Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
52 pending office actions • 13 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 62 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 | 8 (15%) |
| §103 only | 12 (23%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 6 (12%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (29%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 4 | 61.0% | +44.2% |
| STEADMAN, DAVID J | 3 | 57.7% | +29.5% |
| CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 3 | 73.7% | +57.4% |
| GORDON, MELENIE LEE | 2 | 22.9% | +46.1% |
| TURNER, FELICIA C | 2 | 26.3% | +30.1% |
| HUTSON, RICHARD G | 2 | 65.0% | +52.9% |
| SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL | 2 | 4.2% | +25.0% |
| PAK, YONG D | 2 | 74.6% | +14.3% |
| CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 2 | 40.9% | +65.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 81d overdue |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 23d overdue |
| 17913103 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING FRUCTAN DEGRADING ACTIVITY | FAN, LYNN Y | 17d overdue |
| 18546866 | METHOD OF IMPROVING CARBOHYDRATE DIGESTIBILITY BY A CARBOHYDRATASE IN AN ANIMAL FEED BY EMPLOYING SERINE PROTEASE | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 15d overdue |
| 17615675 | CROSS-LINKED MILK PROTEIN CO-PRECIPITATE | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 4d overdue |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 2d overdue |
| 18318470 | Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 7d |
| 18318442 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACCASE | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 16d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18052489 | PROTEASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 87d overdue |
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 81d overdue |
| 18043515 | POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 71d overdue |
| 17601019 | Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Compositions | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 60d overdue |
| 17781512 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 50d overdue |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 23d overdue |
| 17618927 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 11d overdue |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 2d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1652 | 10 |
| 1656 | 7 |
| 1657 | 6 |
| 1793 | 4 |
| 1651 | 4 |
| 1791 | 3 |
| 1653 | 3 |
| 1792 | 3 |
| 1761 | 2 |
| 1759 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18857409 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FREE FATTY ACIDS | ROBINSON, HOPE A | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18896095 | STABILIZED CELLULASE VARIANTS | FRONDA, CHRISTIAN L | 1652 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18840367 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS AND BIOGAS FROM STARCH-CONTAINING MATERIALS | RAGHU, GANAPATHIRAM | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18840008 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT THE COMBINED OPERATION OF A BIOETHANOL PRODUCTION UNIT AND A BIOGAS UNIT | GORDON, MELENIE LEE | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18832145 | DNase Variants and Compositions | STEADMAN, DAVID J | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18724953 | PROTEIN PARTICLES WITH IMPROVED WHITENESS | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18720852 | Method of Producing a Milk-Based Product | CHAWLA, JYOTI | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18716115 | IMPROVED PROTEIN PRODUCTION IN RECOMBINANT BACTERIA | SAIDHA, TEKCHAND | 1652 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18663928 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COFFEE EXTRACT | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18685684 | FRAGRANCE BEAD COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF | LOUNTOS, GEORGE THEMISTOCLIS | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18571661 | RECOMBINANT CUTINASE EXPRESSION | YAMASAKI, ROBERT J | 1657 | §112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18539656 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THE HEALTH OF AQUATIC ANIMALS | FERNANDEZ, SUSAN EMILY | 1651 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18568235 | ENGINEERED MICROORGANISM FOR IMPROVED ETHANOL FERMENTATION | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18389518 | Subtilase Variants and Compositions Comprising Same | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18557507 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION WITH REDUCED POLYMER CONTENT | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18550313 | ANIMAL FEED COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF | PAGUIO FRISING, MICHELLE F | 1651 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18547619 | POLYSTYRENE/DIVINYLBENZENE PARTICLES FOR LIPASE IMMOBILIZATION | SINGH, SATYENDRA K | 1657 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18546866 | METHOD OF IMPROVING CARBOHYDRATE DIGESTIBILITY BY A CARBOHYDRATASE IN AN ANIMAL FEED BY EMPLOYING SERINE PROTEASE | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18257665 | IMPROVED FIBER-WASH IN CORN WET-MILLING | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18331730 | Compositions Comprising Polypeptides having Xylanase Activity and Polypeptides having Arabinofuronosidase Activity | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18318442 | DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LACCASE | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 1656 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18318470 | Detergent Composition Comprising Laccase | STEADMAN, DAVID J | 1656 | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | May 16, 2023 |
