Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
32 pending office actions • 17 art units • 31 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 143 patents granted in the last 365 days
AAC Technologies Holdings Inc. has 35 pending office actions in Communications. The portfolio spans 32 distinct examiners and 17 distinct art units, indicating that prosecution is broadly distributed among examiners while recurring technical-unit assignments provide some opportunity for coordinated analysis.
RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That concentration supports targeted review of the relevant cases, but the 32-examiner spread requires a broader system for tracking interviews, amendments, and recurring communications issues across the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 17 (53%) |
| §102 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | 2 | 65.4% | +40.0% |
| FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 1 | 65.0% | +32.6% |
| MATES, ROBERT E | 1 | 57.3% | +34.7% |
| LE, HUYEN D | 1 | 73.0% | +8.3% |
| CHAN, JASON | 1 | 75.0% | +0.0% |
| MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 1 | 85.3% | +13.8% |
| PICHLER, MARIN | 1 | 63.4% | +9.6% |
| BOOHER, ADAM W | 1 | 75.5% | +9.1% |
| ELNAKIB, AHMED | 1 | 78.9% | +8.6% |
| ALMAWRI, MAGED M | 1 | 75.7% | +20.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17921977 | SPEAKER BOX | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19073051 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE | PICHLER, MARIN | — |
| 19066196 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE | BOOHER, ADAM W | — |
| 19036058 | Vibration Motor | ALMAWRI, MAGED M | — |
| 18988928 | STEPPER MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | — |
| 18984858 | Speaker | NGUYEN, SEAN H | — |
| 18669571 | RUBBER VOICE DIAPHRAGM, ACOUSTIC GENERATOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | WU, ANDREA | — |
| 19007595 | Microphone | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | — |
| 18986572 | Smart optical device | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18337407 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | 23d |
| 19305708 | VIBRATION COOLING PUMP, COOLING STRUCTURE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COOLING PUMP | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | — |
| 19174898 | Linear Vibration Motor | MATES, ROBERT E | — |
| 17921977 | SPEAKER BOX | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | — |
| 19036058 | Vibration Motor | ALMAWRI, MAGED M | — |
| 19007595 | Microphone | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2834 | 5 |
| 2694 | 5 |
| 2872 | 5 |
| 2693 | 2 |
| 2691 | 2 |
| 2692 | 2 |
| 3746 | 1 |
| 2619 | 1 |
| 2666 | 1 |
| 1763 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19305708 | VIBRATION COOLING PUMP, COOLING STRUCTURE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR COOLING PUMP | FINK, THOMAS ANDREW | 3746 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19174898 | Linear Vibration Motor | MATES, ROBERT E | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 17913834 | SOUND DEVICE | LE, HUYEN D | 2694 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 17921978 | SPEAKER MODULE | CHAN, JASON | 2619 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 17921977 | SPEAKER BOX | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 2694 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19073051 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE | PICHLER, MARIN | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19066196 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE | BOOHER, ADAM W | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19036049 | STEP MOTOR | ELNAKIB, AHMED | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19036058 | Vibration Motor | ALMAWRI, MAGED M | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19008550 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19006275 | SPEAKER | ELAHEE, MD S | 2694 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19006272 | SPEAKER | HOQUE, NAFIZ E | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18988928 | STEPPER MOTOR | QURESHI, MOHAMMED AHMED | 2834 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18988961 | SPEAKER AND SPEAKER BOX | ADDY, THJUAN KNOWLIN | 2693 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984858 | Speaker | NGUYEN, SEAN H | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18964659 | BUTTON MOTOR | CHANG, MINKI | 2834 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2024 |
| 18796229 | Voice Coil Winding Real-Time Quality Control Method, System, And Corresponding Apparatus | VANCHY JR, MICHAEL J | 2666 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18669571 | RUBBER VOICE DIAPHRAGM, ACOUSTIC GENERATOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | WU, ANDREA | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18540944 | COMPOSITE DIAPHRAGM AND SOUND-GENERATING DEVICE | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18337407 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | 2694 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 18094992 | MOLECULAR SIEVE SOUND-ABSORBING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND SPEAKER | RAJA, JAANZEB CHAANGEZ | 1736 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 19007595 | Microphone | RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL | 2694 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18986572 | Smart optical device | BROOME, SHARRIEF I | 2872 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18984917 | Bone Conduction Package Structure | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18977864 | BONE-CONDUCTION MEMS CHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BONE-CONDUCTION PACKAGING STRUCTURE HAVING BONE-CONDUCTION MEMS CHIP | SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977850 | SMART GLASSES | DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18890691 | MEMS MICROPHONE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING MEMS MICROPHONE | TRAN, CON P | 2695 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18743031 | RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | CARLEY, JEFFREY T. | 3729 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18666821 | MACHINE HOUSING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MILLISER, THERON S | 2841 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18633349 | VOICE WAKE-UP METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | PULLIAS, JESSE SCOTT | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18399722 | ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | CULBERT, COURTNEY GUENTHER | 1747 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18454041 | MEMS SENSOR, MEMS MICROPHONE, ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE | MULLEN, MICHAEL PATRICK | 1700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAAC Technologies Holdings Inc. has 32 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 17 art units and 31 examiners.
Sean Michael Rinehart has the most, with 2 of AAC Technologies Holdings Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
