Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
49 pending office actions • 2 clients • 42 examiners • 26 art units • 0 of 49 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 47 patents granted in the last 365 days
This profile has 46 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The broader record covers 74576 career applications, with a resolved allowance rate of 88.02% and an average of 3.15 office actions per allowance.
The pending docket shows active prosecution in a chemistry and materials practice. The broader allowance and office-action figures provide context for evaluating expected examination effort and resolution planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 24 (49%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 3 | 86.4% | +18.9% |
| MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 2 | 54.0% | +30.2% |
| SHAH, SAMIR | 2 | 36.7% | +35.1% |
| TESKIN, FRED M | 2 | 89.6% | +7.9% |
| LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 2 | 73.0% | +17.0% |
| DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 2 | 61.0% | +20.9% |
| MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1 | 56.3% | +45.6% |
| STEELE, JENNIFER A | 1 | 48.7% | +33.5% |
| RUPPERT, ERIC S | 1 | 60.1% | +23.9% |
| FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 1 | 78.5% | +13.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18565730 | ETHYLENE-A-OLEFIN COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | TESKIN, FRED M | — |
| 18284319 | PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYPROPYLENE USING A SELECTIVITY CONTROL AGENT AND AN ACTIVITY LIMITING AGENT | TESKIN, FRED 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18211957 | AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR PART WITH LOW ODOR | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | 45d overdue |
| 18721424 | MULTIMATERIAL SHEET | SHAH, SAMIR | 4d overdue |
| 18277806 | HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 7d |
| 19074765 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 33d |
| 18037701 | PANEL FOR VEHICLE WITH HEATING OF EXTERIOR SURFACE OF PANEL | NORTON, JOHN J | 70d |
| 18683198 | PROCESS FOR DECHLORINATION OF WASTE PLASTICS | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 75d |
| 19105673 | GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION | STEELE, JENNIFER A | — |
| 19103322 | GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM | RUPPERT, ERIC S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18721424 | MULTIMATERIAL SHEET | SHAH, SAMIR | 4d overdue |
| 18277806 | HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 7d |
| 18266106 | MELT-BLOWN WEB MADE OF POLYPROPYLENE | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 20d |
| 19074765 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 33d |
| 19105673 | GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION | STEELE, JENNIFER A | — |
| 19103322 | GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM | RUPPERT, ERIC S | — |
| 18997951 | OBJECT COMPRISING A SEALING LAYER | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | — |
| 18880610 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING UHMWPE AND HDPE | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| SABIC | 47 |
| Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ("Warf") | 2 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1787 | 5 |
| 1764 | 5 |
| 1765 | 5 |
| 1781 | 4 |
| 1762 | 4 |
| 1726 | 2 |
| 1789 | 2 |
| 1743 | 2 |
| 1742 | 2 |
| 1767 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19074765 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ELEMENT | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19105673 | GLASS FIBER-REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC POLYMER COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | STEELE, JENNIFER A | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19103322 | GEOTHERMAL HEATING AND COOLING SYSTEM | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 18997951 | OBJECT COMPRISING A SEALING LAYER | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 1781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 18880610 | POLYMER COMPOSITION COMPRISING UHMWPE AND HDPE | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ("Warf") | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18914461 | CORE-SHELL GRAFT COPOLYMERS WITH IMPROVED SURFACE PROPERTIES | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | SHAH, SAMIR | 1787 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18855119 | DIE ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS FOR PELLETISING ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation ("Warf') | SULTANA, NAHIDA | 1743 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18893125 | PHOTOVOLTAIC PACKAGING, AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A PHOTOVOLTAIC PACKAGING | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | TRINH, THANH TRUC | 1726 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18724794 | ARTICLE COMPRISING AN OBJECT AND A LAYER | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | DICUS, TAMRA | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18723064 | FOAMED ASSEMBLY | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | VO, HAI | 1788 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18721424 | MULTIMATERIAL SHEET | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | SHAH, SAMIR | 1787 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721320 | LAMINATE WITH BARRIER PROPERTIES | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | KESSLER JR, THOMAS JOSEPH | 1782 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721030 | ARTICLE COMPRISING A LAYER WITH DISPERSED GLASS FIBERS AND A LAYER WITH CONTINUOUS GLASS FIBERS | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | FIGG, TRAVIS M | 1783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18719952 | COMPOSITION FOR LUGGAGE CASE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | REDDY, KARUNA P | 1764 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18713806 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A POLYMER COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | BLEDSOE, JOSHUA CALEB | 1762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18712754 | FILM COMPRISING AN ETHYLENE-A-OLEFIN COPOLYMER | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | AHMED, SHEEBA | 1787 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18706120 | CROSSLINKABLE POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18703594 | THERMOFORMED ARTICLE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18701717 | THERMOFORMED TOP COVER FOR BATTERY COMPONENTS | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | FREEMAN, JOHN D | 1787 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18683192 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF SHAPED OBJECTS OF ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | LIANG, SHIBIN | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18683198 | PROCESS FOR DECHLORINATION OF WASTE PLASTICS | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | CEPLUCH, ALYSSA L | 1772 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Feb 12, 2024 |
