Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

LanzaTech Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

LanzaTech Inc. has 2 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These matters are distributed across 2 distinct art units and 2 distinct examiners, showing a broad distribution relative to the small number of active cases. This spread across 2 distinct art units indicates that the company's biotechnology innovations are being evaluated under different technical criteria within the USPTO.

MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM is the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending office action. The 2 pending office actions are divided equally between the 2 examiners assigned to the portfolio. For the practitioner, this means that each matter requires an independent strategy, as there is no overlap in examiners or art units. The involvement of MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM in only 1 pending office action highlights the individualized nature of the current prosecution for LanzaTech Inc.

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

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
2
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.

2
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

2
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% 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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM 1 79.2% +37.2%
SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE 1 70.7% +39.3%

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
18803349 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BUBBLES IN A VESSEL MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM —
18544828 INTEGRATION OF ADSORPTION DEVICE AND GAS FERMENTATION SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18803349 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BUBBLES IN A VESSEL MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM —
18544828 INTEGRATION OF ADSORPTION DEVICE AND GAS FERMENTATION SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1651 1
1776 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18803349 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING BUBBLES IN A VESSEL MONSHIPOURI, MARYAM 1651 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 13, 2024
18544828 INTEGRATION OF ADSORPTION DEVICE AND GAS FERMENTATION SLAUGOVSKY, RACHEL MARIE 1776 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does LanzaTech Inc. have?

LanzaTech Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most LanzaTech Inc. applications?

Maryam Monshipouri has the most, with 1 of LanzaTech Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are LanzaTech Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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