Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
107 pending office actions • 57 art units • 90 examiners • 0 of 107 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 122 patents granted in the last 365 days
Toray Industries Inc. manages a large portfolio of 106 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 89 distinct examiners and 35 distinct art units. The busiest examiner, MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T, is responsible for 3 pending office actions.
The scale of the portfolio is reflected in the 106 pending office actions, which are spread across a high number of 89 distinct examiners. This indicates that the company faces a wide variety of individual examination styles. The 35 distinct art units involved further demonstrate the broad technical range of the company's chemistry and materials innovations, spanning dozens of specialized groups at the patent office.
With the busiest examiner, MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T, handling only 3 pending office actions, the prosecution risk is highly fragmented. No single individual has a dominant influence over the 106 pending actions. Practitioners must navigate 35 distinct art units and 89 distinct examiners, requiring a highly coordinated and adaptable strategy to maintain consistency across the Chemistry & Materials portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 21 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. 21 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 + other | 2 (2%) |
| §103 only | 40 (37%) |
| §102 only | 2 (2%) |
| §112 only | 5 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 50 (47%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 3 | 53.9% | +30.3% |
| VO, HAI | 3 | 57.2% | +72.5% |
| SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R | 2 | 70.5% | +9.2% |
| KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 2 | 61.5% | +28.0% |
| WORRELL, KEVIN | 2 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA | 2 | 40.6% | +35.5% |
| DICUS, TAMRA | 2 | 30.5% | +21.4% |
| WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 2 | 60.0% | +26.4% |
| IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 2 | 33.6% | +24.9% |
| LING, DORIS | 2 | 25.0% | +27.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18267798 | CONJUGATE FIBER AND MULTIFILAMENT | CHOI, PETER Y | 79d overdue |
| 18046109 | PLATE, SOLE, SHOE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLATE | NUNNERY, GRADY ALEXANDER | 9d |
| 18278677 | COATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR | ARMSTRONG, SUSANNAH SIPPLE | 12d |
| 18842187 | COATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WEB WITH COATING FILM | TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T | 20d |
| 18288249 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | MILLER-CRUZ, EKANDRA S. | 27d |
| 18025298 | POLYAMIDE CORE-SHEATH COMPOSITE FIBER AND FABRIC | WORRELL, KEVIN | 34d |
| 17627215 | POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT THEREOF | EASHOO, MARK | 48d |
| 18849341 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN, LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED THEREFROM | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 49d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18194316 | CROSSLINKED POLYETHYLENE FOAM | VO, HAI | 56d overdue |
| 18840244 | AIRFLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRETCHED FILM | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 4d overdue |
| 18618321 | DURABLE PRINTABLE LABEL FILM | DICUS, TAMRA | 13d |
| 19112734 | COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, WOVEN ARTICLE, AND TEXTILE PRODUCT | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | — |
| 19105973 | SYNTHETIC FIBERS | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | — |
| 18832397 | POLYPROPYLENE FILM, LAMINATE, PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGED BODY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | — |
| 18874619 | MULTILAYER FILM | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | — |
| 18868933 | MEMBER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING | GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1789 | 10 |
| 1783 | 6 |
| 1781 | 5 |
| 1788 | 4 |
| 1787 | 4 |
| 1763 | 4 |
| 1759 | 3 |
| 1762 | 3 |
| 1767 | 3 |
| 1764 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19234493 | TRANSFER DEVICE | MCNALLY, DANIEL | 1745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19067243 | MOUNTING DEVICE | YAZBACK, MAHER | 1735 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 18726891 | POSITIONING DEVICE AND MOUNTING DEVICE USING SAME | BESLER, CHRISTOPHER JAMES | 3726 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18548991 | CHEMICAL SOLUTION SYNTHESIS DEVICE | YOUNG, NATASHA E | 1774 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2023 |
| 19129371 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL | BANH, DAVID H | 2853 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 18847709 | UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITE, SPAR CAP, AND WINDMILL BLADE | SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19112734 | COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, WOVEN ARTICLE, AND TEXTILE PRODUCT | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19105973 | SYNTHETIC FIBERS | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18841893 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTED MATTER, LAMINATE USING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGING BAG | GHORISHI, SEYED BEHROOZ | 1748 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 18832397 | POLYPROPYLENE FILM, LAMINATE, PACKAGING MATERIAL, PACKAGED BODY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 18721634 | BALLOON CATHETER AND BALLOON CATHETER SYSTEM | FLANAGAN, BEVERLY MEINDL | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18994138 | X-RAY INSPECTION DEVICE AND X-RAY INSPECTION METHOD | GUTIERREZ, GISSELLE M | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18881335 | COMPOSITE FIBER, STRUCTURAL YARN, WOVEN AND KNITTED FABRIC, AND CLOTHING | SINGH-PANDEY, ARTI R | 1759 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18874619 | MULTILAYER FILM | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18874082 | WATER-REPELLENT TEXTILE | WORRELL, KEVIN | 1789 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18871917 | ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE COMPOSITION, ACTIVE ENERGY RAY-CURABLE INK, AND PRINTED OBJECT PRODUCTION METHOD | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18871665 | COATING FILM REMOVING MECHANISM AND COATING FILM REMOVING EQUIPMENT | SINAKI, ARFAN Y | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18868933 | MEMBER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HOUSING | GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA | 1781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18709938 | POROUS BODY | VO, HAI | 1788 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18856477 | RESIN MOLDED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MORENO HERNANDEZ, JERZI H | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18849836 | COPOLYMER, MEDICAL COMPOSITION, COATED MEDICAL DEVICE, AND METHODS RESPECTIVELY FOR PRODUCING THOSE | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18849341 | LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN, LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION, AND MOLDED ARTICLE FORMED THEREFROM | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 1737 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18848308 | PLASTIC OPTICAL FIBER AND MEDICAL SENSOR DEVICE | TRAN, HOANG Q | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18846642 | LAMINATED FILM | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18844634 | LAMINATED BODY, PACKAGING BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED BODY | DICUS, TAMRA | 1787 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18843369 | EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION, PREPREG, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL | SLOAN, LILY KAYOKO | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18842132 | BLOWOFF NOZZLE | WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | 3752 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18842187 | COATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING WEB WITH COATING FILM | TADESSE, YEWEBDAR T | 1717 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18842192 | CORE MATERIAL, SKIN-CORE STRUCTURAL BODY, AEROSPACE EQUIPMENT, FLYING OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SKIN-CORE STRUCTURAL BODY | VO, HAI | 1788 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18840548 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRET MELT BLOWN NONWOVEN FABRIC | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18840601 | BLOWOFF NOZZLE | DANDRIDGE, CHRISTOPHER R. | 3752 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18840244 | AIRFLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STRETCHED FILM | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18837409 | BONDED ARTICLE | FLORES JR, DONALD M | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2024 |
| 18835776 | BIOELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | MINCHELLA, ADAM ZACHARY | 2841 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18832526 | INTEGRATED MOLDED BODY | GAITONDE, MEGHA MEHTA | 1781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18766295 | COMPOSITE PREPREG AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC MOLDED BODY | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2024 |
| 18724241 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYMER, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING AROMATIC HYDROCARBON | VASISTH, VISHAL V | 1771 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18724401 | DIAGNOSIS METHOD FOR SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE AND DETERIORATION DIAGNOSIS DEVICE FOR SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE | MENDOZA, WILSON GALLARDO | 1772 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18717694 | BALLOON CATHETER | TRINH, HONG-VAN N | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18713750 | COATING FILM REMOVING METHOD AND COATING FILM REMOVING EQUIPMENT FOR REMOVING COATING FILM FROM COATED FILM | GOLIGHTLY, ERIC WAYNE | 1714 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18712806 | THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAME | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18712820 | COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, AND FIBER PRODUCT | PIERCE, JEREMY R | 1789 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18710805 | SOLUTION TREATMENT METHOD AND SOLUTION TREATMENT UNIT | GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C | 1773 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18705764 | THERMOPLASTIC POLYESTER RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE | DIGGS, TANISHA | 1761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18703747 | COMPOSITION AND COATING MATERIAL | SALAMON, PETER A | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18703022 | POLYMER ION CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE, POLYMER ION CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, COMPOSITE ION PERMEABLE MEMBRANE, ELECTRODE COMPLEX, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | GREENE, PATRICK MARSHALL | 1724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18702360 | FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE | GODENSCHWAGER, PETER F | 1767 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18701346 | METHOD OF COLLECTING e-CAPROLACTAM AND POLYAMIDE 6 OLIGOMER, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POLYAMIDE 6 | GULAKOWSKI, RANDY P | 1766 | §101§102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18699619 | RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, LAMINATE USING SAME, ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK, AND PLASMA PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | WOODWARD, ANA LUCRECIA | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18699346 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE MODULE AND VESICLE-CONTAINING SOLUTION | PATEL, PRANAV N | 1779 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialToray Industries Inc. has 107 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 57 art units and 90 examiners.
Lashawnda T Mckinnon has the most, with 3 of Toray Industries Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.