Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
28 pending office actions • 14 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 27 patents granted in the last 365 days
Adeka Corporation has a substantial portfolio with 29 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are spread across 15 distinct art units, indicating a very broad technical footprint within the chemical sector. The 29 pending office actions are handled by 26 distinct examiners, which suggests a high degree of individual scrutiny for each application and a wide variety of examiner interactions.
NERANGIS, VICKEY M is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. With 26 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units, the company must manage a complex array of examiner preferences and art unit standards. The high volume of 29 pending office actions across 15 distinct art units highlights the need for a robust and diversified prosecution strategy. Practitioners should look for opportunities to harmonize arguments across the 15 distinct art units while addressing the specific concerns of 26 distinct examiners.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 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. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 10 (36%) |
| §102 only | 2 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 2 | 56.6% | +29.0% |
| QIAO, HUIHONG | 2 | 71.2% | +25.0% |
| BARRON, SEAN C | 2 | 52.9% | +30.9% |
| CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C | 1 | 72.9% | +9.5% |
| KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | 1 | 31.9% | +31.1% |
| CHEN, PO-CHIH | 1 | 74.2% | +14.8% |
| SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO | 1 | 68.0% | +55.6% |
| DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P | 1 | 83.9% | +20.9% |
| GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1 | 36.0% | +34.8% |
| BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1 | 73.4% | +32.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17784755 | RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID RESIN COMPOSITION | QIAO, HUIHONG | 23d overdue |
| 18260554 | NOVEL COMPOUND, AND CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID COMPOUND | FROST, ANTHONY J | 19d |
| 18687185 | OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSION | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 26d |
| 18015923 | ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAID RESIN COMPOSITION | ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE | 29d |
| 17915983 | ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND MOLDED ARTICLE | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 79d |
| 18838891 | FAT AND OIL COMPOSITION FOR RICH TASTE ENHANCEMENT | KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | — |
| 18832631 | COPOLYMER AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID COPOLYMER | CHEN, PO-CHIH | — |
| 18712974 | ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING COLLECTOR CONTAINING POROUS METAL AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAID ELECTRODE, AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SAID ELECTRODE | DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18030574 | LIGHT STABILIZER MASTERBATCH AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION USING SAME | NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 162d overdue |
| 17784755 | RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID RESIN COMPOSITION | QIAO, HUIHONG | 23d overdue |
| 16906111 | DECELLULARIZED TISSUE | BARRON, SEAN C | 28d |
| 16713772 | DECELLULARIZED TISSUE | BARRON, SEAN C | 28d |
| 18838891 | FAT AND OIL COMPOSITION FOR RICH TASTE ENHANCEMENT | KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | — |
| 18832631 | COPOLYMER AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID COPOLYMER | CHEN, PO-CHIH | — |
| 18757905 | METAL ALKOXIDE COMPOUND, THIN FILM FORMING RAW MATERIAL, AND THIN FILM PRODUCTION METHOD | SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO | — |
| 18712974 | ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING COLLECTOR CONTAINING POROUS METAL AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAID ELECTRODE, AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SAID ELECTRODE | DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1763 | 5 |
| 1767 | 3 |
| 1782 | 2 |
| 1653 | 2 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 1618 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18877555 | GREASE COMPOSITION | CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18838891 | FAT AND OIL COMPOSITION FOR RICH TASTE ENHANCEMENT | KOHLER, STEPHANIE A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18832631 | COPOLYMER AND COSMETIC COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID COPOLYMER | CHEN, PO-CHIH | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18757905 | METAL ALKOXIDE COMPOUND, THIN FILM FORMING RAW MATERIAL, AND THIN FILM PRODUCTION METHOD | SAMALA, JAGADISHWAR RAO | 1618 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18712974 | ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING COLLECTOR CONTAINING POROUS METAL AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAID ELECTRODE, AND ORGANOSULFUR ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR PRODUCING SAID ELECTRODE | DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18692934 | CHEESE-LIKE FOOD PRODUCT | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18686917 | POLYESTER-BASED PLASTICIZER, VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18687185 | OIL-IN-WATER TYPE EMULSION | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18571124 | NUCLEATING AGENT COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN COMPOSITION | PEPITONE, MICHAEL F | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18565337 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION | NGUYEN, HA S | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18547066 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND ADHESIVE | LING, DORIS | 1764 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18547092 | CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT AND ADHESIVE | STRAH, ELI D | 1782 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18262337 | CHARGE TRANSFER COMPLEX | SERGENT, RABON A | 1765 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18260554 | NOVEL COMPOUND, AND CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAID COMPOUND | FROST, ANTHONY J | 1782 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18038491 | CRYSTALLIZATION INHIBITOR FOR POLYOLEFIN RESIN, POLYOLEFIN RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYOLEFIN RESIN COMPOSITION, AND METHOD FOR INHIBITING CRYSTALLIZATION OF POLYOLEFIN RESIN | USELDING, JOHN E | 1763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18036975 | METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM | HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE | 1717 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18252527 | COMPOUND AND COMPOSITION | HEINCER, LIAM J | 1767 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18030574 | LIGHT STABILIZER MASTERBATCH AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION USING SAME | NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 1763 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 162d overdue | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18030581 | POLYOLEFIN-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR POLYOLEFIN-BASED RESIN COMPOSITION | NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 1763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18023158 | ETCHING METHOD | ALANKO, ANITA KAREN | 1700 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18022457 | COMPOUND, ADDITIVE FOR SYNTHETIC RESIN, ADDITIVE COMPOSITION FOR SYNTHETIC RESIN, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAME | QIAO, HUIHONG | 1763 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 18015923 | ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF SAID RESIN COMPOSITION | ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE | 1767 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 18013369 | SULFUR-MODIFIED POLYACRYLONITRILE, ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINING SAME, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAID ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAID ELECTRODE | CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO | 1729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 17915983 | ADDITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING SAME, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND MOLDED ARTICLE | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 79d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17784755 | RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID RESIN COMPOSITION | QIAO, HUIHONG | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 13, 2022 |
| 17258868 | POLYMER COMPOUND AND PROMOTER FOR INTRODUCING COMPOUND INTO CELLS USING SAME | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | 1693 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Jan 08, 2021 |
| 16906111 | DECELLULARIZED TISSUE | BARRON, SEAN C | 1653 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 19, 2020 |
| 16713772 | DECELLULARIZED TISSUE | BARRON, SEAN C | 1653 | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Dec 13, 2019 |
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