Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is assigned to a distinct examiner, KOHLER, STEPHANIE A, in 1 distinct art unit. KOHLER, STEPHANIE A is the busiest examiner with the busiest examiner pending action.

The company's current activity in materials chemistry is limited to this pending office action. This concentrated profile indicates a singular point of contact for their current chemical innovations.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1 32.3% +31.4%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18869563 ENZYME PREPARATION FOR IMPROVING SHAPE RETAINABILITY KOHLER, STEPHANIE A —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18869563 ENZYME PREPARATION FOR IMPROVING SHAPE RETAINABILITY KOHLER, STEPHANIE A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1791 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18869563 ENZYME PREPARATION FOR IMPROVING SHAPE RETAINABILITY KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 26, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd. have?

Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd. applications?

Stephanie A Kohler has the most, with 1 of Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Amano Enzyme Usa Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

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

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