Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
61 pending office actions • 16 art units • 37 examiners • 0 of 61 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 99 patents granted in the last 365 days
Bridgestone Corporation maintains a large portfolio with 63 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This workload is distributed across 17 distinct art units and involves 38 distinct examiners, reflecting a broad and complex research and development focus. The busiest examiner, FISCHER, JUSTIN R, is responsible for 12 pending office actions, which represents a significant concentration of the company's current prosecution efforts under a single individual.
The involvement of 38 distinct examiners requires a sophisticated management approach to ensure consistency across the 63 pending office actions. While FISCHER, JUSTIN R handles 12 of these actions, the remaining workload is spread among many other examiners. This diversity of examiners and art units within the Chemistry & Materials sector indicates that Bridgestone is pursuing a wide array of chemical and material innovations, each subject to the specific scrutiny of various specialized divisions within the patent office.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 2 (3%) |
| §103 only | 32 (52%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 23 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 12 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 9 | 63.5% | +45.5% |
| MAKI, STEVEN D | 2 | 65.1% | +25.0% |
| LU, HAOTIAN | 2 | 60.6% | +37.3% |
| KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 2 | 45.2% | +15.9% |
| STANLEY, JANE L | 2 | 58.4% | +29.5% |
| BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 2 | 76.7% | +15.0% |
| KUMAR, RAKESH | 1 | 57.2% | +28.2% |
| CRAWLEY, TALIA F | 1 | 48.4% | +25.3% |
| GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | 1 | 29.6% | +37.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525236 | RUBBER CRAWLER | CHOI, TAEKWON NMN | 26d overdue |
| 18868166 | TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 27d |
| 19134745 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | — |
| 19117392 | TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | CRAWLEY, TALIA F | — |
| 19105338 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — |
| 18874718 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE | GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | — |
| 18873426 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | MAKI, STEVEN D | — |
| 18872933 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIRE AND TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17430142 | TIRE | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 160d overdue |
| 18716718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 19d |
| 17641292 | TIRE | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 21d |
| 19149262 | TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR | MAKI, STEVEN D | — |
| 19136440 | BELT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, FOLDING-BACK ROLLER, AND BELT MANUFACTURING METHOD | KUMAR, RAKESH | — |
| 19135799 | TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — |
| 19128574 | TIRE AND TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — |
| 19117392 | TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | CRAWLEY, TALIA F | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1749 | 22 |
| 1767 | 4 |
| 3651 | 1 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 1748 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 1782 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19149262 | TIRE FOR PASSENGER CAR | MAKI, STEVEN D | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19136440 | BELT MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, FOLDING-BACK ROLLER, AND BELT MANUFACTURING METHOD | KUMAR, RAKESH | 3651 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19135799 | TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19134745 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19133800 | METAL CORD-CROSSLINKED RUBBER COMPOSITE AND TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19133712 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19133711 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19133222 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19128574 | TIRE AND TIRE/RIM ASSEMBLY | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19117392 | TIRE STOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | CRAWLEY, TALIA F | 3627 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19105338 | LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19100577 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19100124 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19100226 | HYBRID CORD, RUBBER-FIBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19099777 | PNEUMATIC RADIAL TIRE FOR PASSENGER VEHICLE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 18995477 | MOTORCYCLE TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18880072 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18874718 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE | GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18873426 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | MAKI, STEVEN D | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18872942 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18872933 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TIRE AND TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18868170 | TIRE FOR HEAVY LOADS | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18868166 | TYRE FOR HEAVY LOADS | SCHNEIDER, THOMAS FRANK | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18954830 | HOSE WITH INDICATOR | LU, HAOTIAN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18864896 | TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18908391 | Seed Harvester and Related Methods | FABIAN-KOVACS, ARPAD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18720060 | GRASPING DEVICE | RIEGELMAN, MICHAEL A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18718799 | INDICATOR | COURSON, TANIA C | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18718064 | ESTIMATING DEVICE, ESTIMATING METHOD, ESTIMATING PROGRAM, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATING DEVICE | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18709810 | WASTE TIRE PROCESSING METHOD | ORTIZ-ORTIZ, ALONDRA MICHELLE | 3725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18708666 | COATING RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE REINFORCING MEMBERS, AND TIRE | LEE, DORIS L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18705994 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE, TREAD RUBBER, AND TIRE | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18700481 | PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR RUBBER, PYROLYSIS TREATMENT METHOD FOR RUBBER, PRETREATED RUBBER, PYROLYSIS PRODUCT, AND PYROLYSIS OIL | OLADAPO, TAIWO | 1771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18698941 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ORGANIC FIBER MATERIAL, RUBBER ARTICLE, ORGANIC FIBER-RUBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE | BEHA, CAROLINE | 1748 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18694989 | RFID-TAG COATING RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE | JONES, KOLTON ED | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18694990 | RFID-TAG COATING RUBBER COMPOSITION, AND TIRE | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18294745 | CHEMICAL-RECYCLED PET FIBER, RUBBER-FIBER COMPOSITE, CONVEYOR BELT, HOSE AND TIRE | YOON, TAE H | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18291316 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE AND TIRE | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18579032 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOSE INNER TUBE, LAMINATED BODY, AND HOSE | LU, HAOTIAN | 3753 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18577351 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOSE INNER TUBE, LAMINATED BODY, AND HOSE | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 1782 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18575035 | THERMAL DECOMPOSITION METHOD OF USED RUBBER AND RUBBER MATERIAL FOR THERMAL DECOMPOSITION | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 1772 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18574149 | CROSSLINKED ELASTOMER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME | BOYLE, ROBERT C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18567405 | TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18525236 | RUBBER CRAWLER | CHOI, TAEKWON NMN | 3615 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18563985 | VULCANIZED RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | KRYLOVA, IRINA | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2023 |
| 18563021 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | EGWIM, KELECHI CHIDI | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18562482 | VULCANIZED RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | USELDING, JOHN E | — | §102§103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18558191 | ESTIMATION DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND LEARNING MODEL GENERATION DEVICE | SHALU, ZELALEM W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18555864 | A METHOD FOR PRODUCING CROSS-LINKED RUBBER | BLAND, ALICIA | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18551866 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, RUBBER-METAL COMPOSITE, TIRE, HOSE, AND CRAWLER | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18282920 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | STANLEY, JANE L | 1767 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18282637 | RUBBER COMPOSITION AND TIRE | STANLEY, JANE L | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18028612 | RUBBER COMPOSITION, RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRES, VULCANIZED RUBBER, RUBBER-METAL COMPOSITE, TIRE, INDUSTRIAL BELT, CRAWLER, AND HOSE | DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT | 1767 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 17921387 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC FIBER CORDS, ORGANIC FIBER CORD-RUBBER COMPOSITE, AND TIRE | ROELOFSE, CHRISTIAAN | 1762 | §103DPOther | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Oct 26, 2022 |
| 17641292 | TIRE | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Mar 08, 2022 |
| 17430142 | TIRE | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 160d overdue | Pending | Aug 11, 2021 |
| 19123709 | LAND HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT BLOCK | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 18861091 | HIGH VOLTAGE PANEL FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TIRE TESTING | HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18838466 | ROTARY CLAMP ARM | BOOTH, ALEXANDER D | 1684 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18716718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A SUPPORT STRUCTURE OF A NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18617816 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HDSS ROLL PACKAGING | FRY, PATRICK B | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
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