Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 1 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
Baylor University currently manages 4 pending office actions. These matters are located in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The university interacts with 3 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit. Yingchun He is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 2 pending actions.
Having 4 pending office actions assigned to 3 distinct examiners indicates that one examiner is handling more than one matter. The concentration of work in 1 distinct art unit suggests that the university's Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics research is focused within a single specialized group. Yingchun He, as the busiest examiner with 2 pending actions, is responsible for half of the university's current workload. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the preferences of this examiner to effectively manage the portfolio. The use of 1 distinct art unit means that the university's innovations are being reviewed by a single specialized group. This structure requires a strategy that can adapt to the requirements of the art unit while maintaining consistency across the 4 pending office actions. The involvement of 3 distinct examiners provides some variety in the examination process.
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 + other | 1 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HE, YINGCHUN | 2 | 82.1% | +14.9% |
| FENWICK, WARREN K | 1 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | 1 | 81.6% | +11.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19022018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19028450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — |
| 18753459 | INSTANTANEOUS IN-SITU RESIN AND RESIN COMPOSITE CURE MONITORING | FENWICK, WARREN K | — |
| 18743563 | DIAMAGNETICALLY STABILIZED MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED GRAVIMETER AND METHOD | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — |
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.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19028450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — |
| 19022018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — |
| 18743563 | DIAMAGNETICALLY STABILIZED MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED GRAVIMETER AND METHOD | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2852 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19028450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19022018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-PRIMARY WIDE GAMUT COLOR SYSTEM | HE, YINGCHUN | — | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18753459 | INSTANTANEOUS IN-SITU RESIN AND RESIN COMPOSITE CURE MONITORING | FENWICK, WARREN K | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18743563 | DIAMAGNETICALLY STABILIZED MAGNETICALLY LEVITATED GRAVIMETER AND METHOD | FADUL, PHILIPMARCUS T | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
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