Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
37 pending office actions • 22 art units • 36 examiners • 0 of 37 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 61 patents granted in the last 365 days
II-VI Delaware Inc. has 40 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket involves 38 distinct examiners across 23 distinct art units, indicating extensive examiner dispersion and a wide range of technical examination settings.
JOSEPH, DENNIS P is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The leading examiner holds only a limited portion of the active docket, so counsel should prioritize systematic portfolio coordination and adaptable responses across the art units.
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 + other | 3 (8%) |
| §103 only | 15 (41%) |
| §102 only | 2 (5%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 15 (41%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARTER, MICHAEL W | 2 | 74.3% | +15.4% |
| LEE, MATTHEW Y | 1 | 81.5% | +18.4% |
| BARUA, PRANESH K | 1 | 78.0% | +13.1% |
| ABDELRAHEEM, MOHAMMED SAID | 1 | 90.9% | +11.5% |
| WOLF, DARREN E | 1 | 85.0% | +14.8% |
| DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER | 1 | 41.8% | +39.9% |
| SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 1 | 73.9% | +22.6% |
| HELLNER, MARK | 1 | 90.4% | +8.6% |
| DION, MARCEL T | 1 | 40.7% | +36.8% |
| CHOU, JIMMY | 1 | 71.2% | +14.8% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19008981 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Containerized Optical Network Data Warehouse | ABDELRAHEEM, MOHAMMED SAID | — |
| 19008091 | SIGNALING ON A HIGH-SPEED DATA CONNECTOR | WOLF, DARREN E | — |
| 18909176 | Fiber Amplifier Having Dual Output Laser Diode | HELLNER, MARK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18496481 | CADMIUM REMOVAL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING | PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | 17d overdue |
| 17987015 | Dual-Band ASE Source Utilizing A Reflective Topology | KING, JOSHUA | 5d overdue |
| 18239872 | Method and System for Co-Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 70d |
| 19053230 | SMALL INTEGRATED FREE SPACE CIRCULATOR | LEE, MATTHEW Y | — |
| 19032712 | Compact Etalon-Based Dispersion Compensation In WDM Optical Systems | BARUA, PRANESH K | — |
| 18978744 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH LIQUID COOLING | DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER | — |
| 18901318 | MACHINE FOR FINISHING A WORK PIECE, AND HAVING A HIGHLY CONTROLLABLE TREATMENT TOOL | DION, MARCEL T | — |
| 18817605 | METHOD FOR SELECTION OF CAMERA IMAGE SECTIONS | CHOU, JIMMY | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19053230 | SMALL INTEGRATED FREE SPACE CIRCULATOR | LEE, MATTHEW Y | — |
| 19032712 | Compact Etalon-Based Dispersion Compensation In WDM Optical Systems | BARUA, PRANESH K | — |
| 19008981 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Containerized Optical Network Data Warehouse | ABDELRAHEEM, MOHAMMED SAID | — |
| 19008091 | SIGNALING ON A HIGH-SPEED DATA CONNECTOR | WOLF, DARREN E | — |
| 18978744 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH LIQUID COOLING | DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER | — |
| 18911884 | Amplifier Enhanced Optical Signal Spectrum Filtering Method and System | SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | — |
| 18901318 | MACHINE FOR FINISHING A WORK PIECE, AND HAVING A HIGHLY CONTROLLABLE TREATMENT TOOL | DION, MARCEL T | — |
| 18817605 | METHOD FOR SELECTION OF CAMERA IMAGE SECTIONS | CHOU, JIMMY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 5 |
| 2828 | 4 |
| 2635 | 3 |
| 2634 | 3 |
| 3645 | 2 |
| 3761 | 2 |
| 1784 | 2 |
| 2621 | 2 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19053230 | SMALL INTEGRATED FREE SPACE CIRCULATOR | LEE, MATTHEW Y | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19032712 | Compact Etalon-Based Dispersion Compensation In WDM Optical Systems | BARUA, PRANESH K | 2635 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19008981 | Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Containerized Optical Network Data Warehouse | ABDELRAHEEM, MOHAMMED SAID | 2635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19008091 | SIGNALING ON A HIGH-SPEED DATA CONNECTOR | WOLF, DARREN E | 2634 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 18978744 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH LIQUID COOLING | DECKER, JAMIL ALEXANDER | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18911884 | Amplifier Enhanced Optical Signal Spectrum Filtering Method and System | SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 2634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18909176 | Fiber Amplifier Having Dual Output Laser Diode | HELLNER, MARK | 3645 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18901318 | MACHINE FOR FINISHING A WORK PIECE, AND HAVING A HIGHLY CONTROLLABLE TREATMENT TOOL | DION, MARCEL T | 3723 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18817605 | METHOD FOR SELECTION OF CAMERA IMAGE SECTIONS | CHOU, JIMMY | 3761 | §101§102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2024 |
