Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Proterial Ltd.

32 pending office actions • 19 art units • 32 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

32
Total Pending OAs
20
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

6
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
2
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 11 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (6)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (2)

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.

12
Hard (38%)
19
Medium (59%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only16 (50%)
§102 only3 (9%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)11 (34%)

Industry Mix

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

12
Life Sciences
38% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
9
Semiconductors
28% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
3% of docket
9
Business / Other
28% 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.

320 h
Manual time on pending OAs
64 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
112 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KITT, STEPHEN A 1 54.5% +38.8%
WANG, XIAOBEI 1 65.2% +48.2%
ESTRADA, ANGEL R 1 85.5% -43.6%
CHEN, VIVIAN 1 56.9% +29.4%
LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE 1 75.5% +18.2%
LEE, HWA S 1 72.7% +2.9%
EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU 1 100.0% +0.0%
SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID 1 54.6% +13.0%
SUN, HAI TAO 1 73.6% +25.4%
SCHINDLER, DAVID M 1 40.5% +23.1%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18957034 SHIELD CABLE ESTRADA, ANGEL R
18845068 SILICON CARBIDE HONEYCOMB FILTER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU

Hard Cases (12)

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
18036973 METHOD FOR PRODUCING BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 9d overdue
17698290 PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING METHOD DESTA, ELIAS 4d overdue
18690318 METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMATION AMOUNT OF DEFORMATION PART OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TEST OBJECT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM CONDITION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 34d
19099559 SHEET-SHAPED MAGNETIC MEMBER WANG, XIAOBEI
18625939 POSITION DETECTION DEVICE SCHINDLER, DAVID M
18689400 MAGNETIC WEDGE, DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC WEDGE CHANG, MINKI
18577997 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW W
18531043 CROSSLINKED FLUORORESIN, CROSSLINKED FLUORORESIN PRODUCING METHOD, MOLDED BODY, AND MOLDED BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD LENIHAN, JEFFREY S

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18853036 ROLLED MATERIAL LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE 36d overdue
19073853 PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENAMELED COPPER WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME KITT, STEPHEN A
19099559 SHEET-SHAPED MAGNETIC MEMBER WANG, XIAOBEI
18904483 MAGNETIC SHIELD SHEET CHEN, VIVIAN
18770689 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HARD COAT-FORMING TARGET SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID
18732133 PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM SUN, HAI TAO
18625939 POSITION DETECTION DEVICE SCHINDLER, DAVID M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1733 3
2858 2
2841 2
1735 2
1717 1
1784 1
2877 1
2616 1
2855 1
2834 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19073853 PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENAMELED COPPER WIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME KITT, STEPHEN A 1717 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2025
19099559 SHEET-SHAPED MAGNETIC MEMBER WANG, XIAOBEI §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 29, 2025
18957034 SHIELD CABLE ESTRADA, ANGEL R §102 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18904483 MAGNETIC SHIELD SHEET CHEN, VIVIAN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 02, 2024
18853036 ROLLED MATERIAL LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE 1784 §112 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Sep 30, 2024
18829984 WIRE ROD, ENAMELED WIRE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENAMELED WIRE LEE, HWA S 2877 §102 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Sep 10, 2024
18845068 SILICON CARBIDE HONEYCOMB FILTER EZELUOMBA, MIRIAM NCHEKWUBECHU §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 09, 2024
18770689 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HARD COAT-FORMING TARGET SIDDIQUI, ADIL ABDUL WAJID §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18732133 PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM SUN, HAI TAO 2616 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 03, 2024
18625939 POSITION DETECTION DEVICE SCHINDLER, DAVID M 2858 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2024
18690318 METHOD FOR MEASURING DEFORMATION AMOUNT OF DEFORMATION PART OF ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED TEST OBJECT AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMUM CONDITION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING KIRKLAND III, FREDDIE 2855 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Mar 08, 2024
18689400 MAGNETIC WEDGE, DYNAMO-ELECTRIC MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC WEDGE CHANG, MINKI 2834 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 05, 2024
18686253 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-FORGED MEMBER ZHENG, LOIS L §103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2024
18577997 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW W §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 09, 2024
18531006 MULTICORE CABLE NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103 Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 06, 2023
18531043 CROSSLINKED FLUORORESIN, CROSSLINKED FLUORORESIN PRODUCING METHOD, MOLDED BODY, AND MOLDED BODY MANUFACTURING METHOD LENIHAN, JEFFREY S §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18567328 ALLOY MATERIAL, ALLOY PRODUCT USING ALLOY MATERIAL, AND MACHINE DEVICE PROVIDED WITH ALLOY PRODUCT ROE, JESSEE RANDALL 1759 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Dec 05, 2023
18385755 MATERIAL DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND MATERIAL DATA PROCESSING METHOD BROWN, MICHAEL J 4100 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 31, 2023
18284290 COMPOSITE MEMBER, PRODUCT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MEMBER CARPENTER, JOSHUA S 1733 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2023
18470213 RESIN COMPOSITION, LAMINATE STRUCTURE, CABLE, TUBE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN COMPOSITION LAN, YAN 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Sep 19, 2023
18550604 SCINTILLATOR STRUCTURE KHAN, TAHSEEN 1781 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Sep 14, 2023
18464812 POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND VEHICLE STEERING DEVICE RODAK, LEE E 2858 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18281220 SILICON NITRIDE SUBSTRATE AUER, LAURA A 1783 §102 Final Rejection 49d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18279204 METAL POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PRODUCT USING SAME WU, JENNY R 1733 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 28, 2023
18231042 MULTICORE CABLE AND MULTICORE CABLE ASSEMBLY MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2023
18275216 NI-BASED ALLOY POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED COMPONENT, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD MORALES, RICARDO D 1738 §103 Final Rejection 46d overdue Pending Aug 01, 2023
18347069 ELECTRIC DISCHARGE MACHINING WIRE TRAN, TIFFANY T 3761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 05, 2023
18036973 METHOD FOR PRODUCING BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH 1735 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending May 15, 2023
18035104 ALLOY MEMBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, ALLOY MEMBER, AND PRODUCT USING ALLOY MEMBER MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE 1733 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending May 02, 2023
18025133 Ni-BASED ALLOY POWDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATION MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAID Ni-BASED ALLOY POWDER HILL, STEPHANI A 1735 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 07, 2023
18178853 MAGNETIC SHEET, MULTILAYER MAGNETIC SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETIC SHEET NGUYEN, TUYEN T 2837 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2023
17698290 PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING METHOD DESTA, ELIAS 2857 §101DP Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 18, 2022

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