Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

DIC Corporation

50 pending office actions • 23 art units • 47 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

50
Total Pending OAs
31
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

10
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (10)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

26
Hard (52%)
22
Medium (44%)
0
Easy (0%)
2
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other2 (4%)
§103 only17 (34%)
§102 only3 (6%)
Double-patenting + other2 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)23 (46%)
No statute on record2 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

37
Life Sciences
74% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
4% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
2% of docket
10
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.

500 h
Manual time on pending OAs
100 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
175 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 2 52.2% +36.5%
FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 2 59.1% +19.7%
RICE, STEVEN 2 38.7% +43.4%
KONG, SZE-HON 1 65.3% +14.4%
JONES, JENNIFER ANN 1 66.7% +23.6%
DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1 44.5% -14.4%
LE, HOA T 1 72.6% +12.3%
THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1 73.6% +10.3%
LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1 63.6% +8.4%
MATZEK, MATTHEW D 1 46.1% +37.0%

Hard Cases (26)

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
17775674 AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE 139d overdue
17417976 DEGASSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DEGASSING LIQUIDS, DEGASSING UNIT, DEGASSING MODULE, AND DEGASSING-SYSTEM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL RESOURCES ORME, PATRICK JAMES 43d overdue
18276265 HYDROGEN GENERATION CATALYST, AND CATALYST INK SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 35d overdue
18273796 BLUE-GREEN ALGAE-CONTAINING TABLET NICKOL, GARY B 23d overdue
18262279 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE 3d overdue
18711721 URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION, SYNTHETIC LEATHER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC LEATHER MATZEK, MATTHEW D 15d
17919866 RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC LAMINATE INTO RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLING METHOD, AND LAMINATE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY METHOD ROSEBACH, CHRISTINA H.W. 23d
19136989 LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE, LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD, AND LIQUID SUPPLY PROGRAM KONG, SZE-HON

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18711721 URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION, SYNTHETIC LEATHER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC LEATHER MATZEK, MATTHEW D 15d
19136989 LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE, LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD, AND LIQUID SUPPLY PROGRAM KONG, SZE-HON
19102871 ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE ANTIFOGGING COATING COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE
18856233 FORSTERITE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORSTERITE PARTICLES FERRE, ALEXANDRE F
18853559 PRISM SHEET AND ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURING COMPOSITION FOR PRISM SHEET JONES, JENNIFER ANN
18758227 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE, AND METHOD OF DISMANTLING ARTICLE LE, HOA T
18715515 SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME THOMPSON, CAMIE S
18710922 COMPOSITE HARD CHROME PLATING FERRE, ALEXANDRE F

