Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
15 pending office actions • 9 art units • 14 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 8 patents granted in the last 365 days
Braskem S.A. currently has 15 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These matters are distributed among 14 distinct examiners, which indicates that the pending actions are being reviewed by many different officials. This distribution of 14 distinct examiners for 15 pending office actions suggests that the company's portfolio is subject to a variety of individual examination styles. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate these different perspectives, as the 15 pending office actions are spread widely across the examining corps.
The portfolio is spread across 9 distinct art units, reflecting the technical range within the Chemistry & Materials sector. This variety of 9 distinct art units means that the company's innovations are being evaluated by multiple specialized administrative groups. Stephen Edward Montgomery is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. This represents a concentration of the workload, as he is the examiner responsible for 2 of the 15 total pending actions.
Managing 15 pending office actions across 14 distinct examiners and 9 distinct art units requires a coordinated prosecution strategy. The presence of 9 art units suggests that the subject matter is technically diverse, while the involvement of 14 distinct examiners requires a flexible approach. Applicants should focus on maintaining consistency in their arguments across these different administrative silos to ensure a cohesive strategy for the entire Chemistry & Materials portfolio. The involvement of Stephen Edward Montgomery with 2 actions provides a point of overlap in this decentralized portfolio.
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 | 3 (20%) |
| §112 only | 2 (13%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | 2 | — | — |
| KHAN, TAHSEEN | 1 | 61.7% | +20.5% |
| RIOJA, MELISSA A | 1 | 49.5% | +53.8% |
| FANG, SHANE | 1 | 76.6% | +18.5% |
| USELDING, JOHN E | 1 | 53.7% | +17.5% |
| KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1 | 45.2% | +15.9% |
| WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1 | 73.4% | +16.4% |
| SASTRI, SATYA B | 1 | 62.6% | +29.4% |
| SHOSHO, CALLIE E | 1 | 10.9% | +15.0% |
| JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON | 1 | 69.9% | +22.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17396292 | GREEN POLYETHYLENE WAX FOR HOT MELT ADHESIVES, COATINGS, AND COSMETICS | RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS | 97d overdue |
| 18296719 | IMPACT MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, ARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 49d overdue |
| 18070124 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST FOR HIGHLY-REACTIVE POLYISOBUTYLENE | SASTRI, SATYA B | 63d |
| 17715709 | THERMOPLASTIC URETHANES CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS | SHOSHO, CALLIE E | 70d |
| 19003088 | MODIFIED POST-CONSUMER RESIN SUITABLE FOR SHRINK FILMS | KHAN, TAHSEEN | — |
| 18742212 | SOFT EVA POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF | RIOJA, MELISSA A | — |
| 18402874 | POLYPROPYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED IMPACT RESISTANCE AND AESTHETIC PROPERTIES | MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | — |
| 18396849 | METALLOCENE POLYETHYLENE BLENDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ISBM PROCESS | MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17556411 | POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMERS AND TERPOLYMERS FOR SHOES AND METHODS THEREOF | JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON | 84d overdue |
| 18296719 | IMPACT MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, ARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 49d overdue |
| 18070124 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST FOR HIGHLY-REACTIVE POLYISOBUTYLENE | SASTRI, SATYA B | 63d |
| 17715709 | THERMOPLASTIC URETHANES CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS | SHOSHO, CALLIE E | 70d |
| 19003088 | MODIFIED POST-CONSUMER RESIN SUITABLE FOR SHRINK FILMS | KHAN, TAHSEEN | — |
| 18742212 | SOFT EVA POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF | RIOJA, MELISSA A | — |
| 18454423 | BIOBASED POLYESTERS WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES | FANG, SHANE | — |
| 18315651 | BIO-BASED HDPE FOR NON-WOVEN APPLICATION | USELDING, JOHN E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1762 | 2 |
| 1766 | 1 |
| 1763 | 1 |
| 1767 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 1621 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19003088 | MODIFIED POST-CONSUMER RESIN SUITABLE FOR SHRINK FILMS | KHAN, TAHSEEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18742212 | SOFT EVA POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES AND METHODS THEREOF | RIOJA, MELISSA A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18402874 | POLYPROPYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED IMPACT RESISTANCE AND AESTHETIC PROPERTIES | MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18396849 | METALLOCENE POLYETHYLENE BLENDS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ISBM PROCESS | MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18454423 | BIOBASED POLYESTERS WITH ENHANCED PROPERTIES | FANG, SHANE | 1766 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18315651 | BIO-BASED HDPE FOR NON-WOVEN APPLICATION | USELDING, JOHN E | 1763 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18296719 | IMPACT MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, ARTICLES AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18192517 | MULTIMODAL HDPE FOR BLOW MOLDING APPLICATIONS | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1765 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18070124 | HETEROGENEOUS CATALYST FOR HIGHLY-REACTIVE POLYISOBUTYLENE | SASTRI, SATYA B | 1762 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17715709 | THERMOPLASTIC URETHANES CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS | SHOSHO, CALLIE E | 1787 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Apr 07, 2022 |
| 17556411 | POLYETHYLENE COPOLYMERS AND TERPOLYMERS FOR SHOES AND METHODS THEREOF | JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2021 |
| 17396292 | GREEN POLYETHYLENE WAX FOR HOT MELT ADHESIVES, COATINGS, AND COSMETICS | RAMOS LEWIS, JOSMALEN MILAGROS | 1621 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 97d overdue | Pending | Aug 06, 2021 |
| 18897206 | PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CHEMICALLY TREATING A CARBON-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK | CHONG, JASON Y | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18432900 | HIGH TEMPERATURE PYROLYSIS OF HYDROCARBONS IN MOLTEN SALTS | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18142234 | INORGANIC SOLID PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF | NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN | 1761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
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