Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
137 pending office actions • 42 art units • 92 examiners • 0 of 137 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 318 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. has 141 pending office actions in Communications. These matters are spread across 97 distinct examiners and 44 distinct art units, showing meaningful breadth in both examiner assignments and technical placement. The art-unit distribution is narrower than the examiner distribution, which may reflect repeated movement through several examiners within the same broader technical groupings.
EVANS, BOONE ALEXANDER is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. The leading examiner has a visible but limited share of the docket, so examiner-specific knowledge can assist a subset of cases without defining the entire portfolio. Prosecution teams should pair centralized portfolio oversight with responses tailored to the relevant art unit and examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 26 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. 26 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 | 2 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (6%) |
| §103 only | 56 (41%) |
| §102 only | 19 (14%) |
| §112 only | 3 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 46 (34%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVANS, BOONE ALEXANDER | 5 | 66.3% | +23.1% |
| VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 5 | 42.7% | +6.2% |
| KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 4 | 89.1% | +12.0% |
| ZHANG, FAN | 4 | 55.3% | +16.4% |
| HUNTSINGER, PETER K | 4 | 29.0% | +17.6% |
| HEREDIA OCASIO, ARLENE J | 3 | 75.3% | +2.8% |
| LEBRON, JANNELLE M | 3 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| TIEU, BENNY QUOC | 3 | 22.2% | -1.4% |
| CRUZ, IRIANA | 3 | 81.8% | +9.5% |
| AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS | 3 | 81.9% | +15.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18662501 | LIQUID EJECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING DRYING OF LIQUID SURFACE OF EJECTION PORT, AND LIQUID CIRCULATION METHOD | LEBRON, JANNELLE M | 14d |
| 18810826 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 36d |
| 19186165 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | — |
| 19068853 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | LEBRON, JANNELLE M | — |
| 19040393 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED PAPER SELECTION | CRUZ, IRIANA | — |
| 19022080 | PRINT SPEED SETTING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CHANGING PRINT SPEED OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING VIA NETWORK, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINT SPEED SETTING METHOD | AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS | — |
| 18937531 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BACKING UP CONTENTS OF SETTINGS FOR JOB | CRUZ, IRIANA | — |
| 18888788 | INKJET IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18584605 | METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER OUTPUT MANAGEMENT | TIEU, BENNY QUOC | 15d overdue |
| 19174401 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAM STORED THEREON | WALSH, EMMETT K | 11d overdue |
| 18668078 | DEGASSING DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 3d overdue |
| 19084200 | SHEET DISCHARGING DEVICE AND SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREWITH, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | GOKHALE, PRASAD V | 15d |
| 19054163 | MAGNET ROLLER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A MAGNET ROLLER, AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS | ROTH, LAURA K | 19d |
| 18972033 | FIXING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PROVIDED THEREWITH | HEREDIA OCASIO, ARLENE J | 26d |
| 18480720 | PRINTING METHODS USING PAPER SCALING FACTORS | HUNTSINGER, PETER K | 26d |
| 18638821 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FORMING IMAGE ON RECORDING MEDIUM | VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 41d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18651858 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS THAT DECIDES IMAGE QUALITY | ZHANG, FAN | 3d overdue |
| 18603596 | INDUSTRIAL PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINT SERVER, AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT METHOD THAT PERFORMS PEER-TO-PEER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF PRODUCTION PRINTING BASED ON LICENSES ON AVAILABLE DATES AND TIMES | ZHANG, FAN | 3d overdue |
| 18480720 | PRINTING METHODS USING PAPER SCALING FACTORS | HUNTSINGER, PETER K | 26d |
| 18810826 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 36d |
| 18497963 | TONER AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | EVANS, BOONE ALEXANDER | 48d |
| 19186165 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | — |
| 19078699 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF CURLS IN SHEETS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | — |
| 19022080 | PRINT SPEED SETTING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF CHANGING PRINT SPEED OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATING VIA NETWORK, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND PRINT SPEED SETTING METHOD | AUGUSTIN, MARCELLUS | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2853 | 32 |
| 2682 | 21 |
| 2681 | 11 |
| 2852 | 10 |
| 2683 | 10 |
| 1737 | 9 |
| 3653 | 4 |
| 3735 | 2 |
| 2667 | 2 |
| 2175 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19419799 | SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | GOKHALE, PRASAD V | 3653 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2025 |
| 19409655 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | SEVERSON, JEREMY R | 3653 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2025 |
| 19396147 | SHEET FEED CONTROL SYSTEM AND SHEET FEED CONTROL METHOD | GRAY, FRANCIS C | 2852 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2025 |
| 19365789 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PRINTING IMAGES ON LONG RECORDING SHEET | GIAMPAOLO II, THOMAS S | 2852 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19270978 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING OCCURRENCE OF DIFFERENCE IN AMOUNT OF VARIATION IN IMAGE QUALITY OF OUTPUT IMAGE AMONG PLURALITY OF IMAGE FORMING SPEEDS WITH SIMPLE CONTROL | THERRIEN, CARLA J | 2852 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19219618 | TOKEN CONTROL SYSTEM THAT VERIFIES TOKEN AND AUTHORIZES USER TERMINAL TO EXECUTE APPLICATION, COMPUTER-READABLE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING TOKEN CONTROL PROGRAM RECORDED THEREON, AND APPLICATION PROVISION SYSTEM | CARRASQUILLO, ALEX DANIEL | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19218593 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | 2175 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 19218589 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | KIM, HEE SOO | 2447 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 19210659 | PACKING MEMBER | CASTRIOTTA, JENNIFER | 3733 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19205388 | SHEET CONVEYANCE DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS | SANDERS, HOWARD J | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19205855 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | REHMAN, MOHAMMED H | 2176 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19197573 | PACKING MEMBER | RODRIGUEZ MOLINA, MARCOS JAVIER | 3735 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19189745 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SHORTENING INTERVAL OF SHEET FEED OPERATION BY SHEET FEED PORTION, AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD | HEREDIA OCASIO, ARLENE J | 2852 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19186165 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 2853 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19184778 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER ENOUGH INK REMAINS | FEGGINS, KRISTAL J | 2853 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19176636 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT TO-BE-TRANSFERRED TONER IMAGE WILL STICK OUT FROM CONTACT AREA OF IMAGE-CARRYING MEMBER WITH SHEET, AND DETERMINATION METHOD | THERRIEN, CARLA J | 2852 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 19174401 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH SERVICE DELIVERY PROGRAM STORED THEREON | WALSH, EMMETT K | 3628 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19088086 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE REGULATION VALVE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | LEGESSE, HENOK D | 2853 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2025 |
