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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Usda-Ars Office Of Technology Transfer

20 pending office actions • 8 clients

Portfolio Summary

20
Total Pending OAs
8
Final Rejections
12
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (8 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture 9
The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture 3
The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture 2
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 2
Thermacell Repellents, Inc. 1
The Texas A&M University System 1
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION 1
World Centric 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18640978 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ARTHROPODS USING MASSOIA ESSENTIAL OIL AND RELATED PYRONES Thermacell Repellents, Inc. GEMBEH, SHIRLEY V 1615 Non-Final OA Apr 19, 2024
18591213 ABCG-TYPE SORGOLEONE TRANSPORTER FROM SORGHUM BICOLOR The Texas A&M University System SPEED, DEQUANTARIUS JAVON 1663 Non-Final OA Feb 29, 2024
18588691 AGENTS FOR REPELLING, KNOCKING DOWN, AND/OR KILLING BLOOD-SUCKING ARTHROPODS AND USES THEREOF The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture RICCI, CRAIG D 1611 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2024
18417234 THERMAL/VISIBLE IMAGER FOR CROP STRESS DETECTION The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture BILODEAU, DUSTIN E 2664 Non-Final OA Jan 19, 2024
18504308 FIRE ANT BAITS WITH ENHANCED SELECTIVITY The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture BOATENG, AFUA BAMFOAA 1617 Non-Final OA Nov 08, 2023
18477665 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETERRING OVIPOSITION BY FRUIT FLIES The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture ROBINSON, MIKHAIL O'DONNEL 1627 Final Rejection Sep 29, 2023
18476728 ANTIMICROBIAL PHENOLIC FATTY ACID-BASED EPOXY CURING AGENTS FOR POLYMERS The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture JOHNSON, DANIELLE D 1617 Non-Final OA Sep 28, 2023
18358437 ENHANCED DETECTION OF BIOFILM-EMBEDDED AND ADHERED PATHOGENS ON CONTAMINATED FOODS OR SURFACES USING ENZYMES UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA PATENT FOUNDATION UNDERDAHL, THANE E 1699 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2023
18323539 ENHANCEMENT OF PEANUT (GROUNDNUT) SEED HEALTH BENEFITS BY BOOSTING RESVERATROL CONTENT The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture SCHLIENTZ, NATHAN W 1616 Final Rejection May 25, 2023
18316082 MODULAR TEST SWAB CONTROL SYSTEM FOR LATERAL FLOW TESTS The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture VOLKOV, ALEXANDER ALEXANDROVIC 1677 Non-Final OA May 11, 2023
18175394 ENGINEERED MICROALGAE FEED TO IMPROVE HONEY BEE PATHOGEN RESISTANCE AND NUTRITION The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture MEYERING, SHABANA SHABBEER 1635 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18166114 SODIUM DEOXYCHOLATE BILE ACID AS ANTIBIOTIC CARRIER The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture LEE, HOI YAN NMN 1693 Non-Final OA Feb 08, 2023
18090713 MOISTURE RESISTANT CELLULOSE FOAMS World Centric RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 Final Rejection Dec 29, 2022
17954632 BIODEGRADABLE PARTICLES AND BIODEGRADABLE PARTICLES IN CONTACT WITH ACTIVE INGREDIENTS The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture MAEWALL, SNIGDHA 1612 Final Rejection Sep 28, 2022
17713871 FABRIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ATTACHED ASCORBIC ACID VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY WHEELER, THURMAN MICHAEL 1619 Final Rejection Apr 05, 2022
17713803 FABRIC COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING ATTACHED ZEOLITE AND/OR A ZEOLITE/PECTIN COMPLEX VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY GHALI, ISIS A D 1611 Non-Final OA Apr 05, 2022
17700713 SYSTEM FOR RAPID ASSESSMENT OF PECTIN STRUCTURAL/FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture LUSI, ELLIS FOLLETT 1677 Final Rejection Mar 22, 2022
17546331 METHODS FOR KILLING PESTS The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture HIRT, ERIN E 1616 Final Rejection Dec 09, 2021
17135415 DETECTION OF LIPASE ACTIVITY IN HONEY BEES The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture PAPCIAK, SHARON M 1657 Final Rejection Dec 28, 2020
16804535 CELLULOSIC FIBERS COMPRISING EMBEDDED SILVER NANOPARTICLES AND USES THEROF The United States Of America, AS Represented By The Secretary Of Agriculture CHAU, LISA N 1785 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2020

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