSYSTEM FOR HANDLING UNCONVEYABLE PARCELS AND PARCEL TRANSFER SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME Material Handling Systems, Inc. LOGAN, KYLE O §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18843746 FILTER ARRANGEMENT Electrolux Professional AB ROTONDI, CONNOR JON §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024
18796532 AXIAL FLOW REGULATION SYSTEM FOR GRAIN HARVESTING MACHINES Industrias Colombo S.A. RUNCO, MADELINE IVY §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 07, 2024
18790299 Trailer Tongue Jack Assembly with Manual and Torque Limited Power Drill Driver Dutton-Lainson Company BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES 3726 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2024
18788297 Gyroscopic measurement method and sensor Thales HA, NGUYEN Q §101 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 30, 2024
18784407 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACID TO PLANT CELLS The University of Bristol KEOGH, MATTHEW R 1663 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18833303 HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING MEMBER Niterra Co., Ltd. BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18833140 HOLDING MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HOLDING MEMBER Niterra Co., Ltd. WILSON, LEE D §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 25, 2024
18781068 POLISHING HEAD, POLISHING APPARATUS, AND POLISHING METHOD Fujikoshi Machinery Corp. LARSON, JOHN MICHAEL §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18774156 SLIDING SEGMENT WITH CROWNING Cob Bearings GmbH PILKINGTON, JAMES 3617 §102§103 Final Rejection 72d Pending Jul 16, 2024
18728914 VOLATILE SUBSTANCE DEVICE, USES AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME V. Mane Fils JOYNER, KEVIN §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 15, 2024
18728279 IMPROVED BIOLOGICALLY DERIVED FOOD PRESERVATIVE Impact Biolife Science, Inc. YOO, HONG THI 1792 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 11, 2024
18706573 Minitablet, Preparation Method Thereof, and Formulation Beijing Vagary Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd. ATKINSON, JOSHUA ALEXANDER 1612 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18727615 ALLOY PARTICLE, DUST CORE, ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC GENERATOR Niterra Co., Ltd. DUMBRIS, SETH M 1784 §103 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Jul 09, 2024
18752212 Method for Reducing or Eliminating the Carry Back of Aggregate Material by Hauling Equipment Natural Alternatives, LLC ABU ALI, SHUANGYI §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18723408 COATED PAPERBOARD Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18723175 RECYCLABLE PAPER OF HIGH WET STRENGTH Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) RUSSELL, STEPHEN MATTHEW 1748 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18746478 RETENTION DEVICE, AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK Niterra Co., Ltd. AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN 2838 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18719176 COATED PAPER SUITABLE FOR USE IN A SACK Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) TAWFIK, SAMEH §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 12, 2024
18718134 AN AMPOULE Beynon Boyle Medical Ltd. MENDEZ, MANUEL A §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2024
18717985 GRAPHENE-COATED PAPER OR PAPERBOARD Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) AHMED, SHEEBA 1787 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 07, 2024
18716633 Method for liquefying a methane-rich gas to be processed, and corresponding facility Engie PETTITT, JOHN F 3763 §103§112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Jun 05, 2024
18714077 STARCH-COATED PAPER OR PAPERBOARD Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) VERA, ELISA H 1748 §102 Final Rejection 57d Pending Jun 03, 2024
18715681 HEAT-SEALABLE PAPER Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 §103 Final Rejection 59d overdue Pending May 31, 2024
18713063 COMPRESSED AIR BLOWER FOR ODONTOLOGICAL INTRAORAL SCANNER END-PIECE Alvaro Alfredo Risso LUCCHESI, NICHOLAS D 3772 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 118d overdue Pending May 23, 2024
18710968 METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF HRD CANCER AND BRCA-ASSOCIATED CANCER INSERM KONOPKA, CATHERINE ANNE §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 16, 2024
18702467 TARGETED GENE INTEGRATION IN PLANTS Limagrain Europe ORDAZ, CHRISTIAN JOSE 1663 §103§112 Final Rejection 9d Pending Apr 18, 2024
18701405 BOREHOLE DEPTH LOGGING Universal Field Robots Pty Ltd. ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 15, 2024
18623256 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN OPTOGENETIC DEVICE USING FILTERING AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES Gensight Biologics OKONAK, ELIZABETH LOUISE 3792 §103§112DP Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Apr 01, 2024
