Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Wolter Van Dyke Davis, Pllc

38 pending office actions • 25 clients • 37 examiners • 31 art units • 0 of 38 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

38
Total Pending OAs
26
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

21
Overdue
0
Due this week
11
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
2
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. 37 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (21)Due ≤ 30 days (11)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

1
Hard (3%)
27
Medium (71%)
5
Easy (13%)
5
Unknown (13%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§103 only23 (61%)
§102 only4 (11%)
§112 only5 (13%)
No statute on record5 (13%)

Industry Mix

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

28
Life Sciences
74% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
24% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

380 h
Manual time on pending OAs
76 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
133 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 2 60.0% +66.7%
RUSHING, MARK S 1 76.6% +24.4%
BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1 37.6% +50.7%
DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 1 68.8% +14.2%
EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 1 42.5% +32.3%
PILLAY, DEVINA 1 44.1% +26.7%
YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 1 67.5% +42.9%
JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 1 63.5% +30.1%
LI, CHANGQING 1 30.0% +34.0%
CELESTINE, NYROBI I 1 81.7% +22.6%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18555268 PORTABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR IMAGING A SUB-CUTANEOUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING CELESTINE, NYROBI I 11d overdue

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17641494 AVIAN STEM CELLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FOOD PRODUCT RODGERS, ARIEL M 51d overdue

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18627775 METHODS FOR PASSIVATING PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS AND RELATED DEVICES PILLAY, DEVINA 80d overdue
18681212 NEUROSURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM REFERENCE ARRAY APPARATUS JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 72d overdue
18021884 USE OF FANA ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HUANGLONGBING AND ZEBRA CHIP DISEASES CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 53d overdue
18709666 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SELF-ADMINISTRATION EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 35d overdue
18555268 PORTABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR IMAGING A SUB-CUTANEOUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING CELESTINE, NYROBI I 11d overdue
18114014 T-DNA Free Gene Editing through Transient Suppressing POLQ in Plants CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 5d overdue
18859046 TRANSPARENT DIFFUSIBLE MICROEMULSIONS BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 3d overdue
18777102 BAG-IN-BOX PACKAGING DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 21d

Client Portfolio (25 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
16624
16132
17542
16742
37832
26891
37341
37151
17261
16571

