Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
23 pending office actions • 11 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bmic LLC has 25 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio reaches 19 examiners and 12 art units, indicating that prosecution activity spans multiple examination groups rather than following one recurring path.
KENNY, DANIEL J is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. The concentration is limited relative to the overall docket, so a centralized tracking system should preserve matter-level visibility while identifying recurring issues across the broader examiner set.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 9 (39%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 3 (13%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (35%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3 | 73.5% | +30.4% |
| KENNY, DANIEL J | 2 | 61.8% | +21.6% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 2 | 71.2% | +16.8% |
| CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 2 | 44.8% | +40.2% |
| UTT, ETHAN A | 1 | 48.1% | +40.6% |
| AUBREY, BETH A | 1 | 80.7% | +16.8% |
| AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED | 1 | 42.9% | +51.4% |
| FONSECA, JESSIE T | 1 | 68.2% | +18.6% |
| WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1 | 62.1% | +29.6% |
| KRUER, KEVIN R | 1 | 26.6% | +29.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19189674 | ROOFING SHINGLES, AND BUNDLE OF ROOFING SHINGLES | AUBREY, BETH A | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18991163 | FIRE-RESISTANT ADHESIVES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | KRUER, KEVIN R | 72d overdue |
| 18113949 | FASTENER SYSTEMS FOR ROOF STRUCTURES | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 28d |
| 17894556 | COVER BOARD WITH REINFORCING LAYER | KENNY, DANIEL J | 70d |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| 19097565 | SYNTHETIC FABRIC HAVING SLIP RESISTANT PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | — |
| 19058266 | ROOFING SYSTEM HAVING TAPERED INSULATION PANELS, A ROOF ASSEMBLY KIT AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING THEREOF | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — |
| 18796885 | FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING FABRIC TO A ROOF DECK | FERENCE, JAMES M | — |
| 18315384 | ROOF INTEGRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WITH TOP MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND CABLES | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18991163 | FIRE-RESISTANT ADHESIVES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | KRUER, KEVIN R | 72d overdue |
| 18113949 | FASTENER SYSTEMS FOR ROOF STRUCTURES | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 28d |
| 17894556 | COVER BOARD WITH REINFORCING LAYER | KENNY, DANIEL J | 70d |
| 19444827 | ROOFING MEMBRANE, AND ROOFING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROOFING MEMBRANE | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
| 19265466 | Roofing Materials and Methods of Making Roofing Materials Without External Heat | UTT, ETHAN A | — |
| 19189674 | ROOFING SHINGLES, AND BUNDLE OF ROOFING SHINGLES | AUBREY, BETH A | — |
| 19122120 | EMBOSSED ROOFING MEMBRANE AND SHINGLE, AND ASSOCIATED ROOFING SYSTEM | AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED | — |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3635 | 7 |
| 3633 | 5 |
| 1787 | 2 |
| 1721 | 2 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1742 | 1 |
| 1766 | 1 |
| 1717 | 1 |
| 1785 | 1 |
| 1783 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19444827 | ROOFING MEMBRANE, AND ROOFING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROOFING MEMBRANE | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2026 |
| 19265466 | Roofing Materials and Methods of Making Roofing Materials Without External Heat | UTT, ETHAN A | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19189674 | ROOFING SHINGLES, AND BUNDLE OF ROOFING SHINGLES | AUBREY, BETH A | 3633 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19122120 | EMBOSSED ROOFING MEMBRANE AND SHINGLE, AND ASSOCIATED ROOFING SYSTEM | AL-ASWAR, ZAKARIA KHALED | 3635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | 3633 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19097565 | SYNTHETIC FABRIC HAVING SLIP RESISTANT PROPERTIES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL | 1742 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19079903 | ROOFING SHINGLE AND METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING SHINGLES | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19060154 | SELF-ADHERED ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19058266 | ROOFING SYSTEM HAVING TAPERED INSULATION PANELS, A ROOF ASSEMBLY KIT AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING THEREOF | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 18991163 | FIRE-RESISTANT ADHESIVES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS | KRUER, KEVIN R | 1787 | §112 | Final Rejection | 72d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18968677 | DOWNSTREAM USES FOR BRIQUETTES AND OTHER FORMS OF POWDER FROM ASPHALT SHINGLE WASTE | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1766 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18920144 | MEMBRANES WITH IMPROVED SOLAR REFLECTANCE AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | 85d overdue | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18796885 | FASTENING SYSTEMS FOR ATTACHING FABRIC TO A ROOF DECK | FERENCE, JAMES M | 3635 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18760563 | FIRE RESISTANT NON-BREATHABLE ROOFING UNDERLAYMENT | AGUDELO, PAOLA | 3633 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18624819 | ROOFING SYSTEM INCLUDING ROOFING SHINGLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | FISHER, AUDREY BARBARA | 3635 | §103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18585922 | WATER-CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED METHODS | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 1717 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18382787 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING SHINGLES WITH APPLICATION OF A FIBERIZED ADHESIVE | POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M | 1785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18491188 | ROOF INTEGRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WITH TOP MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND CABLES | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 1721 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18214708 | MULTI-ROLL GRANULE APPLICATION | WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN | 1783 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18315384 | ROOF INTEGRATED SOLAR POWER SYSTEM WITH TOP MOUNTED ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS AND CABLES | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 1721 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18113949 | FASTENER SYSTEMS FOR ROOF STRUCTURES | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 3635 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 17894556 | COVER BOARD WITH REINFORCING LAYER | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Aug 24, 2022 |
| 17873433 | Roofing Materials With Improved Impact Resistance and Methods of Making Thereof | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialBmic LLC has 23 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 18 examiners.
Kyle Walraed-Sullivan has the most, with 3 of Bmic LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
