Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
188 pending office actions • 57 art units • 156 examiners • 0 of 188 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 542 patents granted in the last 365 days
KIOXIA Corporation has 193 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Those matters involve 161 distinct examiners and 57 distinct art units, indicating a substantial prosecution operation spread across many technical assignments. The gap between actions and examiners shows that some examiners handle multiple matters, while the art-unit distribution creates recurring technical groupings.
SEDOROOK, DAVID PAUL is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. Those applications may support a focused review of examiner-specific patterns, but they represent only one part of a broader portfolio. Effective management should combine centralized semiconductor issue tracking with separate strategies for each art unit and examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 29 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. 29 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 | 3 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 5 (3%) |
| §103 only | 58 (31%) |
| §102 only | 10 (5%) |
| §112 only | 13 (7%) |
| Double-patenting only | 15 (8%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 77 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 5 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEDOROOK, DAVID PAUL | 4 | 91.8% | +7.1% |
| MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN | 3 | 75.0% | +30.0% |
| WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | 3 | 75.6% | -3.6% |
| CHERY, MARDOCHEE | 2 | 88.4% | +10.4% |
| VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | 2 | 88.9% | -2.7% |
| PEUGH, BRIAN R | 2 | 92.1% | +1.3% |
| MCMAHON, DANIEL F | 2 | 89.7% | +2.3% |
| CHOI, WOO H | 2 | 83.7% | -4.4% |
| HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 2 | 98.8% | +2.2% |
| SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | 2 | 89.6% | +6.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19319146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL PROGRAM PARAMETERS IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEMS | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 19289327 | MEMORY SYSTEM | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | — |
| 19271841 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MEMORY SYSTEM | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | — |
| 19272713 | MEMORY SYSTEM | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 19248298 | MEMORY SYSTEM | PEUGH, BRIAN R | — |
| 19212375 | MEMORY SYSTEM | MCMAHON, DANIEL F | — |
| 19078539 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | CHOI, WOO H | — |
| 19076932 | STORAGE DEVICE | HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17941433 | SWITCH AND MEMORY DEVICE | ENGLAND, DAVID E | 195d overdue |
| 17939145 | INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD | BECKER, BRANDON J | 8d overdue |
| 18182765 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER | PARENDO, KEVIN A | 2d overdue |
| 18920281 | INDEPENDENT SET DATA LANES FOR IOD SSD | PEUGH, BRIAN R | 8d |
| 18469619 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | ZHANG, RICHARD Z | 9d |
| 18454234 | PIPING, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KENDALL, BENJAMIN R | 9d |
| 18457645 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | ADROVEL, WILLIAM | 12d |
| 18332792 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | NEWTON, VALERIE N | 12d |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19319146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL PROGRAM PARAMETERS IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEMS | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 19272713 | MEMORY SYSTEM | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 18593981 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD | MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN | — |
| 18593989 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN | — |
| 18593988 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | MICHAUD, NICHOLAS BRIAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2812 | 13 |
| 2818 | 13 |
| 2893 | 12 |
| 2898 | 11 |
| 2132 | 8 |
| 2827 | 8 |
| 2897 | 8 |
| 2824 | 7 |
| 3992 | 6 |
| 2137 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19368066 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | WOOD, WILLIAM H | 3992 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2025 |
| 19324801 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD | LOONAN, ERIC T | 2137 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19324876 | APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH METHOD AND APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH SYSTEM | LE, DEBBIE M | 2168 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2025 |
| 19319146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL PROGRAM PARAMETERS IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEMS | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | 2133 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19299798 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORY | KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES | 2139 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19295952 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY INCLUDING INTERMEDIATE BUFFER AND INPUT/OUTPUT BUFFER AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE NONVOLATILE MEMORY | GIARDINO JR, MARK A | 2135 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2025 |
| 19293103 | MEMORY CARD AND HOST DEVICE | TSUI, DANIEL D | 2132 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2025 |
| 19289327 | MEMORY SYSTEM | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | 2132 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19271841 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE MEMORY SYSTEM | VERBRUGGE, KEVIN | 2132 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19272713 | MEMORY SYSTEM | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | 2133 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2025 |
