Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Toppan Inc.

47 pending office actions • 31 art units • 44 examiners • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 64 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

47
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
27
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

21
Overdue
1
Due this week
16
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
5
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. 45 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (21)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (16)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (5)

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.

1
Hard (2%)
40
Medium (85%)
1
Easy (2%)
5
Unknown (11%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§103 only39 (83%)
§102 only1 (2%)
§112 only1 (2%)
No statute on record5 (11%)

Industry Mix

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

26
Life Sciences
55% of docket
1
Information Tech
2% of docket
1
Communications
2% of docket
14
Semiconductors
30% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
11% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

470 h
Manual time on pending OAs
94 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
164 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
4.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DILLON, DANIEL P 2 25.2% +29.5%
MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 2 80.7% +16.5%
WHALEN, DANIEL B 2 80.1% +15.8%
ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E 1 74.9% +11.5%
LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN 1 82.7% +7.7%
DAVIS, ZACHARY M 1 69.2% +31.3%
BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R 1 76.2% +11.3%
AHVAZI, BIJAN 1 63.5% +46.7%
MAIGA, SIDI MOHAMED 1 72.2% +16.7%
PAN, JIA X 1 72.4% +36.9%

Quick Wins (5)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18276026 ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT WHALEN, DANIEL B 28d overdue
18383830 LAMINATES, PACKAGING MATERIALS AND PACKAGING BAGS MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 16d overdue
18416174 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGE BODY MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 7d
18388147 WEATHER RESISTANCE TESTING APPARATUS AND WEATHER RESISTANCE TESTING METHOD LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN 15d
18273976 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WHALEN, DANIEL B 15d

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18125504 GAS BARRIER FILM AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET DILLON, DANIEL P 88d overdue
17989242 CONGESTION INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, CONGESTION INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM GOODMAN, MATTHEW PARKER 20d
18420031 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME DILLON, DANIEL P 22d

Interview Candidates (12)

