Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Syncrude Canada Ltd. In Trust For The Owners Of The Syncrude Project AS Such C is currently managing 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This single action is being handled by 1 distinct examiner, MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN, who is identified as the busiest examiner for the company. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit indicates a very specific technical focus for the current prosecution.
MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN is responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending action, which matches the total count of 1 pending office action for the portfolio. This concentration suggests that the company's intellectual property efforts are currently focused on a single technical challenge within Chemistry & Materials. The 1 distinct art unit involved confirms that the work is not distributed across different USPTO departments.
For a practitioner, the primary task is to address the specific concerns of MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN regarding the 1 busiest examiner pending action. Because there is only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the prosecution process is highly streamlined. The outcome of this 1 pending office action will determine the immediate success of the company's current patenting strategy.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN | 1 | 64.1% | +18.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18625214 | RING FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR FILTRATION OF OIL SANDS SLURRIES AND RELATED METHODS | MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18625214 | RING FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR FILTRATION OF OIL SANDS SLURRIES AND RELATED METHODS | MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1773 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18625214 | RING FILTER CARTRIDGE FOR FILTRATION OF OIL SANDS SLURRIES AND RELATED METHODS | MCGANN, BERNADETTE KAREN | 1773 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSyncrude Canada Ltd. In Trust For The Owners Of The Syncrude Project AS Such C has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Bernadette Karen Mcgann has the most, with 1 of Syncrude Canada Ltd. In Trust For The Owners Of The Syncrude Project AS Such C's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
