Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Asphetek Solution Inc. has 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 3 actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. LIU, SHAN is the busiest examiner for the company, with 1 pending office action. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 indicates that the 3 pending office actions are split between the 3 distinct examiners. This lack of examiner concentration means that each pending matter is being handled by a different individual, requiring separate tactical approaches for each case.
The presence of 2 distinct art units indicates that the 3 pending office actions are located in different administrative divisions of the patent office. With 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, the company must manage three independent prosecution paths. The busiest examiner pending count of 1 confirms that no single examiner has oversight of more than 1 pending action. This distribution requires the legal team to adapt to the preferences of LIU, SHAN and the other distinct examiners. The 3 pending office actions represent the current total workload for Asphetek Solution Inc. in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIU, SHAN | 1 | 72.2% | +39.2% |
| WILKES, ZACHARY W | 1 | 66.5% | +22.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18646628 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MAKING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 20d |
| 18895697 | MOLDS FOR MAKING WAVEGUIDE LENS AND WAVEGUIDE LENS | LIU, SHAN | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18646628 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MAKING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 20d |
| 18895697 | MOLDS FOR MAKING WAVEGUIDE LENS AND WAVEGUIDE LENS | LIU, SHAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18895697 | MOLDS FOR MAKING WAVEGUIDE LENS AND WAVEGUIDE LENS | LIU, SHAN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18646628 | OPTICAL ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MAKING THE OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialAsphetek Solution Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Shan Liu has the most, with 1 of Asphetek Solution Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
