Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Illumisonics Inc. is currently navigating 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units, which suggests that the company's semiconductor innovations are being reviewed by different specialized groups. Managing 2 pending office actions across 2 distinct art units requires a prosecution strategy that can address the specific requirements of each unit.
The workload is divided between 2 distinct examiners, with LYONS, MICHAEL A identified as the busiest examiner. LYONS, MICHAEL A is responsible for 1 pending office action. This distribution shows that the 2 pending office actions are divided among the 2 distinct examiners, ensuring that no single person has a dominant influence over the current portfolio, which requires balanced attention to both active files.
Practitioners should note that with 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units, there is no concentration of cases. Each of the 2 pending office actions must be handled as an independent matter. The busiest examiner, LYONS, MICHAEL A, only manages 1 pending office action, so success will depend on tailoring arguments to both assigned examiners across their respective art units to ensure the best possible outcomes for the company.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LYONS, MICHAEL A | 1 | 86.5% | +9.9% |
| BITAR, NANCY | 1 | 82.7% | +7.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18794662 | PHOTON ABSORPTION REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM FOR HISTOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF TISSUES | BITAR, NANCY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18993425 | CARTRIDGE FOR STORING TISSUE FOR IMAGING | LYONS, MICHAEL A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2664 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18993425 | CARTRIDGE FOR STORING TISSUE FOR IMAGING | LYONS, MICHAEL A | 2877 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18794662 | PHOTON ABSORPTION REMOTE SENSING SYSTEM FOR HISTOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT OF TISSUES | BITAR, NANCY | 2664 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialIllumisonics Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Michael A Lyons has the most, with 1 of Illumisonics Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
