Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Gold Bond Building Products LLC

11 pending office actions • 6 art units • 10 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

11
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
4
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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
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.

3
Hard (27%)
7
Medium (64%)
1
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only7 (64%)
§112 only1 (9%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (27%)

Industry Mix

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

10
Life Sciences
91% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
9% 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.

110 h
Manual time on pending OAs
22 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
38 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
VO, HAI 2 57.1% +72.3%
FLORES JR, DONALD M 1 76.7% +27.8%
SHUKLA, KRUPA 1 15.3% +23.3%
HUANG, CHENG YUAN 1 38.5% +24.0%
TAVARES-CROCKETT, ULA CORINNA 1 39.9% +29.9%
LE, HOA T 1 72.6% +12.3%
KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1 61.1% +28.5%
WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1 79.8% -4.8%
CASE, SARAH CATHERINE 1 40.8% +56.3%
MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1 20.1% +24.3%

Hard Cases (5)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18927120 Gypsum Panel Containing an Acetate Polymer SHUKLA, KRUPA
18889477 Fire Resistant Gypsum Panel VO, HAI
18659237 Wallboard with Foam Material Layer VO, HAI
18486286 Gypsum Panel Containing a Chloride Ion Mitigating Additive WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D
17731331 Gypsum Board Including a Laminate Layer MANGOHIG, THOMAS A

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18645773 Gypsum Panel Having Enhanced Hail Resistance TAVARES-CROCKETT, ULA CORINNA 26d overdue
18929811 Cementitious Panels with Swellable Materials and Methods of Providing a Moisture or Water Barrier in Cementitious Panels Using Swellable Materials FLORES JR, DONALD M
18927120 Gypsum Panel Containing an Acetate Polymer SHUKLA, KRUPA
18889477 Fire Resistant Gypsum Panel VO, HAI
18780989 Gypsum Board with Improved Starch Binder HUANG, CHENG YUAN
18659237 Wallboard with Foam Material Layer VO, HAI
18507220 Gypsum Panel Containing Additives for Improved Fire Resistance LE, HOA T
18507190 Gypsum Panel with Enhanced Fire Resistance KHATRI, PRASHANT J

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1788 4
1787 2
1729 1
1783 1
1766 1
1731 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18929811 Cementitious Panels with Swellable Materials and Methods of Providing a Moisture or Water Barrier in Cementitious Panels Using Swellable Materials FLORES JR, DONALD M §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 29, 2024
18927120 Gypsum Panel Containing an Acetate Polymer SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 25, 2024
18889477 Fire Resistant Gypsum Panel VO, HAI 1788 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 19, 2024
18780989 Gypsum Board with Improved Starch Binder HUANG, CHENG YUAN 1787 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 23, 2024
18659237 Wallboard with Foam Material Layer VO, HAI 1788 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 09, 2024
18645773 Gypsum Panel Having Enhanced Hail Resistance TAVARES-CROCKETT, ULA CORINNA 1729 §103 Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2024
18507220 Gypsum Panel Containing Additives for Improved Fire Resistance LE, HOA T 1788 §103 Final Rejection Pending Nov 13, 2023
18507190 Gypsum Panel with Enhanced Fire Resistance KHATRI, PRASHANT J 1783 §112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 13, 2023
18486286 Gypsum Panel Containing a Chloride Ion Mitigating Additive WASHVILLE, JEFFREY D 1766 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
18486304 Gypsum Panel Containing A Carbon Sequestration Additive CASE, SARAH CATHERINE 1731 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 13, 2023
17731331 Gypsum Board Including a Laminate Layer MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1788 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 28, 2022

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