Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

The Fynder Group, Inc.

Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials

6 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

The Fynder Group, Inc. currently has 6 pending office actions in the Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals technology area. These 6 pending office actions are assigned to 4 distinct examiners, indicating that some examiners are handling multiple cases. The portfolio is distributed across 3 distinct art units.

TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. is the busiest examiner, managing 3 busiest examiner pending actions. These 3 busiest examiner pending actions represent a portion of the total 6 pending office actions. The remaining 3 pending office actions are split among the other distinct examiners across the 3 distinct art units.

The 3 distinct art units involved suggest that the company's biotechnology innovations fall into several technical categories. With 4 distinct examiners, practitioners must navigate multiple examiner styles, though TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. handles 3 of the cases. The 6 pending office actions show a level of concentration under the busiest examiner.

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

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 30 days (1)

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.

3
Hard (50%)
2
Medium (33%)
1
Easy (17%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (17%)
§112 only1 (17%)
Double-patenting + other1 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)3 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

6
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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 3 64.6% +34.4%
ZILBERING, ASSAF 1 35.3% +27.6%
RODGERS, ARIEL M 1 15.4% +26.9%
CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1 54.9% +60.1%

Hard Cases (4)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18671703 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 100d overdue
18678139 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 32d overdue
18807681 Food products comprising filamentous fungal material RODGERS, ARIEL M —
18534119 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18671703 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 100d overdue
18949453 COLLOIDAL FOOD BASE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MYCELIAL BIOMASS ZILBERING, ASSAF 56d overdue
18678139 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 32d overdue
18259212 FUNGAL TEXTILE MATERIALS AND LEATHER ANALOGS CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 21d
18807681 Food products comprising filamentous fungal material RODGERS, ARIEL M —
18534119 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1653 3
1792 2
1651 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18949453 COLLOIDAL FOOD BASE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING MYCELIAL BIOMASS ZILBERING, ASSAF 1792 §103 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Nov 15, 2024
18807681 Food products comprising filamentous fungal material RODGERS, ARIEL M 1792 §103§112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18678139 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §102§103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending May 30, 2024
18671703 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §103§112 Final Rejection 100d overdue Pending May 22, 2024
18534119 Food Materials Comprising Filamentous Fungal Particles and Membrane Bioreactor Design TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. 1653 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 08, 2023
18259212 FUNGAL TEXTILE MATERIALS AND LEATHER ANALOGS CURRENS, GRANT CARSON 1651 §112 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Jun 23, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does The Fynder Group, Inc. have?

The Fynder Group, Inc. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most The Fynder Group, Inc. applications?

Jennifer M.H. Tichy has the most, with 3 of The Fynder Group, Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are The Fynder Group, Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals (USPTO Tech Center 1600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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