Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
313 pending office actions • 73 art units • 172 examiners • 1 of 313 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 444 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Procter & Gamble Company has 334 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters involve 184 distinct examiners and 78 distinct art units, indicating a broad examiner network with multiple matters reaching the same technical units. The docket therefore calls for both portfolio controls and art-unit-specific analysis.
ANDERSON, CATHARINE L is the busiest examiner, with 12 pending matters. This is the clearest examiner concentration shown in the profile, making that relationship a practical point for coordinated response planning. Even so, the broader examiner and art-unit distribution means that a single-examiner strategy would not address the overall prosecution workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 76 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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. 76 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (2%) |
| §103 only | 120 (38%) |
| §102 only | 8 (3%) |
| §112 only | 11 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 11 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 54 (17%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 100 (32%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 11 | 65.2% | +20.9% |
| MRUK, BRIAN P | 11 | 74.2% | +28.1% |
| STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 9 | 75.6% | +14.9% |
| PAUL, SHREYA | 9 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| BOYER, CHARLES I | 9 | 70.4% | +19.7% |
| OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 8 | 69.7% | +23.7% |
| KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 8 | 63.9% | +18.8% |
| ASDJODI, MOHAMMADREZA | 8 | 59.1% | +46.9% |
| HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 7 | 48.7% | +35.4% |
| DOUYON, LORNA M | 6 | 56.8% | +72.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18617930 | ANTI-MICROBIAL PARTICLES | PAUL, SHREYA | 8d |
| 19054379 | AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | — |
| 18757856 | HARD SURFACE CLEANERS COMPRISING CARBOXYLATED FRUCTAN | PAUL, SHREYA | — |
| 18744846 | LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | — |
| 18537376 | SPRAY-DRIED PARTICULATE COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17326505 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING USER-SPECIFIC SKIN OR HAIR DATA TO PREDICT USER-SPECIFIC SKIN OR HAIR CONDITIONS | XU, JUSTIN | 169d overdue |
| 18780840 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING ROBOTS | LEVY, MERRITT E | 86d overdue |
| 18736692 | AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT WATER-SOLUBLE POUCH COMPRISING SOLVENT | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | 17d overdue |
| 18537225 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SCALAR PROPERTY OF LIQUID DURING A LAUNDRY MACHINE TREATMENT CYCLE | CORMIER, DAVID G | 17d overdue |
| 18787016 | Fibrous Structures | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 16d overdue |
| 18541516 | CLEAR SCALP COMPOSITION WITH DISCRETE PARTICLES | BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE | 8d |
| 18536468 | SOLID ARTICLE FOR SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF VOLATILE MATERIALS IN INTERIOR SPACE | LEE, AHAM NMN | 9d |
| 18498341 | ARRAY OF ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH ULTRASONICALLY BONDED STRETCH LAMINATES | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 12d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17737288 | LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION | HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 191d overdue |
| 18474560 | ABSORBENT BODY WITH COMPOSITE ISOLATION SHEET | KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 43d overdue |
| 18103064 | PERFUME-CONTAINING PARTICLES AND THE MAKING METHOD | BOYER, CHARLES I | 31d overdue |
| 18312623 | LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING POLYALKYLENE OXIDE GRAFT COPOLYMER AND DYE TRANSFER INHIBITOR POLYMER | MRUK, BRIAN P | 29d overdue |
| 18076752 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCED GLYCOL FATTY ALCOHOL ETHOXYLATES, REDUCED GLYCOL SULFATE ETHOXYLATED SURFACTANTS, AND PRODUCTS | OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 5d overdue |
| 18621222 | ANTIMICROBIAL LIQUID DETERGENT COMPOSITION | BOYER, CHARLES I | 2d overdue |
| 17958719 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CATIONIC POLY ALPHA-1,3-GLUCAN ETHERS | MRUK, BRIAN P | 2d overdue |
| 18509726 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH FILM TOPSHEET | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 7d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1761 | 64 |
| 3781 | 56 |
| 1612 | 13 |
| 3754 | 10 |
| 1615 | 8 |
| 1748 | 8 |
| 1617 | 8 |
| 1614 | 8 |
| 1619 | 8 |
| 1767 | 8 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19410695 | CLEANING PRODUCT HAVING NONFIBROUS POLYMERIC ELEMENTS | KARLS, SHAY LYNN | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2025 |
| 19335035 | DIGITAL ARRAYS COMPRISING SUSTAINABLE SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTS | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19314005 | SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCT PACKAGES CONVEYING SUSTAINABILITY | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19266217 | METHODS OF USING ANTIOXIDANTS IN FABRIC TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATING ELASTANE-CONTAINING FABRICS | KUMAR, PREETI | 1761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19251981 | Methods and Apparatuses for Making Absorbent Articles Having Contoured Belts | TAWFIK, SAMEH | 3731 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19228823 | DIGITAL IMAGING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING PRODUCT IMAGES | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 |
