Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

JSR Corporation

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

29 pending office actions • 15 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 29 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

JSR Corporation has 31 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio spans 22 distinct examiners and 15 distinct art units, indicating substantial distribution across examination assignments. WALKE, AMANDA C is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters.

The breadth of examiner and art-unit involvement makes centralized prosecution coordination important. Counsel should track recurring claim language, technical positions, and response practices across the separate records while preserving assignment-specific arguments. WALKE, AMANDA C handles 2 pending matters, but the supplied figures show that the pending workload extends well beyond that examiner and across many art-unit settings.

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

Portfolio Summary

29
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
12
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 5 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due later (2)

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.

12
Hard (41%)
16
Medium (55%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only12 (41%)
§102 only3 (10%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (41%)

Industry Mix

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

27
Life Sciences
93% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
3% 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.

290 h
Manual time on pending OAs
58 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
102 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALKE, AMANDA C 2 88.5% +8.6%
EOFF, ANCA 2 80.1% +10.8%
FRASER, STEWART A 2 86.0% +14.4%
COSGROVE, JAYSON D 2 53.0% +33.9%
TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 2 71.9% +26.9%
CHU, JOHN S Y 2 76.8% +5.4%
CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID 2 46.2% +11.1%
TRAN, BINH X 1 81.7% +11.9%
SULLIVAN, CALEEN O 1 88.7% +11.4%
CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH 1 72.0% +20.4%

Quick Wins (5)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18699377 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES SULLIVAN, CALEEN O —
18685539 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN WALKE, AMANDA C —
18440124 METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, COMPOSITION, AND RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM WALKE, AMANDA C —
18509611 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPOSITION FRASER, STEWART A —
18239399 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND EOFF, ANCA —

Hard Cases (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18125934 GAS RELEASING UNDERLAYERS FOR PHOTOPATTERNABLE ORGANOMETALLIC RESIST ZHANG, RUIYUN 72d
18870440 COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND POLISHING METHOD TRAN, BINH X —
18435001 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH —
18422098 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM EOFF, ANCA —
18574367 RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND FRASER, STEWART A —
18372163 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION COSGROVE, JAYSON D —
18551116 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, AND CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW —
18218193 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE CHU, JOHN S Y —

Interview Candidates (13)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18025989 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 30d
18233932 ADDITIVES FOR METAL OXIDE PHOTORESISTS, POSITIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT WITH ADDITIVES, AND DOUBLE BAKE DOUBLE DEVELOP PROCESSING TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 61d
18870440 COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND POLISHING METHOD TRAN, BINH X —
18699377 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES SULLIVAN, CALEEN O —
18435001 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH —
18422098 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM EOFF, ANCA —
18574367 RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND FRASER, STEWART A —
18509611 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPOSITION FRASER, STEWART A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1737 11
1722 3
1724 2
1713 1
2899 1
1779 1
1766 1
1765 1
1773 1
1742 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18870440 COMPOSITION FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING AND POLISHING METHOD TRAN, BINH X 1713 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 28, 2024
18699377 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES SULLIVAN, CALEEN O 2899 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 08, 2024
18685539 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18440124 METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, COMPOSITION, AND RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 13, 2024
18435001 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH 1737 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 07, 2024
18293639 CHROMATOGRAPHIC BED INSERT PEO, JONATHAN M 1779 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 30, 2024
18422098 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST UNDERLAYER FILM EOFF, ANCA — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 25, 2024
18574367 RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION, RESIST PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND FRASER, STEWART A 1724 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 27, 2023
18509611 SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND COMPOSITION FRASER, STEWART A 1724 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 15, 2023
18374041 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION COSGROVE, JAYSON D 1737 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18373415 POLYMER, COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, LAMINATE, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2023
18284345 RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION FOR FORMING INSULATION FILM, RESIN FILM HAVING PATTERN, AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT BOARD MCCLENDON, SANZA L 1765 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2023
18372163 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION COSGROVE, JAYSON D 1737 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 25, 2023
18551755 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMATOGRAPHY CARRIER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, AND CHROMATOGRAPHY CARRIER MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN 1773 §102§103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 21, 2023
18551116 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CHROMATOGRAPHY COLUMN, AND CARRIER FOR CHROMATOGRAPHIC USE CALDERON, DAVID ANDREW 1742 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 18, 2023
18239399 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND EOFF, ANCA 1722 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 29, 2023
18233932 ADDITIVES FOR METAL OXIDE PHOTORESISTS, POSITIVE TONE DEVELOPMENT WITH ADDITIVES, AND DOUBLE BAKE DOUBLE DEVELOP PROCESSING TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 1737 §103 Final Rejection 61d Pending Aug 15, 2023
18277113 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD CHU, JOHN S Y 1737 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Aug 14, 2023
18271715 METHOD FOR CULTURING HUMAN HEPATIC PARENCHYMAL CELL, CULTURED HUMAN HEPATIC PARENCHYMAL CELL, CULTURE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CULTURE SUPERNATANT OF HUMAN HEPATIC NONPARENCHYMAL CELL LEONARD, ARTHUR S 1631 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Jul 11, 2023
18218193 COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE CHU, JOHN S Y 1737 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 05, 2023
18270256 RADIATION-SENSITIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING RESIST PATTERN CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID 1737 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 29, 2023
18209751 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE AND COMPOSITION KIFLE, BRUCK 1624 §102§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2023
18198971 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN, AND ONIUM SALT COMPOUND ANGEBRANNDT, MARTIN J 1737 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 18, 2023
18197225 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MONOMERIC COMPOUND CUTLIFF, YATE KAI RENE 1692 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 15, 2023
18135838 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF FORMING PATTERN, POLYMER, AND COMPOUND MALLOY, ANNA E 1737 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Apr 18, 2023
18125934 GAS RELEASING UNDERLAYERS FOR PHOTOPATTERNABLE ORGANOMETALLIC RESIST ZHANG, RUIYUN 1782 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 72d Pending Mar 24, 2023
18025989 RADIATION-SENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING PATTERN TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON 1737 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Mar 13, 2023
17792348 KIDNEY REGENERATION ACCELERATOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME MELLER, MICHAEL V 1655 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2022
17506740 PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN COMPOSITION CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID 1737 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 21, 2021

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does JSR Corporation have?

JSR Corporation has 29 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 15 art units and 22 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most JSR Corporation applications?

Amanda C Walke has the most, with 2 of JSR Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are JSR Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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