Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Samplix Aps is currently engaged in the patent prosecution process within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The company has 1 pending office action, which suggests a very focused approach to its current intellectual property development. This single matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS, who is responsible for the technical review of the application. Having only 1 distinct examiner involved allows the company to develop a consistent and targeted response to any rejections or objections raised.
The prosecution is currently localized within 1 distinct art unit, providing a stable technical and procedural environment for the company's application. NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS is also the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 busiest examiner pending action currently assigned. This means that the entirety of the company's active prosecution workload is concentrated under this 1 individual. Such a focused arrangement allows the applicant to dedicate their full attention to the specific requirements of this 1 distinct examiner and the 1 distinct art unit involved, potentially streamlining the path to a granted patent.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS | 1 | 63.7% | -5.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18568700 | FLUOROSURFACTANTS FOR STABILIZING SINGLE-AND DOUBLE-EMULSION DROPLETS | NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1762 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18568700 | FLUOROSURFACTANTS FOR STABILIZING SINGLE-AND DOUBLE-EMULSION DROPLETS | NILAND, PATRICK DENNIS | 1762 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialSamplix Aps has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Patrick Dennis Niland has the most, with 1 of Samplix Aps's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
