Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
23 pending office actions • 9 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 60 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bmic LLC maintains a portfolio with 21 pending office actions focused in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are spread across 18 distinct examiners and 10 distinct art units, reflecting a diverse prosecution landscape. The high number of 10 distinct art units suggests that the company's intellectual property spans multiple specialized sub-sectors within the broader chemistry field.
DANIEL J KENNY serves as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling 3 pending office actions. While this represents the highest individual concentration, the remaining pending actions are distributed among the other distinct examiners. This distribution requires a flexible prosecution strategy to accommodate the varied preferences of a large examiner pool. The presence of 10 distinct art units further complicates the strategy, as practitioners must align their arguments with the specific standards of numerous internal USPTO divisions. Managing 18 distinct examiners requires a robust system for tracking individual examiner tendencies across the 10 distinct art units.
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 | 7 (30%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (52%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KENNY, DANIEL J | 3 | 61.8% | +21.9% |
| FERENCE, JAMES M | 2 | 71.2% | +17.2% |
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 2 | 73.3% | +30.4% |
| CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 2 | 44.6% | +40.1% |
| KHAYER, SOHANA T | 1 | 81.9% | +18.7% |
| UTT, ETHAN A | 1 | 47.8% | +41.2% |
| AUBREY, BETH A | 1 | 80.6% | +17.0% |
| FONSECA, JESSIE T | 1 | 68.0% | +18.8% |
| KRUER, KEVIN R | 1 | 26.8% | +29.4% |
| BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1 | 73.4% | +32.8% |
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 |
| 19319404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AERIAL VEHICLE ROUTING USING INTEGRATED ROOFING ACCESSORIES | KHAYER, SOHANA T | — |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| 19058266 | ROOFING SYSTEM HAVING TAPERED INSULATION PANELS, A ROOF ASSEMBLY KIT AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING THEREOF | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — |
| 19017944 | CAP SHINGLES FOR ROOFING SYSTEMS | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
| 19005798 | ROOFING MATERIAL WITH PATTERNED ADHESIVE | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
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 |
| 19319404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AERIAL VEHICLE ROUTING USING INTEGRATED ROOFING ACCESSORIES | KHAYER, SOHANA T | — |
| 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 | — |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — |
| 19079903 | ROOFING SHINGLE AND METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING SHINGLES | FERENCE, JAMES M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3635 | 3 |
| 1787 | 2 |
| 1721 | 2 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1785 | 1 |
| 1783 | 1 |
| 3633 | 1 |
| 1789 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19319404 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AERIAL VEHICLE ROUTING USING INTEGRATED ROOFING ACCESSORIES | KHAYER, SOHANA T | 3657 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 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 | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19098673 | ROOFING SHINGLES WITH SEALANT PRESSURE RELIEF CHANNEL | FONSECA, JESSIE T | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2025 |
| 19079903 | ROOFING SHINGLE AND METHODS OF FORMING ROOFING SHINGLES | FERENCE, JAMES M | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19058266 | ROOFING SYSTEM HAVING TAPERED INSULATION PANELS, A ROOF ASSEMBLY KIT AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING THEREOF | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19017944 | CAP SHINGLES FOR ROOFING SYSTEMS | KENNY, DANIEL J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19005798 | ROOFING MATERIAL WITH PATTERNED ADHESIVE | KENNY, DANIEL J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 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 | — | §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 | — | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18759245 | BUILDING MATERIALS COMPRISING GRAPHENE AND RELATED METHODS | OMORI, MARY I | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18624819 | ROOFING SYSTEM INCLUDING ROOFING SHINGLE, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | FISHER, AUDREY BARBARA | 3635 | §103 | Final Rejection | 77d overdue | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18506891 | WATER-RESISTANT ACRYLIC COATINGS | JOHNSTON, BRIEANN R | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2023 |
| 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 | Non-Final OA | 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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