Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Dong-Eui University Industrial-Academic Cooperation Foundation currently manages 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single active matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner working within 1 distinct art unit. The narrow distribution of work suggests a highly focused prosecution effort for this portfolio. This concentrated activity allows for a highly specialized prosecution strategy that focuses on the specific requirements of the Chemistry & Materials technology area.
RUFO, LOUIS J is identified as the busiest examiner for the foundation, currently handling 1 pending office action. This individual accounts for all of the pending activity reported for the organization. Navigating the specific requirements of this examiner is essential to resolve the remaining 1 pending office action effectively. Success in the Chemistry & Materials sector for this entity depends on this single interaction.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZHENG, LOIS L | 1 | 67.6% | +13.0% |
| RUFO, LOUIS J | 1 | 54.6% | +22.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18386787 | DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL (SUS 316L) SURFACE BY STEPWISE ANODIZING TECHNIQUE | ZHENG, LOIS L | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18346444 | DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL SUPER WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING CORROSION RESISTANCE | RUFO, LOUIS J | 48d |
| 18386787 | DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL (SUS 316L) SURFACE BY STEPWISE ANODIZING TECHNIQUE | ZHENG, LOIS L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 1 |
| 1795 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18386787 | DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL (SUS 316L) SURFACE BY STEPWISE ANODIZING TECHNIQUE | ZHENG, LOIS L | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
| 18346444 | DEVELOPMENT OF FUNCTIONAL SUPER WATER-REPELLENT STAINLESS STEEL SURFACE TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING CORROSION RESISTANCE | RUFO, LOUIS J | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | 48d | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialDong-Eui University Industrial-Academic Cooperation Foundation has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Lois L Zheng has the most, with 1 of Dong-Eui University Industrial-Academic Cooperation Foundation's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
