Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
47 pending office actions • 18 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 47 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 63 patents granted in the last 365 days
KONE Corporation has 50 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The portfolio involves 25 distinct examiners and 18 distinct art units, showing repeated examiner and art-unit assignments rather than one-off examination relationships. This structure creates opportunities to identify recurring claim issues across related matters.
DUDA, RINA I is the busiest examiner, with 8 pending matters. That docket is a significant coordination point for reviewing amendment history, interview practice, and shared technical language. Broader portfolio management still needs to account for the other examiner and art-unit assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 12 (26%) |
| §103 only | 11 (23%) |
| §102 only | 4 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DUDA, RINA I | 8 | 80.2% | +10.2% |
| CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 5 | 81.3% | +15.8% |
| CHAN, KAWING | 5 | 73.5% | +11.8% |
| MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3 | 70.3% | +28.4% |
| ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 3 | 60.3% | +34.3% |
| COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | 2 | 71.4% | +17.7% |
| GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2 | 89.7% | +7.0% |
| QIN, JIANCHUN | 2 | 69.3% | +14.3% |
| WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | 1 | 70.1% | +34.3% |
| ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 1 | 72.3% | +14.9% |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18442738 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | — |
| 18218817 | RADAR-BASED SENSOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF ELEVATOR CAR SPECIFIC ARTEFACTS FROM RADAR DATA | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17474122 | POWER CONSUMPTION | QIN, JIANCHUN | 59d overdue |
| 17834267 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 16d overdue |
| 18222862 | ELEVATOR ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELEVATOR | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 8d |
| 18811279 | ELEVATOR LANDING DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN OPENING PORTION OF AN ENTRANCE OF AN ELEVATOR WITH SUCH DOOR FRAME | MUDD, HENRY HOOPER | 14d |
| 17959791 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 19d |
| 18632765 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 60d |
| 19233565 | METHOD AND A PREDICTIVE GATE SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING AN EXIT ROUTE OF A USER FROM AN AREA HAVING A RESTRICTED ACCESS | WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | — |
| 18887713 | DISTANCE SENSOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING A LOCK CLEARANCE OF AN ELEVATOR DOOR LOCKING DEVICE | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | — |
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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17474122 | POWER CONSUMPTION | QIN, JIANCHUN | 59d overdue |
| 17962326 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECTS | CHAN, KAWING | 26d overdue |
| 17993792 | CONTROLLING OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CHAN, KAWING | 9d overdue |
| 17177615 | DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2d overdue |
| 19233565 | METHOD AND A PREDICTIVE GATE SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING AN EXIT ROUTE OF A USER FROM AN AREA HAVING A RESTRICTED ACCESS | WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | — |
| 19062445 | HOSTING OF AN INDIVIDUAL | ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | — |
| 18887713 | DISTANCE SENSOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING A LOCK CLEARANCE OF AN ELEVATOR DOOR LOCKING DEVICE | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | — |
| 18790175 | SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING CONDITION DATA OF AN ELEVATOR ROPE | COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 20 |
| 2846 | 8 |
| 3654 | 4 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| 3664 | 1 |
| 3642 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| 3635 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2468 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19233565 | METHOD AND A PREDICTIVE GATE SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING AN EXIT ROUTE OF A USER FROM AN AREA HAVING A RESTRICTED ACCESS | WILLIS, BRANDON Z. | 3665 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19062445 | HOSTING OF AN INDIVIDUAL | ALUNKAL, THOMAS D | 3664 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 18887713 | DISTANCE SENSOR DEVICE FOR MONITORING A LOCK CLEARANCE OF AN ELEVATOR DOOR LOCKING DEVICE | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2024 |
| 18817026 | ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTION ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD | TRAN, DIEM M | 3654 | Other | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18811279 | ELEVATOR LANDING DOOR FRAME AND METHOD OF PROVIDING AN OPENING PORTION OF AN ENTRANCE OF AN ELEVATOR WITH SUCH DOOR FRAME | MUDD, HENRY HOOPER | 3642 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Aug 21, 2024 |
| 18790175 | SOLUTION FOR PROVIDING CONDITION DATA OF AN ELEVATOR ROPE | COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | 2837 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18791083 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18789118 | SOLUTION FOR DETECTING AN ENTRAPMENT SITUATION INSIDE AN ELEVATOR CAR | RUSHING, MARK S | 2689 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18768305 | SOLUTION FOR DETECTING AN ENTITY OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2024 |