| 19209980 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF ALKYL SULFATE OR ALKYL ETHER SULFATE TYPE OF SURFACTANTS | WORSHAM, JESSICA N | 1615 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19206113 | BUFFERED PUMP SYSTEM | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 3746 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19192555 | FIBER-BASED CONTAINER CONTAINING A LIQUID CONDITIONING COMPOSITION | CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 3733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19189314 | DURABLE TRANSFER ROLL CORE AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | RIVERA, WILLIAM ARAUZ | 3654 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19176334 | METHOD OF MAKING A FLEXIBLE PACKAGE MADE OF POLYMERIC FILM | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19176599 | PAPER TOWEL ROLLS | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19175152 | MINERAL SUNSCREEN COMPOSITIONS | SHIN, PHOEBE HANNAH | 1611 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19175440 | Highly Extensible Nonwoven Webs and Absorbent Articles Having Such Webs | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19172743 | SKIN CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING WATER-SOLUBLE/DISPERSIBLE UV-BLOCKING AGENT, WAX AND PARTICULATE UV FILTER | BERRIOS, JENNIFER A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19089041 | LIQUID DISPENSER FOR AN INVERTED CONTAINER | GRUBY, RANDALL A | 3754 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19086254 | LIQUID HAND DISHWASHING DETERGENT COMPOSITION | ELHILO, EISA B | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19077649 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PROFILED LATERAL ABSORBENT ZONES | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19075039 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH HIGH ABSORBENT MATERIAL CONTENT | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19071804 | Shaped Nonwovens that Exhibit High Visual Resolution | VONCH, JEFFREY A | 1783 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19069701 | DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19062173 | PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING TAILORED MONOLIPID-RHAMNOLIPIDS AND SULFATE-FREE SURFACTANTS | WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES | 1616 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19058429 | ROLLED ABSORBENT PAPER PRODUCTS AND METHODS FOR MAKE SAME | MINSKEY, JACOB T | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19055598 | ARRAY OF PEST CONTROL PRODUCTS | MELARAGNO, MICHAEL | 3754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19054379 | AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19054357 | AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19051618 | COMPOSITIONS HAVING ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF SURFACTANT-SOLUBLE ANTI-DANDRUFF AGENTS | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1618 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19051231 | LAUNDRY DETERGENTS AND UNIT DOSE ARTICLES WITH REDUCED RESIDUE | PAUL, SHREYA | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19049120 | LOW VISCOSITY CONDITIONER COMPOSITION CONTAINING SILICONE POLYMERS | PALLAY, MICHAEL B | 1617 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19047754 | FABRIC AND HOME CARE COMPOSITION COMPRISING SURFACTANT AND A POLYESTER | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19043762 | PUMP DISPENSER | NICOLAS, FREDERICK C | 3754 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19039908 | PREMIUM SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTS COMPRISING SHORT FIBERS | WHIPKEY, TARA NOELLE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19039128 | HAIR CARE COMPOSITION | KAMM, JUDITH MARIE | 1611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19036503 | PACKAGES OF FOLDED ABSORBENT ARTICLES AND FOLDED ABSORBENT ARTICLES | LE, QUYNH DAO | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19032527 | FEMININE HYGIENE PRODUCT INCLUDING A CRIMPED REGION AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | DAKKAK, JIHAD | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19027010 | PROCESS FOR TREATING A FABRIC AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS | OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 1761 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024918 | CONSUMER PRODUCT | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19021354 | PACKAGED LAUNDRY PRODUCT | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 3754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19019798 | RAZOR CARTRIDGE WITH NON-CUTTING ELEMENT | RILEY, JONATHAN G | 3724 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19018534 | LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION CONTAINING GRAFT COPOLYMER AND DYE TRANSFER INHIBITOR POLYMER | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19014916 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING CHANNEL-FORMING AREAS AND WETNESS INDICATOR | STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 3781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19011738 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH ELASTICIZED WAIST REGION | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19010355 | REPLACEABLE INSERT FOR INSECT TRAPPING DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF | TRUONG, KATELYN T | 3647 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18987051 | FEMININE HYGIENE ARTICLE WITH IMPROVED WINGS | KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 3781 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18985688 | CONSUMER PRODUCT COMPOSITIONS WITH PERFUME ENCAPSULATES | MRUK, BRIAN P | — | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18983737 | DELIVERY ENGINE AND APPARATUS FOR DELIVERING A VOLATILE MATERIAL | SUTHERLAND, STEVEN M | 3752 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18984263 | ELASTOMERIC LAMINATE WITH SOFT NONCRIMPED SPUNBOND FIBER WEBS | ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18983684 | GRANULAR LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN OPTICAL BRIGHTENER AND A HUEING DYE | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18983616 | GRANULAR LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A FIRST OPTICAL BRIGHTENER AND A SECOND OPTICAL BRIGHTENER | TUCKER, PHILIP C | 1745 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18983664 | GRANULAR LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITION COMPRISING A FIRST OPTICAL BRIGHTENER AND A SECOND OPTICAL BRIGHTENER | OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 1761 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Procter & Gamble Company has 313 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 73 art units and 172 examiners.
Catharine L Anderson has the most, with 11 of The Procter & Gamble Company's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
