Technology areas: Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals • Chemistry & Materials
136 pending office actions • 6 clients • 104 examiners • 46 art units • 0 of 136 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 116 patents granted in the last 365 days
K&L Gates LLP-Nestec S.A. has 143 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 34332 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 84.49%, with an average of 3.82 office actions per allowance. The profile shows a substantial pending workload within a broad recorded application base.
The pending-action figure is a current workload measure, while the allowance rate and office-action average describe historical resolved matters. The recorded average indicates recurring examination activity before allowance. For practitioners, the profile supports careful docket allocation and coordinated technical responses addressing compositions, material properties, process limitations, and the evidentiary record relevant to each application.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 43 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. 43 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 | 2 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (8%) |
| §103 only | 42 (31%) |
| §102 only | 1 (1%) |
| §112 only | 7 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 21 (15%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 49 (36%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH, CHAIM A | 7 | 39.0% | +50.9% |
| YOO, HONG THI | 6 | 46.0% | +25.3% |
| STULII, VERA | 5 | 32.7% | +24.9% |
| MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 3 | 28.2% | +37.0% |
| HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | 3 | 15.4% | +40.9% |
| LACHICA, ERICSON M | 3 | 29.8% | +35.2% |
| THAKUR, VIREN A | 2 | 13.3% | +26.5% |
| LE, EMILY M | 2 | 17.9% | -3.7% |
| O'HERN, BRENT T | 2 | 78.5% | +19.4% |
| ABEYRATNE-PERERA, HASHANTHI KOMITIGE | 2 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17416584 | NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR INDUCING A FEELING OF SATIETY, A BETTER SLEEP AND/OR LIMITING NOCTURNAL AWAKING IN INFANTS OR YOUNG CHILDREN | SABILA, MERCY HELLEN | 161d overdue |
| 16691997 | EDIBLE CHEW FOR A HUMAN CHILD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE EDIBLE CHEW | KERSHAW, KELLY P | 46d overdue |
| 18579392 | METHOD OF MAKING A POWDER EGG ANALOGUE | PRAKASH, SUBBALAKSHMI | 36d overdue |
| 18258097 | SYSTEM FOR DISPENSING INDIVIDUAL PORTIONS OF BEVERAGES PRECURSOR | KASZTEJNA, MATTHEW JOHN | 16d overdue |
| 18087112 | BIOCONVERSION OF OLEUROPEIN | AFREMOVA, VERA | 10d overdue |
| 17597339 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING TRIGONELLINE TO PRODUCE INTRACELLULAR NAD+ | SIMMONS, CHRIS E | 1d overdue |
| 18139588 | RECOVERY DIETARY SUPPLEMENT | FALKOWITZ, ANNA R | 6d |
| 18043129 | PERSONALISATION OF DIETARY FIBER COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOF | ZAMAN, SADARUZ | 8d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18254058 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PREDICT AN INDIVIDUALS MICROBIOME STATUS AND PROVIDE PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAINTAIN OR IMPROVE THE MICROBIOME STATUS | O'HERN, BRENT T | 9d overdue |
| 18249327 | CAPSULE, FOOD OR BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE FOR PROCESSING A CAPSULE, AND FOOD OR BEVERAGE PREPARATION PROCESS IMPLEMENTING SUCH A FOOD OR BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE AND CAPSULE | SMITH, CHAIM A | 9d |
| 18257330 | SYNTHETIC NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS TAILORED FOR CHINESE INFANTS | YOO, HONG THI | 13d |
| 18005621 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRIP OF PACKAGES FOR STORING INDIVIDUAL PORTION OF FOOD OR BEVERAGE, AND STRIP OF PACKAGES THUS OBTAINED | SMITH, CHAIM A | 15d |
| 18862714 | CAPSULE FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE | THAKUR, VIREN A | — |
| 18827346 | USE OF WHEY PROTEIN MICELLES FOR IMPROVING INSULIN PROFILE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | — |
| 18843372 | CONFECTIONERY | HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | — |
| 18843278 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO POTENTIATE MUSCULOSKELETAL EFFECT OF ONE OR MORE ANABOLIC AMINO ACIDS ON BONE HEALTH | YOO, HONG THI | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Nestlé S.A. | 131 |
| Vitaflo International Ltd. | 1 |
| Columbia University | 1 |
| Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | 1 |
| Societe Des Produits N Éstlé S.A. | 1 |
| Nestle | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1792 | 21 |
| 1791 | 18 |
| 1793 | 10 |
| 3761 | 9 |
| 1629 | 5 |
| 1615 | 5 |
| 1653 | 4 |
| 3731 | 3 |
| 3754 | 3 |
