Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
48 pending office actions • 17 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd. has 48 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These cases are distributed across 18 distinct art units. There are 32 distinct examiners involved in the prosecution of these matters. This distribution requires the company to manage filings across 18 distinct art units, each potentially having different timelines and procedural expectations. The presence of 32 distinct examiners means that while some examiners handle multiple cases, many are reviewing only a single application for the company.
Elizabeth A Bolden is the busiest examiner, managing 6 pending office actions. This is the highest concentration of cases among the 48 pending office actions. While Bolden has 6 cases, the remaining 32 distinct examiners handle the rest of the portfolio. This mix of concentrated and distributed work suggests that the company can develop a relationship with a few examiners while still needing to address the requirements of many others. The 18 distinct art units further complicate the landscape, as the company must navigate multiple organizational groups within the patent office.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 20 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. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 24 (50%) |
| §102 only | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 6 | 85.1% | +22.1% |
| MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 4 | 81.5% | +0.2% |
| LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 3 | 67.9% | +23.8% |
| COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 3 | 69.9% | +16.1% |
| DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 2 | 62.3% | +10.8% |
| RUMMEL, IAN A | 2 | 56.6% | +18.4% |
| SAMPLE, DAVID R | 2 | 79.9% | +10.2% |
| SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 2 | 70.1% | +33.3% |
| MOORE, MARGARET G | 1 | 68.0% | +15.2% |
| RAMIREZ, ALEXANDRE XAVIER | 1 | 95.3% | -2.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18027743 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT COATING GLASS AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT COATING MATERIAL USING SAME | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 33d |
| 18713774 | INFRARED TRANSMITTING GLASS | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — |
| 18713245 | GLASS MATERIAL AND MAGNETIC OPTICAL ELEMENT | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18021191 | TEMPERED GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 59d overdue |
| 18687408 | OPTICAL FILTER AND STERILIZATION DEVICE | WANG, JING | 1d overdue |
| 17928300 | SINTERED BODY ELECTRODE, BATTERY MEMBER, SINTERED BODY ELECTRODE AND BATTERY MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHODS, SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRECURSOR SOLUTION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRECURSOR, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTE | WEINER, LAURA S | 5d |
| 18711142 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 14d |
| 18838727 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SHEET | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 22d |
| 17912072 | GLASS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, GLASS TUBE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 26d |
| 18706446 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, GLASS DISK FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS DISK | CHAU, LINDA N | 60d |
| 19168032 | CLARIFYING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE, AND TUBULAR MEMBER | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18021191 | TEMPERED GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 59d overdue |
| 17769897 | ULTRAVIOLET TRANSMISSION GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 43d overdue |
| 18033472 | TOUGHENED GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUGHENED GLASS PLATE, AND GLASS PLATE TO BE TOUGHENED | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 42d overdue |
| 18691985 | MOLTEN GLASS TRANSPORT DEVICE, GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 10d overdue |
| 18843780 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 3d overdue |
| 18708800 | HEAT RESISTANT GLASS AND TOP PLATE FOR COOKING INSTRUMENT | RUMMEL, IAN A | 9d |
| 18838727 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SHEET | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 22d |
| 17912072 | GLASS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, GLASS TUBE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 26d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1731 | 11 |
| 1741 | 8 |
| 1784 | 4 |
| 1785 | 3 |
| 1783 | 3 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19168032 | CLARIFYING DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE, AND TUBULAR MEMBER | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 1741 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 18994312 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LIQUID-SURFACE HEIGHT | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18876802 | CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS | RUMMEL, IAN A | 1785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18859300 | REINFORCED GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING REINFORCED GLASS PLATE, AND GLASS PLATE TO BE REINFORCED | SAMPLE, DAVID R | 1741 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18843780 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 |
