Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
5 pending office actions • 2 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
KEMET Corporation is managing 5 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 4 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units. The distribution across 3 art units for 5 actions indicates some technical overlap in the company's current semiconductor filings. This concentration in 3 distinct art units may allow for more consistent prosecution compared to a more widely distributed portfolio. Practitioners should note that the 5 pending office actions are being reviewed by 4 distinct examiners, requiring a strategy that accounts for multiple individual perspectives.
TSO, STANLEY is the busiest examiner for the company, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions. This means that 2 of the 5 pending office actions are under the review of a single official, while the remaining 3 actions are split among 3 other distinct examiners. The focus on the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area is maintained across all 3 distinct art units. This structure suggests that while most examiners are unique, they are working within a relatively small number of specialized groups. The busiest examiner's role in 2 pending office actions makes their specific examination style a key factor for a significant portion of the current workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (40%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TSO, STANLEY | 2 | 75.5% | +34.3% |
| YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 1 | 54.4% | +14.5% |
| TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| FERGUSON, DION | 1 | 86.9% | +8.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18441695 | Polymer Capacitors with Improved Reliability | FERGUSON, DION | 29d |
| 19085654 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING BASED ON OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION DISPERSION | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | — |
| 18775792 | OF ANODE LEAD ATTACHMENT FOR SOLID CATHODE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18135551 | Electrically Functional Circuit Board Core Material | TSO, STANLEY | 72d |
| 19085654 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING BASED ON OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION DISPERSION | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | — |
| 18615432 | Electrically Functional Circuit Board Core Material | TSO, STANLEY | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2847 | 4 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19085654 | CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING BASED ON OXIDATIVE POLYMERIZATION DISPERSION | YOUNG, WILLIAM D | 1761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 18775792 | OF ANODE LEAD ATTACHMENT FOR SOLID CATHODE ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR | TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 2847 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18615432 | Electrically Functional Circuit Board Core Material | TSO, STANLEY | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18441695 | Polymer Capacitors with Improved Reliability | FERGUSON, DION | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18135551 | Electrically Functional Circuit Board Core Material | TSO, STANLEY | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialKEMET Corporation has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 4 examiners.
Stanley Tso has the most, with 2 of KEMET Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
