Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
63 pending office actions • 28 clients • 58 examiners • 48 art units • 0 of 63 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SZDC Law P.C. reports 1422 career applications in Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals and 60 pending office actions. The figures show an established application history together with a substantial active office-action docket.
The resolved allowance rate is 88.67%, and the average is 1.92 office actions per allowance. Resolved matters have frequently reached allowance, with the reported allowances associated with fewer than multiple office-action events on average. This combination provides a clear view of both outcome frequency and prosecution interaction.
The profile is relevant for practitioners assessing a sizeable technology-focused portfolio. It does not identify application-specific claim scope, examiner assignments, or reasons for individual outcomes, so the metrics should support further diligence rather than serve as a standalone forecast.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 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. 20 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 + other | 6 (10%) |
| §103 only | 16 (25%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 33 (52%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 3 | 55.5% | +17.0% |
| CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO | 2 | 50.2% | +27.6% |
| RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 2 | 72.3% | +16.5% |
| KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 2 | 29.0% | +64.1% |
| KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 1 | 31.8% | +23.7% |
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.1% | +44.3% |
| BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1 | 76.7% | +30.2% |
| CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN | 1 | 46.1% | +38.4% |
| PAK, YONG D | 1 | 74.7% | +14.2% |
| EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1 | 60.8% | +43.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17631439 | TARGETED EXOSOME BASED ON RBD REGION OF SARS-COV-2 S PROTEIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI | 239d overdue |
| 17793009 | 4-UREIDO-5-CARBOXYL-IMIDAZOLE-AMIDE HYDROLASE AND USE THEREOF | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 74d overdue |
| 18012321 | SALVIA PLEBIA AND SCUTELLARIAE RADIX COMPOUND ACNE CREAM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 45d overdue |
| 17772535 | RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS FUSION PROTEIN INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PROPHYLAXIS OF RSV DISEASES USING THE SAME | WRIGHT, SARAH C | 30d overdue |
| 18291564 | INVERSION OF SOUND SPEED AND POISSON'S RATIO FROM ULTRASOUND BEAM DATA FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUES | MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 9d overdue |
| 19108416 | ORAL USE OF AN IN-MOUTH WEARABLE DEVICE IN THE TREATMENT OF DYSPHAGIA | CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN | 3d overdue |
| 18272084 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 20d |
| 18681042 | FLOOR CLEANING SYSTEM | CARLSON, MARC | 21d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17793009 | 4-UREIDO-5-CARBOXYL-IMIDAZOLE-AMIDE HYDROLASE AND USE THEREOF | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 74d overdue |
| 19108416 | ORAL USE OF AN IN-MOUTH WEARABLE DEVICE IN THE TREATMENT OF DYSPHAGIA | CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN | 3d overdue |
| 18272084 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 20d |
| 18272083 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 22d |
| 19230200 | CARDANOL-BASED BISPHENOL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | — |
| 19170179 | METHOD FOR PREPARING IONOGEL FIBER BASED ON HALOGENOMETALLATE IONIC LIQUID | YE, XINWEN | — |
| 19109585 | SHIELDING COMPOUND, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING SHIELDING COMPOUND, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATED USING METHOD | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | — |
| 19041885 | COMPOSITE ENGINEERED BACTERIA AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING D-PSICOSE | PAK, YONG D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1692 | 4 |
| 1749 | 3 |
| 1718 | 2 |
| 1652 | 2 |
| 1672 | 2 |
| 1761 | 2 |
| 1693 | 2 |
| 1729 | 2 |
| 1727 | 2 |