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1787 5
1788 3
1766 3
1732 3
1786 2
1714 2
1781 2
1738 2
1645 2
1767 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19136989 LIQUID SUPPLY DEVICE, LIQUID SUPPLY METHOD, AND LIQUID SUPPLY PROGRAM KONG, SZE-HON 3657 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 09, 2025
19102871 ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE ANTIFOGGING COATING COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, AND LAMINATE ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1787 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 11, 2025
18856233 FORSTERITE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORSTERITE PARTICLES FERRE, ALEXANDRE F §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18853559 PRISM SHEET AND ACTIVE ENERGY RAY CURING COMPOSITION FOR PRISM SHEET JONES, JENNIFER ANN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2024
18730545 ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE OBTAINED USING ADHESIVE TAPE, AND METHOD FOR DISMANTLING ARTICLES DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §102 Final Rejection 23d Pending Jul 19, 2024
18758227 PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE, ARTICLE, AND METHOD OF DISMANTLING ARTICLE LE, HOA T 1788 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 28, 2024
18715515 SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME THOMPSON, CAMIE S 1786 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18712050 ADHESIVE, LAMINATE, LAMINATE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1763 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 21, 2024
18711721 URETHANE RESIN COMPOSITION, SYNTHETIC LEATHER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SYNTHETIC LEATHER MATZEK, MATTHEW D 1786 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 15d Pending May 20, 2024
18710922 COMPOSITE HARD CHROME PLATING FERRE, ALEXANDRE F 1788 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 16, 2024
18709969 GAS BARRIER MULTILAYER BODY AND PACKAGE KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18709950 GAS BARRIER FILM AND PACKAGING MATERIAL KRUER, KEVIN R 1787 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18709177 METAL OXIDE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METAL OXIDE MANUFACTURING METHOD QI, HUA 1714 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2024
18709325 QUINACRIDONE PIGMENT, PIGMENT DISPERSION, AND AQUEOUS INKJET INK KUVAYSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEKSEYEVNA §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 10, 2024
18699987 LAMINATE AND SYNTHETIC LEATHER FIGG, LAURA B 1781 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Apr 10, 2024
18699424 BINDER FOR AQUEOUS INKJET INKS, AQUEOUS INKJET INK, AND PRINTED LAYER CHELST, SHLOMIT ESTHER 2853 §102 Final Rejection 34d Pending Apr 08, 2024
18695126 ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADSORBENT NORRIS, CLAIRE A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 25, 2024
18683414 ADHESIVE, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL RICE, STEVEN 1787 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 13, 2024
18681862 COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTING OR AMELIORATING LOCOMOTIVE SYNDROME FIEBIG, RUSSELL G 1655 §103 Final Rejection 43d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2024
18577828 ANTIVIRAL COATING AGENT, ANTIVIRAL AGENT, LAMINATED BODY, AND PACKAGE OR CONTAINER VINEIS, FRANK J 1781 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18407689 STICKY TAPE, ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING ARTICLE WALSHON, SCOTT R 1745 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18577915 CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT CAI, WENWEN §103§112DPOther Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18570609 PRIMER COMPOSITION FOR INORGANIC OXIDE, CURED PRODUCT, AND MULTILAYER BODY NELSON, MICHAEL B 1787 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Dec 14, 2023
18539542 SECONDARY BATTERY LEE, DANIEL H. §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18566760 METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING PREDICTION RELATED TO POLYCONDENSATION REACTION SINGLETARY, MICHAEL J 2857 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18566769 METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING PREDICTION RELATED TO ADDITION POLYMERIZATION REACTION NGUYEN, MAIKHANH §101§102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18562834 NICKEL OXIDE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME FORREST, MICHAEL §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 21, 2023
18288056 METHOD FOR SEPARATING COLORED RESIN COMPOSITION AND RESIN RECYCLING METHOD RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2023
18284985 CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION FOR STEREOLITHOGRAPHY, CURED PRODUCT, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2023
18282006 NOBLE METAL ADSORBENT, METHOD FOR RECOVERING NOBLE METAL, AND METHOD FOR REGENERATING NOBLE METAL ADSORBENT KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2023
18282040 MOLYBDENUM TRIOXIDE POWDER AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR MOUDOU, EILEEN QI-YUN 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 14, 2023
18276265 HYDROGEN GENERATION CATALYST, AND CATALYST INK SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 1735 §103§112 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Aug 08, 2023
18273796 BLUE-GREEN ALGAE-CONTAINING TABLET NICKOL, GARY B 1645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Jul 24, 2023
18273297 COMPOSITION FOR SUPPRESSING DETERIORATION OF OR ENHANCING MEMORY LEARNING FUNCTION AND/OR COGNITIVE FUNCTION DEVI, SARVAMANGALA 1645 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Jul 20, 2023
18262279 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE BINDER COMPOSITION, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE 1729 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jul 20, 2023
18271565 COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE PARTICLES WEISS, PAMELA HL 1732 §103DP Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Jul 10, 2023
18267768 CURABLE RESIN, CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND CURED PRODUCT HEINCER, LIAM J 1767 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 15, 2023
18266031 EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND LAMINATE BOYLE, ROBERT C 1764 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 08, 2023
18254107 IRON OXIDE PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON OXIDE PARTICLES FIORITO, JAMES A 1731 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending May 23, 2023
18253669 TANTALUM OXIDE PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TANTALUM OXIDE PARTICLE LACLAIR, LOGAN EDWARD 1732 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2023
18030863 RESIN COMPOSITION FOR STEREOLITHOGRAPHY ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 07, 2023
18020705 INK CLEANING AGENT USED TO RECYCLE PLASTIC LAMINATES INTO RECYCLE MATERIAL, INK FILM DETACHING METHOD, AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING AND RECOVERING DETACHED INK FILMS LEE, DOUGLAS 1714 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Feb 10, 2023
18015385 POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAID POLYARYLENE SULFIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2023
18008742 ADHESIVE AGENT, LAMINATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING MATERIAL RICE, STEVEN 1787 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 07, 2022
17919866 RECYCLING SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING PLASTIC LAMINATE INTO RECYCLED MATERIALS, RECYCLING METHOD, AND LAMINATE SEPARATION AND RECOVERY METHOD ROSEBACH, CHRISTINA H.W. 1766 §103§112 Final Rejection 23d Pending Oct 19, 2022
17775674 AQUEOUS INK COMPOSITION, INK SET, PRINTED MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL BARZACH, JEFFREY EUGENE 1731 §103§112 Non-Final OA 139d overdue Pending May 10, 2022
17765936 ALUMINA PARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD PATEL, SMITA S 1732 §103Other Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 01, 2022
17417976 DEGASSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR DEGASSING LIQUIDS, DEGASSING UNIT, DEGASSING MODULE, AND DEGASSING-SYSTEM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION FROM NATURAL RESOURCES ORME, PATRICK JAMES 1779 §103§112 Non-Final OA 43d overdue Pending Jun 24, 2021
17296665 HALOGENATED ZINC PHTHALOCYANINE PIGMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR MCDOWELL, BRIAN E 1624 Final Rejection Pending May 25, 2021
16975535 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLEXIBLE-PACKAGING FILM KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R 1744 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 25, 2020

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