Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
25 pending office actions • 12 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 65 patents granted in the last 365 days
Enkris Semiconductor Inc. is currently managing a large portfolio of 24 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are spread across 21 distinct examiners, indicating a very broad engagement with the patent office's examination staff. The portfolio's technical reach is further demonstrated by its presence in 12 distinct art units. This high number of art units suggests that the company's semiconductor innovations are diverse and touch upon many different specialized sub-fields within the industry.
The busiest examiner, KIM, JAY C, is responsible for 3 pending office actions, which is the highest concentration for any single examiner in this portfolio of 24 pending actions. Despite this, the involvement of 21 distinct examiners ensures that the company's overall patent strategy is not overly dependent on any one individual. The 12 distinct art units represent a significant variety of examination environments, each with its own specific technical requirements. Practitioners must be prepared to handle a wide range of feedback across these 24 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 9 (36%) |
| §102 only | 2 (8%) |
| §112 only | 3 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (44%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, JAY C | 3 | 49.3% | +21.6% |
| CHEN, YU | 2 | 67.9% | +29.6% |
| SABUR, ALIA | 1 | 74.6% | +6.3% |
| YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 1 | 85.6% | -8.4% |
| STEWART, ROBERT LINCOLN | 1 | — | — |
| STUESSY, NOLAN GABRIEL | 1 | — | — |
| PRICE, LYTESHIA M | 1 | — | — |
| NICELY, JOSEPH C | 1 | 77.7% | +19.8% |
| KHALIFA, MOATAZ | 1 | 90.9% | +2.3% |
| ASSOUMAN, HERVE-LOUIS Y | 1 | 91.4% | +4.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18735551 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | — |
| 18595013 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, AND MANFUFACTURING METHOD FOR COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE | KHALIFA, MOATAZ | — |
| 18414743 | LED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | ASSOUMAN, HERVE-LOUIS Y | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18459874 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | CHEN, YU | 16d overdue |
| 17912822 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | CHEN, YU | 54d |
| 18795612 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | SABUR, ALIA | — |
| 18623373 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | STEWART, ROBERT LINCOLN | — |
| 18512837 | FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE | PURVIS, SUE A | — |
| 18511608 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | HAWKINS, IHSAN TAIWO | — |
| 18556836 | FRONTSIDE-ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | — |
| 18457847 | PIEZOELECTRIC PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, SAW DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18459874 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | CHEN, YU | 16d overdue |
| 17912822 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | CHEN, YU | 54d |
| 18602879 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | NICELY, JOSEPH C | — |
| 18352187 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18338975 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18323343 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | KIM, JAY C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 3 |
| 2815 | 3 |
| 2813 | 2 |
| 2817 | 2 |
| 2893 | 2 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| 2818 | 1 |
| 2812 | 1 |
| 2811 | 1 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18795612 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | SABUR, ALIA | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18735551 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18623373 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | STEWART, ROBERT LINCOLN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18623391 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | STUESSY, NOLAN GABRIEL | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18619664 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | PRICE, LYTESHIA M | 2818 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18602879 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18595013 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, AND MANFUFACTURING METHOD FOR COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE | KHALIFA, MOATAZ | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18414743 | LED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | ASSOUMAN, HERVE-LOUIS Y | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18512837 | FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE | PURVIS, SUE A | 2893 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18511608 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | HAWKINS, IHSAN TAIWO | 2811 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18556836 | FRONTSIDE-ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSOR | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | 2813 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2023 |
| 18485547 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | LIU, BENJAMIN T | 2893 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 12, 2023 |
| 18484581 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | MOTT, ADAM JOSEPH | 2817 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18459874 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | CHEN, YU | 2896 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18457847 | PIEZOELECTRIC PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, SAW DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18449396 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES | GOODLING, DEVIN KIRK | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18448193 | COMPOSITE SUBSTRATES AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES | MIYOSHI, JESSE Y | 2898 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18352187 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18338975 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18335780 | FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SAN MARTIN, JAYDI A | 2837 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18323343 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18304765 | SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | GONZALEZ, JULIO CESAR | 2831 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2023 |
| 18029855 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | HSIEH, HSIN YI | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 17967933 | RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES, SILICON CARBIDE HOMOEPITAXIAL SUBSTRATES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | SCHODDE, CHRISTOPHER A | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2022 |
| 17912822 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | CHEN, YU | 2896 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 54d | Pending | Sep 19, 2022 |
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