Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
52 pending office actions • 22 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 141 patents granted in the last 365 days
Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. currently has 52 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are distributed across 22 distinct art units, reflecting a broad technical range within the communications and electronics sectors. With 49 distinct examiners involved in these 52 cases, the company faces a high level of examiner variety, as almost every pending action is being reviewed by a unique individual.
DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently overseeing 3 pending office actions. This examiner's workload represents a small portion of the 52 total pending actions, but they are the most frequent point of contact for the company. The fact that 49 distinct examiners are active across the portfolio means that the company must adapt to many different examination styles and preferences within the 22 art units.
The presence of 22 distinct art units for 52 pending office actions suggests that the company's research is multi-faceted within Communications. Because the work is spread among 49 distinct examiners, the prosecution team must manage a wide range of feedback and requirements. With 3 actions assigned to DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM, the remaining actions are distributed among other examiners, highlighting the need for a versatile and comprehensive legal strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 2 (4%) |
| §103 only | 19 (37%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 25 (48%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | 3 | 79.0% | +7.4% |
| JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | 2 | 88.2% | +7.0% |
| TUMEBO, TSION M | 1 | 66.5% | +20.2% |
| FRANK, EMILY J | 1 | 69.4% | +19.0% |
| JANSEN II, MICHAEL J | 1 | 67.0% | +19.0% |
| MUNOZ, DANIEL | 1 | 75.6% | +20.5% |
| KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | 1 | 31.8% | +46.0% |
| WHITE, DYLAN C | 1 | 77.0% | +13.7% |
| CRAWLEY, KEITH L | 1 | 59.2% | +25.7% |
| AZARI, SEPEHR | 1 | 67.0% | +8.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18927003 | CONTROL APPARATUS | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18397485 | AERIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | LAMB II, CHRISTOPHER A | 11d overdue |
| 18768464 | BODILY-SENSIBLE ACOUSTIC DEVICE | PODDER, PRADIP CHANDRA | 23d |
| 18231336 | DISPLAY DEVICE CABINET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE CABINET | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 27d |
| 17841891 | FORCE SENSOR | PARCO JR, RUBEN C | 34d |
| 18419372 | MULTI-GAP MAGNETIC MOTOR FOR USE IN LOUDSPEAKERS | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 39d |
| 18817549 | OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE | MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN | 53d |
| 19459455 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | TUMEBO, TSION M | — |
| 19238835 | RADIO WAVE LENS, RADIO WAVE LENS APPARATUS, AND RADAR APPARATUS | MUNOZ, DANIEL | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19217590 | DISPLAY DEVICE | CRAWLEY, KEITH L | 50d overdue |
| 19459455 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | TUMEBO, TSION M | — |
| 19418130 | ELECTROSTATIC INPUT APPARATUS | FRANK, EMILY J | — |
| 19313095 | TOUCH DETECTION SYSTEM | JANSEN II, MICHAEL J | — |
| 19238835 | RADIO WAVE LENS, RADIO WAVE LENS APPARATUS, AND RADAR APPARATUS | MUNOZ, DANIEL | — |
| 19227562 | Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, And Program | KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | — |
| 19222240 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | WHITE, DYLAN C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2858 | 3 |
| 2626 | 2 |
| 2693 | 2 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 2629 | 1 |
| 3626 | 1 |
| 3623 | 1 |
| 2621 | 1 |
| 3636 | 1 |
| 2637 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19459455 | DECORATIVE PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2026 |
| 19418130 | ELECTROSTATIC INPUT APPARATUS | FRANK, EMILY J | 2629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2025 |
| 19313095 | TOUCH DETECTION SYSTEM | JANSEN II, MICHAEL J | 2626 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19238835 | RADIO WAVE LENS, RADIO WAVE LENS APPARATUS, AND RADAR APPARATUS | MUNOZ, DANIEL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19227562 | Information Processing Device, Information Processing Method, And Program | KRAISINGER, EMILY MARIE | 3626 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19222240 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | WHITE, DYLAN C | 3623 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19217590 | DISPLAY DEVICE | CRAWLEY, KEITH L | 2626 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19185914 | TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE, TOUCH PANEL DEVICE, AND TOUCH DETECTION DEVICE CALIBRATION METHOD | AZARI, SEPEHR | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19066880 | MOVABLE DISPLAY DEVICE | MARSH, STEVEN M | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19057081 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE | PASIEWICZ, DANIEL