Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
18 pending office actions • 16 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 18 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 15 patents granted in the last 365 days
Locus Solutions IPCO LLC manages a significant portfolio of 19 pending office actions within the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These actions are remarkably diverse, spanning 17 distinct art units. This high number of 17 art units indicates that the company's biotechnology research covers a very wide range of specialized technical fields. The breadth of the portfolio suggests a complex intellectual property strategy that touches on many different biological and pharmaceutical disciplines.
The prosecution landscape is further fragmented by the presence of 19 distinct examiners, meaning every pending action is handled by a different individual. VARMA, ASHISH K is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. This total lack of examiner overlap suggests that the company cannot rely on a centralized prosecution strategy but must instead adapt to 19 different examiner perspectives. Practitioners must be prepared for a highly decentralized process where each matter requires a unique tactical approach tailored to the specific examiner and art unit involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (17%) |
| §103 only | 8 (44%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (28%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VARMA, ASHISH K | 1 | 74.4% | +32.4% |
| ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1 | 42.9% | +80.0% |
| ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1 | 48.2% | +12.8% |
| ELHILO, EISA B | 1 | 82.9% | +16.2% |
| ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1 | 35.3% | +27.6% |
| EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 1 | 38.3% | +47.2% |
| WEBB, WALTER E | 1 | 46.3% | +18.8% |
| CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1 | 41.1% | +50.8% |
| EL HAJ HASSAN, BACHAR | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 1 | 82.5% | +17.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18338434 | Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 22d overdue |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18249244 | BIO-LEACHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MINING METALS | BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | 3d overdue |
| 18248438 | Compositions and Methods for Mitigating Standing Water and Controlling Water-Breeding Pests | PERRY, MONICA L | 14d |
| 18843824 | Materials and Methods for Iron Capture and Greenhouse Gas Reduction | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
| 18843771 | Materials and Methods for Treating Iron Deficiencies and Iron Chlorosis in Plants | ARNOLD, ERNST V | — |
| 18839484 | Cleaner for Hard Surfaces | ELHILO, EISA B | — |
| 18800688 | Compositions and Methods for Enhanced Aquatic Farming and Aquarium Fish Husbandry | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | — |
| 18698652 | Grinding Aid Compositions and Methods of Use | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | — |
| 18698475 | Compositions and Methods for Flocculation | EL HAJ HASSAN, BACHAR | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18643489 | Oral Health Composition Comprising Purified Biosurfactants and/or Their Derivatives | WEBB, WALTER E | 73d overdue |
| 18338434 | Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 22d overdue |
| 19075003 | Remediation of Rag Layer and Other Disposable Layers in Oil Tanks and Storage Equipment | VARMA, ASHISH K | — |
| 18843824 | Materials and Methods for Iron Capture and Greenhouse Gas Reduction | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | — |
| 18843771 | Materials and Methods for Treating Iron Deficiencies and Iron Chlorosis in Plants | ARNOLD, ERNST V | — |
| 18839484 | Cleaner for Hard Surfaces | ELHILO, EISA B | — |
| 18801926 | Organic Food Preservative Compositions | ZILBERING, ASSAF | — |
| 18800688 | Compositions and Methods for Enhanced Aquatic Farming and Aquarium Fish Husbandry | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3674 | 2 |
| 1613 | 2 |
| 1651 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 1657 | 1 |
| 1612 | 1 |
| 1731 | 1 |
| 1772 | 1 |
| 1623 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075003 | Remediation of Rag Layer and Other Disposable Layers in Oil Tanks and Storage Equipment | VARMA, ASHISH K | 3674 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18843824 | Materials and Methods for Iron Capture and Greenhouse Gas Reduction | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §101§102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18843771 | Materials and Methods for Treating Iron Deficiencies and Iron Chlorosis in Plants | ARNOLD, ERNST V | 1613 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18839484 | Cleaner for Hard Surfaces | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18801926 | Organic Food Preservative Compositions | ZILBERING, ASSAF | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18800688 | Compositions and Methods for Enhanced Aquatic Farming and Aquarium Fish Husbandry | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 1657 | §101§102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18643489 | Oral Health Composition Comprising Purified Biosurfactants and/or Their Derivatives | WEBB, WALTER E | 1612 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18698652 | Grinding Aid Compositions and Methods of Use | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1731 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18698475 | Compositions and Methods for Flocculation | EL HAJ HASSAN, BACHAR | 1772 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18338434 | Multi-Functional Compositions Comprising Concentrated Acids for Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 3674 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18252213 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR PROMOTING HAIR GROWTH | HIRAKIS, SOPHIA P | 1623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18249244 | BIO-LEACHING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR MINING METALS | BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN | 1736 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Apr 15, 2023 |
| 18248438 | Compositions and Methods for Mitigating Standing Water and Controlling Water-Breeding Pests | PERRY, MONICA L | 3644 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18248380 | NAIL POLISH REMOVER COMPRISING GLYCOLIPIDS | BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE | 1619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2023 |
| 18297604 | ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING MINERALS AND METALS FROM ORE | PATEL, SMITA S | 1732 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2023 |
| 18012065 | Biosurfactant Formulations for Use in Skincare and Wound Treatment | CHANG, KYUNG SOOK | 1613 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 18010886 | Compositions for Improving the Environmental Impact of Printing and Dyeing | YAGER, JAMES C | 1782 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 17514305 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING REDUCED CARBON FOOTPRINT LIVESTOCK | LIU, SUE XU | 1616 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialLocus Solutions IPCO LLC has 18 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 16 art units and 18 examiners.
Ashish K Varma has the most, with 1 of Locus Solutions IPCO LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
