Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Eldico Scientific AG

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Eldico Scientific AG has 2 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 2 examiners but remain within 1 art unit, indicating examiner-level separation inside a common technical examination group.

EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. The equal workload supports comparing examiner treatment within the shared art unit, while keeping each response tailored to its individual prosecution record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

2
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (50%)
1
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (50%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
2
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

20 h
Manual time on pending OAs
4 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
7 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.2 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN 1 80.0% +25.0%
STOFFA, WYATT A 1 79.3% +22.3%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18683071 CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE FOR DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN —

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18429073 ELECTRON DIFFRACTION SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES STOFFA, WYATT A —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18683071 CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE FOR DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN —
18429073 ELECTRON DIFFRACTION SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES STOFFA, WYATT A —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2881 2

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18683071 CHARGED-PARTICLE BEAM DEVICE FOR DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN 2881 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 12, 2024
18429073 ELECTRON DIFFRACTION SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING NANOCRYSTALLINE STRUCTURES STOFFA, WYATT A 2881 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 31, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Eldico Scientific AG have?

Eldico Scientific AG has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Eldico Scientific AG applications?

Mica Jillian Einhorn has the most, with 1 of Eldico Scientific AG's pending office actions.

What technology area are Eldico Scientific AG's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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