M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19042423 | LENS HOLDER DRIVING DEVICE | RHODES, JR, LEON W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19037833 | AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE | LAO, LUNSEE | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19037917 | VIBRATION GENERATING DEVICE | DESAI, NAISHADH N | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036703 | VEHICLE SPEAKER | TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19033025 | MAGNETIC FIELD DETECTION DEVICE | NGUYEN, TUNG X | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19028532 | OPTICAL ELEMENT DRIVE DEVICE | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18986136 | SPEAKER SYSTEM | ZHANG, LESHUI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18970238 | ACOUSTIC DEVICE | GAUTHIER, GERALD | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18970279 | OPTICAL COMPONENT DRIVING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE | DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18868520 | CONVEYANCE SEAT | LIBBY, TROY ALAN | 3636 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18952316 | WIRELESS DEVICE AND LOGISTICS TRACKING SYSTEM | SIXTO, NANCY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18949312 | GAME MACHINE, GAME-MACHINE PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING GAME-MACHINE PROGRAM | MCCULLOCH JR, WILLIAM H | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18947240 | MODULE DRIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE | DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18947272 | MODULE DRIVING DEVICE AND OPTICAL DEVICE | DUONG, HENRY ABRAHAM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18944684 | MODULE DRIVING DEVICE | CUTLER, ALBERT H | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18941605 | DISPLAY DEVICE | CHOWDHURY, SULTAN U. | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18927003 | CONTROL APPARATUS | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18927351 | OVERAMPLITUDE PREVENTION APPARATUS OF SPEAKER | PAUL, DISLER | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18910804 | OPERATING APPARATUS | LAUGHLIN, CHARLES S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18903451 | PUSH SWITCH | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18891294 | LENS DRIVING APPARATUS AND CAMERA MODULE | EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18819517 | CONTROLLER, CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | BOOHER, ADAM W | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18819314 | LENS DRIVING DEVICE AND CAMERA MODULE | MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18817549 | OPENING AND CLOSING CONTROL DEVICE | MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN | 3658 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 53d | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18815283 | ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM | AL AUBAIDI, RASHA S | 2693 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18775359 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND REPAIR METHOD | IQBAL, HAMNA FATHIMA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18768464 | BODILY-SENSIBLE ACOUSTIC DEVICE | PODDER, PRADIP CHANDRA | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18763445 | SENSOR APPARATUS | POTHEN, FEBA | 2858 | §103 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18677001 | POSITIONING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING CLOCK | PATIDAR, SUDESH M | 2415 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18668673 | DISPLAY DEVICE | MUSLIM, SHAWN SHAW | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18667107 | ARRIVAL-TIME-INDEX CALCULATION SYSTEM AND MOBILE BODY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | ALSOMAIRY, IBRAHIM ABDOALATIF | 3667 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18604095 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Mar 13, 2024 |
| 18583071 | Acoustic Device | DIAZ, SABRINA | 2693 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18419372 | MULTI-GAP MAGNETIC MOTOR FOR USE IN LOUDSPEAKERS | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18417628 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOUND FIELD | HUBER, PAUL W | 2691 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18397485 | AERIAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS | LAMB II, CHRISTOPHER A | 2882 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18536477 | Current Measurement Device And Current Sensor | BARRON, JEREMIAH JOHN | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18231336 | DISPLAY DEVICE CABINET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE CABINET | MIGGINS, MICHAEL C | 1782 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18356747 | VEHICLE DISPLAY APPARATUS | HE, YINGCHUN | 2613 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18348532 | VEHICLE ASSISTANCE DEVICE | SHERWIN, RYAN W | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 17860370 | NAVIGATION APPARATUS | TILLERY, RASHAWN N | 2174 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
| 17841891 | FORCE SENSOR | PARCO JR, RUBEN C | 2853 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jun 16, 2022 |
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