Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
470 pending office actions • 56 clients • 414 examiners • 216 art units • 0 of 470 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 148 patents granted in the last 365 days
Anova Law Group, PLLC has 477 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 9,979 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 86.86%, while the average number of office actions per allowance is 2.81. The profile shows a large application base and the largest stated current workload for this practice.
The allowance rate provides a historical outcome measure, and the office-action average describes the response activity associated with matters reaching allowance. For practitioners, the figures support portfolio-level review of chemistry and materials prosecution, including recurring claim issues and response timing. The pending docket requires structured prioritization because unresolved matters may represent different technologies, clients, and examination stages.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 71 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. 71 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 | 14 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 42 (9%) |
| §103 only | 157 (33%) |
| §102 only | 25 (5%) |
| §112 only | 13 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 207 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DIGNAN, MICHAEL L | 5 | 58.1% | +16.1% |
| GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 4 | 78.0% | +18.3% |
| GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 4 | 22.0% | +7.1% |
| WYLUDA, KIMBERLY | 3 | 71.5% | +10.0% |
| CULLEN, SEAN P | 3 | 69.2% | +28.0% |
| CANTELMO, GREGG | 3 | 74.7% | +7.5% |
| OROZCO, MARIA F | 3 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| HARRIS, MARY GRACE | 3 | 69.3% | +29.1% |
| SONG, KEVIN | 3 | 70.0% | +11.3% |
| WANG, PIN JAN | 3 | 65.4% | +44.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18449919 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN EQUIVALENT SPEED, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LEE, BYUNG RO | 45d overdue |
| 17863825 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY CELL | NEWELL, ANNA GOULD | 31d overdue |
| 18866901 | FLUID PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDOW CONDITIONER | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 17d overdue |
| 18333692 | COORDINATE AXIS DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLIED TO VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS, TERMINAL, AND MEDIUM | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 17d overdue |
| 18321875 | VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | GRANT, MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER | 17d overdue |
| 18258499 | MAGNETRON SPUTTERING APPARATUS | BAND, MICHAEL A | 8d overdue |
| 18882415 | ROUTE PLANNING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LEE, HANA | 4d overdue |
| 17667337 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DEVICE | CARVALHO, ERROL A | 4d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19246244 | PRECURSOR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 3d overdue |
| 18451770 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | DIGNAN, MICHAEL L | 7d |
| 18311363 | CURRENT COLLECTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND APPARATUS | WANG, PIN JAN | 35d |
| 18349954 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | HARRIS, MARY GRACE | 62d |
| 18333255 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY | WYLUDA, KIMBERLY | 68d |
| 18676871 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | WYLUDA, KIMBERLY | — |
| 18671974 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | — |
| 18669343 | BATTERY CELL, METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | CULLEN, SEAN P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1725 | 22 |
| 1729 | 21 |
| 1723 | 12 |
| 1728 | 11 |
| 3763 | 11 |
| 1724 | 11 |
| 1751 | 11 |
| 1727 | 8 |
| 1721 | 7 |
| 2852 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19714689 | SMART GLASSES | Shenzhen Yiwen Tech Limited | GROSS, ALEXANDER P | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2026 |
| 19442742 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. | SNYDER, ADAM J | 2623 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2026 |
| 19376501 | BACK CONTACT CELL MODULE AND SYSTEM | Shandong Aiko Solar Technology Co.,Ltd. | BUCK, LINDSEY A | 1728 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2025 |
| 19359421 | DATABASE RECOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | CAO, PHUONG THAO | 2164 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 19355508 | LOCK ASSEMBLY, BATTERY TRAY, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | 3675 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19338035 | RESOURCE RECOMMENDATION METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | MOBIN, HASANUL | 2168 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19338962 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING QUESTION-ANSWERING SERVICE, DEVICE, AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | MIAN, MUHAMMAD U | 2163 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19336776 | COATING ROLLER ASSEMBLY, COATING METHOD, ELECTRODE PLATE, AND BATTERY | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | GATES, BRADFORD M | 1713 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19336793 | CONTROL CIRCUIT, CONTROL SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORTATION DEVICE | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19335378 | LIGHT GUIDE STRUCTURE, BACKLIGHT MODULE, DISPLAY SCREEN, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE | Wuhu Midea Smart Kitchen Appliance Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | SONG, ZHENG B | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19332948 | ENERGY STORAGE VALVE SUBMODULE, ENERGY STORAGE VALVE, AND ENERGY STORAGE STATION | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | LY, XUAN | 2836 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19320622 | DATA STORAGE METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | MORRIS, JOHN J | 2151 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2025 |
| 19320881 | BLOCKCHAIN KEY-BASED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | HERNANDEZ, RICHARD | 2439 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2025 |
| 19285963 | SOCIAL STATUS POSTING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | DAGNEW, SABA | 3621 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2025 |
