Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha

69 pending office actions • 34 art units • 62 examiners • 0 of 69 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 101 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

69
Total Pending OAs
45
Non-Final OAs
24
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 20 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (3)

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.

32
Hard (46%)
34
Medium (49%)
3
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (4%)
§103 only27 (39%)
§102 only6 (9%)
§112 only2 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Double-patenting + other1 (1%)
Multi-statute (no §101)29 (42%)

Industry Mix

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

44
Life Sciences
64% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
1% of docket
8
Semiconductors
12% of docket
4
Mechanical / Eng
6% of docket
12
Business / Other
17% 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.

690 h
Manual time on pending OAs
138 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
241 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STEELE, JENNIFER A 3 48.6% +33.2%
REDDY, KARUNA P 2 42.4% +9.9%
LEE, DORIS L 2 58.6% +8.6%
MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM 2 66.0% +22.0%
KAHN, RACHEL 2 27.4% +16.2%
EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI 2 69.9% +13.9%
WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA 1 73.2% +16.5%
KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1 66.5% +12.5%
PEO, JONATHAN M 1 48.2% +48.1%
WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE 1 45.8% +27.8%

Hard Cases (32)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18025231 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM LAKHANI, ANDREW C 117d overdue
18692905 ULTRAHIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE POWDER AND MOLDED ARTICLE PREPARED BY MOLDING SAME REDDY, KARUNA P 36d overdue
18567150 Forward Osmosis Membrane and Forward Osmosis Membrane Module Including Same MILLER-CRUZ, EKANDRA S. 9d overdue
18152907 Modified Microorganisms and Production Method of Compounds FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L 3d overdue
18566148 Upholstery Material for Seat and Seat Including Same VONCH, JEFFREY A 26d
18460592 CURRENT MEASUREMENT MODULE, CURRENT MEASUREMENT CONDUCTOR, AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE SCHINDLER, DAVID M 27d
18714807 Resin Fiber Sheet, Prepreg and Method for Producing Prepreg WORRELL, KEVIN 41d
18722977 Artificial Leather and Method for Manufacturing Same WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE

