Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
10 pending office actions • 4 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 23 patents granted in the last 365 days
Darfon Electronics Corp. maintains a portfolio with 10 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 8 distinct examiners across 4 distinct art units. This variety suggests a broad range of technical filings within the semiconductor sector, requiring interaction with multiple administrative groups. The use of 8 distinct examiners for 10 actions indicates that the workload is distributed, with some examiners handling more than others. This distribution requires a prosecution strategy that can adapt to different examiner styles across 4 distinct art units.
The busiest examiner, JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R, is currently handling 3 busiest examiner pending actions. This leaves the remaining actions from the total of 10 pending office actions to be managed by the other distinct examiners. The concentration of 3 actions with JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R indicates a significant focal point for the company's prosecution efforts compared to the other examiners. With 4 distinct art units involved, the company must navigate different internal policies and technical standards across the office. Practitioners should note that JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R manages a significant portion of the active workload, making his specific examination style a critical factor for the company's success in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 4 (40%) |
| §102 only | 2 (20%) |
| §112 only | 2 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (20%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | 3 | 88.2% | +7.0% |
| DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G | 1 | 80.3% | +18.6% |
| FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N | 1 | 49.1% | +32.7% |
| FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1 | 59.0% | +20.1% |
| LEE, MATTHEW D | 1 | 89.2% | +5.8% |
| SAEED, AHMED M | 1 | 80.8% | +13.1% |
| WEST, AISLIN MARIE | 1 | — | — |
| HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 1 | 80.0% | +16.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18899071 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER AND BACKLIT MODULE | DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G | — |
| 18896971 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM AND KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — |
| 18895392 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM AND LONG RECTANGULAR KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — |
| 18895400 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — |
| 18644074 | BACKLIGHT KEYSWITCH | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
| 18203055 | INTEGRATED-TYPE COUPLED INDUCTOR AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18826560 | HOT PRESSING MEMBRANE | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | — |
| 18777560 | DRIVING SYSTEM AND SENSING RATCHET SET THEREOF ADAPTED FOR BIKE | LEE, MATTHEW D | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18890846 | BACKLIT CIRCUIT BOARD, BACKLIT KEYSWITCH AND KEYBOARD | FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N | 36d |
| 18899071 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER AND BACKLIT MODULE | DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G | — |
| 18826560 | HOT PRESSING MEMBRANE | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | — |
| 18644074 | BACKLIGHT KEYSWITCH | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
| 18203055 | INTEGRATED-TYPE COUPLED INDUCTOR AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 2 |
| 2875 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 2831 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18899071 | LIGHT GUIDE MEMBER AND BACKLIT MODULE | DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18896971 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM AND KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18895392 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM AND LONG RECTANGULAR KEYSWITCH STRUCTURE | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18895400 | KEYCAP LIFTING MECHANISM | JIMENEZ, ANTHONY R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18890846 | BACKLIT CIRCUIT BOARD, BACKLIT KEYSWITCH AND KEYBOARD | FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18826560 | HOT PRESSING MEMBRANE | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1788 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18777560 | DRIVING SYSTEM AND SENSING RATCHET SET THEREOF ADAPTED FOR BIKE | LEE, MATTHEW D | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18644074 | BACKLIGHT KEYSWITCH | SAEED, AHMED M | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18205564 | INDUCTOR AND INDUCTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD | WEST, AISLIN MARIE | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2023 |
| 18203055 | INTEGRATED-TYPE COUPLED INDUCTOR AND RELATED MANUFACTURING METHOD | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2023 |
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