Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
43 pending office actions • 8 clients • 37 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days
Rimon PC - ABE has 43 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials and 410 career applications. Its resolved allowance rate is 91.72%, showing that allowance was reached in most resolved matters in the reported record.
The average of 3.73 office actions per allowance indicates that favorable outcomes commonly follow multiple prosecution interactions. The application base is focused, so the data is particularly relevant to evaluating this relationship’s chemistry and materials work. Practitioners should account for both the favorable resolution result and the recurring office-action activity reflected in the average.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 (2%) |
| §103 only | 21 (49%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (37%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (5%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JONES, OLIVIA ANN | 3 | 58.6% | +52.3% |
| TESKIN, FRED M | 2 | 89.6% | +7.9% |
| JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | 2 | 51.9% | +76.5% |
| SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | 2 | 52.8% | +51.5% |
| PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY | 2 | 47.5% | +41.3% |
| NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | 1 | 64.8% | +28.1% |
| SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1 | 15.2% | +22.5% |
| GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1 | 63.7% | +8.7% |
| BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| DODDS, SCOTT | 1 | 68.1% | +34.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18005977 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR MAKING WATERPROOF BREATHABLE ARTICLES | ZIMMER, MARC S | 71d |
| 19143085 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROXIDES FOR PRECURSORS OF CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | — |
| 18997199 | HOT-MELT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGING | SHUKLA, KRUPA | — |
| 18879843 | FUEL BORNE CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR OXIDATIVE SOOT REMOVAL | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | — |
| 18867873 | COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE COMPOUNDS | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | — |
| 18715861 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION WITH STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | — |
| 18708676 | MEMBRANE PURIFICATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | CHU, YONG LIANG | — |
| 18698068 | HOT-MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | ZHANG, RUIYUN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18035135 | A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | JONES, OLIVIA ANN | 12d |
| 18850774 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE WITH POLYOLEFIN WAX | DODDS, SCOTT | 21d |
| 19143085 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROXIDES FOR PRECURSORS OF CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | — |
| 18997199 | HOT-MELT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGING | SHUKLA, KRUPA | — |
| 18562316 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | — |
| 18562318 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | — |
| 18502262 | METHOD OF FORMING INTEGRATED COMPOSITE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE CARBON NETWORK | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | — |
| 18280509 | DIRECT AIR CAPTURE CO2 REMOVAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Bostik S.A. | 12 |
| Umicore | 12 |
| Arkema | 11 |
| Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique | 3 |
| SUSTAERA INC. | 2 |
| Umicore Battery Materials Finland OY | 1 |
| Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge | 1 |
| Duke University | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1762 | 4 |
| 1746 | 3 |
| 1765 | 3 |
| 1789 | 3 |
| 1731 | 2 |
| 1782 | 2 |
| 1764 | 2 |
| 1692 | 2 |
| 1785 | 2 |
| 1735 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19143085 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING HYDROXIDES FOR PRECURSORS OF CATHODE MATERIALS FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | Umicore Battery Materials Finland OY | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | 1761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2025 |
| 18997199 | HOT-MELT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVES FOR RESEALABLE PACKAGING | BOSTIK SA | SHUKLA, KRUPA | 1787 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 18879843 | FUEL BORNE CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR OXIDATIVE SOOT REMOVAL | Umicore Specialty Materials Brugge | GOLOBOY, JAMES C | 1771 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18867873 | COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE COMPOUNDS | Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique | BRANCH, CATHERINE S | 1746 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18850774 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE WITH POLYOLEFIN WAX | BOSTIK SA | DODDS, SCOTT | 1746 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18721936 | A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | UMICORE | ZENG, LINGWEN R | 1723 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18715861 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION WITH STYRENE BLOCK COPOLYMER | BOSTIK SA | PHILLIPS, SAVANNAH GRACE | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18711151 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 1746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18708676 | MEMBRANE PURIFICATION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | Arkema France | CHU, YONG LIANG | 1731 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18703517 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A PRECURSOR MATERIAL FOR A LI-CONTAINING CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL | UMICORE | KOPEC, MARK T | 1762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18698068 | HOT-MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | ZHANG, RUIYUN | 1782 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18596722 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18576792 | POLYAMIDE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | MOORE, MARGARET G | 1765 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2024 |
