Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Aqua Membranes, Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Both actions are being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner within 1 distinct art unit. MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO is the busiest examiner for the company, currently handling 2 pending office actions. This represents a highly centralized prosecution environment where all current matters are under the authority of a single examiner.
The involvement of 1 distinct examiner for 2 pending office actions means that prosecution outcomes are highly dependent on this individual's tendencies. Furthermore, the 1 distinct art unit involved indicates that the company's chemical innovations are concentrated in a single technical classification. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate the specific requirements of this 1 distinct art unit. This centralized structure requires a focused strategy to address the specific requirements of the examiner.
With 2 pending office actions, the portfolio is active and focused. The strategy appears to favor a concentrated approach, engaging with 1 distinct examiner to secure intellectual property rights. Because this single examiner handles all 2 pending office actions, the company can maintain consistent arguments within the 1 distinct art unit to ensure a unified patent portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials sector. Success depends on navigating the expectations of this individual.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18751107 | Spiral Element Construction Yielding Enhanced Capacity | MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18751121 | SPIRAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT TAPERED PROFILE SPACERS | MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1772 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18751121 | SPIRAL MEMBRANE ELEMENT TAPERED PROFILE SPACERS | MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | 1772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18751107 | Spiral Element Construction Yielding Enhanced Capacity | MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | 1772 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAqua Membranes, Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Wilson Gallardo Mendoza has the most, with 2 of Aqua Membranes, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
