Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Voltic Shipping Corp. has 1 pending office action in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. This action is being reviewed by 1 distinct examiner in 1 distinct art unit. The busiest examiner for the company is DAM, DUSTIN Q, who is currently managing the 1 pending action.
The company's prosecution footprint is currently limited to this 1 pending office action. With only 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit involved, the prosecution strategy is entirely focused on a single point of contact at the patent office. Success for the portfolio at this stage relies on addressing the specific feedback from DAM, DUSTIN Q regarding this 1 pending action. Practitioners should analyze the examination history of DAM, DUSTIN Q within the 1 distinct art unit to anticipate potential rejections. Since there are no other pending actions, the company can dedicate its full attention to resolving this 1 pending office action efficiently. A tailored response that addresses the specific concerns of the 1 distinct examiner will be critical for achieving an allowance and advancing the company's patent position in the chemistry sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAM, DUSTIN Q | 1 | 23.0% | +25.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19549113 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION FOR MARINE VESSELS | DAM, DUSTIN Q | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19549113 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION FOR MARINE VESSELS | DAM, DUSTIN Q | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1721 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19549113 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION FOR MARINE VESSELS | DAM, DUSTIN Q | 1721 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2026 |
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