| 18838727 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS SHEET | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 1741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18798961 | LIQUID COMPOSITION FOR FORMING ANTI-GLARE FILM AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR ANTI-GLARE-FILM-COATED SUBSTRATE | MOORE, MARGARET G | 1765 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18729198 | VARIABLE RESISTANCE MATERIAL, SWITCH ELEMENT MATERIAL, SWITCH LAYER, SWITCH ELEMENT, AND STORAGE DEVICE | RAMIREZ, ALEXANDRE XAVIER | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18716172 | GLASS FIBER, GLASS FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND GLASS | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18713774 | INFRARED TRANSMITTING GLASS | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18713245 | GLASS MATERIAL AND MAGNETIC OPTICAL ELEMENT | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18711142 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18708829 | ALKALI-FREE GLASS SHEET | AMEEN, MOHAMMAD M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18708800 | HEAT RESISTANT GLASS AND TOP PLATE FOR COOKING INSTRUMENT | RUMMEL, IAN A | 1785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18706446 | GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, GLASS DISK FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS DISK | CHAU, LINDA N | 1785 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18691985 | MOLTEN GLASS TRANSPORT DEVICE, GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING DEVICE, AND GLASS ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18687408 | OPTICAL FILTER AND STERILIZATION DEVICE | WANG, JING | 2881 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18683876 | WATER REPELLENT GLASS MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME, LENS MEMBER, COVER MEMBER, AND WINDOW PANEL MEMBER | FIGG, TRAVIS M | 1783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18683534 | IMMERSION DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | OESTREICH, MITCHELL T | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18683312 | GLASS MATERIAL PRODUCING METHOD AND GLASS MATERIAL | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18439145 | PLATE GLASS | ZHANG, MICHAEL N | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18681120 | HEATING FURNACE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS PRODUCT | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18291822 | LENS UNIT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, AND SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC MEASURING DEVICE | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18576757 | PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL | MENZ, DOUGLAS M | 2897 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18023825 | TUBE GLASS, PRIMARY PACKAGING CONTAINER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, AND ALKALI SILICATE GLASS | WIESE, NOAH S | 1731 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18290040 | ALKALI-FREE GLASS SHEET | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18290031 | ALKALI-FREE GLASS SHEET | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18273657 | STRENGTHENED GLASS SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SAMPLE, DAVID R | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18265843 | TEMPERED GLASS PLATE | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
| 18253176 | BUSHING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS FIBER | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18033472 | TOUGHENED GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TOUGHENED GLASS PLATE, AND GLASS PLATE TO BE TOUGHENED | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Apr 24, 2023 |
| 18027743 | SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT COATING GLASS AND SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT COATING MATERIAL USING SAME | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | 1731 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18021191 | TEMPERED GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 |
| 18019150 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE | FRANKLIN, JODI COHEN | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Feb 01, 2023 |
| 18010875 | GLASS, STRENGTHENED GLASS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRENGTHENED GLASS | AUER, LAURA A | 1783 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 18010589 | ALKALI-FREE GLASS PANEL | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 17928300 | SINTERED BODY ELECTRODE, BATTERY MEMBER, SINTERED BODY ELECTRODE AND BATTERY MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHODS, SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRECURSOR SOLUTION, SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRECURSOR, AND SOLID ELECTROLYTE | WEINER, LAURA S | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Nov 29, 2022 |
| 17912072 | GLASS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, GLASS TUBE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17911735 | GLASS SHEET | WONG, TINA MEI SENG | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d | Pending | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 17798119 | OPTICAL GLASS | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 1781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17789277 | GLASS FILM MANUFACTURING METHOD AND GLASS FILM MANUFACTURING DEVICE | SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | 3761 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17778878 | MEMBER FOR SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SODIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY | CORNO JR, JAMES ANTHONY JOHN | 1722 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 184d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2022 |
| 17769897 | ULTRAVIOLET TRANSMISSION GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2022 |
| 17761272 | ULTRAVIOLET TRANSMISSION GLASS | FORSYTH, PAUL ALAN | 1731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2022 |
| 17639394 | OPTICAL GLASS PLATE | BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A | 1731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2022 |
| 17636626 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | NGUYEN, KEVIN NMN | 1752 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2022 |
| 17636628 | SECONDARY CELL ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | KRONE, TAYLOR HARRISON | 1725 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 18, 2022 |
| 17311451 | NON-ALKALI GLASS | ABU ALI, SHUANGYI | 1731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2021 |
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