Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
5 pending office actions • 5 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio spans 5 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, indicating a fully distributed examination structure across the listed matters.
TRAN, SUSAN T is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. Portfolio oversight should therefore emphasize separate matter-level preparation rather than a dominant examiner relationship.
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 | 2 (40%) |
| §102 only | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAN, SUSAN T | 1 | 63.0% | +34.8% |
| YOO, HONG THI | 1 | 46.0% | +25.3% |
| SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1 | 10.0% | +18.8% |
| BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 1 | 71.3% | +16.7% |
| SAWYER, JENNIFER C | 1 | 68.4% | -8.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18286332 | FORMULATION USING AMINO ACID AND CARBOXYLIC ACID, ORGANIC SALT, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF | TRAN, SUSAN T | — |
| 18217327 | FLAVORED OIL, FOOD COMPRISING FLAVORED OIL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVORED OIL | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| 18252345 | OIL AND/OR FAT COMPOSITION, AND BEVERAGE OR FOOD PRODUCT | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18286332 | FORMULATION USING AMINO ACID AND CARBOXYLIC ACID, ORGANIC SALT, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF | TRAN, SUSAN T | — |
| 18217327 | FLAVORED OIL, FOOD COMPRISING FLAVORED OIL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVORED OIL | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| 18252345 | OIL AND/OR FAT COMPOSITION, AND BEVERAGE OR FOOD PRODUCT | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | — |
| 17979401 | BIODEGRADABLE RESIN AQUEOUS DISPERSION, FILM FORMING AGENT USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1616 | 1 |
| 1792 | 1 |
| 1793 | 1 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| 1691 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18286332 | FORMULATION USING AMINO ACID AND CARBOXYLIC ACID, ORGANIC SALT, AND COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME AND USE THEREOF | TRAN, SUSAN T | 1616 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18217327 | FLAVORED OIL, FOOD COMPRISING FLAVORED OIL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLAVORED OIL | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18252345 | OIL AND/OR FAT COMPOSITION, AND BEVERAGE OR FOOD PRODUCT | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 17979401 | BIODEGRADABLE RESIN AQUEOUS DISPERSION, FILM FORMING AGENT USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR FORMING FILM | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 1764 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17768753 | ORGANIC AMMONIUM SALT AND HYDROGEN-BONDING MATERIAL TREATMENT AGENT USING SAME | SAWYER, JENNIFER C | 1691 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialMiyoshi Oil & Fat Co. Ltd. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 5 examiners.
Susan T Tran has the most, with 1 of Miyoshi Oil & Fat Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
