Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Horizon Technology has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to examiner GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN. The portfolio is concentrated under a single distinct examiner and a sole distinct art unit, reflecting a specialized focus within the chemistry sector.
GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. For the practitioner, this means that the current success of the portfolio is tied to a single examiner relationship. Strategy should be developed with a deep understanding of this examiner's specific preferences and the administrative standards of the assigned art unit. As there are no other pending matters to offset potential delays, the practitioner must prioritize precise technical communication to advance this sole active application through the USPTO.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18292413 | MAGNETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1759 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18292413 | MAGNETIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHorizon Technology has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Noa William Fran Grooms has the most, with 1 of Horizon Technology's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
