Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
4 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Youlchon Chemical Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The portfolio includes 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter.
The matters are distributed across separate examination channels. This may create variation in how composition, process, and material-property limitations are interpreted. Counsel should review each action independently while maintaining consistent terminology for shared chemical concepts.
The available assignment data shows no examiner concentration beyond the identified 1 pending matter. A coordinated portfolio process can still improve efficiency by organizing specification support and technical evidence centrally, then tailoring prior-art distinctions and amendment scope to each matter.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1 | 73.4% | +29.1% |
| EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | 1 | 57.4% | +17.9% |
| IZZO, CHRISTOPHER GERARD | 1 | — | — |
| VO, JIMMY | 1 | 73.5% | +21.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18628744 | CELL POUCH FILM HAVING IMPROVED FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | — |
| 18399396 | POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH EXCELLENT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALING STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS IN WHICH TEARING THICKNESS RATIO OR TEARING THICKNESS DIFFERENCE IS CONTROLLED, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY | IZZO, CHRISTOPHER GERARD | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18836794 | MULTI-LAYER WET-DRY HARDCOATS INCLUDING DUAL-SIDED WET HARDCOATS FOR FLEXIBLE COVER LENS STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS AND COATING SYSTEMS | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18628744 | CELL POUCH FILM HAVING IMPROVED FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | — |
| 18386800 | POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ACCORDING TO EXTRUSION LAMINATION WITH CONTROLLED THICKNESS PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POUCH FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY | VO, JIMMY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1729 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 1723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18836794 | MULTI-LAYER WET-DRY HARDCOATS INCLUDING DUAL-SIDED WET HARDCOATS FOR FLEXIBLE COVER LENS STRUCTURES, AND RELATED METHODS AND COATING SYSTEMS | RODRIGUEZ, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18628744 | CELL POUCH FILM HAVING IMPROVED FORMABILITY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER | 1729 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2024 |
| 18399396 | POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH EXCELLENT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALING STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS IN WHICH TEARING THICKNESS RATIO OR TEARING THICKNESS DIFFERENCE IS CONTROLLED, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY | IZZO, CHRISTOPHER GERARD | 1746 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18386800 | POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ACCORDING TO EXTRUSION LAMINATION WITH CONTROLLED THICKNESS PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POUCH FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY | VO, JIMMY | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialYoulchon Chemical Co. Ltd. has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.
Michael P Rodriguez has the most, with 1 of Youlchon Chemical Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