| 3723 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19230200 | CARDANOL-BASED BISPHENOL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Nasurfar Biomaterial Technology (Changshu) Co., Ltd. | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 1715 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19170179 | METHOD FOR PREPARING IONOGEL FIBER BASED ON HALOGENOMETALLATE IONIC LIQUID | Soochow University | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19109585 | SHIELDING COMPOUND, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING SHIELDING COMPOUND, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATED USING METHOD | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1718 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19108416 | ORAL USE OF AN IN-MOUTH WEARABLE DEVICE IN THE TREATMENT OF DYSPHAGIA | National University Corporation Tokyo Medical And Dental University | CARREIRO, CAITLIN ANN | 3786 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19041885 | COMPOSITE ENGINEERED BACTERIA AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING D-PSICOSE | Henan Zhongda Hengyuan Biotechnology Stock Co., Ltd. | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19041945 | ENZYME COMBINATION, GENETICALLY ENGINEERED BACTERIA, AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN PRODUCING D-PSICOSE | Henan Zhongda Hengyuan Biotechnology Stock Co., Ltd. | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18934156 | PLUG-IN BYPASS MODULE FOR A CABLE TV NETWORK DISTRIBUTION TAP | Technetix B.V. | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | 2831 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18853149 | A MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS FORMULATION FOR COSMETIC USE | Bright Cell, Inc. | VISONE, THOMAS J | 1672 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18848179 | THIN FILM MODIFICATION COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING THIN FILM MODIFICATION COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THIN FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | PAGANO, ALEXANDER R | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18847832 | VACUUM-BASED THIN FILM MODIFIER, THIN FILM MODIFICATION COMPOSITION INCLUDING VACUUM-BASED THIN FILM MODIFIER, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM USING THIN FILM MODIFICATION COMPOSITION, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING THIN FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | MCDONOUGH, JAMES E | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18845669 | KIF18A INHIBITOR | Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | KUCHARCZK, JED A | 1623 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18842315 | PERMANENT LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN ADJUSTABLE SEALING SLEEVE | Pipetronics GmbH & Co. Kg | LEE, MICHAEL S | 3677 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18838598 | COMPOUND AS FAK INHIBITOR AND USE THEREOF | Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | RAO, SAVITHA M | 1691 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18726997 | NANO-COMPOSITE MATERIAL-BASED INTELLIGENT FIREPROOF TEXTILE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Soochow University | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18764291 | LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT AND LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT AND LEVEL SHIFTING METHOD BASED ON LOW POWER SOURCE | Suzhou Mi Tu Optoelectronic Technology Co. Ltd. | LAM, TUAN THIEU | 2842 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jul 04, 2024 |
| 18719549 | CONJUGATE FOR PREVENTING AND TREATING VIRAL INFECTIONS AND USE THEREOF | Suzhou Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | OLSON, ANDREA STEFFEL | 1693 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18706531 | COMPOUNDS USED AS SRC INHIBITORS | Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | MAHLUM, JONATHAN DAVIS | 1625 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18706421 | HIGH-STRENGTH FLAME-RETARDANT MXENE/PHOSPHORYLATED CELLULOSE FIBRIL COMPOSITE FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Suzhou Jufeng Electrical Insulation System Co., Ltd. | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18704327 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | KASS-MULLET, BENJAMIN ELI | 1752 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18703337 | A METHOD FOR INDUCING HAPLOIDS AND ITS APPLICATION IN PLANT BREEDING | China National Rice Research Institute | WILLIAMS, KEITH RICHARD | 1663 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2024 |
| 18701599 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATING TISSUE | Synapstim | BROWN, KYLE MARTZ | 3794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18627456 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO | 1729 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18628190 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING FINGERPRINT OF XIN SU NING CAPSULE AND FINGERPRINT | Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology | GO, RICKY | 2857 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18627460 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECOND BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO | 1729 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18627382 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | BERRESFORD, JORDAN ELIZABETH | 1727 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18608048 | COMPOSITE POLYMER FILM MATERIAL BASED ON TUNGSTEN/COPPER/SULFUR CLUSTER COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF IN THIRD-ORDER NONLINEAR OPTICS | Soochow University | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1692 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18686864 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING FOCUSING BEAMS FOR REDUCING MECHANICAL INDEX AND THERMAL INDEX | Cloudstream Medical Imaging, Inc. | CELESTINE, NYROBI I | 3798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Feb 26, 2024 |
