Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Green Sol-Gel Limited

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Green Sol-Gel Limited has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to HEINCER, LIAM J, who is the busiest examiner for the company. The portfolio is currently managed by 1 distinct examiner and a single distinct art unit.

This indicates a highly focused prosecution effort in the chemistry field. With only 1 pending office action, the company's immediate progress depends on navigating the specific requirements of HEINCER, LIAM J. The concentration in one art unit suggests a targeted technical focus that has not yet expanded into broader materials disciplines.

Practitioners should analyze the examiner's historical allowance rates to better predict the timeline for this case. Because the entire active workload resides with an individual official, the company's patent strategy is sensitive to that person's specific requirements. Future expansion may require navigating additional art units as the company broadens its chemistry filing strategy.

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

Portfolio Summary

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

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 (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

1
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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HEINCER, LIAM J 1 55.8% +26.0%

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
18273459 BARRIER COATINGS, FREE-STANDING STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS HEINCER, LIAM J —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18273459 BARRIER COATINGS, FREE-STANDING STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS HEINCER, LIAM J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1767 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18273459 BARRIER COATINGS, FREE-STANDING STRUCTURES, ASSOCIATED PRODUCTS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS HEINCER, LIAM J 1767 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 20, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Green Sol-Gel Limited have?

Green Sol-Gel Limited has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Green Sol-Gel Limited applications?

Liam J Heincer has the most, with 1 of Green Sol-Gel Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Green Sol-Gel 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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