Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
47 pending office actions • 34 art units • 46 examiners • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 121 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hanwha Corporation is currently addressing 3 pending office actions within the Computing & Software technology area. These actions are spread across 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, showing that each pending matter is being evaluated by a different individual in a different technical group. This distribution prevents the development of a centralized examiner relationship for the current pending set. Practitioners must prepare for three separate examination styles, as the 3 distinct art units likely apply different technical standards to the software-related claims.
SHEN, SAMUEL is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 pending office action under review. Since each of the 3 distinct examiners manages only 1 pending office action, the prosecution burden is distributed across the assigned staff. The presence of 3 distinct art units suggests that the company's computing and software innovations are multifaceted, requiring specialized review from several different departments. Counsel should treat each of the 3 pending office actions as an independent effort, as the lack of examiner overlap means that arguments successful in one case may not influence the others.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 3 (6%) |
| §103 only | 23 (49%) |
| §102 only | 6 (13%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 14 (30%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 2 | 31.8% | +23.7% |
| ORTIZ, ELIM | 1 | 79.4% | +22.8% |
| SMALL, NAOMI J | 1 | 63.9% | +23.7% |
| CORRIELUS, JEAN B | 1 | 89.6% | +15.5% |
| JOO, JEANU | 1 | — | — |
| FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 1 | 74.1% | +14.2% |
| LAZO, THOMAS E | 1 | 86.8% | +8.9% |
| ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 1 | 76.0% | +12.1% |
| MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1 | 56.3% | +45.6% |
| LUU, THANH X | 1 | 78.3% | +10.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17999086 | Hybrid Catalyst Composition, Catalyst Comprising the Same, and Processes for Preparing the Same | LEE, RIP A | 92d overdue |
| 18724412 | OBJECT SEARCH VIA RE-RANKING | HICKS, SHIRLEY D. | 74d overdue |
| 17789450 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANE DICARBOXYLIC ACID | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 26d |
| 19150323 | MODULE LEVEL POWER ELECTRONICS, DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT METHOD | ORTIZ, ELIM | — |
| 19189493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SIGNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | CORRIELUS, JEAN B | — |
| 19090531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING PLAUSIBILITY OF ANALOG INPUT DATA | JOO, JEANU | — |
| 19086356 | CASSETTE GRIPPING APPARATUS | LAZO, THOMAS E | — |
| 19086316 | CONTINUOUS CASSETTE SUPPLY APPARATUS | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17789456 | METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 21d |
| 17789450 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANE DICARBOXYLIC ACID | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 26d |
| 19150323 | MODULE LEVEL POWER ELECTRONICS, DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT METHOD | ORTIZ, ELIM | — |
| 19127560 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SOLAR MODULES | SMALL, NAOMI J | — |
| 19189493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SIGNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | CORRIELUS, JEAN B | — |
| 19088309 | AUTOMATIC STROKE SETTING APPARATUS OF CUTTING DEVICE USING MULTI-WIRE | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | — |
| 19086316 | CONTINUOUS CASSETTE SUPPLY APPARATUS | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | — |
| 19111545 | TABBING DEVICE AND TABBING METHOD | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1692 | 4 |
| 1726 | 3 |
| 1764 | 3 |
| 1762 | 3 |
| 2662 | 3 |
| 1767 | 2 |
| 2637 | 2 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| 2685 | 1 |
| 2633 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19150323 | MODULE LEVEL POWER ELECTRONICS, DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS MANAGEMENT METHOD | ORTIZ, ELIM | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19127560 | APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SOLAR MODULES | SMALL, NAOMI J | 2685 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19189493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SIGNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | CORRIELUS, JEAN B | 2633 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19090531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING PLAUSIBILITY OF ANALOG INPUT DATA | JOO, JEANU | 2112 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19088309 | AUTOMATIC STROKE SETTING APPARATUS OF CUTTING DEVICE USING MULTI-WIRE | FLORES SANCHEZ, OMAR | 3724 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19086356 | CASSETTE GRIPPING APPARATUS | LAZO, THOMAS E | 3651 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19086316 | CONTINUOUS CASSETTE SUPPLY APPARATUS | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 3618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19111545 | TABBING DEVICE AND TABBING METHOD | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19060006 | INSPECTION APPARATUS | LUU, THANH X | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 18869863 | BIODEGRADABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, BIODEGRADABLE RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KRUER, KEVIN R | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18832808 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM BATTERY PACK | DINH, BACH T | 1726 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18728751 | PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | STEVENSON, ANDRE C | 2899 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18707175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING UNREACTED MONOMER | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | 1692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18690138 | METHOD FOR PREPARING OLEFIN-BASED POLYMER AND OLEFIN-BASED POLYMER PRODUCED USING THE SAME | HUHN, RICHARD A | 1764 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18555514 | INGOT GROWING APPARATUS | SONG, MATTHEW J | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2023 |
