Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Taisic Materials Corp. currently has 3 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These 3 actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners, indicating that one examiner is managing multiple cases. The portfolio is concentrated within 1 distinct art unit, showing a very narrow technical focus. ROBERT M KUNEMUND is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending office actions.
The concentration of 3 pending office actions within 1 distinct art unit suggests a highly specialized set of technologies. ROBERT M KUNEMUND, as the busiest examiner, oversees 2 of the 3 pending actions, making him a central figure in the company's current prosecution. The use of only 2 distinct examiners for 3 actions allows for a more consistent communication channel with the USPTO. Practitioners can focus their efforts on the specific standards of the 1 art unit involved. With 2 pending office actions assigned to ROBERT M KUNEMUND, the company has a significant opportunity to build examiner rapport.
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 | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 2 | 82.1% | +13.2% |
| BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1 | 56.2% | +16.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | KUNEMUND, ROBERT 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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18885752 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | — |
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1714 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18885752 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialTaisic Materials Corp. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Robert M Kunemund has the most, with 2 of Taisic Materials Corp.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
