Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Kolon Industries Inc.

36 pending office actions • 17 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 36 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 48 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

36
Total Pending OAs
27
Non-Final OAs
8
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.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
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
Overdue (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.

17
Hard (47%)
18
Medium (50%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only14 (39%)
§102 only1 (3%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting + other3 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (44%)

Industry Mix

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

21
Life Sciences
58% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
14
Business / Other
39% 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.

360 h
Manual time on pending OAs
72 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
126 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A 2 86.2% -20.3%
EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 2 100.0% +0.0%
JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON 2 69.9% +22.8%
WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO 2 71.5% -0.7%
HUANG, CHENG YUAN 1 38.5% +24.0%
IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE 1 33.3% +25.1%
SALVATORE, LYNDA 1 64.0% +19.4%
VONCH, JEFFREY A 1 52.1% +44.0%
OLADAPO, TAIWO 1 53.0% +11.7%
EFTA, ALEX B 1 59.5% +25.4%

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
18722810 FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND, POLYESTER, AND MEHTOD FOR PREPARING POLYESTER WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A
18254708 HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU

Hard Cases (17)

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
17997539 RESIN CONTAINING UNSATURATED GROUP, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME REDDY, KARUNA P 10d overdue
17771503 SKIN COOLING FABRIC, POLYETHYLENE YARN THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYETHYLENE YARN WORRELL, KEVIN 4d overdue
18713521 DOPE DYED POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME VONCH, JEFFREY A
18291317 CATALYST FOR PREPARING 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL, METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL BY USING SAME, AND 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL PREPARED THEREBY WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A
18290917 CATALYST FOR MAKING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND MCCAIG, BRIAN A
18579909 MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER CARTRIDGE AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAME MARTIN, ANGELA J
18578209 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU
18569749 ADHESION-IMPARTING RESIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR TESKIN, FRED M

Interview Candidates (8)

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
18875855 OPTICAL FILM HAVING IMPROVED CREEP DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR HUANG, CHENG YUAN
18852290 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, RUBBER REINFORCING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE
18714121 SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME SALVATORE, LYNDA
18713521 DOPE DYED POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME VONCH, JEFFREY A
18689988 POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED FROM SAME OLADAPO, TAIWO
18689643 CIGARETTE FILTER INCLUDING LYOCELL TOW EFTA, ALEX B
18529398 POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON
18521651 POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE CONTAINING THE SAME JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1789 4
1751 2
1766 2
1781 1
1732 1
1746 1
1723 1
1721 1
1767 1
1776 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18875855 OPTICAL FILM HAVING IMPROVED CREEP DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR HUANG, CHENG YUAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2024
18852290 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, RUBBER REINFORCING MATERIAL AND ARTICLES IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE §112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18722810 FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND, METHOD FOR PREPARING FURAN DICARBOXYLIC ACID COMPOUND, POLYESTER, AND MEHTOD FOR PREPARING POLYESTER WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A §102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18714121 SHAPED CROSS-SECTIONAL POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME SALVATORE, LYNDA 1789 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 29, 2024
18713521 DOPE DYED POLYETHYLENE YARN AND FUNCTIONAL FABRIC INCLUDING THE SAME VONCH, JEFFREY A 1781 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 24, 2024
18689988 POLYAMIDE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED FROM SAME OLADAPO, TAIWO §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2024
18689643 CIGARETTE FILTER INCLUDING LYOCELL TOW EFTA, ALEX B §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18291317 CATALYST FOR PREPARING 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL, METHOD FOR PREPARING 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL BY USING SAME, AND 1,3-CYCLOPENTANEDIOL PREPARED THEREBY WITHERSPOON, SIKARL A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 23, 2024
18290917 CATALYST FOR MAKING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND, AND METHOD FOR PREPARING DICARBOXYL ACID AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND MCCAIG, BRIAN A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 22, 2024
18579909 MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER CARTRIDGE AND FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COMPRISING SAME MARTIN, ANGELA J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18578209 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 10, 2024
18569749 ADHESION-IMPARTING RESIN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR TESKIN, FRED M §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18529398 POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT INCLUDING THE SAME JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON §101§102§103DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2023
18521651 POLYPROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE CONTAINING THE SAME JONES JR., ROBERT STOCKTON §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2023
18562650 COATING FILM, COATING COMPOSITION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE MOORE, MARGARET G 1732 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 20, 2023
18560376 OPTICAL FILM HAVING EXCELLENT FOLDING PERFORMANCE AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME ZHANG, RUIYUN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18559005 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER COCHENOUR, ZACKARY RICHARD §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 03, 2023
18550683 CATALYST LAYER FOR FUEL CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND FUEL CELL LEE, DANIEL H. 1746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 15, 2023
18264777 MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO 1751 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18264793 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO 1751 §102DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18262497 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER TURNER, SONJI 1723 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 21, 2023
18262551 CORD INCLUDING BIO-BASED COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE 1789 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 21, 2023
18260257 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME IANNUCCI, LOUISE JAMES 1721 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2023
18259415 Polyamide Resin Compositions for Hydrogen Tank Liner and Product Prepared by the Same DAVIDSON IV, CULLEN LEE GARRETT 1767 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 27, 2023
18257111 Polyester-based Resin Composition DESTEFANO, AUDRA JEAN 1766 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 13, 2023
18254708 HUMIDIFIER FOR FUEL CELL EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 1776 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2023
18253944 FUEL CELL MEMBRANE HUMIDIFIER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME CHAU, LISA N 1785 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2023
18247520 OPTICAL FILM INCLUDING POLYMER RESIN HAVING EXCELLENT DEGREE OF POLYMERIZATION, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAME FANG, SHANE 1766 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18007489 NANO MEMBRANE, NANO MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NANO MEMBRANE HUANG, RYAN 1777 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 31, 2023
17999100 AIRBAG CUSHION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME GILLETT, JENNIFER ANN 1789 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 17, 2022
17997539 RESIN CONTAINING UNSATURATED GROUP, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME REDDY, KARUNA P 1764 §103§112 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Oct 29, 2022
17996931 POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAME HAMMOND, KRISHNA R 1725 §103 Final Rejection Pending Oct 23, 2022
17996350 MULTI-STRUCTURED FILM HAVING IMPROVED INTERFERENCE FRINGE, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAME HALL, ELIZABETH MARY CAMPBEL 2872 §103 Final Rejection 8d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17783295 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING METAL POWDER ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA 1733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 08, 2022
17773605 ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR TIRE CORD, TIRE CORD, AND TIRE CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §103 Final Rejection 31d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2022
17771503 SKIN COOLING FABRIC, POLYETHYLENE YARN THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYETHYLENE YARN WORRELL, KEVIN 1789 §103§112 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 25, 2022

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