Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Durr Systems Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners but are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that while the examiners differ, the technical subject matter remains within a specific specialized group.
PENCE, JETHRO M is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, managing 1 pending office action. Since there are pending office actions in total, the workload is divided between the distinct examiners. Practitioners should consider how the 1 distinct art unit's specific guidelines might influence the pending office actions differently under each examiner. This concentration in a specific art unit allows for a focused understanding of the relevant prior art and examination standards. Coordinating responses between the examiners can help ensure that the company's overall objectives in the Chemistry & Materials sector are met consistently.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PENCE, JETHRO M | 1 | 79.0% | +25.4% |
| TURNER, SONJI | 1 | 73.8% | +20.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18415868 | Apparatus And Method For Inductive Heating Of Coated Web Substrates During Process Operations | PENCE, JETHRO M | — |
| 17921214 | WESP Collection Electrode Insert Or Extension | TURNER, SONJI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18415868 | Apparatus And Method For Inductive Heating Of Coated Web Substrates During Process Operations | PENCE, JETHRO M | — |
| 17921214 | WESP Collection Electrode Insert Or Extension | TURNER, SONJI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1776 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18415868 | Apparatus And Method For Inductive Heating Of Coated Web Substrates During Process Operations | PENCE, JETHRO M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 17921214 | WESP Collection Electrode Insert Or Extension | TURNER, SONJI | 1776 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2022 |
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