Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
12 pending office actions • 4 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lummus Technology LLC currently manages 12 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These 12 actions are distributed across 4 distinct art units, suggesting a variety of chemical processes or materials are under review. The prosecution involves 9 distinct examiners, which indicates that some examiners are handling multiple cases for the company.
DOYLE, BRANDI M is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions. This count of 3 is the highest number of actions assigned to any single examiner in the group. With 9 distinct examiners for 12 pending office actions, the workload is relatively concentrated, as evidenced by DOYLE, BRANDI M managing 3 of those actions.
The 4 distinct art units involved mean that the 12 pending office actions are subject to the standards of several different examination groups. Practitioners should note that while there are 9 distinct examiners, the concentration of 3 actions under DOYLE, BRANDI M provides a primary point of contact for these specific cases within the 12 pending office actions. This mix of 9 distinct examiners across 12 pending office actions requires a strategy that balances individual examiner preferences with the broader Chemistry & Materials focus.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 6 (50%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, BRANDI M | 3 | 62.7% | +11.9% |
| STEIN, MICHELLE | 2 | 45.2% | +35.6% |
| MCAVOY, ELLEN M | 1 | 72.8% | +8.7% |
| CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 1 | 63.0% | +24.6% |
| PETTITT, JOHN F | 1 | 26.0% | +21.8% |
| PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | 1 | 63.6% | +21.2% |
| GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN | 1 | 33.3% | +4.9% |
| BAHTA, MEDHANIT W | 1 | 80.6% | +28.2% |
| CHIU, TAK LIANG | 1 | 48.8% | +20.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17813614 | TRIFUNCTIONAL PROCESSES IN CATALYTIC DISTILLATION | BAHTA, MEDHANIT W | 12d |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18002667 | TREATMENT OF NITROGEN COMPOUNDS IN SPENT CAUSTIC | GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN | 11d overdue |
| 18911059 | INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTION FOR MAXIMIZING CRUDE TO LIGHT OLEFINS AND CHEMICALS | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | — |
| 18797813 | UTILIZING PIPELINE CO2 FOR ENERGY STORAGE | PETTITT, JOHN F | — |
| 18775343 | HEATER WITH REMOTE COMBUSTION AIR ADDITION | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17813614 | TRIFUNCTIONAL PROCESSES IN CATALYTIC DISTILLATION | BAHTA, MEDHANIT W | 12d |
| 18915111 | THERMAL CRACKING OF CONDENSATES TO PRODUCE OLEFINS AND DIESEL | DOYLE, BRANDI M | — |
| 18911059 | INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTION FOR MAXIMIZING CRUDE TO LIGHT OLEFINS AND CHEMICALS | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | — |
| 18809383 | THERMAL CRACKING OF CRUDES TO CHEMICALS WITH HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS | DOYLE, BRANDI M | — |
| 18797813 | UTILIZING PIPELINE CO2 FOR ENERGY STORAGE | PETTITT, JOHN F | — |
| 18775343 | HEATER WITH REMOTE COMBUSTION AIR ADDITION | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | — |
| 18763878 | INTEGRATED CONFIGURATION UTILIZING AN ALTERNATE STRIPPING MEDIUM FOR HYDROCARBON SEPARATION | STEIN, MICHELLE | — |
| 18757122 | ELECTRIC ADIABATIC HEATER FOR OLEFIN PRODUCTION | DOYLE, BRANDI M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1771 | 5 |
| 1777 | 2 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| 1692 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18957557 | PROCESS FOR MAXIMIZING LIGHT OLEFINS VIA AROMATICS SATURATION IN FCC AND STEAM CRACKER BASED CRUDE TO CHEMICALS CONFIGURATION | MCAVOY, ELLEN M | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18915111 | THERMAL CRACKING OF CONDENSATES TO PRODUCE OLEFINS AND DIESEL | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18911059 | INTEGRATED PROCESS SOLUTION FOR MAXIMIZING CRUDE TO LIGHT OLEFINS AND CHEMICALS | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18809383 | THERMAL CRACKING OF CRUDES TO CHEMICALS WITH HEAT TRANSFER FLUIDS | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18797813 | UTILIZING PIPELINE CO2 FOR ENERGY STORAGE | PETTITT, JOHN F | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18775343 | HEATER WITH REMOTE COMBUSTION AIR ADDITION | PEREIRO, JORGE ANDRES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18763878 | INTEGRATED CONFIGURATION UTILIZING AN ALTERNATE STRIPPING MEDIUM FOR HYDROCARBON SEPARATION | STEIN, MICHELLE | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18757122 | ELECTRIC ADIABATIC HEATER FOR OLEFIN PRODUCTION | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18251361 | ELECTRIC FURNACE TO PRODUCE OLEFINS | STEIN, MICHELLE | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2023 |
| 18002667 | TREATMENT OF NITROGEN COMPOUNDS IN SPENT CAUSTIC | GERMAIN, ADAM ADRIEN | 1777 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 17813614 | TRIFUNCTIONAL PROCESSES IN CATALYTIC DISTILLATION | BAHTA, MEDHANIT W | 1692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jul 20, 2022 |
| 17599683 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING TOTAL CARBON CONSUMPTION IN THE GENERATION OF LOW CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND TREATED STREAMS | CHIU, TAK LIANG | 1777 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2021 |
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