Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
1,677 pending office actions • 258 clients • 1307 examiners • 411 art units • 0 of 1,677 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P. reports 1650 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 156727 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 86.21%, and the average is 3.22 office actions per allowance.
The pending docket and application volume provide context for a substantial prosecution practice. The allowance rate records resolved outcomes, while the action average shows that allowed matters have typically involved multiple examination events. Together, these measures can inform expectations for prosecution duration and response planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 418 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. 418 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 | 53 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 174 (10%) |
| §103 only | 567 (34%) |
| §102 only | 89 (5%) |
| §112 only | 69 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 21 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 66 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 630 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 8 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN, JOHN MITCHELL | 11 | 24.2% | +8.6% |
| COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 8 | 69.8% | +16.2% |
| DEZENDORF, MORGAN FAITH | 8 | 26.7% | +50.0% |
| DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 8 | 46.8% | +29.2% |
| FELTON, MICHAEL J | 8 | 59.6% | +14.5% |
| SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 7 | 64.1% | +14.0% |
| SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 6 | 55.3% | +25.6% |
| CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 6 | 27.8% | +4.3% |
| REDDY, KARUNA P | 6 | 42.6% | +10.4% |
| BUCKMAN, JEFFREY ALAN | 6 | 62.3% | +40.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17549957 | HIGH EFFICIENCY WATER DISTRIBUTION PLATE DESIGN FOR ENHANCED OXYGEN TRANSFER | HOBSON, STEPHEN | 476d overdue |
| 17780926 | UPPER URINARY TRACT UROTHELIAL CARCINOMA IDENTIFICATION METHOD | BUCHANAN, BAILEY CHEYENNE | 285d overdue |
| 17941433 | SWITCH AND MEMORY DEVICE | ENGLAND, DAVID E | 195d overdue |
| 18041231 | PROPYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION | DU, SURBHI M | 187d overdue |
| 17940028 | STRESS SCORE CALCULATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | SAHAND, SANA | 187d overdue |
| 18258380 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A III-N MATERIAL-BASED LAYER | LEE, DA WEI | 181d overdue |
| 17759554 | MEDICAL DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM | PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G | 170d overdue |
| 18260439 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A NEUTRON ABSORBER IN A FLUID | DAVIS, SHARON M | 168d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17424016 | AN ORAL NICOTINE PRODUCT COMPRISING A PH ADJUSTING AGENT | FELTON, MICHAEL J | 58d overdue |
| 18853210 | AEROSOL-GENERATING ARTICLE AND AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM COMPRISING AN INTERNAL HEATING ELEMENT | SZUMIGALSKI, NICOLE ASHLEY | 52d overdue |
| 17622528 | AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM AND A CARTRIDGE FOR AN AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED HEATING ASSEMBLY | SPARKS, RUSSELL E | 42d overdue |
| 18709964 | LOW-EMISSIVITY AND ANTI-SOLAR GLAZING | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 28d overdue |
| 18547534 | DIELECTRICALLY HEATED AEROSOL-GENERATING SYSTEM WITH SEGMENTED HEATER | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 17d overdue |
| 17588677 | WATER/OIL REPELLENT COMPOSITION, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ARTICLE | REDDY, KARUNA P | 17d overdue |
| 18251109 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE COMPRISING AN OPENING | DAVISON, CHARLOTTE INKERI | 16d overdue |
| 16478745 | SIZING COMPOSITION FOR MINERAL WOOL BASED ON A HYDROGENATED SUGAR AND INSULATING PRODUCTS OBTAINED | REDDY, KARUNA P | 3d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1755 | 65 |
| 1747 | 43 |
| 3761 | 29 |
| 2834 | 20 |
| 3798 | 18 |
| 1784 | 16 |
| 1763 | 16 |
| 2872 | 15 |
| 1786 | 15 |
| 3791 | 15 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19276089 | Untitled | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | LARGI, MATTHEW THOMAS | 3746 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19207499 | Untitled | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | AHVAZI, BIJAN | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 18918147 | Untitled | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | YU, LIHONG | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19437965 | Untitled | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | MENON, KRISHNAN S | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19437905 | Untitled | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | HELLNER, MARK | §101§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19207507 | Untitled | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19266778 | Untitled | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19535039 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | ZHANG, LEI | 3798 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2026 |
| 19532409 | DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha | CHATLY, AMIT | 2624 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2026 |
| 19433334 | METHOD FOR ONLINE TRAINING OF A BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE, IMPLEMENTING A HIDDEN MARKOV MODEL | Commissariat A L'Énergie Atomique Et Aux Energies Alternatives | SADIO, INSA | 2628 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2025 |
| 19410348 | PUMP SYSTEM WITH ELECTRICALLY OPERATED COOLING DEVICE | Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG | WONG, ELTON K | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2025 |
| 19401284 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING OF AN INFANT USING MAGNETS | The Plagiocephaly Solution, LLC | ORTIZ, ADAM C | 3673 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19396551 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | SEREBOFF, NEAL | 3683 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2025 |
| 19484383 | SERVICE PROVISION APPARATUS | NTT Docomo, Inc. | ARAQUE JR, GERARDO | 3629 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2025 |