| 18802317 | ULTRAFAST MODULATION VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18792840 | CLADDING PUMPED DISTRIBUTED RAMAN AMPLIFIER FOR MULTI-CORE-FIBER TRANSMISSION | DECARIA, MICHAEL ALEX | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18776564 | Mount For An Optical Element | KING, GEORGE G | 2872 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18774650 | PARTIALLY ETCHED PHASE-TRANSFORMING OPTICAL ELEMENT | LAVARIAS, ARNEL C | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18677294 | TOF MODULE LEVERAGING FOPLP TECHNOLOGY | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18669340 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARDWARE CONFIGURED NETWORK | SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | 2634 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18639564 | REACTION BONDED SIC-DIAMOND (RBSIC-DIAMOND) COMPOSITE WITH MACHINABLE FEATURES | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18625725 | SYSTEM FOR PUMPING RAMAN AMPLIFICATION | JOSEPH, DENNIS P | 2621 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18620288 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFICATION | ALABI, OLUWATOSIN O | 2129 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18596898 | OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE OPTICAL CONNECTORS | BELLO, AGUSTIN | 2635 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18428860 | System For Moving An Optical Element In A Laser Processing System | ROSARIO-APONTE, ALBA T | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2024 |
| 18406480 | MULTI-JUNCTION LASER DIODE WITH IMPROVED WAVELENGTH STABILITY | CARTER, MICHAEL W | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18496481 | CADMIUM REMOVAL IN LITHIUM-ION BATTERY RECYCLING | PULLEN, NIKOLAS TAKUYA | 1733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18382174 | Optical Waveguide Interferometer with Controllable Length Imbalance and Minimum Bends | CHIEM, DINH D | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18478921 | HIGH POWER LASER ARRAY DEVICES AND METHODS | CARTER, MICHAEL W | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18472494 | Double-Sided Coating for Electrochemical Device Applications | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | 1728 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18368000 | Device For Monitoring Properties of A Laser Beam | AMARA, MOHAMED K | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18239872 | Method and System for Co-Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 1784 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18139174 | Method and System For Making Long SIC Tubes | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18131571 | Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser with Independent Definition of Current and Light Confinement | MANNO, JESSICA S | 2898 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2023 |
| 18295769 | WSS UTILIZING LCOS ARRAYS COMPRISING RECTANGULAR PIXELS | GROSS, ALEXANDER P | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Apr 04, 2023 |
| 18126667 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING GUIDE WITH REFLECTIVE COATINGS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 18122188 | REFLECTIVE FIBER AMPLIFIER IN A CASCADED TOPOLOGY FOR OPERATION IN C-BAND AND L-BAND WAVELENGTH RANGES | LEIBY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18081378 | OPTICAL SOURCE ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WITH ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (OLED) BASED SCREENS FOR MOBILE APPLICATIONS | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 18063802 | INERT GAS-ASSISTED LASER MACHINING OF CERAMIC-CONTAINING ARTICLES | GROUX, JENNIFER LILA | 1754 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2022 |
| 17987015 | Dual-Band ASE Source Utilizing A Reflective Topology | KING, JOSHUA | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2022 |
| 17960221 | COMPUTER-CONTROLLED PROCESSING USING NEURAL NETWORK-BASED SELECTION OF OPTIMUM PROCESS ALGORITHM | RAHMAN, IBRAHIM | 2122 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2022 |
| 17248839 | Composite Extractant-Enhanced Polymer Resin, Method of Making the Same, and Its Usage for Extraction of Valuable Metal(s) | XU, JIANGTIAN | 1762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Feb 10, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialII-VI Delaware Inc. has 37 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 22 art units and 36 examiners.
Michael W Carter has the most, with 2 of II-VI Delaware Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
