USPTO Examiner CASE SARAH CATHERINE - Art Unit 1731

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19224372CEMENT ADDITIVES FOR RAPID STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTMay 2025January 2026Allow820YesNo
18282030ANTICORROSIVE COMPOSITIONSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2220NoNo
18233076PRODUCTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS THROUGH WET CARBONATION METHODAugust 2023March 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18268002METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-TREATED THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILLER, AND THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONJune 2023March 2026Abandon3301NoNo
18300754COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR THERMOCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEApril 2023January 2026Abandon3301NoNo
18297425POLYMER-DERIVED CERAMIC DIFFUSION PROCESS FOR FERROUS METAL SURFACESApril 2023January 2026Abandon3411NoNo
18123685WHITE PIGMENT FOR COSMETICS, AND COSMETICMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18111128METHOD FOR PREPARING FLEXIBLE SOL-GEL POLISHING BLOCKFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18085154ANTI-CORROSIVE AND SOUND DAMPENING COATINGSDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18010223HYDRATION CONTROL MIXTURE FOR MORTAR AND CEMENT COMPOSITIONSDecember 2022March 2026Abandon3920NoNo
18060920METHODS FOR RECYCLING USED ENGINE OILDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17999742BARITE FOR HEAVY METAL REMOVALNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17998290BIOCIDAL, ANTISEPTIC, NON-SOLVENT-BASED ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY COATING CONTAINING METAL PARTICLES HAVING A FLAT LAMELLAR STRUCTURENovember 2022February 2026Abandon3911NoNo
17982757Compositions and Methods for Improved Carbonation Curing of ConcreteNovember 2022December 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17961427METHOD OF PREPARING SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, AND SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS PREPARED THEREFROMOctober 2022August 2025Abandon3401NoNo
17936870DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENT ADDITIVESSeptember 2022March 2026Abandon4120YesNo
17906117MINERAL BINDERSeptember 2022November 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17910313METHOD OF MAKING A COATED ABRASIVE ARTICLESeptember 2022July 2025Allow3400NoNo
17821438METHOD OF REACTING CO2 BY EMULSIFYING CONCRETE AND USE IN OILWELL CEMENTINGAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811NoNo
17799520UNSATURATED FLUXING AGENTS FOR BITUMINOUS BINDERSAugust 2022November 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17792893Abrasive and Method for Planarization Using the SameJuly 2022February 2026Allow4321YesNo
17758714HEAT-RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONJuly 2022December 2025Allow4120NoNo
17792509METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE USING RECYCLED WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADESJuly 2022February 2026Abandon4321NoNo
17856325CARBON NEGATIVE CONCRETE PRODUCTION THROUGH THE USE OF SUSTAINABLE MATERIALSJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17855576PRODUCTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS THROUGH SEMI-WET CARBONATION, CYCLIC CARBONATION, NON-SLURRY CARBONATION, HIGH TEMPERATURE CARBONATION AND GRANULATION CARBONATIONJune 2022July 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17810149ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR FORMING SAMEJune 2022December 2025Allow4130NoNo
17854778HIGH-SILICA-CONTAINING SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAMEJune 2022June 2025Abandon3510NoNo
17805351METHODS OF FORMING DIAMOND COMPOSITE CMP PAD CONDITIONERJune 2022October 2025Allow4120NoNo
17781634METHOD OF PRODUCING CEMENT CLINKER AND A SECOND CALCINED MATERIALJune 2022November 2025Allow4121YesNo
17775639Polymer Bond Abrasive Articles Including Continuous Polymer Matrix, and Methods of Making SameMay 2022July 2025Allow3911NoNo
17733951POLISHING PAD WITH PROTRUDED POLISHING STRUCTURES, SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2022January 2026Abandon4521NoNo
17772486PRODUCTION PROCESS OF ARTIFICIAL AGGREGATE FROM TAILINGS FROM MINING, ARTIFICIAL AGGREGATE, CONCRETE COMPOSITION AND USEApril 2022June 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17771974BITUMINOUS COATING COMPOSITIONSApril 2022May 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17658826ASPHALT EMULSION AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEApril 2022December 2025Allow4431NoNo
17767351BIOMATERIAL COMPOSITE, PEPTIDE-BASED ADHESIVES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2022June 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17711493Concrete Product and Methods of Preparing the SameApril 2022September 2025Abandon4210NoNo
17656937VISCOUS PYROGRAPHY COMPOSITIONMarch 2022February 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17702962ANTICORROSIVE COMPOSITIONMarch 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17700844POLISHING COMPOSITION, POLISHING METHOD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATEMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4521YesNo
17697700FIRE-RETARDANT ADDITIVE WITH FIBERS FOR WATER-BASED PAINTSMarch 2022May 2025Allow3821NoNo
17675777PRODUCTION OF SUPPLEMENTARY CEMENTITIOUS MATERIALS THROUGH WET CARBONATION METHODFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17632452SUPER-ABRASIVE GRAIN AND SUPER-ABRASIVE GRINDING WHEELFebruary 2022March 2026Abandon4930NoNo
17588586CEMENTS REINFORCED WITH GRAPHENE NANOPLATELETS OR HELICAL CARBON NANOTUBESJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3710YesNo
17582623Dual Component Systems for Addition of Pigment DispersionsJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3611YesNo
17560550Ink Set And Recording ApparatusDecember 2021September 2025Abandon4521NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner CASE, SARAH CATHERINE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CASE, SARAH CATHERINE works in Art Unit 1731 and has examined 1 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 0.0%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CASE, SARAH CATHERINE's allowance rate of 0.0% places them in the 0% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CASE, SARAH CATHERINE receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CASE, SARAH CATHERINE is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 12% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 5% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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