Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Titanium Metals Corporation has 1 pending office action currently under review. This matter is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, while the data shows 0 distinct art units associated with the portfolio's active prosecution. This unique administrative status suggests that the 1 pending office action may be in a transitional phase. The presence of 1 distinct examiner indicates a focused point of contact for the company's current legal efforts. Practitioners should note the 0 distinct art units when coordinating with the patent office on this matter, as it may impact the procedural handling of the case.
TOPAZ L ELLIOTT is the busiest examiner for the company, overseeing 1 busiest examiner pending action. This 1 busiest examiner pending action constitutes the active workload for the portfolio. Because there is the 1 distinct examiner involved, the company's immediate patent goals are tied to the decisions of this individual. The absence of an assigned art unit in the current data for the 1 pending office action requires careful monitoring of administrative updates. This focus allows for a dedicated response strategy tailored to the requirements of TOPAZ L ELLIOTT and the 0 distinct art units.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | 1 | 82.7% | +10.7% |
| HILL, STEPHANI A | 1 | 29.4% | +44.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18481112 | TWIN COIL ARC SWEEP SYSTEM FOR VACUUM ARC REMELTING FURNACES | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | — |
| 17894761 | ALPHA-BETA TI ALLOY WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES | HILL, STEPHANI A | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18481112 | TWIN COIL ARC SWEEP SYSTEM FOR VACUUM ARC REMELTING FURNACES | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | — |
| 17894761 | ALPHA-BETA TI ALLOY WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES | HILL, STEPHANI A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1735 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18481112 | TWIN COIL ARC SWEEP SYSTEM FOR VACUUM ARC REMELTING FURNACES | ELLIOTT, TOPAZ L | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 17894761 | ALPHA-BETA TI ALLOY WITH IMPROVED HIGH TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES | HILL, STEPHANI A | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2022 |
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