Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Klöckner Pentaplast Of America Inc. is currently managing 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are being handled by 2 distinct examiners, providing a degree of diversity in the individual perspectives reviewing the company's applications. However, the data indicates that only 1 distinct art unit is involved. This concentration in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the underlying technology is consistent enough to be reviewed under a uniform set of examination guidelines, even if different examiners are assigned to the cases.
The busiest examiner, CHEN, VIVIAN, holds 1 pending action. Since the company has 2 pending office actions in total, the prosecution workload is distributed among the 2 distinct examiners. This arrangement allows the company to navigate different examiner temperaments while still benefiting from the specialized focus of 1 distinct art unit. Practitioners should focus on the specific procedural trends of this art unit, as it serves as the primary environment for the company's current patent activity. Having 2 examiners in the same unit allows for a comparison of how different individuals apply the same art unit standards.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, VIVIAN | 1 | 56.6% | +28.5% |
| SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1 | 15.2% | +22.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18028390 | HEAT SHRINKABLE FILMS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | CHEN, VIVIAN | — |
| 17828744 | THERMOFORMABLE FILM FOR BARRIER PACKAGING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | SHUKLA, KRUPA | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18028390 | HEAT SHRINKABLE FILMS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | CHEN, VIVIAN | — |
| 17828744 | THERMOFORMABLE FILM FOR BARRIER PACKAGING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | SHUKLA, KRUPA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1787 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18028390 | HEAT SHRINKABLE FILMS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | CHEN, VIVIAN | 1787 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 17828744 | THERMOFORMABLE FILM FOR BARRIER PACKAGING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialKlöckner Pentaplast Of America Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Vivian Chen has the most, with 1 of Klöckner Pentaplast Of America Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
