Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Kanto Natural Gas Development Co. Ltd. currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This 1 pending office action represents the current active status of the company's patent filings. The matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, which allows for a focused and consistent prosecution strategy. Interacting with 1 distinct examiner means the company can concentrate on the specific feedback and procedural style of one individual at the patent office.
The company's active application is assigned to 1 distinct art unit. This placement in 1 distinct art unit indicates a specific technical focus within the chemistry and materials field. DRODGE, JOSEPH W is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Since DRODGE, JOSEPH W is responsible for 1 pending office action, this examiner handles the company's active patent examination. The fact that the busiest examiner oversees the only pending action highlights that the company's immediate patent goals are dependent on the review of this single official.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DRODGE, JOSEPH W | 1 | 78.3% | +38.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18687602 | BIOREACTOR AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECYCLING SYSTEM | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18687602 | BIOREACTOR AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECYCLING SYSTEM | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1773 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18687602 | BIOREACTOR AND CARBON DIOXIDE RECYCLING SYSTEM | DRODGE, JOSEPH W | 1773 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialKanto Natural Gas Development Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Joseph W Drodge has the most, with 1 of Kanto Natural Gas Development Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
