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Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
59 pending office actions • 41 clients • 55 examiners • 35 art units • 0 of 59 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Christensen, Fonder, Dardi & Busse PLLC operates in the Chemistry & Materials technology area with 3832 career applications. The firm currently has 44 pending office actions and a resolved allowance rate of 90.39 percent.
The firm averages 3.38 office actions per allowance. This metric indicates the typical number of responses required to move an application to allowance. For practitioners, the 90.39 percent allowance rate and the 3.38 average office actions per allowance provide a benchmark for the expected success and the procedural steps involved in prosecuting chemical and materials patent applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 4 (7%) |
| §103 only | 14 (24%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 35 (59%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MOWLA, GOLAM | 2 | 62.0% | +28.1% |
| BERGIN, JAMES S | 2 | 79.4% | +10.0% |
| AYAD, TAMIR | 2 | 42.3% | +47.9% |
| CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 2 | 41.1% | +50.8% |
| ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | 1 | 73.2% | +5.2% |
| HURLEY, SHAUN R | 1 | 77.5% | +17.7% |
| IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 1 | 55.4% | +24.7% |
| TUMEBO, TSION M | 1 | 66.5% | +20.2% |
| BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1 | 13.8% | +28.4% |
| RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | 1 | 54.5% | +27.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18630642 | DISTRIBUTED PERSONAL INFORMATION AGGREGATOR | MAHMOOD, REZWANUL | 120d overdue |
| 17730490 | GRANULES FOR ROOF COATINGS | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 60d overdue |
| 18836594 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PERFORATION LINE IN AN AIRBAG COVER | KHARE, ATUL P | 49d overdue |
| 19084623 | BULLET WITH JACKET IMPROVEMENTS | BERGIN, JAMES S | 45d overdue |
| 17494752 | TRANSCERVICAL ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR INTRAUTERINE FLUID EXCHANGE, SUCH AS PLACEMENT OF HYDROGELS FORMED IN SITU | KOO, BENJAMIN K | 42d overdue |
| 18545260 | COUNTERFLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, BATTERY HOUSING FOR USING A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE | HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A | 2d overdue |
| 18007823 | ENHANCED PURIFICATION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY REMOVE CONTAMINATING DNA | SIFFORD, JEFFREY MARK | 26d |
| 18422732 | FORMATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AT NEAR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE USING SILVER NANOPARTICULATE PROCESSING AND INKS FOR FORMING THE LAYERS | NGUYEN, TRI V | 42d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17730490 | GRANULES FOR ROOF COATINGS | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 60d overdue |
| 19084623 | BULLET WITH JACKET IMPROVEMENTS | BERGIN, JAMES S | 45d overdue |
| 19128650 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLAR CELL | MOWLA, GOLAM | — |
| 19474654 | DEGRADABLE FISHING LINES AND NETS | HURLEY, SHAUN R | — |
| 19296588 | DELIVERY OF PROJECTILES FROM A RIFLED BORE | BERGIN, JAMES S | — |
| 19183158 | HOLDER FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS | IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | — |
| 19121506 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE | TUMEBO, TSION M | — |
| 19104398 | ABSORBER, SOLAR CELL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ABSORBER | MOWLA, GOLAM | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1726 | 3 |
| 3783 | 3 |
| 1764 | 2 |
| 1721 | 2 |
| 3732 | 2 |
| 3641 | 2 |
| 3677 | 2 |
| 1744 | 2 |
| 1737 | 2 |
| 1712 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19422860 | MONOALKYL TIN COMPOUNDS WITH LOW POLYALKYL CONTAMINATION, THEIR COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS | Inpria Corporation | ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID | 1764 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 19128650 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SOLAR CELL | Hanwha Q Cells GmbH | MOWLA, GOLAM | 1721 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19474654 | DEGRADABLE FISHING LINES AND NETS | Enviro Cast, LLC | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 3732 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19296588 | DELIVERY OF PROJECTILES FROM A RIFLED BORE | Federal Cartridge Company | BERGIN, JAMES S | 3641 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19183158 | HOLDER FOR FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERS | Lceeedesigns LLC | IMPINK, MOLLIE LLEWELLYN | 3799 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19121506 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE | Sioptica GmbH | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2025 |
