Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nanchang Hangkong University is managing 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single matter is assigned to examiner NORRIS, CLAIRE A, who represents the distinct examiner currently reviewing the portfolio. The concentration of work in a distinct art unit indicates a focused prosecution strategy for the university's active filings.
With NORRIS, CLAIRE A handling the busiest examiner pending count of 1, the university has a consolidated point of contact at the USPTO. This arrangement means that the outcome of the current prosecution depends on the interpretation of an individual within a specific technical department. For a practitioner, this environment suggests that building a consistent rapport with the assigned examiner is a primary factor in navigating the examination process. The absence of multiple distinct examiners or art units reduces the administrative complexity of tracking various examiner preferences. Consequently, the university's immediate patent strategy is tied to the progress of this individual application.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORRIS, CLAIRE A | 1 | 66.0% | +27.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18760537 | PROCESS FOR EFFICIENTLY RECLAIMING COPPER AND EDTA LIGANDS FROM Cu-EDTA-CONTAINING WASTEWATER | NORRIS, CLAIRE A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18760537 | PROCESS FOR EFFICIENTLY RECLAIMING COPPER AND EDTA LIGANDS FROM Cu-EDTA-CONTAINING WASTEWATER | NORRIS, CLAIRE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1779 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18760537 | PROCESS FOR EFFICIENTLY RECLAIMING COPPER AND EDTA LIGANDS FROM Cu-EDTA-CONTAINING WASTEWATER | NORRIS, CLAIRE A | 1779 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNanchang Hangkong University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Claire A Norris has the most, with 1 of Nanchang Hangkong University's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
