Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
16 pending office actions • 8 clients • 16 examiners • 10 art units • 0 of 16 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Rhodes IP PLC has managed 615 career applications in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 88.41 percent. It averages 3.58 office actions per allowance, providing a baseline for the expected number of examiner interactions.
There are 12 pending office actions currently. The 88.41 percent allowance rate is derived from the firm's 615 career applications. The 3.58 average office actions per allowance indicates the typical frequency of office actions before an allowance is granted. This data reflects the firm's prosecution experience in the chemistry sector.
With 615 career applications, the firm has a solid track record. The 12 pending office actions represent the current active docket. The 88.41 percent allowance rate and 3.58 average office actions per allowance are key figures for practitioners to consider when evaluating the firm's prosecution efficiency and success.
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 (6%) |
| §103 only | 3 (19%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (62%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.4% | +44.0% |
| BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1 | 51.3% | +30.2% |
| LIU, XIAO | 1 | 87.7% | +12.0% |
| KHANAL, ARTI | 1 | — | — |
| SCHULER, JACOB JEROME | 1 | — | — |
| SIMONE, CATHERINE A | 1 | 73.3% | +22.8% |
| CAMPBELL, THOR S | 1 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| PAUDEL, PRADEEP | 1 | — | — |
| SYLVESTER, KEVIN | 1 | 47.5% | +27.4% |
| LU, HAOTIAN | 1 | 60.6% | +37.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17546342 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE | DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS | 59d overdue |
| 18380572 | 6000 SERIES ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS PRODUCED USING SOLID STATE MANUFACTURING | WU, JENNY R | 12d |
| 19060236 | LIGHTWEIGHT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE ARTICLES WITH A PRINTABLE SURFACE AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING THEM | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | — |
| 18951124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING VEHICLE INSPECTIONS | LIU, XIAO | — |
| 18660798 | PORTABLE CHARGING AND DISCHARGING INTEGRATED BATTERY ASSEMBLY | KHANAL, ARTI | — |
| 18654353 | LI-POLYMER BATTERY | SCHULER, JACOB JEROME | — |
| 18403074 | LIQUID-AIR SEPARATION ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | PAUDEL, PRADEEP | — |
| 18542660 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING COATED SURFACES, COATINGS AND ARTICLES USING THEM | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18629413 | REINFORCED FLOORING AND FLOORING PANELS WITH AMORPHOUS MATERIALS | SIMONE, CATHERINE A | 42d overdue |
| 19236790 | MOLDS AND DIES INCLUDING SURFACE COATINGS | YE, XINWEN | — |
| 19060236 | LIGHTWEIGHT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE ARTICLES WITH A PRINTABLE SURFACE AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING THEM | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | — |
| 18951124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING VEHICLE INSPECTIONS | LIU, XIAO | — |
| 18542660 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING COATED SURFACES, COATINGS AND ARTICLES USING THEM | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | — |
| 18542663 | ARTICLES INCLUDING SURFACE COATINGS ON EXTERNAL SURFACES, INTERNAL SURFACES OR BOTH | LU, HAOTIAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1754 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 1749 | 1 |
| 3753 | 1 |
| 1733 | 1 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| 1765 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 1629 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19236790 | MOLDS AND DIES INCLUDING SURFACE COATINGS | Maxterial, Inc. | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19060236 | LIGHTWEIGHT REINFORCED THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE ARTICLES WITH A PRINTABLE SURFACE AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRODUCING THEM | Hanwha Azdel, Inc. | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 | |
| 18951124 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING VEHICLE INSPECTIONS | Mill Mountain Capital, LLC | LIU, XIAO | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| 18660798 | PORTABLE CHARGING AND DISCHARGING INTEGRATED BATTERY ASSEMBLY | Shenzhen Oriental Willing New Energy Co., Ltd. | KHANAL, ARTI | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 | |
| 18654353 | LI-POLYMER BATTERY | Shenzhen Oriental Willing New Energy Co., Ltd. | SCHULER, JACOB JEROME | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 | |
| 18629413 | REINFORCED FLOORING AND FLOORING PANELS WITH AMORPHOUS MATERIALS | Hanwha Azdel, Inc. | SIMONE, CATHERINE A | 1781 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18419975 | PTC WATER HEATER WITH MODULAR FASTENING AND HEATING COMPONENTS | Dongguan Sharing Electronics Co., Ltd. | CAMPBELL, THOR S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 | |
| 18403074 | LIQUID-AIR SEPARATION ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | Shenzhen Funyin Electronic Technology Co.,Ltd | PAUDEL, PRADEEP | 1749 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18542660 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING COATED SURFACES, COATINGS AND ARTICLES USING THEM | Maxterial, Inc. | SYLVESTER, KEVIN | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2023 | |
| 18542663 | ARTICLES INCLUDING SURFACE COATINGS ON EXTERNAL SURFACES, INTERNAL SURFACES OR BOTH | Maxterial, Inc. | LU, HAOTIAN | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2023 |
| 18380572 | 6000 SERIES ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS PRODUCED USING SOLID STATE MANUFACTURING | Meld Manufacturing Corporation | WU, JENNY R | 1733 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18482785 | SOLID-STATE JOINING OF FEATURES TO CAST PARTS | Meld Manufacturing Corporation | STONER, KILEY SHAWN | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18209774 | HIGH STRENGTH TO WEIGHT CONSOLIDATED POROUS CORE LAYERS AND ARTICLES INCLUDING THEM | Hanwha Azdel, Inc. | COONEY, JOHN M | 1765 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 17844406 | ROTATIONAL DEVICES INCLUDING COATED SURFACES | Maxterial, Inc. | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | DP | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 17546342 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE | La Pharmatech Inc. | DRAPER, LESLIE A ROYDS | 1629 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Dec 09, 2021 |
| 17395891 | ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR A SOLID-STATE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM ENABLING PRINTING OF LARGE AND COMPLEX PARTS | Meld Manufacturing Corporation | HAUTH, GALEN H | 1743 | §102DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2021 |
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