Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Texas Australia Rock Company LLC

Technology area: Chemistry & Materials

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

Analysis

Texas Australia Rock Company LLC has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This matter is handled by 1 distinct examiner, Jeffrey Michael Wollschlager, who is also the busiest examiner with 1 pending case. The portfolio is currently active in 1 distinct art unit. The limited number of pending actions indicates a streamlined prosecution phase for the company's current intellectual property efforts.

The concentration of the portfolio in 1 distinct art unit and under 1 distinct examiner suggests a very specific technical focus. Because Jeffrey Michael Wollschlager is the only official reviewing the company's pending work, the prosecution strategy is highly dependent on this single examiner's interpretations. This structure allows for a consistent dialogue with the patent office but lacks the risk mitigation provided by a more diverse examiner pool. Practitioners should focus on aligning their arguments with the specific preferences of this sole examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
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
WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1 62.1% +29.6%

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
18909827 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL —

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
18909827 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1742 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18909827 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CONSTRUCTION BLOCKS WOLLSCHLAGER, JEFFREY MICHAEL 1742 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 08, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Texas Australia Rock Company LLC have?

Texas Australia Rock Company LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Texas Australia Rock Company LLC applications?

Jeffrey Michael Wollschlager has the most, with 1 of Texas Australia Rock Company LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Texas Australia Rock Company LLC's patent applications in?

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

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