| 1655 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19477709 | A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN INTEGRITY OF TUBE-FEED PACKAGING | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | HODGE, LINDA J | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19234617 | CONTAINERS HAVING CORNER PILLARS AND DYNAMIC PANELS BETWEEN THE PILLARS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH CONTAINERS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | CHEUNG, CHUN HOI | 3736 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19182768 | ACTUATOR NOZZLE FOR AEROSOL PACKAGING, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SUCH ACTUATOR NOZZLES AND AEROSOL PACKAGINGS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | WALCZAK, DAVID J | 3754 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19108848 | BOTTLE FOR CARBONATED BEVERAGES HAVING AN IMPROVED PETALOID BASE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | KMET, LAUREN ELIZABETH | 3735 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19053861 | COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING NICOTINAMIDE AND VITAMIN B6 AND METHODS OF USING SUCH COMPOSITIONS FOR REHABILITATION | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SEITZ, ANTHONY JOSEPH | 1629 | Other | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 18997732 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING FLOWERING OF A PLANT OF THE FAMILY RUBIACEAE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | BELL, KENT L | 1661 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19020382 | SUSTAINED RELEASE MELATONIN COMPOSITIONS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | TRUONG, QUANGLONG N | 1615 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18867509 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PACKAGING FROM A RECYCLABLE MATERIAL | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | TECCO, ANDREW M | 3731 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18866387 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS USING A COMBINATION OF FISETIN AND QUERCETIN FOR CELLULAR ENERGY | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | BARSKY, JARED | 1628 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18866428 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF A NUTRITIONAL POWDER | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SILVERMAN, JANICE Y | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18862714 | CAPSULE FOR PRODUCING A BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | THAKUR, VIREN A | 1792 | §103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18856132 | BAG-IN-BOX PACKAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | DEMEREE, CHRISTOPHER R | 3734 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18855014 | PROCESS FOR TREATING PROTEIN-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | LI, CHANGQING | 1791 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18827346 | USE OF WHEY PROTEIN MICELLES FOR IMPROVING INSULIN PROFILE IN DIABETIC PATIENTS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | MUKHOPADHYAY, BHASKAR | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18843372 | CONFECTIONERY | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | HAWKINS, AMANDA SALATA | 1793 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18843278 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS TO POTENTIATE MUSCULOSKELETAL EFFECT OF ONE OR MORE ANABOLIC AMINO ACIDS ON BONE HEALTH | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2024 |
| 18843065 | USE OF A COMPOSITION FOR MANAGING POSTPRANDIAL GLUCOSE RESPONSE AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | MOEHLMAN, ANDREW TERRY | 1655 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18840745 | COMPLEX COACERVATES OF LACTOFERRIN AND OSTEOPONTIN | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SCOTLAND, REBECCA LYNN | 1615 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 |
| 18775601 | CAPSULE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE BY CENTRIFUGATION | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SMITH, CHAIM A | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18760455 | CAPSULE FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE SUCH AS COFFEE AND THE LIKE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18756068 | COMBINATION COMPRISING DECANOIC ACID FOR THE TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY | Vitaflo International Ltd. | LEE, WILLIAM Y | 1623 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18722832 | SHELF-STABLE FERMENTED PLANT-BASED FOOD PRODUCT PACKAGED IN A FLEXIBLE CONTAINER AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SUCH PRODUCT | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722711 | FERMENTED ACEROLA BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | STULII, VERA | 1791 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18722325 | LOW SUGAR-BASED FOOD COMPOSITIONS WITH ROASTED INGREDIENT | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | LE, EMILY M | 1793 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18721384 | FERMENTED VERBENA BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | STULII, VERA | 1792 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721401 | FERMENTED CAMOMILE BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | STULII, VERA | 1791 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721362 | FERMENTED HEMP BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | LE, EMILY M | 1793 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721413 | FERMENTED READY TO DRINK HEMP BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | STULII, VERA | 1791 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721391 | FERMENTED TEA BEVERAGE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | STULII, VERA | 1792 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18720716 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING UROLITHIN FOR TREATING MUSCLE DECLINE AND A KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | WELLS, LAUREN QUINLAN | 1622 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18720719 | SECRETORY IGA-BIOTIC COMPLEXES AND USES THEREOF | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | YOO, HONG THI | 1792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18717883 | LACTOBACILLUS ACIDOPHILUS TO INCREASE AGMATINE PRODUCTION BY MICROBIOTA | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | WILLIAMS, EMMALEE RAE | 1653 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18710266 | A CAPSULE FOR THE PREPARATION OF A BEVERAGE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID CAPSULE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SMITH, CHAIM A | 1791 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18648962 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINE WITH ENHANCED PUMP CONTROL | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | O'HERN, BRENT T | 1793 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18705362 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK LIKE PRODUCTS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | SCHUBERG, LAURA J | 1631 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18705374 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK LIKE PRODUCTS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | ABEYRATNE-PERERA, HASHANTHI KOMITIGE | 1632 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18705367 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK LIKE PRODUCTS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | ABEYRATNE-PERERA, HASHANTHI KOMITIGE | 1632 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18705359 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MILK LIKE PRODUCTS | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | MARVICH, MARIA | 1634 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18703117 | COMPOSITION | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | TRAN, ERIC | 1629 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18700600 | NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING SLEEP | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | YOO, HONG THI | 1621 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18696840 | NICOTINAMIDE RIBOSIDE TRIOLEATES CHLORIDE, COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THIS COMPOUND, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THIS COMPOUND | Cornell University | CRAIGO, BAHAR ALAWI | 1699 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18696187 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND/OR QUANTIFYING MOOD DISORDER AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS OF THE MOOD DISORDER STATUS USING TRIGONELLINE AS BIOMARKER AND IMPROVED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | FRITCHMAN, REBECCA M | 1758 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18695455 | COMPOSITIONS FOR USE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | ALAM, AYAAN A | 1611 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18695431 | BIODEGRADABLE LAMINATING FILM AND CONTAINER MADE OUT OF IT | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | KHAN, TAHSEEN | 1781 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18695440 | COMPOSITIONS FOR USE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | PARK, HAEJIN S | 1614 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18694279 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BOTTLE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | HUSON, MONICA ANNE | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18693789 | USE OF MULBERRY EXTRACT FOR IMPROVING SLEEP QUALITY AND/OR SUBSEQUENT BEHAVIOURAL OUTCOMES | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | AMIN, ALPA NILESH | 1655 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18691114 | CAPSULE WITH A MOISTURE AND OXYGEN BARRIER FUNCTION | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | LACHICA, ERICSON M | 1792 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18683538 | POSTBIOTIC | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | CHEONG, CHEOM-GIL | 1645 | §112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18294351 | A MATERIAL FOR MAKING PACKAGES COMPRISING A POLYHYDROXYALCANOATE RESIN MIXED WITH A VERY HIGH CONTENT OF CELLULOSE | Société des Produits Nestlé S.A. | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 1782 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial84.5% of resolved applications prosecuted by K&L Gates Llp-Nestec S.A. were allowed, across 34,332 applications in USPTO records.
3.82 office actions per allowed application on average.
136 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 104 examiners in 46 art units.