| 18682030 | OLEFIN POLYMERISATION CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | KETCHAM, HANNAH ELIZABETH | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18576586 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF BISPHENOL A | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | MURESAN, ANA Z | 1692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18565730 | ETHYLENE-A-OLEFIN COPOLYMER AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18290498 | REACTOR AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF POLYCARBONATE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | 1765 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18290053 | POLYURETHANE BASED HOT MELT ADHESIVE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | KAUCHER, MARK S | 1764 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18288240 | SCRATCH - RESISTANT POLYCARBONATE COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | XU, JIANGTIAN | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18284319 | PROCESS FOR MAKING POLYPROPYLENE USING A SELECTIVITY CONTROL AGENT AND AN ACTIVITY LIMITING AGENT | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18277798 | HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 1781 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18277801 | FOAMED SHEET COMPRISING HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 1781 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18277806 | HIGH MELT STRENGTH POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | COPENHEAVER, BLAINE R | 1781 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18270563 | HEAT RESISTANT AROMATIC POLYCARBONATE - POLYESTER COMPOSITION | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | ILLING, CAITLIN NORINE | 1767 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18269605 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION WITH HIGH MULTI-AXIAL IMPACT RESISTANCE AND IMPROVED TIGER STRIPE BEHAVIOUR | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | NERANGIS, VICKEY M | 1763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jun 26, 2023 |
| 18211957 | AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR PART WITH LOW ODOR | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH | 1765 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18266988 | CATALYST COMPONENT FOR ZIEGLER-NATTA OLEFIN POLYMERISATION CATALYST PRODUCTIVITY | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | RUMP, RICHARD M | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18266675 | MULTIMODAL POLYETHYLENE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 1765 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18266356 | THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION WITH GOOD PLATING PERFORMANCE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | KELLEY, HEIDI RIVIERE | 1765 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18266106 | MELT-BLOWN WEB MADE OF POLYPROPYLENE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18265518 | POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION WITH IMPROVED STRESS WHITENING PERFORMANCE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | LENIHAN, JEFFREY S | 1765 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18038610 | PROCESS TO PREPARE A SOLID SUPPORT FOR A PROCATALYST FOR POLYMERIZATION OF OLEFINS | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | HEINCER, LIAM J | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18037701 | PANEL FOR VEHICLE WITH HEATING OF EXTERIOR SURFACE OF PANEL | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | NORTON, JOHN J | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18033926 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITION, AND POLYPROPYLENE COMPOSITIONS SO PRODUCED | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | LIU, XUE H | 1742 | §103 | Final Rejection | 63d | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18015240 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE DIVIDER CONFIGURATION FOR BATTERIES | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | CARRICO, ROBERT SCOTT | 1727 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 18015288 | BATTERY | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | HAUTH, GALEN H | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17802865 | METHOD OF MAKING TEREPHTHALIC ACID | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | SAWYER, JENNIFER C | 1691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17777275 | BIAXIALLY ORIENTED PIPE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 1764 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2022 |
| 17766309 | METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A MODIFIED POLYCARBONATE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | DESTEFANO, AUDRA JEAN | 1766 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 04, 2022 |
| 17631689 | USE OF A COMPOSITION FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF A FOAMED ARTICLE | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | KRYLOVA, IRINA | 1764 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2022 |
| 17617078 | FIBER REINFORCED PROFILED OBJECT | SABIC Global Technologies B.V. | TATESURE, VINCENT | 1786 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2021 |
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Start Free Trial88.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Cantor Colburn LLP - Sabic Americas were allowed, across 74,576 applications in USPTO records.
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49 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 42 examiners in 26 art units.
