Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Heritage Research Group, LLC is currently managing 5 pending office actions within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These 5 pending office actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units, suggesting that the research is concentrated in specific mechanical or logistical sectors. The prosecution involves 4 distinct examiners, which indicates a relatively broad range of perspectives from the patent office. This variety of examiners reflects the diverse technical scope of the 5 pending office actions.
CHU, KATHERINE J is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 2 pending office actions. The remaining actions are handled by the other 4 distinct examiners. This concentration of 2 pending office actions under CHU, KATHERINE J makes the examiner a primary point of contact within the art units. Practitioners should note that while the actions are spread among the examiners, the focus remains within the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. The distribution across 2 distinct art units requires a coordinated strategy to ensure consistent claim construction. Monitoring the progress of the cases under the 4 distinct examiners will be essential for managing the overall portfolio timeline.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, KATHERINE J | 2 | 46.6% | +20.6% |
| LISTVOYB, GREGORY | 1 | 66.9% | +29.4% |
| WEISS, PAMELA HL | 1 | 54.9% | +45.7% |
| RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | 1 | 77.8% | +7.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18461877 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN ASPHALT PAVEMENT WITH A PENETRATING EMULSION | WEISS, PAMELA HL | 29d |
| 18928258 | METHOD OF REPLACING A LONGITUDINAL JOINT | CHU, KATHERINE J | — |
| 18672102 | METHOD OF REDUCING TACKINESS ON SURFACE WITH A COMPOSITION CONTAINING FUMED SILICA | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | — |
| 18361957 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INDUCTIVELY SUPPLYING ENERGY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18461877 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN ASPHALT PAVEMENT WITH A PENETRATING EMULSION | WEISS, PAMELA HL | 29d |
| 18240596 | LAYERED MATERIAL | CHU, KATHERINE J | 34d |
| 18928258 | METHOD OF REPLACING A LONGITUDINAL JOINT | CHU, KATHERINE J | — |
| 18672102 | METHOD OF REDUCING TACKINESS ON SURFACE WITH A COMPOSITION CONTAINING FUMED SILICA | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3671 | 3 |
| 1732 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18928258 | METHOD OF REPLACING A LONGITUDINAL JOINT | CHU, KATHERINE J | 3671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18672102 | METHOD OF REDUCING TACKINESS ON SURFACE WITH A COMPOSITION CONTAINING FUMED SILICA | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18461877 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN ASPHALT PAVEMENT WITH A PENETRATING EMULSION | WEISS, PAMELA HL | 1732 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18240596 | LAYERED MATERIAL | CHU, KATHERINE J | 3671 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18361957 | ARRANGEMENT FOR INDUCTIVELY SUPPLYING ENERGY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RISIC, ABIGAIL ANNE | 3671 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialHeritage Research Group, LLC has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 4 examiners.
Katherine J Chu has the most, with 2 of Heritage Research Group, LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems (USPTO Tech Center 3600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
