Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rational Aktiengesellschaft has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units. The prosecution involves 2 distinct examiners, with BELL, SPENCER E as the busiest examiner handling 1 pending office action.
The 2 pending office actions are reviewed by 2 distinct examiners, providing different perspectives on the filings. With 2 distinct art units involved, the Chemistry & Materials work is categorized into separate groups. Practitioners should manage the 2 pending office actions through these 2 distinct examiners.
The busiest examiner is currently assigned 1 pending office action, representing half of the total workload. This distribution across 2 distinct art units requires a coordinated strategy to ensure consistency. Practitioners can focus on the specific requirements of the 2 pending office actions to advance the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, SPENCER E | 1 | 63.0% | +13.4% |
| KOLB, NATHANIEL J | 1 | 62.5% | +34.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19017234 | CLEANING CHEMICAL ASSEMBLY, CLEANING CHEMICAL MODULAR SYSTEM, AND COOKING APPLIANCE | BELL, SPENCER E | — |
| 18762165 | Method of Determining the Status of a Cooking Appliance and Cooking Appliance | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19017234 | CLEANING CHEMICAL ASSEMBLY, CLEANING CHEMICAL MODULAR SYSTEM, AND COOKING APPLIANCE | BELL, SPENCER E | — |
| 18762165 | Method of Determining the Status of a Cooking Appliance and Cooking Appliance | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1711 | 1 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19017234 | CLEANING CHEMICAL ASSEMBLY, CLEANING CHEMICAL MODULAR SYSTEM, AND COOKING APPLIANCE | BELL, SPENCER E | 1711 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18762165 | Method of Determining the Status of a Cooking Appliance and Cooking Appliance | KOLB, NATHANIEL J | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialRational Aktiengesellschaft has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Spencer E Bell has the most, with 1 of Rational Aktiengesellschaft's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
