Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Canon Optron Inc.

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Canon Optron Inc. has 3 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket involves 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, with FANG, MICHAEL handling 2 pending matters.

The concentration at one examiner makes coordinated review of the two related examination matters useful, particularly for claim language and prior-art distinctions. The remaining matter should be assessed in its own art-unit context.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
2
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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
33% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
1
Business / Other
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FANG, MICHAEL 2 — —
CHUNG, DAVID Y 1 70.5% +7.3%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18799787 ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY FANG, MICHAEL —
18460986 ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY FANG, MICHAEL —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2871 1
1784 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19055873 MULTILAYER FILM, OPTICAL MEMBER INCLUDING MULTILAYER FILM, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER FILM CHUNG, DAVID Y 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 18, 2025
18799787 ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY FANG, MICHAEL — §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18460986 ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY FANG, MICHAEL 1784 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 05, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Canon Optron Inc. have?

Canon Optron Inc. has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Canon Optron Inc. applications?

Michael Fang has the most, with 2 of Canon Optron Inc.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Canon Optron Inc.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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