Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
6 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Coöperatie Koninklijke Avebe U A currently has 5 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners. The prosecution is spread across 4 distinct art units, which shows that the company's chemistry-related filings are being reviewed by several different specialized groups at the patent office.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L., who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. The 5 pending office actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners. This distribution shows the workload across multiple individuals rather than a single examiner. The 4 distinct art units indicate the technical variety of the cases within the Chemistry & Materials sector.
Practitioners should note that the 5 pending office actions are not centralized under a single person. The 4 distinct art units provide the technical contexts for the Chemistry & Materials applications. With 4 distinct examiners involved, the company manages multiple examination styles. The 2 pending actions held by the busiest examiner represent the workload concentration within the current portfolio. The 5 pending office actions define the current prosecution tasks for the firm.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 | 1 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (83%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 2 | 15.8% | +24.2% |
| MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1 | 26.8% | +32.4% |
| BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1 | 16.7% | +35.4% |
| HON, SOW FUN | 1 | 57.7% | +64.8% |
| KIM, BRYAN | 1 | 28.4% | +36.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18007138 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 49d overdue |
| 18292477 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN FOOD PRODUCTS OTHER THAN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | — |
| 18564360 | AMYLOPECTIN STARCH FOR BINDING OF MEAT PRODUCTS | BEKKER, KELLY JO | — |
| 18279275 | PATATIN-EMULSIFIED BINDER | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | — |
| 17282236 | MILK SUBSTITUTE | KIM, BRYAN | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18007138 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 49d overdue |
| 18292477 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN FOOD PRODUCTS OTHER THAN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | — |
| 18564360 | AMYLOPECTIN STARCH FOR BINDING OF MEAT PRODUCTS | BEKKER, KELLY JO | — |
| 18279275 | PATATIN-EMULSIFIED BINDER | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | — |
| 17768912 | PLASTICISER FREE BARRIER COMPOSITION | HON, SOW FUN | — |
| 17282236 | MILK SUBSTITUTE | KIM, BRYAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1792 | 2 |
| 1793 | 2 |
| 1791 | 1 |
| 1782 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18292477 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN FOOD PRODUCTS OTHER THAN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18564360 | AMYLOPECTIN STARCH FOR BINDING OF MEAT PRODUCTS | BEKKER, KELLY JO | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18279275 | PATATIN-EMULSIFIED BINDER | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 1793 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18007138 | PATATIN AS BINDER IN MEAT SUBSTITUTES | MCCLAIN, TYNESHA L. | 1793 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 17768912 | PLASTICISER FREE BARRIER COMPOSITION | HON, SOW FUN | 1782 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2022 |
| 17282236 | MILK SUBSTITUTE | KIM, BRYAN | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2021 |
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