| 19104398 | ABSORBER, SOLAR CELL AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ABSORBER | Hanwha Q Cells GmbH | MOWLA, GOLAM | 1721 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19084623 | BULLET WITH JACKET IMPROVEMENTS | Federal Cartridge Company | BERGIN, JAMES S | 3641 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 18730160 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE USING CONDUCTIVE FLOATING MASK | Seoul National University R&Db Foundation | BAREFORD, KATHERINE A | 1718 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 18992759 | CONNECTORS | Togo Seisakusyo Corporation | RUFRANO, ALEXANDER TYLER | 3679 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19015284 | CLIPS | Daiwa Kasei Industry Co., Ltd. | MCNICHOLS, ERET C | 3677 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18999346 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING A SOLAR PANEL AND SOLAR PANEL | Hanwha Q Cells GmbH | TRINH, THANH TRUC | 1726 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18877341 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A SECURITY MODE OF A DATA PROCESSING DEVICE WITH A SCREEN | Sioptica GmbH | BECHTEL, KEVIN M | 2491 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18978971 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING A STEREOLITHOGRAPHIC OBJECT | Zydex Pty Ltd. | LEYSON, JOSEPH S | 1744 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18966857 | ELECTRIC THRUSTER WITH THERMIONIC CATHODE IN OXYGEN-RICH ENVIRONMENT | Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation | KIM, CRAIG SANG | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18870054 | LONG-RANGE FLAME DETECTION SYSTEM | Optect Ltd. | TANINGCO, MARCUS H | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 | |
| 18960241 | CASE FOR A TABLET SHAPED DEVICE, A METHOD FOR REMOVING A STYLUS THEREFROM AND A METHOD FOR MAKING A CASE FOR A TABLET SHAPED DEVICE | Stm Management Pty Ltd. | TRANDAI, CINDY HUYEN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 | |
| 18946310 | BIOENERGETIC MIXED TWISTED FILAMENTS AND USES OF THE SAME | China Good International Limited | PIERCE, JEREMY R | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18944157 | TANGLE-RESISTANT DECORATIVE LIGHTING ASSEMBLY | Willis Electric Co., Ltd. | WILLIAMS, JOSEPH L | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 | |
| 18922077 | DISABLED AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS | Disabled Aircraft Tools, LLC | SNELTING, JONATHAN D | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| 18709348 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SOLAR CELL | Hanwha Q Cells GmbH | AYAD, TAMIR | 1726 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18917539 | CIGARETTE ROLLING RACK | Wenzhou Dingfeng Smoking Set Factory (General Partnership) | GHEBRESELASSIE, HELEN G | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 | |
| 18824324 | CASE FOR A TABLET SHAPED DEVICE | Stm Management Pty Ltd. | NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG | §112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2024 | |
| 18836594 | METHOD FOR MAKING A PERFORATION LINE IN AN AIRBAG COVER | Jenoptik Automatisierungstechnik GmbH | KHARE, ATUL P | 1742 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18775385 | CORRUGATED GRID MAT | Hewitech GmbH & Co. Kg | HOPKINS, ROBERT A | 4100 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18775415 | SUPPORT FOR A SUPPORTING BEAM OF A COOLING TOWER | Hewitech GmbH & Co. Kg | BUSHEY, CHARLES S | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 | |
| 18727026 | A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODS | Zetifi Pty Ltd. | LY, ANH VU H | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 | |
| 18643774 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING RECYCLATE FROM THERMOSETTING MATERIALS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A THERMOSETTING FIBER COMPOSITE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT AS WELL AS USE OF A RECYCLATE POWDER AS A FILLER FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMOSETTING FIBER COMPOSITE SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCT, MANUFACTURING A RECYCLATE POWDER AS AN ALTERNATIVE FILLER FOR MANUFACTURING PLASTIC PRODUCTS AND FURTHER SECTORS | Polytec Plastics Germany GmbH & Co. Kg | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18630642 | DISTRIBUTED PERSONAL INFORMATION AGGREGATOR | Peekanalytics, Inc. | MAHMOOD, REZWANUL | 2159 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 120d overdue | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18698624 | NANO-SIZED POLYHEDRAL a-ALUMINA PARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | Daehong Technew Co., Ltd. | SIDDIQUEE, MUHAMMAD S | 1725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18605330 | LIGHTER | Radlight, LLC | SAVANI, AVINASH A | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 | |
| 18445668 | PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN LAMINATE AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. | CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID | 1737 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18584895 | EMBOLIZATION WITH TRANSIENT MATERIALS | Incept, LLC | BOUCHELLE, LAURA A | 3783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18581984 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE OHMIC CONTACT BETWEEN A FRONT CONTACT GRID AND A DOPED LAYER OF A WAFER SOLAR CELL | Ce Cell Engineering GmbH | AYAD, TAMIR | 1726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2024 |
