Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd.

Technology areas: Computing & Software • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

8 pending office actions • 4 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 8 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has 8 pending office actions in Computing & Software. The portfolio spans 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating repeated assignments at both levels rather than a separate examiner and unit for every matter. This structure supports coordinated review of recurring objections and claim terminology.

STCLAIR, ANDREW D is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. That concentration makes the examiner's treatment especially relevant to portfolio strategy. Counsel can compare those matters for common response opportunities while preserving application-specific support and amendment records.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
7
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
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.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
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 (5)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

8
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (12%)
§101 + other3 (38%)
Multi-statute (no §101)4 (50%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
5
Information Tech
62% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
3
Mechanical / Eng
38% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

80 h
Manual time on pending OAs
16 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
28 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.7 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
STCLAIR, ANDREW D 5 60.1% +25.6%
SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY 1 68.6% +23.5%
ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 1 57.4% +35.5%
YANOSKA, JOSEPH ANDERSON 1 42.0% +30.5%

Hard Cases (8)

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
17769361 Method for Determining Working Start Point of Movement Limit Frame of Robot and Method for Controlling Movement of Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 545d overdue
17790144 Infrared Transceiver Unit, Detection Apparatus, Multi-Infrared Detection Apparatus and Obstacle Avoidance Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 498d overdue
17773060 Universal Method for Controlling Recharge of Robot, Chip and Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 482d overdue
17791916 Method for Establishing Map Traversal Blocks of Global Grid Map, Chip, and Mobile Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 463d overdue
18278849 Reconfigurable processor for forming data path pipeline structure and configuration method for forming data path pipeline structure STCLAIR, ANDREW D 410d overdue
18712674 METHOD FOR ROBOTS TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF OBSTACLE LABELING YANOSKA, JOSEPH ANDERSON 34d
19104227 NAVIGATION METHOD FOR ROBOT TO PASS THROUGH NARROW PASSAGE, CHIP, AND ROBOT SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY —
18870600 MAP REGION CONTOUR-BASED SETTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT EDGEWISE WALKING TERMINATION ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —

Interview Candidates (8)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
17769361 Method for Determining Working Start Point of Movement Limit Frame of Robot and Method for Controlling Movement of Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 545d overdue
17790144 Infrared Transceiver Unit, Detection Apparatus, Multi-Infrared Detection Apparatus and Obstacle Avoidance Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 498d overdue
17773060 Universal Method for Controlling Recharge of Robot, Chip and Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 482d overdue
17791916 Method for Establishing Map Traversal Blocks of Global Grid Map, Chip, and Mobile Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 463d overdue
18278849 Reconfigurable processor for forming data path pipeline structure and configuration method for forming data path pipeline structure STCLAIR, ANDREW D 410d overdue
18712674 METHOD FOR ROBOTS TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF OBSTACLE LABELING YANOSKA, JOSEPH ANDERSON 34d
19104227 NAVIGATION METHOD FOR ROBOT TO PASS THROUGH NARROW PASSAGE, CHIP, AND ROBOT SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY —
18870600 MAP REGION CONTOUR-BASED SETTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT EDGEWISE WALKING TERMINATION ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2178 5
3669 1
3667 1
3664 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19104227 NAVIGATION METHOD FOR ROBOT TO PASS THROUGH NARROW PASSAGE, CHIP, AND ROBOT SCHOECH, ASHLEY TIFFANY 3669 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2025
18870600 MAP REGION CONTOUR-BASED SETTING METHOD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOT EDGEWISE WALKING TERMINATION ARTIMEZ, DANA FERREN 3667 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 29, 2024
18712674 METHOD FOR ROBOTS TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF OBSTACLE LABELING YANOSKA, JOSEPH ANDERSON 3664 §101 Final Rejection 34d Pending May 22, 2024
18278849 Reconfigurable processor for forming data path pipeline structure and configuration method for forming data path pipeline structure STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 410d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2023
17791916 Method for Establishing Map Traversal Blocks of Global Grid Map, Chip, and Mobile Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 463d overdue Pending Jul 11, 2022
17790144 Infrared Transceiver Unit, Detection Apparatus, Multi-Infrared Detection Apparatus and Obstacle Avoidance Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103§112 Non-Final OA 498d overdue Pending Jun 30, 2022
17773060 Universal Method for Controlling Recharge of Robot, Chip and Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §101§112 Non-Final OA 482d overdue Pending Apr 29, 2022
17769361 Method for Determining Working Start Point of Movement Limit Frame of Robot and Method for Controlling Movement of Robot STCLAIR, ANDREW D 2178 §103§112 Non-Final OA 545d overdue Pending Apr 15, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd. have?

Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd. has 8 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 4 art units and 4 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd. applications?

Andrew D Stclair has the most, with 5 of Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Amicro Semiconductor Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Computing & Software (USPTO Tech Center 2100), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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