Technology area: 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
Indian Institute Of Technology Ropar has 2 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. These matters are assigned to 2 distinct examiners and a pair of art units. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending office action. The distribution of the pending office actions across separate art units indicates that the matters are technically diverse.
With 2 pending office actions and 2 distinct examiners, the institute is receiving separate evaluations for its pending applications. SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER is the busiest examiner with 1 pending office action, which is the same as the other official involved. The fact that the cases are in separate art units means the institute must navigate different technical standards for each matter.
This separation into 2 distinct art units suggests that the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics research being patented covers distinct technical fields. Practitioners should prepare for different examiner perspectives while navigating the specific rules of the groups involved. The parity between actions and examiners ensures that no single individual has a dominant influence over the current portfolio. This structure requires a tailored approach for each official to ensure successful prosecution.
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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 1 | 56.6% | +19.0% |
| POOS, JOHN W | 1 | 93.4% | +4.6% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18647131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING A SHEATH TO GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC CABLES | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | — |
| 18615959 | EQUALIZER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | POOS, JOHN W | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18647131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING A SHEATH TO GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC CABLES | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 1 |
| 2843 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18647131 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF LOCATING A SHEATH TO GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC CABLES | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 2857 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18615959 | EQUALIZER AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | POOS, JOHN W | 2843 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialIndian Institute Of Technology Ropar has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Alexander Satanovsky has the most, with 1 of Indian Institute Of Technology Ropar's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
