Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Emvolon Inc. currently has 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a narrow technical focus for the company's current patenting efforts. With only 1 distinct examiner involved, the prosecution process is highly centralized, and the outcome depends on a single point of contact at the patent office. The concentration in the Chemistry & Materials sector suggests a targeted approach to patenting.
ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID is identified as the busiest examiner, managing 1 busiest_examiner_pending action. This one action represents the total current workload for the company's portfolio. Since there are no other 1 distinct examiners to consider, the company can dedicate its resources to addressing the specific technical concerns of ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID. The concentration within 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company is not currently navigating a broad range of chemical classifications. Successfully navigating the requirements of ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID is essential for the company's current chemistry strategy.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | 1 | 73.2% | +5.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19374441 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING OXYGEN-ENRICHED PARTIAL OXIDATION REACTIONS TO CONVERT HYDROCARBONS INTO CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN | ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1764 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19374441 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING OXYGEN-ENRICHED PARTIAL OXIDATION REACTIONS TO CONVERT HYDROCARBONS INTO CARBON MONOXIDE AND HYDROGEN | ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | 1764 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2025 |
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