| 18581071 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE OHMIC CONTACT BETWEEN A FRONT CONTACT GRID AND A DOPED LAYER OF A WAFER SOLAR CELL | Ce Cell Engineering GmbH | JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER A | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18294617 | URINE TESTING KIT | Seoul National University R&Db Foundation | ALABI, OYELEYE A | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 | |
| 18422732 | FORMATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AT NEAR AMBIENT TEMPERATURE USING SILVER NANOPARTICULATE PROCESSING AND INKS FOR FORMING THE LAYERS | Ekc Technology, Inc. | NGUYEN, TRI V | 1764 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18576158 | PCR MODULE | Optolane Technologies Inc. | XU, XIAOYUN | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 | |
| 18401857 | ALLYL-CONTAINING BISPHENOL RESIN | Chang Chun Plastics Co., Ltd. | BOYLE, ROBERT C | 1623 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18575828 | LIGHT GUIDE AND DISPLAY SCREEN USING SUCH LIGHT GUIDE | Nanocomp OY Ltd. | TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH | 2896 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2023 |
| 18545260 | COUNTERFLOW TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE, BATTERY HOUSING FOR USING A TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE | Polytec Plastics Germany GmbH & Co. Kg | HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A | 3763 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18358299 | CABLE TIE | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | RASHID, ANNA SALEM | 3677 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18212297 | FORMATION OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE USING SILVER NANOPARTICULATE PROCESSING AND INKS FOR FORMING THE LAYERS | Ekc Technology, Inc. | PENNY, TABATHA L | 1712 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18142956 | WATER ACTIVATED HYDROGEL-BASED MEDICAL PATCHES, FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH PATCHES | Pramand LLC | GHALI, ISIS A D | 1611 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18130599 | INFRASTRUCTURE PROVISIONING RUN PRIORITIZATION | Scalr, Inc. | ZHAO, BING | 2151 | §103 | Final Rejection | 117d overdue | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
| 18125934 | GAS RELEASING UNDERLAYERS FOR PHOTOPATTERNABLE ORGANOMETALLIC RESIST | Jsr Corporation | ZHANG, RUIYUN | 1782 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 18113107 | PLAN VALIDATION AND POLICY CHECKS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ENVIRONMENTS | Scalr, Inc. | BALLOU, MAAME BOAKYEWAA | 3629 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18022678 | ABRASIVE COMPRISING a-ALUMINA PARTICLES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Daehong Technew Co., Ltd. | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18021421 | METAL-AFFINITY EXTRACTION OF HOST CELL DNA | Sartorius Bia Separations D.O.O. | PEO, KARA M | 1777 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 18018666 | NANOMATERIAL COMPOSITES USEFUL FOR THE EXTRACTION AND RECOVERY OF LITHIUM FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS | Litus Inc. | MCCLAIN, STARFARI TESHAWN | 1736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2023 |
| 18007823 | ENHANCED PURIFICATION OF ADENO-ASSOCIATED VIRUS TO MORE EFFECTIVELY REMOVE CONTAMINATING DNA | Sartorius Bia Separations D.O.O. | SIFFORD, JEFFREY MARK | 1671 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17998541 | HOLDING DEVICE, AND USE OF THE HOLDING DEVICE | Hanwha Q Cells GmbH | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | 1712 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2022 |
| 17938123 | COLLISION PROTECTION FOR A MICROSCOPE | Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17950685 | HIGH RESOLUTION LATENT IMAGE PROCESSING, CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT AND THERMAL DEVELOPMENT | Tokyo Electron Limited | CHU, JOHN S Y | 1737 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17906957 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A CAMERA IMAGE OF A WELDING SEAM FOR AN IMAGE PROCESSING-SUPPORTED LASER TRANSMISSION WELDING METHOD | Jenoptik Optical Systems GmbH | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17730490 | GRANULES FOR ROOF COATINGS | Amberger Kaolinwerke Eduard Kick GmbH & Co. KG | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1731 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 60d overdue | Pending | Apr 27, 2022 |
| 17719670 | LITHIUM ION BATTERIES WITH HIGH CAPACITY ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND GOOD CYCLING FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS | Zenlabs Energy, Inc. | ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T | 1727 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2022 |
| 17565678 | INFUSION CATHETER WITH A BALLOON HAVING A SINGLE LUMEN AND AN INTERNAL WIRE, AND USES THEREOF | Mivi Neuroscience, Inc. | TURKOWSKI, KAYLA MARIE | 3783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Dec 30, 2021 |
| 17494752 | TRANSCERVICAL ACCESS SYSTEMS FOR INTRAUTERINE FLUID EXCHANGE, SUCH AS PLACEMENT OF HYDROGELS FORMED IN SITU | Pramand LLC | KOO, BENJAMIN K | 3783 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Oct 05, 2021 |
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