Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
247 pending office actions • 71 clients • 192 examiners • 98 art units • 0 of 247 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Lerner David LLP has 15,237 career applications in Chemistry & Materials and 251 pending office actions. The application history provides a broad base for evaluating the firm’s prosecution activity, while the pending matters identify the current docket requiring attention.
The resolved allowance rate is 83.96%, and the average is 3.48 office actions per allowance. Together, these figures show both the proportion of resolved matters that reached allowance and the amount of office-action activity associated with allowed cases.
For practitioners, the data supports separating current docket management from historical outcome analysis. The pending-action figure is relevant to immediate workload, while the allowance and action averages are useful context when reviewing prosecution strategy across Chemistry & Materials matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 74 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. 74 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 | 1 (0%) |
| §101 + other | 15 (6%) |
| §103 only | 93 (38%) |
| §102 only | 8 (3%) |
| §112 only | 7 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 6 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 115 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 5 | 64.1% | +14.0% |
| WILL, KATHERINE A | 4 | 67.4% | +20.1% |
| KESSIE, JENNIFER A | 4 | 65.2% | +20.2% |
| GRAY, LINDA LAMEY | 4 | 82.6% | +17.2% |
| EFTA, ALEX B | 4 | 59.9% | +25.3% |
| KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3 | 58.2% | +37.1% |
| DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 3 | 54.1% | +75.7% |
| DOUYON, LORNA M | 3 | 56.8% | +72.1% |
| JUENGST, BRENDON THOMAS | 3 | — | — |
| MOORE, STEPHANIE LYNN | 3 | 60.9% | +38.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17675811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED 3D MODELING OF A COMPLEX STRUCTURE | RALIS, STEPHEN J | 482d overdue |
| 18033261 | High-Temperature Alloy Having Low Stacking Fault Energy, Structural Member And Application Thereof | CARPENTER, JOSHUA S | 240d overdue |
| 18173913 | Training Device for Hydrofoil Watercraft and Methods of Use Thereof | BURGESS, MARC R | 181d overdue |
| 18267328 | Adjustable Filter | CORDRAY, DENNIS R | 156d overdue |
| 18031093 | Aerosol Generation Device with Flexible Cover | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 124d overdue |
| 18018702 | Method For Manufacturing Ammonium Sulphate And Calcium Carbonate From Phosphogypsum | LI, JUN | 100d overdue |
| 17916164 | PURE POLYURETHANE CONDOM HAVING ADHESIVE LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | LEE, MICHELLE J | 73d overdue |
| 18545710 | Reinforced Overhead Door | TRAN, PHI DIEU | 49d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18031093 | Aerosol Generation Device with Flexible Cover | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 124d overdue |
| 18554306 | Dishwashing Machine Cleaning Composition | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 9d |
| 18566021 | WATER-SOLUBLE FILMS AND PACKAGES | DOUYON, LORNA M | 12d |
| 18028994 | Method for Manufacturing an RTB Sheet Comprising a Tobacco Product | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 15d |
| 19297388 | Screw Assembly | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
| 19040409 | Patellofemoral Component Tracking | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
| 18874836 | Concentrated Liquid Rinse Aid Suitable for Dilution And Repeated Use | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | — |
| 18874214 | Dishwashing Detergent Composition | DOUYON, LORNA M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1755 | 25 |
| 1747 | 24 |
| 3761 | 11 |
| 3791 | 11 |
| 3775 | 10 |
| 3723 | 10 |
| 1745 | 8 |
| 1761 | 7 |
| 3774 | 7 |
| 1749 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19234525 | Untitled | Airbus Defence and Space GmbH | MUNG, ON S | 2486 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19574614 | Installation Of Passenger Seats | Airbus Operations GmbH | BONNETTE, RODNEY ANDREW | 3647 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2026 |
| 19482060 | An Aerosol Generating Device and a Method for Making a Light Diffuser for an Aerosol Generating Device | Jt International SA | TON, ANABEL | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19310082 | Display Control Device, Display Control Method, and Program | Saturn Licensing LLC | SALCE, JASON P | 2421 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2025 |
| 19297388 | Screw Assembly | Stryker Corporation | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2025 |
| 19145276 | Control Device For Communication Network | Siglead Inc. | LE, KHOI V | 2436 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19249250 | Method, Computer Program, Computer-Readable Data Carrier And Computing Device For Deterministic Execution Of An Instruction Set As Well As Apparatus Comprising Same | Airbus S.A.S. | SPANN, COURTNEY P | 2183 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 19237215 | Set Screw for Femoral Nail | Stryker Corporation | CARTER, TARA ROSE E | 3773 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2025 |
| 19225664 | Bone Resection Template | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | SHIRSAT, MARCELA | 3775 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
