Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Albany International Corp. has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Both of these 2 actions are assigned to a single examiner, Jennifer A Steele, within 1 distinct art unit. This means that the company's current pending portfolio is being reviewed by the same person. Jennifer A Steele is also designated as the busiest examiner for the company.
This represents a highly centralized prosecution environment where the examiner's perspective will determine the outcome of all pending matters. Because both actions are in the 1 art unit, the company only needs to navigate the policies of a single technical group. This concentration allows for a very focused prosecution strategy for these 2 cases. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the specific preferences and standards of the assigned examiner, as their feedback will be the primary factor in the success of the current pending workload. The involvement of the art unit ensures that the subject matter is being reviewed by a consistent group of supervisors and technical experts. This focused approach allows for a deep engagement with the specific requirements of the Chemistry & Materials sector. The outcome of the 2 pending actions will provide a clear indication of the company's standing within this specific technical category.
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 | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEELE, JENNIFER A | 2 | 48.7% | +33.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18217355 | Extruded Reinforced Industrial Belt | STEELE, JENNIFER A | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19535754 | EXTRUDED REINFORCED INDUSTRIAL BELT WITH EMBEDDED LAYER | STEELE, JENNIFER A | — |
| 18217355 | Extruded Reinforced Industrial Belt | STEELE, JENNIFER A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1789 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19535754 | EXTRUDED REINFORCED INDUSTRIAL BELT WITH EMBEDDED LAYER | STEELE, JENNIFER A | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2026 |
| 18217355 | Extruded Reinforced Industrial Belt | STEELE, JENNIFER A | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAlbany International Corp. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Jennifer A Steele has the most, with 2 of Albany International Corp.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
