Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
139 pending office actions • 35 art units • 101 examiners • 0 of 139 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 166 patents granted in the last 365 days
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA has 148 pending office actions located in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The company's prosecution efforts are spread across 36 distinct art units, showing a broad technical focus. The 36 distinct art units indicate that the company's chemistry and materials innovations are reviewed by a variety of specialized groups.
There are 107 distinct examiners assigned to the portfolio. With 107 distinct examiners for 148 pending office actions, many examiners are responsible for more than one case. This distribution among 107 distinct examiners suggests some level of consistency in the examination process. Practitioners can look for patterns across the 148 pending office actions to improve prosecution outcomes.
HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON is the busiest examiner for the company, currently handling 7 pending office actions. These 7 pending office actions represent the highest concentration of cases under a single examiner. Managing the 148 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials area requires a strategy that accounts for the 36 distinct art units involved in the process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 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. 45 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 (2%) |
| §103 only | 53 (38%) |
| §102 only | 3 (2%) |
| §112 only | 4 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 30 (22%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 45 (32%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 7 | 48.6% | +31.7% |
| DOUYON, LORNA M | 6 | 56.7% | +72.1% |
| ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 6 | 59.1% | +46.9% |
| DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 5 | 54.0% | +75.8% |
| MRUK, BRIAN P | 4 | 74.2% | +28.0% |
| BOYER, CHARLES I | 3 | 70.3% | +19.7% |
| ELHILO, EISA B | 3 | 83.0% | +16.2% |
| LEE, DOUGLAS | 2 | 45.4% | +13.5% |
| SHUKLA, KRUPA | 2 | 15.2% | +22.6% |
| WALSHON, SCOTT R | 2 | 51.4% | +20.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18926792 | PARTICULATE FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITION WITH SUGAR AMINE CHLORINE SCAVENGER | ELHILO, EISA B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18161380 | Heteroatom-Containing Silane Compound | O DELL, DAVID K | 59d overdue |
| 17454531 | Radiation Curable Polymers | MOORE, MARGARET G | 17d overdue |
| 18372238 | THERMALLY DEBONDABLE COATING COMPOSITIONS AND STRUCTURES MADE THEREFROM | DESAI, ANISH P | 10d overdue |
| 18617190 | ENZYMATIC DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH AMINO ACID | ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 4d overdue |
| 17446484 | ELECTRODE COMPRISING A CONDUCTIVE ACRYLATE BASED PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 15d |
| 18607736 | Moisture-Curable Polyurethane Hot Melt Adhesive Composition | JACKSON, MONIQUE R | 27d |
| 18053824 | HIGH-SPEED PRINTABLE CARBON INK | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 27d |
| 18105332 | LOW VISCOSITY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE PASTE | STANLEY, JANE L | 35d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17881567 | Concentrated Liquid Detergent | ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 24d overdue |
| 18617190 | ENZYMATIC DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH AMINO ACID | ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 4d overdue |
| 18638924 | Concentrated Detergent or Cleaning Agent | MRUK, BRIAN P | 2d overdue |
| 18167424 | CLEANER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPONENTS | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 7d |
| 18665791 | COPOLYMER AND HOT MELT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAID COPOLYMER | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 30d |
| 17799692 | BAD-ODOR CONTROL USING ENCAPSULATION TECHNOLOGIES CONTAINING A NEUTRALIZING AGENT | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 33d |
| 18568177 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING COLOUR-NEUTRAL DEGRADABLE MICROCAPSULES | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 70d |
| 19182206 | Container With a Connection Piece Which Has a Membrane | LEE, DOUGLAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1761 | 35 |
| 1767 | 10 |
| 1764 | 7 |
| 1787 | 6 |
| 1611 | 6 |
| 1613 | 6 |
| 1619 | 6 |
| 1765 | 5 |
| 1612 | 5 |
| 1745 | 4 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19367994 | CURE ACCELERATORS FOR ANAEROBIC CURABLE COMPOSITIONS | FOSS, DAVID ROGER | 1764 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19352582 | APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY AND NOZZLE FOR APPLYING A FLOWABLE VISCOUS MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF USING THE APPLICATOR ASSEMBLY | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19261946 | TWO-PART, CYANOACRYLATE/FREE RADICALLY CURABLE ADHESIVE SYSTEMS | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19182206 | Container With a Connection Piece Which Has a Membrane | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19181676 | Dispensing System for a Dishwasher | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 3754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19181663 | Container Comprising a Connection Piece Having a Finger Ring | LEE, DOUGLAS | 1714 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2025 |