| 19481622 | MULTI-PART MATTRESS | Bett1.De GmbH | KURILLA, ERIC J | 3619 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19481279 | WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, WORK MACHINE, AND WORK ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | LEVY, MERRITT E | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19372502 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND MEDICAL ANALYSIS METHOD | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | BRUTUS, JOEL F | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2025 |
| 19368109 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 3797 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19368066 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Kioxia Corporation | WOOD, WILLIAM H | 3992 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19478522 | DOOR MIRROR FOR VEHICLE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Misato Industries Co., Ltd. | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19477513 | INFORMATION SYSTEM AND OPERATION DEVICE | Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | SOOD, ANSHUL | 3667 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19477170 | ESTIMATION APPARATUS | NTT Docomo, Inc. | LEE, ANDREW ELDRIDGE | 3684 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2025 |
| 19358664 | MILKING SYSTEM WITH A POSITIONING AID | Lely Patent N.V. | CALLAWAY, SPENCER THOMAS | 3642 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2025 |
| 19357142 | HANDLING APPARATUS, HANDLING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | FIGUEROA, JAIME | 3656 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2025 |
| 19474829 | COMPONENT MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND COMPONENT MANAGEMENT METHOD | Fuji Corporation | MAI, THIEN T | 2876 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2025 |
| 19474385 | DATA ACQUISITION DEVICE | NTT Docomo, Inc. | OBEID, MAMON A | 3687 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19474425 | WORK MACHINE | Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | ALI, LABIBAH ILMA | 3667 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2025 |
| 19474008 | DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION DEVICE | Jtekt Corporation | MCMAHON, MATTHEW R | 3678 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19472875 | VEHICLE HEADLIGHT | Ichikoh Industries, Ltd. | APENTENG, JESSICA MCMILLAN | 2875 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2025 |
| 19345556 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PROPYLENE VIA OXIDATED DEHYDROGENATION OF PROPANE | King Fahd University Of Petroleum And Minerals | LI, JUN | 1732 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Sep 30, 2025 |
| 19339986 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2025 |
| 19335290 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYTIC APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS PROGRAM | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | PENG, BO JOSEPH | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19331478 | MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND MEDICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | SHELDEN, BION A | 3685 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19165806 | LAMP UNIT AND VEHICLE LAMP | Ichikoh Industries, Ltd. | TRUONG, BAO Q | 2875 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19324359 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | COOK, CHRISTOPHER L | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19163695 | INTERMEDIATE CASING FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | SAFRAN | NGUYEN, ANDREW H | 3741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19162186 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | NTT Docomo, Inc. | KRINGEN, MICHELLE THERESE | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19161927 | DEMAND RESPONSE SYSTEM | NTT Docomo, Inc. | BOND, REED MADISON | 3624 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2025 |
| 19314133 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, BIOLOGICAL TISSUE INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | VIRK, ADIL PARTAP S | 3798 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19314173 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, LESION DETECTION APPARATUS, AND LESION DETECTION METHOD | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | KELLOGG, MICHAEL S | 3798 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19127953 | SERVER FOR AUTOMATICALLY DIAGNOSING MALE INFERTILITY, AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MALE INFERTILITY BY USING SAME | Sungkwang Medical Foundation | LULTSCHIK, WILLIAM G | 3682 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2025 |
| 19160268 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR REVOLVING WORK MACHINE | Kobelco Construction Machinery Co., Ltd. | GENTILE, ALEXANDER VINCENT | 3664 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19160244 | TRAVEL PLAN GENERATION SYSTEM | NTT Docomo, Inc. | MEINECKE DIAZ, SUSANNA M | 3625 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19308559 | ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY PACK | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | FEHR, JULIA MARIE | 1725 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19304778 | IMAGE ENCODING METHOD AND IMAGE DECODING METHOD | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | TRAN, LOI H | 2484 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19305136 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER, AQUEOUS DISPERSION LIQUID, AND FLUORINE-CONTAINING POLYMER COMPOSITION | Agc Inc. | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19303851 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | FRITH, SEAN A | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19299798 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY | Kioxia Corporation | KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES | 2139 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19295952 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY INCLUDING INTERMEDIATE BUFFER AND INPUT/OUTPUT BUFFER AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE NONVOLATILE MEMORY | Kioxia Corporation | GIARDINO JR, MARK A | 2135 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19289327 | MEMORY SYSTEM | Kioxia Corporation | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | 2132 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial86.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Oblon, McClelland, Maier and Neustadt, LLP were allowed, across 156,727 applications in USPTO records.
3.22 office actions per allowed application on average.
1,677 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 258 clients, before 1307 examiners in 411 art units.