| 18263724 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIMETALLIC HYDROGENATION CATALYST | CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18259811 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ISOCYANATE COMPOUND | BONAPARTE, AMY C | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18269655 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A POLYAMIDE BY COPOLYMERIZATION OF MULTIPLE COMPONENTS, POLYAMIDE PREPARED THEREBY, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 1764 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18259282 | PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION AND VINYL CHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME | AMATO, ELIZABETH KATHRYN | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18269396 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURED THEREBY | PILLAY, DEVINA | 1726 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18269393 | HYBRID CATALYST COMPOSITION, CATALYST COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING OLEFIN-BASED POLYMER USING SAME | MCDONOUGH, JAMES E | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18258236 | PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION | KELLEY, HEIDI RIVIERE | 1765 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 18257887 | BATCH REACTOR | LEUNG, JENNIFER A | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2023 |
| 18267722 | OLEFIN-BASED POLYMER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | BROOKS, KREGG T | 1764 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18256337 | BATTERY PARALLEL WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | WILLIAMS, ARUN C | 2859 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18246936 | VINYLCHLORIDE RESIN COMPOSITION | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 17999086 | Hybrid Catalyst Composition, Catalyst Comprising the Same, and Processes for Preparing the Same | LEE, RIP A | 1762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 92d overdue | Pending | Nov 17, 2022 |
| 17790270 | MOLDING CATALYST FOR HYDROGEN CHLORIDE OXIDATION REACTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED | 1732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17789803 | ESTER-BASED COMPOUND AND USE THEREOF | BELUNIS, THOMAS JAMES | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 17789456 | METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANEDIMETHANOL | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 1692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17789450 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-CYCLOHEXANE DICARBOXYLIC ACID | KELLY-O'NEILL, YOLANDA LYNNETTE | 1692 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17773443 | POLYMER COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED CRYSTALLIZATION SPEED, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | 170d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2022 |
| 19268340 | PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | PALL, CHARLES J | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19225435 | CAMERA, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COUNTING VEHICLE MOVEMENT | GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN | 3665 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19079434 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ENCODING/DECODING RESIDUAL BLOCK ON BASIS OF QUANTIZATION PARAMETER | BECK, LERON | 2487 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19012109 | IMAGE MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD CAPABLE OF ADAPTIVELY PLACING A PLURALITY OF IMAGES | TILLERY, RASHAWN N | 2174 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18960218 | CAMERA FIXING DEVICE | MARSH, STEVEN M | 3632 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18951138 | IP CAMERA WITH INBUILT SSD STORAGE AND IP CAMERA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | DANIELS, ANTHONY J | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18934348 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE ANALYSIS | KOROMA, SORIE IBRAHIM | 2662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18928032 | DATA PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY USING AUDIO FEATURE ENCODING | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 2485 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 27, 2024 |
| 18895057 | VEHICLE IDENTITY RECOGNITION DEVICE AND METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING | DEPALMA, CAROLINE ELIZABETH | 2675 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18778984 | LOGISTICS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD BY USING CAMERA | BOYAR, NOAH WILLIAM | 2669 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2024 |
| 18724412 | OBJECT SEARCH VIA RE-RANKING | HICKS, SHIRLEY D. | 2168 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 74d overdue | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18738554 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR | OAKES, JUSTIN MONTGOMERY | 2662 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18601362 | AUTOFOCUS ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND CAMERA DEVICE USING SAME | PHAM, QUAN L | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18392712 | POSTURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE | CHANG, FANG-CHI | 2852 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18349992 | VIDEO ANALYSIS-BASED SELF-CHECKOUT APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING PRODUCT LOSS AND ITS CONTROL METHOD | BUDISALICH, ANDREW STEVEN | 2662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialHanwha Corporation has 47 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 34 art units and 46 examiners.
Yolanda Lynnette Kelly-O'Neill has the most, with 2 of Hanwha Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
