Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
97 pending office actions • 54 art units • 93 examiners • 0 of 97 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 285 patents granted in the last 365 days
Emerson Electric Co. has 99 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Those actions are distributed across 94 distinct examiners and 53 distinct art units, indicating that the portfolio reaches substantially more examiners than art units.
COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT is the busiest listed examiner, with 2 pending actions. That figure is small relative to the portfolio's pending-action total, so prosecution attention is distributed broadly rather than centered on one examiner. Counsel may need coordinated portfolio-level tracking across multiple examiner and art-unit relationships.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 22 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (11%) |
| §103 only | 33 (34%) |
| §102 only | 9 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 39 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FERGUSON, MICHAEL P | 2 | 63.3% | +73.5% |
| NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2 | 88.2% | +8.8% |
| SAEED, AHMED M | 2 | 80.6% | +13.6% |
| THROWER, LARRY W | 2 | 65.9% | +12.6% |
| TRAN, BINH Q | 1 | 88.2% | +6.6% |
| PERVIN, FARHANA | 1 | 81.6% | +7.0% |
| SINGH, DAPINDER | 1 | 82.5% | +18.4% |
| HASAN, SYED O | 1 | 78.3% | +18.6% |
| CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 1 | 65.1% | +35.7% |
| MCKINNON, TERRELL L | 1 | 31.3% | +19.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18368385 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL SWITCH APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH BASE | SAEED, AHMED M | 34d |
| 19247143 | Rocker Arm Assemblies for Engine Braking | SINGH, DAPINDER | 36d |
| 18937437 | POWER CONVERTERS AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPY (UPS) INCLUDING THE SAME | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
| 18917200 | MITIGATION OF CIRCULATING CURRENTS IN PARALLELED POWER CONVERTERS HAVING INDEPENDENT DC LINKS | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
| 18697713 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING ARC ENERGY AND EROSION IN A CONTACT SYSTEM | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18375727 | Automated Recipe Generation | JARRETT, RYAN A | 87d overdue |
| 18216667 | OVERLOAD CAPABILITY AND REMAINING LIFE OF AN ELECTRICAL ASSET | ZHANG, HAIDONG | 67d overdue |
| 18235554 | ACTUATION SYSTEM WITH A TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED ACTUATION MATERIAL | CRUM, JACOB R | 59d overdue |
| 18749737 | BULK DISPENSING DEVICE FOR SEALING COMPOUNDS | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 49d overdue |
| 18786165 | SOLVATED ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 46d overdue |
| 18370691 | COMPUTE FABRIC ENABLED PROCESS CONTROL | ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R | 43d overdue |
| 18613590 | ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL OF DUAL PUMP SYSTEM | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 29d overdue |
| 18675623 | Regulator with Improved Turndown | BASTIANELLI, JOHN | 9d overdue |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17456978 | Thermally Conductive Thermoplastics for Fused Filament Fabrication | THROWER, LARRY W | 6d |
| 18368385 | MODULAR ELECTRICAL SWITCH APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL SWITCH BASE | SAEED, AHMED M | 34d |
| 19247143 | Rocker Arm Assemblies for Engine Braking | SINGH, DAPINDER | 36d |
| 19236836 | Advanced Valve Train Assembly for Engine Brake and Cylinder Deactivation | HASAN, SYED O | — |
| 19094084 | PRESSURE VESSEL | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | — |
| 19072163 | EXPENDABLE HEAT SINK SYSTEM AND CONTROL | MCKINNON, TERRELL L | — |
| 18965854 | SPLICE PLATE WITH SPACING INDICIA FOR CABLE TRAY SECTION SPACING | FERGUSON, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18697713 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING ARC ENERGY AND EROSION IN A CONTACT SYSTEM | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2838 | 10 |
| 3746 | 4 |
| 2841 | 4 |
| 3753 | 4 |
| 2857 | 4 |
| 2117 | 4 |
| 2831 | 4 |
| 2847 | 3 |
| 3619 | 3 |
| 2116 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19478096 | VALVE BRIDGE ANTI-DISLODGEMENT STRUCTURES | TRAN, BINH Q | 3746 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19160738 | INTEGRATED GEAR DIFFERENTIAL | PERVIN, FARHANA | 3655 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2025 |
| 19247143 | Rocker Arm Assemblies for Engine Braking | SINGH, DAPINDER | 3746 | §102 | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19236836 | Advanced Valve Train Assembly for Engine Brake and Cylinder Deactivation | HASAN, SYED O | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19094084 | PRESSURE VESSEL | CASTELLANO, STEPHEN J | 3733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2025 |
| 19072163 | EXPENDABLE HEAT SINK SYSTEM AND CONTROL | MCKINNON, TERRELL L | 3632 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19061311 | MOTOR ARRANGEMENT WITH SOLENOID | SETZER, NICHOLAS LEE | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 18998694 | BUS ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BUS ARRANGEMENT | LEWIS-TAYLOR, DAYTON A. | 2181 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19032816 | VOLTAGE SENSING SYSTEM AND MICROGRID INTERCONNECT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19016254 | SLEEVED ROCKER SHAFT FOR TYPE III HEAVY DUTY VALVE TRAIN | TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | 3726 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19011975 | SEALS FOR POWER MODULES AND ELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION AND RELATED TRANSMISSION DEVICES | TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19007211 | CABLE GLAND WITH COMPRESSION LIMITING ASSEMBLY | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2841 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18990619 | Hot Pluggable Electrical Device Assembly | REISNER, NOAM S | 2852 