Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

The Clorox Company

12 pending office actions • 6 art units • 11 examiners • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

12
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
5
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

6
Hard (50%)
6
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only5 (42%)
Double-patenting + other1 (8%)
Multi-statute (no §101)6 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

9
Life Sciences
75% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
8% of docket
2
Business / Other
17% 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.

120 h
Manual time on pending OAs
24 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
42 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
BOYER, CHARLES I 2 70.3% +19.5%
MERCIER, MELISSA S 1 72.1% +6.1%
JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO 1 77.9% +14.3%
HENSON, KATINA N 1 56.1% +32.2%
WEBB, WALTER E 1 46.5% +18.6%
TAO, BIN 1 100.0% +0.0%
MRUK, BRIAN P 1 74.2% +27.8%
JOYNER, KEVIN 1 68.2% +23.7%
DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1 53.9% +75.8%
HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON 1 47.1% +24.5%

Hard Cases (6)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17374420 COMPOSTABLE NONWOVEN WITH LOW EXTENSIBILITY SALVATORE, LYNDA 34d
18759908 CLEANING ASSEMBLY WITH A DISPOSABLE CLEANING IMPLEMENT JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO
18739775 Pad Composition And Method HENSON, KATINA N
18597413 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST DISINFECTING WIPES TAO, BIN
18596041 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS WITH ALKYLATED AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES MRUK, BRIAN P
18528419 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR SANITIZATION USING FORMULAS CONTAINING AN ORGANIC ACID JOYNER, KEVIN

Interview Candidates (9)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18651043 CITRIC ACID AND LACTIC ACID DISINFECTING SOLUTION FOR SOFT POROUS SURFACES WEBB, WALTER E 1d overdue
18759908 CLEANING ASSEMBLY WITH A DISPOSABLE CLEANING IMPLEMENT JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO
18739775 Pad Composition And Method HENSON, KATINA N
18596041 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS WITH ALKYLATED AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES MRUK, BRIAN P
18399180 ANTIMICROBIAL SANITIZING DRYER COMPOSITIONS BOYER, CHARLES I
18528419 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR SANITIZATION USING FORMULAS CONTAINING AN ORGANIC ACID JOYNER, KEVIN
18466311 DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A FOAMING CLEANING FORMULATION DELCOTTO, GREGORY R
18450616 Quat-Based Compostable and Biodegradable Pre-Moistened Cleaning and Disinfecting Wipes System with Particular Surface Frictional Characteristics BOYER, CHARLES I

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1761 5
3723 1
1612 1
1625 1
1799 1
1789 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18798109 BLEACH COMPOSITIONS MERCIER, MELISSA S §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 08, 2024
18759908 CLEANING ASSEMBLY WITH A DISPOSABLE CLEANING IMPLEMENT JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO 3723 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 30, 2024
18739775 Pad Composition And Method HENSON, KATINA N §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 11, 2024
18651043 CITRIC ACID AND LACTIC ACID DISINFECTING SOLUTION FOR SOFT POROUS SURFACES WEBB, WALTER E 1612 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Apr 30, 2024
18597413 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAST DISINFECTING WIPES TAO, BIN 1625 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 06, 2024
18596041 CLEANING COMPOSITIONS WITH ALKYLATED AMINO ACID SURFACTANTS HAVING ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES MRUK, BRIAN P 1761 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 05, 2024
18399180 ANTIMICROBIAL SANITIZING DRYER COMPOSITIONS BOYER, CHARLES I 1761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 28, 2023
18528419 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIR SANITIZATION USING FORMULAS CONTAINING AN ORGANIC ACID JOYNER, KEVIN 1799 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 04, 2023
18466311 DISPENSING SYSTEM FOR A FOAMING CLEANING FORMULATION DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Sep 13, 2023
18450616 Quat-Based Compostable and Biodegradable Pre-Moistened Cleaning and Disinfecting Wipes System with Particular Surface Frictional Characteristics BOYER, CHARLES I 1761 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 16, 2023
18074624 STABLE HYPOHALITE CONCENTRATE AND DILUTION SYSTEM HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON 1761 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 05, 2022
17374420 COMPOSTABLE NONWOVEN WITH LOW EXTENSIBILITY SALVATORE, LYNDA 1789 §103§112 Final Rejection 34d Pending Jul 13, 2021

Managing The Clorox Company's Patent Portfolio?

IP Author helps IP teams respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.

Start Free Trial

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month