| 18584708 | NON-ANIMAL CHONDROITIN SULFATE OLIGOSACCHARIDE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Jiangnan University | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | 1693 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18681042 | FLOOR CLEANING SYSTEM | Suzhou Ruijiu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. | CARLSON, MARC | 3723 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Feb 03, 2024 |
| 18291564 | INVERSION OF SOUND SPEED AND POISSON'S RATIO FROM ULTRASOUND BEAM DATA FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF TISSUES | Cloudstream Medical Imaging, Inc. | MACCHIAROLO, PETER J | 2855 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18578384 | NAPHTHYRIDINE DERIVATIVE AS ATR INHIBITOR AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | NOTTINGHAM, KYLE GREGORY | 1621 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18573908 | VEHICULAR GLASS MODULE | Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited | THONG, YEONG JUEN | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18513586 | PREPARATION SYSTEM OF HYDROSOL SOLUTION | Jiangsu Aifocus Health Technology Co., Ltd. | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2023 |
| 18037553 | METHOD FOR PREPARING 2-IODO ARYL ETHER UNDER THE ACTION OF ALKALI METAL HYDRIDE | Soochow University | CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18288228 | FILM-FORMING MATERIAL, FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION, FILM-FORMING METHOD USING FILM-FORMING MATERIAL AND FILM-FORMING COMPOSITION, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE FABRICATED USING FILM-FORMING METHOD | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1718 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18381600 | FINGERPRINT SPECTRUM CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR NEW COMPOUND ALOE CAPSULE AND FINGERPRINT SPECTRUM | Shaanxi University Of Science And Technology | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1798 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18277074 | AUXILIARY PRECURSOR, THIN-FILM PRECURSOR COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING THIN FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE FABRICATED USING METHOD | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | LIOTT, CAROLINE DUSHECK | 1732 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18243187 | CABLE NETWORK DEVICE WITH LOW LOSS MEASUREMENT PORT | Technetix B.V. | BARTOL, LANCE TORBJORN | 2843 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18280666 | METAL PARTICLE AS WELL AS PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Suzhou Amart Enterprise Management Co. Ltd. | JANSSEN, REBECCA | 1733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18279127 | DEPRESSURIZED MULTILAYERED GLASS PANEL | Nippon Sheet Glass Company, Limited | EWALD, MARIA VERONICA | 1783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18272084 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Aug 26, 2023 |
| 18272085 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2023 |
| 18012645 | METHOD FOR SLAG MODIFICATION DURING END PERIOD OF CASTING IN STEEL LADLE HAVING COVER | Soochow University | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1733 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18275071 | SURFACE CLEANING HEAD AND SURFACE CLEANING DEVICE | Suzhou Ruijiu Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. | FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18012321 | SALVIA PLEBIA AND SCUTELLARIAE RADIX COMPOUND ACNE CREAM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Soochow University | AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 1655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18272083 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18269521 | ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T | 1727 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18039229 | NOVEL CAMPTOTHECIN DERIVATIVE, COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF | Wigen Biomedicine Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE | 1622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | May 27, 2023 |
| 18039206 | OXIDE FILM REACTION SURFACE CONTROL AGENT, METHOD OF FORMING OXIDE FILM USING OXIDE FILM REACTION SURFACE CONTROL AGENT, SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE INCLUDING OXIDE FILM, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE | Soulbrain Co., Ltd. | HOU, FRANK S | 1692 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2023 |
| 18196929 | CAPSAICIN-DERIVED PHOTOSENSITIZER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | Soochow University | BAEK, JONGHWAN NMN | 1618 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial88.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Szdc Law P.C. were allowed, across 1,422 applications in USPTO records.
1.92 office actions per allowed application on average.
63 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 28 clients, before 58 examiners in 48 art units.
