Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
394 pending office actions • 105 clients • 346 examiners • 199 art units • 0 of 394 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
FITCH, EVEN, TABIN & FLANNERY, LLP has handled 17397 career applications within the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 83.76, demonstrating a consistent ability to secure patent rights in this technical field. Prosecution efficiency is reflected in the avg office actions per allowance of 3.53, which indicates the typical number of examiner interactions required for a successful grant.
There are currently 270 pending office actions being managed by the firm. This volume of active matters follows the firm's historical activity level established by its 17397 career applications. The 3.53 avg office actions per allowance provides a benchmark for practitioners to anticipate the duration and complexity of the 270 pending office actions. Maintaining a resolved allowance rate pct of 83.76 across such a volume of applications highlights the firm's established methodology in the Chemistry & Materials sector.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 95 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. 95 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 | 5 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 45 (11%) |
| §103 only | 103 (26%) |
| §102 only | 24 (6%) |
| §112 only | 21 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 9 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 9 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 174 (44%) |
| No statute on record | 4 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, BRYAN | 5 | 28.4% | +36.8% |
| FREEMAN, JOHN D | 4 | 45.9% | +6.9% |
| DEO, DUY VU NGUYEN | 4 | 82.4% | +7.3% |
| TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON | 4 | 71.7% | +27.3% |
| LU, JIONG-PING | 3 | 83.6% | +7.8% |
| MCCAFFREY, KAYLA M | 3 | 76.8% | +16.2% |
| JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 3 | 27.9% | +33.2% |
| LI, CHANGQING | 3 | 29.2% | +33.0% |
| BARNETT, DEVIN K | 2 | 56.8% | +25.9% |
| WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 2 | 54.8% | +27.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17797333 | CMP POLISHING LIQUID AND POLISHING METHOD | LU, JIONG-PING | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18381429 | Modular Meal System and Method of Making a Modular Meal System | KIM, BRYAN | 182d overdue |
| 18381419 | Modular Meal System and Method of Making a Modular Meal System | KIM, BRYAN | 182d overdue |
| 18911351 | Power Supply System and Operating Method | SHIAO, DAVID A | 168d overdue |
| 18569894 | BISMALEIMIDE COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, SHEET, LAMINATED BODY, AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD | FREEMAN, JOHN D | 149d overdue |
| 18286518 | Hollow Structure for Fuel | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 131d overdue |
| 18083382 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING 3D METAL PARTS | WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON | 107d overdue |
| 18563086 | PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING A PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 97d overdue |
| 17781368 | HIGH-ACID BAKED GOOD AND METHOD OF MAKING BAKED GOOD | MERRIAM, ANDREW E | 97d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18381429 | Modular Meal System and Method of Making a Modular Meal System | KIM, BRYAN | 182d overdue |
| 18381419 | Modular Meal System and Method of Making a Modular Meal System | KIM, BRYAN | 182d overdue |
| 18563086 | PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT AND METHOD OF MAKING A PLANT-BASED CHEESE PRODUCT | JACOBSON, MICHELE LYNN | 97d overdue |
| 15747406 | NON-BLOOM COMESTIBLE PRODUCT | LI, CHANGQING | 45d overdue |
| 17633856 | COMPOUND, POLYMER, COMPOSITION, COMPOSITION FOR FILM FORMATION, PATTERN FORMATION METHOD, INSULATING FILM FORMATION METHOD, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND, AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING IODINE-CONTAINING VINYL POLYMER AND ACETYLATED DERIVATIVE THEREOF | TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON | 38d overdue |
| 18269251 | METHOD OF ROASTING COFFEE BEANS | KIM, BRYAN | 30d overdue |
| 17922867 | PHOTOSENSITIVE FILM, PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LAMINATE | TRAYWICK, ANDREW PRESTON | 18d overdue |
| 18038867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS | KIM, BRYAN | 5d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1713 | 12 |
| 1792 | 12 |
| 1737 | 11 |
| 1791 | 9 |
| 2858 | 7 |
| 1787 | 7 |
| 3631 | 6 |
| 3794 | 6 |
| 3612 | 6 |
| 2855 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18861956 | Untitled | Resonac Corporation | MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19544108 | METHOD FOR MODIFYING THE PERMEABILITY OF A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION ZONE | IFP Energies Nouvelles | RUNYAN, SILVANA C | 1616 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2026 |
| 19530604 | Method to Make Power Origin Labels Trustworthy and Verifiable | ABB Schweiz AG | CRANDALL, RICHARD W. | 3619 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2026 |
| 19404636 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | CHATLY, AMIT | 2624 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2025 |
| 19366119 | A Fiducial Marker Set, A Method Of Determining A Position Of The Same And A Control System | Ndr Medical Technology Private Limited | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19283588 | State Aware Event Processing for an Alarm Providing System | ABB Schweiz AG | RECEK, JASON D | 2458 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19274302 | SHELVING SYSTEM | Hangzhou Great Star Industrial Co.,Ltd. | BARNETT, DEVIN K | 3631 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19146370 | CONTAINER, CLOSURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC | CHU, KING M | 3735 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19146358 | CONTAINER, CLOSURE, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 3733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19244272 | WHEEL END SYSTEM | Consolidated Metco, Inc. | KOTTER, KIP T | 3615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19140001 | COMPOUND NEEDLE FOR STITCH-FORMING TEXTILE MACHINES, STITCH-FORMING TEXTILE MACHINE AND METHOD FOR STITCH FORMATION | Groz-Beckert Kg | WORRELL JR, LARRY D | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19230895 | Method for Distributing Asset Data | ABB Schweiz AG | RIGOL, YAIMA | 2135 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19226407 | Computer-Implemented Method and System for Configurating an Electrical Information of at Least One Module Using an Engineering Tool | ABB Schweiz AG | PATEL, HETUL B | 3992 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2025 |
