Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 16, 2026

Horiba Ltd.

22 pending office actions • 13 art units • 22 examiners • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

22
Total Pending OAs
18
Non-Final OAs
4
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

15
Hard (68%)
7
Medium (32%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (5%)
§101 + other2 (9%)
§103 only7 (32%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (55%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
9% of docket
1
Information Tech
5% of docket
2
Communications
9% of docket
8
Semiconductors
36% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
9% of docket
7
Business / Other
32% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

220 h
Manual time on pending OAs
44 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
77 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
1.9 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
TRIEU, VAN THANH 1 84.5% +13.8%
LEE, SHUN K 1 41.8% +15.4%
MALEVIC, DJURA 1 78.1% +10.5%
BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL 1 88.2% +16.7%
ARTMAN, THOMAS R 1 84.1% +12.9%
WALSH, RYAN D 1 87.0% +5.4%
BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 1 83.9% +11.8%
SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 1 30.0% +29.1%
COONS, LOGAN DOUGLAS 1 100.0% +0.0%
MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL 1 67.5% +12.9%

Quick Wins (3)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19143528 ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM TRIEU, VAN THANH
18853181 CONVEYANCE DEVICE, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND CONVEYANCE METHOD BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL
18841496 PARTICLE ANALYZING DEVICE, PARTICLE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS PROGRAM ARTMAN, THOMAS R

Hard Cases (15)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18560174 FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE PROGRAM, AND FLUID CONTROL METHOD PARK, HYUN D 9d overdue
18597775 PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS METHOD, PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, AND VAPORIZATION SYSTEM TRAN, TRAN M. 42d
19103874 RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS LEE, SHUN K
18835696 PITOT TUBE FLOWMETER, GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND GAS ANALYSIS METHOD WALSH, RYAN D
18728676 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND KIT FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH
18715671 OUTPUT DEVICE, BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS, BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S.
18686202 SPECIMEN TESTING SYSTEM, SPECIMEN TESTING PROGRAM, AND SPECIMEN TESTING METHOD COONS, LOGAN DOUGLAS
18563896 TEST OBJECT TESTING SYSTEM, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION DEVICE, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND TEST OBJECT TESTING METHOD MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL

Interview Candidates (8)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19143528 ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM TRIEU, VAN THANH
19103874 RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS LEE, SHUN K
18862246 RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM MALEVIC, DJURA
18853181 CONVEYANCE DEVICE, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND CONVEYANCE METHOD BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL
18841496 PARTICLE ANALYZING DEVICE, PARTICLE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS PROGRAM ARTMAN, THOMAS R
18728676 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND KIT FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH
18715671 OUTPUT DEVICE, BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS, BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S.
18563896 TEST OBJECT TESTING SYSTEM, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION DEVICE, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND TEST OBJECT TESTING METHOD MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2884 2
2857 2
2685 1
2877 1
3684 1
3666 1
1796 1
2855 1
1773 1
2116 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19143528 ANALYSIS DEVICE, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PROGRAM TRIEU, VAN THANH 2685 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 26, 2025
19103874 RADIATION DETECTION ELEMENT, RADIATION DETECTOR, AND RADIATION DETECTION APPARATUS LEE, SHUN K §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 14, 2025
18862246 RADIATION DETECTION DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM MALEVIC, DJURA 2884 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2024
18853181 CONVEYANCE DEVICE, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, PROGRAM FOR CONVEYANCE DEVICE, AND CONVEYANCE METHOD BROTHERS, LAURENCE RAPHAEL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 01, 2024
18841496 PARTICLE ANALYZING DEVICE, PARTICLE ANALYSIS METHOD, AND PARTICLE ANALYSIS PROGRAM ARTMAN, THOMAS R 2884 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2024
18835696 PITOT TUBE FLOWMETER, GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND GAS ANALYSIS METHOD WALSH, RYAN D §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 02, 2024
18728676 PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING METHOD, PROGRAM FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE, AND KIT FOR PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASURING DEVICE BOLOGNA, DOMINIC JOSEPH 2877 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 12, 2024
18715671 OUTPUT DEVICE, BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS, BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. 3684 §101§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2024
18686202 SPECIMEN TESTING SYSTEM, SPECIMEN TESTING PROGRAM, AND SPECIMEN TESTING METHOD COONS, LOGAN DOUGLAS 2857 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 23, 2024
18563896 TEST OBJECT TESTING SYSTEM, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION DEVICE, TRAVEL RESISTANCE CALCULATION PROGRAM, AND TEST OBJECT TESTING METHOD MOHL, PATRICK DANIEL 3666 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 23, 2023
18000041 ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, METHOD FOR OPERATING ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR OPERATING ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS DEVICE LE, AUSTIN Q 1796 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 28, 2022
19212430 FLUID CONTROL VALVE AND FLUID CONTROL DEVICE PRICE, CRAIG JAMES §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending May 19, 2025
18956305 ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE AND COOLING PLATE NGUYEN, DANNY §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 22, 2024
18824086 CAPACITIVE PRESSURE SENSOR ROBERTS, HERBERT K §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 04, 2024
18597775 PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS METHOD, PIEZO ELEMENT DIAGNOSIS PROGRAM, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, AND VAPORIZATION SYSTEM TRAN, TRAN M. 2855 §102§112 Final Rejection 42d Pending Mar 06, 2024
18588463 CONCENTRATION CONTROL DEVICE, RAW MATERIAL VAPORIZATION SYSTEM, CONCENTRATION CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONCENTRATION CONTROL PROGRAM SHUMATE, ANTHONY R 1773 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 27, 2024
18560174 FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, FLUID CONTROL SYSTEM, FLUID CONTROL DEVICE PROGRAM, AND FLUID CONTROL METHOD PARK, HYUN D 2857 §101 Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Nov 10, 2023
18446668 FLUID RESISTANCE ELEMENT, FLUID CONTROLLER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLUID RESISTANCE ELEMENT KASENGE, CHARLES R 2116 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 09, 2023
18225386 POLYMERIZATION APPARATUS LEUNG, JENNIFER A §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 24, 2023
18039574 QUADRUPOLE MASS SPECTROMETER AND RESIDUAL GAS ANALYSIS METHOD GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE 2881 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 31, 2023
18139428 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING EXCURSION IN PLASMA PROCESSING NAVARRO, HUGO IVAN 2858 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Apr 26, 2023
18055774 FLUID CONTROL DEVICE, VAPORIZATION SYSTEM, AND PIEZO ACTUATOR KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH 2688 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 15, 2022

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