| 19131379 | Package for Collating a Plurality of Smoking Articles | Jt International SA | GEHMAN, BRYON P | 3736 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19209329 | Iron With Compact Base | Seb S.A. | NGUYEN, UYEN T | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19110233 | Aerosol Generating Device Comprising a Cover | Jt International SA | LIEUWEN, CODY J | 3752 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19066735 | Weaving Method Of Double-Warp And Quadruple-Weft Jacquard Fabric With Double-Weft Color Gradient Expression | Zhejiang Sci-Tech University Shengzhou Innovation Research Institute | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1789 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19040409 | Patellofemoral Component Tracking | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18998684 | Non-Fluorinated Hybrid Enamel/Silicone Resin Coating | Seb S.A. | ZACHARIA, RAMSEY E | 1787 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19033050 | Clamp Holder For Attaching Components To Structural Components Of A Vehicle | Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH | PEAZEL, KYLE JONATHAN | 3631 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19027034 | Beverage Maker With Controllable Operation And Method For Controlling The Operation Of A Beverage Maker | Wmf GmbH | BECKER, DREW E | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024040 | TOY CAPSULE APPARATUS GAME SYSTEM ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS | Seven Towns Limited | ELLIOTT, ANDREW JAMES | 3711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022694 | Porous Structures Produced By Additive Layer Manufacturing | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | NEMER, OSAMA MOHAMMAD | 3771 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022357 | Stereotactic Computer Assisted Surgery Method and System | Stryker Corporation | BROWN, HELENE CATHERINE | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19015107 | Trocar Needle Grinder | Royal Master Grinders, Inc. | MARKMAN, MAKENA | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18880962 | Smoothing Appliance | Seb S.A. | DURHAM, NATHAN E | 3732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18881115 | Smoothing Appliance | Seb S.A. | NGUYEN, UYEN T | 3732 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19002119 | Skin Protection Compositions | Duette Inc. | VIGIL, TORIANA NICHOLE | 1612 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18989728 | Device And Method For Classifying Parts | Instituto Tecnológico De Informática | SILVA-AVINA, EMMANUEL | 2673 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984085 | Valve Assembly for Cooling Fluid | Eco Holding 1 GmbH | GARDNER, NICOLE | 3753 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18874836 | Concentrated Liquid Rinse Aid Suitable for Dilution And Repeated Use | Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V. | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18874214 | Dishwashing Detergent Composition | Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V. | DOUYON, LORNA M | 1761 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18874431 | A Dishwashing Detergent Composition, A Water-Soluble Container, and an Autodosing Automatic Dishwashing System | Reckitt Benckiser Finish B.V. | BOYER, CHARLES I | 1761 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18976798 | Method For Creating Exact Digital Replica Of A Vehicle | Lenflash.Com,Corp. | SHENG, XIN | 2619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18970413 | Implant for Bone Fixation | Stryker Corporation | WILLIAMS, CATHERINE SERKE | 3993 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968494 | Needle Grinder | Royal Master Grinders, Inc. | MARKMAN, MAKENA | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18869085 | Container Processing Equipment | 202008 Limited | KATCOFF, MATTHEW GORDON | 3725 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18951889 | Employee Operational And Administrative Actions Based On Time Entry And Biometrics | Harri (Us) LLC | GOYEA, OLUSEGUN | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18938976 | Cemented Sheath For Joint Implant | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | LOPEZ, LESLIE ANN | 3774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18861659 | Toothbrush | Curaden AG | AVILES BOSQUES, ORLANDO E | 3736 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18860931 | Bendable Seal For A Motor Vehicle, And Method For Manufacturing Same | Cooper-Standard France | PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS | 3634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18860471 | Microfluidic-based wet spinning of individual solid polymer fibers | Eidgenéssische Materialprtfungs- Und Forschungsanstalt | TENTONI, LEO B | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18921888 | Hydraulic Equipment Cage | Frank Delucia & Son, Inc. | WILSON, LEE D | 3723 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18857926 | CORE-AND-SHELL LAUNDRY COMPOSITION | Reckitt Benckiser Vanish B.V. | DELCOTTO, GREGORY R | 1761 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18918924 | Telescope Having Two Tubes Having A Waist | Swarovski-Optik AG & Co. KG | NGUYEN, THONG Q | 2872 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18905453 | Template for Fracture Reduction and Positioning of Plates in Osteosynthesis | Stryker Corporation | JONES, DIANA S | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18852706 | Moisture Curable Adhesive Compositions | Kaneka Americas Holding, Inc. | MANGOHIG, THOMAS A | 1788 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18898871 | Offset Resurfacing Head for Ball and Socket Joint | Howmedica Osteonics Corp. | NERENBERG, RENEE FLORENCIA | 3774 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18851411 | LAMINATE HAVING IMPROVED TENSILE PROPERTIES | Reckitt Benckiser Health Limited | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 49d | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18850879 | Support Base For A Handheld Vacuum Cleaner | Seb S.A. | HUANG, STEVEN | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18850873 | Vacuum Cleaner Equipped With A User Interface With Improved Sealing | Seb S.A. | JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO | 3723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18890194 | Heating Assembly for A Vapour Generating Device | Jt International SA | DINH, PHUONG K | 2831 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18848790 | Device For Transporting An Object For A Grinding Machine | Reishauer AG | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18885037 | Electronic Cigarette | Jt International S.A. | PATEL, HARSHAD C | 2831 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial84.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Lerner David LLP were allowed, across 15,237 applications in USPTO records.
3.48 office actions per allowed application on average.
247 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 71 clients, before 192 examiners in 98 art units.