| 18747168 | METHOD FOR DETECTING OVERLOAD CONDITION, OVERLOAD MONITORING SYSTEM AND ELEVATOR | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18656975 | ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF OPERATING ELEVATOR | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18656674 | SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORT SYSTEM COMPRISING AN ELEVATOR, AN ESCALATOR OR A MOVING WALK | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18632765 | ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING GUIDE RAILS OF AN ELEVATOR | TRIGGS, ANDREW J | 3635 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 60d | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18631618 | METHOD AND A MONITORING ARRANGEMENT | COLON SANTANA, EDUARDO | 2837 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18627728 | ELEVATOR DOOR ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD | MUDWILDER, MICHELLE MARIE PETERS | 3654 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18619946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROJECTING IMAGES ON SURFACES | HE, YINGCHUN | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18618066 | ELEVATOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | HARLEY, JASON A | 2468 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18604995 | ELEVATOR CONTROL | ALAM, UZMA | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18595709 | SOLUTION FOR RESETTING A SAFETY MODE OF AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18595824 | MAINTENANCE OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CHAN, KAWING | 2837 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18594496 | SOLUTION FOR PREPARING A BUILDING SYSTEM RELATED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) FOR OPERATION | MILLS, FRANK D | 2194 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18442738 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18432650 | ELEVATOR AND A METHOD OF ENERGIZING AN ELEVATOR SAFETY APPARATUS | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18429617 | MONITORING ELEVATOR DOOR OPERATION | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18402482 | METHOD, ELEVATOR, AND ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18387187 | METHOD AND A CONTROLLER FOR AN ELEVATOR SYSTEM | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 |
| 18386496 | ELEVATOR CONTROL | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
| 18367340 | COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND AN APPARATUS ASSOCIATED WITH A PEOPLE TRANSIT SYSTEM ASSOCIATED USER APPLICATION | IACOLETTI, MICHELLE M | 2877 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18222862 | ELEVATOR ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND ELEVATOR | WANG, ALEXANDER A | 1741 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18219294 | ACCESS CONTROL ARRANGEMENT, MOBILE DEVICE, CONVEYOR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS IN CONVEYOR SYSTEM | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18218817 | RADAR-BASED SENSOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR REMOVAL OF ELEVATOR CAR SPECIFIC ARTEFACTS FROM RADAR DATA | CARRASQUILLO, JORGE L | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18217665 | SOLUTION FOR MONITORING AN ORIENTATION OF AN ELEVATOR CAR | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18213079 | ELEVATOR CONTROL | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2023 |
| 18142893 | METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 18120153 | ELEVATOR CALL ALLOCATION WITH STOCHASTIC MULTI-OBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION | DUDA, RINA I | 2837 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18072853 | SOLUTION FOR CONTROLLING PASSENGER FLOW | DUDA, RINA I | 2846 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2022 |
| 17993792 | CONTROLLING OF ELEVATOR SYSTEM | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 23, 2022 |
| 17965437 | ELEVATOR CONTROL UNIT AND A METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING DATA IN AN ELEVATOR ARRANGEMENT | ISMAIL, SHAWKI SAIF | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2022 |
| 17962326 | ELEVATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR TRACKING OBJECTS | CHAN, KAWING | 2846 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Oct 07, 2022 |
| 17959791 | SOLUTION FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC INFORMATION CONTENT OF A PEOPLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | DHAKAL, BICKEY | 2896 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | Oct 04, 2022 |
| 17941510 | INDICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INDICATION | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Sep 09, 2022 |
| 17903533 | INDICATION SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INDICATION | BROWN, VERNAL U | 2686 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Sep 06, 2022 |
| 17834267 | ELEVATOR SAFETY SYSTEM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Jun 07, 2022 |
| 17474122 | POWER CONSUMPTION | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 59d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2021 |
| 17468150 | BRAKE SYSTEM FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR AND ELEVATOR SYSTEM | LAZO, THOMAS E | 3745 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2021 |
| 17177615 | DEVICES, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR MONITORING, PROCESSING AND ADJUSTING AN ELEVATOR EMERGENCY STOPPING EVENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 17, 2021 |
| 17159682 | ELEVATOR SIGNALIZATION DEVICE WITH ADAPTIBLE VISIBILITY | GLASS, ERICK DAVID | 2846 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialKONE Corporation has 47 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 18 art units and 25 examiners.
Rina I Duda has the most, with 8 of KONE Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
