Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Camtek Ltd.

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Camtek Ltd. is active in the Communications technology area with 1 pending office action. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, SETH, MANAV, and 1 distinct art unit. SETH, MANAV is the busiest examiner for the company, holding 1 pending office action. This single matter defines the current prosecution activity for the portfolio.

The presence of the pending matter across the assigned examiner and 1 distinct art unit indicates a highly focused prosecution state. This alignment ensures that the company's prosecution is contained within a single technical channel under the oversight of SETH, MANAV. The concentration of the case in the assigned art unit reflects a specific technical focus for the company's current filings in the Communications sector.

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

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
0
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

0
Hard (0%)
0
Medium (0%)
1
Easy (100%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§112 only1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
SETH, MANAV 1 90.7% +8.0%

Quick Wins (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18641395 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING DEFECTS IN WAFER USING WAFER-DEFECT IMAGES, BASED ON DEEP LEARNING SETH, MANAV —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2672 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18641395 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING DEFECTS IN WAFER USING WAFER-DEFECT IMAGES, BASED ON DEEP LEARNING SETH, MANAV 2672 §112Other Final Rejection — Pending Apr 21, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Camtek Ltd. have?

Camtek Ltd. has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Camtek Ltd. applications?

Manav Seth has the most, with 1 of Camtek Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Camtek Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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