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
18125504 GAS BARRIER FILM AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET DILLON, DANIEL P 88d overdue
18370769 DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE MATERIAL DAVIS, ZACHARY M 36d overdue
18244182 MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD MAIGA, SIDI MOHAMED 31d overdue
18276026 ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT WHALEN, DANIEL B 28d overdue
18383830 LAMINATES, PACKAGING MATERIALS AND PACKAGING BAGS MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 16d overdue
18416174 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGE BODY MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 7d
18273976 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WHALEN, DANIEL B 15d
18807693 DIFFRACTION SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHT BEAM REPRODUCTION DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL DISPLAY SYSTEM, LIGHT BEAM REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E 21d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1783 4
1782 4
2898 3
2871 2
1763 2
2893 2
1787 2
3645 2
1632 2
2853 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18807693 DIFFRACTION SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY DEVICE, LIGHT BEAM REPRODUCTION DEVICE, THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPATIAL DISPLAY SYSTEM, LIGHT BEAM REPRODUCTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM ANYIKIRE, CHIKAODILI E 2487 §103 Non-Final OA 21d Pending Aug 16, 2024
18420031 COMPOSITION FOR FORMING FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, FIRE EXTINGUISHING MATERIAL, AND FIRE EXTINGUISHING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 Other Non-Final OA 22d Pending Jan 23, 2024
18416174 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGE BODY MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Jan 18, 2024
18388147 WEATHER RESISTANCE TESTING APPARATUS AND WEATHER RESISTANCE TESTING METHOD LARKIN, DANIEL SEAN 2855 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Nov 08, 2023
18383830 LAMINATES, PACKAGING MATERIALS AND PACKAGING BAGS MIGGINS, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Oct 25, 2023
18370769 DECORATIVE SHEET AND DECORATIVE MATERIAL DAVIS, ZACHARY M 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2023
18244897 OPTICAL FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE BRIGGS, NATHANAEL R 2871 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18244891 ADHESIVE SHEET, OPTICAL SHEET, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ADHESIVE LAYER-FORMING COMPOSITION AHVAZI, BIJAN 1763 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Sep 11, 2023
18244182 MULTILAYER WIRING BOARD MAIGA, SIDI MOHAMED 2847 §103 Non-Final OA 31d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2023
18459464 LIGHT CONTROL SHEET AND LIGHT CONTROL DEVICE PAN, JIA X 2871 §103 Non-Final OA 60d Pending Sep 01, 2023
18366938 THIN FILM TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTRUTING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR WALL, VINCENT 2898 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 08, 2023
18276026 ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT WHALEN, DANIEL B 2893 §103 Final Rejection 28d overdue Pending Aug 05, 2023
18230552 GAS BARRIER FILM CHEN, VIVIAN 1787 §103 Final Rejection 36d Pending Aug 04, 2023
18273976 ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE WHALEN, DANIEL B 2893 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18354563 OPTICAL SHEET AND DISPLAY DEVICE HO, WAI-GA DAVID 2872 §103 Final Rejection 76d Pending Jul 18, 2023
18340932 RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS AND RANGE IMAGING METHOD HELLNER, MARK 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jun 26, 2023
18208068 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIELECTRIC LAYER, RESIN COMPOSITION, AND LAMINATE COMPRISING DIELECTRIC LAYER DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §112 Final Rejection 65d Pending Jun 09, 2023
18202830 FIRE EXTINGUISHER ONDREJCAK, ANDREW DOMENIC 3752 §103 Final Rejection Pending May 26, 2023
18319519 ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN 2817 §102 Non-Final OA 9d Pending May 18, 2023
18319691 METHODS OF PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL TISSUE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL TISSUES BEHARRY, ZANNA MARIA 1632 Other Final Rejection 70d Pending May 18, 2023
18199338 DESIGNED ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SUPPRESSOR, AND BUILDING MATERIAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SUPPRESSION CHAMBER, AND SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH THE SUPPRESSOR CHEN, ZHITONG 2649 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18196819 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ATTENUATION FILM RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN 3648 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18195306 THERMAL TRANSFER SHEET AND INTERMEDIATE TRANSFER MEDIUM HIGGINS, GERARD T 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending May 09, 2023
18306631 RANGE IMAGING DEVICE AND RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS CHILTON, CLARA GRACE 3645 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Apr 25, 2023
18303700 MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES AND OBSERVATION METHODS KIM, YOUNG J 1681 Other Non-Final OA 21d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18127344 PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGING BAG, AND PACKAGING BODY YAGER, JAMES C 1782 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 28, 2023
18125504 GAS BARRIER FILM AND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION SHEET DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103 Non-Final OA 88d overdue Pending Mar 23, 2023
18124366 ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Mar 21, 2023
18118369 ORGANIC CONDUCTIVE FILM PRODUCTION METHOD, ORGANIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, AND LAMINATE SHUKLA, KRUPA 1787 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Mar 07, 2023
18117149 INKJET INK AND TABLET FIDLER, SHELBY LEE 2853 §103 Final Rejection 71d overdue Pending Mar 03, 2023
18116800 INKJET INK AND TABLET SHAH, MANISH S 2853 §103 Final Rejection 38d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18116411 FLUIDIC DEVICE AND USE OF THE SAME CAPOZZI, CHARLES 1798 §103 Non-Final OA 93d overdue Pending Mar 02, 2023
18171862 METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL STRUCTURE, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL CELL STRUCTURE DHAR, MATASHA 1632 Other Non-Final OA 37d overdue Pending Feb 21, 2023
18095610 ELECTRODE CATALYST LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL CREPEAU, JONATHAN 1725 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 11, 2023
18093477 THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR, THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR PETERSON, ERIK T 2898 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Jan 05, 2023
18090841 SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR ADHIKARI DAWADI, BIPANA 2898 §103 Final Rejection 15d overdue Pending Dec 29, 2022
18080895 GAS BARRIER LAMINATE, GAS BARRIER LAMINATE PRODUCING COATING SOLUTION, PACKAGE, PACKAGING BODY, AND PACKAGED ARTICLE MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1767 §103 Final Rejection 32d overdue Pending Dec 14, 2022
17989242 CONGESTION INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM, CONGESTION INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM GOODMAN, MATTHEW PARKER 3628 §101 Final Rejection 20d Pending Nov 17, 2022
17959500 EDIBLE AQUEOUS INKJET INK AND TABLET HALL, DEVE V. 1763 §103 Final Rejection 24d overdue Pending Oct 04, 2022
17914918 DECORATIVE SHEET, DECORATIVE BOARD, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TRANSFER MASTER PLATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DECORATIVE SHEET VAN SELL, NATHAN L 1783 §103 Final Rejection 79d overdue Pending Sep 27, 2022
17908043 GAS BARRIER LAMINATE AND PACKAGING BAG ROMANOWSKI, MICHAEL C 1782 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Aug 30, 2022
17888635 CELL TRANSPLANTATION PRETREATMENT METHOD, CELL TRANSPLANTATION PRETREATMENT DEVICE, AND CELL TRANSPLANTATION PRETREATMENT UNIT NGUYEN, HENRY H 1758 §103 Final Rejection 80d overdue Pending Aug 16, 2022
17845176 POWER STORAGE DEVICE PACKAGING MATERIAL AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE USING THE SAME CORNO JR, JAMES ANTHONY JOHN 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Jun 21, 2022
17844195 PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE USING THE SAME, METHOD OF PRODUCING PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF SELECTING SEALANT FILM USED AS SEALANT LAYER IN PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE MERKLING, MATTHEW J 1725 §103 Final Rejection 16d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2022
17806099 DETECTION METHOD POHNERT, STEVEN C 1683 §103 Final Rejection 118d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2022
17749808 SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE WITH MICROLENS ELEMENTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME PHAM, HOAI V 2892 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending May 20, 2022
17539648 COMPOSITE PARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCT, PERSONAL CARE PARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, PERSONAL CARE ARTICLE, AND PERSONAL CARE COMPOSITION WORSHAM, JESSICA N 1615 Other Non-Final OA 14d Pending Dec 01, 2021

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