Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Glaze Coatings Limited currently has 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to a distinct examiner, which indicates a very focused interaction with the USPTO at this time. Because the entire active portfolio consists of a single case, the prosecution strategy is highly concentrated. This suggests that the company's current legal efforts are directed toward a specific technical advancement within the chemistry field, requiring a precise approach to patenting. The involvement of a distinct art unit means the company is subject to the unique examination style of a specific group.
SMITH, JENNIFER A is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there is only a single examiner and a single art unit involved, the outcome of the prosecution depends on the review standards of that specific department. Practitioners should note that the lack of diversification across different art units means the company cannot compare rejection patterns across multiple examiners. The 1 pending office action represents the full extent of the active Chemistry & Materials workload, and the centralized nature of this review may allow for a more direct dialogue with the USPTO. Maintaining consistency in technical arguments is crucial when a portfolio is confined to a single point of contact.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, JENNIFER A | 1 | 60.9% | +26.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18684646 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO FERTILIZER COATING COMPOSITIONS | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18684646 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO FERTILIZER COATING COMPOSITIONS | SMITH, JENNIFER A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1731 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18684646 | IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO FERTILIZER COATING COMPOSITIONS | SMITH, JENNIFER A | 1731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 16, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialGlaze Coatings Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Jennifer A Smith has the most, with 1 of Glaze Coatings Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
