Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

Fujikura Ltd.

26 pending office actions • 10 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 82 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
7
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

5
Overdue
0
Due this week
5
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (5)Due ≤ 30 days (5)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

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.

11
Hard (42%)
12
Medium (46%)
3
Easy (12%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (4%)
§103 only10 (38%)
§102 only2 (8%)
§112 only2 (8%)
Double-patenting only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)10 (38%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
8% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
17
Semiconductors
65% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
4% of docket
6
Business / Other
23% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WONG, TINA MEI SENG 2 84.3% +14.3%
LE, UYEN CHAU N 2 25.0% +0.8%
VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS 2 54.2% +38.3%
BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH 1 56.7% -0.6%
YALDO, ABIGAIL AMIR 1 93.2% +18.2%
COLE, VICTOR 1 91.3% +11.2%
HAMADYK, ANNA N 1 88.7% +7.0%
ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 1 76.8% +21.2%
WHITTINGTON, JESS G 1 73.0% +17.8%
HOLLWEG, THOMAS A 1 53.1% +31.4%

Quick Wins (5)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18689244 OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE WONG, TINA MEI SENG 30d overdue
18936327 ANTENNA MODULE HAMADYK, ANNA N 15d overdue
19127503 FILTER GROUP AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE YALDO, ABIGAIL AMIR
18995397 DIGITAL PHASE SHIFTER COLE, VICTOR
18834333 POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER WONG, TINA MEI SENG

Hard Cases (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18931228 ANTENNA MODULE ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 4d overdue
18567242 POWER SUPPLY CABLE AND CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED POWER SUPPLY CABLE MAYO III, WILLIAM H 4d overdue
18264927 OPTICAL CABLE LE, UYEN CHAU N 28d
18685602 ESTIMATION METHOD, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TRAN, JUDY DAO 39d
19131147 CABLE BUNDLE, CABLE BUNDLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CABLE BUNDLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH
18852170 OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL WHITTINGTON, JESS G
18834422 MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE HOLLWEG, THOMAS A
18834309 POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE

Interview Candidates (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18689244 OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE WONG, TINA MEI SENG 30d overdue
18931228 ANTENNA MODULE ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 4d overdue
17795488 OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND FIBER LASER DEVICE VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS 23d
18019186 FIBER LASER VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS 29d
19127503 FILTER GROUP AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE YALDO, ABIGAIL AMIR
18995397 DIGITAL PHASE SHIFTER COLE, VICTOR
18852170 OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL WHITTINGTON, JESS G
18834333 POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER WONG, TINA MEI SENG

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2874 6
2828 3
2843 2
2845 2
2872 2
3654 1
2877 1
2841 1
1745 1
1765 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19131147 CABLE BUNDLE, CABLE BUNDLE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND CABLE BUNDLE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS BURRELL, KATELYNNE RUTH 3654 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2025
19127503 FILTER GROUP AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE YALDO, ABIGAIL AMIR 2843 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 06, 2025
18995397 DIGITAL PHASE SHIFTER COLE, VICTOR 2843 §112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
18936327 ANTENNA MODULE HAMADYK, ANNA N 2845 §112 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Nov 04, 2024
18931228 ANTENNA MODULE ALKASSIM JR, AB SALAM 2845 §103§112 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Oct 30, 2024
18852170 OPTICAL CONNECTOR CLEANING TOOL WHITTINGTON, JESS G §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 27, 2024
18834333 POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER WONG, TINA MEI SENG §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18834422 MULTI-FIBER OPTICAL CONNECTOR AND OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE HOLLWEG, THOMAS A §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18834309 POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING FIBER MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18834452 FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE LE, UYEN CHAU N §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18724446 OPTICAL FIBER ASSEMBLY AND OPTICAL CABLE TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2024
18697954 OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON GREEN, TAJANAE NICOLE 2874 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 02, 2024
18689244 OPTICAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE WONG, TINA MEI SENG 2874 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Mar 05, 2024
18685602 ESTIMATION METHOD, MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE TRAN, JUDY DAO 2877 §101§102§112 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Feb 22, 2024
18580021 OPTICAL CABLE AND OPTICAL CABLE MANUFACTURING METHOD RAHLL, JERRY T 2874 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 17, 2024
18569834 OPTICAL FIBER CABLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER CABLE PENG, CHARLIE YU 2874 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 13, 2023
18567242 POWER SUPPLY CABLE AND CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED POWER SUPPLY CABLE MAYO III, WILLIAM H 2841 §102§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2023
18264927 OPTICAL CABLE LE, UYEN CHAU N 2874 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Aug 10, 2023
18274090 LIGHT DIFFRACTION ELEMENT UNIT, OPTICAL COMPUTING DEVICE, ASSEMBLING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER 2872 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jul 25, 2023
18262911 OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT AND POSITION ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR OPTICAL DIFFRACTION ELEMENT DABBI, JYOTSNA V 2872 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18273606 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEREOLITHOGRAPHICALLY FABRICATED OBJECT SMITH JR., JIMMY R 1745 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 21, 2023
18019186 FIBER LASER VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS 2828 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 01, 2023
18018487 STRUCTURE, PRODUCTION METHOD, AND GEL FOR FORMING FINE STRUCTURE DU, SURBHI M 1765 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18006263 FIBER LASER DEVICE NELSON, HUNTER JARED 2828 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Jan 20, 2023
18008242 SECURING STRUCTURE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND LASER APPARATUS TRAN, HOANG Q 2874 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Dec 05, 2022
17795488 OPTICAL FIBER CONNECTOR AND FIBER LASER DEVICE VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS 2828 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Jul 26, 2022

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