Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Tda Research Inc. currently faces 5 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL, serves as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 2 busiest examiner pending actions currently under review. The other pending actions are handled by the other distinct examiners.
The presence of 5 pending office actions across 4 distinct art units reflects a portfolio with varied technical focuses within the chemical field. Because HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL, is managing 2 pending actions, this examiner has a larger influence on the portfolio's immediate progress than the other distinct examiners. The remaining actions are each assigned to a different examiner, ensuring that the majority of the pending workload is subject to individual scrutiny across different art units. This structure requires the company to address 4 different sets of examiner expectations. The concentration of 2 actions with one examiner may allow for some efficiency in addressing related rejections if those actions involve similar subject matter. With 5 pending office actions in total, the company maintains a steady level of engagement with the patent office across multiple specialized units. Managing 4 distinct examiners requires a coordinated strategy to ensure consistency across the company's various chemical and material claims.
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 (25%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | 2 | 63.4% | +41.8% |
| BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1 | 43.9% | +45.8% |
| SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | 1 | 58.1% | +15.0% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649070 | RECHARGEABLE SILICON-CARBON ANODE LITHIUM BATTERIES WITH AN IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISCHARGE CAPACITY | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | — |
| 18413629 | Cooling Shirt for Workers in Hot Environments | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18650438 | Method of Cellulose Particles and Fibrils Compatibilization and Use Thereof as Reinforcements for Plastic Composites | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | — |
| 18649070 | RECHARGEABLE SILICON-CARBON ANODE LITHIUM BATTERIES WITH AN IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISCHARGE CAPACITY | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | — |
| 18413629 | Cooling Shirt for Workers in Hot Environments | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | — |
| 18531673 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES WITH IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1723 | 2 |
| 1762 | 1 |
| 3794 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18650438 | Method of Cellulose Particles and Fibrils Compatibilization and Use Thereof as Reinforcements for Plastic Composites | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18649070 | RECHARGEABLE SILICON-CARBON ANODE LITHIUM BATTERIES WITH AN IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE DISCHARGE CAPACITY | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | 1723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18413629 | Cooling Shirt for Workers in Hot Environments | SMITH, KAITLYN ELIZABETH | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18531673 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES WITH IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE | HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL | 1723 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialTda Research Inc. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Albert Michael Hilton has the most, with 2 of Tda Research Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
