Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
19 pending office actions • 6 art units • 13 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 38 patents granted in the last 365 days
Gigaphoton Inc. has 19 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket spans 13 distinct examiners and 6 distinct art units, combining broad examiner coverage with repeated activity within some examination groups. This distribution calls for portfolio coordination, but it also suggests that art-unit-specific review can identify recurring technical or procedural themes.
RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. The concentration is sufficient to justify a dedicated review of those matters for consistent claim treatment and response positions, while the wider examiner distribution means that one examiner relationship cannot define the overall prosecution approach.
For counsel, the practical structure is a central docket with separate workstreams by art unit and examiner. Shared technical positions may improve consistency across related matters, but each response should remain tied to the particular rejection record and examination context.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 only | 1 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 12 (63%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (21%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 5 | 81.0% | +14.0% |
| NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 2 | 74.0% | +36.7% |
| ZHANG, YUANDA | 2 | 84.1% | +11.9% |
| NGUYEN, HUNG | 1 | 90.7% | +9.0% |
| PERSAUD, DEORAM | 1 | 77.1% | +11.7% |
| ASFAW, MESFIN T | 1 | 83.1% | +13.9% |
| TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 1 | 29.3% | +37.3% |
| LI, LARRY | 1 | 66.7% | +66.7% |
| RHUE, ABIGAIL H | 1 | 53.3% | +37.5% |
| KING, JOSHUA | 1 | 64.9% | +27.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18746278 | GAS LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 26d overdue |
| 18913610 | PROFILE DISPLAY DEVICE, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 13d |
| 18348518 | LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ZHANG, YUANDA | 28d |
| 19173277 | TARGET SUPPLY DEVICE, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 19047910 | CHAMBER DEVICE, GAS LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | NGUYEN, HUNG | — |
| 19044083 | LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | ASFAW, MESFIN T | — |
| 19016756 | CONTROLLER, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 18357356 | BEARING APPARATUS AND LASER APPARATUS COMPRISING BEARING APPARATUS | ZHANG, YUANDA | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19044299 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | PERSAUD, DEORAM | — |
| 19012476 | LASER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 18797560 | RESIDUAL PULSE COST CALCULATION METHOD AND PROCESSOR | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | — |
| 18796333 | EUV LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | LI, LARRY | — |
| 18599445 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | — |
| 18332597 | CONTROL METHOD OF LASER SYSTEM, LASER SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | KING, JOSHUA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18746278 | GAS LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 26d overdue |
| 18913610 | PROFILE DISPLAY DEVICE, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 13d |
| 18348518 | LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ZHANG, YUANDA | 28d |
| 19173277 | TARGET SUPPLY DEVICE, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 19044299 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | PERSAUD, DEORAM | — |
| 19044083 | LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | ASFAW, MESFIN T | — |
| 19016756 | CONTROLLER, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| 19012476 | LASER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2882 | 8 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 2828 | 4 |
| 3625 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19173277 | TARGET SUPPLY DEVICE, EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19047910 | CHAMBER DEVICE, GAS LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | NGUYEN, HUNG | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19044299 | EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | PERSAUD, DEORAM | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19044083 | LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | ASFAW, MESFIN T | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19016756 | CONTROLLER, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19012476 | LASER SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18913610 | PROFILE DISPLAY DEVICE, LASER DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Oct 11, 2024 |
| 18797560 | RESIDUAL PULSE COST CALCULATION METHOD AND PROCESSOR | TORRICO-LOPEZ, ALAN | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18796333 | EUV LIGHT GENERATION SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | LI, LARRY | 2881 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18746278 | GAS LASER DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | RIDDLE, CHRISTINA A | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18599445 | LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18487994 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS, LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD | RHUE, ABIGAIL H | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18357356 | BEARING APPARATUS AND LASER APPARATUS COMPRISING BEARING APPARATUS | ZHANG, YUANDA | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2023 |
| 18351712 | LASER SYSTEM, SPECTRUM WAVEFORM CALCULATION METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | NGUYEN, PHUONG T | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18348518 | LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | ZHANG, YUANDA | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18332597 | CONTROL METHOD OF LASER SYSTEM, LASER SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | KING, JOSHUA | 2828 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 17818180 | LINE NARROWING GAS LASER DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 97d overdue | Pending | Aug 08, 2022 |
| 17858674 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L | 2119 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2022 |
| 17569380 | LASER APPARATUS, LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | WARD, THOMAS JOHN | 3761 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 05, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialGigaphoton Inc. has 19 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 13 examiners.
Christina A Riddle has the most, with 5 of Gigaphoton Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
