Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

27 pending office actions • 15 art units • 27 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 53 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has 28 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 28 distinct examiners across 14 distinct art units, indicating that every listed matter has a separate examiner while some art units contain multiple matters.

DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G is the busiest listed examiner, with 1 pending matter. Examiner-level concentration is absent in the listed profile, making art-unit organization and application-specific review more useful than relying on a recurring examiner strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
19
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

2
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (2)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (2)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

16
Hard (59%)
10
Medium (37%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other2 (7%)
§103 only4 (15%)
§102 only6 (22%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (52%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

2
Life Sciences
7% of docket
1
Information Tech
4% of docket
1
Communications
4% of docket
17
Semiconductors
63% of docket
5
Mechanical / Eng
19% of docket
1
Business / Other
4% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 1 80.4% +18.4%
KRYUKOVA, ERIN 1 64.1% +29.2%
GYLLSTROM, BRYON T 1 67.8% +7.5%
KING, MONICA C 1 84.6% +6.6%
RICHARDSON, JANY 1 90.9% +5.9%
HARRIS, WILLIAM N 1 74.0% +13.0%
LE, TUNG X 1 87.0% +3.3%
CATTANACH, COLIN J 1 59.1% +19.8%
KIM, CHRISTOPHER S 1 63.3% +21.6%
KIM, SEOKJIN 1 78.3% +13.8%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19482123 PROJECTION DEVICE DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G —
19188650 VEHICLE DETECTION DEVICE, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DETECTION METHOD LE, TUNG X —

Hard Cases (16)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18147121 NOZZLE, NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, AND CLEANER DEVICE BOECKMANN, JASON J 180d overdue
18699064 CLEANER CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 169d overdue
18709725 IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SAHLE, MAHIDERE S 34d
19301496 VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM KING, MONICA C —
19252091 VEHICLE LAMP APPARATUS RICHARDSON, JANY —
19127964 VEHICLE HEADLAMP HARRIS, WILLIAM N —
19116846 VEHICLE LAMP CATTANACH, COLIN J —
18995549 ROAD SURFACE RENDERING DEVICE KIM, SEOKJIN —

Interview Candidates (6)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19482123 PROJECTION DEVICE DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G —
19164397 VEHICLE LAMP KRYUKOVA, ERIN —
19127964 VEHICLE HEADLAMP HARRIS, WILLIAM N —
19116846 VEHICLE LAMP CATTANACH, COLIN J —
19106902 CLEANING DEVICE KIM, CHRISTOPHER S —
18995549 ROAD SURFACE RENDERING DEVICE KIM, SEOKJIN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2875 6
2845 4
3752 3
2871 2
2876 1
2639 1
3642 1
2877 1
2841 1
2422 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19482123 PROJECTION DEVICE DELAHOUSSAYE, KEITH G 2875 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 06, 2025
19164397 VEHICLE LAMP KRYUKOVA, ERIN 2875 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 11, 2025
19160762 HOUSING COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR DESTRUCTING HOUSING COMPONENT GYLLSTROM, BRYON T 2875 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 28, 2025
19301496 VEHICLE LAMP SYSTEM KING, MONICA C 2845 §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 15, 2025
19252091 VEHICLE LAMP APPARATUS RICHARDSON, JANY 2845 §101§102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 27, 2025
19127964 VEHICLE HEADLAMP HARRIS, WILLIAM N 2875 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 07, 2025
19188650 VEHICLE DETECTION DEVICE, LIGHT DISTRIBUTION CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE DETECTION METHOD LE, TUNG X — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 24, 2025
19116846 VEHICLE LAMP CATTANACH, COLIN J 2875 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2025
19106902 CLEANING DEVICE KIM, CHRISTOPHER S 3752 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 26, 2025
18995549 ROAD SURFACE RENDERING DEVICE KIM, SEOKJIN 2845 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2025
18878334 VEHICLE LAMP ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR 2875 §103 Non-Final OA 46d Pending Dec 23, 2024
18878221 VEHICULAR HEADLAMP MAI, THIEN T 2876 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 23, 2024
18869137 CLEANING DEVICE LIEUWEN, CODY J 3752 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 25, 2024
18861115 LIGHTING DEVICE AND VEHICLE LAMP CHAI, RAYMOND REI-YANG 2845 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 28, 2024
18845708 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION CIRCUIT, AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE HALIYUR, PADMA 2639 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18837263 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS WOLDEMARYAM, ASSRES H 3642 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18799325 CALIBRATION METHOD AND CALIBRATION DEVICE CHEN, JOSHUA NMN 2877 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 09, 2024
18730066 MEASURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MEASURING DEVICE AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L 2841 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2024
18720332 IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE GROSS, ALEXANDER P 2871 §102 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 14, 2024
18712215 IMAGE RADIATION DEVICE KHALID, OMER 2422 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending May 21, 2024
18709725 IMAGE GENERATION APPARATUS AND HEAD-UP DISPLAY SAHLE, MAHIDERE S 2872 §102§103 Final Rejection 34d Pending May 13, 2024
18707308 IMAGE PROJECTION DEVICE BROOKS, JERRY L. 2882 §103 Final Rejection — Pending May 03, 2024
18699064 CLEANER CHAUDHRI, OMAIR 1711 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 169d overdue Pending Apr 05, 2024
18681391 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, RANGE-IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE, AND MONITORING DEVICE HULKA, JAMES R 3645 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2024
18282407 LIGHT REFLECTING DEVICE, SENSOR DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE WILSON, PAISLEY L 2871 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Sep 15, 2023
18360257 PHOSPHOR, FLUORESCENT MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING MODULE LOEWE, ROBERT S 1766 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 27, 2023
18147121 NOZZLE, NOZZLE ASSEMBLY, AND CLEANER DEVICE BOECKMANN, JASON J 3752 §103§112 Final Rejection 180d overdue Pending Dec 28, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. have?

Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. has 27 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 15 art units and 27 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd. applications?

Keith G Delahoussaye has the most, with 1 of Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Koito Manufacturing Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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