Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

UOP LLC

41 pending office actions • 15 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

41
Total Pending OAs
22
Non-Final OAs
18
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 40 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

7
Overdue
3
Due this week
21
Due this month
5
Due in next 60 days
4
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. 40 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (7)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (21)Due ≤ 60 days (5)Due later (4)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
32
Medium (78%)
5
Easy (12%)
4
Unknown (10%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only26 (63%)
§102 only4 (10%)
§112 only5 (12%)
Double-patenting + other2 (5%)
No statute on record4 (10%)

Industry Mix

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

39
Life Sciences
95% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
5% 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.

410 h
Manual time on pending OAs
82 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
144 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
NGUYEN, TAM M 4 77.2% +11.3%
CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 4 62.1% +25.4%
PO, MING CHEUNG 2 37.5% +14.0%
PREGLER, SHARON 2 78.1% +20.8%
BOYER, RANDY 2 70.2% +8.1%
CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C 2 72.9% +9.0%
LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC 2 100.0% +0.0%
DOYLE, BRANDI M 2 62.8% +11.1%
OLADAPO, TAIWO 1 53.0% +11.3%
CHONG, JASON Y 1 73.9% +16.5%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18313719 HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH POROSITY IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYST AND METHOD OF MAKING LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC 26d
18457882 HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH POROSITY IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYST AND METHOD OF MAKING LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC 30d

Interview Candidates (16)

