Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ln Industries SA currently manages 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated technical focus for the company's current intellectual property efforts. Such concentration allows the applicant to focus on the specific examination standards and prior art trends prevalent in that single administrative division. Practitioners can leverage this focus to develop a specialized prosecution strategy that aligns with the unit's specific requirements. This 1 unit environment simplifies the administrative requirements for the company.
The review is conducted by 1 distinct examiner, with WALCK, BRIAN D serving as the busiest examiner by managing 1 pending office action. This arrangement means the entire active portfolio is subject to the discretion of a single individual. Navigating the specific preferences and interpretive tendencies of WALCK, BRIAN D is essential for successful outcomes. The alignment of 1 examiner and 1 art unit provides a direct path for the Chemistry & Materials applications, provided the applicant addresses the examiner's feedback effectively within the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WALCK, BRIAN D | 1 | 58.9% | +26.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18683272 | VERY HIGH STRENGTH COPPER-TITANIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED FORMABILITY IN THE SOLUTION ANNEALED TEMPER | WALCK, BRIAN D | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18683272 | VERY HIGH STRENGTH COPPER-TITANIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED FORMABILITY IN THE SOLUTION ANNEALED TEMPER | WALCK, BRIAN D | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1738 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18683272 | VERY HIGH STRENGTH COPPER-TITANIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED FORMABILITY IN THE SOLUTION ANNEALED TEMPER | WALCK, BRIAN D | 1738 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialLn Industries SA has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Brian D Walck has the most, with 1 of Ln Industries SA's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
