Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dustphotonics has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is being processed in 1 distinct art unit, reflecting a focused technical scope within the semiconductor field. The prosecution is overseen by 1 distinct examiner, ensuring a singular channel for communication and negotiation with the patent office. This one-to-one ratio between the examiner and the action suggests a straightforward prosecution path.
EIDE, ERIC T is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently handling the 1 pending office action. Because there is only a single examiner and art unit involved, the prosecution of this Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics application is highly concentrated. This arrangement allows for a direct focus on the pending matter without the complexity of multiple examiners. The presence of 1 distinct art unit further confirms that the action addresses a specific area of semiconductor or optical technology. Practitioners should tailor their arguments to the specific requirements of EIDE, ERIC T. Maintaining a consistent dialogue with the examiner is key to resolving the 1 pending office action.
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 | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EIDE, ERIC T | 1 | 67.0% | +21.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18860678 | ELECTCRO-OPTIC MODULATOR AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR | EIDE, ERIC T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2875 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18860678 | ELECTCRO-OPTIC MODULATOR AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR | EIDE, ERIC T | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialDustphotonics has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Eric T Eide has the most, with 1 of Dustphotonics's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
