64 pending office actions • 20 art units • 51 examiners • 0 of 64 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 449 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 63 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 63 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 40 (62%) |
| §102 only | 12 (19%) |
| §112 only | 8 (12%) |
| No statute on record | 4 (6%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STARK, JARRETT J | 4 | 70.3% | +11.2% |
| ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 3 | 62.4% | +5.2% |
| PAGE, STEVEN MITCHELL CHR | 2 | 83.3% | +8.8% |
| KARIMY, TIMOR | 2 | 82.0% | +10.1% |
| GARCES, NELSON Y | 2 | 80.2% | +2.7% |
| AU, BAC H | 2 | 81.0% | +10.8% |
| BAUMAN, SCOTT E | 2 | 46.9% | +26.4% |
| LI, MEIYA | 2 | 68.7% | +25.4% |
| TANG, ALICE W | 2 | 87.5% | +33.3% |
| PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2 | 71.9% | +11.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18153013 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF | TANG, ALICE W | 267d overdue |
| 17680377 | STRUCTURE FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT MARK AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT | AU, BAC H | 98d overdue |
| 18150775 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH GERMANIUM-SILICON/POLYSILICON HYBRID GATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | GARCES, NELSON Y | 88d overdue |
| 18167138 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PAGE, STEVEN MITCHELL CHR | 53d overdue |
| 18451095 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | KARIMY, TIMOR | 30d overdue |
| 18450731 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | GARCES, NELSON Y | 8d overdue |
| 18451060 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE | KARIMY, TIMOR | 15d |
| 18364487 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | AU, BAC H | 29d |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18153013 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF | TANG, ALICE W | 267d overdue |
| 18152158 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY | STARK, JARRETT J | 168d overdue |
| 18151449 | CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | TANG, ALICE W | 168d overdue |
| 17680377 | STRUCTURE FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT MARK AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT | AU, BAC H | 98d overdue |
| 17849987 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMI-BURIED BIT LINE STRUCTURE AND PERIPHERAL GATE SIMULTANEOUSLY | BAUMAN, SCOTT E | 85d overdue |
| 18155061 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | LI, MEIYA | 45d overdue |
| 18451095 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | KARIMY, TIMOR | 30d overdue |
| 18448942 | MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | STARK, JARRETT J | 5d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2818 | 8 |
| 2898 | 8 |
| 2817 | 5 |
| 2814 | 5 |
| 2893 | 5 |
| 2812 | 4 |
| 2851 | 4 |
| 2815 | 4 |
| 2811 | 3 |
| 2899 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18777276 | Memory Integrated Circuit with Local Amplifier Module and Local Read-Write Conversion Module to Improve Operation Speed and Reduce Number of Data Lines | ROSWELL, MICHAEL | 3992 | Other | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18395683 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PAGE, STEVEN MITCHELL CHR | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 69d | Pending | Dec 25, 2023 |
| 18541118 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | KIM, TONG-HO | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18527739 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, METHOD OF FORMING SAME, AND MEMORY | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18547767 | METHOD OF FABRICATION FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | HOQUE, MOHAMMAD M | 2817 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18547497 | Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Forming Them | LU, JIONG-PING | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18547073 | Semiconductor Structure And Method For Fabricating The Same | TURNER, BRIAN | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18451095 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | KARIMY, TIMOR | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18450731 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | GARCES, NELSON Y | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18451011 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | PHAM, HOAI V | 2892 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18451060 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE | KARIMY, TIMOR | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18449771 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18449394 | SEMICONDUCTOR STACK STRUCTURE | WELLINGTON, ANDREA L | 2800 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18448942 | MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Aug 13, 2023 |
| 18446507 | METHOD FOR FORMING CAPACITOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PHAM, THANHHA S | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18364487 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | AU, BAC H | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 17420124 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD MAKING THE SAME | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18170522 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | BODNAR, JOHN A | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 16, 2023 |
| 18169826 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WAFER BONDING ALIGNMENT | WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 92d overdue | Pending | Feb 15, 2023 |
| 18167138 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PAGE, STEVEN MITCHELL CHR | 2812 | §102 | Final Rejection | 53d overdue | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18166025 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | ARDEO, EMILIO | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18166473 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE STRUCTURE | HANUMASAGAR, SHAMITA S | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Feb 08, 2023 |
