Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tokuyama Corporation

28 pending office actions • 16 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

28
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
10
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
1
Due this week
4
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (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.

10
Hard (36%)
16
Medium (57%)
1
Easy (4%)
1
Unknown (4%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only13 (46%)
§102 only3 (11%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (32%)
No statute on record1 (4%)

Industry Mix

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

20
Life Sciences
71% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
7
Business / Other
25% 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.

280 h
Manual time on pending OAs
56 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
98 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AHVAZI, BIJAN 2 63.4% +47.3%
SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N 1 55.5% +17.5%
NIEVES, NELSON J 1 75.2% +16.6%
LI, JUN 1 54.5% +56.8%
OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS 1 69.8% +23.3%
QI, HUA 1 56.5% +22.6%
LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK 1 76.9% +27.3%
KUNEMUND, ROBERT M 1 82.0% +13.8%
WHITE, SADIE 1 48.9% +31.4%
SAWYER, JENNIFER C 1 68.8% -9.0%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18708259 GROUP III NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE PRODUCING METHOD, AND ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE KUNEMUND, ROBERT M

Hard Cases (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18274188 HOLLOW MICROBALLOON RIOJA, MELISSA A 9d
18235958 GROUND STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF HARTMANN, GARY S 29d
18037966 POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD, POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD PRODUCTION METHOD, AND POLYCRYSTAL SILICON THERMAL PROCESSING METHOD SONG, MATTHEW J 60d
18842549 SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS
18729281 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND, NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE, CURABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL ARTICLE, LENS, AND EYEGLASSES AHVAZI, BIJAN
18728569 Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod QI, HUA
18704481 Method for Processing Waste Solar Cell WHITE, SADIE
18615802 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC SOLVENT SOLUTION OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE SAWYER, JENNIFER C

Interview Candidates (10)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19102333 ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION LI, JUN 28d overdue
18286646 OPTICAL ARTICLE, SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 84d
19161577 Rubber Composition for Tire and Rubber Material for Tire SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N
19105855 ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION NIEVES, NELSON J
18842549 SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS
18729281 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND, NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE, CURABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL ARTICLE, LENS, AND EYEGLASSES AHVAZI, BIJAN
18728569 Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod QI, HUA
18712959 POWDERY HYDRAULIC COMPOSITION LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1731 4
1763 2
1787 2
1749 1
1732 1
1781 1
1721 1
1691 1
1713 1
1767 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19161577 Rubber Composition for Tire and Rubber Material for Tire SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N 1749 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 02, 2025
19105855 ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION NIEVES, NELSON J §112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 24, 2025
19102333 ALUMINUM NITRIDE POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION LI, JUN 1732 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Feb 07, 2025
18842549 SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR CLEANING LIQUID OGDEN JR, NECHOLUS §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 29, 2024
18729281 PHOTOCHROMIC COMPOUND, NAPHTHOL DERIVATIVE, CURABLE COMPOSITION, OPTICAL ARTICLE, LENS, AND EYEGLASSES AHVAZI, BIJAN §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jul 16, 2024
18728569 Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod QI, HUA §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18712959 POWDERY HYDRAULIC COMPOSITION LOUGHRAN, RYAN PATRICK §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18708259 GROUP III NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE PRODUCING METHOD, AND ALUMINUM NITRIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL SUBSTRATE KUNEMUND, ROBERT M 1781 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 08, 2024
18704481 Method for Processing Waste Solar Cell WHITE, SADIE 1721 §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 25, 2024
18615802 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC SOLVENT SOLUTION OF QUATERNARY AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE SAWYER, JENNIFER C 1691 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Mar 25, 2024
18394206 SILICON ETCHING SOLUTION, METHOD OF TREATING SILICON SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AHMED, SHAMIM 1713 §103 Final Rejection 22d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2023
18571042 MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, PREDICTION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, PREDICTION METHOD, AND RESIN COMPOSITION MANUFACTURING SYSTEM PRESSLY, KURT NICHOLAS §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 15, 2023
18570113 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MIXING GYPSUM GRANULES DERIVED FROM WASTE GYPSUM BOARD AND GYPSUM SLURRY HOWELL, MARC C §102 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18286646 OPTICAL ARTICLE, SPECTACLE LENS AND SPECTACLES AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 84d Pending Oct 12, 2023
18281918 SURFACE-TREATED INORGANIC POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND RESIN COMPOSITION AND DISPERSION COMPRISING SAID SURFACE-TREATED INORGANIC POWDER MANGOHIG, THOMAS A 1731 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2023
18279710 PHOTOCHROMIC CURABLE COMPOSITION SHAH, SAMIR 1787 §103 Final Rejection 28d Pending Aug 31, 2023
18279183 ALUMINUM NITRIDE GRANULAR POWDER AND RESIN COMPOSITION KOLB, KATARZYNA I 1767 §103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 28, 2023
18278324 PHOTOCHROMIC CURABLE COMPOSITION, PHOTOCHROMIC LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME KRUER, KEVIN R 1787 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 22, 2023
18235958 GROUND STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF HARTMANN, GARY S 3671 §103§112 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18274403 NOVEL CURABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CYCLIC MONOMER LEONARD, MICHAEL L 1763 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Jul 26, 2023
18274188 HOLLOW MICROBALLOON RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 §103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18274185 CURABLE COMPOSITION CONTAINING CYCLIC MULTIFUNCTIONAL MONOMER BOYLE, KARA BRADY 1766 §102 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18037966 POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD, POLYCRYSTAL SILICON ROD PRODUCTION METHOD, AND POLYCRYSTAL SILICON THERMAL PROCESSING METHOD SONG, MATTHEW J 1714 §103§112 Final Rejection 60d Pending May 19, 2023
18030904 TUNGSTEN OXIDE AND OXYGEN EVOLUTION REACTION CATALYST FIORITO, JAMES A 1731 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 07, 2023
18247834 Method of Manufacturing Green Sheet WIESE, NOAH S 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 04, 2023
17920921 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HALOGEN OXOACID AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS THEREFOR BAHTA, MEDHANIT W 1692 §103Other Non-Final OA 6d Pending Oct 24, 2022
17912426 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-TREATED SILICA POWDER, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND SLURRY CASE, SARAH CATHERINE 1731 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Sep 16, 2022
17790147 A METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTED GYPSUM BOARDS AND A FLUIDIZED-BED CALCINING APPARATUS THEREFOR LACLAIR, LOGAN EDWARD 1736 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jun 30, 2022

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