Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
22 pending office actions • 7 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 77 patents granted in the last 365 days
ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc. manages a portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 22 pending office actions. These actions are assigned to 17 distinct examiners, showing some concentration of work among the patent office staff. GOLOBOY, JAMES C is the busiest examiner for this applicant, currently handling 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The 22 pending office actions indicate a steady flow of patent prosecution activity.
The portfolio is active across 7 distinct art units, which suggests a focused but multi-faceted approach to Chemistry & Materials innovation. With 17 distinct examiners involved, the applicant must manage a variety of examiner interactions across these 7 distinct art units. The ratio of 22 pending office actions to 7 distinct art units implies that certain art units are handling multiple cases for the company. Navigating 17 distinct examiners while maintaining 22 pending office actions requires a strategic focus on the specific requirements of the 7 distinct art units involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 | 12 (55%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (27%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 2 | 63.7% | +8.7% |
| NGUYEN, TAM M | 2 | 77.1% | +11.6% |
| TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 2 | 63.2% | +36.9% |
| BOYER, RANDY | 2 | 70.4% | +8.2% |
| SINGH, PREM C | 1 | 59.0% | +33.1% |
| WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | 1 | 51.5% | +50.4% |
| HALL, DEVE V. | 1 | 75.0% | +16.5% |
| MOORE, MARGARET G | 1 | 68.0% | +15.2% |
| FEELY, MICHAEL J | 1 | 75.2% | +42.1% |
| SERGENT, RABON A | 1 | 55.0% | +24.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18270159 | Methods and Systems for Cracking Hydrocarbons | BOYER, RANDY | 12d |
| 18566981 | Processes for Dehydrogenating Alkane and Alkyl Aromatic Hydrocarbons | NGUYEN, TAM M | 56d |
| 19104510 | Chemical Recycling of Artificial Turf | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | — |
| 18696736 | FLUOROPOLYMER-FREE PROCESSING AIDS FOR ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | — |
| 18681935 | Methods for Preparing Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymer Compositions | SERGENT, RABON A | — |
| 18550397 | Processes and Systems for Steam Cracking Hydrocarbon Feeds | BOYER, RANDY | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18208929 | Processes for Calcining a Catalyst | TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 21d |
| 18566981 | Processes for Dehydrogenating Alkane and Alkyl Aromatic Hydrocarbons | NGUYEN, TAM M | 56d |
| 18863213 | Processes and Systems for Fractionating a Pyrolysis Effluent | SINGH, PREM C | — |
| 18696736 | FLUOROPOLYMER-FREE PROCESSING AIDS FOR ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | — |
| 18696241 | FLUORINE-FREE POLYMER PROCESSING AID BLENDS | HALL, DEVE V. | — |
| 18696216 | Polyethylene Blends, Films Thereof, and Methods Thereof | MOORE, MARGARET G | — |
| 18690824 | Fluorine-Free Polymer Processing Aids | FEELY, MICHAEL J | — |
| 18681935 | Methods for Preparing Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymer Compositions | SERGENT, RABON A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1771 | 8 |
| 1738 | 2 |
| 1787 | 1 |
| 6221 | 1 |
| 1763 | 1 |
| 1731 | 1 |
| 1789 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19104510 | Chemical Recycling of Artificial Turf | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 18863213 | Processes and Systems for Fractionating a Pyrolysis Effluent | SINGH, PREM C | 1771 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862811 | Co-Processing Plastic Waste in Cokers for Jet Fuel Production | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18696736 | FLUOROPOLYMER-FREE PROCESSING AIDS FOR ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS | WALTERS JR, ROBERT S | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18696241 | FLUORINE-FREE POLYMER PROCESSING AID BLENDS | HALL, DEVE V. | — | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18696216 | Polyethylene Blends, Films Thereof, and Methods Thereof | MOORE, MARGARET G | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18690824 | Fluorine-Free Polymer Processing Aids | FEELY, MICHAEL J | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18681935 | Methods for Preparing Polyhydroxyalkanoate Polymer Compositions | SERGENT, RABON A | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18579568 | Processes for Regenerating Catalysts and for Upgrading Alkanes and/or Alkyl Aromatic Hydrocarbons | JOHNSON, CHRISTINA ANN | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18566981 | Processes for Dehydrogenating Alkane and Alkyl Aromatic Hydrocarbons | NGUYEN, TAM M | 1771 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18562477 | Processes for Regenerating Catalysts and for Upgrading Alkanes and/or Alkyl Aromatic Hydrocarbons | TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 6221 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18550397 | Processes and Systems for Steam Cracking Hydrocarbon Feeds | BOYER, RANDY | 1771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18546346 | Hydrocarbon Extraction Processes Utilizing a Cleansing Bed | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18260201 | PROCESSES FOR POLYMERIZING ONE OR MORE OLEFINS | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18270159 | Methods and Systems for Cracking Hydrocarbons | BOYER, RANDY | 1771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 28, 2023 |
| 18208929 | Processes for Calcining a Catalyst | TAYLOR, JORDAN W | 1738 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18253835 | Improved Process to Prepare Catalyst from In-Situ Formed Alumoxane | CHU, YONG LIANG | 1731 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 22, 2023 |
| 18252095 | Nonwoven Fabrics with Improved Haptics and Mechanical Properties | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | 124d overdue | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18248965 | Production of Alkylaromatic Compounds | PO, MING CHEUNG | 1771 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18042386 | Processes for Making Linear Alpha-Olefins | NGUYEN, TAM M | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2023 |
| 17999287 | Process for Production of Thermoplastic Vulcanizates using Supported Catalyst Systems and Compositions Made Therefrom | PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY | 1738 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 17627842 | Processes and Systems for Upgrading a Hydrocarbon-Containing Feed | STEIN, MICHELLE | 1771 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jan 18, 2022 |
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