Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
7 pending office actions • 2 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 9 patents granted in the last 365 days
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 | 2 (29%) |
| §112 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (57%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | 1 | 74.0% | +24.4% |
| TRAN, LEN | 1 | 14.9% | +23.6% |
| HA, STEVEN S | 1 | 70.3% | +30.3% |
| SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1 | 63.9% | +6.7% |
| ZHENG, LOIS L | 1 | 67.5% | +13.1% |
| ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 1 | 75.4% | +37.8% |
| PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | 1 | 52.1% | +11.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850501 | CONSTRUCTIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT OF A DISSIPATOR FOR SUPPRESSING VIBRATIONS IN A ROLL STAND | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 18846618 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY DISPENSING A COOLING MEDIUM ONTO A CAST STRAND | TRAN, LEN | — |
| 18294151 | GAS COMPRESSION IN HYDROGEN-BASED DIRECT REDUCTION | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | — |
| 18411282 | PROCESS FOR DIRECT PRODUCTION OF A TRIP STEEL STRIP IN AN INTEGRATED CASTING-ROLLING PLANT AND A TRIP STEEL STRIP PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS | ZHENG, LOIS L | — |
| 18134703 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT REDUCTION WITH DRY VENT GAS DE-DUSTING | PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18850501 | CONSTRUCTIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT OF A DISSIPATOR FOR SUPPRESSING VIBRATIONS IN A ROLL STAND | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — |
| 18846618 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY DISPENSING A COOLING MEDIUM ONTO A CAST STRAND | TRAN, LEN | — |
| 18723280 | DIE FOR A CONTINUOUS CASTING INSTALLATION | HA, STEVEN S | — |
| 18411282 | PROCESS FOR DIRECT PRODUCTION OF A TRIP STEEL STRIP IN AN INTEGRATED CASTING-ROLLING PLANT AND A TRIP STEEL STRIP PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS | ZHENG, LOIS L | — |
| 18573951 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS, LINING MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | — |
| 18134703 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT REDUCTION WITH DRY VENT GAS DE-DUSTING | PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 4 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18850501 | CONSTRUCTIVE DESIGN AND ARRANGEMENT OF A DISSIPATOR FOR SUPPRESSING VIBRATIONS IN A ROLL STAND | ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18846618 | DISPENSING DEVICE FOR INTERMITTENTLY DISPENSING A COOLING MEDIUM ONTO A CAST STRAND | TRAN, LEN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18723280 | DIE FOR A CONTINUOUS CASTING INSTALLATION | HA, STEVEN S | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18294151 | GAS COMPRESSION IN HYDROGEN-BASED DIRECT REDUCTION | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18411282 | PROCESS FOR DIRECT PRODUCTION OF A TRIP STEEL STRIP IN AN INTEGRATED CASTING-ROLLING PLANT AND A TRIP STEEL STRIP PRODUCED BY THE PROCESS | ZHENG, LOIS L | 1733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18573951 | TRANSPORT APPARATUS, LINING MACHINE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 1733 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18134703 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DIRECT REDUCTION WITH DRY VENT GAS DE-DUSTING | PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | 1733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
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