Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Huber+Suhner AG is currently navigating 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This portfolio involves 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, showing a completely individualized prosecution environment for each pending matter. The use of 2 distinct art units for 2 actions suggests that the company's innovations are being reviewed in different technological contexts, requiring a specific approach for each application.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is NGUYEN, HOANG V, who is responsible for 1 pending office action. Having 1 action assigned to each examiner out of 2 total means the workload is evenly distributed, requiring the company to build rapport with both individuals simultaneously. Since there are 2 distinct examiners involved overall, the 2 pending office actions are subject to different examination styles. This distribution requires a strategy that accounts for the 2 distinct art units that oversee the portfolio, ensuring that the legal approach is tailored to the specific requirements of each technical group.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, HOANG V | 1 | 91.0% | +6.2% |
| PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | 1 | 77.7% | +12.7% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19280450 | WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA | NGUYEN, HOANG V | — |
| 18525034 | AUTOMOTIVE CHARGING ASSEMBLY | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18525034 | AUTOMOTIVE CHARGING ASSEMBLY | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2845 | 1 |
| 2859 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19280450 | WAVEGUIDE ANTENNA | NGUYEN, HOANG V | 2845 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 18525034 | AUTOMOTIVE CHARGING ASSEMBLY | PACHECO, ALEXIS BOATENG | 2859 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialHuber+Suhner AG has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Hoang V Nguyen has the most, with 1 of Huber+Suhner AG's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
