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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Rankin, Hill & Clark

45 pending office actions • 17 clients

Portfolio Summary

45
Total Pending OAs
8
Final Rejections
37
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (17 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. 11
Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5
Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. 5
Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. 5
Sanden Corporation 4
Aesc Japan Ltd. 3
UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP. 2
Aesc Japan Ltd. 1
Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. 1
General Incorporated Association Marine Habitat Iki 1
Fukuoka Prefecture 1
Toyo Aluminium Ekco Products Co., Ltd. 1
Tohoku University 1
Jgc Catalysts And Chemicals Ltd. 1
Sunlit Seedlings Ltd. 1
Orbray Co., Ltd. 1
Adtec Co., Ltd. 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19117741 DRAWING LAMP Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. EIDE, ERIC T 2875 Non-Final OA Apr 02, 2025
18971492 METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, KIT FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. LEE, DOUGLAS 1714 Non-Final OA Dec 06, 2024
18871216 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. CHEN, PATRICK C 2842 Non-Final OA Dec 03, 2024
18850803 INVERTER-INTEGRATED ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Sanden Corporation BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 Final Rejection Sep 25, 2024
18836929 VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE Aesc Japan Ltd. HAILE, BENYAM 2688 Non-Final OA Aug 08, 2024
18835774 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Sanden Corporation PHAM, LEDA T 2834 Non-Final OA Aug 05, 2024
18835656 ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR Sanden Corporation BOBISH, CHRISTOPHER S 3746 Final Rejection Aug 02, 2024
18747808 WEATHER STRIP Nishikawa Rubber Co., Ltd. PATEL, VISHAL A 3675 Non-Final OA Jun 19, 2024
18720332 IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. GROSS, ALEXANDER P 2871 Non-Final OA Jun 14, 2024
18715853 ELECTROLESS NI-P PLATING FILM FOR SLIDING MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Sanden Corporation OMORI, MARY I 1784 Non-Final OA Jun 03, 2024
18669871 EGG COAGULATION PROMOTER Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 Non-Final OA May 21, 2024
18669879 THICKENING PROMOTER FOR EGG SAUCE Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. LIU, DEBORAH YANG-HAO 1791 Non-Final OA May 21, 2024
18694174 COMPOSITION AND PHOTOSENSITIVE COMPOSITION Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. NGUYEN, TRI V 1764 Non-Final OA Mar 21, 2024
18689913 OILY FOOD CONTAINING HEAT-GENERATING MATERIAL Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. KOHLER, STEPHANIE A 1791 Non-Final OA Mar 07, 2024
18591271 COATING MATERIAL FOR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES, UNDERWATER STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNDERWATER STRUCTURE WITH COATING MATERIAL General Incorporated Association Marine Habitat Iki STEVENS, MARK V 1613 Non-Final OA Feb 29, 2024
18433995 AQUEOUS CLEANING LIQUID Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. DOUYON, LORNA M 1761 Non-Final OA Feb 06, 2024
18433953 AQUEOUS CLEANING LIQUID Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. PAUL, SHREYA 1761 Non-Final OA Feb 06, 2024
18433969 AQUEOUS CLEANING LIQUID Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. DELCOTTO, GREGORY R 1761 Non-Final OA Feb 06, 2024
18293071 FLUID CLEANING CIRCULATOR Fukuoka Prefecture CHEN, CHANGRU 1796 Non-Final OA Jan 29, 2024
18570683 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. DEMOSKY, PATRICK E 2486 Final Rejection Dec 15, 2023
18570176 FILTER STRUCTURE Toyo Aluminium Ekco Products Co., Ltd. CLEMENTE, ROBERT ARTHUR 1773 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2023
