Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Asaka Riken Co. Ltd. manages 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This shows that the company's current pending workload is split between different examiners, providing a small degree of diversification in the prosecution process. The presence of 2 distinct art units suggests that the pending applications cover different technical sub-specialties within the chemistry sector.
SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL is the busiest examiner for the portfolio. This examiner is currently managing 1 pending office action for the company, while the other pending matter is handled by a different examiner. Because the 2 pending office actions are spread across 2 distinct examiners, the company must navigate the specific preferences and requirements of multiple individuals. This distribution can lead to varying timelines for the resolution of the pending office actions, as each examiner and art unit may have different average processing speeds and examination styles.
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%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1 | 64.2% | +7.5% |
| RIDLEY, BASIA ANNA | 1 | 13.5% | +1.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18271719 | WASTE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY TREATMENT METHOD | RIDLEY, BASIA ANNA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 1 |
| 1725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18723572 | METHOD FOR RECOVERING LITHIUM FROM LITHIUM-SALT-CONTAINING AQUEOUS SOLUTION | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1733 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18271719 | WASTE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY TREATMENT METHOD | RIDLEY, BASIA ANNA | 1725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAsaka Riken Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Moriah Simone Mcmil Smoot has the most, with 1 of Asaka Riken Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
