Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
10 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 3 of 10 (30%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. has 8 pending office actions in Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems. The matters span 7 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units, showing broad distribution with limited overlap in both assignments.
TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That concentration supports targeted examiner analysis for the related matters, while the rest of the docket requires separate prosecution planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (10%) |
| §103 only | 4 (40%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 2 | 71.6% | +21.7% |
| TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | 2 | 70.0% | +31.7% |
| BOCHNA, DAVID | 1 | 79.9% | +13.6% |
| RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | 1 | 54.5% | +27.8% |
| MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1 | 46.1% | +43.1% |
| GONZALEZ, MADELINE | 1 | 72.4% | +16.0% |
| PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 1 | 46.7% | +18.2% |
| HEWITT, JAMES M | 1 | 69.7% | +45.4% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19715220 | HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR WITH MULTIPLE SETTLING SUMP CONES | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | — |
| 19389756 | CONNECTOR FOR MAINLINE PIPE AND OUTLET PIPE | RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | — |
| 19052998 | MANHOLE CONSTRUCTION | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | — |
| 18827151 | MEDIA MIXTURE FOR WATER TREATMENT | GONZALEZ, MADELINE | — |
| 18427428 | MULTI-PURPOSE LID FOR SEPTIC TANK AND ASSOCIATED RISER | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18297991 | LIQUID QUALITY SYSTEM WITH DRAG-INDUCING PORTIONS | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 56d |
| 18775973 | END CAPS FOR STORMWATER CHAMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | 70d |
| 19715220 | HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR WITH MULTIPLE SETTLING SUMP CONES | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | — |
| 19653502 | UNIVERSAL COUPLING | BOCHNA, DAVID | — |
| 19389756 | CONNECTOR FOR MAINLINE PIPE AND OUTLET PIPE | RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | — |
| 19052998 | MANHOLE CONSTRUCTION | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | — |
| 18894747 | DUAL PIPE MANUFACTURING CELL | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | — |
| 18827151 | MEDIA MIXTURE FOR WATER TREATMENT | GONZALEZ, MADELINE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3679 | 3 |
| 3678 | 2 |
| 1778 | 1 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| 1773 | 1 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 1772 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19715220 | HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATOR WITH MULTIPLE SETTLING SUMP CONES | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 1778 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2026 |
| 19653502 | UNIVERSAL COUPLING | BOCHNA, DAVID | 3679 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2026 |
| 19389756 | CONNECTOR FOR MAINLINE PIPE AND OUTLET PIPE | RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19052998 | MANHOLE CONSTRUCTION | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | 3678 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 18894747 | DUAL PIPE MANUFACTURING CELL | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18827151 | MEDIA MIXTURE FOR WATER TREATMENT | GONZALEZ, MADELINE | 1773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18775973 | END CAPS FOR STORMWATER CHAMBERS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME | TOLEDO-DURAN, EDWIN J | 3678 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | AI Ready | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18427428 | MULTI-PURPOSE LID FOR SEPTIC TANK AND ASSOCIATED RISER | PERREAULT, ANDREW D | 3735 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2024 |
| 18473680 | MULTI-FIT PIPE ADAPTER | HEWITT, JAMES M | 3679 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18297991 | LIQUID QUALITY SYSTEM WITH DRAG-INDUCING PORTIONS | JEONG, YOUNGSUL | 1772 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | AI Ready | Apr 10, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAdvanced Drainage Systems Inc. has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 8 examiners.
Youngsul Jeong has the most, with 2 of Advanced Drainage Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