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18715258 ENERGY HARVESTING SUBSTANCE EVENT MONITORING SYSTEM Noble International, LLC RUSHING, MARK S 2689 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 19, 2024
18859046 TRANSPARENT DIFFUSIBLE MICROEMULSIONS Symrise AG BERRIOS, JENNIFER A 1613 §103 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Oct 22, 2024
18777102 BAG-IN-BOX PACKAGING DMK DEUTSCHES MILCHKONTOR GMBH DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R 3734 §103 Final Rejection 21d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18709666 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE PATIENT SELF-ADMINISTRATION Noble International, LLC EGLOFF, PETER RICHARD 3715 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending May 13, 2024
18627775 METHODS FOR PASSIVATING PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS AND RELATED DEVICES The Governing Council of the University of Toronto PILLAY, DEVINA 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 80d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18608239 AN ENZYMATIC PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROXYCINNAMIC ACID AMIDES (HCAA) Analyticon Discovery GmbH YAMASAKI, ROBERT J 1657 §112 Non-Final OA 76d Pending Mar 18, 2024
18681212 NEUROSURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM REFERENCE ARRAY APPARATUS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. JOHANAS, JACQUELINE T 3773 §102 Non-Final OA 72d overdue Pending Feb 05, 2024
18539597 PREBIOTIC FORMULATIONS DMK DEUTSCHES MILCHKONTOR GMBH LI, CHANGQING 1791 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18555268 PORTABLE ULTRASOUND DEVICE FOR IMAGING A SUB-CUTANEOUS STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC IMAGING Veintech Pty Ltd. CELESTINE, NYROBI I 3798 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 13, 2023
18484705 DICE TOSS GAME Dice Toss LLC GRABOWSKI, KYLE ROBERT 3637 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Oct 11, 2023
18549003 COAL-CERAMIC SYNTHETIC AGGREGATE Dynamic Materials Systems, LLC KUVAYSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEKSEYEVNA 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 81d overdue Pending Sep 05, 2023
18272339 NOZZLE BLOCK HAVING CLEANING MEANS, AND ELECTROSPINNING DEVICE HAVING SAME Jong-Su Park WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Jul 13, 2023
18268280 CREATE HUANGLONGBING TOLERANCE BY SILENCING A CITRUS NEGATIVE IMMUNE REGULATOR UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. DELEO, VICTORIA LYNN 1662 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jun 19, 2023
18204988 HOLDER ASSEMBLY FOR FLAGPOLE ROD AND THE LIKE Roswell Canada Inc. WEINHOLD, INGRID M 3632 §112 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jun 02, 2023
18252069 METHOD OF SENSITIZING CANCERS TO IMMUNOTHERAPY USING IMMUNOMODULATORY AGENTS The Regents of the University of California OLISS, BRENDAN PATRICK NOON 1658 §112 Non-Final OA 16d Pending May 08, 2023
18247474 RAPID DIAGNOSTIC ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSING TARGETED WITH ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE TURPIN, ZACHARY MARK 1682 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18178192 AGENTS FOR THE TREATMENT OF DISEASES BY INHIBITION OF FOXO1 The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York FETTEROLF, BRANDON J 1626 Other Non-Final OA 56d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2023
18173962 THERAPEUTIC TARGETING OF GPR68 TO INDUCE FERROPTOSIS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE ELENISTE, PIERRE PAUL 1622 Other Non-Final OA 36d Pending Feb 24, 2023
18114014 T-DNA Free Gene Editing through Transient Suppressing POLQ in Plants UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2023
18021884 USE OF FANA ANTISENSE OLIGONUCLEOTIDES FOR THE PREVENTION AND MANAGEMENT OF HUANGLONGBING AND ZEBRA CHIP DISEASES Aum Lifetech, Inc. CHATTERJEE, JAYANTA 1662 Other Non-Final OA 53d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2023
18040439 ENGINEERING DIVERSE ANTIGEN-PRESENTING CELLS TO CONTROL ANTIGEN-SPECIFIC RESPONSES UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE SHIN, MONICA A 1616 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Feb 03, 2023
18015169 BIOFLUID-BASED PROTEIN AND MIRNA BIOMARKERS FOR NEONATAL HYPOXIC-ISCHEMIC ENCEPHALOPATHY The United States Department of Veterans Affairs MCCOLLUM, ANDREA K 1674 §102 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Jan 09, 2023
17918052 SHEATH/CATHETER SECURING DEVICE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. ALLEN, ROBERT F 3783 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Oct 10, 2022
17818159 XANTHINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR FORMULATIONS Xortx Therapeutics, Inc. HUANG, GIGI GEORGIANA 1613 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 08, 2022
17815196 RNA-BASED CONTROL OF BOTRYTIS Greenlight Biosciences, Inc. STEPHENS, REBECCA JOHANNA 1663 §103 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2022
17614076 METHOD FOR PREPARING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING AMPHIPHILIC ACTIVE INGREDIENTS Pharmadev SA MERCIER, MELISSA S 1615 §102 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jul 11, 2022
17784733 REVERSIBLE ENDOLUMINAL OCCLUSION DEVICE FOR HEALING OF COLORECTAL ANASTOMOSIS UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. PRICE, NATHAN R 3783 §103 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2022
17782839 NOZZLE BLOCK PROVIDED WITH NOZZLE CLOGGING PREVENTION MEANS, AND ELECTROSPINNING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Jong-Su Park TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1754 §103 Final Rejection 77d Pending Jun 06, 2022
17774215 METHODS FOR DISTINGUISHING THE STAGES OF BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE MCKNIGHT, CIARA A 1656 §103 Final Rejection 19d Pending May 04, 2022
17641494 AVIAN STEM CELLS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A FOOD PRODUCT VITAL MEAT RODGERS, ARIEL M 1792 §101 Final Rejection 51d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2022
17621953 A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CARBON BLACK AND RELATED FURNACE REACTOR Orion Engineered Carbons GmbH HENDRICKSON, STUART L 1736 §103 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2021
17490268 METHOD FOR OPERATING HEALTH-CARE DEVICE Tao Mining Co., Ltd. NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD 3771 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2021
17598695 SELECTIVE FOXO INHIBITORS FOR TREATMENT OF DIABETES AND OTHER DISORDERS RELATED TO IMPAIRED PANCREATIC FUNCTION The Trustees Of Columbia Universityin The City Of New York ROMERO, KRISTEN WANG 1624 §112 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2021
17478015 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING INSECT PESTS Greenlight Biosciences, Inc. ZHENG, LI 1662 §112 Final Rejection 70d overdue Pending Sep 17, 2021
17432177 LIF THERAPY FOR INDUCING INTESTINAL EPITHELIAL CELL REGENERATION Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey XIE, XIAOZHEN 1674 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Aug 19, 2021
17370759 IDENTIFYING TRANSITION POINTS IN CHEMICAL REACTIONS Azure Vault Ltd. MINCHELLA, KAITLYN L 1685 Other Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Jul 08, 2021
17269041 PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE BIOMARKERS FOR TRAUMATIC INJURY TO THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. TRAN, CHAU NGUYEN BICH 1677 §103 Non-Final OA 125d overdue Pending Feb 17, 2021
16813263 Methods of Generating Mature Human Muscle Fibers UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE POPA, ILEANA 1633 §103 Non-Final OA 89d overdue Pending Mar 09, 2020

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