Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH has 4 pending office actions currently active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are split among 4 distinct examiners, meaning each pending matter is being evaluated by a different person. The portfolio's reach extends to 3 distinct art units, indicating that the company's innovations are being reviewed by several different specialized groups within the patent office.

The busiest examiner identified in the data is WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE, who currently oversees 1 pending case. With 4 pending office actions and 4 distinct examiners, the company faces a diverse set of examination perspectives. This lack of examiner overlap means that insights gained from one application may not directly apply to others, requiring a customized approach for each of the 4 pending matters.

The distribution across 3 distinct art units suggests that the company is pursuing a variety of technical sub-specialties. Practitioners should be prepared to navigate the specific guidelines and precedents of each of these 3 distinct art units. Because no single examiner handles more than 1 pending case, the portfolio's overall progress is not overly dependent on the timeline or temperament of any one individual at the patent office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

4
Total Pending OAs
4
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

3
Hard (75%)
1
Medium (25%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (25%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (75%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
25% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

40 h
Manual time on pending OAs
8 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
14 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE 1 — —
JORDAN, ANDREW 1 44.4% +17.3%
COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1 69.8% +16.2%
AHMED, SHEEBA 1 80.6% +14.5%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION JORDAN, ANDREW —
18725541 SOLAR COATED LAMINATE WITH COMPLEX SHAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON —
18718032 AUTOMOTIVE LAMINATE GLAZING WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL QUALITY AHMED, SHEEBA —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION JORDAN, ANDREW —
18725541 SOLAR COATED LAMINATE WITH COMPLEX SHAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON —
18718032 AUTOMOTIVE LAMINATE GLAZING WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL QUALITY AHMED, SHEEBA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1787 2
1789 1
2874 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18861553 LAMINATE WITH EDGE SEAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE 1789 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 29, 2024
18839355 GLAZING HAVING TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTION THROUGH IMPROVED LIGHT INJECTION JORDAN, ANDREW 2874 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18725541 SOLAR COATED LAMINATE WITH COMPLEX SHAPE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1787 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18718032 AUTOMOTIVE LAMINATE GLAZING WITH IMPROVED OPTICAL QUALITY AHMED, SHEEBA 1787 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 08, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH have?

Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH applications?

Tara Noelle Whipkey has the most, with 1 of Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Agp Worldwide Operations GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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