Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. has 2 pending office actions within the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. FREAY, CHARLES GRANT is the busiest examiner for the company, currently overseeing 1 pending office action. The distribution of 2 actions among 2 examiners shows that no single examiner is managing more than one matter for the portfolio at this time.
The involvement of 2 distinct art units indicates that the company's applications are being reviewed by two different specialized groups. FREAY, CHARLES GRANT is the busiest examiner, yet he manages only 1 pending office action, which accounts for half of the total pending workload. This 1 to 1 ratio between pending actions and distinct examiners ensures that each matter is subject to a unique review process. Practitioners should note that the 2 pending office actions are not concentrated under a single individual, but are instead spread across 2 distinct examiners. This lack of concentration in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering area suggests a diversified approach to the company's current patent filings.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FREAY, CHARLES GRANT | 1 | 77.0% | +30.3% |
| GREGORIO, GUINEVER S | 1 | 73.1% | +18.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18854428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER CLARIFICATION AND GREENING | FREAY, CHARLES GRANT | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18854428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER CLARIFICATION AND GREENING | FREAY, CHARLES GRANT | — |
| 17642798 | PHOSPHORUS ADSORBENT | GREGORIO, GUINEVER S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1778 | 1 |
| 1732 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18854428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WATER CLARIFICATION AND GREENING | FREAY, CHARLES GRANT | 1778 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 17642798 | PHOSPHORUS ADSORBENT | GREGORIO, GUINEVER S | 1732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialThe Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Charles Grant Freay has the most, with 1 of The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
