Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Engie is managing 3 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are spread across 2 distinct art units, requiring the company to navigate different technical standards within the chemical sector. The portfolio involves 3 distinct examiners, meaning each of the 3 pending office actions is being reviewed by a unique individual.
GONZALEZ RAMOS, MAYLA is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action currently under her review. Since there are 3 distinct examiners for 3 pending office actions, the company must manage three separate examiner relationships. The involvement of 2 distinct art units indicates some technical overlap, but the prosecution remains decentralized across the 3 pending office actions.
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 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 1 | 44.8% | +40.2% |
| DINH, BACH T | 1 | 55.5% | +31.1% |
| KING, BRIAN M | 1 | 70.3% | +23.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18859794 | VERTICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A SYSTEM | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | — |
| 18721887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A GAS | KING, BRIAN M | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18859794 | VERTICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A SYSTEM | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | — |
| 18729710 | VERTICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH A SYSTEM | DINH, BACH T | — |
| 18721887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A GAS | KING, BRIAN M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1721 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18859794 | VERTICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A SYSTEM | CARLSON, KOURTNEY SALZMAN | 1721 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18729710 | VERTICAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH A SYSTEM | DINH, BACH T | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18721887 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LIQUEFYING A GAS | KING, BRIAN M | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEngie has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Kourtney Salzman Carlson has the most, with 1 of Engie's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
