Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Aurion Machining Technologies OY is currently prosecuting a patent portfolio in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The company has 1 pending office action, reflecting a specific and targeted intellectual property strategy. This action is being processed within 1 distinct art unit, which indicates that the technology is classified under a specific set of examination guidelines.
The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner, COMBER, KEVIN J. This examiner is the busiest for the company, as they are currently responsible for 1 pending office action. Having a specific examiner for the pending portfolio means that the company's success in this technology area is currently tied to the discretion and prior art interpretations of this individual.
Practitioners should analyze the previous decisions made by COMBER, KEVIN J within the 1 distinct art unit to anticipate potential hurdles. Since there is 1 pending office action, the company can dedicate resources to addressing the specific concerns of this examiner. The outcome of this Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics application will set a precedent for any future filings the company may pursue in this technical space.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COMBER, KEVIN J | 1 | 82.7% | +11.7% |
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.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18538306 | DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL GASEOUS FLUX IN MACHINING OF WORKPIECE MATERIAL AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD | COMBER, KEVIN J | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18538306 | DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL GASEOUS FLUX IN MACHINING OF WORKPIECE MATERIAL AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD | COMBER, KEVIN J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2836 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18538306 | DYNAMIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL GASEOUS FLUX IN MACHINING OF WORKPIECE MATERIAL AND RELATED CONTROL METHOD | COMBER, KEVIN J | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialAurion Machining Technologies OY has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Kevin J Comber has the most, with 1 of Aurion Machining Technologies OY's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
