Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Zacros Corporation

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

5 pending office actions • 4 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Zacros Corporation manages 5 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. Each action is assigned to a different individual, resulting in 5 distinct examiners for the portfolio. VISHAL J PANCHOLI is the busiest examiner with 1 pending action.

These matters are spread across 4 distinct art units, showing a broad departmental reach for the company's chemistry filings. With 5 distinct examiners and 4 art units, the prosecution environment is diverse. The strategy must address the specific nuances of each examiner, as there is no overlap in the 5 pending office actions.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (20%)
4
Medium (80%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (60%)
Double-patenting + other1 (20%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (20%)

Industry Mix

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

3
Life Sciences
60% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
20% of docket
1
Business / Other
20% 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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PANCHOLI, VISHAL J 1 72.8% +25.2%
KIM, AIDAN JAE SUNG 1 — —
ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E 1 78.4% +28.7%
YANG, ZHEREN J 1 57.3% +52.8%
LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM 1 86.3% +9.8%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18739327 ELECTRODE FILM ROLLED WEB, ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE LAMINATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND APPARATUS LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM —

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19105054 LAMINATE ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19114773 Packaging Container PANCHOLI, VISHAL J —
19105054 LAMINATE ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E —
18835002 ADHESIVE-ATTACHED METAL SUBSTRATE AND LAMINATE YANG, ZHEREN J —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3754 1
1787 1
1781 1
1724 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19114773 Packaging Container PANCHOLI, VISHAL J 3754 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 24, 2025
19085182 HEAT EXCHANGE MODULE KIM, AIDAN JAE SUNG — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 20, 2025
19105054 LAMINATE ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E 1787 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 20, 2025
18835002 ADHESIVE-ATTACHED METAL SUBSTRATE AND LAMINATE YANG, ZHEREN J 1781 §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 31, 2024
18739327 ELECTRODE FILM ROLLED WEB, ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE LAMINATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND APPARATUS LYNCH, VICTORIA HOM 1724 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Zacros Corporation have?

Zacros Corporation has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Zacros Corporation applications?

Vishal J Pancholi has the most, with 1 of Zacros Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Zacros Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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