Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Elmos Semiconductor SE

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Elmos Semiconductor SE has 4 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 4 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units, indicating that the pending work is distributed across separate examination assignments.

ABEDIN, NORMIN is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. A coordinated claim strategy may be useful, but the data supports examiner-specific handling for each application.

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

Portfolio Summary

3
Total Pending OAs
2
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

2
Hard (67%)
1
Medium (33%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only1 (33%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (67%)

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
67% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
33% 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.

30 h
Manual time on pending OAs
6 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
10 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 1 76.6% +18.9%
DABBI, JYOTSNA V 1 62.5% +23.3%
ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 1 46.9% +31.6%

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18128902 METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE USING ULTRASONIC SIGNALS ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 9d
18673402 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR AN AIRBAG SYSTEM CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N —

Interview Candidates (3)

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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18128902 METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE USING ULTRASONIC SIGNALS ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 9d
18673402 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR AN AIRBAG SYSTEM CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N —
18702849 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FREE SPACE QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION DABBI, JYOTSNA V —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2836 1
2872 1
3645 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18673402 METHOD FOR STARTING UP AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR AN AIRBAG SYSTEM CHOWDHURI, SWARNA N 2836 §102§103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 24, 2024
18702849 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FREE SPACE QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION DABBI, JYOTSNA V 2872 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 19, 2024
18128902 METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENT OF A VEHICLE USING ULTRASONIC SIGNALS ATMAKURI, VIKAS NMN 3645 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Mar 30, 2023

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Elmos Semiconductor SE have?

Elmos Semiconductor SE has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Elmos Semiconductor SE applications?

Swarna N Chowdhuri has the most, with 1 of Elmos Semiconductor SE's pending office actions.

What technology area are Elmos Semiconductor SE'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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