Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation currently has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner, BOYKIN, TERRESSA M, who is the busiest examiner for the portfolio with 1 pending action. The prosecution is situated within 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a concentrated administrative footprint for the company's current filings.
With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the company's prosecution strategy is highly dependent on a single point of contact. BOYKIN, TERRESSA M is the sole individual responsible for evaluating the pending matter, which means the company must tailor its arguments to this specific examiner's requirements. This centralized structure minimizes the complexity of managing multiple examiner styles but lacks the diversification found in larger portfolios.
The presence of 1 pending office action in a single art unit suggests that the company's current research and development in Chemistry & Materials is focused on a specific technical niche. Practitioners should note that any delays or procedural hurdles within this 1 distinct art unit will affect the entire active portfolio. Efficient resolution of the 1 pending office action is critical given the lack of other active matters to provide portfolio-level momentum.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUANG, GRACE | 1 | 56.6% | +55.0% |
| BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | 1 | 89.5% | +8.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18623904 | RECYCLED THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18680519 | POLYESTER ELASTIC CONJUGATED YARN, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND YARN COMPRISING THE SAME | HUANG, GRACE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3732 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18680519 | POLYESTER ELASTIC CONJUGATED YARN, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND YARN COMPRISING THE SAME | HUANG, GRACE | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18623904 | RECYCLED THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER ELASTOMER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | BOYKIN, TERRESSA M | 1765 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialShinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Grace Huang has the most, with 1 of Shinkong Synthetic Fibers Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
