Technology area: Communications
42 pending office actions • 37 art units • 42 examiners • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 112 patents granted in the last 365 days
JVCKENWOOD Corporation has 41 pending office actions in the Communications technology area. These actions are split among 41 distinct examiners and 37 distinct art units. This ratio between actions and examiners suggests a range of topics within the communications sector.
YANG, NIEN is the busiest examiner with 1 busiest examiner pending action. Since there are 41 pending office actions and 41 distinct examiners, each examiner is responsible for an action. The involvement of 37 distinct art units indicates that almost every filing is being reviewed under different departmental standards.
Practitioners should prepare for a highly decentralized prosecution process, as no actions share the same examiner. The 1 action assigned to YANG, NIEN is typical of the distribution across the 37 distinct art units. Success in this communications portfolio requires managing 41 distinct examiner relationships simultaneously.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 only | 4 (10%) |
| §101 + other | 7 (17%) |
| §103 only | 17 (40%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (26%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YANG, NIEN | 1 | 73.3% | +28.1% |
| SMITH, STEPHEN R | 1 | 70.7% | +11.5% |
| SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | 1 | 32.8% | +24.3% |
| AN, IG TAI | 1 | 57.4% | +24.7% |
| TABA, MONICA TERESA | 1 | 88.9% | +2.8% |
| XU, XIAOLAN | 1 | 73.9% | +12.9% |
| LOTFI, KYLE M | 1 | 65.1% | +7.3% |
| TSWEI, YU-JANG | 1 | 83.7% | +15.9% |
| THOMAS, SOUMYA | 1 | 66.7% | -25.0% |
| PAUL, DISLER | 1 | 82.3% | +8.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19064921 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18892062 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | WATKO, JULIE ANNE | 52d overdue |
| 18769483 | MUSIC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MUSIC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM | MOORE, REVA R | 3d overdue |
| 18964004 | CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING DEVICE AND CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING METHOD | HO, THOMAS Y | 8d |
| 18447347 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING EMBODIED THEREON A MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | PHAM, JESSICA THUY | 29d |
| 19261106 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | — |
| 19213884 | LIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PROJECTING DEVICE, LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM | TABA, MONICA TERESA | — |
| 19096771 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | XU, XIAOLAN | — |
| 19029374 | PERSON SEARCH APPARATUS AND PERSON SEARCH METHOD | THOMAS, SOUMYA | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19335952 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY METHOD | YANG, NIEN | — |
| 19301314 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | SMITH, STEPHEN R | — |
| 19261106 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | — |
| 19224522 | SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS, SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | AN, IG TAI | — |
| 19096771 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | XU, XIAOLAN | — |
| 19064921 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD | TSWEI, YU-JANG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2484 | 2 |
| 3658 | 2 |
| 2121 | 2 |
| 3662 | 1 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| 2488 | 1 |
| 2425 | 1 |
| 2614 | 1 |
| 2664 | 1 |
| 2695 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19335952 | STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY DEVICE AND STEREOSCOPIC DISPLAY METHOD | YANG, NIEN | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2025 |
| 19301314 | IMAGE ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS, IMAGE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | SMITH, STEPHEN R | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19261106 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | SILVA, MICHAEL THOMAS | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19224522 | SPEED CONTROL APPARATUS, SPEED CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | AN, IG TAI | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19213884 | LIGHT MEASUREMENT DEVICE, PROJECTING DEVICE, LIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM | TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2025 |
| 19096771 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | XU, XIAOLAN | 2488 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19090483 | VIDEO-RECORDING CONTROL DEVICE AND VIDEO RECORDING METHOD | LOTFI, KYLE M | 2425 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19064921 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD | TSWEI, YU-JANG | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19029374 | PERSON SEARCH APPARATUS AND PERSON SEARCH METHOD | THOMAS, SOUMYA | 2664 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025641 | HEARING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | PAUL, DISLER | 2695 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025558 | MOVING PICTURE CODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE CODING METHOD, MOVING PICTURE CODING PROGRAM, MOVING PICTURE DECODING DEVICE, MOVING PICTURE DECODING METHOD, AND MOVING PICTURE DECODING PROGRAM | PHILIPPE, GIMS S | 2424 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19017867 | STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MODELED OBJECT | DARNELL, BAILEIGH K | 1743 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19017828 | IMAGE GENERATION CONTROL DEVICE AND OPTICAL SHAPING DEVICE | KRASNOW, NICHOLAS R | 1744 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 13, 2025 |
