Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Ixrf Inc. operates in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The company currently manages 3 pending office actions. These actions are assigned to 3 distinct examiners, yet they are all concentrated within only 1 distinct art unit. This unique structure suggests that while different individuals are reviewing the applications, they are all part of the same specialized technical group at the patent office.
HO, ALLEN C is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, responsible for 1 pending office action. With 3 pending actions and 3 distinct examiners, the workload is evenly distributed among the assigned staff. No single examiner holds a majority of the pending cases, which may provide the company with a variety of perspectives even within the same art unit.
The concentration in 1 distinct art unit is a significant factor for practitioners to consider. It suggests a very specific technological focus for the company's current patent applications. Because all 3 pending office actions are being handled within the same 1 unit, there may be opportunities to identify consistent themes or requirements that apply across the entire pending portfolio, despite the involvement of 3 different examiners.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HO, ALLEN C | 1 | 87.0% | +17.6% |
| RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER | 1 | 78.2% | +9.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19068196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY OPTICS ALIGNMENT | HO, ALLEN C | — |
| 18968620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS | RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19068196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY OPTICS ALIGNMENT | HO, ALLEN C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2884 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19068196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRY OPTICS ALIGNMENT | HO, ALLEN C | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 18968620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS | RIDDICK, BLAKE CUTLER | 2884 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialIxrf Inc. has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 2 examiners.
Allen C Ho has the most, with 1 of Ixrf Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
