Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Foundation For Industry Cooperation University Of Ulsan currently maintains 1 pending office action within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, showing a singular focus for the university's active prosecution. The data also identifies 1 distinct art unit associated with this pending matter.
PHILLIPS, RUFUS L is the busiest examiner for the university, currently handling 1 pending office action. This examiner is responsible for the 1 pending office action reported in the portfolio. The involvement of 1 distinct art unit within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector suggests that the current filing is subject to a specific set of technical examination standards.
With 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, the university's current prosecution footprint is highly concentrated. PHILLIPS, RUFUS L manages the 1 pending office action, providing a clear point of contact for the practitioner. This structure allows for a focused strategy within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, as there are no other active examiners or art units to coordinate with at this time.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | 1 | 62.7% | +32.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18817025 | OPEN-TOP TWO-PHOTON LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18817025 | OPEN-TOP TWO-PHOTON LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18817025 | OPEN-TOP TWO-PHOTON LIGHT SHEET MICROSCOPE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | PHILLIPS, RUFUS L | 2877 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialFoundation For Industry Cooperation University Of Ulsan has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Rufus L Phillips has the most, with 1 of Foundation For Industry Cooperation University Of Ulsan's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
