Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
664 pending office actions • 157 clients • 583 examiners • 215 art units • 0 of 664 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC maintains a massive portfolio in Chemistry & Materials with 54126 career applications. The firm is currently handling 460 pending office actions, showing a very high volume of active work. Its resolved allowance rate is 84.91 percent, reflecting a strong track record of success.
Prosecution averages 3.27 office actions per allowance. The scale of 54126 career applications is a testament to the firm's deep experience, and the 84.91 percent allowance rate demonstrates consistent performance. The 3.27 average office actions per allowance provides a clear expectation for the prosecution process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 158 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. 158 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 | 10 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 86 (13%) |
| §103 only | 220 (33%) |
| §102 only | 31 (5%) |
| §112 only | 22 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (0%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 29 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 263 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 5 | 86.5% | +1.5% |
| LIANG, ANTHONY M | 5 | 83.5% | +9.5% |
| GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN | 4 | 71.7% | +11.5% |
| YANG, JIE | 4 | 62.5% | +19.2% |
| MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 4 | 75.3% | +20.9% |
| HEINCER, LIAM J | 4 | 55.8% | +26.0% |
| HASKE, WOJCIECH | 3 | 73.1% | +17.6% |
| CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 3 | 63.1% | +24.6% |
| KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 3 | 61.4% | +28.1% |
| SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 3 | 54.8% | +51.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18868036 | FERROELECTRIC SMECTIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 30d |
| 19457364 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | — |
| 19457941 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | — |
| 18847357 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
| 18846843 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
| 18846913 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
| 18846854 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
| 18846819 | HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18147121 | NOZZLE, NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, AND CLEANER DEVICE | BOECKMANN, JASON J | 180d overdue |
| 17913570 | LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | 161d overdue |
| 17908774 | AUTOMATED STORAGE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | KEENAN, JAMES W | 157d overdue |
| 18008014 | IMPROVED CARBON FIBRE WHEEL EXTERNAL FACE | KOTTER, KIP T | 125d overdue |
| 17913648 | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | HADDAD, MOUSSA MAHER | 79d overdue |
| 18044092 | Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease with Allogeneic Mesenchymal Stem Cells | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 71d overdue |
| 18348645 | TREATMENT DEVICE OF CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDER | FARRAR, LAUREN PENG | 44d overdue |
| 16963578 | USE OF CYCLIC PEPTIDES IN COSMETIC | LEE, JIA-HAI | 42d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073223 | ORGANIC HYDRIDE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REUSING DRAGGED WATER | HASKE, WOJCIECH | 28d overdue |
| 19105588 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC HYDRIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ORGANIC HYDRIDE | HASKE, WOJCIECH | 28d overdue |
| 18263728 | 5G Implant with Predetection and/or with a 5G Modem | MARLEN, TAMMIE K | 8d overdue |
| 17928975 | FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC, INTEGRALLY MOLDED PRODUCT, AND PREPREG | HEINCER, LIAM J | 4d overdue |
| 17921159 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ECTOPIC SIGNAL IN AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAM | SIRCAR, ALISHA JITENDRA | 4d overdue |
| 18159114 | FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN COMPOSITION, FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT, FLAME-RETARDANT RESIN HOUSING, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | HEINCER, LIAM J | 15d |
| 18283052 | HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | YANG, JIE | 16d |
| 18312898 | CO-PROCESSING ROUTE FOR HYDROTREATING POLYMER WASTE-BASED MATERIAL | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 22d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3796 | 24 |
| 3783 | 19 |
| 3771 | 12 |
| 3792 | 10 |
| 1771 | 9 |
| 3616 | 7 |
| 3761 | 7 |
| 1787 | 6 |
| 3791 | 6 |
| 1772 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18710391 | Untitled | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | LIETHEN, KURT PHILIP | 3747 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19571618 | BRAKE UNIT HAVING A FLUID RESERVOIR | Aumovio Germany GmbH | QUANDT, MICHAEL M | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2026 |
| 19457364 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM | Merck Patent GmbH | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 1737 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 19457941 | LIQUID-CRYSTALLINE MEDIUM | Merck Patent GmbH | VISCONTI, GERALDINA | 1737 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2026 |
| 19384969 | RENEWABLE OILS: COMPOSITION, PROCESS OF MAKING AND FORMULATION | Rikarbon, Inc. | WELLES, COLMAN THOMAS | 1612 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19481490 | Improved Post-Myocardial Infarct Exercise | BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19370343 | FLOW PATH STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLOW PATH STRUCTURE | Aisin Corporation | CHOI, WILLIAM SOON | 3679 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19475958 | PACKAGING METHOD AND MACHINE FOR CLOSING A RECTANGULAR PARALLELEPIPED BOX THAT IS OPEN AT THE TOP WITH A LID | Durrenberg | WITTENSCHLAEGER, THOMAS M | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19474449 | Peripheral artery disease step counter | BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG | COBANOGLU, DILEK B | 3687 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19473951 | MEANDERING CORRECTION APPARATUS FOR METAL STRIP AND MEANDERING CORRECTION METHOD FOR METAL STRIP | JFE Steel Corporation | SANDERS, HOWARD J | 3653 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19167574 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | Advics Co., Ltd. | BRAUCH, CHARLES JOSEPH | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19164457 | BRAKE DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLE | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3663 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2025 |
