Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 08, 2026

Advantest Corporation

17 pending office actions • 7 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 17 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 41 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

17
Total Pending OAs
10
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
2
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

11
Hard (65%)
3
Medium (18%)
3
Easy (18%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (6%)
§101 + other1 (6%)
§103 only2 (12%)
§102 only1 (6%)
§112 only3 (18%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (53%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
2
Information Tech
12% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
12
Semiconductors
71% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
3
Business / Other
18% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

170 h
Manual time on pending OAs
34 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
59 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PHAN, THO GIA 1 91.4% +4.0%
PHAM, THAI N 1 77.9% +20.4%
HAILE, BENYAM 1 62.0% +24.2%
LEE, BENNY T 1 87.4% +25.3%
MILLER, DANIEL R 1 82.5% +20.9%
ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 1 88.4% +10.4%
MONSUR, NASIMA 1 78.7% +26.0%
ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 1 86.2% +17.1%
LE, THANG XUAN 1 88.4% +8.6%
OLAMIT, JUSTIN N 1 62.0% +9.2%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19078442 PUSHER FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, A TEST ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE PUSHER AND A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PUSHING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST WITH AN ANTENNA INTO A DEVICE UNDER TEST SOCKET PHAN, THO GIA

Hard Cases (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17127596 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TRAFFIC CAPTURE AND DEBUGGING TOOL NGHIEM, MICHAEL P 132d overdue
18104183 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING MULTIPLE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED VIA A BIDIRECTIONAL REAL-TIME INTERFACE GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER 13d
18589333 MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT, MEASUREMENT SETUP, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BEAMFORMING CHARACTERISTIC OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST LE, THANG XUAN 14d
18776540 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 55d
19078433 PUSHER FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, A TEST ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE PUSHER AND A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PUSHING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST WITH A SINGLE-LINEARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA INTO A DEVICE UNDER TEST SOCKET PHAM, THAI N
18949857 COOLING PLATE, WIRING BOARD ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS HAILE, BENYAM
18854694 BIASING CIRCUIT LEE, BENNY T
18816814 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TESTING SYSTEM MILLER, DANIEL R

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18776540 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 55d
19078433 PUSHER FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, A TEST ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE PUSHER AND A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PUSHING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST WITH A SINGLE-LINEARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA INTO A DEVICE UNDER TEST SOCKET PHAM, THAI N
18949857 COOLING PLATE, WIRING BOARD ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS HAILE, BENYAM
18854694 BIASING CIRCUIT LEE, BENNY T
18816814 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TESTING SYSTEM MILLER, DANIEL R
18753303 SEMICONDUCTOR TEST RESULT ANALYSIS DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR TEST RESULT ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM MONSUR, NASIMA
18738071 TESTING APPARATUS, TESTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2858 6
2857 3
2843 1
2853 1
2855 1
2115 1
2447 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19078442 PUSHER FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, A TEST ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE PUSHER AND A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PUSHING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST WITH AN ANTENNA INTO A DEVICE UNDER TEST SOCKET PHAN, THO GIA §102 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2025
19078433 PUSHER FOR USE IN AN AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT, A TEST ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE PUSHER AND A METHOD FOR MECHANICALLY PUSHING THE DEVICE UNDER TEST WITH A SINGLE-LINEARLY POLARIZED ANTENNA INTO A DEVICE UNDER TEST SOCKET PHAM, THAI N §103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Mar 13, 2025
18949857 COOLING PLATE, WIRING BOARD ASSEMBLY AND DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS HAILE, BENYAM §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 15, 2024
18854694 BIASING CIRCUIT LEE, BENNY T 2843 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 07, 2024
18816814 SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER TESTING SYSTEM MILLER, DANIEL R 2858 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 27, 2024
18776540 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HANDLING APPARATUS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TESTING APPARATUS ASTACIO-OQUENDO, GIOVANNI 2858 §102§103 Non-Final OA 55d Pending Jul 18, 2024
18753303 SEMICONDUCTOR TEST RESULT ANALYSIS DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR TEST RESULT ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM MONSUR, NASIMA 2858 §101§102§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 25, 2024
18738071 TESTING APPARATUS, TESTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ALEJNIKOV JR, ROBERT P 2857 §101 Final Rejection Pending Jun 10, 2024
18589333 MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT, MEASUREMENT SETUP, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BEAMFORMING CHARACTERISTIC OF A DEVICE UNDER TEST LE, THANG XUAN 2858 §102§103 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Feb 27, 2024
18574967 RAW MILK MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME OLAMIT, JUSTIN N 2853 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2023
18524722 PORE CHIP AND MICROPARTICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM CLARKE, ADAM S 2858 §103 Final Rejection 34d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18485415 PORE DEVICE AND FINE PARTICLE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM WEST, PAUL M 2855 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 12, 2023
18229965 LOW POWER ENVIRONMENT FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE PROCESSOR WITHOUT LOW POWER MODE WANG, ZHIPENG 2115 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 03, 2023
18354771 AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT BARRON, JEREMIAH JOHN 2858 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jul 19, 2023
18104183 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST USING MULTIPLE SIGNALS TRANSMITTED VIA A BIDIRECTIONAL REAL-TIME INTERFACE GEISS, BRIAN BUTLER 2857 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 13d Pending Jan 31, 2023
18162702 PROTECTING A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FROM UNAUTHORIZED CHANGES HUANG, KAYLEE J 2447 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 31, 2023
17127596 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR TRAFFIC CAPTURE AND DEBUGGING TOOL NGHIEM, MICHAEL P 2857 §103§112 Final Rejection 132d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2020

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