Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
30 pending office actions • 10 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 105 patents granted in the last 365 days
The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. maintains a robust portfolio with 33 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 18 distinct examiners and 10 distinct art units. The busiest examiner, SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N, is handling 6 pending office actions, which represents a significant portion of the total workload of 33 actions.
The presence of 18 distinct examiners across 10 distinct art units suggests that the company is navigating a variety of specialized technical niches within the broader chemistry field. The fact that the busiest examiner has 6 pending actions indicates a point of concentration where specific examiner preferences will heavily influence the outcome of this portion of the pending portfolio. Practitioners should monitor the 10 distinct art units for any diverging procedural requirements that could affect the total volume of pending cases.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 16 (53%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (37%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 5 | 44.2% | +2.5% |
| SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 5 | 55.5% | +17.0% |
| DYE, ROBERT C | 2 | 63.4% | +11.1% |
| PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 2 | 63.6% | +45.9% |
| DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE | 2 | 60.9% | +29.0% |
| LY, KENDRA | 2 | 57.7% | +17.5% |
| WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 2 | 60.0% | +26.4% |
| MAKI, STEVEN D | 1 | 65.1% | +25.0% |
| PREVIL, DANIEL | 1 | 85.8% | +12.5% |
| LIANG, SHIBIN | 1 | 63.0% | +17.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18880761 | TIRE AND POWER FEED SYSTEM | PREVIL, DANIEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17810758 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 31d overdue |
| 18439197 | ASSEMBLY SHEET | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 12d |
| 17593648 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 13d |
| 18710844 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 36d |
| 18850932 | HOSE FOR REFRIGERANT TRANSPORTATION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE | 55d |
| 19130763 | TIRE | DYE, ROBERT C | — |
| 19042937 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | MAKI, STEVEN D | — |
| 18876996 | TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18960067 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | DYE, ROBERT C | 67d overdue |
| 18848368 | CONTAINER WITH FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT, AND TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 23d overdue |
| 18002885 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 6d |
| 17593648 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 13d |
| 17294155 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 13d |
| 17756298 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 21d |
| 17262681 | Pneumatic Tire | LY, KENDRA | 21d |
| 18691086 | TIRE | LY, KENDRA | 27d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1749 | 19 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 3753 | 2 |
| 2685 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 3634 | 1 |
| 3754 | 1 |
| 1789 | 1 |
| 1767 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19130763 | TIRE | DYE, ROBERT C | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19104050 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19103743 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19042937 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | MAKI, STEVEN D | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18880761 | TIRE AND POWER FEED SYSTEM | PREVIL, DANIEL | 2685 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18876996 | TIRE | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18960067 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | DYE, ROBERT C | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 67d overdue | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18863202 | RESIN PIPE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICE | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18850932 | HOSE FOR REFRIGERANT TRANSPORTATION AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 55d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18848368 | CONTAINER WITH FUNCTIONAL COMPONENT, AND TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18713942 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM OF AIRCRAFT LAVATORY UNIT | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 3634 | §112 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18710844 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18701849 | FLUSH SWITCH FOR AIRCRAFT LAVATORY UNIT | SKUBINNA, CHRISTINE J | 3754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 164d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18691086 | TIRE | LY, KENDRA | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18439197 | ASSEMBLY SHEET | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1789 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18579975 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOSE, AND HOSE | HEINCER, LIAM J | 1767 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18559488 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR TIRE | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 1765 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18553692 | TIRE | DARBY, BRENDON CHARLES | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18553685 | TIRE | WEILER, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2023 |
| 18269887 | RUBBER COMPOSITION FOR HOSE, TRANSMISSION OIL PIPE FOR AUTOMOBILE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | DURDEN, RICHARD KYLE | 3753 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18002885 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 17904760 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2022 |
| 17810758 | TIRE | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17756298 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | May 20, 2022 |
| 17593648 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1749 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Sep 22, 2021 |
| 17294155 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | May 14, 2021 |
| 17262681 | Pneumatic Tire | LY, KENDRA | 1749 | §112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jan 22, 2021 |
| 17257142 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2020 |
| 16967715 | Pneumatic Tire | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2020 |
| 16605783 | Pneumatic Tire | PAQUETTE, SEDEF ESRA AYALP | 1749 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2019 |
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Start Free TrialThe Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd. has 30 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 10 art units and 17 examiners.
Justin R Fischer has the most, with 5 of The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
