Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Hainan Institute Of Zhejiang University has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, BECKER, BRANDON J. The institute's current prosecution efforts are concentrated on this case, making the examiner's specific feedback the primary focus for the applicant. This creates a high-stakes environment where the outcome of the 1 pending matter determines the immediate success of the institute's semiconductor filings.
The activity is situated within 1 distinct art unit, which is consistent with the specialized nature of semiconductor technology. BECKER, BRANDON J is the busiest examiner for the institute. With only 1 total pending action, the institute's current success in this technology area depends on the outcome of this specific examination. Practitioners should focus on the examiner's history within this 1 art unit to anticipate potential rejections and tailor their arguments accordingly, as there are no other pending cases to provide alternative data points.
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 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BECKER, BRANDON J | 1 | 53.7% | +11.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980432 | CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT FIELD DURING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE ACQUISITION | BECKER, BRANDON J | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18980432 | CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT FIELD DURING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE ACQUISITION | BECKER, BRANDON J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18980432 | CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELIMINATING NON-UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT FIELD DURING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGE ACQUISITION | BECKER, BRANDON J | 2877 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHainan Institute Of Zhejiang University has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Brandon J Becker has the most, with 1 of Hainan Institute Of Zhejiang University's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
