Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
71 pending office actions • 21 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 71 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 54 patents granted in the last 365 days
Cargill Incorporated manages an extensive portfolio with 69 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The prosecution is widely distributed across 48 distinct examiners and 21 distinct art units, demonstrating immense technical and procedural diversity. GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A is the busiest examiner, currently handling 4 pending office actions.
This broad footprint across 21 distinct art units indicates that the company's chemistry and materials research spans a vast array of specialized fields. Practitioners must manage a highly complex prosecution landscape with many different examiner styles and art unit-specific requirements. The distribution of cases across 48 distinct examiners suggests a strategy that avoids over-reliance on any single individual.
The company must maintain a consistent technical narrative while addressing a wide variety of examiner perspectives. This extensive distribution requires a robust and adaptable prosecution strategy to navigate the many different regulatory groups involved. The relatively low concentration of cases per examiner ensures that each application receives a specialized review.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 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. 22 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 | 24 (34%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 15 (21%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 23 (32%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 4 | 36.0% | +34.8% |
| MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 4 | 26.8% | +32.4% |
| O'HERN, BRENT T | 3 | 78.5% | +19.8% |
| GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 3 | 25.6% | +14.1% |
| JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 3 | 28.0% | +32.9% |
| DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 3 | 25.5% | +26.3% |
| BEKKER, KELLY JO | 3 | 16.7% | +35.4% |
| GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 2 | 63.7% | +8.7% |
| MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 2 | 28.2% | +37.0% |
| CHAWLA, JYOTI | 2 | 52.7% | +30.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17999943 | VEGAN COMPOSITION FOR BAKING | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 160d overdue |
| 17745216 | REDUCTION OF FUMONISIN IN CORN PROTEIN PRODUCTS | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 91d overdue |
| 18260101 | NATURAL OIL-BASED COMPOSITION THAT MIMICS PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 36d overdue |
| 18260117 | NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 31d overdue |
| 18558579 | COCOA COMPOSITION | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 10d overdue |
| 18721672 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
| 18721668 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
| 18721669 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17999943 | VEGAN COMPOSITION FOR BAKING | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 160d overdue |
| 17745216 | REDUCTION OF FUMONISIN IN CORN PROTEIN PRODUCTS | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 91d overdue |
| 18558579 | COCOA COMPOSITION | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 10d overdue |
| 18721672 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
| 18721668 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
| 18721669 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 12d |
| 18044592 | CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 13d |
| 18044593 | CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 21d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1791 | 13 |
| 1793 | 10 |
| 1792 | 9 |
| 1771 | 2 |
| 1759 | 2 |
| 1731 | 2 |
| 1611 | 2 |
| 1657 | 2 |
| 3735 | 1 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19108912 | INTEGRATED LIQUID CONTAINER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY THEREOF | REYNOLDS, STEVEN ALAN | 3735 | §103 | Final Rejection | 65d | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19027099 | SOLUBLE FLOUR AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME | AXTELL, ASHLEY | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18863702 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF XYLITOL | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18863705 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARABITOL | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18863710 | GENETICALLY MODIFIED YEAST AND FERMENTATION PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ARABITOL | KUBELIK, ANNE R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18863107 | CHEESE SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18863121 | CHEESE SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862370 | TREATED VEGETABLE PROTEIN PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | O'HERN, BRENT T | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18856237 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING BISCUIT FILLINGS | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18899072 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A THICKNESS OF A MATERIAL BODY | BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE | 2877 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18850418 | CANDLE WAX COMPOSITIONS | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18850428 | CANDLE WAX COMPOSITIONS | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18840328 | MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18839797 | EMOLLIENT COMPOSITION | CAIN, JENNIFER LYNN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18834675 | SUNFLOWER OLEOSOME FRACTION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18834679 | SUNFLOWER OLEOSOME CONCENTRATE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT | VISHNYAKOVA, ELENA VLADIMIROVNA | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18724797 | ALTERNATIVE PROTEIN CRUMBLES | O'HERN, BRENT T | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18721672 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18721668 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18721669 | SHORT-PATH EVAPORATION PROCESSES | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 1793 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18721352 | ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES INCLUDING ENHANCED PROTEIN PEA FLOUR AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM | KRUER, KEVIN R | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18719331 | PROCESS FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM VEGETABLE OIL | GWARTNEY, ELIZABETH A | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18719108 | A PALM OIL BASED SHORTENING COMPOSITION WITH ENHANCED FLAVOR AND A METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME | PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18734147 | CORN PROTEIN ISOLATE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAME | TURNER, FELICIA C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18715942 | SENSORY MODIFIERS FOR REDUCED SUGAR COCOA COMPOSITIONS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18710762 | PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT CONTAINING NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM | O'HERN, BRENT T | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18706438 | CHEESE ANALOGUE PRODUCT INCLUDING CORN PROTEIN ISOLATE | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 1793 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18697178 | AERATED FAT-BASED CONFECTIONARY MATERIAL | RODGERS, ARIEL M | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18689965 | MEAT ANALOGUE PRODUCTS COMPRISING MODIFIED STARCH | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18682721 | ANTI-CAKING COMPOSITION FOR SALT | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18681199 | SENSORY MODIFIERS | CHAWLA, JYOTI | 1791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18580260 | SAUCE GLAZING APPARATUS AND APPLICATION METHOD | TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18579967 | WATER BASED BARRIER COATING | GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A | 1731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18572037 | PIGMENT FOR MEAT SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS | CHAWLA, JYOTI | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18570053 | SENSORY MODIFIERS FOR DAIRY SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18564975 | ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES AND ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCT THEREFROM | ROLLAND, ALEX A | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18564916 | METHODS OF PRODUCING DIALKYL MALONATE ESTERS AND USES THEREOF | PARSA, JAFAR F | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18559735 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION INTERVENTION | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2023 |
| 18558579 | COCOA COMPOSITION | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
| 18454400 | STABILIZED STARCH | GERLA, STEPHANIE RAE | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18546868 | REMOVAL OF UNWANTED MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS | CARR, DEBORAH D | 1691 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18260117 | NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18260093 | NATURAL OIL-BASED PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | MATTISON, LORI K | 1619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18260101 | NATURAL OIL-BASED COMPOSITION THAT MIMICS PETROLATUM AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 1613 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18258624 | ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES INCLUDING GLYCEROL OR OLIGOMERS OF GLYCEROL AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM | RIOJA, MELISSA A | 1764 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18254304 | MEAT SUBSTITUTE PRODUCT | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18248992 | PIGMENT FOR MEAT SUBSTITUTE COMPOSITIONS | HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d overdue | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18044593 | CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18044592 | CONFECTIONERY COMPOSITIONS | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 13d | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18042654 | EDIBLE FOOD WRAP COMPOSITION | TRAN, LIEN THUY | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18041463 | METHODS AND EQUIPMENT FOR MAKING IRREGULAR-SHAPED EGG PRODUCTS | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Feb 13, 2023 |
| 18040177 | REMOVAL OF UNWANTED MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2023 |
| 18007310 | REMOVAL OF UNWANTED MINERAL OIL HYDROCARBONS | HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18000159 | TIME INTENSITY DOMINANCE OF SENSATION (TIDS) | HEFFINGTON, JOHN M | 2145 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 17999943 | VEGAN COMPOSITION FOR BAKING | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 160d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17999765 | ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM | NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS | 1762 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17999752 | RUMINANT FEED INCLUDING A FATTY ACID-PROTECTED PROTEIN | LOVE, TREVOR M | 1611 | §102 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17999736 | FUNCTIONAL SOYBEAN MEAL | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17998898 | INTERESTERIFIED COTTONSEED STEARIN AS ALTERNATIVE FAT | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17998223 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FABRIC IMPREGNATED WITH A BINDER COMPOSITION | STEELE, JENNIFER A | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2022 |
| 17904555 | ENGINEERED WOOD ADHESIVES AND ENGINEERED WOOD THEREFROM | HON, SOW FUN | 1782 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17758908 | FERMENTATION METHOD | MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM | 1651 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17785207 | ISOLATED OLEOSOME COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT | ALAM, AYAAN A | 1611 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jun 14, 2022 |
| 17785151 | Nutritional Composition and Process for Preparing It | SWEENEY, MAURA ELIZABETH | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2022 |
| 17785171 | ISOLATED OLEOSOME COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING IT | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §103DPOther | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2022 |
| 17836068 | SEAWEED-BASED POWDER | DURYEE, ALEXANDER MARSH | 1657 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2022 |
| 17756130 | BINDER COMPOSITION INCLUDING BIO-BASED COMPONENT | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | May 18, 2022 |
| 17745216 | REDUCTION OF FUMONISIN IN CORN PROTEIN PRODUCTS | GLIMM, CARRIE LYNN STOFFEL | 1793 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 91d overdue | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17707432 | Steviol Glycoside Compositions for Oral Ingestion or Use | MORNHINWEG, JEFFREY P | 1793 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Mar 29, 2022 |
| 16982368 | SEAWEED-BASED POWDER | DURYEE, ALEXANDER MARSH | 1657 | §101§102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Sep 18, 2020 |
| 15770700 | EMULSION AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1791 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2018 |
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