Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Innovationlab GmbH has 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. NATHANIEL T WOODWARD is the busiest examiner, currently overseeing 1 pending action. The presence of 3 pending actions indicates a modest but active level of prosecution in the optics and circuits field.
With 3 distinct examiners involved, the company is receiving feedback from multiple sources within the USPTO. The 2 distinct art units suggest some level of technical overlap or proximity between the pending office actions. NATHANIEL T WOODWARD's 1 pending action is part of a broader effort that spans the assigned art units. This distribution means that while the examiners are different, the technical focus remains relatively concentrated within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
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 |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | 1 | 84.8% | +14.0% |
| LEE, PAUL D | 1 | 83.0% | +14.8% |
| TRAN, TRAN M. | 1 | 75.0% | +23.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038502 | Smart Waste Container System | LEE, PAUL D | 131d overdue |
| 18881078 | SENSOR WITH MICROSTRUCTURE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | — |
| 18032293 | Sensor | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18038502 | Smart Waste Container System | LEE, PAUL D | 131d overdue |
| 18881078 | SENSOR WITH MICROSTRUCTURE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | — |
| 18032293 | Sensor | TRAN, TRAN M. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 2 |
| 2857 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18881078 | SENSOR WITH MICROSTRUCTURE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18038502 | Smart Waste Container System | LEE, PAUL D | 2857 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | 131d overdue | Pending | May 24, 2023 |
| 18032293 | Sensor | TRAN, TRAN M. | 2855 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialInnovationlab GmbH has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 3 examiners.
Nathaniel T Woodward has the most, with 1 of Innovationlab GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
