Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Kolon Industries Inc.

23 pending office actions • 15 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 46 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
16
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 23 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (5)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
20
Medium (87%)
2
Easy (9%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only18 (78%)
§102 only1 (4%)
§112 only2 (9%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

22
Life Sciences
96% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
4% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

230 h
Manual time on pending OAs
46 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
80 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 2 100.0% +0.0%
HILL, STEPHANI A 2 29.4% +43.9%
BUSHEY, CHARLES S 1 75.5% +21.8%
QURESHI, MARIAM 1 74.8% +23.7%
MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1 53.3% +30.8%
COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R 1 83.0% +19.7%
DOVE, TRACY MAE 1 69.3% +10.2%
LEE, DANIEL H. 1 70.5% +25.6%
RAMOS RIVERA, GILBERTO 1 70.6% +38.5%
REDDY, SATHAVARAM I 1 45.8% +53.2%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18547452 OPTICAL FILM HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT RESISTANCE AND BENDING PROPERTIES AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R 16d overdue
18260595 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER PREVENTING DAMAGE OF HUMIDIFICATION MEMBRANE OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 36d

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18245649 ALLOY, ALLOY POWDER, AND ALLOY COATED BODY HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY HILL, STEPHANI A 121d overdue
17792584 AMORPHOUS METAL FOAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME HILL, STEPHANI A 91d overdue

Interview Candidates (10)

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
18245649 ALLOY, ALLOY POWDER, AND ALLOY COATED BODY HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY HILL, STEPHANI A 121d overdue
17792584 AMORPHOUS METAL FOAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME HILL, STEPHANI A 91d overdue
18564066 FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 42d overdue
18547452 OPTICAL FILM HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT RESISTANCE AND BENDING PROPERTIES AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R 16d overdue
18263528 FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER LEE, DANIEL H. 5d overdue
18263925 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER DOVE, TRACY MAE 14d
18262423 MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL RAMOS RIVERA, GILBERTO 26d
18577329 OPTICAL FILM HAVING MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME QURESHI, MARIAM 28d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1789 4
1725 4
1776 2
1735 2
2871 1
1781 1
1746 1
1785 1
1765 1
1736 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18579902 CARTRIDGE FOR MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER, AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAME BUSHEY, CHARLES S 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Jan 17, 2024
18577329 OPTICAL FILM HAVING MULTILAYERED STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME QURESHI, MARIAM 2871 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jan 08, 2024
18564066 FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAME MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 §103 Final Rejection 42d overdue Pending Nov 25, 2023
18547452 OPTICAL FILM HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT RESISTANCE AND BENDING PROPERTIES AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R 1781 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Aug 22, 2023
18263925 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER DOVE, TRACY MAE 1725 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Aug 02, 2023
18263528 FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER LEE, DANIEL H. 1746 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jul 29, 2023
18262423 MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL RAMOS RIVERA, GILBERTO 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18261141 GASKET ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAME REDDY, SATHAVARAM I 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Jul 12, 2023
18260791 METHOD FOR DECOLORIZING POLYESTER AND METHOD FOR DEPOLYMERISING POLYESTER COMPRISING THE SAME BOYKIN, TERRESSA M 1765 DPOther Final Rejection 70d Pending Jul 10, 2023
18260595 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER PREVENTING DAMAGE OF HUMIDIFICATION MEMBRANE OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 36d Pending Jul 06, 2023
18260559 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 1725 Other Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jul 06, 2023
18255378 METHOD FOR PREPARING POROUS CARBON STRUCTURE HAVING INCREASED SURFACE AREA AND TOTAL PORE VOLUME, AND POROUS CARBON STRUCTURE PREPARED USING SAME HENDRICKSON, STUART L 1736 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jun 01, 2023
18253418 CARTRIDGE OF FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER, AND FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 1776 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18247520 OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING POLYMER RESIN HAVING EXCELLENT DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18245649 ALLOY, ALLOY POWDER, AND ALLOY COATED BODY HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §102 Non-Final OA 121d overdue Pending Mar 16, 2023
18007482 SPUNBOND NONWOVEN FABRIC WITH IMPROVED OPENING QUALITY AND NO HAZARDOUS RESIDUE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREOF GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN 1789 §103 Final Rejection 84d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2023
17997538 RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND COATING COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE 1767 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Oct 29, 2022
17997539 RESIN CONTAINING UNSATURATED GROUP, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2022
17792584 AMORPHOUS METAL FOAM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 91d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2022
17773605 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR TIRE CORD, TIRE CORD, AND TIRE CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2022
17771503 SKIN COOLING FABRIC, POLYETHYLENE YARN THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYETHYLENE YARN WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2022
17598961 FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER AND PACKING MEMBER FOR SAME GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE 1721 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Sep 28, 2021
17289733 POLYETHYLENE MULTIFILAMENT INTERLACED YARN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 45d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2021

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