Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited currently manages 3 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The workload is perfectly distributed among 3 distinct examiners, with each individual handling a single matter. This 1 to 1 ratio between actions and examiners ensures that no single person has a concentrated influence over the company's active prosecution pipeline. Practitioners should prepare for 3 independent prosecution tracks with distinct examiner preferences.

The portfolio's administrative reach extends across 3 distinct art units, matching the number of pending actions. This variety indicates that the company's applications are being evaluated across 3 different specialized groups within the patent office. Practitioners must be prepared to tailor their strategies to the specific nuances and procedural expectations of multiple administrative environments. The diversity of art units suggests the pending matters cover distinct technical sub-specialties within the chemistry sector.

KENNY, DANIEL J is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, yet this individual is responsible for only 1 pending office action. This low concentration of work with the busiest examiner reinforces the observation that the current legal challenges are highly fragmented. The lack of a dominant examiner suggests a balanced prosecution environment where each pending matter is reviewed independently. The company's success is not tied to the discretion of any 1 individual.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

3
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
67% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KENNY, DANIEL J 1 61.8% +21.6%
BELUNIS, THOMAS JAMES 1 — —
BOYLE, KARA BRADY 1 61.8% -10.0%

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19109287 COMPOSITE INSULATION PANEL KENNY, DANIEL J —
18694743 FOAM PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION BELUNIS, THOMAS JAMES —
18241880 Polyurethane Foams And Methods Of Manufacture Thereof BOYLE, KARA BRADY —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19109287 COMPOSITE INSULATION PANEL KENNY, DANIEL J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3633 1
1765 1
1766 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19109287 COMPOSITE INSULATION PANEL KENNY, DANIEL J 3633 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2025
18694743 FOAM PRODUCTS AND THEIR PRODUCTION BELUNIS, THOMAS JAMES 1765 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 22, 2024
18241880 Polyurethane Foams And Methods Of Manufacture Thereof BOYLE, KARA BRADY 1766 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 03, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited have?

Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited applications?

Daniel J Kenny has the most, with 1 of Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited's pending office actions.

What technology area are Kingspan Holdings (Irl) Limited's patent applications in?

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

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