Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, which means each application is being handled by a different person in a different administrative group. This lack of overlap suggests that the company's current filings cover diverse technical aspects of the electronics field. The applicant must be prepared to navigate 2 distinct art units and their unique procedural requirements.
WILLIAMS, DON J is the busiest examiner for this company, currently managing 1 pending office action. With 2 distinct examiners assigned to the 2 pending office actions, the company must address unique sets of examiner concerns. The involvement of 2 distinct art units indicates that the prosecution strategy cannot be unified, as each action is subject to the specific standards of different units within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. WILLIAMS, DON J is responsible for 1 pending office action, requiring a tailored approach for this specific matter.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAMS, DON J | 1 | 84.0% | +5.1% |
| CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO | 1 | 77.7% | +14.1% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19024256 | A Photoelectric Microswitch | WILLIAMS, DON J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18807134 | Microswitch Capable of Switching Between Sound State and Silent State | CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18807134 | Microswitch Capable of Switching Between Sound State and Silent State | CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2878 | 1 |
| 2831 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19024256 | A Photoelectric Microswitch | WILLIAMS, DON J | 2878 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18807134 | Microswitch Capable of Switching Between Sound State and Silent State | CAROC, LHEIREN MAE ANGLO | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co. Ltd. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Don J Williams has the most, with 1 of Dongguan City Kaihua Electronics Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
