Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 10 patents granted in the last 365 days
KOA Corporation has 4 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 4 actions are handled by only 2 distinct examiners, indicating that each examiner is managing multiple files for the company. This is a relatively high concentration of work per examiner compared to other portfolios. The portfolio is split across 2 distinct art units, suggesting two primary technical focuses within the semiconductor field. LEE, KYUNG S is the busiest examiner, holding 3 pending office actions. This concentration of 3 actions with a single examiner, LEE, KYUNG S, makes this individual a critical figure in the company's current prosecution strategy.
The fact that LEE, KYUNG S manages 3 of the 4 pending office actions means that the company's success in this technology area is heavily dependent on its relationship with this one examiner. The remaining action is handled by the second of the 2 distinct examiners. This structure allows the company to potentially benefit from an examiner's growing familiarity with its technology. However, it also increases the risk if that examiner has a particularly stringent interpretation of the law. The 2 distinct art units involved provide some technical variety, but the primary focus remains on the interactions with the 2 distinct examiners. Practitioners should prioritize a consistent and persuasive dialogue with LEE, KYUNG S, given his significant role in the company's pending portfolio.
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 | 1 (25%) |
| §102 only | 1 (25%) |
| §112 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (25%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, KYUNG S | 3 | 87.2% | +8.3% |
| LIU, KENDRICK X | 1 | 78.1% | +15.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18712815 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | LEE, KYUNG S | — |
| 18682589 | SHUNT RESISTOR | LEE, KYUNG S | — |
| 18579460 | BUILT-IN CHIP RESISTOR FOR SUBSTRATE, RESISTOR BUILT-IN MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RESISTOR BUILT-IN MODULE, AND TRIMMING | LEE, KYUNG S | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18849877 | SHUNT RESISTOR AND CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUS | LIU, KENDRICK X | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18849877 | SHUNT RESISTOR AND CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUS | LIU, KENDRICK X | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2831 | 2 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| 2833 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18849877 | SHUNT RESISTOR AND CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUS | LIU, KENDRICK X | 2853 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18712815 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | LEE, KYUNG S | 2833 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18682589 | SHUNT RESISTOR | LEE, KYUNG S | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18579460 | BUILT-IN CHIP RESISTOR FOR SUBSTRATE, RESISTOR BUILT-IN MODULE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF RESISTOR BUILT-IN MODULE, AND TRIMMING | LEE, KYUNG S | 2831 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialKOA Corporation has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 2 examiners.
Kyung S Lee has the most, with 3 of KOA Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