| 19323633 | CLOSURE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONTAINER AND CONTAINER HAVING A CLOSURE ASSEMBLY | Tetra Laval Holdings & Finance S.A. | SMALLEY, JAMES N | 3733 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19318605 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING A MOTION PLAN FOR DRIVING AN AUTONOMOUS AGENT IN A TRAFFIC SITUATION | Aumovio Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19315916 | GEAR STAGE SELECTION DEVICE FOR SELECTING GEAR STAGES OF A MOTOR VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | DR. ING. H.C. F. PORSCHE AG | WEBER, GREGORY ROBERT | 3618 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19301496 | VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | KING, MONICA C | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 | |
| 19281832 | ROAD SURFACE DRAWING DEVICE | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | PHAM, TOAN NGOC | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 | |
| 19253431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING AT AN EDGE DEVICE | Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | MAY, ROBERT F | 2154 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19252091 | VEHICLE LAMP APPARATUS | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | RICHARDSON, JANY | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 | |
| 19249122 | AIR HAMMER ASSISTED REMOVAL OF FUEL INJECTOR | Milton Industries, Inc. | COOK, KYLE A | 3726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19141730 | DISTRIBUTION DEVICE FOR A HIGH-VOLTAGE SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. Kg | GREENE, DANIEL LAWSON | 3665 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19242762 | MULTI-LAYER WAVEGUIDE WITH METASURFACE, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | Gapwaves AB | LEE, BENNY T | 2842 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19237674 | ELECTRONICALLY ACTUATED AND LOCKING GLOVE BOX SYSTEM | Southco, Inc. | BROWN, EMILY GAIL | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 | |
| 19235947 | ORGANIC HYDRIDE PRODUCING SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE FOR ORGANIC HYDRIDE PRODUCING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ORGANIC HYDRIDE PRODUCING SYSTEM | Eneos Corporation | HASKE, WOJCIECH | 1794 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19233384 | SYSTEM | Sysmex Corporation | ELSHAER, ALAAELDIN M | 3683 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19229514 | VEHICLE LAMP | Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | TRAN, MINH | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 | |
| 19229414 | PHASE SHIFTING APPARATUS AND PROCESS | The Penn State Research Foundation | YALDO, ABIGAIL AMIR | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2025 | |
| 19219028 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SHEETS | Duplo Seiko Corporation | JALLOW, EYAMINDAE CHOSSAN | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 | |
| 19216807 | MODULAR LATCH SYSTEM | Southco, Inc. | TULLIA, STEVEN A | 3675 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19214265 | PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND PRESCRIPTION ASSISTANCE METHOD | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | REYES, REGINALD R | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 | |
| 19211983 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END-TO-END CONSUMER LENDING AND FINANCING SOLUTIONS FOR CHOOSING A CREDIT CARD | The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. | SCHWARZENBERG, PAUL | 3695 | §101§102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19130312 | MOTOR CONTROLLER AND RAILROAD VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation | TISSOT, ADAM D | 3663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19126519 | SILANE COMPOUND AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME | Synthomer Sdn. Bhd. | PAK, HANNAH J | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2025 | |
| 19121208 | METHOD FOR ACQUIRING THE VALUE OF A VOLTAGE DROP ACROSS A POWER CELL OF A SENSOR OF A TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM, AND SENSOR FOR A TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH | WU, ZHEN Y | 2685 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19179251 | COLLISION WARNING DEVICE, VEHICLE COMPRISING A COLLISION WARNING DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING A COLLISION WARNING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH | MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH GALYN | 3668 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2025 |
| 19097353 | ADJUSTABLE FIREARM BALANCE WEIGHT SYSTEM | Cogan Firearms LLC | MORGAN, DERRICK R | 3641 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19092331 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STIMULATION TO A PATIENT | BIOTRONIK SE & Co. KG | JAHAN, ISRAT | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 | |
| 19088208 | METHOD AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC DIGITAL SIGNAGE CAMPAIGN OPTIMIZATION | Broadsign Serv Inc. | BAGGOT, BREFFNI | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 | |
| 19113784 | METHOD FOR FOCUSING THE RADAR DETECTION FOR A RELATIVE MOVEMENT | Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH | ALGAHAIM, HELAL A | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 | |
| 19084358 | METHOD FOR SENDING AT LEAST ONE BROADCAST MESSAGE VIA A CENTRAL UNIT IN A VEHICLE, CENTRAL UNIT FOR SENDING A BROADCAST MESSAGE, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A CENTRAL UNIT | Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH | BOTELLO, FABIAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 19112734 | COMPOSITE FIBER, MULTIFILAMENT, WOVEN ARTICLE, AND TEXTILE PRODUCT | Toray Industries, Inc. | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2025 |
| 19080812 | DETACHING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR DETACHING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Taikisha Ltd. | KOCH, GEORGE R | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2025 | |
| 19080063 | BALLOON CATHETER | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | LABRANCHE, BROOKE N | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| 19111950 | A Plate Heat Exchanger | Alfa Laval Corporate AB | NIEVES, NELSON J | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| 19078785 | MEDICAL ELONGATED BODY AND BALLOON CATHETER | Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19110594 | A HEAT EXCHANGER | Alfa Laval Vicarb | ALVARE, PAUL | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| 19073223 | ORGANIC HYDRIDE PRODUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REUSING DRAGGED WATER | Eneos Corporation | HASKE, WOJCIECH | 1794 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19073209 | UNIVERSAL BACKING RING | A. Stucki Company | BELLINGER, JASON R | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 | |
| 19107907 | METHOD FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF A PLATE PACKAGE OF A PLATE AND FIN HEAT EXCHANGER AND A PLATE AND FIN HEAT EXCHANGER | Alfa Laval Corporate AB | RUBY, TRAVIS C | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 | |
| 19063981 | GLASS SHAPING APPARATUS | Pilkington Automotive Poland Sp. Z.O.O. | SNELTING, ERIN LYNN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial84.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, PC were allowed, across 54,126 applications in USPTO records.
3.27 office actions per allowed application on average.
664 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 157 clients, before 583 examiners in 215 art units.