Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Foseco International Limited

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Foseco International Limited has 3 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. Each action is assigned to a different examiner and a different art unit, creating three separate examination paths.

TAUFIQ, FARAH N is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action. Counsel should use a coordinated chemistry review for terminology and disclosure support, while tailoring arguments and amendments to each examiner’s record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

1
Hard (33%)
2
Medium (67%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only2 (67%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1 61.3% +23.9%
STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1 0.0% +0.0%
WEISS, PAMELA HL 1 54.9% +45.7%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18694332 ROTARY DEVICE FOR TREATING MOLTEN METAL STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18787730 CERAMIC OBJECTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME TAUFIQ, FARAH N 54d
18555568 REFRACTORY ARTICLE AND COMPOSITION WEISS, PAMELA HL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1754 1
1733 1
1732 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18787730 CERAMIC OBJECTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME TAUFIQ, FARAH N 1754 §103 Final Rejection 54d Pending Jul 29, 2024
18694332 ROTARY DEVICE FOR TREATING MOLTEN METAL STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN 1733 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 21, 2024
18555568 REFRACTORY ARTICLE AND COMPOSITION WEISS, PAMELA HL 1732 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 16, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Foseco International Limited have?

Foseco International Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Foseco International Limited applications?

Farah N Taufiq has the most, with 1 of Foseco International Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Foseco International Limited's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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