Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
5 pending office actions • 1 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Research Products Corporation currently manages 5 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These matters are distributed among 4 distinct examiners. This distribution indicates that at least one examiner is handling multiple matters for the company.
The portfolio's current activity is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. This suggests that despite the involvement of 4 distinct examiners, the 5 pending office actions are focused on a specific technical sub-field. BENJAMIN M KURTZ is identified as the busiest examiner for the company. This examiner is currently handling 2 pending office actions.
The 2 pending office actions assigned to BENJAMIN M KURTZ represent the highest concentration of work with a single examiner. The remaining pending office actions are spread across the other distinct examiners. The 1 distinct art unit provides a consistent administrative environment for all pending office actions. This concentration in a single art unit allows for a more unified prosecution strategy.
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.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | 2 | 56.8% | +17.6% |
| CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | 1 | 80.9% | +7.2% |
| LEE, BYUNG RO | 1 | 75.8% | +14.5% |
| CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | 1 | 70.6% | +11.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18240164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | 25d overdue |
| 18758146 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18240164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | 25d overdue |
| 18817546 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — |
| 18818315 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — |
| 18657418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING ABNORMAL FAN OPERATION VIA COMPRESSOR SUCTION SENSOR | LEE, BYUNG RO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18817546 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18818315 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND/OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | KURTZ, BENJAMIN M | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18758146 | FILTER-HOUSING INTERFACE DESIGNS FOR HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS | CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18657418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SENSING ABNORMAL FAN OPERATION VIA COMPRESSOR SUCTION SENSOR | LEE, BYUNG RO | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18240164 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THERMAL INACTIVATION OF PATHOGENS | CONLEY, SEAN EVERETT | 1799 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 25d overdue | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
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