Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days
Iceotope Group Limited is managing 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units and 3 distinct examiners. FENG, ZHENGFU J is the busiest examiner for the company, currently handling 1 pending action. With 3 distinct examiners for 3 actions, the company must navigate three different examination styles across its 2 active art units, requiring a flexible legal approach.
The distribution of 3 pending office actions among 3 distinct examiners means that no single examiner has a majority influence over the portfolio. However, the concentration into 2 distinct art units suggests that the technical subject matter may be closely related, even if the examiners are different. FENG, ZHENGFU J is one of three individuals currently reviewing the company's work. Practitioners should be prepared to address the specific requirements of each of the 3 distinct examiners while considering the broader standards of the 2 distinct art units involved. This structure allows for a diversified prosecution strategy where the outcome of each of the 3 pending office actions is determined by a different set of examiner preferences within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 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 | 1 (33%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FENG, ZHENGFU J | 1 | 75.6% | +38.8% |
| JALALI, AMIR A. | 1 | 78.7% | +22.5% |
| PAPE, ZACHARY | 1 | 72.5% | +19.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18838465 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES | JALALI, AMIR A. | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18583381 | HEAT SINK FOR LIQUID COOLING | PAPE, ZACHARY | 58d overdue |
| 18851986 | HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY HEAT SINK | FENG, ZHENGFU J | — |
| 18838465 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES | JALALI, AMIR A. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2841 | 2 |
| 2835 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18851986 | HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY HEAT SINK | FENG, ZHENGFU J | 2841 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18838465 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC DEVICES | JALALI, AMIR A. | 2841 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 |
| 18583381 | HEAT SINK FOR LIQUID COOLING | PAPE, ZACHARY | 2835 | §103 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialIceotope Group Limited has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.
Zhengfu J Feng has the most, with 1 of Iceotope Group Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
