Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
41 pending office actions • 21 art units • 39 examiners • 0 of 41 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 57 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 2 (5%) |
| §103 only | 20 (49%) |
| §102 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 3 | 54.2% | +38.3% |
| MILLER, MICHAEL G | 1 | 51.8% | +15.9% |
| LI, SHI K | 1 | 73.5% | +5.2% |
| NIU, XINNING | 1 | 82.9% | +4.1% |
| VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N | 1 | 19.0% | +0.0% |
| JORDAN, ANDREW | 1 | 44.3% | +16.6% |
| JALALI, AMIR A. | 1 | 78.6% | +22.1% |
| LE, UYEN CHAU N | 1 | 25.0% | +0.8% |
| STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 55.1% | +26.5% |
| LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1 | 75.5% | +18.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18802317 | ULTRAFAST MODULATION VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) | NIU, XINNING | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18119358 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ULTRA-WIDE FIELD OF ILLUMINATION DIFFUSER | LEI, JIE | 45d overdue |
| 18323952 | ELECTRODES WITH CRACKS | YUSIF, HUNSUYADOR MUGEESATU | 23d overdue |
| 17987015 | Dual-Band ASE Source Utilizing A Reflective Topology | KING, JOSHUA | 5d overdue |
| 18323904 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTING AND JOINING | MARIEN, ANDREW JAMES | 2d overdue |
| 18382370 | MULTI-LAYER DIELECTRIC COATINGS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY DIELECTRIC GRATINGS | CHAPEL, DEREK S | 19d |
| 18396959 | ADAPTER TO COUPLE A WIRE TO A SOLDER JOINT | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 21d |
| 18239872 | Method and System for Co-Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 70d |
| 19218734 | MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE | MILLER, MICHAEL G | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17806987 | EDGE RATE (RISE AND FALL TIME) CONTROLLED SEGMENTED LASER DRIVER | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 26d overdue |
| 19218734 | MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE | MILLER, MICHAEL G | — |
| 18764492 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING ARRAY OF PHOTONIC DEVICES | JORDAN, ANDREW | — |
| 18656827 | Heat Management System Comprising Diamond Particles | JALALI, AMIR A. | — |
| 18648432 | ASPHERIC LENS WITH SOLID SHELL AND LIQUID INNER CORE | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18639564 | REACTION BONDED SIC-DIAMOND (RBSIC-DIAMOND) COMPOSITE WITH MACHINABLE FEATURES | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | — |
| 18522647 | BOTTOM SURFACE EMITTING VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | — |
| 18221103 | Double Waveguide Structure For Edge-Emitting Semiconductor Laser And Method Of Forming The Same | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 5 |
| 2872 | 5 |
| 2874 | 4 |
| 2635 | 2 |
| 1783 | 2 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2634 | 1 |
| 2835 | 1 |
| 2834 | 1 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19218734 | MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING A MULTI-COMPONENT DEVICE | MILLER, MICHAEL G | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 18808346 | INTERLOCKED N-BY-N WAVELENGTH SELECTIVE SWITCH | LI, SHI K | 2635 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18802317 | ULTRAFAST MODULATION VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER (VCSEL) | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18837711 | Optical Transceiver With Integrated Dispersion Compensation For High Bit Rate Applications | VANDERPUYE, KENNETH N | 2634 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18764492 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING ARRAY OF PHOTONIC DEVICES | JORDAN, ANDREW | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18656827 | Heat Management System Comprising Diamond Particles | JALALI, AMIR A. | 2835 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18655921 | PHOTONIC DEVICE WITH EXTENDED METAL LAYER AND METHODS | LE, UYEN CHAU N | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18648432 | ASPHERIC LENS WITH SOLID SHELL AND LIQUID INNER CORE | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 2872 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2024 |
| 18639564 | REACTION BONDED SIC-DIAMOND (RBSIC-DIAMOND) COMPOSITE WITH MACHINABLE FEATURES | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18625725 | SYSTEM FOR PUMPING RAMAN AMPLIFICATION | JOSEPH, DENNIS P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2024 |
| 18599506 | MULTI-POLARIZATION OPTICAL DEVICE | WONG, ERIC K | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18596898 | OPTOELECTRONIC MODULE FOR RECEIVING MULTIPLE OPTICAL CONNECTORS | BELLO, AGUSTIN | 2635 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18418651 | Erbium Doped Fiber Amplifier with Multiple Pump Lasers | HAWKINS, ZAKI KEHINDE | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18396959 | ADAPTER TO COUPLE A WIRE TO A SOLDER JOINT | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18545269 | Monolithic Integrated Circuit Laser Multiplexer | ZHANG, YUANDA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18522647 | BOTTOM SURFACE EMITTING VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18384071 | L++ BAND AMPLIFIER | PAIK, STEVEN SANGYUL | 2876 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18382370 | MULTI-LAYER DIELECTRIC COATINGS FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY DIELECTRIC GRATINGS | CHAPEL, DEREK S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18382174 | Optical Waveguide Interferometer with Controllable Length Imbalance and Minimum Bends | CHIEM, DINH D | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18472494 | Double-Sided Coating for Electrochemical Device Applications | BAIRD, CAMERON MICHAEL | 1728 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18368000 | Device For Monitoring Properties of A Laser Beam | AMARA, MOHAMED K | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Sep 13, 2023 |
| 18239872 | Method and System for Co-Deposited Diamond-Like Carbon Coatings | DUMBRIS, SETH M | 1784 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18221103 | Double Waveguide Structure For Edge-Emitting Semiconductor Laser And Method Of Forming The Same | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18350511 | METHODS FOR ABERRATION CORRECTION IN HIGH NUMERICAL APERTURE OPTICAL SYSTEMS | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 2872 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2023 |
| 18323904 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR IMAGE SEGMENTING AND JOINING | MARIEN, ANDREW JAMES | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18323952 | ELECTRODES WITH CRACKS | YUSIF, HUNSUYADOR MUGEESATU | 1743 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | May 25, 2023 |
| 18143138 | Method of Improving Extinction Ratio And Bandwidth of Optical Multiplexers/Demultiplexers | PAYNE, DAVID C | 2600 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 04, 2023 |
| 18139174 | Method and System For Making Long SIC Tubes | MELENDEZ, ARMAND | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 25, 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 |
| 18120069 | OPTICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | TRAN, HOANG Q | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18119358 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ULTRA-WIDE FIELD OF ILLUMINATION DIFFUSER | LEI, JIE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 45d overdue | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18158333 | INFILTRATION BONDED CVD DIAMOND TO REACTION BONDED DIAMOND + SIC COMPOSITE | PLESZCZYNSKA, JOANNA | 1783 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 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 |
| 18073156 | Device and Method for Optical Coherence Tomography In Laser Material Processing | REVERMAN, CHAD ANDREW | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 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 |
| 17806987 | EDGE RATE (RISE AND FALL TIME) CONTROLLED SEGMENTED LASER DRIVER | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17656481 | LASER-ROUGHENED REACTION-BONDED SILICON CARBIDE FOR WAFER CONTACT SURFACE | MILLS JR., JOE E | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
| 17560445 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DIODE INCLUDING INVERTED P-N JUNCTION | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 63d | Pending | Dec 23, 2021 |
| 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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