| 18164158 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | RAHMAN, MOIN M | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18162657 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING DATA PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | TAT, BINH C | 2851 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18157079 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, PACKAGING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | SIPLING, KENNETH MARK | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 18156459 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL TRANSISTOR AND FORMING METHOD THEREFOR | OH, JIYOUNG | 2818 | §112 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18156457 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH A CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME, AND MEMORY | PURVIS, SUE A | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 147d overdue | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18155768 | DUMMY METAL FILLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM | SOUNDRANAYAGAM, RAYAPPU NMN | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18155107 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | BAUMAN, SCOTT E | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 18098042 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY | JEFFERSON, QUOVAUNDA | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 18155061 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §102 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18154756 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 119d overdue | Pending | Jan 13, 2023 |
| 18153013 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOF | TANG, ALICE W | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 267d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 18152158 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | — | Non-Final OA | 168d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18152191 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | SQUIRES, BRETT STEPHEN | 2899 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18152193 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2896 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18151449 | CONTACT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | TANG, ALICE W | 2814 | — | Non-Final OA | 168d overdue | Pending | Jan 08, 2023 |
| 18150199 | ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION STRUCTURE | LEE, WOO KYUNG | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18150775 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH GERMANIUM-SILICON/POLYSILICON HYBRID GATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | GARCES, NELSON Y | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 88d overdue | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
| 18149210 | PATTERNING METHOD AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2896 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jan 03, 2023 |
| 17955681 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE, PACKAGING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17955622 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH ACTIVE REGION PATTERN | WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | 2892 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17936848 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
| 17953335 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH A PIT AT BOTTOM OF A BITLINE CONTACT GROOVE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 146d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2022 |
| 17952264 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, STORAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAME | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 98d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2022 |
| 17933940 | SEMICONDJUCTOR STRUCTURE WITHBITLINEPOSITIONEDABOVE TRANSISTOR ANT) FORMING METHOD THEREOF | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Sep 21, 2022 |
| 17947630 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH ACTIVE PILLARS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | NGUYEN, DUY T V | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 145d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17947774 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD | RAMOS-DIAZ, FERNANDO JOSE | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 141d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
| 17945233 | LAYOUT AND WIRING METHOD, COMPARISON METHOD, FABRICATION METHOD, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | KIK, PHALLAKA | 2851 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 88d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2022 |
| 17892152 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 204d overdue | Pending | Aug 22, 2022 |
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 65d | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
| 17891113 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND STRUCTURE THEREOF | CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A | 2815 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Aug 18, 2022 |
| 17796724 | An Apparatus and Method of Generating Chip Select Signals | NGUYEN, VIET Q | 2827 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17812743 | METHOD OF CIRCUIT SIMULATION, TEST APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUM | CHAVEZ, ANTHONY RAY | 2186 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17810034 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | AHMED, MEHEK | 2817 | — | Non-Final OA | 279d overdue | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17849987 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMI-BURIED BIT LINE STRUCTURE AND PERIPHERAL GATE SIMULTANEOUSLY | BAUMAN, SCOTT E | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | 85d overdue | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17846147 | WORD LINE STRUCTURE | ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 104d overdue | Pending | Jun 22, 2022 |
| 17804690 | SIGNAL DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | LUU, CUONG V | 2189 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 71d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2022 |
| 17825235 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE SIMULATION | DRAPEAU, SIMEON PAUL | 2188 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | May 26, 2022 |
| 17662641 | NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, METHOD FOR FORMING NON CONDUCTIVE FILM, CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR PACKAGING CHIP | ISAAC, STANETTA D | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | May 09, 2022 |
| 17655612 | SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | LIN, ARIC | 2851 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d | Pending | Mar 21, 2022 |
| 17680377 | STRUCTURE FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT MARK AND METHOD FOR ALIGNMENT MEASUREMENT | AU, BAC H | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 98d overdue | Pending | Feb 25, 2022 |
| 17575815 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | LUKE, DANIEL M | 2896 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jan 14, 2022 |
| 17386443 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Jul 27, 2021 |
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