Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sakuu Corporation has 2 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners but are concentrated within 1 distinct art unit. The busiest examiner, RUTISER, CLAIRE A, is responsible for 1 pending action. This indicates that while the company is dealing with 2 different examiners, the prosecution is geographically focused within the office's organizational structure. Practitioners should look for consistency in the art unit's application of chemistry standards.
The presence of 2 distinct examiners within a single distinct art unit suggests a focused but multi-perspective prosecution strategy. Because the workload is split, the company can compare the feedback from different examiners to refine its approach to Chemistry & Materials. Success for Sakuu Corporation depends on navigating the specific requirements of both RUTISER, CLAIRE A and the other assigned examiner. This distribution reduces the impact of any single examiner's tendencies on the entire portfolio.
In the chemistry sector, having a single art unit involved can indicate that the patent applications cover closely related technical aspects. Practitioners should monitor the historical allowance rates for the distinct art unit to anticipate potential challenges. With 2 pending office actions, the company has the opportunity to build a cohesive patent base by successfully managing the distinct perspectives of the examiners involved in the prosecution process.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 1 | 41.8% | +21.9% |
| ZHAO, XIAO SI | 1 | 57.7% | +25.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18470600 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR LITHIUM METAL ANODES INCLUDING EDGES | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | — |
| 17832431 | APPARATUSES OF BINDER JETTING 3D PRINTING WITH POWDER DISTRIBUTOR, INKJET PRINTHEAD, AND CURING UNIT MOUNTED ON AND FIXED RELATIVE TO A MOUNTING APPARATUS | ZHAO, XIAO SI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18470600 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR LITHIUM METAL ANODES INCLUDING EDGES | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | — |
| 17832431 | APPARATUSES OF BINDER JETTING 3D PRINTING WITH POWDER DISTRIBUTOR, INKJET PRINTHEAD, AND CURING UNIT MOUNTED ON AND FIXED RELATIVE TO A MOUNTING APPARATUS | ZHAO, XIAO SI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1744 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18470600 | PROTECTIVE COATINGS FOR LITHIUM METAL ANODES INCLUDING EDGES | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 17832431 | APPARATUSES OF BINDER JETTING 3D PRINTING WITH POWDER DISTRIBUTOR, INKJET PRINTHEAD, AND CURING UNIT MOUNTED ON AND FIXED RELATIVE TO A MOUNTING APPARATUS | ZHAO, XIAO SI | 1744 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
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