Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Airgain, Inc. is currently managing 3 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, indicating a moderate level of concentration in the company's prosecution pipeline. This structure suggests that the company's semiconductor innovations are being reviewed by a small, specialized group of examiners at the USPTO.
The busiest examiner for the portfolio is WU, JAMES, who is responsible for 2 pending office actions. With a busiest examiner pending count of 2 out of a total of 3 pending office actions, WU, JAMES has a significant influence over the company's current patent prospects. This concentration under one examiner means that his specific technical interpretations and procedural requirements will be a major factor in the overall success of the company's active files.
For a practitioner, the presence of 2 distinct art units and 2 distinct examiners requires a strategy that balances individual examiner engagement with broader art unit trends. Since WU, JAMES handles the majority of the pending matters, developing a consistent rapport with him is critical. However, the company must also manage the remaining action under the second distinct examiner to ensure that all parts of the portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field continue to progress.
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 | 2 (67%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WU, JAMES | 2 | 70.7% | +33.4% |
| SMITH, GRAHAM P | 1 | 76.9% | +12.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2841 | 2 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18822395 | Antenna Assembly For A Vehicle | WU, JAMES | 2841 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2024 |
| 18822394 | Antenna Assembly For A Vehicle | WU, JAMES | 2841 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2024 |
| 18529052 | DOCKING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH VEHICLES | SMITH, GRAHAM P | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAirgain, Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
James Wu has the most, with 2 of Airgain, Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
