Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

87 pending office actions • 38 art units • 79 examiners • 0 of 87 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 132 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A. manages a portfolio of 87 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 79 distinct examiners and 38 distinct art units. TAHSEEN KHAN is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 5 pending actions. The 38 distinct art units reflect a high degree of technical diversity in the company's chemical and material patent filings.

With 79 distinct examiners involved, the company navigates a broad array of individual examiner practices across many specialized USPTO groups. This level of distribution suggests that the company's research and development efforts are spread across a variety of technical fields. The busiest examiner's 5 pending actions show that even the most active reviewer for this portfolio handles only a small portion of the total workload. With 87 pending office actions, the company maintains an active presence in the patent prosecution process. The involvement of 79 distinct examiners means that the company's legal team must be prepared for many different examiner perspectives across 38 distinct art units.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

87
Total Pending OAs
47
Non-Final OAs
34
Final Rejections
6
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

13
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
8
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. 29 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (13)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (8)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.

40
Hard (46%)
43
Medium (49%)
4
Easy (5%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other3 (3%)
§103 only35 (40%)
§102 only2 (2%)
§112 only3 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Double-patenting + other6 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)37 (43%)

Industry Mix

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

49
Life Sciences
56% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
1% of docket
5
Semiconductors
6% of docket
15
Mechanical / Eng
17% of docket
17
Business / Other
20% 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.

870 h
Manual time on pending OAs
174 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
304 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
7.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KHAN, TAHSEEN 5 61.7% +20.5%
HORGER, KIM S. 2 70.7% +20.0%
GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 2 40.5% +35.6%
AUER, LAURA A 2 49.8% +34.3%
GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 2 68.9% +16.6%
SHEN, YUZHEN 1 70.9% +12.4%
FREEMAN, JOHN D 1 45.9% +6.8%
RICE, STEVEN 1 39.3% +43.7%
KRUPICKA, ADAM C 1 62.1% +27.0%
GRAMLING, SEAN P 1 66.5% +28.1%

Hard Cases (40)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18557689 SOUND INSULATING GLAZING FOR AN AIRCRAFT GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T 51d overdue
18637149 SINTERED BALLS MADE OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 35d overdue
18897039 MULTILAYER GASKET AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME LEE, GILBERT Y 32d overdue
18012480 MEMBRANE MADE OF A POLYCRYSTALLINE LLZO PRODUCT ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 25d overdue
18695647 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BEADS AUER, LAURA A 4d overdue
18391777 MULTILAYER LAMINATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE 2d overdue
18501880 BONDED ABRASIVE FOR GEAR POWER HONING GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 26d
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING HORGER, KIM S. 41d