| 19086408 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF EXECUTING BINARY FILE TO REFLECT CONDITIONS DESCRIBED IN FUNCTION-ACTIVATING CONFIGURATION FILE UPON STARTUP OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMATION SYSTEM | MCLEAN, NEIL R | 2681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19085518 | NEGATIVE PRESSURE REGULATION VALVE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | SHENDEROV, ALEXANDER D | 2853 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19084200 | SHEET DISCHARGING DEVICE AND SHEET POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS THEREWITH, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | GOKHALE, PRASAD V | 3653 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 15d | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19081555 | DOCUMENT CONVEYING DEVICE | SEVERSON, JEREMY R | 1759 | §102 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19082010 | LIGHT SCANNING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | LIU, KENDRICK X | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19080174 | CIRCUIT BOARD MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | KRIM, PETER | 2841 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19080142 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | MCMILLION, TRACEY M | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19078699 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING GENERATION OF CURLS IN SHEETS, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 2853 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19078982 | FLEXIBLE PAPER ATTRIBUTE SELECTION FOR PRINTING OPERATIONS | PACHOL, NICHOLAS C | 2681 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19071544 | TERMINAL DEVICE THAT WRITES LICENSE KEY IN ELECTRONIC TAG, WHEN INFORMATION RETRIEVED FROM ELECTRONIC TAG ACCORDS WITH SERIAL NUMBER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM | TABOR, AMARE F | 2434 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19068853 | INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | LEBRON, JANNELLE M | 2853 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19063283 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTMENT METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING EXPANSION AND CONTRACTION OF FORMED IMAGE IN SHEET CONVEYING DIRECTION WITHOUT CONSUMING INK | TIEU, BENNY QUOC | 2682 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19062001 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING CONTINUED USE OF ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD WHEN ADMINISTRATOR PASSWORD IS INITIAL PASSWORD | KIM, TAE K | 2496 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19057524 | FLOW PATH CONNECTION MECHANISM AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | MRUK, GEOFFREY S | 2853 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19057198 | FLOW PATH CONNECTION MECHANISM AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | LINFORD, JAMES ALBERT | 3679 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19056671 | CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF REDUCING NUMBER OF OUTPUT TERMINALS OF PROCESSOR EXECUTING DATA COMMUNICATION WITH INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, LONG T | 2842 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19054163 | MAGNET ROLLER, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A MAGNET ROLLER, AND DEVELOPING APPARATUS | ROTH, LAURA K | 2852 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 |
| 19052463 | OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL SCANNING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | FEGGINS, KRISTAL J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19052676 | REMAINING AMOUNT PREDICTION SYSTEM SWITCHING PREDICTION METHOD TO BE USED TO PREDICT EMPTY DAY AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING REMAINING AMOUNT PREDICTION PROGRAM | HEREDIA OCASIO, ARLENE J | 2852 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19052011 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | NASHER, AHMED ABDULLALIM-M | 2675 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19052074 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM | DUONG, JOHNNYKHOI BAO | 2667 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19050732 | IMAGE READING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | CATO, MIYA J | 2681 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19051141 | MAINTENANCE DEVICE AND INKJET RECORDING APPARATUS | ZIMMERMANN, JOHN P | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19047478 | DEVELOPING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | GRAINGER, QUANA M | 2852 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 19046304 | LASER SCANNING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | MILIA, MARK R | 2681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19045222 | SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | CICCHINO, PATRICK D | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19043839 | SUBSCRIPTION PLAN MANAGEMENT PLATFORM FOR DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | DAVISON, KATHLEEN GAGE | 3688 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 |
| 19041393 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF FORMING IMAGE ON WHICH TILT OF IMAGE PICKUP PORTION IS REFLECTED, AND IMAGE FORMING METHOD | VAN KREUNINGEN, KYRA MELOR | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 30, 2025 |
| 19040393 | PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED PAPER SELECTION | CRUZ, IRIANA | 2681 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19037607 | AUTOMATIC DOCUMENT CONTENT SEARCH AND REPLACE FOR DOCUMENTS WITH MATCHING METADATA METHODS | HOANG, HAU HAI | 2154 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19036549 | SHEET CONVEYING DEVICE CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING ATTITUDE OF CORRECTING PORTION THAT CORRECTS CONVEYANCE ATTITUDE OF SHEET, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | CHELST, SHLOMIT ESTHER | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2025 |
| 19034478 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF EXECUTING PRINT JOB HELD IN PRINT SERVER | ZONG, HELEN | 2683 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
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Start Free TrialKyocera Document Solutions Inc. has 137 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 42 art units and 92 examiners.
Boone Alexander Evans has the most, with 5 of Kyocera Document Solutions Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
