Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aligned Genetics Inc. is currently overseeing 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This 1 pending office action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, which indicates a highly localized prosecution status. The data reflects that the activity is occurring within 1 distinct art unit, suggesting that the technical subject matter is focused within a specific niche of the chemistry field.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH, who is currently responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 busiest examiner pending office action accounts for the total pending workload for the company at this time. As there is 1 distinct examiner involved, the progress of the filings in the Chemistry & Materials sector is tied to the review of this identified individual.
For practitioners, the presence of 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner means there is no variability in the current examination environment. The strategy for Aligned Genetics Inc. must be specifically tailored to the requirements of HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH. Navigating the pending matter requires a focused approach that addresses the specific concerns of the examiner within the identified art unit.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 1 | 52.4% | +43.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18351020 | ANALYTE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ANALYTE INSPECTION METHOD USING SAME | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18351020 | ANALYTE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ANALYTE INSPECTION METHOD USING SAME | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18351020 | ANALYTE INSPECTION APPARATUS AND ANALYTE INSPECTION METHOD USING SAME | HERON, VELVET ELIZABETH | 1798 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free TrialAligned Genetics Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Velvet Elizabeth Heron has the most, with 1 of Aligned Genetics Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
