Last updated: July 31, 2026

Application No. 19/056,726

AIRBORNE DUST REDUCING GRANULAR ABSORBENT BLENDS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 18, 2025

Priority

Nov 21, 2014 — provisional 62/083,162 +2 more

Examiner

WANG, MICHAEL H

Art Unit

3642

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Pioneer Pet Products LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 52% of cases after interview

— +25.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 684 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WANG, MICHAEL H View full profile →

Grants 52% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

356 granted / 684 resolved

At TC average

Strong +26% interview lift

Without

With

+25.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

725

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

91.2%

+51.2% vs TC avg

§102

3.6%

-36.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 684 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 18, 2025

Application Filed

Feb 24, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12690678

BED BUG MONITORING FURNITURE LEG

7y 7m to grant Granted Jul 28, 2026

16/808,022

Patent 12662257

SPACE VEHICLE COMPRISING COOLING SYSTEM

6y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/716,238

Patent 12648542

MILKING DEVICE, MILK FILTER AND FILTER CARTRIDGE

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/111,633

Patent 12643657

CONTINUAL AERIAL RELEASE FROM DRONES

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/565,263

Patent 12644434

AN INTEGRATED VESSEL WITH WAVE COMPENSATION CAPABILITY FOR TRANSPORTING COMPLETED OFFSHORE WIND TURBINES AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

52%

Grant Probability

78%

With Interview (+25.7%)

3y 0m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 684 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.