Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
37 pending office actions • 8 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 79 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 36 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. 36 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 | 31 (84%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHU, CHRIS H | 6 | 53.1% | +9.6% |
| RAHLL, JERRY T | 3 | 89.6% | +8.4% |
| WONG, ERIC K | 3 | 84.1% | +9.4% |
| BLEVINS, JERRY M | 3 | 87.5% | +4.9% |
| CAPUTO, LISA M | 2 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| KIANNI, KAVEH C | 2 | 87.0% | +11.2% |
| THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 1 | 76.7% | +17.3% |
| HERRING, LISA L | 1 | 72.6% | +16.9% |
| REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 1 | 78.1% | +24.5% |
| PAK, SUNG H | 1 | 87.7% | +11.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18113376 | MALE PLUG OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A CONVERSION ADAPTER FOR MATING WITH DISSIMILAR CONNECTOR | WONG, ERIC K | 50d overdue |
| 18227428 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS WITH A RETENTION BODY AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 35d overdue |
| 18226444 | DIRECTION INDEPENDENT TWO-WAY MULTICORE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTOR INTERFACES | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 35d overdue |
| 18385763 | EXTENDER PORTS HAVING ROTATABLE END CAPS AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 30d overdue |
| 18143349 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING AN INTERNAL RETENTION BODY | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 19d overdue |
| 18601134 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 10d overdue |
| 17994612 | OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A SPLICE-ON CONNECTION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | BLEVINS, JERRY M | 4d overdue |
| 18589973 | TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR MAKING FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | WONG, ERIC K | 12d |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18390016 | ASSEMBLIES, OPTICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF BONDING OPTICAL FIBERS TO SUBSTRATES USING A LASER BEAM AND ELECTROPLATING | CAPUTO, LISA M | 50d overdue |
| 18604860 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING A SEALING GASKET DISPOSED ON THE FERRULE ASSEMBLY | CAPUTO, LISA M | 2d overdue |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18226444 | DIRECTION INDEPENDENT TWO-WAY MULTICORE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTOR INTERFACES | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 35d overdue |
| 18143349 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING AN INTERNAL RETENTION BODY | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 19d overdue |
| 19048236 | TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE STRAIN RELIEF ASSEMBLIES | THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 4d overdue |
| 18618204 | BULB SEALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 2d overdue |
| 18779842 | FIBER ARRAY UNIT FORMATION | HERRING, LISA L | 21d |
| 18591519 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR AN EQUIPMENT RACK AND METHOD OF USING SAME | PAK, SUNG H | 43d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2874 | 30 |
| 3736 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 3634 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 1735 | 1 |
| 3675 | 1 |
| 3724 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19048236 | TELECOMMUNICATION CABLE STRAIN RELIEF ASSEMBLIES | THOMAS, KAREEN KAY | 3736 | — | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18779842 | FIBER ARRAY UNIT FORMATION | HERRING, LISA L | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18618204 | BULB SEALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | REPHANN, JUSTIN B | 3634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18604860 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING A SEALING GASKET DISPOSED ON THE FERRULE ASSEMBLY | CAPUTO, LISA M | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18601134 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND SYSTEMS USING SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 |
| 18591519 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLY FOR AN EQUIPMENT RACK AND METHOD OF USING SAME | PAK, SUNG H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 43d | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18589973 | TRAY ASSEMBLY FOR MAKING FIBER OPTIC CONNECTIONS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | WONG, ERIC K | 2874 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18406441 | RELATIVE POSITION CONTROL FOR FIBERS | STAHL, MICHAEL J | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18406695 | LOW POWER DISTRIBUTION IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK (PDN) WITH SYNCHRONIZATION ASSISTANCE | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 81d overdue | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18390016 | ASSEMBLIES, OPTICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF BONDING OPTICAL FIBERS TO SUBSTRATES USING A LASER BEAM AND ELECTROPLATING | CAPUTO, LISA M | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18540395 | MULTIPORTS AND OTHER DEVICES HAVING CONNECTION PORTS WITH SECURING FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | BLEVINS, JERRY M | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18515679 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE HAVING LOW FREE SPACE AND HIGH FIBER DENSITY | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18514016 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF JOINING SUBSTRATES USING NANO-PARTICLES | STONER, KILEY SHAWN | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 81d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18387595 | PRECISION TRANSFERRED FIBER ARRAY UNIT | PEACE, RHONDA S | 2874 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18385752 | EXTENDER PORTS, ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME | WONG, TINA MEI SENG | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 50d | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18385763 | EXTENDER PORTS HAVING ROTATABLE END CAPS AND OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES INCORPORATING THE SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 |
| 18381438 | CONNECTOR FOR ALIGNMENT OF INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES AND OPTICAL FIBERS | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18379134 | WAVEGUIDE SUBSTRATE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | TRAN, HOANG Q | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18372960 | MULTIPORTS AND OTHER DEVICES HAVING KEYED CONNECTION PORTS AND SECURING FEATURES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME | BLEVINS, JERRY M | 2874 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 18239854 | POROUS CERAMIC POLYMER COMPOSITES FOR PREVENTING RODENT DAMAGE | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18229936 | ANNEALED SUBUNITS IN BUNDLED DROP ASSEMBLY AND PROCESS OF ANNEALING SUBUNITS IN BUNDLED DROP ASSEMBLY | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 189d overdue | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18227428 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS WITH A RETENTION BODY AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME | RAHLL, JERRY T | 2874 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18226444 | DIRECTION INDEPENDENT TWO-WAY MULTICORE FIBER OPTIC CABLE ASSEMBLIES AND CONNECTOR INTERFACES | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18340271 | HIGH DENSITY OPTICAL SPLITTER WITH EXTERNAL FANOUT DEVICE | LEPISTO, RYAN A | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2023 |
| 18206268 | MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER SYSTEM CONNECTIVITY IN DATA CENTERS | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18204057 | LOCAL CONVERGENCE POINT TERMINAL DEVICES | DOAN, JENNIFER | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18204272 | END CAP FOR A CABLE CLOSURE | LEE, GILBERT Y | 3675 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18143349 | FIBER OPTIC CONNECTORS HAVING AN INTERNAL RETENTION BODY | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18142295 | FIBER OPTIC TERMINALS HAVING OPTICAL SPLITTER AND WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING DEVICES | CONNELLY, MICHELLE R | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d overdue | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18114078 | MALE PLUG OPTICAL CONNECTORS CONFIGURED FOR MATING WITH DISSIMILAR CONNECTOR | WONG, ERIC K | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18113376 | MALE PLUG OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A CONVERSION ADAPTER FOR MATING WITH DISSIMILAR CONNECTOR | WONG, ERIC K | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 50d overdue | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 17994612 | OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND OPTICAL CONNECTORS HAVING A SPLICE-ON CONNECTION AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | BLEVINS, JERRY M | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 28, 2022 |
| 17979212 | DETACHABLE CONNECTORS FOR HIGH FIBER COUNT APPLICATIONS | HAYES, MARY A | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17974683 | ATTACHMENT BODIES AND OPTICAL CABLE ASSEMBLIES FOR MATING WITH COMPACT MULTIPORTS | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 27, 2022 |
| 17973695 | ACCUMULATOR FOR MANUFACTURING FIBER OPTIC CABLES, MANUFACTURING SYSTEM HAVING SUCH AN ACCUMULATOR, AND RELATED METHODS | NGUYEN, PHONG H | 3724 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Oct 26, 2022 |
| 17374241 | UNITIZED FIBER OPTIC CABLES | PENG, CHARLIE YU | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 96d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2021 |
| 17368398 | SINGLE-MODE OPTICAL FIBER WITH THIN COATING FOR HIGH DENSITY CABLES AND INTERCONNECTS | CHU, CHRIS H | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 06, 2021 |
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