Interview Candidates (17)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17444873 FIXED ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 28d overdue
18695647 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BEADS AUER, LAURA A 4d overdue
18501880 BONDED ABRASIVE FOR GEAR POWER HONING GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 26d
18994973 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROJECTION SYSTEM SHEN, YUZHEN 41d
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING HORGER, KIM S. 41d
18546923 LAMINATED VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED VISION SYSTEM GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 49d
18550056 ILLUMINABLE GLAZING GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 65d
18729797 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KHAN, TAHSEEN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1781 7
1783 5
1787 4
1731 4
1784 3
1785 3
3675 3
1742 2
2872 2
3635 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18729797 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Feb 19, 2025
18994973 VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS AND VEHICLE-MOUNTED PROJECTION SYSTEM SHEN, YUZHEN 2623 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jan 15, 2025
18729779 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 DP Final Rejection — Pending Jan 07, 2025
18880487 LAMINATED PANE WITH A PLURALITY OF REFLECTION REGIONS FREEMAN, JOHN D — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 31, 2024
18877016 TRANSPARENT GLASS ARTICLE FOR COLD COMPARTMENT AND MULTIPLE GLAZING INCORPORATING SAID ARTICLE RICE, STEVEN — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18721530 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KRUPICKA, ADAM C — §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18874944 GLAZED ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD GRAMLING, SEAN P — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18873064 LUMINOUS LAMINATED GLASS PANEL COMPRISING A FUNCTIONAL COATING COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2024
18865549 GLASS ASSEMBLY AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 56d Pending Nov 13, 2024
18862381 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE HEALTH STATUS OF AN AUTOMOTIVE GLASS KINGSLAND, KYLE J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 01, 2024
18862374 COMPOSITE PANE FOR A PROJECTION ASSEMBLY DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 01, 2024
18860318 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KHAN, TAHSEEN — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 25, 2024
18859421 GLASS STACKING, PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOF AND WINDOW ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE GLASS STACKING HORGER, KIM S. 1784 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2024
18914796 FORMING METHOD OF A PVB FILM FOR HUD FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D 1742 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 14, 2024
18856485 SPACER WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STIFFNESS MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS 1785 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 11, 2024
18840578 LAMINATED GLASS SAMPLE, DAVID R — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 22, 2024
18840592 MATERIAL COMPRISING A SOLAR CONTROL COATING HORGER, KIM S. 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Aug 22, 2024
18835254 ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FOR A SMOOTHING VEHICLE GLAZING, GLAZING AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THIS ELECTRICAL CONNECTION FULLER, ROBERT EDWARD — §102 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18729809 TRANSPARENT SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH A FUNCTIONAL STACK OF THIN LAYERS KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 17, 2024
18721409 WINDSHIELD WITH IMPROVED IMPACT PROTECTION SHEWAREGED, BETELHEM 1785 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 18, 2024
18720387 WINDSHIELD WITH IMPROVED IMPACT PROTECTION GRUSBY, REBECCA LYNN 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Jun 14, 2024
18700007 GLAZED UNIT HAVING TRANSPARENT POLYCHROMIC COLOURING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME BY LIQUID DEPOSITION IN ONE OR MORE PASSES KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1783 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18696190 PROJECTION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A COMPOSITE PANE PARBADIA, BALRAM T 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18686151 GLAZING UNIT WITH ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLABLE OPTICAL PROPERTIES WITH TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SWITCHING BEHAVIOR SUMLAR, JOURNEY F 2872 §103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Feb 23, 2024
18580520 LAMINATED GLAZING HAVING A FUNCTIONAL FILM STRAH, ELI D — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18557689 SOUND INSULATING GLAZING FOR AN AIRCRAFT GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA 51d overdue Pending Oct 27, 2023
18554402 MULTIPLE GLAZED UNIT OF A PRESSURIZED ENCLOSURE, HAVING A FILM OF ADHESIVE AND SOLAR-PROTECTION POLYMER MATERIAL VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 06, 2023
18550056 ILLUMINABLE GLAZING GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §102§103 Non-Final OA 65d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18546923 LAMINATED VEHICLE GLAZING AND DEVICE COMPRISING AN ASSOCIATED NEAR-INFRARED VISION SYSTEM GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA 49d Pending Aug 17, 2023
18026942 LAMINATED LIQUID CRYSTAL GLAZING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME FROST, ANTHONY J 1782 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 17, 2023
18012449 FIRE PROTECTION GLAZING INCLUDING A SECONDARY SEAL HAVING COOLING FIRE PROTECTION PROPERTY SCHWARTZ, KEVIN EDWARD 3752 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 22, 2022
18012418 FIRE PROTECTION GLAZING INCLUDING A SECONDARY SEAL HAVING INTUMESCENT FIRE PROTECTION PROPERTY KWIECINSKI, RYAN D 3635 §112 Non-Final OA 73d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17440494 VEHICLE COMPOSITE PANE COMPRISING A HEATABLE INLAY ELEMENT MILLS JR., JOE E 3761 §103§112 Final Rejection 50d Pending Sep 17, 2021
18876973 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTINUOUS MAT OF MINERAL AND/OR PLANT FIBERS KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1746 §102§103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2024
18925164 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INSULATION PRODUCTS BASED ON MINERAL WOOL AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M 1742 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18790206 PRODUCT BASED ON MINERAL FIBERS AND PROCESS FOR OBTAINING IT CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 31, 2024
18720470 METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATION PRODUCTS BASED ON MINERAL FIBRES OR ORGANIC FIBRES OF NATURAL ORIGIN HERNANDEZ-KENNEY, JOSE 1717 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18720417 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE KINEMATIC VISCOSITY OF A FREE FLUID STREAM SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER 2855 §101§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18718263 RECYCLED GLASS WOOL FUSION AND FIBERIZING HOBAN, MATTHEW E — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 10, 2024