Interview Candidates (13)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19287560 Method for Producing Resin Composition WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA 9d overdue
18699512 GLASS CLOTH, PREPREG AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD STEELE, JENNIFER A 47d
19149219 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND COMPONENT FOR TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R
18728601 Concentration Method and Concentration System for Raw Material Liquid PEO, JONATHAN M
18722977 Artificial Leather and Method for Manufacturing Same WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE
18711275 GLASS CLOTH, GLASS CLOTH PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPREG, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD STEELE, JENNIFER A
18562506 Artificial Leather and Manufacturing Method Therefor STEELE, JENNIFER A
18384172 JIG FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, METHOD FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, PACKAGE, LAMINATE, ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYZER MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1789 5
1737 4
1762 4
1764 3
1779 3
1765 2
1781 2
1653 2
1773 2
1766 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19287560 Method for Producing Resin Composition WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA 1765 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Jul 31, 2025
19149219 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND COMPONENT FOR TELECOMMUNICATION APPARATUS KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2025
18728601 Concentration Method and Concentration System for Raw Material Liquid PEO, JONATHAN M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18722977 Artificial Leather and Method for Manufacturing Same WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE 1781 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18714807 Resin Fiber Sheet, Prepreg and Method for Producing Prepreg WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending May 30, 2024
18711275 GLASS CLOTH, GLASS CLOTH PRODUCTION METHOD, PREPREG, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 17, 2024
18645013 Cellulose-containing Gear HUSON, MONICA ANNE 3611 DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 24, 2024
18699512 GLASS CLOTH, PREPREG AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §103Other Non-Final OA 47d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18696814 METHOD FOR PRODUCING DIPHENYL CARBONATE MILLER, JONATHAN 1625 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18696557 Polyolefin Film and Method for Manufacturing Polyolefin Film KRYLOVA, IRINA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18693429 BACTERIOLYSIS METHOD AND BACTERIA DETECTION METHOD TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 19, 2024
18692905 ULTRAHIGH-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE POWDER AND MOLDED ARTICLE PREPARED BY MOLDING SAME REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103§112 Final Rejection 36d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2024
18682467 Crosslinked Rubber Composition, and Method for Producing Crosslinked Rubber Composition REDDY, KARUNA P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 09, 2024
18436537 THERMAL HISTORY ESTIMATION APPARATUS LIN, ERICA S Y 2853 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 08, 2024
18437213 PREDICTING DEVICE, DEVELOPING DEVICE, PREDICTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM ZIMMERMAN, JOSHUA D §101§102Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 08, 2024
18574302 THICKENER AND ADHESIVE COMPOSITION EASHOO, MARK §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2023
18568364 GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY ANALYTICAL METHOD SHABMAN, MARK A 2855 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 08, 2023
18568143 Forward Osmosis Membrane and Method for Producing Same ROTONDI, CONNOR JON 1779 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 07, 2023
18567442 Upholstery Material for Seat and Seat Including Same LEE, DORIS L §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18567160 Composite Molded Body, Method for Manufacturing Same, and Composite Sound Absorbing Material PHILLIPS, FORREST M 2837 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18567146 Forward Osmosis Membrane and Forward Osmosis Membrane Module Including Same PERRIN, CLARE M 1779 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2023
18567150 Forward Osmosis Membrane and Forward Osmosis Membrane Module Including Same MILLER-CRUZ, EKANDRA S. 1773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18566148 Upholstery Material for Seat and Seat Including Same VONCH, JEFFREY A 1781 §102§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18565682 Forward Osmosis Membrane Module and Manufacturing Method Therefor PRINCE JR, FREDDIE GARY 1779 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Nov 30, 2023
18562506 Artificial Leather and Manufacturing Method Therefor STEELE, JENNIFER A 1789 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 20, 2023
18385456 Nonaqueous Electrolyte Solution and Nonaqueous Electrolyte Secondary Battery AMPONSAH, OSEI K 1752 §103 Final Rejection 125d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2023
18384172 JIG FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, METHOD FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, PACKAGE, LAMINATE, ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYZER MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 26, 2023
18384164 JIG FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, METHOD FOR LAMINATE PRODUCTION, PACKAGE, LAMINATE, ELECTROLYZER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROLYZER MENDEZ, ZULMARIAM §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 26, 2023
18287392 OXYETHYLENE STRUCTURE-CONTAINING POLYCARBONATE POLYOL AND USE THEREOF KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2023
18286476 Solid Electrolyte Support and Solid Electrolyte Sheet Including Same BUCHANAN, JACOB 1725 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2023
18551193 ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR PREPARING ELECTRODE, ANODE FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS, ELECTROLYTIC CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN COHEN, BRIAN W 1759 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2023
18282377 DEVELOPMENT MEDIUM, HEAT DEVELOPMENT METHOD, AND HEAT DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1737 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2023
