Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Expro North Sea Limited has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This 1 to 1 ratio of actions to both examiners and art units indicates a diversified prosecution path for a portfolio of this size. The company's semiconductor and optics filings are being reviewed in different specialized environments within the patent office.
CULLER, JILL E is the busiest examiner, currently responsible for 1 busiest examiner pending office action. This 1 action represents 1 of the 2 pending office actions for the company. With 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units involved, the company is receiving feedback from multiple reviewers. This variety can lead to different examination experiences even with a small number of active matters, as each case is being handled by a unique combination of examiner and art unit.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CULLER, JILL E | 1 | 57.2% | +13.9% |
| LEE, SANGKYUNG | 1 | 60.1% | +10.3% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18955606 | SLICK SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SEAL PRESSURE SENSORS | CULLER, JILL E | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18955606 | SLICK SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SEAL PRESSURE SENSORS | CULLER, JILL E | — |
| 17956328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING LONG LENGTH TUBULAR STRUCTURES | LEE, SANGKYUNG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2858 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18955606 | SLICK SENSOR ARRAY SYSTEM AND METHOD TO SEAL PRESSURE SENSORS | CULLER, JILL E | 2853 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 17956328 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING LONG LENGTH TUBULAR STRUCTURES | LEE, SANGKYUNG | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2022 |
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