Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

10 pending office actions • 6 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh maintains 10 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed across 6 distinct art units and 9 distinct examiners. This distribution suggests that the portfolio touches multiple specialized examination groups, requiring an understanding of different material science standards across the 10 pending office actions. Practitioners can expect a range of examiner perspectives across this portfolio.

The busiest examiner, GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ, manages 2 pending office actions. The other actions are handled by the remaining distinct examiners. With 6 distinct art units involved, the company must navigate various technical requirements within the USPTO's chemistry divisions. Within the 10 pending office actions, the variety of 9 distinct examiners ensures that no single individual's tendencies dominate the prosecution of the entire portfolio, requiring a versatile strategy for the Chemistry & Materials field.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

10
Total Pending OAs
8
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

8
Hard (80%)
2
Medium (20%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (10%)
Double-patenting + other1 (10%)
Multi-statute (no §101)8 (80%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

10
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

100 h
Manual time on pending OAs
20 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
35 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 2 69.0% +43.7%
VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1 54.5% +24.8%
PIZIALI, ANDREW T 1 28.4% +27.4%
WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 1 44.2% +43.7%
MATZEK, MATTHEW D 1 46.4% +36.0%
AHVAZI, BIJAN 1 63.1% +47.6%
CHOI, PETER Y 1 20.4% +32.5%
KAHN, RACHEL 1 27.9% +17.3%
UTT, ETHAN A 1 48.1% +40.6%

Hard Cases (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18514693 PRODUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH A NON-CIRCULAR CLADDING CHOI, PETER Y 190d overdue
18941425 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT VAN SELL, NATHAN L —
18941278 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT PIZIALI, ANDREW T —
18857620 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH ANTI-SLIP AGENT RESERVOIR FOR SOCCER OR RUGBY WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN —
18771343 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF MATZEK, MATTHEW D —
18749975 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH UV PROTECTION SUBSTANCES AHVAZI, BIJAN —
18555773 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER COMPRISING A POLYMER GRAFTED WITH SILOXANES KAHN, RACHEL —
18068320 ARTIFICIAL TURF INFILL WITH OLIVE PIT FRAGMENTS AND MICROPOROUS ZEOLITE PARTICLES UTT, ETHAN A —

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18514693 PRODUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH A NON-CIRCULAR CLADDING CHOI, PETER Y 190d overdue
18941425 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT VAN SELL, NATHAN L —
18941278 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT PIZIALI, ANDREW T —
18940327 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ —
18861958 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ —
18857620 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH ANTI-SLIP AGENT RESERVOIR FOR SOCCER OR RUGBY WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN —
18771343 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF MATZEK, MATTHEW D —
18749975 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH UV PROTECTION SUBSTANCES AHVAZI, BIJAN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1783 3
1748 2
1786 2
1789 1
1763 1
1766 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18941425 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18941278 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT PIZIALI, ANDREW T 1789 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 08, 2024
18940327 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1748 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 07, 2024
18861958 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH TRACTION CONTROL AGENT GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ 1748 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 31, 2024
18857620 ARTIFICIAL TURF WITH ANTI-SLIP AGENT RESERVOIR FOR SOCCER OR RUGBY WEYDEMEYER, ETHAN 1783 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2024
18771343 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF MATZEK, MATTHEW D 1786 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 12, 2024
18749975 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH UV PROTECTION SUBSTANCES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18514693 PRODUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH A NON-CIRCULAR CLADDING CHOI, PETER Y 1786 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 190d overdue Pending Nov 20, 2023
18555773 ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER COMPRISING A POLYMER GRAFTED WITH SILOXANES KAHN, RACHEL 1766 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 17, 2023
18068320 ARTIFICIAL TURF INFILL WITH OLIVE PIT FRAGMENTS AND MICROPOROUS ZEOLITE PARTICLES UTT, ETHAN A 1783 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 19, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh have?

Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 9 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh applications?

Seyed Behrooz Ghorishi has the most, with 2 of Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh's pending office actions.

What technology area are Polytex Sportbelage Produktions-Gmbh's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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