Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
15 pending office actions • 8 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
Certainteed LLC has 15 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These 15 pending office actions are distributed among 13 distinct examiners. The count of 15 pending office actions is higher than the count of 13 distinct examiners, indicating that a small number of examiners are managing more than one matter.
The workload is spread across 8 distinct art units. This count of 8 distinct art units is lower than the 13 distinct examiners involved with the portfolio. PIZIALI, ANDREW T is the busiest examiner for the company, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions. This busiest examiner pending count of 2 is the highest value for any single examiner in the current workload.
Practitioners should note that the 15 pending office actions are being reviewed in 8 distinct art units, which requires navigating several different examination groups. With 13 distinct examiners involved, the company faces a variety of individual examination styles. The busiest examiner pending count of 2 shows that the portfolio's progress is not heavily dependent on the decisions of a single individual.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (73%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 2 | 28.3% | +27.3% |
| KENNY, DANIEL J | 2 | 61.8% | +21.9% |
| HERRING, BRENT W | 1 | 69.1% | +16.8% |
| AHMED, SHEEBA | 1 | 80.7% | +14.4% |
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 1 | 74.1% | +24.5% |
| WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | 1 | 73.3% | +30.4% |
| MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID | 1 | 67.4% | +15.3% |
| BARLOW, ADAM G | 1 | 70.9% | +19.6% |
| VO, HAI | 1 | 57.1% | +72.4% |
| WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D | 1 | 80.0% | -4.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19042055 | BUILDING SURFACE PANELS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | HERRING, BRENT W | — |
| 19003388 | METHODS FOR COATING GRANULES AND THE GRANULES THEREOF | AHMED, SHEEBA | — |
| 18989739 | LOOSEFILL INSULATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING LOOSEFILL INSULATION | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 18939835 | ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH ZONES OF ALGAE-RESISTANT GRANULES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — |
| 18891380 | ASPHALT COMPOSITION FOR ROOFING APPLICATIONS | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — |
| 18884388 | BUILDING SURFACE PRODUCT INCLUDING PRESS-IN FASTENER, BUILDING SURFACE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BARLOW, ADAM G | — |
| 18837919 | ROOFING SYSTEM WITH VISUALLY MATCHING ROOFING PANELS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | KENNY, DANIEL J | — |
| 18799081 | FIBER MAT, METHOD OF MAKING THE FIBER MAT, AND BITUMINOUS ROOFING PRODUCT | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18533321 | ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED NAIL ZONE, ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THEM | KENNY, DANIEL J | 27d |
| 19042055 | BUILDING SURFACE PANELS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | HERRING, BRENT W | — |
| 19003388 | METHODS FOR COATING GRANULES AND THE GRANULES THEREOF | AHMED, SHEEBA | — |
| 18989739 | LOOSEFILL INSULATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING LOOSEFILL INSULATION | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 18939835 | ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH ZONES OF ALGAE-RESISTANT GRANULES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — |
| 18891380 | ASPHALT COMPOSITION FOR ROOFING APPLICATIONS | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — |
| 18888414 | CORNER PIECE FOR SIDING SYSTEM | MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID | — |
| 18884388 | BUILDING SURFACE PRODUCT INCLUDING PRESS-IN FASTENER, BUILDING SURFACE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BARLOW, ADAM G | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3633 | 3 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 1766 | 1 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 3653 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19042055 | BUILDING SURFACE PANELS AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | HERRING, BRENT W | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19003388 | METHODS FOR COATING GRANULES AND THE GRANULES THEREOF | AHMED, SHEEBA | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2024 |
| 18989739 | LOOSEFILL INSULATION INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING LOOSEFILL INSULATION | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18939835 | ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH ZONES OF ALGAE-RESISTANT GRANULES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | WALRAED-SULLIVAN, KYLE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18891380 | ASPHALT COMPOSITION FOR ROOFING APPLICATIONS | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18888414 | CORNER PIECE FOR SIDING SYSTEM | MATTEI, BRIAN DAVID | 3635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18884388 | BUILDING SURFACE PRODUCT INCLUDING PRESS-IN FASTENER, BUILDING SURFACE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | BARLOW, ADAM G | 3633 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18811879 | MICROBIAL GROWTH AND DUST RETARDANT ROOFING SHINGLES | VO, HAI | 1788 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18837919 | ROOFING SYSTEM WITH VISUALLY MATCHING ROOFING PANELS AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18799081 | FIBER MAT, METHOD OF MAKING THE FIBER MAT, AND BITUMINOUS ROOFING PRODUCT | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18396211 | Interlocking Gypsum Building Surface Products, Methods of Manufacture, and Interlocking Gypsum Building Surface Systems | WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D | 1766 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18533321 | ROOFING PRODUCTS WITH IMPROVED NAIL ZONE, ROOFING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING THEM | KENNY, DANIEL J | 3633 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18043098 | MATERIALS, METHODS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR INSULATING CAVITIES OF BUILDINGS WITH FOAM INSULATION | RIOJA, MELISSA A | 1764 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
| 18090291 | ROOFING GRANULE MIXTURES FOR ALGAE-RESISTANT ROOFING SHINGLES | DIGGS, TANISHA | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 17701234 | LOOSE FILL INSULATION DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH ADDITIVE INJECTION AND METHOD OF INCLUDING ADDITIVE IN LOOSE FILL INSULATION | HARP, WILLIAM RAY | 3653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2022 |
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