Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
25 pending office actions • 16 clients • 24 examiners • 21 art units • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
CAHN & SAMUELS LLP has 26 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials across a career application record of 1647. The resolved allowance rate is 82.3%, and the average is 3.09 office actions per allowance.
The pending figure describes current workload, while the application total places the historical outcome measure in context. The office-action average adds information about examination activity preceding allowance. These measures can help practitioners review docket demands and set expectations for prosecution work in this technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 + other | 2 (8%) |
| §103 only | 3 (12%) |
| §112 only | 2 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (68%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 2 | 78.8% | +16.8% |
| SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1 | 55.5% | +17.0% |
| WAX, ROBERT A | 1 | 25.7% | +3.9% |
| DUNNING, RYAN S | 1 | 76.0% | +24.2% |
| BROWN, DREW J | 1 | 89.5% | +5.9% |
| SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 1 | 51.3% | +48.8% |
| TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR | 1 | 51.2% | +49.0% |
| LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 1 | 33.3% | +61.1% |
| QI, HUA | 1 | 56.5% | +23.0% |
| SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 83.6% | +13.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18028782 | NEW HYDROGELS | XU, JIANGTIAN | 43d overdue |
| 18567105 | Thermoregulatory Stress Detection from Skin Temperature Complexity | JANG, ELINA SOHYUN | 26d |
| 18998335 | Method for Preparing Fiber Deodorant Composition | WAX, ROBERT A | — |
| 19100151 | Window Film | DUNNING, RYAN S | — |
| 18868589 | Main Frame, Front Fork, and Bicycle Frame Comprising Same | BROWN, DREW J | — |
| 18854087 | Ocular Chemical Injury Treatment Ring and Method of Use | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | — |
| 18794153 | Methods for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | — |
| 18728569 | Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod | QI, HUA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18858734 | Linear Plain Bearing | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 16d |
| 18859031 | Axial and Radial Sliding Bearing | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 29d |
| 19161577 | Rubber Composition for Tire and Rubber Material for Tire | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | — |
| 19100151 | Window Film | DUNNING, RYAN S | — |
| 18854087 | Ocular Chemical Injury Treatment Ring and Method of Use | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | — |
| 18839792 | Motorized Functional Fitting for a Base of a Box Spring Bed or a Platform Bed or for a Slatted Bed Base | TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR | — |
| 18794153 | Methods for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | — |
| 18728569 | Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod | QI, HUA | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Tokuyama | 3 |
| Igus | 3 |
| Leibniz-Institut für Neue Materialien | 3 |
| Igus SE & Co. Kg | 2 |
| U.S. Government | 2 |
| Raphael S.F. Longobardi, LLC | 2 |
| Bioworks | 1 |
| Lintec | 1 |
| DEWERTOKIN TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD. | 1 |
| Lucid Group Limited | 1 |
| Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| CO2BioClean GmbH | 1 |
| UK Government | 1 |
| Mecanique Analytique Inc. | 1 |
| Qwtip LLC | 1 |
| Biotest AG | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3617 | 3 |
| 3791 | 2 |
| 3774 | 2 |
| 1749 | 1 |
| 1615 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 3781 | 1 |
| 3673 | 1 |
| 1628 | 1 |
| 1714 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19161577 | Rubber Composition for Tire and Rubber Material for Tire | Tokuyama Corporation | SCHWARTZ, PHILIP N | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 18998335 | Method for Preparing Fiber Deodorant Composition | Bioworks | WAX, ROBERT A | 1615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19100151 | Window Film | Lintec Corporation | DUNNING, RYAN S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18868589 | Main Frame, Front Fork, and Bicycle Frame Comprising Same | Igus SE & Co. Kg | BROWN, DREW J | 3617 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18859031 | Axial and Radial Sliding Bearing | Igus GmbH | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 3617 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18858734 | Linear Plain Bearing | Igus GmbH | NGUYEN, AIMEE TRAN | 3617 | §112 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18854087 | Ocular Chemical Injury Treatment Ring and Method of Use | The United States Government (Department of the Army) | SMITH, PETER DANIEL | 3781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18839792 | Motorized Functional Fitting for a Base of a Box Spring Bed or a Platform Bed or for a Slatted Bed Base | Dewertokin Technology Group Co., Ltd. | TEJADA, JOSEANE ECLAIR | 3673 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18794153 | Methods for Treating Traumatic Brain Injury | The United States Government (Department of the Army) | LEE, CHIHYI NMN | 1628 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18728569 | Reaction Furnace for Producing Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, Gas Supply Nozzle, Production Method of Polycrystalline Silicon Rod, and Polycrystalline Silicon Rod | Tokuyama Corporation | QI, HUA | 1714 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18035485 | Dispensing Device for a Flexible Line Arrangement and Line Guide Apparatus with Conveying Unit | Igus GmbH | SMITH, JASON CHRISTOPHER | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18717581 | Anorectal Manometer | Lucid Group Limited | HOFFPAUIR, ANDREW ELI | 3791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18701470 | Optical Fiber Distribution Sub-Frame and Reversing Method | Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies Co., Ltd. | HOLLWEG, THOMAS A | 2874 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18697034 | Masterbatch, Method for Producing Masterbatch, Rubber Composition for Tires, Method for Producing Rubber Composition for Tires, and Rubber Material for Tires | Tokuyama Corporation | SALAMON, PETER A | 1759 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18686413 | Modular Humeral Component for Use in a Universal Shoulder Prosthesis System | Raphael S.F. Longobardi, LLC | TYSON, MELANIE RUANO | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2024 |
| 18570699 | Production of Biopolymers | Co2Bioclean GmbH | KIEFER, DALTON EDWARD | 1652 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18567105 | Thermoregulatory Stress Detection from Skin Temperature Complexity | The Secretary of State for Defence | JANG, ELINA SOHYUN | 3791 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
| 18283838 | Stabilized Electrodes | Leibniz-Institut Für Neue Materialien Gemeinnützige GmbH | RIPA, BRYAN D | 1794 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18273561 | Methods and Systems for Concentrating a Gas Sample | Mecanique Analytique Inc. | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18038549 | Structured Material | Leibniz-Institut Für Neue Materialien Gemeinnützige GmbH | COONEY, JOHN M | 1765 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18038021 | SHIELDING APPARATUS FOR A WORKSTATION | Igus SE & Co. Kg | AUBREY, BETH A | 3633 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2023 |
| 18133334 | Disk-Pack Housing | Qwtip LLC | REITZ, MICHAEL K. | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2023 |
| 18028782 | NEW HYDROGELS | Leibniz-Institut Für Neue Materialien Gemeinnützige GmbH | XU, JIANGTIAN | 1762 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 17907930 | UNIVERSAL SHOULDER PROSTHESIS SYSTEM AND TOOLS | Raphael S.F. Longobardi, LLC | DUDDEN, TERESA MARIE | 3774 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2022 |
| 17782684 | Method for Manufacturing a Fibrinogen Preparation | Biotest AG | TSAY, MARSHA M | 1656 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2022 |
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25 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 16 clients, before 24 examiners in 21 art units.