18272483 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING PRESENCE AND/OR AMOUNT OF BACTERIA IN FOOD/DRINK SAMPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE, OR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE HINES, JANA A 1645 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jul 14, 2023
18272540 METHOD AND KIT FOR DETECTING PRESENCE AND/OR AMOUNT OF BACTERIA OF ENTEROBACTERIACEAE IN FOOD/DRINK SAMPLE, ENVIRONMENTAL SAMPLE, OR BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE ZEMAN, ROBERT A 1645 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 14, 2023
18271148 Crosslinking Rubber Composition, Rubber Composition for Tire, Molded Article for Tire Sidewall, Sheet, Method for Producing Tire Sidewall, and Tire Sidewall BUTCHER, ROBERT T 1764 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 06, 2023
18271018 PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J 1737 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 05, 2023
18209048 Method and System for Ammonia Recovery FIORITO, JAMES A 1731 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2023
18266016 Hydrogenated Diene Polymer, Bale, Rubber Composition, and Tire BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB 1762 §102 Final Rejection Pending Jun 08, 2023
18255712 ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING ALKALINE WATER ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEM WILKINS III, HARRY D 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jun 02, 2023
18143803 METHOD FOR WASHING HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE FITZSIMMONS, ALLISON GIONTA 1773 §103 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 05, 2023
18133175 Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Production Method for Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer Composition, and Rubber Composition EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI 1762 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 11, 2023
18030668 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN MULTILAYER BODY CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID 1737 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 06, 2023
18028843 Molded Bale EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI 1762 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 28, 2023
18246851 THICKENER FOR CYANOACRYLATE-BASED ADHESIVES LEE, DORIS L 1764 §103Other Non-Final OA 33d Pending Mar 28, 2023
18123370 Molecule Designing Method, Device and Program SKIBINSKY, ANNA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 20, 2023
18025231 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM LAKHANI, ANDREW C 3629 §101§103 Non-Final OA 117d overdue Pending Mar 08, 2023
18043729 POLYARYLENE ETHER KETONE RESIN KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 02, 2023
18020454 Separator for a Lead-Acid Battery and Lead-Acid Battery HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL 1723 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 09, 2023
18019168 Separator for Power Storage Device, and Power Storage Device GATEWOOD, DANIEL S 1729 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 01, 2023
18152907 Modified Microorganisms and Production Method of Compounds FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L 1652 §102§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jan 11, 2023
18009342 IMPROVED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER 1729 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 09, 2022
17913414 Hydrogenated Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Hydrogenated Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer Composition, Rubber Composition, and Method for Producing Hydrogenated Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer LENIHAN, JEFFREY S 1765 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 21, 2022
17909274 LAMINATE, HARD COATING FILM, AND COATING MATERIAL COMPOSITION DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103 Final Rejection 52d overdue Pending Sep 02, 2022
17760031 AIRBAG MULTILAYER COMPLEX AND AIRBAG PIZIALI, ANDREW T 1789 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Aug 03, 2022
17754962 RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, MOLDED ARTICLE, MECHANICAL COMPONENT, AND HOUSING AMATO, ELIZABETH KATHRYN 1762 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 18, 2022
17679216 YARN INSPECTION SYSTEM AND SCREENING METHOD ISLAM, MEHRAZUL NMN 2662 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Feb 24, 2022
17616427 IMAGING SAMPLE FOR MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME MARTIN, PAUL C 1653 §103 Non-Final OA 86d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2021
17429015 FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING RAW PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF FLEXOGRAPHIC PRINTING PLATE CHU, JOHN S Y 1737 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 06, 2021
19271783 CLOCK GENERATION APPARATUS, CLOCK GENERATION METHOD, ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM GANNON, LEVI 2849 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 17, 2025
19062017 CONCENTRATION COMPUTATION SECTION, CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, AND CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT METHOD AYUB, HINA F §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 25, 2025
19099047 PHYSICAL QUANTITY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FABIAN JR, ROBERTO §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 28, 2025
18923695 CURRENT MEASUREMENT MODULE AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE HAWKINS, DOMINIC E §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 23, 2024
18900832 MAGNETIC SENSOR AND CURRENT SENSOR NAVARRO, HUGO IVAN 2858 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2024
18898680 CURRENT SENSOR HARRISON, MICHAEL A 2852 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18440969 SENSOR SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM OBEID, FAHD A 3627 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2024
18479829 INFRARED MODULE AND METHOD OF CORRECTING INFRARED MODULE FIN, CAROLYN 2884 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 03, 2023
18460592 CURRENT MEASUREMENT MODULE, CURRENT MEASUREMENT CONDUCTOR, AND CURRENT MEASUREMENT DEVICE SCHINDLER, DAVID M 2858 §102§103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Sep 04, 2023
18187680 SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND SOUND DETECTION METHOD HENSON, BRANDON JAMES 3648 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Mar 22, 2023
17974549 GAS SENSOR SYSTEM, GAS SENSOR CALIBRATION METHOD, AND GAS SENSOR CALIBRATION PROGRAM TRAN, VIVIAN AILINH 1794 §112 Final Rejection Pending Oct 27, 2022

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