Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
40 pending office actions • 11 art units • 37 examiners • 0 of 40 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 33 patents granted in the last 365 days
TotalEnergies SE has 1 pending office action in the Computing & Software technology area. Bernard E. Cothran is the busiest examiner, currently handling this 1 pending action. The portfolio's activity is confined to 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner, representing a single point of engagement for their current pending matters. Because there is only 1 pending action, the company's current patenting efforts are concentrated on the progress of this specific application.
With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution does not require coordination across different technical groups or multiple examiner relationships. This structure allows for a highly specific advocacy approach tailored to the requirements of Bernard E. Cothran. The presence of the pending action in the Computing & Software area indicates a singular technical focus at this time. Practitioners must focus on the specific preferences of the examiner to advance the application within the assigned art unit. The lack of other pending actions suggests a narrow window of activity at the USPTO for the company at this time.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (30%) |
| §103 only | 4 (10%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOYLE, BRANDI M | 2 | 62.7% | +11.9% |
| TRAN, TRAN M. | 2 | 74.8% | +23.4% |
| WECHSELBERGER, ALFRED H. | 2 | 58.5% | +32.9% |
| BOMAR, THOMAS S | 1 | 83.0% | +0.1% |
| SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1 | 57.1% | +26.5% |
| VASISTH, VISHAL V | 1 | 72.3% | +33.4% |
| SINGH, PREM C | 1 | 59.0% | +33.1% |
| TOOMER, CEPHIA D | 1 | 74.4% | +2.5% |
| MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | 1 | 48.9% | +35.8% |
| PO, MING CHEUNG | 1 | 37.7% | +13.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17730897 | Performing A Deformation-Based Physics Simulation | HAO, YI | 190d overdue |
| 17603288 | METHOD FOR FORMING COARSE-SCALE 3D MODEL OF HETEROGENEOUS SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 22d overdue |
| 17926920 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING A FLOW OF AT LEAST ONE FIRST GAS EMITTED BY A SOURCE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE USING A SECOND TRACER GAS, AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS, SYSTEM AND KIT | HAGOS, EYOB | 21d |
| 19474651 | A PIPING SYSTEM TO RECOVER FLUID FROM A WELL OR TO INJECT FLUID IN A WELL AND RELATED METHOD | BOMAR, THOMAS S | — |
| 19123889 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION | DOYLE, BRANDI M | — |
| 19075024 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HAIL EVENT | SUN, MICHAEL Y | — |
| 18876413 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION BY CAVITATION, AND USE THEREOF | SINGH, PREM C | — |
| 18875993 | AQUEOUS LUBRICANT FOR METALWORKING | TOOMER, CEPHIA D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19123889 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION | DOYLE, BRANDI M | — |
| 19075024 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HAIL EVENT | SUN, MICHAEL Y | — |
| 18998344 | RENEWABLE JET FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING A HIGH CONTENT OF NAPHTHENIC COMPOUNDS AND ASSOCIATED PREPARATION METHOD | VASISTH, VISHAL V | — |
| 18876413 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION BY CAVITATION, AND USE THEREOF | SINGH, PREM C | — |
| 18868835 | INSTALLATION COMPRISING LNG AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FACILITIES WITH AT LEAST ONE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | — |
| 18863473 | ROCK PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT CELL AND ASSOCIATED ROCK PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
| 18862760 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PARAFFINS BY HYDROTREATMENT OF FEEDSTOCKS FROM PLASTIC WASTE | PO, MING CHEUNG | — |
| 18862648 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A ROCK SAMPLE WITH A TARGET INITIAL FIRST FLUID SATURATION PROFILE ALONG A ROCK SAMPLE AXIS | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1771 | 6 |
| 2187 | 3 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 2857 | 2 |
| 3674 | 1 |
| 1728 | 1 |
| 2182 | 1 |
| 2186 | 1 |
| 1763 | 1 |
| 1764 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19474651 | A PIPING SYSTEM TO RECOVER FLUID FROM A WELL OR TO INJECT FLUID IN A WELL AND RELATED METHOD | BOMAR, THOMAS S | 3674 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19123889 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 |
| 19075024 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HAIL EVENT | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1728 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18998344 | RENEWABLE JET FUEL COMPOSITION HAVING A HIGH CONTENT OF NAPHTHENIC COMPOUNDS AND ASSOCIATED PREPARATION METHOD | VASISTH, VISHAL V | — | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 18876413 | METHOD FOR THE PURIFICATION OF A PLASTIC LIQUEFACTION OIL COMPOSITION BY CAVITATION, AND USE THEREOF | SINGH, PREM C | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18875993 | AQUEOUS LUBRICANT FOR METALWORKING | TOOMER, CEPHIA D | 1771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18868835 | INSTALLATION COMPRISING LNG AND RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY FACILITIES WITH AT LEAST ONE THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | MOORE, DEVON TYLEN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18863473 | ROCK PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT CELL AND ASSOCIATED ROCK PROPERTIES MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | TRAN, TRAN M. | 2855 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18862760 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PARAFFINS