Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd.

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd. manages a patent portfolio in the Chemistry & Materials technology area, which currently includes 1 pending office action. This 1 pending office action defines the current extent of the company's active interactions with the patent office. The limited number of pending actions may reflect a selective filing strategy or a specific phase in the company's packaging IP lifecycle.

The prosecution is currently managed by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The use of 1 distinct art unit suggests that the company's innovations are classified within a narrow technical field. This arrangement simplifies the administrative tracking of the portfolio, as all current examiner feedback is funneled through the 1 distinct art unit, which can lead to more consistent prosecution outcomes.

WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, with 1 busiest examiner pending office action currently assigned. This examiner is responsible for the 1 busiest examiner pending office action in the company's active docket. The prosecution path is dependent on the review and response cycle associated with the 1 distinct examiner, allowing for a focused interaction with the patent office.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
100% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1 58.6% +35.2%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17132668 SEALANT FILM FOR BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17132668 SEALANT FILM FOR BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1723 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
17132668 SEALANT FILM FOR BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1723 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 23, 2020

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd. have?

Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd. applications?

Paul Christian St Wyrough has the most, with 1 of Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Showa Denko Packaging Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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