Chevron U S A Inc.

Portfolio Summary

52

Total Pending OAs

36

Non-Final OAs

16

Final Rejections

0

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

24

Overdue

3

Due this week

16

Due this month

5

Due in next 60 days

3

Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 51 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (24)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (16)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

8

Hard (15%)

37

Medium (71%)

4

Easy (8%)

3

Unknown (6%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§101 only	8 (15%)
§103 only	35 (67%)
§102 only	2 (4%)
§112 only	4 (8%)
No statute on record	3 (6%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

27

Life Sciences

52% of docket

7

Information Tech

13% of docket

0

Communications

0% of docket

11

Semiconductors

21% of docket

7

Mechanical / Eng

13% of docket

0

Business / Other

0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

520 h

Manual time on pending OAs

104 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

182 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

4.5 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
VALENCIA, JUAN C	3	86.6%	+7.4%
SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.	2	71.5%	+27.4%
TOOMER, CEPHIA D	2	74.1%	+2.4%
MCCAIG, BRIAN A	2	80.1%	+13.5%
NGUYEN, TAM M	2	77.2%	+11.3%
QIAN, YUN	2	54.5%	+20.8%
RUNYAN, SILVANA C	1	82.2%	+17.1%
JEONG, YOUNGSUL	1	71.8%	+21.3%
BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S	1	62.2%	+29.3%
HE, AMY	1	81.4%	+4.0%

Quick Wins (7)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #	Title	Examiner	Due in
18617309	REFORMING PROCESS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	56d overdue
18006495	HIGH ACTIVITY SECOND STAGE NAPHTHA HYDROCRACKING CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	31d overdue
18042715	TRIMETAL SUPPORTED CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	22d overdue
18270208	SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING OF NORMAL PARAFFINS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	19d overdue
18791588	SUBSEA HIGH VOLTAGE LOOP CAP FOR TESTING AND MONITORING SUBSEA ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS	HE, AMY	9d
18043738	PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR BASE OIL PRODUCTION USING BIMETALLIC SSZ-91 CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	33d
19237858	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS	RUNYAN, SILVANA C	75d

Hard Cases (8)

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
18104087	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FRACTURE-DRIVEN INTERACTIONS AND IDENTIFYING FRACTURE-DRIVEN INTERACTION RISK IN A SUBSURFACE VOLUME OF INTEREST	PARK, HYUN D	31d overdue
18385775	OPTIMIZING A FIELD OPERATION THAT COMPRISES A GAS INJECTION	DO, AN H	11d overdue
18771574	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORCHESTRATING THE DETERMINATION OF A PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT	SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C	8d overdue
18331115	Systems And Methods For Providing Battery Usage	GO, RICKY	14d
17654632	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC VELOCITY AND ANISOTROPIC PARAMETER MODELING	COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD	16d
18035171	SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION BASED ON MULTIPLE CORRELATION SCENARIOS	CORDERO, LINA M	28d
17963559	MULTIVARIATE NORMALIZATION OF WELL LOGS USING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION MODELING	WAJE, CARLO C	29d
18311884	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASPHALTENE ANOMALY PREDICTION	VAUGHN, RYAN C	46d

Interview Candidates (11)

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
18617309	REFORMING PROCESS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	56d overdue
18036621	Catalyst System And Process Using SSZ-91 And SSZ-95	QIAN, YUN	32d overdue
18319462	METHOD FOR PREPARING ALUMINOSILICATE SSZ-82	QIAN, YUN	25d overdue
18270208	SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING OF NORMAL PARAFFINS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	19d overdue
18128429	CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYPROPYLENE AND BASE OIL VIA REFINERY CRUDE UNIT	NGUYEN, TAM M	3d overdue
19075599	REPURPOSING FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) SYSTEMS TO GENERATE RENEWABLE FUEL INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITIONS	JEONG, YOUNGSUL	6d
19479782	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING THE STORAGE OF CARBON IN SUBTERRANEAN MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCK FORMATIONS	SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.	7d
19243546	Manufacturing Micro-proppant Onsite	SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.	16d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
1771	12
2857	7
1772	4
3674	3
1732	3
1738	3
2858	2
3645	2
1736	2
2187	2

Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Examiner	Art Unit	Statutes	Status	Due in	AI	Filed
19479782	METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING THE STORAGE OF CARBON IN SUBTERRANEAN MAFIC AND ULTRAMAFIC ROCK FORMATIONS	SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.	3674	§112	Non-Final OA	7d	Pending	Oct 29, 2025
19243546	Manufacturing Micro-proppant Onsite	SUE-AKO, ANDREW B.	3674	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Jun 19, 2025
19237858	COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING UNCONVENTIONAL SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS	RUNYAN, SILVANA C	3674	§103	Non-Final OA	75d	Pending	Jun 13, 2025
19075599	REPURPOSING FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC CRACKING (FCC) SYSTEMS TO GENERATE RENEWABLE FUEL INTERMEDIATE COMPOSITIONS	JEONG, YOUNGSUL	1772	§103	Non-Final OA	6d	Pending	Mar 10, 2025
19102185	ENHANCED SUBSEA PRODUCTION RECOVERY USING SUBSEA JET PUMPS	BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S	3746	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Feb 07, 2025
18975959	FUEL ADDITIVES FOR REDUCING LOW SPEED PRE-IGNITION EVENTS	TOOMER, CEPHIA D	1771	§103	Final Rejection	86d	Pending	Dec 10, 2024
18791588	SUBSEA HIGH VOLTAGE LOOP CAP FOR TESTING AND MONITORING SUBSEA ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS	HE, AMY	2858	§103	Non-Final OA	9d	Pending	Aug 01, 2024
18773287	INTERMEDIATE AND HYDROTREATED FUEL COMPOSITIONS FROM RENEWABLE LIPID FEEDSTOCKS	PO, MING CHEUNG	1771	§103	Final Rejection	34d	Pending	Jul 15, 2024
18771574	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORCHESTRATING THE DETERMINATION OF A PRODUCT CARBON FOOTPRINT	SANTOS-DIAZ, MARIA C	3629	§101	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Jul 12, 2024
18667035	SLURRY REACTOR SYSTEM FOR UPGRADING FEEDSTOCK	HINES, LATOSHA D	1771	§103	Non-Final OA	28d	Pending	May 17, 2024
18697891	FUEL ADDITIVES FOR LOWERING DEPOSIT AND PARTICULATE EMISSION	TOOMER, CEPHIA D	1771	§103	Non-Final OA	43d	Pending	Apr 02, 2024
18617309	REFORMING PROCESS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	1772	§103	Non-Final OA	56d overdue	Pending	Mar 26, 2024
18597826	DEEPWATER RESONATOR ARRAY FOR SUBSEA NOISE MITIGATION	PHILLIPS, FORREST M	2837	§103	Non-Final OA	24d overdue	Pending	Mar 06, 2024
18414853	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING WELL INTEGRITY	WALKER, CHRISTOPHER RICHARD	3645	§103	Final Rejection	8d overdue	Pending	Jan 17, 2024
18576716	HIGHLY STRUCTURED, HIGH VINYLIDENE PROPYLENE OLIGOMER AND METHOD OF MAKING	CHONG, JASON Y	1772	§103	Non-Final OA	19d overdue	Pending	Jan 04, 2024
18503615	HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR EQUIPMENT USED IN SUBTERRANEAN FIELD OPERATIONS	AHMED, ISTIAQUE	2116	§103	Non-Final OA	2d overdue	Pending	Nov 07, 2023
18385775	OPTIMIZING A FIELD OPERATION THAT COMPRISES A GAS INJECTION	DO, AN H	2853	§101	Non-Final OA	11d overdue	Pending	Oct 31, 2023
18556671	FILTRATION DEVICE FOR A DOWN-FLOW HYDROPROCESSING REACTOR	NORRIS, CLAIRE A	1779	§103	Non-Final OA	46d overdue	Pending	Oct 21, 2023
18482827	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING DISTRIBUTED ACOUSTIC SENSING SEISMIC DATA	ISHIZUKA, YOSHIHISA	2857	§112	Non-Final OA	49d overdue	Pending	Oct 06, 2023
18479566	INTEGRATED FLUID LEAK DETECTION USING MULTIPLE SENSORS	SULTANA, DILARA	2858	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Oct 02, 2023
18552665	MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-94, CATALYST, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF	LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC	1732	§103	Non-Final OA	8d overdue	Pending	Sep 26, 2023
18243192	FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING METHOD EMPLOYING A WASTE PLASTIC FEEDSTOCK	NGUYEN, TAM M	1771	§103	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Sep 07, 2023
18234017	METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUEFIED CARBON DIOXIDE FROM LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS	DAVIS, SHENG HAN	1732	§103	Non-Final OA	22d	Pending	Aug 15, 2023
18365023	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC INTERPRETATION USING MULTISPECTRAL VARIANCE	TURNER, SHELBY AUBURN	2857	§102	Non-Final OA	146d overdue	Pending	Aug 03, 2023
