Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
326 pending office actions • 75 art units • 177 examiners • 1 of 326 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 429 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Procter & Gamble Company manages a large portfolio of 329 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 179 distinct examiners, indicating a significant amount of examiner overlap and concentrated review. The prosecution activity is spread across 63 distinct art units, reflecting a broad and diverse technical range within the chemistry and materials sectors.
STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, overseeing 11 busiest examiner pending actions. While this is a notable concentration, it represents a portion of the 329 pending office actions. With 179 distinct examiners involved, the company must manage many different prosecution styles across 63 distinct art units. The strategy for these 329 pending office actions should account for both the high-volume reviewers and the wide variety of technical standards applied across the many art units involved.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 86 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. 86 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 | 4 (1%) |
| §103 only | 124 (38%) |
| §102 only | 5 (2%) |
| §112 only | 11 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 13 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 66 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 99 (30%) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEPHENS, JACQUELINE F | 11 | 75.6% | +14.8% |
| ANDERSON, CATHARINE L | 11 | 65.2% | +21.0% |
| OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS | 9 | 69.7% | +23.7% |
| KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 9 | 63.9% | +18.9% |
| HARRIS, BRITTANY SHARON | 9 | 48.6% | +31.7% |
| PAUL, SHREYA | 8 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| MRUK, BRIAN P | 8 | 74.2% | +28.0% |
| BOYER, CHARLES I | 7 | 70.3% | +19.7% |
| DOUYON, LORNA M | 7 | 56.7% | +72.1% |
| DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 7 | 54.0% | +75.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18507416 | GARMENT-LIKE ABSORBENT ARTICLES | ARBLE, JESSICA R | 335d overdue |
| 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 |
| 17503762 | MULTI-PHASE ORAL COMPOSITION FOR DELIVERING ORAL CARE ACTIVE AGENTS | GHALI, ISIS A D | 50d overdue |
| 17953364 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH LAMINATE BOND PATTERN | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 24d 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 |
| 18541516 | CLEAR SCALP COMPOSITION WITH DISCRETE PARTICLES | BABSON, NICOLE PLOURDE | 8d |
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 |
| 18447363 | DURABLE ABSORBENT PANT WITH IMPROVED SEAMING | KIDWELL, MICHELE M | 8d 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 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1761 | 64 |
| 3781 | 62 |
| 1612 | 12 |
| 3754 | 11 |
| 1615 | 10 |
| 1613 | 9 |
| 1619 | 9 |
| 1748 | 8 |
| 1617 | 8 |
| 1614 | 8 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19420812 | VALVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | DUNWOODY, AARON M | 3679 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 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 |
| 19176599 | PAPER TOWEL ROLLS | FORTUNA, JOSE A | 1748 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19176334 | METHOD OF MAKING A FLEXIBLE PACKAGE MADE OF POLYMERIC FILM | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 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 |
| 19089041 | LIQUID DISPENSER FOR AN INVERTED CONTAINER | GRUBY, RANDALL A | 3754 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 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 |
| 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 |
| 19054357 | AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19054379 | AQUEOUS ACIDIC HARD SURFACE CLEANING LIQUID COMPOSITION | PAUL, SHREYA | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19051231 | LAUNDRY DETERGENTS AND UNIT DOSE ARTICLES WITH REDUCED RESIDUE | PAUL, SHREYA | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19051618 | COMPOSITIONS HAVING ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF SURFACTANT-SOLUBLE ANTI-DANDRUFF AGENTS | YOUNG, MICAH PAUL | 1618 | DP | 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 |
| 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 | — | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 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 |
| 18986976 | Bleaching Trichomes to Remove Proteins | MINSKEY, JACOB T | 1748 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18978202 | LAUNDRY CARE ADDITIVE PARTICLES | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978106 | FLUID MANAGEMENT LAYER FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978101 | FLUID MANAGEMENT LAYER FOR AN ABSORBENT ARTICLE | YANG, CHENG FONG | 3781 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978493 | LAUNDRY TREATMENT COMPOSITON COMPRISING A DELIVERY PARTICLE | MRUK, BRIAN P | 1761 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18978059 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES WITH FRANGIBLE PATHWAYS COMPRISING LINES OF WEAKNESS WITH FREE FIBER ENDS | RAYMOND, LINNAE ELIZABETH | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18976779 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE | WRUBLESKI, MATTHEW JAMES | 3781 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18974110 | Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome Materials | MINSKEY, JACOB T | 1748 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialThe Procter & Gamble Company has 326 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 75 art units and 177 examiners.
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Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.