| 19315813 | BLOCK DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | NGUYEN, THU N | 2154 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2025 |
| 19315838 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | TRAORE, FATOUMATA | 2436 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2025 |
| 19303734 | SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | PARK, LISA S | 1729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19301500 | HOUSING, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | BILLIET, AMANDA JUNE | 1729 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19300355 | LOCATION SET GENERATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | ALGIBHAH, MAHER N | 2165 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19297241 | DATABASE INSTANCE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | ROBINSON, GRETA LEE | 2163 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19292434 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED BLIND BOX MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 3619 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19292372 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED TRANSACTION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | DHRUV, DARSHAN I | 2498 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19292293 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | NGUYEN, MERILYN P | 2153 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2025 |
| 19289261 | MOVABLE PLATFORM CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, MOVABLE PLATFORM AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Sz DJI Technology Co., Ltd. | PAIGE, TYLER D | 3664 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19283206 | PROCESSING METHOD, EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | SOMERS, MARC S | 2159 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19281727 | BALANCE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WHEEL-LEGGED ROBOT, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | RINK, RYAN J | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2025 |
| 19281739 | BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | HUANG, CHENG-FENG | 2497 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2025 |
| 19265010 | CELL STRING, CELL ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | Shenzhen Aiko Digital Energy Technology Co., Ltd. | BUCK, LINDSEY A | 1728 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19145326 | VOLUTE, FAN AND AIR CONDITIONER | Midea Group Co., Ltd. | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19254866 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ROBOT, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | PECHE, JORGE O | 3656 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19254602 | MOTION CONTROL METHOD FOR ROBOT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | MIRZA, ADNAN M | 3667 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19253704 | PREPARATION METHOD OF PEROVSKITE FILM LAYER, PEROVSKITE FILM LAYER, AND SOLAR CELL | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | SUN, MICHAEL Y | 1728 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19250979 | BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | FEHR, JULIA MARIE | 1725 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19246937 | ENGINE CONTROL METHOD, ENGINE, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | BYD Company Limited | GREENE, MARK L | 3747 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19246244 | PRECURSOR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 1729 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19245218 | INTERACTION METHOD, AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | MISHLER, ROBIN J | 2628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19245229 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | AGGARWAL, YOGESH K | 2637 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19232520 | PROCESS CARTRIDGE AND IMAGE-FORMING APPARATUS | ZHUHAI PANTUM ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. | BRASE, SANDRA L | 2852 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19231696 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA DATA TRANSMISSION | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | JOHNSON-CALDERON, FRANK J | 2425 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19222693 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY MODULE | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | ASMAT UCEDA, MARTIN ANTONIO | 2841 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19220648 | DATA PACKET TRANSMISSION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | BOOK, PHYLLIS A | 2454 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19215424 | TRAIN EQUAL-INTERVAL ADJUSTMENT METHOD, MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | BYD Company Limited | MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH GALYN | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19213741 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON TRUSTED EXECUTION ENVIRONMENT, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | DUFFIELD, JEREMY S | 2498 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19211661 | MESSAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, PRODUCT, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | WINDER, PATRICE L | 2453 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19212063 | METHOD FOR COATING GLUE ON WATER-COOLING PLATE, SYSTEM FOR COATING GLUE ON WATER-COOLING PLATE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19212359 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD | 2431 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19206850 | COATING DEVIATION CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | PROCTOR, CACHET I | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2025 |
| 19205268 | ALARM PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited | ALMAMUN, ABDULLAH | 2431 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19204597 | CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | JEAN GILLES, JUDE | 2459 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 11, 2025 |
| 19204345 | METER SOCKET ADAPTER, ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND HOUSEHOLD MICROGRID | Franklinwh Energy Technology Inc. | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | 2836 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial86.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Anova Law Group, Pllc were allowed, across 9,979 applications in USPTO records.
2.81 office actions per allowed application on average.
470 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 56 clients, before 414 examiners in 216 art units.
