Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science is currently prosecuting 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed across 3 distinct art units, showing that the institute's semiconductor research is classified into three different specialized USPTO groups. The presence of 3 distinct art units implies that the institute must manage its intellectual property across multiple technical divisions, each with its own examination standards.
There are 3 distinct examiners assigned to these cases, meaning each pending action is under the review of a different official. CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently overseeing 1 pending action. This relationship between examiners and pending actions highlights a fragmented prosecution landscape where no specific official's feedback dominates the current trajectory of the institute's active matters.
The lack of concentration in any specific examiner or art unit requires a flexible approach to legal strategy. Practitioners should be prepared for varied feedback, as each of the pending actions is subject to the specific procedural nuances of a different USPTO group. This decentralized structure ensures that the institute's overall progress in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector is shaped by a broad array of independent examiner perspectives.
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 + other | 1 (33%) |
| §103 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK | 1 | 77.2% | +15.7% |
| DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1 | 54.1% | +42.9% |
| KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | 1 | 84.6% | +23.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18797311 | RAMAN-ACTIVE NANOPARTICLE FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18519810 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19111713 | BRIGHT- AND DARK-FIELD MICROSCOPE FOR BIOLOGICAL TISSUE ANALYSIS | CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK | — |
| 18797311 | RAMAN-ACTIVE NANOPARTICLE FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | — |
| 18519810 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2871 | 1 |
| 1761 | 1 |
| 2881 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19111713 | BRIGHT- AND DARK-FIELD MICROSCOPE FOR BIOLOGICAL TISSUE ANALYSIS | CARRUTH, JENNIFER DOAK | 2871 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 18797311 | RAMAN-ACTIVE NANOPARTICLE FOR SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME | DIAZ, MATTHEW R | 1761 | §101§102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18519810 | CHARGED PARTICLE BEAM APPARATUS | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | 2881 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialKorea Research Institute of Standards and Science has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Jennifer Doak Carruth has the most, with 1 of Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