18691641 PHENYL CORE COMPOUNDS AS MGLU5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024
18691617 HETEROARYL-LINKED ANALOGS AS MGLU5 NEGATIVE ALLOSTERIC MODULATORS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L 1628 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 13, 2024
18690602 COATED SUBSTRATES WITH EXTENDED SHELF LIFE Trajan Scientific Australia Pty Ltd. TURK, NEIL N §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 08, 2024
18592801 TOTE TIPPING SYSTEM Material Handling Systems, Inc. PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 3652 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 62d Pending Mar 01, 2024
18685204 Nucleotides Comprising CasPhi Modified for Nuclear Targeting VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MCLEOD, AFRICA MHAIRIE §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2024
18683236 ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF HAIR AND SKIN CONDITIONING INGREDIENTS USING HYDROXYPROPYL BISHYDROXYETHYLDIMONIUM CHLORIDE Colonial Chemical, Inc. SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1615 §103§112 Final Rejection 72d overdue Pending Feb 12, 2024
18682755 BICYCLIC FUSED PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVES FOR THE TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS INCLUDING RSV Georgia State University Research Foundation, Inc. VALENROD, YEVGENY 1628 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 09, 2024
18681416 RECHARGEABLE SOLID STATE LITHIUM BATTERIES WORKING OVER A WIDE TEMPERATURE RANGE VIRGINIA TECH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, INC. BULLOCK, IN SUK C §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18681117 COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, COSMETIC USES OF A COMPOSITION OF LIPID NANOPARTICLE CONTAINING VITIS VINIFERA EXTRACT, ANTIOXIDANT DERMOCOSMETIC PRODUCT AND FOR PREVENTING SKIN AGING AND SKIN CARE METHOD Aché Laboratórios Farmacêuticos S.A. TCHERKASSKAYA, OLGA V 1615 §103§112 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Feb 05, 2024
18292451 Assymetric Paperboard Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) FORTUNA, JOSE A 1748 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 26, 2024
18576999 FLAVORED CORE-SHELL CAPSULES FILM-COATED WITH POLYVINYLIDENE CHLORIDE V. Mane Fils JONES, KOLTON ED 1755 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 05, 2024
18574376 GAS SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE, GAS SENSOR CONTROL METHOD, AND GAS SENSOR CONTROL SYSTEM Niterra Co., Ltd. NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN 1700 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2023
18391381 ARRANGEMENT INTRODUCED IN PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURAL CROP HARVEST Renata Pinto Bastidas TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §102 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 20, 2023
18390289 COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING FLUOROPHORES FOR USE IN VISUALIZATION AND PURIFICATION OR MANIPULATION Howard Hughes Medical Institute WILLIS, DOUGLAS M 1624 §112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 20, 2023
18544718 Method for determining detecting thresholds of a constant false alarm rate device of a sensor and associated devices and method Thales LE, JOHN H 2857 §101§102§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2023
18571699 SULFONATE-FUNCTIONALIZED ALKYL POLYGLUCOSIDES AS SULFATE-FREE SURFACTANTS FOR TOOTHPASTE AND MOUTHWASH Colonial Chemical, Inc. ROBERTS, LEZAH 1612 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2023
18564707 MEAT-LIKE PROTEIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, MEAT-LIKE FOOD PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME, ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, AND USE THEREOF Nagata Sangyo Co., Ltd. LEBLANC, KATHERINE DEGUIRE 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2023
18014318 COAGULATION FACTOR XI (FXI) BINDING PROTEIN Suzhou Alphamab Co., Ltd. DAHLE, CHUN WU §102§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 27, 2023
18560230 METHODS FOR INCREASING RED BLOOD CELL HALF-LIFE AND ASSOCIATED TREATMENT OF ANEMIA Marshall University Research Corporation BRADLEY, CHRISTINA 1654 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2023
18383541 DEVICE FOR GATHERING AND CUTTING VEGETATION Woods-N-Water, Inc. TORRES, ALICIA M 3671 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Oct 25, 2023
18288034 HYDROPHILIC POLY(THIOKETAL) URETHANE SCAFFOLDS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1763 §102 Non-Final OA 86d Pending Oct 23, 2023
18551940 A METHOD FOR PROVIDING A NON-UNIFORM BARRIER COATING ON A HOLLOW CONTAINER COMPRISING MOLDED PULP Billerud Aktiebolag (Publ) BAREFORD, KATHERINE A 1718 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 22, 2023
