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
Gapwaves AB has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct art units and involve 2 distinct examiners. LEE, BENNY T is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action. Each examiner is responsible for 1 of the 2 pending cases. The 2 pending office actions represent the current active volume for the applicant. The 2 distinct art units suggest that the company's technology is reviewed by different specialized groups.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, BENNY T | 1 | 87.4% | +25.3% |
| IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | 1 | 66.4% | +17.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19242762 | MULTI-LAYER WAVEGUIDE WITH METASURFACE, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | LEE, BENNY T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19200993 | CONTACTLESS INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PCB AND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY | IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19242762 | MULTI-LAYER WAVEGUIDE WITH METASURFACE, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | LEE, BENNY T | — |
| 19200993 | CONTACTLESS INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PCB AND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY | IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2842 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19242762 | MULTI-LAYER WAVEGUIDE WITH METASURFACE, ARRANGEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF | LEE, BENNY T | 2842 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19200993 | CONTACTLESS INTERCONNECTION BETWEEN PCB AND ANTENNA ASSEMBLY | IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialGapwaves AB has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Benny T Lee has the most, with 1 of Gapwaves AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
