Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
52 pending office actions • 23 art units • 50 examiners • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 187 patents granted in the last 365 days
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. has 52 pending office actions in the Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems technology area. These matters are distributed across 22 distinct art units, showing a range of mechanical and system-level innovations. The portfolio involves 50 distinct examiners, which is nearly one examiner for every pending action.
Nguyen, Chau N is the busiest examiner with 2 pending office actions. With 50 distinct examiners handling 52 pending office actions, there is little opportunity to leverage experience with a specific examiner across multiple cases. The 22 distinct art units involved further diversify the procedural requirements and examination standards applied to the portfolio.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 2 (4%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (6%) |
| §103 only | 17 (33%) |
| §102 only | 7 (13%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 21 (40%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, CHAU N | 2 | 68.0% | +14.1% |
| MAYO III, WILLIAM H | 2 | 77.0% | -3.9% |
| DEL TORO-ORTEGA, JORGE G | 1 | 18.2% | +29.4% |
| NGUYEN, CUONG H | 1 | 78.7% | +8.9% |
| SCHNIREL, ANDREW B | 1 | 51.1% | -5.9% |
| HUYNH, THANG GIA | 1 | 81.4% | +37.2% |
| KOCH, GEORGE R | 1 | 72.9% | +17.3% |
| CHIO, TAT CHI | 1 | 72.9% | +17.6% |
| CHUNG, DAVID Y | 1 | 70.4% | +7.4% |
| VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | 1 | 9.5% | +7.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089298 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL HUMAN EXPRESSION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUYNH, THANG GIA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17335387 | GLYCERYL ETHER EPOXY RESIN AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | RODD, CHRISTOPHER M | 138d overdue |
| 18488026 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE | MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN | 43d overdue |
| 18752834 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED ETHERNET, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | NGUYEN, LINH T | 1d overdue |
| 19243791 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WATER USAGE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DEL TORO-ORTEGA, JORGE G | — |
| 19215565 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, CUONG H | — |
| 19076006 | FILM TEARING DEVICE | KOCH, GEORGE R | — |
| 18918279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACE, AND DEVICE EMPLOYING METHOD | CHIO, TAT CHI | — |
| 18898986 | ELECTRIC CONTROL GLASS DEVICE AND VEHICLE | CHUNG, DAVID Y | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19243791 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WATER USAGE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DEL TORO-ORTEGA, JORGE G | — |
| 19089298 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL HUMAN EXPRESSION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUYNH, THANG GIA | — |
| 19076006 | FILM TEARING DEVICE | KOCH, GEORGE R | — |
| 18918279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACE, AND DEVICE EMPLOYING METHOD | CHIO, TAT CHI | — |
| 18973644 | CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — |
| 18900919 | CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3661 | 2 |
| 2871 | 2 |
| 3669 | 2 |
| 3628 | 1 |
| 2625 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2459 | 1 |
| 3667 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19243791 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WATER USAGE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | DEL TORO-ORTEGA, JORGE G | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2025 |
| 19215565 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING DATA, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, CUONG H | 3661 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19215579 | SMART GLASSES DEVICE AND SMART TERMINAL | SCHNIREL, ANDREW B | 2625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19089298 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING DIGITAL HUMAN EXPRESSION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | HUYNH, THANG GIA | 2611 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19076006 | FILM TEARING DEVICE | KOCH, GEORGE R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 18918279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PARKING SPACE, AND DEVICE EMPLOYING METHOD | CHIO, TAT CHI | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18898986 | ELECTRIC CONTROL GLASS DEVICE AND VEHICLE | CHUNG, DAVID Y | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18794207 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING RECEIVING SYSTEM AND LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEM | VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18752834 | DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE ARCHITECTURE OF VEHICLE-MOUNTED ETHERNET, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | NGUYEN, LINH T | 2459 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18752823 | MULTICOLOR LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | PARVEZ, AZM A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18749659 | SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE FAULT DETECTION, AND VEHICLE EMPLOYING SYSTEM | CROMER, ANDREW J | 3667 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18736438 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DOORS OF A VEHICLE, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | OVALLE JR., DAVID MESQUITI | 3669 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 35d | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18675179 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | TURNER, BRIAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18676472 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | SEDOROOK, DAVID PAUL | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18675167 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | SUN, YU-HSI DAVID | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18674716 | MATERIAL SCHEDULING METHOD AND MACHINE | FOLLANSBEE, YVONNE TRANG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18664323 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | MANDALA, VICTOR A | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18650097 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | CHANG, JAY C | — | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 30, 2024 |
| 18648491 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | GREAVING, JASON JAMES | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18646800 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | SLUTSKER, JULIA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18639472 | PATH PLANNING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | HO, MATTHEW | 3669 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18637217 | ELECTRICALLY MODULATED LIGHT SOURCE | WANG, JING | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18629908 | VEHICLE DISINFECTION CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | PILSBURY, BRADY CHARLES | 1799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18618164 | MOBILE CHARGING ROBOT AND AUTOMATIC CHARGING SYSTEM | VO, TUYEN KIM | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18541173 | CHARGE-DISCHARGE METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | CARDIMINO, CHRISTOPHER RYAN | 3661 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18493775 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY CELL | NADAV, ORI | 2811 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18488026 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE | MINNEY, GABRIEL SEBASTIAN | 2897 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18229195 | LASER DETECTION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 3645 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
| 18220869 | INVERTER | WARD, DAVID WILLIAM | 2891 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18135037 | GROUND PLANE FITTING METHOD, VEHICLE-MOUNTED DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | PEDAPATI, CHANDHANA | 2669 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18163889 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | SEHAR, FAKEHA | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 17969804 | METHOD FOR SEGMENTING NEURAL NETWORK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | FACCENDA, GISEL GABRIELA | 2127 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 20, 2022 |
| 17856069 | LIGHT-GUIDING DEVICE AND OPTICAL RADAR | MERLIN, JESSICA M | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2022 |
| 17691604 | NANOCOMPOSITE LAYER AND BATTERY | EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Mar 10, 2022 |
| 17516835 | METHOD OF TRAINING MODELS IN AI AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | KIM, JONATHAN J | 2141 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Nov 02, 2021 |
| 17335387 | GLYCERYL ETHER EPOXY RESIN AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | RODD, CHRISTOPHER M | 1766 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | 138d overdue | Pending | Jun 01, 2021 |
| 18973644 | CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18973665 | CABLE | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18910509 | CABLE | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18900919 | CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18792048 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING MEMBERS | BAILLARGEON, PAUL D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18775281 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE | PATEL, TULSIDAS C | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18748510 | CHIP CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINALS | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18734264 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED TONGUE PORTION | ANDERSON, AMARA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 05, 2024 |
| 18673990 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | JIMENEZ, OSCAR C | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18673945 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE | PATEL, HARSHAD C | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18669878 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | ROBITAILLE, JOHN P | 1743 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 125d overdue | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18665860 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR CONTACT ASSEMBLY HAVING TWIN-AX CABLES INTERCONNECTED BETWEEN A ROW OF MATING CONTACT PORTIONS AND A ROW OF MOUNTING CONTACT PORTIONS | QUIGLEY, THOMAS K | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18621911 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY | LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18618138 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY OF THE SAME | TA, THO DAC | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18508632 | WIRELESS CHARGER | HABIB, ASIFA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18639484 | COUNTER-ROTATING FAN AND HEAT DISSIPATING DEVICE | GILLENWATERS, JACKSON N | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
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