| 18576224 | COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERS | Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique | LEE, RIP A | 1762 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18576182 | COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERS | Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2024 |
| 18564355 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | Arkema France | FIORITO, JAMES A | 1731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18564332 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRIFLUOROETHYLENE AND RECYCLING THE CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE STREAM | Arkema France | BRADY, KRISTEN WEEKS | 1692 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18564245 | AZEOTROPIC OR QUASI-AZEOTROPIC COMPOSITION COMPRISING CHLOROTRIFLUOROETHYLENE AND/OR 1,1,2-TRIFLUOROETHANE | Arkema France | BAKSHI, PANCHAM | 1623 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18562316 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | UMICORE | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | 1785 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2023 |
| 18562318 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | UMICORE | JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN | 1785 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2023 |
| 18562315 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | UMICORE | APPLEGATE, SARAH ARIMINTIA | 1725 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2023 |
| 18502262 | METHOD OF FORMING INTEGRATED COMPOSITE COMPRISING CONDUCTIVE CARBON NETWORK | Sustaera, Inc. | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18285720 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AROMATIC PEROXIDE AND AT LEAST ONE KETONE PEROXIDE | Arkema France | TESKIN, FRED M | 1762 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18285572 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AROMATIC PEROXIDE AND AT LEAST HYDROGEN PEROXIDE | Arkema France | BONAPARTE, AMY C | 1692 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2023 |
| 18280509 | DIRECT AIR CAPTURE CO2 REMOVAL SYSTEM AND PROCESS | Sustaera, Inc. | SIMKINS, SLONE ELIZABETH | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18280485 | SEPARATOR COATING FOR LI-ION BATTERIES BASED ON PVDF ACRYLATE LATEX | Arkema France | GUPTA, SARIKA | 1729 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18272217 | 3D-PRINTING METHODS AND SYSTEMS | BOSTIK SA | SONG, INJA | 1744 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18268302 | LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES | UMICORE KOREA LTD. | COLTON, JENNA XIANXIAN | 1782 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 18035135 | A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERIES | UMICORE KOREA LTD. | JONES, OLIVIA ANN | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18249606 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES | UMICORE | JONES, OLIVIA ANN | 1789 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18249621 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL WITH A SPECIFIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTE | UMICORE | JONES, OLIVIA ANN | 1789 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18005977 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION FOR MAKING WATERPROOF BREATHABLE ARTICLES | BOSTIK SA | ZIMMER, MARC S | 1765 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18005679 | HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | STANLEY, JANE L | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 18004492 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING CANCER-ASSOCIATED CACHEXIA | Duke University | HUSSAINI, ATTIYA SAYYADA | 3792 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2023 |
| 17998934 | PURIFICATION OF AROMATIC LIQUIDS | Arkema France | PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY | 1738 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17998938 | PROCESS FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HYDROGEN-BEARING ORGANIC LIQUIDS | Arkema France | PIRO, NICHOLAS ANTHONY | 1738 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17998933 | COMPOSITION COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ORGANIC PEROXIDE AND AT LEAST ONE SULFUR-CONTAINING COMPOUND FOR CROSSLINKING POLYMERS IN THE PRESENCE OF OXYGEN | Arkema France | CORALLO, CATRIONA MARY | 1732 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17997857 | ORGANIC PEROXIDE EMULSION WITH ETHANOL | Arkema France | HUHN, RICHARD A | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 03, 2022 |
| 17904496 | A POWDER FOR USE IN THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF A BATTERY, A METHOD FOR PREPARING SUCH A POWDER AND A BATTERY COMPRISING SUCH A POWDER | UMICORE | CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY | 1751 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17904309 | A METHOD FOR PREPARING A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM ION BATTERIES | UMICORE | LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | 1727 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2022 |
| 17778065 | SILYLATED POLYMER-BASED MOISTURE-CROSSLINKABLE COMPOSITION | BOSTIK SA | KOLB, KATARZYNA I | 1767 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2022 |
| 17618048 | HMPSA CROSSLINKABLE UNDER UV IRRADIATION | BOSTIK SA | LISTVOYB, GREGORY | 1765 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2021 |
| 16753429 | BATTERY Having a Solid-Electrolyte Interface Layer at an Interface of Negative Electrode Composite Particles and Electrolyte | UMICORE KOREA LTD. | WEI, ZHONGQING | 1727 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2020 |
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Start Free Trial91.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Rimon Pc - Abe were allowed, across 410 applications in USPTO records.
3.73 office actions per allowed application on average.
43 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 8 clients, before 37 examiners in 25 art units.
