Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Azenta US, Inc. currently has 2 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, meaning each action is being reviewed independently by different personnel. For the practitioner, this requires a dual-track approach to prosecution, as each examiner will have their own set of requirements.
The busiest examiner, BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL, is assigned 1 pending office action. Since each of the 2 distinct examiners is responsible for only 1 of the 2 pending office actions, no single individual has a disproportionate impact on the company's current portfolio. However, the presence of 2 distinct art units within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems field suggests that the practitioner may encounter different examination standards or procedural nuances.
Managing 2 pending office actions requires the practitioner to track two separate timelines and sets of examiner feedback. Because the actions are in 2 distinct art units, the practitioner should be prepared for diverse perspectives on the patentability of the claims. The goal is to provide a robust response to BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL and the other distinct examiner to move both of the 2 pending office actions toward a successful conclusion.
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) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | 1 | 89.0% | +15.6% |
| GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1 | 67.6% | +52.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18668006 | Large-Scale Biological Sample Storage | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | — |
| 18459792 | TUBE CAP AND TUBE INCLUDING THE TUBE CAP | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18668006 | Large-Scale Biological Sample Storage | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | — |
| 18459792 | TUBE CAP AND TUBE INCLUDING THE TUBE CAP | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3655 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18668006 | Large-Scale Biological Sample Storage | BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL | 3655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18459792 | TUBE CAP AND TUBE INCLUDING THE TUBE CAP | GZYBOWSKI, MICHAEL STANLEY | 1798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAzenta US, Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Laurence Raphael Brothers has the most, with 1 of Azenta US, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