| 19015820 | VOICE COMMAND ACCEPTANCE APPARATUS AND VOICE COMMAND ACCEPTANCE METHOD | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | 2658 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19015822 | PROVIDING APPARATUS AND PROVIDING METHOD | LEE, SARAH YEO | 2616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19008703 | CORRECTION SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, PROGRAM TO CORRECT OUTPUT OF THREE-AXIS ANGULAR SPEED SENSOR AND THREE-AXIS ACCELERATION SENSOR | HUANG, DAVID Z | 2855 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19004530 | VOICE COMMAND ACCEPTANCE APPARATUS AND VOICE COMMAND ACCEPTANCE METHOD | LAM, PHILIP HUNG FAI | 2656 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19000977 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | ADEDIRAN, ABDUL -SAMAD A | 2621 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 |
| 18978030 | MAP GENERATION DEVICE AND MAP GENERATION METHOD | BROSH, BENJAMIN J | 3658 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18974707 | IMAGE RECOGNITION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | HOANG, HAN DINH | 2661 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18964004 | CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING DEVICE AND CONTENT BUYING AND SELLING METHOD | HO, THOMAS Y | 3624 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18959534 | LISTENING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF LISTENING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | POPE, KHARYE | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18945591 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | SAMS, MICHELLE L | 2611 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18925111 | IMAGE RECOGNITION DEVICE AND IMAGE RECOGNITION METHOD | OMETZ, DAVID LOUIS | 2672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18892062 | IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD | WATKO, JULIE ANNE | 2627 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18889454 | MEMORY AID DEVICE, MEMORY AID METHOD, AND MEDIUM | LIN, ALLEN S | 2153 | §103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18889871 | CONTENT ASSET MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CONTENT ASSET MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND CONTENT ASSET MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A | 3697 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18888215 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM THAT STORES PROGRAM | HILAIRE, CLIFFORD | 2618 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18884188 | SCORE CALCULATING DEVICE AND SCORE CALCULATING METHOD | BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N | 3715 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18884384 | HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY | JUNG, JONATHAN Y | 2871 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18769483 | MUSIC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MUSIC REVENUE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM | MOORE, REVA R | 3627 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18746109 | MACHINE LEARNING APPARATUS, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | RAMESH, TIRUMALE K | 2121 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18739389 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM HAVING MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | DUNAY, CHRISTOPHER E | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18632350 | STEREO LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MODELING OBJECT | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18617709 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM EMBODIED THEREON MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | LAHAM BAUZO, ALVARO SALIM | 2146 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18434899 | OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE, OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | MORFORD, ALEXANDRA ROBYN | 3658 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18395967 | MANAGEMENT DEVICE, WEARABLE TERMINAL, AND MANAGEMENT METHOD | AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS | 2682 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18447347 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING EMBODIED THEREON A MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | PHAM, JESSICA THUY | 2121 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Aug 10, 2023 |
| 18360863 | DATA GENERATION DEVICE, DATA GENERATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | WANG, CHAO | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18302017 | ON-VEHICLE RECORDING CONTROL DEVICE AND ON-VEHICLE RECORDING CONTROL METHOD | ABOUZAHRA, MAHMOUD KAMAL | 2486 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2023 |
| 18187816 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | LEVERETT, MARY CHANG | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2023 |
| 18103919 | DASHBOARD CAMERA, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DASHBOARD CAMERA, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGING CONTROL PROGRAM | PHAM, QUAN L | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialJVCKENWOOD Corporation has 42 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 37 art units and 42 examiners.
Nien Yang has the most, with 1 of JVCKENWOOD Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