18242283 Method of Making Monodispersed Single Crystal Cathode Material Redwood Materials DOVE, TRACY MAE 4100 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 05, 2023
18548782 Semiconductor optoelectronic device 3Sp Technologies NELSON, HUNTER JARED 2828 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 01, 2023
18279643 WELDING ELECTRODE AND SPOT-WELDING DEVICE UNIVERSITY PUBLIC CORPORATION OSAKA KIM, TAE JUN 3799 §103§112 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2023
18454967 ANTIBODIES The Binding Site Group Limited HAQ, SHAFIQUL 1678 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 24, 2023
18546441 Games box compartment having a movable wall and associated games box Gamegenic GmbH BERRY, SAMANTHA MARIE 3711 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 15, 2023
18546300 COMBINATION OF A SERCA2 INHIBITOR AND A STING ACTIVATOR FOR USE IN TREATING AND/OR PREVENTING CANCER UNIVERSITE DE MONTPELLIER DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 14, 2023
18264706 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MUSCLE PRESSURE OF A PATIENT BEING VENTILATED BY A PULMONARY VENTILATOR AND AUXILIARY DEVICE FOR A PULMONARY VENTILATOR Magnamed Tecnologia Médica S/A SIPPEL, RACHEL T 3785 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 08, 2023
18273754 EDTA AND EGTA FOR USE IN PRESERVING THE INTEGRITY OF THERAPEUTIC COMPOUNDS Axcess (UK) Ltd WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN 1622 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 21, 2023
18260986 Electronic device for storing a terrain database, method for generating such a database, related avionics system, monitoring method and computer programs Thales KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §101 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 11, 2023
18220137 COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR SCAVENGING DICARBONYL ELECTROPHILES The United States Department of Veterans Affairs SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH 1629 §102DPOther Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18258803 CERVICAL ARTIFICIAL DISC AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING THE SAME Healthhub Co.,Ltd. COTRONEO, STEVEN J 3773 §102§103 Final Rejection 138d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2023
18268585 SUGAR-BASED, ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY PIGMENT AND MINERAL DISPERSANTS Colonial Chemical, Inc. BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE 1731 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 20, 2023
18266230 INSTRUMENTED HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A LIFESPAN OF SAID HEAT EXCHANGER Fives Cryo KHAN, IFTEKHAR A §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 08, 2023
18254810 Apparatus for Shelling Eggs Moba Group B.V. OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending May 26, 2023
18320562 CERAMIC HEATER Niterra Co., Ltd. FISHER, WESLEY LE 3745 §102§103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18318997 TRYPTOPHAN-CONTAINING CHEMIGENETIC FLUORESCENT INDICATOR Howard Hughes Medical Institute REGA, KYLE THOMAS 1636 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending May 17, 2023
18035807 COMPOSITE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL GAS SEPARATION Verdox, Inc. FIGUEROA, JOHN J 1763 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 08, 2023
18303556 Catalysts and process for liquid hydrocarbon fuel production Mississippi State University BOYER, RANDY 1771 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2023
18027082 Methods and Apparatus for Delivering Feedstocks for Plasma Treatment Haydale Graphene Industries PLC TAI, XIUYU 1795 §103DP Final Rejection 75d Pending Mar 17, 2023
18109031 Benzylideneaminoguanidine derivatives as NR2B-selective NMDA receptor antagonists and their therapeutic applications Inflectis Bioscience HARTLEY, MICHAEL G 1618 §103 Final Rejection 110d overdue Pending Feb 13, 2023
18041284 JOINED BODY, HOLDING DEVICE, AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. LAN, YAN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 10, 2023
18005490 COMPLEX OXIDE CERAMIC, FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL, AND ARTICLE NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd. CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY 1617 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 13, 2023
18147793 RANDOM ACCESS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND NETWORK-SIDE DEVICE Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. CHU, WUTCHUNG 2418 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 29, 2022
18065258 SMART GLASSES, WIRELESS EARPHONES, WEARABLE DEVICE ASSEMBLY, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Vivo Mobile Communication Co., Ltd. HUSTOFT, JUSTIN WAYNE 2872 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Dec 13, 2022
