Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Purac Biochem B.V.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

9 pending office actions • 5 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

9
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
3
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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
1
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.

2
Hard (22%)
6
Medium (67%)
1
Easy (11%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (56%)
§112 only1 (11%)
Double-patenting + other1 (11%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (22%)

Industry Mix

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

8
Life Sciences
89% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
11% 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.

90 h
Manual time on pending OAs
18 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
31 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TURNER, FELICIA C 2 26.2% +30.2%
LYNCH, ROBERT A 1 80.3% +12.9%
HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE 1 74.5% +36.3%
PATEL, SAGAR S 1 75.7% +34.9%
MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 1 77.4% +23.3%
HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 1 15.4% +40.9%
KERSHAW, KELLY P 1 17.7% +16.0%
LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1 8.9% +12.3%

Hard Cases (7)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18087356 COMPOSITION FOR PRESERVING AND/OR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MEAT PRODUCTS HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 4d overdue
18949599 PREPARATION OF A POWDERED VINEGAR TURNER, FELICIA C —
18806682 BIOCOMPATIBLE AND RESORBABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUCH LYNCH, ROBERT A —
18730086 METHOD FOR PROCESSING LACTIDES HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE —
18634343 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION TURNER, FELICIA C —
17962208 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION KERSHAW, KELLY P —
17843567 METHOD OF PREPARING A PRESERVED FRUIT COMPOSITION LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO —

Interview Candidates (9)

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
18087356 COMPOSITION FOR PRESERVING AND/OR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MEAT PRODUCTS HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 4d overdue
18556309 FATTY ACID LACTYLATES FOR USE IN TREATING RUMINANT ANIMALS MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 54d
18949599 PREPARATION OF A POWDERED VINEGAR TURNER, FELICIA C —
18806682 BIOCOMPATIBLE AND RESORBABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUCH LYNCH, ROBERT A —
18730086 METHOD FOR PROCESSING LACTIDES HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE —
18634343 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION TURNER, FELICIA C —
18689533 PROCESS FOR PURIFYING MESO-LACTIDE PATEL, SAGAR S —
17962208 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION KERSHAW, KELLY P —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1793 3
1626 2
1791 2
3771 1
1624 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18949599 PREPARATION OF A POWDERED VINEGAR TURNER, FELICIA C 1793 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2024
18806682 BIOCOMPATIBLE AND RESORBABLE COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING SUCH LYNCH, ROBERT A 3771 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2024
18730086 METHOD FOR PROCESSING LACTIDES HEASLEY, MEGHAN CHRISTINE 1626 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2024
18634343 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION TURNER, FELICIA C 1793 §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 12, 2024
18689533 PROCESS FOR PURIFYING MESO-LACTIDE PATEL, SAGAR S 1626 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2024
18556309 FATTY ACID LACTYLATES FOR USE IN TREATING RUMINANT ANIMALS MARTIN, KEVIN STEPHEN 1624 §103Other Final Rejection 54d Pending Oct 19, 2023
18087356 COMPOSITION FOR PRESERVING AND/OR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF MEAT PRODUCTS HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA 1793 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
17962208 FERMENTED ONION COMPOSITION KERSHAW, KELLY P 1791 §103DP Final Rejection — Pending Oct 07, 2022
17843567 METHOD OF PREPARING A PRESERVED FRUIT COMPOSITION LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 17, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Purac Biochem B.V. have?

Purac Biochem B.V. has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 8 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Purac Biochem B.V. applications?

Felicia C Turner has the most, with 2 of Purac Biochem B.V.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Purac Biochem B.V.'s patent applications in?

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

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