Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Polymer Adhesive Sealant Systems Inc. currently has 1 pending office action within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This prosecution is handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated administrative focus. Such a structure allows the company to dedicate its resources to the examination track rather than managing multiple conflicting requirements from different patent office groups. The alignment of 1 distinct examiner with 1 distinct art unit suggests that the technical subject matter is specialized, potentially leading to consistent feedback during the examination process.
WENWEN CAI is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. This specific action represents the company's active prosecution in this field. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's immediate success depends on navigating the specific preferences of this individual. Practitioners should note that the 1 distinct art unit involved will dictate the procedural framework for this case, making it essential to understand the specific internal policies of that unit to ensure a favorable outcome for the 1 pending office action.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAI, WENWEN | 1 | 59.9% | +19.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17890035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMI-FOAM FLEXIBLE SEALANT WITH DENSITY MODIFIER | CAI, WENWEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1763 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17890035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEMI-FOAM FLEXIBLE SEALANT WITH DENSITY MODIFIER | CAI, WENWEN | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialPolymer Adhesive Sealant Systems Inc. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Wenwen Cai has the most, with 1 of Polymer Adhesive Sealant Systems Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.