Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Structured I LLC is processing 2 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Both actions are concentrated under 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a highly centralized prosecution path. This high level of concentration suggests a very specific technological focus for the company's current patent filings and a streamlined path for prosecution through a single point of contact at the patent office.
FORTUNA, JOSE A is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, managing 2 pending office actions. Because all pending matters are assigned to FORTUNA, JOSE A, the company's success in this technology area is heavily dependent on its relationship and history with this 1 distinct examiner. Practitioners can focus their efforts on understanding the specific preferences and past decisions of FORTUNA, JOSE A to advance the 2 pending office actions.
The alignment of 2 pending office actions within 1 distinct art unit further simplifies the prosecution landscape. This allows for a consistent strategy regarding prior art and legal arguments, as both applications are subject to the same art unit-specific norms. For Structured I LLC, the focus on 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit for its 2 pending office actions provides a unique opportunity for a highly cohesive and targeted patent strategy within the Chemistry & Materials sector.
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 (50%) |
| No statute on record | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTUNA, JOSE A | 2 | 79.5% | +9.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18767237 | PAPERMAKING MACHINE THAT UTILIZES ONLY A STRUCTURED FABRIC IN THE FORMING OF PAPER | FORTUNA, JOSE A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1748 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19079079 | TISSUE PRODUCT MADE USING LASER ENGRAVED STRUCTURING BELT | FORTUNA, JOSE A | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18767237 | PAPERMAKING MACHINE THAT UTILIZES ONLY A STRUCTURED FABRIC IN THE FORMING OF PAPER | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
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