18008298 Method for generating a decision support system and associated systems Universite Paris-Saclay BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT 2124 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
18000533 AGONIST ANTI-CD40 ANTIBODIES Selvax Pty Ltd. BERHANE, SELAM 1675 §112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Dec 02, 2022
17991283 BREAST IMPLANT REMOVAL DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS Kirn Medical Design, LLC HARRIS, WESLEY G 3783 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 21, 2022
17925165 NEW PROCESS OF TREATMENT OF FRUIT AND VEGETABLES Xeda International DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL 1792 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 14, 2022
17923559 Synthesis of Optically Active Indoline Derivatives Via Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective C-H Functionalization Mississippi State University SAEED, KAMAL A 1626 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Nov 04, 2022
17923161 METHOD FOR DETECTING INFLAMMATION-RELATED PLATELET ACTIVATION UNIVERSITE JEAN MONNET SAINT ETIENNE MACFARLANE, STACEY NEE 1675 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Nov 03, 2022
17919790 ENTERNAL FEEDING TUBE Werd, LLC GOLLAMUDI, NEERAJA 3783 §103 Final Rejection 57d Pending Oct 19, 2022
17967477 CHARCOAL GRILLING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORIES Pro-Chefgrills, LLC DEEAN, DEEPAK A 3762 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2022
17910656 AN ISOLATED BACILLUS ALTITUDINIS STRAIN AND ITS USE AS A PROBIOTIC Teagasc - The Agriculture And Food Development Authority KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 09, 2022
17797292 Device comprising a set of Josephson junctions, system comprising such a device and method for using such a device Universite Paris-Saclay NARAGHI, ALI 2800 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 03, 2022
17794757 Cellular Uptake Axcess (UK) Ltd ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG 1624 §112 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17787612 TRANSPARENT COMPOSITION FOR USE IN SKINCARE AND/OR HAIRCARE S.P.C.M. SA WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES 1616 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2022
17781214 PEPTIDE COMPOSTIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING TAUOPATHIES Axoltis Pharma COFFA, SERGIO 1658 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending May 31, 2022
17777958 Citrate-Functionalized Polymeric Surfactants Based Upon Alkyl Polyglucosides Colonial Chemical, Inc. CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI 1699 DP Final Rejection — Pending May 18, 2022
17725982 ASSAY AND MEDICAMENT The University of Warwick LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 21, 2022
17768649 ELECTRODE COMPOSITIONS Nyobolt Limited CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 13, 2022
17701583 POLYMERS AND CO-POLYMERS FOR POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES AND HIGH YIELD CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE STRUCTURES THEREFROM Mississippi State University KELLEY, HEIDI RIVIERE 1765 §102 Final Rejection 67d overdue Pending Mar 22, 2022
17633868 LIQUID DRESSING COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR VETERINARY USES Cambridge Enterprise Limited SONG, JIANFENG 1613 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 08, 2022
17633889 LIQUID DRESSING COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USES Cambridge Enterprise Limited COHEN, MICHAEL P 1612 §103 Non-Final OA 100d overdue Pending Feb 08, 2022
17630415 Disodium Lauryl Sulfosuccinate Composition Colonial Chemical, Inc. OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS 1761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 26, 2022
17619298 COLORED HYDROGEL MATERIALS AND METHOD MAKING SAME V. Mane Fils KIM, BRYAN 1792 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 15, 2021
17603335 SUGAR-BASED, ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY SURFACTANTS FOR EMULSION POLYMERIZATION Colonial Chemical, Inc. REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 12, 2021
17425894 MITOCHONDRIA-TARGETED ISOKETAL/ISOLEVUGLANDIN SCAVENGERS VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY BORI, IBRAHIM D 1629 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 26, 2021
17422789 INORGANIC SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE HAVING HIGH AIR STABILITY, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF The University of Western Ontario BARTON, JEFFREY THOMAS 1726 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 14, 2021
16967500 METHOD AND KIT FOR THE CLASSIFICATION OF THYROID NODULES Fundação Pio Xii HANEY, AMANDA MARIE 1682 §101§112 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 05, 2020
16078706 COMBINATION THERAPIES COMPRISING IMMUNO-ONCOLOGY AGENTS AND BELINOSTAT Onxeo RODRIGUEZ, RAYNA B 1628 §103 Final Rejection 9d Pending Aug 22, 2018

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