| 18251533 | LEADER PEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING THE SAME | ZINGARELLI, SANDRA | 1653 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18250397 | Baked and Par-Baked Products with Thermostable AMG Variants from Penicillium | DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18249826 | METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF A DETERGENT COMPOSITION | BEVERIDGE, CONNOR HAMMOND | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18249231 | LIPASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SUCH LIPASE VARIANTS | CHOWDHURY, IQBAL HOSSAIN | 1656 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18029594 | Enzymatic Preservation of Probiotics in Animal Feed | TURNER, FELICIA C | 1793 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18029590 | New Granules for Animal Feed | PAPCIAK, SHARON M | 1657 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18029586 | Enzymatic Feed Preservation | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 25d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18043515 | POLYESTER DEGRADING PROTEASE VARIANTS | HUTSON, RICHARD G | 1652 | §112 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18043532 | PROTEASE VARIANTS WITH IMPROVED SOLUBILITY | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §101§102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | Feb 28, 2023 |
| 18042282 | VARIANTS OF A FAMILY 44 XYLOGLUCANASE | PAK, YONG D | 1652 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 20, 2023 |
| 18063501 | PROTEASE ANIMAL FEED FORMULATION | DIVIESTI, KARLA ISOBEL | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17927164 | SUBTILASE VARIANTS AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING SAME | LEE, JAE W | 1656 | DP | Final Rejection | 70d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17925445 | ANIMAL FEED COMPOSITIONS | DUBOIS, PHILIP A | 1791 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 18052489 | PROTEASE VARIANTS AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES ENCODING SAME | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | DP | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Nov 03, 2022 |
| 17913103 | CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING POLYPEPTIDES HAVING FRUCTAN DEGRADING ACTIVITY | FAN, LYNN Y | 1759 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2022 |
| 17782279 | ENZYME COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | ARMATO JR, DENNIS IGNATIUS | 1651 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17781973 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING FERMENTATION PRODUCTS | EDWARDS, JESSICA FAYE | 1657 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2022 |
| 17781512 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | EPSTEIN, TODD MATTHEW | 1652 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2022 |
| 17766588 | SOLID BAKING ADDITIVE | SHELLHAMMER, JAMES PAUL | 1793 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2022 |
| 17762689 | DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE USES IN DETERGENT COMPOSITION | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §102Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Mar 22, 2022 |
| 17618927 | Alpha-Amylase Variants | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 14, 2021 |
| 17615675 | CROSS-LINKED MILK PROTEIN CO-PRECIPITATE | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 1791 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2021 |
| 17601019 | Liquid Dishwashing Detergent Compositions | CRUM, MARY ABOU NADER | 1657 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Oct 01, 2021 |
| 17441731 | REDOX ENZYMES IN ANIMAL FEED COMPOSITIONS | MOSS, NATALIE M | 1653 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2021 |
| 17413434 | Methods For Increasing The Productivity Of A Filamentous Fungal Cell In The Production Of A Polypeptide | RYAN, DOUGLAS CHARLES | 1635 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2021 |
| 17299273 | Powder Detergent Compositions | JONES-FOSTER, ERICA NICOLE | 1656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
| 17299261 | Low pH Powder Detergent Composition | KOROTCHKINA, LIOUBOV G | 1653 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2021 |
| 16766189 | Small Enzyme Particles For Interesterification | GORDON, MELENIE LEE | 1651 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2020 |
| 16651264 | LOW DUSTING GRANULES | KUMAR, PREETI | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Mar 26, 2020 |
| 18742665 | STABLE INOCULANT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PARAFFIN OILS/WAXES | DAVIS, RUTH A | 1699 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
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