Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
28 pending office actions • 15 clients • 28 examiners • 18 art units • 0 of 28 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Polygon IP, LLP manages 659 career applications in Chemistry & Materials. The firm has a high resolved allowance rate of 90.1 percent. Prosecution involves an average of 2.47 office actions per allowance. There are 22 pending office actions currently.
The 90.1 percent allowance rate is a key indicator of success. The 2.47 office actions per allowance metric helps in understanding the typical prosecution cycle. With 659 career applications, the firm has a substantial track record in this field. These figures suggest that the firm is highly effective at securing patents in the chemistry sector with an efficient process.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 (4%) |
| §103 only | 9 (32%) |
| §102 only | 2 (7%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (11%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (39%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | 1 | 56.3% | +37.7% |
| BOCHNA, DAVID | 1 | 79.8% | +13.6% |
| SHAFI, MUHAMMAD | 1 | 88.9% | +16.8% |
| GIDDINS, NELSON S | 1 | 84.6% | +10.3% |
| LAM, TUAN THIEU | 1 | 77.7% | +13.0% |
| HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | 1 | 93.8% | +4.1% |
| KAISER, SYED M | 1 | 86.1% | +6.7% |
| DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 1 | 74.4% | +17.8% |
| WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | 1 | 71.3% | +14.4% |
| GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 1 | 78.0% | +6.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19244812 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TORQUE OUTPUT ASSIST AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF A TRAILER | SHAFI, MUHAMMAD | — |
| 19190238 | Electronic Device Program Blocker | GIDDINS, NELSON S | — |
| 19096252 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LEVEL PULSING IN RF PLASMA TOOLS | HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | — |
| 19079410 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SWITCHES IN DIRECT DRIVE CIRCUITS OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | KAISER, SYED M | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18487867 | COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT LOCATION AND STATUS TRACKER | WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE | 79d overdue |
| 19077822 | Circulation Pump Made from Brittle Material | DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 58d overdue |
| 17656370 | MULTILAYERED FLEXIBLE BATTERY INTERCONNECTS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THEREOF | ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R | 8d overdue |
| 18936877 | UNIFORMITY CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR IMPEDANCE MATCH | HOUSTON, ADAM D | 22d |
| 19354547 | Autonomous Food Preparation Robots With Adaptive Meal Assembly Controllers | SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | — |
| 19186588 | Systems and Methods for Use of Low Frequency Harmonics in Bias Radiofrequency Supply to Control Uniformity of Plasma Process Results Across Substrate | LAM, TUAN THIEU | — |
| 18984401 | Autonomous Robot Double Drive Assembly | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | — |
| 18982069 | EUV Microscope | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19077822 | Circulation Pump Made from Brittle Material | DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 58d overdue |
| 19354547 | Autonomous Food Preparation Robots With Adaptive Meal Assembly Controllers | SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | — |
| 19354000 | Brittle Material Joints With Dynamic Sealing | BOCHNA, DAVID | — |
| 19244812 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TORQUE OUTPUT ASSIST AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF A TRAILER | SHAFI, MUHAMMAD | — |
| 19190238 | Electronic Device Program Blocker | GIDDINS, NELSON S | — |
| 19186588 | Systems and Methods for Use of Low Frequency Harmonics in Bias Radiofrequency Supply to Control Uniformity of Plasma Process Results Across Substrate | LAM, TUAN THIEU | — |
| 18984401 | Autonomous Robot Double Drive Assembly | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Lam Research | 9 |
| Cuberg | 3 |
| Range Energy Inc. | 2 |
| Ensurge Micropower Asa | 2 |
| Nanotech Energy, Inc. | 2 |
| Summits, Inc. | 1 |
| Fourth Power, Inc. | 1 |
| Brick LLC | 1 |
| Fourth Power | 1 |
| Robust AI, Inc. | 1 |
| Euv Tech, Inc. | 1 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | 1 |
| Ribbiot, Inc. | 1 |
| Zelos Energy Ltd. | 1 |
| CelLink | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1713 | 2 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| 3679 | 1 |
| 3666 | 1 |
| 2408 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 3658 | 1 |
| 2844 | 1 |
| 2842 | 1 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19354547 | Autonomous Food Preparation Robots With Adaptive Meal Assembly Controllers | Summits, Inc. | SAMUELS, LAWRENCE H | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19354000 | Brittle Material Joints With Dynamic Sealing | Fourth Power, Inc. | BOCHNA, DAVID | 3679 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19244812 | METHOD FOR DYNAMIC TORQUE OUTPUT ASSIST AND REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF A TRAILER | Range Energy Inc. | SHAFI, MUHAMMAD | 3666 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19190238 | Electronic Device Program Blocker | Brick LLC | GIDDINS, NELSON S | 2408 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19186588 | Systems and Methods for Use of Low Frequency Harmonics in Bias Radiofrequency Supply to Control Uniformity of Plasma Process Results Across Substrate | Lam Research Corporation | LAM, TUAN THIEU | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 | |
