Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Bay Materials LLC

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Bay Materials LLC has 2 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters are assigned to 2 examiners and 2 art units, so each matter has a distinct examination context.

HUSON, MONICA ANNE is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should compare the matters for technical overlap while preparing separately for each examiner and art-unit approach.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
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.

0
Hard (0%)
1
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (50%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (50%)
Double-patenting + other1 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

2
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.

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

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HUSON, MONICA ANNE 1 79.6% +13.5%
SERGENT, RABON A 1 55.1% +24.1%

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19048020 STAND ALONE THERMOFORMING SEPARATOR FILM HUSON, MONICA ANNE —
18487896 POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED FORCE RETENTION AND MOISTURE RESISTANCE SERGENT, RABON A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1742 1
1765 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19048020 STAND ALONE THERMOFORMING SEPARATOR FILM HUSON, MONICA ANNE 1742 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2025
18487896 POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED FORCE RETENTION AND MOISTURE RESISTANCE SERGENT, RABON A 1765 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Bay Materials LLC have?

Bay Materials LLC has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Bay Materials LLC applications?

Monica Anne Huson has the most, with 1 of Bay Materials LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Bay Materials LLC's patent applications in?

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

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