Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 2 clients • 18 examiners • 14 art units • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
This profile covers Chemistry & Materials and records 20 pending office actions. Its career record includes 12721 applications, placing the current activity within a broad prosecution portfolio. The technology classification also indicates that examination may involve composition, process, and material-performance claim issues.
The resolved allowance rate is 73.14%, and the average is 3.51 office actions per allowance. These measures offer separate context on resolved outcomes and the amount of examination activity associated with allowances. Practitioners can use the profile to distinguish active docket management from the firm’s broader resolved-case record.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 (5%) |
| §103 only | 6 (32%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (47%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KERNS, KEVIN P | 2 | 78.9% | +21.2% |
| TRINH, MINH N | 1 | 85.5% | +9.6% |
| FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | 1 | 69.9% | +11.0% |
| GARG, YOGESH C | 1 | 61.7% | +33.4% |
| MCNALLY, DANIEL | 1 | 68.2% | +13.3% |
| RAHMAN, MD ARIFUR | 1 | — | — |
| CAO, CHUN | 1 | 84.7% | +12.7% |
| CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | 1 | 63.9% | +32.2% |
| POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1 | 51.2% | +36.2% |
| PAGE, HANA C | 1 | 60.3% | +32.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19271621 | Systems and Methods for Assembling a Machine for Manufacturing a Dry Electrode | TRINH, MINH N | 46d overdue |
| 18779521 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF 3D MOLDS | CAO, CHUN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19256425 | Anilox Roller, Printing Unit with Anilox Roller and Method for Producing an Anilox Roller | FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | 10d overdue |
| 17980937 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED AND COOLED ROLLERS | NGUYEN, HUNG D | 14d |
| 18241647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID SAND CASTING | KERNS, KEVIN P | 16d |
| 18627892 | Method for Manufacturing a Multilayer PVC Semifinished Product and a Corresponding Apparatus | FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P | 33d |
| 19225541 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING A MEMORIAL PRODUCT | GARG, YOGESH C | — |
| 18864621 | Method for Coating an Electrically Conductive Web of Film with an Electrically Conductive Adhesion Promoter | MCNALLY, DANIEL | — |
| 18864616 | Drive Device for an Eccentric Bearing, and Corresponding Calender | RAHMAN, MD ARIFUR | — |
| 18787183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASTING CHARACTERS WITHOUT A BACKING SUBSTRATE | KERNS, KEVIN P | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18706039 | Electrically Heated and Cooled Rollers | PAGE, HANA C | 50d overdue |
| 19256425 | Anilox Roller, Printing Unit with Anilox Roller and Method for Producing an Anilox Roller | FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | 10d overdue |
| 18241647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID SAND CASTING | KERNS, KEVIN P | 16d |
| 19225541 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING A MEMORIAL PRODUCT | GARG, YOGESH C | — |
| 18864621 | Method for Coating an Electrically Conductive Web of Film with an Electrically Conductive Adhesion Promoter | MCNALLY, DANIEL | — |
| 18787183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASTING CHARACTERS WITHOUT A BACKING SUBSTRATE | KERNS, KEVIN P | — |
| 18779521 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF 3D MOLDS | CAO, CHUN | — |
| 18721980 | Roll Assembly for Finishing a Windable, In Particular Pre-Bonded, Sheet Material, and Corresponding Sheet Material | CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION | 18 |
| OLBRICH GmbH | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 3 |
| 1735 | 3 |
| 3725 | 2 |
| 3729 | 1 |
| 3688 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 2115 | 1 |
| 1738 | 1 |
| 1745 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19271621 | Systems and Methods for Assembling a Machine for Manufacturing a Dry Electrode | Matthews International Corporation | TRINH, MINH N | 3729 | §112 | Final Rejection | 46d overdue | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19256425 | Anilox Roller, Printing Unit with Anilox Roller and Method for Producing an Anilox Roller | Matthews International GmbH | FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA | 2853 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19225541 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR GENERATING A MEMORIAL PRODUCT | Matthews International Corporation | GARG, YOGESH C | 3688 | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 18864621 | Method for Coating an Electrically Conductive Web of Film with an Electrically Conductive Adhesion Promoter | Matthews International Corporation | MCNALLY, DANIEL | 1746 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18864616 | Drive Device for an Eccentric Bearing, and Corresponding Calender | Matthews International Corporation | RAHMAN, MD ARIFUR | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18787183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASTING CHARACTERS WITHOUT A BACKING SUBSTRATE | Matthews International Corporation | KERNS, KEVIN P | 1735 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18779521 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTION OF 3D MOLDS | Matthews International Corporation | CAO, CHUN | 2115 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18721980 | Roll Assembly for Finishing a Windable, In Particular Pre-Bonded, Sheet Material, and Corresponding Sheet Material | Matthews International Corporation | CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18707620 | Roller Surface Hardening | Matthews International Corporation | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1738 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18706039 | Electrically Heated and Cooled Rollers | Matthews International Corporation | PAGE, HANA C | 1745 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18705726 | Powder Hopper for the Gravity-Driven Feeding of Powdered Electrode Precursor Material Into a Nip of a Dry Electrode Caldender, Corresponding Assembly, and Corresponding Method | Matthews International Corporation | KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J | 1743 | §103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18627892 | Method for Manufacturing a Multilayer PVC Semifinished Product and a Corresponding Apparatus | Olbrich GmbH | FLETCHER III, WILLIAM P | 1759 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18694678 | Assembly for Measuring the Thickness of a Continuous Material Web | Matthews International Corporation | CARLSON, JOSHUA MICHAEL | 2877 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18508694 | GRAPHITE MATERIALS AND DEVICES WITH SURFACE MICRO-TEXTURING | Matthews International Corporation | SIMONE, CATHERINE A | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18241647 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID SAND CASTING | Matthews International Corporation | KERNS, KEVIN P | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 17980937 | ELECTRICALLY HEATED AND COOLED ROLLERS | Matthews International Corporation | NGUYEN, HUNG D | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Nov 04, 2022 |
| 17978424 | MODULAR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS | Matthews International Corporation | YUEN, JACKY | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17919558 | LIGHTWEIGHT ROTOGRAVURE PRINTING CYLINDER | Matthews International Corporation | HINZE, LEO T | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 14272622 | Cantilevered Micro-Valve and Inkjet Printer Using Said Valve | Matthews International Corporation | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2014 |
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Start Free Trial73.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Jones Day For Matthews were allowed, across 12,721 applications in USPTO records.
3.51 office actions per allowed application on average.
19 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 18 examiners in 14 art units.
