Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
9 pending office actions • 7 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days
Gojo Industries Inc. is managing 9 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 7 distinct art units, indicating a broad range of technical classifications. The portfolio involves 8 distinct examiners. CHEYNEY, CHARLES is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending office actions.
This is the only examiner with more than one case, as the other 7 distinct examiners each handle one of the remaining actions. The spread across 7 distinct art units for only 9 pending office actions suggests that the company's mechanical innovations are being evaluated by many different specialized groups within the USPTO. Practitioners should focus on the 2 pending office actions under CHEYNEY, CHARLES while also preparing for the diverse perspectives of the other 7 distinct examiners. The Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area remains the primary focus across these 7 distinct art units.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (11%) |
| §103 only | 4 (44%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (44%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 2 | 56.7% | +42.6% |
| PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 48.6% | +39.3% |
| JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 1 | 64.9% | +34.1% |
| SONG, JIANFENG | 1 | 56.4% | +33.0% |
| CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY | 1 | 53.1% | +20.6% |
| LIEUWEN, CODY J | 1 | 59.6% | +45.8% |
| TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 1 | 22.2% | +55.6% |
| WEBB, WALTER E | 1 | 46.3% | +18.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17734459 | BATTERY POWERED SELF-ADJUSTING SANITIZER/DISINFECTANT SPRAYER | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 112d overdue |
| 18169979 | REMOTE FOAM GENERATORS AND FOAM AT A DISTANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS | LIEUWEN, CODY J | 16d |
| 18177185 | METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR INCREASING VIRUCIDAL EFFICACY IN HYDROALCOHOLIC SYSTEMS | CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY | 70d |
| 19118879 | TABLETOP DISPENSERS WITH PUMP SPRINGS THAT ARE UNCOMPRESSED IN A STOWED POSITION | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 17628639 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS | WEBB, WALTER E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17734459 | BATTERY POWERED SELF-ADJUSTING SANITIZER/DISINFECTANT SPRAYER | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 112d overdue |
| 18470859 | SURFACTANT BLENDS FOR HYPOHALITE-BASED DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS | JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 1d overdue |
| 18163973 | REDUCED LOSS OF PRIME FOAM AT-A-DISTANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 1d overdue |
| 18169979 | REMOTE FOAM GENERATORS AND FOAM AT A DISTANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS | LIEUWEN, CODY J | 16d |
| 18595945 | THROUGH-THE-WALL DISPENSERS | PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 23d |
| 18177185 | METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR INCREASING VIRUCIDAL EFFICACY IN HYDROALCOHOLIC SYSTEMS | CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY | 70d |
| 19118879 | TABLETOP DISPENSERS WITH PUMP SPRINGS THAT ARE UNCOMPRESSED IN A STOWED POSITION | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 18470622 | HYPOHALITE-BASED DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS | SONG, JIANFENG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3754 | 3 |
| 1622 | 1 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 1617 | 1 |
| 3752 | 1 |
| 1758 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19118879 | TABLETOP DISPENSERS WITH PUMP SPRINGS THAT ARE UNCOMPRESSED IN A STOWED POSITION | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 18595945 | THROUGH-THE-WALL DISPENSERS | PATTERSON, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 3754 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18470859 | SURFACTANT BLENDS FOR HYPOHALITE-BASED DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS | JAVANMARD, SAHAR | 1622 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18470622 | HYPOHALITE-BASED DISINFECTING COMPOSITIONS | SONG, JIANFENG | 1613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18177185 | METHODS AND COMPOUNDS FOR INCREASING VIRUCIDAL EFFICACY IN HYDROALCOHOLIC SYSTEMS | CONIGLIO, AUDREA JUNE BUCKLEY | 1617 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18169979 | REMOTE FOAM GENERATORS AND FOAM AT A DISTANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS | LIEUWEN, CODY J | 3752 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 18163973 | REDUCED LOSS OF PRIME FOAM AT-A-DISTANCE DISPENSER SYSTEMS | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 17734459 | BATTERY POWERED SELF-ADJUSTING SANITIZER/DISINFECTANT SPRAYER | TALBERT, ERIC MICHAEL | 1758 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 112d overdue | Pending | May 02, 2022 |
| 17628639 | ANTIMICROBIAL COMPOSITIONS | WEBB, WALTER E | 1612 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialGojo Industries Inc. has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 8 examiners.
Charles Cheyney has the most, with 2 of Gojo Industries Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