BY HYDROTREATMENT OF FEEDSTOCKS FROM PLASTIC WASTE | PO, MING CHEUNG | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18862648 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A ROCK SAMPLE WITH A TARGET INITIAL FIRST FLUID SATURATION PROFILE ALONG A ROCK SAMPLE AXIS | TRAN, TRAN M. | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18860316 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF OLEFINS BY STEAM CRACKING OF FEEDSTOCKS FROM PLASTIC WASTE | GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18840174 | ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF A POWER PLANT | CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18832351 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STABILIZED BIOMASS OIL | DOYLE, BRANDI M | 1771 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18727577 | PROCESSING OF STABILISED COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING OLEFINS | MCAVOY, ELLEN M | 1771 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18722321 | ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF A SITE COMPRISING A SOLAR FIELD SYSTEM | MITCHELL, NATHAN A | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18720497 | LOOP COMBUSTION PLANT AND METHOD COMPRISING A CYCLONE AIR REACTOR | LEE, CRYSTAL J | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18717763 | AROMATIC AND NAPHTHENIC SOLVENTS BASED ON ETHANOL | STEIN, MICHELLE | 1771 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18717903 | BASIN-WISE CONCENTRATION PREDICTION | AGUSTIN, PETER VINCENT | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18699340 | CO2-TRAPPING BITUMINOUS COMPOSITIONS MODIFIED BY INCORPORATION OF ALKALI METAL HYDROXIDE, ASSOCIATED METHODS AND USES | GUINO-O UZZLE, MARITES A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18290968 | AQUEOUS COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OF EXHAUST GASES WITH IMPROVED ANTIFOAMING PROPERTIES | SMARI, ABDUL-RAHMAN YUSUF WALEED | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18577608 | METHOD FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN BY DECOUPLED WATER ELECTROLYSIS | KOLTONOW, ANDREW ROBERT | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18564922 | USE OF A COOLING COMPOSITION TO PROTECT A BATTERY | MAYES, MELVIN C | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18263309 | METHOD FOR MODELLING DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS IN AN AREA SUBJECT TO STORMY CONDITIONS | OCHOA, JUAN CARLOS | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18263106 | METHOD FOR MODELLING PRODUCTION OF CARBONATED SEDIMENTS AND THE EVOLUTION OF A SEDIMENTARY BASIN | VANNI, GEORGE STEVEN | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18263087 | METHOD FOR MODELLING TRANSPORT AND DEPOSITION OF SEDIMENTS AND THE EVOLUTION OF A SEDIMENTARY BASIN | KIM, EUNHEE | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18269545 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MICROGRID | GEBRESILASSIE, KIBROM K | — | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18039331 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING AT LEAST ONE PHYSICAL PROPERTY OF A SUBSURFACE VOLUME OF A HYDROCARBON RESERVOIR OVER TIME | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2857 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 17926920 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING A FLOW OF AT LEAST ONE FIRST GAS EMITTED BY A SOURCE INTO THE ATMOSPHERE USING A SECOND TRACER GAS, AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS, SYSTEM AND KIT | HAGOS, EYOB | 2857 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17896827 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A FUNCTIONING RELATIVE TO A SET OF ELEMENTS AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | KLOSTERMAN II, JEROME ANTHONY | 2182 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17730897 | Performing A Deformation-Based Physics Simulation | HAO, YI | 2187 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 190d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17625711 | A METHOD FOR ADAPTING AN UNSTRUCTURED MESH MODEL OF A GEOLOGICAL SUBSURFACE | WECHSELBERGER, ALFRED H. | 2187 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2022 |
| 17609682 | METHOD FOR MODELLING A FACIES LOG OF A SEDIMENTARY BASIN USING A STRATIGRAPHIC FORWARD MODELLING PROGRAM | WECHSELBERGER, ALFRED H. | 2187 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2021 |
| 17603288 | METHOD FOR FORMING COARSE-SCALE 3D MODEL OF HETEROGENEOUS SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURES | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 2186 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2021 |
| 19049985 | RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS FOR BIAXIALLY ORIENTED OPAQUE FILM APPLICATIONS | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 18521767 | POLYPROPYLENES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | BOYLE, KARA BRADY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18516551 | POLYMERIC BLEND CONTAINING A RECYCLED POLYPROPYLENE AND A HIGH CRYSTALLINITY POLYPROPYLENE HOMOPOLYMER | MONTGOMERY, STEPHEN EDWARD | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18516496 | POLYMERIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A RANDOM COPOLYMER AND EFFECTS OF A GAMMA NUCLEATOR ON SUCH COMPOSITIONS | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | 1763 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18470260 | Methods for Production of High Impact Polystyrene Having an Improved Rubber Morphology | YOUNG, NATASHA E | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18230007 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED CLARITY | FOSS, DAVID ROGER | 1764 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18348914 | HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
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