Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Dow Inc.

30 pending office actions • 14 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 57 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
13
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
3
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 10 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due later (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.

0
Hard (0%)
27
Medium (90%)
3
Easy (10%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only25 (83%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

25
Life Sciences
83% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
5
Business / Other
17% 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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALSHON, SCOTT R 2 50.9% +20.5%
ELHILO, EISA B 2 83.2% +16.0%
KHAN, AMINA S 2 47.6% +43.8%
MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1 53.3% +31.1%
NELSON, MICHAEL B 1 21.4% +37.0%
RUNYAN, SILVANA C 1 82.3% +17.2%
MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1 58.2% +17.3%
FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1 44.3% +2.2%
MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1 20.1% +24.5%
SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1 0.0% +0.0%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18857203 CLEANING BOOSTER ELHILO, EISA B
18850252 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL-INITIATED NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF, DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME ELHILO, EISA B
18688370 SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION RUNYAN, SILVANA C

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 13d
18698448 LAMINATE WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF NELSON, MICHAEL B
18549432 ACRYLIC COPOLYMER AGRICULTURE FORMULATIONS SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN

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
17732952 CHEMICAL RESISTANT PUD FOR MICROFIBER NONWOVEN SYNTHETIC LEATHER APPLICATION AND THE METHOD KHAN, AMINA S 5d
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 13d
18864743 WASH OFF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE WALSHON, SCOTT R
18862243 WASH OFF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR PET WALSHON, SCOTT R
18857203 CLEANING BOOSTER ELHILO, EISA B
18851862 FORMALDEHYDE-FREE AQUEOUS PIGMENT COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLES PREPARED WITH THE SAME MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T
18850252 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL-INITIATED NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF, DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME ELHILO, EISA B
18698448 LAMINATE WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF NELSON, MICHAEL B

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1787 3
1786 3
1764 3
1788 2
1692 2
1619 2
1762 2
1761 2
1711 1
1749 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18864743 WASH OFF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE WALSHON, SCOTT R §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 11, 2024
18862243 WASH OFF PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE FOR PET WALSHON, SCOTT R 1711 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2024
18857203 CLEANING BOOSTER ELHILO, EISA B §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18851862 FORMALDEHYDE-FREE AQUEOUS PIGMENT COMPOSITION AND COATED ARTICLES PREPARED WITH THE SAME MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18850252 PRIMARY OR SECONDARY ALCOHOL-INITIATED NONIONIC SURFACTANT AND USE THEREOF, DETERGENT COMPOSITION AND LIQUID LAUNDRY PRODUCT COMPRISING THE SAME ELHILO, EISA B §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 24, 2024
18698448 LAMINATE WITH SUPERIOR BARRIER PERFORMANCE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF NELSON, MICHAEL B 1787 DP Final Rejection Pending Apr 04, 2024
18688370 SCALE INHIBITOR COMPOSITION RUNYAN, SILVANA C §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 01, 2024
18560942 POLYOLEFIN FORMULATION CONTAINING CROTOPHENONE COMPOUND MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1786 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2023
18026137 HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT ACRYLIC PROCESSING AID CONCENTRATE FOR THERMOPLASTIC PROCESSING FISCHER, JUSTIN R 1749 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 26, 2023
18281129 COATING COMPOSITION MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Sep 08, 2023
18549432 ACRYLIC COPOLYMER AGRICULTURE FORMULATIONS SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN 1615 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 07, 2023
18547895 PREPARATION OF IMPACT MODIFIER WITH IMPROVED FLAMMABILITY REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 25, 2023
18263720 IMPACT MODIFIER WITH IMPROVED FLAMMABILITY BOYLE, ROBERT C 1764 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Aug 01, 2023
18275157 Coated Film SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 31, 2023
18258663 SILICONE - (METH)ACRYLATE COPOLYMER FORMULATION AND PROCESSES FOR PREPARATION AND USE THEREOF HEINCER, LIAM J 1786 DPOther Non-Final OA 75d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18253605 INTEGRATED CARBOXYLIC ACID PRODUCTION FROM SYNTHESIS GAS CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 1692 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18033468 ASPHERICAL HOLLOW SILICA PARTICLES AS SPF BOOSTERS PROSSER, ALISSA J 1619 §103 Final Rejection 66d overdue Pending Apr 24, 2023
18032199 LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT OLIGOMERIC COAGULATION AID AND DISPERSION AID BROOKS, KREGG T 1764 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 17, 2023
18031273 OLIGOMERIC COAGULATION AID AND DISPERSION AID XU, JIANGTIAN 1762 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 11, 2023
18029928 METHOD FOR TUNING GLOSS OR COLOR IN PAINT FORMULATIONS DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT 1767 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2023
18029383 LOW SHEEN DEEP BASE COATING COMPOSITION ROELOFSE, CHRISTIAAN 1762 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 30, 2023
18245417 Acrylic-Based Adhesive Composition with Ethylene Vinyl Acetate DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 15, 2023
18023155 SKIN CARE FORMULATION WRIGHT, SARAH C 1619 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 24, 2023
18041461 AQUEOUS CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND A LAMINATED ARTICLE COMPRISING THE SAME FREEMAN, JOHN D 1787 §103 Final Rejection Pending Feb 13, 2023
18016879 AQUEOUS MIXTURE OF AN ALKOXYLATE AMINE AND A RHEOLOGY MODIFIER NERANGIS, VICKEY M 1763 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2023
18004707 AROMATIC HYDROCARBON-SOLUBLE ANTHRAQUINONE HOU, FRANK S 1692 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Jan 09, 2023
17997698 FORMALDEHYDE-FREE AQUEOUS CURABLE COMPOSITION KHAN, AMINA S 1761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2022
17906694 Preparation of Cerium (III) Carbonate Dispersion QUIST, NICOLE LEE 1738 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2022
17732952 CHEMICAL RESISTANT PUD FOR MICROFIBER NONWOVEN SYNTHETIC LEATHER APPLICATION AND THE METHOD KHAN, AMINA S 1761 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Apr 29, 2022
17296637 FIRE RETARDANT THERMALLY INSULATING LAMINATE CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 25, 2021

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