18270208	SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING OF NORMAL PARAFFINS	MCCAIG, BRIAN A	1772	§112	Non-Final OA	19d overdue	Pending	Jun 29, 2023
18269922	SELECTIVE HYDROCRACKING OF NORMAL PARAFFIN	SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT	1736	Other	Final Rejection	56d overdue	Pending	Jun 27, 2023
18269754	PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING DIESEL FROM UNCONVENTIONAL FEEDSTOCKS	SPEER, JOSHUA MAXWELL	1736	§103	Non-Final OA	15d	Pending	Jun 26, 2023
18338224	MOLECULAR SIEVE SSZ-92, CATALYST, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF	BOYER, RANDY	1771	§103	Final Rejection	45d overdue	Pending	Jun 20, 2023
18331115	Systems And Methods For Providing Battery Usage	GO, RICKY	2857	§101	Non-Final OA	14d	Pending	Jun 07, 2023
18325211	MOLECULAR SIEVE BORON SSZ-121, ITS SYNTHESIS AND USE	QUIST, NICOLE LEE	1738	Other	Non-Final OA	9d overdue	Pending	May 30, 2023
18319462	METHOD FOR PREPARING ALUMINOSILICATE SSZ-82	QIAN, YUN	1738	§103	Non-Final OA	25d overdue	Pending	May 17, 2023
18036621	Catalyst System And Process Using SSZ-91 And SSZ-95	QIAN, YUN	1738	§103	Non-Final OA	32d overdue	Pending	May 11, 2023
18311884	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASPHALTENE ANOMALY PREDICTION	VAUGHN, RYAN C	2125	§101	Final Rejection	46d	Pending	May 03, 2023
18035171	SUBSURFACE CHARACTERIZATION BASED ON MULTIPLE CORRELATION SCENARIOS	CORDERO, LINA M	2857	§101	Final Rejection	28d	Pending	May 03, 2023
18128429	CIRCULAR ECONOMY FOR PLASTIC WASTE TO POLYPROPYLENE AND BASE OIL VIA REFINERY CRUDE UNIT	NGUYEN, TAM M	1771	§103	Final Rejection	3d overdue	Pending	Mar 30, 2023
18043738	PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR BASE OIL PRODUCTION USING BIMETALLIC SSZ-91 CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	1771	§103	Non-Final OA	33d	Pending	Mar 02, 2023
18042715	TRIMETAL SUPPORTED CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	1771	§103	Non-Final OA	22d overdue	Pending	Feb 23, 2023
18104087	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING FRACTURE-DRIVEN INTERACTIONS AND IDENTIFYING FRACTURE-DRIVEN INTERACTION RISK IN A SUBSURFACE VOLUME OF INTEREST	PARK, HYUN D	2857	§101	Final Rejection	31d overdue	Pending	Jan 31, 2023
18006495	HIGH ACTIVITY SECOND STAGE NAPHTHA HYDROCRACKING CATALYST	VALENCIA, JUAN C	1771	§112	Non-Final OA	31d overdue	Pending	Jan 23, 2023
18003449	STRATIGRAPHIC METHODS	ABULABAN, ABDALLAH	3645	§103	Non-Final OA	12d	Pending	Dec 27, 2022
18003420	SILICA IN ROCK SAMPLES	ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K	2857	§102	Non-Final OA	65d	Pending	Dec 27, 2022
18003459	PROPERTIES OF ROCKS	KNOX, KALERIA	2857	§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 27, 2022
18145740	VIRTUAL FLOW RATE TEST	COOK, BRIAN S	2187	§103	Non-Final OA	6d	Pending	Dec 22, 2022
18054281	MOVING BED LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS CONVERSION WITH FLUID BED CATALYST REGENERATION	ZHANG, KELING NMN	1732	§103	Final Rejection	81d overdue	Pending	Nov 10, 2022
17920977	POLYANIONIC SURFACTANTS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF	LI, AIQUN	1766	§103	Final Rejection	28d	Pending	Oct 24, 2022
17963559	MULTIVARIATE NORMALIZATION OF WELL LOGS USING PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION MODELING	WAJE, CARLO C	2151	§101	Non-Final OA	29d	Pending	Oct 11, 2022
17774085	Silica-Alumina Composite Materials for Hydroprocessing Applications	RUMP, RICHARD M	1759	§103	Non-Final OA	57d	Pending	May 03, 2022
17719022	GENERATING A RESERVOIR PERFORMANCE FORECAST	KIM, EUNHEE	2188	§103	Final Rejection	30d	Pending	Apr 12, 2022
17654632	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEISMIC VELOCITY AND ANISOTROPIC PARAMETER MODELING	COCCHI, MICHAEL EDWARD	2188	§101	Non-Final OA	16d	Pending	Mar 14, 2022
17681109	WORKFLOW OF INFLOW PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP FOR A RESERVOIR USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE	JOHANSEN, JOHN E	2187	§103	Final Rejection	15d	Pending	Feb 25, 2022
17634438	PROCESS FOR IMPROVING BASE OIL YIELDS	DOYLE, BRANDI M	1771	Other	Non-Final OA	51d overdue	Pending	Feb 10, 2022
17368918	FUEL ADDITIVES FOR MITIGATING INJECTOR NOZZLE FOULING AND REDUCING PARTICULATE EMISSIONS	GOLOBOY, JAMES C	1771	§103	Final Rejection	37d overdue	Pending	Jul 07, 2021

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