| 19071827 | Two-Part Curable Adhesive Composition | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19070691 | ONE COMPONENT (1K) CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | ZIMMER, MARC S | 1765 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19032660 | Dosing System with Spherical Housing for a Washing Machine | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19013232 | CURABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS FOR BONDING ONE OR MORE SUBSTRATES | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 1759 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18881354 | Wash-active compounds based on a combination of anions and cationic detergent | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18990308 | HAIR CARE COMPOSITIONS WITH MAILLARD REACTION INHIBITING ENZYMES | BASQUILL, SEAN M | 1614 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18990105 | HAND SOAP COMPOSITIONS WITH MAILLARD REACTION INHIBITING ENZYME | TUCKER, PHILIP C | 1745 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18987730 | APPLICATOR FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS | OLIVER, BRADLEY S | 3754 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18986091 | SLOW RELEASE TOILET CLEANSING TABLET | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18986120 | HDL CONCENTRATE-MILD, PG-FREE, LAS-FREE, SELF-PRESERVED WITH AMINE BUFFER | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18980916 | Method for Dyeing Keratinous Material Comprising the Leave-On Application of a Dye That Has a Low Water Content and Comprises C1-C6 Alkoxy Silane, Pigment and Solvent | PACKARD, BENJAMIN J | 1612 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18873344 | COSMETIC COLORING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING MOISTURE CURABLE SILICONE POLYETHYLENEIMINE RESIN | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18971030 | UNIT DOSE DETERGENT PACKS | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18971034 | UNIT DOSE DETERGENT PACKS | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18970753 | UNIT DOSE DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18970733 | LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18970777 | CONCENTRATED DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18871415 | COSMETIC PRODUCT FOR TEMPORARILY SHAPING KERATIN-CONTAINING FIBERS | HAGOPIAN, CASEY SHEA | 1617 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18870673 | TEXTILE WASHING METHOD | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2024 |
| 18956151 | METHOD FOR ALKALINE CLEANING OF ZINC-MAGNESIUM-ALLOYED STRIP STEEL | PARIHAR, PRADHUMAN | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18955408 | SELF PRESERVED MILD LIQUID DETERGENT | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 1761 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955378 | MILD LIQUID DETERGENT SELF PRESERVED WITH AMINO ACID AND SUSTAINABLE SOLVENT | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 1761 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18937348 | PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE CONTAINING LIQUID RESIN COMPRISING AN OLIGOESTER COMPOSITION | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18862812 | PROTECTIVE SYSTEM FOR A STRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | SCHNEIDER, CRAIG M | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18926792 | PARTICULATE FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITION WITH SUGAR AMINE CHLORINE SCAVENGER | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18926742 | PARTICULATE FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITION WITH AMINO ACID CHLORINE SCAVENGER | BROWN-PETTIGREW, ANGELA C | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18920151 | CURABLE EPOXY COMPOSITIONS, STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE THEREFROM, AND METHODS OF USING SAME | CAILLOUET, CHRISTOPHER C | 1745 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18910515 | METHOD FOR COLORING HUMAN HAIR, COMPRISING THE APPLICATION OF A DYE HAVING AMINOSILICONE AND PIGMENT AND SUBSEQUENT IRRADIATION WITH UV/VIS RADIATION | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18906654 | Use of Branched Medium-Chain Glycerol Ethers as Active Antidandruff Ingredients | JANOSKO, CHASITY PAIGE | 1613 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906741 | Hair Treatment Compositions Having Anti-Dandruff Action | BECKHARDT, LYNDSEY MARIE | 1613 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906773 | Antidandruff Shampoo | BAZARGANI, ARYA AHMADI | 1613 | §103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18854120 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DETERGENT PORTION UNIT | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18895904 | UNIT DOSE DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH AMINO ACID | OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18890167 | Agent for Oxidatively Dyeing Keratin Fibers | JUSTICE, GINA CHIEUN YU | 1617 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18886307 | DRYER SHEET FOR NEUTRALIZING BODY MALODOR FROM WASHED FABRICS | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18886356 | FABRIC CARE COMPOSITION WITH MALODOR REMOVAL/INHIBITION AGENT | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18847255 | PEROXIDE HYDROGEL COMPOSITIONS AND THEIR USE FOR FIBER BLEACHING | HOERNER, PAUL ELLSWORTH | 1611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2024 |
| 18828617 | RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS WITH REDUCING SUGARS AND MAILLARD REACTION INHIBITING ENZYMES | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18828561 | DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS WITH SUSTAINABLE SOLVENTS AND MAILLARD REACTION INHIBITING ENZYMES | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18813879 | EPOXY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVES RESISTANT TO UNCURED AND CURED HUMIDITY EXPOSURE | GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ | 1748 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18797678 | OXIDATIVE HAIR TREATMENT AGENT WITH A CONTROLLED HEAT DEVELOPMENT BASED ON ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY CONTENTS | BURKE, MATTHEW RYAN | 1619 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18836371 | CONCENTRATED FREE-FLOWING DETERGENT COMPOSITION HAVING IMPROVED PROPERTIES | ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 1767 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18787377 | (METH)ACRYLATE-BASED TOUGHENED ADHESIVES | RAIMUND, CHRISTOPHER W | 1746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18786168 | PROCESS FOR TREATING KERATINOUS MATERIAL, COMPRISING THE MIXING OF AT LEAST TWO AGENTS (A) AND (B) | HOLT, ANDRIAE M | 1614 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHenkel AG & Co. KGaA has 139 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 35 art units and 101 examiners.
Brittany Sharon Harris has the most, with 7 of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.