18528264 CHEMICAL SOLUTION FOR REMOVING PRECIOUS METAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHEMICAL SOLUTION, METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. TRAN, BINH X 1713 Final Rejection Dec 04, 2023
18555306 METAL-CONTAINING SILYLOXY COMPOUND, METAL-CONTAINING SILYLOXY GROUP-COATED PARTICLES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND DISPERSION COMPOSITION Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. HOU, FRANK S 1692 Non-Final OA Oct 13, 2023
18550002 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN FORMATION METHOD Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. ROSWELL, JESSICA MARIE 1767 Final Rejection Sep 11, 2023
18548811 VEGETABLE MOULDED CHEESE-LIKE FOOD PRODUCT Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. LI, CHANGQING 1791 Non-Final OA Sep 01, 2023
18548394 COMPOSITION HAVING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE PROPERTIES, AND CURED PRODUCT THEREOF Tohoku University HIGGINS, GERARD T 1785 Non-Final OA Aug 30, 2023
18547770 PARTICLES HAVING RUTILE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PARTICLE DISPERSION LIQUID, COATING LIQUID, AND SUBSTRATE WITH FILM Jgc Catalysts And Chemicals Ltd. BAUM, ZACHARY JOHN 1736 Non-Final OA Aug 24, 2023
18547637 PHOTOCURABLE COMPOSITION AND PATTERN-FORMING METHOD Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. CHAMPION, RICHARD DAVID 1737 Final Rejection Aug 23, 2023
18452170 LAMINATE FOR SEALING MATERIALS, SEALING MATERIAL, AND BATTERY UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP. IANNUCCI, LOUISE JAMES 1721 Non-Final OA Aug 18, 2023
18264634 BATTERY Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. WEINER, LAURA S 1723 Non-Final OA Aug 08, 2023
18264315 METHOD FOR PROMOTING SOLIDIFICATION OF OIL AND FAT Fuji Oil Holdings Inc. ZILBERING, ASSAF 1792 Non-Final OA Aug 04, 2023
18358416 BATTERY CELL Aesc Japan Ltd. GUPTA, SARIKA 1729 Non-Final OA Jul 25, 2023
18355137 BATTERY CELL Aesc Japan Ltd. ERWIN, JAMES M 1725 Non-Final OA Jul 19, 2023
18261153 BATTERY MODULE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING BATTERY MODULE Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. COCHENOUR, ZACKARY RICHARD 1752 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2023
18260355 BATTERY MODULE Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P 1723 Non-Final OA Jul 05, 2023
18255972 IMAGE PROJECTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE PROJECTION METHOD Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J 2872 Non-Final OA Jun 05, 2023
18329090 TEMPERATURE SENSOR DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. HARRIS, MARY GRACE 1729 Non-Final OA Jun 05, 2023
18044652 DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Envision Aesc Japan Ltd. TRAN, DANIEL DUC 2147 Non-Final OA Mar 09, 2023
18176803 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Aesc Japan Ltd. MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C 1723 Final Rejection Mar 01, 2023
18042828 SURFACE TREATMENT LIQUID AND SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. RIETH, STEPHEN EDWARD 1759 Non-Final OA Feb 24, 2023
18042843 SURFACE TREATMENT LIQUID AND HYDROPHILIZING TREATMENT METHOD Tokyo Ohka Kogyo Co., Ltd. FOSS, DAVID ROGER 1764 Non-Final OA Feb 24, 2023
17905902 METHOD OF INTRODUCING ECOSYSTEM AND METHOD OF MANAGING VALUE INFORMATION ABOUT LAND Sunlit Seedlings Ltd. MCINNISH, KEVIN K 6221 Non-Final OA Sep 08, 2022
17815654 STORAGE BATTERY SEALING MEMBER AND STORAGE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME UCHIYAMA MANUFACTURING CORP. CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG 1751 Non-Final OA Jul 28, 2022
17805592 METHOD FOR COLLECTING LIVING TISSUE Orbray Co., Ltd. MARTIN, PAUL C 1653 Non-Final OA Jun 06, 2022
17605407 METHOD FOR DETECTING PERIODONTOPATHIC BACTERIA Adtec Co., Ltd. STEADMAN, DAVID J 1656 Final Rejection Oct 21, 2021

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