| 19220535 | Slip Hinge And Hinge System And Method | Meshtec International Co., Ltd. | MILLER, WILLIAM L | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 | |
| 19217513 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR JOINING BONES | Medline Industries, LP | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | §101§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19215071 | Cargo Unit | Goodpack Ibc (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 3736 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2025 |
| 19208379 | Vane Assembly For Open Fan Engine | General Electric Company | DELRUE, BRIAN CHRISTOPHER | 3745 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19207601 | Method for Training a Reinforcement Learning Agent for an Industrial Process System and System for Training a Reinforcement Learning Agent for an Industrial Process System | ABB Schweiz AG | ANDERSON, FOLASHADE | 3623 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19203917 | TABLE | Correctional Technologies, Inc. | ROERSMA, ANDREW MARK | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19197626 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR JOINING BONES | Medline Industries, LP | RAMANA, ANURADHA | 3775 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19196978 | Virtual DCS Security Operator for Incident Detection and Response | ABB Schweiz AG | VO, ETHAN VIET | 2431 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19187309 | Self-Tapping Brackets | House Of Atlas, LLC | WOOD, KIMBERLY T | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19187264 | EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING MEDICAL INFORMATION RELATED TO EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS | Rapidsos, Inc. | EDOUARD, JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER | 3683 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19185983 | VEHICLE WINDOW | Webasto SE | BOLOTIN, DMITRIY | 2623 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19090820 | Packaging for dispensing of Flexible Pipe in a Coil, Method for Packaging Flexible Pipe in a Coil, and Method of Using Packaged Flexible Pipe in a Coil | Rehau Construction LLC | QURESHI, REHMAN AHMED | 3654 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19089754 | Dynamically Reconfigurable Fieldbus Communications Interface | ABB Schweiz AG | DALENCOURT, YVES | 2457 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19089907 | Fieldbus Connectivity Services | ABB Schweiz AG | SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B | 2181 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19079884 | Collapsible Crate | Goodpack Ibc (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078817 | AUXILIARY BUS MASTER CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUXILIARY BUS MASTER CIRCUIT | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | SNYDER, STEVEN G | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19078055 | Foil Free Tabbed Seal | Selig Sealing Products, Inc. | PAL, PRINCE | 3735 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19076689 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY FOR CABLE CONVEYOR BELT | Flexible Steel Lacing Company | RUSHIN, LESTER III | 3651 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19071366 | MOVING IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Kddi Corporation | HILAIRE, CLIFFORD | 2488 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19069691 | Method of Synchronization of Sensors, Computer Program Product and Computer-Readable Storage Medium | ABB Schweiz AG | MURSHED, OSAMAH | 2858 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19062193 | Method for Verifying a Correct Application of a Changeset | ABB Schweiz AG | HAILU, TESHOME | 2434 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19061822 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MALWARE DETECTION | Ironnet Cybersecurity, Inc. | JAMSHIDI, GHODRAT | 2493 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19058135 | PLASMA PROBE | Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH | GUERRERO ROSARIO, ANA VERUSKA | 3794 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19058595 | PREPREG, LAMINATE, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREFOR, AS WELL AS PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | Resonac Corporation | GROSSO, GREGORY CHAD | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19050962 | DISPENSING CAP, INSERTABLE CARTRIDGE, DISPENSING CONTAINER, DISPENSING SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE AND USE | H.J. Heinz Company Brands LLC | ETZEL, ALAN RAYMOND | 3735 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19050389 | INDUCTIVE SENSOR DEVICE | Carl Mahr Holding GmbH | PATEL, PARESH H | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19048158 | Computer-Implemented Method for Configurating at Least One Device of a System | ABB Schweiz AG | NELSON, FREDA ANN | 3628 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19047188 | Information Device for Controlling a Display of Information | ABB Schweiz AG | ALMEIDA, CORY A | 2628 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19044796 | WATERCRAFT DEVICE WITH A HANDHELD CONTROLLER | Kai Concepts, LLC | ARELLANO, PAUL WOODWARD | 3658 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19036261 | Capacitor Health Diagnostics | ABB Schweiz AG | ZAKARIA, AKM | 2858 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19036573 | AIR VENT FOR A WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY | Consolidated Metco, Inc. | BELLINGER, JASON R | 3615 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19033734 | DEVICE CASE AND TIMEPIECE | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | COLLINS, JASON M | 2831 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19034020 | Diagnostics for Process Control Systems | ABB Schweiz AG | HOSSAIN, KAMAL M | 2444 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19033758 | Detecting Network Misconfiguration in Process Control Systems | ABB Schweiz AG | HUSSAIN, TAUQIR | 2446 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19028856 | COMPRESSION OF SPARSE VOLUMETRIC EFFECTS CODEC APPARATUS AND METHOD | Zibra AI, Inc. | NGUYEN, KATHLEEN V | 2486 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 47d | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029084 | MOBILE RAILWAY ASSET MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHODS | Amsted Rail Company, Inc. | JIN, GEORGE C. | 3747 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027711 | Switchgear Event Detection System | ABB Schweiz AG | NGUYEN, TRUNG Q | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial83.8% of resolved applications prosecuted by Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP were allowed, across 17,417 applications in USPTO records.
3.53 office actions per allowed application on average.
394 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 105 clients, before 346 examiners in 199 art units.