Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
50 pending office actions • 21 art units • 49 examiners • 0 of 50 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 74 patents granted in the last 365 days
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. maintains a significant presence in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area with 48 pending office actions. These matters are distributed across 47 distinct examiners, showing that almost every active application is being reviewed by a different individual. This broad distribution suggests a wide-reaching prosecution strategy that avoids concentration with specific personnel.
The portfolio's activity spans 21 distinct art units. While the examiner count is high at 47, the concentration within 21 distinct art units indicates that multiple examiners are often working within the same technical groups. This structure allows the company to engage with a variety of specialized units while maintaining a high volume of 48 pending office actions.
Alexander K Garlen is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 2 pending office actions. This is the only instance of an examiner handling more than one matter, as the other examiners are likely handling the remaining cases. For practitioners, this means that prosecution outcomes are highly dependent on the individual tendencies of the 47 distinct examiners across the 21 distinct art units. Alexander K Garlen's 2 pending office actions represent the peak of examiner concentration.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 10 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. 10 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 + other | 1 (2%) |
| §103 only | 11 (22%) |
| §102 only | 3 (6%) |
| §112 only | 3 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (8%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 28 (56%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARLEN, ALEXANDER K | 2 | 66.1% | +42.4% |
| TAN, RICHARD | 1 | 79.5% | +23.0% |
| WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 1 | 34.5% | +79.2% |
| KO, TONY | 1 | 87.8% | +2.6% |
| WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | 1 | 60.1% | +26.3% |
| NIEVES, NELSON J | 1 | 75.3% | +16.6% |
| MCKINNON, TERRELL L | 1 | 30.4% | +20.3% |
| DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | 1 | 62.3% | +10.8% |
| PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | 1 | 83.5% | +9.4% |
| LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 1 | 67.9% | +23.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19204690 | WAVELENGTH DETECTION DEVICE | KO, TONY | — |
| 19009451 | COLORED COATED OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17759554 | MEDICAL DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM | PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G | 170d overdue |
| 18203414 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, ADHESIVE SHEET FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DEVICE | STONEHOCKER, VIRGINIA LEE | 50d overdue |
| 18060640 | LIGHT DIFFUSION DEVICE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME | HUH, VYNN V | 49d overdue |
| 18166691 | OPTICAL FIBER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE | BEDTELYON, JOHN M | 32d overdue |
| 18473929 | Bipolar Storage Battery | IANNUCCI, LOUISE JAMES | 5d overdue |
| 18388278 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, FILM ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING FILM ADHESIVE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 7d |
| 18469612 | JOINT CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED WIRE, AND CONNECTOR CASE | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 26d |
| 19200692 | OPTICAL DIFFUSION DEVICE | GARLEN, ALEXANDER 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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19153183 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE | TAN, RICHARD | — |
| 19220920 | CUTTING DEVICE | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | — |
| 19200692 | OPTICAL DIFFUSION DEVICE | GARLEN, ALEXANDER K | — |
| 19199388 | LIGHT DIFFUSION DEVICE | GARLEN, ALEXANDER K | — |
| 19070873 | COATING REMOVING METHOD AND COATING REMOVING APPARATUS | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | — |
| 19063723 | HEAT SINK | NIEVES, NELSON J | — |
| 19048284 | HEAT PIPE | MCKINNON, TERRELL L | — |
| 19014669 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 4 |
| 2874 | 4 |
| 3761 | 3 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| 2828 | 2 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1743 | 1 |
| 1788 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19153183 | POWER FEEDING DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE | TAN, RICHARD | 2836 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19220920 | CUTTING DEVICE | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | — | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19204690 | WAVELENGTH DETECTION DEVICE | KO, TONY | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19200692 | OPTICAL DIFFUSION DEVICE | GARLEN, ALEXANDER K | 2896 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
| 19199388 | LIGHT DIFFUSION DEVICE | GARLEN, ALEXANDER K | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19070873 | COATING REMOVING METHOD AND COATING REMOVING APPARATUS | WILLIAMS, CEDRICK S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19063723 | HEAT SINK | NIEVES, NELSON J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19048284 | HEAT PIPE | MCKINNON, TERRELL L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19014669 | OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM | DEHGHAN, QUEENIE S | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19009451 | COLORED COATED OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18965014 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM, OPTICAL FIBER PREFORM AND OPTICAL FIBER | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | 1741 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18962558 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLE | SULTANA, NAHIDA | 1743 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18852509 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | SHEN, QUN | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18851690 | INSULATING RESIN COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRIC POWER CABLE AND ELECTRIC POWER CABLE | TSO, STANLEY | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18802923 | VAPOR CHAMBER | SCHERMERHORN, JON | 3763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18784506 | SENSING CABLE AND SENSING SYSTEM | PENG, CHARLIE YU | 2874 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18667503 | OPTICAL MODULE | LEPISTO, RYAN A | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18635166 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION AND FILM ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING FILM ADHESIVE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF | DESAI, ANISH P | 1788 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18631138 | OPTICAL APPARATUS | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18590040 | OPTICAL DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL FIBER LASER | LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2024 |
| 18437647 | HEAT SINK | ATTEY, JOEL M | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18576089 | CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIZING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS | LEAVITT, MORDECAI MIZANI | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18575857 | CATALYST FOR SYNTHESIZING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS | RHOADES, DEREK JAMES | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2023 |
| 18537276 | FILM ADHESIVE, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT USING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | XU, JIANGTIAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18531002 | THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME | KRUER, KEVIN R | 2818 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18290497 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD | NGUYEN, HUNG D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18388278 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, FILM ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE USING FILM ADHESIVE AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOF | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18473929 | Bipolar Storage Battery | IANNUCCI, LOUISE JAMES | 1721 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18472489 | Current Collector Sheet For Lead-Acid Storage Battery, Lead-Acid Storage Battery, And Bipolar Lead-Acid Storage Battery | ROLDAN RAMOS, CHRISTIAN | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18469598 | IRRADIATION PROBE SYSTEM AND IRRADIATION PROBE | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18468800 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE | CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA | 2828 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18361602 | HEAT PIPE | DUONG, THO V | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18356578 | Bipolar Storage Battery | DOUYETTE, KENNETH J | 1725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18203414 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, FILM-LIKE ADHESIVE FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, ADHESIVE SHEET FOR FLEXIBLE DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING FLEXIBLE DEVICE | STONEHOCKER, VIRGINIA LEE | 1766 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 50d overdue | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18301459 | LASER WELDING METHOD AND LASER WELDING DEVICE | OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
| 18247891 | NBTI SUPERCONDUCTING MULTICORE WIRE | WARTALOWICZ, PAUL A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18177904 | OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE | YOUNG, MONICA S | 2855 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2023 |
| 18166691 | OPTICAL FIBER SUPPORT STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER MODULE | BEDTELYON, JOHN M | 2874 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Feb 09, 2023 |
| 18155838 | LASER CUTTING METHOD FOR METAL FOIL | ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18002898 | VAPOR CHAMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF VAPOR CHAMBER | RUPPERT, ERIC S | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2022 |
| 18060640 | LIGHT DIFFUSION DEVICE AND MEDICAL EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME | HUH, VYNN V | 3792 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Dec 01, 2022 |
| 17932041 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING APPARATUS | CHEN, SIMPSON ABRAHAM | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2022 |
| 17880073 | LASER APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17759554 | MEDICAL DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING PROGRAM | PAZ ESTEVEZ, GUILLERMO G | 3783 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 170d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17195844 | OPTICAL PROBE | ANJARIA, SHREYA PARAG | 3796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 09, 2021 |
| 18292716 | FEMALE TERMINAL, CONNECTOR, TERMINAL-ATTACHED ELECTRIC WIRE, CONNECTOR-ATTACHED ELECTRIC WIRE, AND WIRE HARNESS | DZIERZYNSKI, EVAN P | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18762646 | ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE | ANDERSON, AMARA | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18673312 | BATTERY STATE DETECTION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA COLLECTION METHOD | GAVIA, NYLA EMANI ANN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18592529 | LEAD BLOCK AND ROTARY CONNECTOR DEVICE | JIMENEZ, OSCAR C | 2896 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18469612 | JOINT CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED WIRE, AND CONNECTOR CASE | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
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