Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
8 pending office actions • 6 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ahlstrom Oyj currently manages a portfolio with 8 pending office actions, all located within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This volume of activity is distributed among 5 distinct examiners, indicating a moderate level of diversity in the individuals reviewing the company's patent applications. For a practitioner, this distribution requires managing 5 distinct examiner styles and potential differences in prior art interpretation within the same broad technology sector.
The prosecution effort spans 6 distinct art units. This suggests that the company's innovations in Chemistry & Materials are being categorized into 6 specialized sub-fields at the patent office. Navigating 6 different art units requires a strategy that accounts for the specific examination cultures and technical nuances of each unit, as these administrative divisions can vary significantly in their allowance rates and procedural tendencies.
TATESURE, VINCENT is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions. This concentration of 3 actions under a single examiner makes TATESURE, VINCENT a primary point of contact for the company's legal team. Successfully navigating the requirements of this specific examiner is essential for the overall health of the Ahlstrom Oyj portfolio, as their decisions impact a significant portion of the 8 total pending actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 | 5 (62%) |
| §112 only | 1 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TATESURE, VINCENT | 3 | 44.8% | +31.9% |
| MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 2 | 31.9% | +43.1% |
| THAKUR, VIREN A | 1 | 13.3% | +26.5% |
| CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C | 1 | 67.8% | +14.9% |
| DICUS, TAMRA | 1 | 30.4% | +21.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18725467 | STERILIZATION WRAP AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE | TATESURE, VINCENT | 35d |
| 19211583 | COMPOSTABLE LID COMPRISING AN OXYGEN BARRIER LAYER FOR SEALING A CAPSULE AND CAPSULE SEALED BY THE LID | THAKUR, VIREN A | — |
| 18694259 | THERMOPLASTIC-IMPREGNATED CELLULOSIC NONWOVEN AS A COMPOSTABLE FILTER MATERIAL FOR LIQUIDS | TATESURE, VINCENT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18678361 | SELF-CLEANING FILTER | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 46d overdue |
| 17637666 | PRE-PASTED WALL COVER AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | DICUS, TAMRA | 28d |
| 18725467 | STERILIZATION WRAP AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE | TATESURE, VINCENT | 35d |
| 19211583 | COMPOSTABLE LID COMPRISING AN OXYGEN BARRIER LAYER FOR SEALING A CAPSULE AND CAPSULE SEALED BY THE LID | THAKUR, VIREN A | — |
| 18872965 | FIBER-BASED TRANSPARENT TAPE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT AND USES THEREOF | CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C | — |
| 18947295 | COMPOSTABLE LID FOR SEALING A CAPSULE AND A CAPSULE SEALED BY THE LID | TATESURE, VINCENT | — |
| 18694259 | THERMOPLASTIC-IMPREGNATED CELLULOSIC NONWOVEN AS A COMPOSTABLE FILTER MATERIAL FOR LIQUIDS | TATESURE, VINCENT | — |
| 17115184 | HIGH BURST STRENGTH WET-LAID NONWOVEN FILTRATION MEDIA AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1786 | 2 |
| 1773 | 2 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 1745 | 1 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19211583 | COMPOSTABLE LID COMPRISING AN OXYGEN BARRIER LAYER FOR SEALING A CAPSULE AND CAPSULE SEALED BY THE LID | THAKUR, VIREN A | 1792 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 18872965 | FIBER-BASED TRANSPARENT TAPE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING IT AND USES THEREOF | CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C | 1745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18947295 | COMPOSTABLE LID FOR SEALING A CAPSULE AND A CAPSULE SEALED BY THE LID | TATESURE, VINCENT | 1786 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18725467 | STERILIZATION WRAP AND METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USE | TATESURE, VINCENT | 1786 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18678361 | SELF-CLEANING FILTER | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §103 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18694259 | THERMOPLASTIC-IMPREGNATED CELLULOSIC NONWOVEN AS A COMPOSTABLE FILTER MATERIAL FOR LIQUIDS | TATESURE, VINCENT | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 17637666 | PRE-PASTED WALL COVER AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | DICUS, TAMRA | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Feb 23, 2022 |
| 17115184 | HIGH BURST STRENGTH WET-LAID NONWOVEN FILTRATION MEDIA AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SAME | MCCULLOUGH, ERIC J. | 1773 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2020 |
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Start Free TrialAhlstrom Oyj has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 5 examiners.
Vincent Tatesure has the most, with 3 of Ahlstrom Oyj's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
