Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
18 pending office actions • 11 art units • 17 examiners • 3 of 18 (17%) have an AI response strategy ready • 45 patents granted in the last 365 days
Ibiden Co., Ltd. has 18 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The portfolio spans 17 distinct examiners and 11 distinct art units, showing broad examiner allocation with some matters sharing technical examination groupings.
THAYER, ABIGAIL MARIE is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. That examiner-specific concentration is limited, so counsel should not assume that a single response model will address the entire portfolio.
Grouping matters by art unit can help identify recurring issues in semiconductor, circuit, or optical claim language. At the same time, separate examiner assignments make individualized argument development and amendment practice important for advancing each application.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 10 (56%) |
| §102 only | 1 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| THAYER, ABIGAIL MARIE | 2 | — | — |
| WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1 | 55.4% | +16.8% |
| IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1 | 33.5% | +24.9% |
| TSO, STANLEY | 1 | 75.5% | +34.3% |
| THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1 | 73.7% | +10.5% |
| ELNAKIB, AHMED | 1 | 78.9% | +8.6% |
| SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | 1 | 76.8% | +30.1% |
| EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J | 1 | 89.8% | +8.5% |
| OTERO, KENNETH MAX | 1 | 52.4% | +43.3% |
| CAPUTO, LISA M | 1 | 42.4% | +5.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18753385 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089043 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18786655 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | ELNAKIB, AHMED | — |
| 18786646 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | — |
| 18718999 | BATTERY PROTECTION SHEET AND BATTERY PACK MODULE | OTERO, KENNETH MAX | — |
| 18502209 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | — |
| 18272238 | HEAT TRANSFER SUPPRESSION SHEET FOR BATTERY PACK, AND BATTERY PACK | PILLAY, DEVINA | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19089043 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | — |
| 19110098 | MAT MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAT MATERIAL | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | — |
| 18882148 | WIRING SUBSTRATE | TSO, STANLEY | — |
| 18842028 | MAT MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAT MATERIAL | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | — |
| 18786646 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | — |
| 18718999 | BATTERY PROTECTION SHEET AND BATTERY PACK MODULE | OTERO, KENNETH MAX | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2847 | 4 |
| 2834 | 4 |
| 3729 | 2 |
| 1712 | 1 |
| 1789 | 1 |
| 1786 | 1 |
| 2848 | 1 |
| 1725 | 1 |
| 2874 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19089043 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE | WIECZOREK, MICHAEL P | 1712 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2025 |
| 19110098 | MAT MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAT MATERIAL | IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE | 1789 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18949189 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT MOUNTING SUBSTRATE | THAYER, ABIGAIL MARIE | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18882148 | WIRING SUBSTRATE | TSO, STANLEY | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18842028 | MAT MATERIAL, EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAT MATERIAL | THOMPSON, CAMIE S | 1786 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18786655 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | ELNAKIB, AHMED | 2834 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18786646 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH | 2834 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18753887 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | THAYER, ABIGAIL MARIE | 2848 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18753385 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | EGOAVIL, GUILLERMO J | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18718999 | BATTERY PROTECTION SHEET AND BATTERY PACK MODULE | OTERO, KENNETH MAX | 1725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18632346 | WIRING SUBSTRATE | CAPUTO, LISA M | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18605882 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | GUGGER, SEAN A | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | AI Ready | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18502209 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | ABRAHAM, JOSE K | 3729 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18272238 | HEAT TRANSFER SUPPRESSION SHEET FOR BATTERY PACK, AND BATTERY PACK | PILLAY, DEVINA | 1726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18338661 | PRINTED WIRING BOARD | LEGASPI, EUGENE REY DEVERA | 3729 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | AI Ready | Jun 21, 2023 |
| 18307055 | WIRING SUBSTRATE | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | AI Ready | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 17988758 | PLATE-SHAPED HEAT INSULATOR, COMBUSTION CHAMBER, BOILER AND WATER HEATER | LAU, JASON | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2022 |
| 17488769 | COIL SUBSTRATE, MOTOR COIL SUBSTRATE, AND MOTOR | RODRIGUEZ, JOSHUA KIEL MIGUEL | 2834 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialIbiden Co., Ltd. has 18 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 11 art units and 17 examiners.
Abigail Marie Thayer has the most, with 2 of Ibiden Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
