Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Dermapurge GmbH

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Dermapurge GmbH is active in the Chemistry & Materials technology area and currently has 1 pending office action. This action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS. The presence of only 1 pending office action indicates that the company's current prosecution activity is concentrated on a single application. This allows for a focused approach to the specific examination requirements of 1 individual.

The pending matter is located within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that the technical subject matter of the 1 pending office action is categorized within a specific niche of the Chemistry & Materials field. The individual identified as the busiest examiner for the portfolio is the only examiner currently assigned to a pending case. This person is responsible for 1 pending office action.

Because the total number of pending office actions is 1, OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS manages the company's entire current pending workload. Practitioners should focus their strategy on the specific feedback provided by this 1 distinct examiner. The alignment of 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner represents a highly centralized prosecution path for the company at this time.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS 1 69.7% +23.7%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18839363 COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND SOOT OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18839363 COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND SOOT OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1761 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18839363 COMPOSITION AND PROCESS FOR DECONTAMINATING POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS AND SOOT OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS 1761 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Dermapurge GmbH have?

Dermapurge GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Dermapurge GmbH applications?

Necholus Ogden Jr. has the most, with 1 of Dermapurge GmbH's pending office actions.

What technology area are Dermapurge GmbH's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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