| 19258193 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | HUYNH, KIM T | 2184 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19255694 | MEMORY DEVICE | DUDEK JR, EDWARD J | 2139 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19248298 | MEMORY SYSTEM | PEUGH, BRIAN R | 2139 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2025 |
| 19230931 | NON-VOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE | ESCALANTE, OVIDIO | 3992 | §112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19230274 | REMOVABLE MEMORY DEVICE | BAE, JI H | 2176 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19217677 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NON-VOLATILE MEMORY | FARROKH, HASHEM | 2138 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19212375 | MEMORY SYSTEM | MCMAHON, DANIEL F | 2112 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19199703 | MEMORY SYSTEM | HIDALGO, FERNANDO N | 2827 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 19173240 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM | ZAMAN, FAISAL M | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2025 |
| 19096833 | MEMORY SYSTEM | CHO, SUNG IL | 2825 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19080135 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | PERRY, VICTOR NICHOLAS | 2111 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078539 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | CHOI, WOO H | 3992 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19076932 | STORAGE DEVICE | HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 2827 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19074324 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | COON, BRADLEY SCOTT | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2025 |
| 19074253 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | WELLS, JAMES STEVEN | 2825 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19072633 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | 2825 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19071695 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THIEN DANG | 2111 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19063427 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY DEVICE | RADKE, JAY W | 2827 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19063044 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE | TANG, ANTHONY THINH | 2827 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19063147 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND CONTROL METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | TANG, ANTHONY THINH | 2827 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19061216 | POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT, MEMORY SYSTEM, AND POWER SUPPLY MANAGEMENT METHOD | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 2175 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19061105 | EVALUATION METHOD AND EVALUATION DEVICE | RUSIN, KAYO LISA | 2114 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19055784 | MEMORY DEVICE | SIDDIQUE, MUSHFIQUE | 2825 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19048632 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | NGUYEN, TUAN DUC | 2824 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19046844 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING DC-DC CONVERTER AND REGULATOR | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19041462 | MEMORY SYSTEM | BASHAR, MOHAMMED A | 2824 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19019995 | SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICE | DINH, TUAN T | 2847 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19014791 | MEMORY DEVICE | HOANG, HUAN | 2827 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 18983022 | MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING NONVOLATILE MEMORY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | TALUKDAR, ARVIND | 2132 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18982248 | DATA EXCHANGE BETWEEN HOST AND STORAGE DEVICE USING COMPUTE FUNCTIONS | PAPERNO, NICHOLAS A | 2132 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18970707 | NON-VOLATILE MEMORY AND MEMORY SYSTEM | ABRAHAM, ESAW T | 2112 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18969705 | FILE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FILE TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION DEVICE | ALAM, FAYYAZ | 2646 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18967748 | MEMORY SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | WU, STEPHANIE | 2133 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18967232 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | HOANG, HUAN | 2827 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18965499 | NAND RAID CONTROLLER INCLUDING BUFFER AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE NAND RAID CONTROLLER | BIRKHIMER, CHRISTOPHER D | 2138 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18957174 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY CARD | CHOI, WOO H | 3992 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18940332 | SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MILLER, JR, JOSEPH ALBERT | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18926712 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE WITH FIRST AND SECOND SENSE AMPLIFIERS | LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY | 2824 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18922594 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MEMORY SYSTEM | LEE, SIU M | 2632 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18920281 | INDEPENDENT SET DATA LANES FOR IOD SSD | PEUGH, BRIAN R | 2133 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialKIOXIA Corporation has 188 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 57 art units and 156 examiners.
David Paul Sedorook has the most, with 4 of KIOXIA Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
