Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
19 pending office actions • 10 art units • 12 examiners • 0 of 19 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 (5%) |
| §103 only | 9 (47%) |
| §102 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (42%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| QI, HUA | 4 | 56.5% | +22.6% |
| BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 3 | 56.2% | +16.3% |
| SONG, MATTHEW J | 3 | 60.4% | +14.3% |
| BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1 | 53.7% | +18.0% |
| FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 1 | 78.4% | +13.5% |
| MENZ, DOUGLAS M | 1 | 88.5% | +4.6% |
| QUANDT, MICHAEL M | 1 | 62.6% | +19.1% |
| KIM, JAY C | 1 | 49.0% | +21.6% |
| RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI | 1 | 78.6% | +25.0% |
| DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | 1 | 79.2% | +1.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17860108 | INGOT JIG ASSEMBLY AND INGOT EDGE-POLISHING MACHINE TOOL | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 23d overdue |
| 18228994 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT STRUCTURE | KIM, JAY C | 4d overdue |
| 18429457 | SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 76d |
| 18675609 | METHODS OF GROWING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOTS USING SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SACRIFICE RING | QI, HUA | — |
| 18398449 | METHODS OF PROCESSING EPITAXIAL SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | — |
| 18505496 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOND TREATING AND CLEAVING OF SILICON WAFERS | MENZ, DOUGLAS M | — |
| 18356380 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOTS WITH CRUCIBLES HAVING A SYNTHETIC LINER | QI, HUA | — |
| 18297657 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18228994 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT STRUCTURE | KIM, JAY C | 4d overdue |
| 18410347 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GROWING A SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOT WITH REDUCED LOWER CHAMBER DEPOSITS | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 8d |
| 18507219 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS HAVING A REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED FROM SUPPORT SHAFTS | QI, HUA | 8d |
| 18448788 | CRUCIBLES HAVING ANCHORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SAME | SONG, MATTHEW J | 34d |
| 18429457 | SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 76d |
| 18781258 | CRUCIBLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FORMING A UNITIZED CRUCIBLE ASSEMBLY | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | — |
| 18675609 | METHODS OF GROWING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOTS USING SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SACRIFICE RING | QI, HUA | — |
| 18622166 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS INCLUDING MOVEABLE COOLING JACKET FOR CONTROLLED INGOT COOLING PROFILES | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1714 | 10 |
| 1741 | 1 |
| 1781 | 1 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 3745 | 1 |
| 2815 | 1 |
| 2891 | 1 |
| 2818 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 2122 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18781258 | CRUCIBLE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR FORMING A UNITIZED CRUCIBLE ASSEMBLY | BEHRENS JR., ANDRES E | 1741 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18675609 | METHODS OF GROWING SINGLE CRYSTAL INGOTS USING SUSCEPTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SACRIFICE RING | QI, HUA | 1714 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18622166 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS INCLUDING MOVEABLE COOLING JACKET FOR CONTROLLED INGOT COOLING PROFILES | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18429457 | SILICON CARBIDE SEED CRYSTAL | FERGUSON, LAWRENCE D | 1781 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18411957 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON WAFERS FOR INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS | SONG, MATTHEW J | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18410347 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR GROWING A SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOT WITH REDUCED LOWER CHAMBER DEPOSITS | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §102 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jan 11, 2024 |
| 18398449 | METHODS OF PROCESSING EPITAXIAL SEMICONDUCTOR WAFERS | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1714 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18515801 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING A CHUNK POLYCRYSTALLINE FEEDER | SONG, MATTHEW J | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18507219 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS HAVING A REFLECTOR ASSEMBLY SUSPENDED FROM SUPPORT SHAFTS | QI, HUA | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18505496 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BOND TREATING AND CLEAVING OF SILICON WAFERS | MENZ, DOUGLAS M | 2897 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18556026 | DOUBLE SIDE GRINDING APPARATUS HAVING CONVEX POLYGON-SHAPED ABRASIVE MEMBERS | QUANDT, MICHAEL M | 3745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18448788 | CRUCIBLES HAVING ANCHORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING AND USING SAME | SONG, MATTHEW J | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18228994 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT STRUCTURE | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2023 |
| 18356380 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SINGLE CRYSTAL SILICON INGOTS WITH CRUCIBLES HAVING A SYNTHETIC LINER | QI, HUA | 1714 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18326343 | INGOT PULLER APPARATUS INCLUDING AUTOMATED FEED ASSEMBLY FOR CHARGING SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL | QI, HUA | 1714 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18297657 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | RONO, VINCENT KIPKEMOI | 2891 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2023 |
| 18177130 | WAFER AND METHOD OF PROCESSING WAFER | DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 17860108 | INGOT JIG ASSEMBLY AND INGOT EDGE-POLISHING MACHINE TOOL | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | 3723 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
| 17454086 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED MACHINE LEARNING USING HIERARCHICAL PREDICTION AND COMPOUND THRESHOLDS | RAHMAN, IBRAHIM | 2122 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2021 |
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