| 19096252 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-LEVEL PULSING IN RF PLASMA TOOLS | Lam Research Corporation | HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 31, 2025 | |
| 19079410 | PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SWITCHES IN DIRECT DRIVE CIRCUITS OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | Lam Research Corporation | KAISER, SYED M | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 | |
| 19077822 | Circulation Pump Made from Brittle Material | Fourth Power, Inc. | DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 3745 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 18984401 | Autonomous Robot Double Drive Assembly | Robust AI, Inc. | WOOD, BLAKE ANDREW | 3658 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18982069 | EUV Microscope | Euv Tech, Inc. | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 | |
| 18974593 | MATCHLESS PLASMA SOURCE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER FABRICATION | Lam Research Corporation | LE, TUNG X | 2844 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18866767 | CUSTOMIZING ETCH SELECTIVITY AND HIGH ASPECT RATIO FEATURE LOADING THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL PULSING SCHEMES UTILIZING SINUSOIDAL AND CUSTOM RF WAVEFORMS | Lam Research Corporation | SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18948444 | DUAL-FREQUENCY, DIRECT-DRIVE INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA SOURCE | Lam Research Corporation | LEE, WILSON | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 | |
| 18936877 | UNIFORMITY CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR IMPEDANCE MATCH | Lam Research Corporation | HOUSTON, ADAM D | 2842 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18920773 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY TRACKING AND MONITORING ENERGY OF A TRAILER ALONG A DRIVE ROUTE | Range Energy Inc. | ANDA, JENNIFER MARIE | 3662 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18903970 | Commercial Electric Vehicle Braking Systems | Harbinger Motors Inc. | BOWES, STEPHEN M | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 | |
| 18702320 | EXTREME EDGE FEATURE PROFILE TILT CONTROL BY ALTERING INPUT VOLTAGE WAVEFORM TO EDGE RING | Lam Research Corporation | BRAYTON, JOHN JOSEPH | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18633975 | Methods and Systems for Restoring Lithium Metal Liquid-Electrolyte Electrochemical Cells | Cuberg, Inc. | TRISCHLER, JOHN T | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 | |
| 18487867 | COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT LOCATION AND STATUS TRACKER | Ribbiot, Inc. | WASHINGTON, ERIKA ALISE | 2644 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 79d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18480312 | Monolithic Electrode Assemblies With Contained Three-Dimensional Channels Usable With Ion Exchange Materials | Zelos Energy Ltd. | WALLS-MURRAY, JESSIE LOGAN | 1728 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18468606 | CYLINDRICAL SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME | Ensurge Micropower Asa | KHANAL, ARTI | 1746 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18459294 | METALLIC BASED ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING MATERIALS, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF | Nanotech Energy, Inc. | PIZIALI, ANDREW T | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2023 |
| 18458915 | METHODS OF GRAPHENE PRODUCTION & COMPOSITIONS THEREOF | Nanotech Energy, Inc. | MCCRACKEN, DANIEL | 1736 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18457573 | SIMULTANEOUS PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION, STATE ESTIMATION, AND PREDICTION OF BATTERY SYSTEM RESPONSE IN BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | Cuberg, Inc. | KIM, AHSHIK | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| 18457503 | SIMULATED DATASET GENERATION AND MODEL PRETRAINING FOR SIMULTANEOUS PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION, STATE ESTIMATION, AND PREDICTION OF BATTERY SYSTEM RESPONSE IN BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS | Cuberg, Inc. | DIAO, M BAYE | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 | |
| 18314616 | MULTILAYER ELECTROLYTE, SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD(S) OF MAKING THE SAME | Ensurge Micropower Asa | YUSIF, HUNSUYADOR MUGEESATU | 1743 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18042198 | C-shroud Modification For Plasma Uniformity Without Impacting Mechanical Strength Or Lifetime Of The C-shroud | Lam Research Corporation | SWEELY, KURT D | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 17656370 | MULTILAYERED FLEXIBLE BATTERY INTERCONNECTS AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THEREOF | Cellink Corporation | ROSENBAUM, AMANDA R | 1752 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
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