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18877146 | DC BUS ACTIVE DISCHARGE | AGARED, GABRIEL T | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 18984579 | OPTIMIZED START-UP SCHEME FOR ISOLATED CASCADED AC/DC POWER CONVERTERS | LEE, JYE-JUNE | 2838 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18874512 | HEAVY DUTY TRANSMISSION ARCHITECTURE DESIGN | TO, TOAN C | 3614 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18965854 | SPLICE PLATE WITH SPACING INDICIA FOR CABLE TRAY SECTION SPACING | FERGUSON, MICHAEL P | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18960525 | Bearing for Pump | OMGBA, ESSAMA | 3746 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18959865 | GOLF CLUB GRIP REMOVAL TOOL | SENGUPTA, SONYA MAZUMDAR | 1745 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18959112 | POLYMER LUMINAIRE | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 72d | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18865743 | PASSIVE COOLING APPARATUS FOR COOLING OF IMMERSION FLUID AND POWER CONVERSION EQUIPMENT AND RELATED SYSTEMS | MATEY, MICHAEL A | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2024 |
| 18944944 | PRESS FIT CONDULET DEVICES, ASSEMBLIES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRICAL RACEWAY FABRICATION | MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F | 2847 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18937437 | POWER CONVERTERS AND UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPY (UPS) INCLUDING THE SAME | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2838 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18863158 | A PINION AND A DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY | KNIGHT, DEREK DOUGLAS | 3655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18923255 | TRANSFORMER APPARATUS | TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18917200 | MITIGATION OF CIRCULATING CURRENTS IN PARALLELED POWER CONVERTERS HAVING INDEPENDENT DC LINKS | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18907841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISCRETE OPEN AND CLOSE STATES OF ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICES | ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J | 2847 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18896463 | Hard Anodized Aluminum Housing for Electric Fuses | VORTMAN, ANATOLY | 2841 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18886537 | ALUMINUM ALLOY MINIATURE CARTRIDGE FUSES | SUL, STEPHEN SANGJIN | 2841 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18813720 | OPTICALLY SUPPLIED POWER TO A POWER ELECTRONICS SUPPORTING CIRCUIT | O NEILL, PATRICK | 2842 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18838682 | THERMAL ANOMALY MANAGEMENT | WILLIAMS, JEFFERY A | 2488 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18805116 | YSZ CERAMIC SUBSTRATE PROTECTED FIREPROOF HOSE | DEAL, DAVID R | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18802242 | CAPACITOR PROTECTION IN A POWER CONVERTER | SREEVATSA, SREEYA | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18834676 | DETERMINING AN ELECTRICAL WIRING CONNECTION CONFIGURATION OF AN ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM | KIM, HYUN SOO | 2176 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18834331 | DETERMINING AN INTERNAL BATTERY TEMPERATURE BASED ON A DETERMINED BATTERY TEMPERATURE CHANGE OVER TIME FROM AN INITIAL TEMPERATURE CONDITION | WILDER, ANDREW H | 2857 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18785342 | GOLF PUTTER GRIP | WHITE, DYLAN C | 3625 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18786165 | SOLVATED ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND METHOD | PATWARDHAN, ABHISHEK A | 1746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18730375 | A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A SENSOR APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT | EVERETT, CHRISTOPHER E | 2117 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18777384 | SINGLE STAGE HIGH EFFICIENCY VAPOR MANAGEMENT VALVE | MO, XIAO EN | 3747 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18729368 | FAULT DIAGNOSIS IN MULTI-COMPONENT SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 2857 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18764660 | PRE-CHARGE CIRCUIT AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A POWER CONVERTER | ZHANG, JUE | 2838 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18749737 | BULK DISPENSING DEVICE FOR SEALING COMPOUNDS | CARROLL, JEREMY W | 3754 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18748373 | CONVERTER FOR FORMING THE NEUTRAL IN AN ISLANDED SPLIT-PHASE POWER SYSTEM | SHIAO, DAVID A | 2836 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18710705 | SWITCHING DEVICE WITH A STOPPER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A SWITCHING DEVICE | TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18697713 | ELECTRICAL SWITCH ARRANGEMENT FOR REDUCING ARC ENERGY AND EROSION IN A CONTACT SYSTEM | SAEED, AHMED M | 2831 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18694648 | DETERMINING ANOMALOUS EVENTS IN A SYSTEM USING A BLOOM FILTER | LEE, PAUL D | 2857 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18694698 | A TEMPERATURE CHANGE DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF COMPRESSOR-BASED REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS | MAGUIRE, LINDSAY M | 3619 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18613590 | ELECTRONIC PRESSURE CONTROL OF DUAL PUMP SYSTEM | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18599661 | DISCONNECTOR AND EARTHING SWITCH WITH TELESCOPIC CONTACT | DRAVININKAS, ADAM B | 2835 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18689566 | CHARGING APPARATUS TO BE MOUNTED TO ANOTHER STRUCTURE, TO PROVIDE ITS OWN CIRCUIT BREAKER, AND TO PROTECT A CABLE | PHAN, HUY Q | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialEmerson Electric Co. has 97 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 54 art units and 93 examiners.
Michael P Ferguson has the most, with 2 of Emerson Electric Co.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