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
18517268 INTEGRATED STEAM CRACKING AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS PO, MING CHEUNG 17d overdue
18905970 HYDROCARBON UPGRADING PROCESS WITH RECYCLE OLADAPO, TAIWO 11d overdue
18742761 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE PRODUCT STREAMS PO, MING CHEUNG 3d overdue
18619005 PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING A FEED STREAM COMPRISING A BIORENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK WITH TREATMENT OF AN OFF-GAS STREAM NGUYEN, TAM M 13d
18582184 RADIAL FLOW REACTOR FOR AN ETHANOL DEHYDRATION PROCESS PREGLER, SHARON 13d
18243534 Process for Producing Jet Fuel from Isomerization and Hydrocracking NGUYEN, TAM M 15d
18905984 HYDROCARBON UPGRADING PROCESS CONTROL CHONG, JASON Y 16d
18443513 STEAM INTEGRATION IN ETHANOL TO JET FUEL PROCESS PREGLER, SHARON 27d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1771 15
1772 9
1732 4
1795 2
1764 1
1773 1
3763 1
1622 1
1626 1
1794 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18905970 HYDROCARBON UPGRADING PROCESS WITH RECYCLE OLADAPO, TAIWO 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Oct 03, 2024
18905984 HYDROCARBON UPGRADING PROCESS CONTROL CHONG, JASON Y 1772 §112 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Oct 03, 2024
18776412 METHOD OF MAKING A CATALYST INK AND CONTINUOUS CATALYST INK MIXING SYSTEM NGUYEN, TRI V 1764 §103 Final Rejection 7d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18742761 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE PRODUCT STREAMS PO, MING CHEUNG 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Jun 13, 2024
18653881 SYNGAS AND LIQUID FUEL PRODUCTION FROM OLIGOMERIZATION BYPRODUCTS TOOMER, CEPHIA D 1771 §112 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 02, 2024
18638522 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REMOVING OXYGENATES FROM LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS HINES, LATOSHA D 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Apr 17, 2024
18634379 USE OF RECYCLED BYPRODUCTS TO CREATE HYDROGEN FOR USE IN CONVERSION OF OLEFINS TO JET FUEL NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Apr 12, 2024
18619005 PROCESS FOR HYDROTREATING A FEED STREAM COMPRISING A BIORENEWABLE FEEDSTOCK WITH TREATMENT OF AN OFF-GAS STREAM NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Mar 27, 2024
18582184 RADIAL FLOW REACTOR FOR AN ETHANOL DEHYDRATION PROCESS PREGLER, SHARON 1772 Other Non-Final OA 13d Pending Feb 20, 2024
18443513 STEAM INTEGRATION IN ETHANOL TO JET FUEL PROCESS PREGLER, SHARON 1772 §103 Final Rejection 27d Pending Feb 16, 2024
18417244 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING OLEFINS TO JET FUEL WITH DEALKANIZER BOYER, RANDY 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jan 19, 2024
18394962 PROCESS OF TREATING A FEED IN AN ADSORPTION SEPARATION ZONE COMPRISING A TRIM BED CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR 1773 §102 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 22, 2023
18394291 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PARAFFIN CRACKING CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C 1771 §112 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Dec 22, 2023
18391587 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING OLEFINS TO JET FUEL CAMPANELL, FRANCIS C 1771 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 20, 2023
18528858 AROMATICS EXTRACTION THROUGH INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY CO-SOLVENTS NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 05, 2023
18517268 INTEGRATED STEAM CRACKING AND HYDROGEN PRODUCTION PROCESS PO, MING CHEUNG 1771 §103 Final Rejection 17d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2023
18509116 DEHYDROGENATION AND PYROLYSIS PRODUCT RECOVERY WITH A COMMON DEPROPANIZER FADHEL, ALI Z 1772 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Nov 14, 2023
18500161 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING RENEWABLE ALKYLBENZENE PRODUCTS CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §112 Final Rejection 75d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18500162 HEAT AND HYDROGEN INTEGRATION IN PROCESS FOR RENEWABLE ALKYLBENZENE PRODUCTS CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 DPOther Final Rejection 75d Pending Nov 02, 2023
18483573 CATALYTIC REACTION PROCESS CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Oct 10, 2023
18371890 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING JET FUEL WITH HEAT INTEGRATION BOYER, RANDY 1771 §102 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Sep 22, 2023
18465302 CATALYST STACKED BED SYSTEM WITH VARYING METAL CONCENTRATION FOR TRANSALKYLATION PROCESS COHEN, STEFANIE J 1732 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Sep 12, 2023
18243534 Process for Producing Jet Fuel from Isomerization and Hydrocracking NGUYEN, TAM M 1771 Other Non-Final OA 15d Pending Sep 07, 2023
18457882 HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH POROSITY IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYST AND METHOD OF MAKING LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC 1732 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Aug 29, 2023
18455294 PROCESS FOR SEPARATING AN OLEFIN STREAM FROM METHANE MOORE, DEVON TYLEN 3763 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 24, 2023
18453220 PROCESS OF COUPLING ALDEHYDES DEKARSKE, MADELINE MCGUIRE 1622 §103 Final Rejection 46d Pending Aug 21, 2023
18225061 PROCESS FOR CRACKING TO LIGHT OLEFINS DOYLE, BRANDI M 1771 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18325264 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FURFURAL FROM BIOMASS COUGHLIN, MATTHEW P 1626 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending May 30, 2023
18319762 MICROPOROUS ASYMMETRIC ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE MEMBRANE SYLVESTER, KEVIN 1794 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 18, 2023
18315287 FILTRATION APPLICATIONS IN A REDOX FLOW BATTERY CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending May 10, 2023
18313719 HIGH SURFACE AREA, HIGH POROSITY IRIDIUM-BASED CATALYST AND METHOD OF MAKING LALISSE, REMY FREDERIC 1732 §103 Final Rejection 26d Pending May 08, 2023
18144785 PROCESS FOR REGENERATING CATALYST FROM A FLUIDIZED CATALYTIC PROCESS QIAN, YUN 1738 DPOther Non-Final OA 75d Pending May 08, 2023
18153777 PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR BURNING A HYDROGEN FUEL AND A HYDROCARBON FUEL SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 Other Final Rejection 14d Pending Jan 12, 2023
18064569 ANION EXCHANGE POLYMERS AND MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROLYSIS RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD 1759 Other Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Dec 12, 2022
18064023 CATALYST INK COMPOSITION AND CATALYST COATED MEMBRANES FOR ELECTROLYSIS PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE 1795 §102 Final Rejection 3d overdue Pending Dec 09, 2022
18056747 PROCESSES AND APPARATUSES FOR SEPARATING HYDROGEN FROM HYDROCARBONS BULLOCK, IN SUK C 1772 §102 Final Rejection 30d Pending Nov 18, 2022
17822462 METHOD FOR REFRESHING ASYMMETRIC MIXED SOLUTION FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERIES HAMMOND, KRISHNA R 1725 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Aug 26, 2022
17884424 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR REACTING FEED WITH COOLED REGENERATED CATALYST CORALLO, CATRIONA MARY 1732 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Aug 09, 2022
17872714 PROCESS FOR CONVERTING OLEFINS TO DISTILLATE FUELS CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L 1772 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jul 25, 2022
17662675 CATALYST COATED IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER FOR WATER ELECTROLYSIS JEBUTU, MOFOLUWASO SIMILOLUWA 1795 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending May 10, 2022
17567734 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR HEATING STREAM FROM A SEPARATION VESSEL DOYLE, BRANDI M 1771 §103 Final Rejection 30d Pending Jan 03, 2022

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