18290669 PRODUCT COMPRISING A MINERAL WOOL TO BE BLOWN KOSLOW, CAROL M — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18290650 PRODUCT COMPRISING A MINERAL WOOL TO BE BLOWN SALVATORE, LYNDA 1789 §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 19, 2024
18038843 METHOD FOR TREATING GLASS WASTE FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN 1741 §103 Final Rejection 16d Pending May 25, 2023
18925863 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE ARTICLE ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E 1787 §102§103Other Final Rejection — Pending Oct 24, 2024
18908906 ADHESIVE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME KHAN, TAHSEEN — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 08, 2024
18897039 MULTILAYER GASKET AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME LEE, GILBERT Y 3675 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2024
18804913 ROTARY SHAFT SEAL BYRD, EUGENE G 3675 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 14, 2024
18636741 CELL CULTURE SYSTEM KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA 1799 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Apr 16, 2024
18444068 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES VO, HAI 1788 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2024
18432435 Liquid Recovery Filter GONZALEZ, MADELINE 1773 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18426774 RETENTION SYSTEMS FOR SLIDING MEMBERS FOR USE IN LINEAR MOTION ASSEMBLIES ING, MATTHEW W 3637 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18397761 SELF ENERGIZED SEAL AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME KONERU, LAKSHMI S 3675 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2023
18391777 MULTILAYER LAMINATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME WEYDEMEYER, ALICIA JANE 1781 §102§112 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 21, 2023
18524375 FILLER COMPOSITION, COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL LAYER WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES BUTCHER, ROBERT T — §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 30, 2023
18515546 CELL CULTURE SURFACES AND CONTAINERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM BOWERS, NATHAN ANDREW 1799 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 21, 2023
18505386 POLYURETHANE FOAM AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1763 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 09, 2023
18067379 MULTILAYER LAMINATE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME DICUS, TAMRA 1787 §103DP Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2022
17804138 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES KRUER, KEVIN R 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending May 26, 2022
17804134 MULTILAYER COMPOSITE WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES NELSON, MICHAEL B 1787 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending May 26, 2022
17804127 FOAM LAYER WITH THERMAL BARRIER PROPERTIES RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 26, 2022
17127198 PROFILE CONNECTION RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER 3679 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 18, 2020
16952414 APPARATUS FOR STERILIZED WELDING WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 19, 2020
16720138 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME KRYLOVA, IRINA 1764 §103§112DP Non-Final OA 29d Pending Dec 19, 2019
18849898 METHOD FOR REPAIRING A GLASS MELTING FURNACE SNELTING, ERIN LYNN 1741 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18721588 CONTAINER COATED WITH A MGAL2O4 SPINEL AND CORUNDUM COATING THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1786 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18721600 ALKALINE POWDER KILN FURNITURE WITH CONTROLLED-POROSITY COATING BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 18, 2024
18637149 SINTERED BALLS MADE OF TUNGSTEN CARBIDE FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 1788 §103§112 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Apr 16, 2024
18698269 METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING TITANIUM DIBORIDE POWDER WIESE, NOAH S — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18696081 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A DEFECT USING ULTRASOUND GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER — §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18695647 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BEADS AUER, LAURA A 1783 §103§112Other Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Mar 26, 2024
18034879 ALUMINOUS SINTERED PRODUCT UTT, ETHAN A 1783 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 01, 2023
18012480 MEMBRANE MADE OF A POLYCRYSTALLINE LLZO PRODUCT ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17916686 SINTERED ZIRCONIA BALLS AUER, LAURA A 1783 §103Other Final Rejection — Pending Oct 03, 2022
18680497 POLISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR CONDUCTING A MATERIAL REMOVING OPERATION LU, JIONG-PING 1713 §102 Final Rejection — Pending May 31, 2024
18542297 LINTEL BLOCK WITH LOST EDGE NGUYEN, CHI Q 3635 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 15, 2023
18343681 ABRASIVE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME KUVAYSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEKSEYEVNA 1731 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Jun 28, 2023
18258600 ADSORBENT FILAMENTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF NGUYEN, CAM N 1736 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2023
18258589 POROUS CATALYST CARRIER FILAMENTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THEREOF RUMP, RICHARD M 1759 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2023
17929668 BODIES CONFIGURED FOR USE IN RADIANT TUBES JONES, LOGAN P 3762 §103 Final Rejection 5d overdue Pending Sep 02, 2022
17004590 ABRASIVE ARTICLE INCLUDING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLES SWANSON, ANDREW L 1745 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2020
18399470 ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME PARVINI, PEGAH 1731 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 28, 2023
18545614 ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME HASAN, SABBIR 3745 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2023
18566298 ANALYTICS FOR ABRASIVE PRODUCTS AND PROCESSES DAVIS, CYNTHIA L 2857 §101§103 Final Rejection 63d Pending Dec 01, 2023
18501880 BONDED ABRASIVE FOR GEAR POWER HONING GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1731 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Nov 03, 2023
17444873 FIXED ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 28d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2021
17212091 FIXED ABRASIVE BUFF NEIBAUR, ROBERT F 3700 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2021
17141845 ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USE FORDJOUR, SARAH AKYAA 3723 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 05, 2021
16204417 ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME DION, MARCEL T 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2018

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