Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 1 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kyoto Electronics Manufacturing Co. Ltd. currently has 2 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are split between 2 distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This distribution means that each pending matter is being handled by a different examiner in a different specialized group, ensuring that the prosecution of one application does not directly overlap with the other in terms of personnel. This variety requires a flexible approach to prosecution that accounts for the distinct standards of each involved unit.
The busiest examiner for the company is GUDORF, LAURA A, who is assigned 1 pending office action. Since there are 2 pending office actions in total, GUDORF, LAURA A is responsible for a portion of the current pending workload. This split requires the applicant to manage separate examiner relationships, as the outcomes for the portfolio are divided between the perspectives of GUDORF, LAURA A and another examiner. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate the unique procedural nuances of multiple examiners, as each 1 pending office action is subject to its own review.
The involvement of 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's pending applications may cover different technical facets of Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Practitioners must navigate the specific rules and examination cultures of different USPTO units. While the portfolio is small, the lack of examiner or art unit concentration means that each application requires a tailored approach based on the specific environment of its assigned unit. This structure necessitates careful tracking of individual deadlines and examiner preferences to maintain a cohesive strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GUDORF, LAURA A | 1 | 81.0% | +12.1% |
| NGUYEN, LAM S | 1 | 78.8% | +0.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18275666 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS SUPPORT SYSTEM USING SAME | GUDORF, LAURA A | 132d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18275666 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS SUPPORT SYSTEM USING SAME | GUDORF, LAURA A | 132d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2876 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18275666 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS APPARATUS SUPPORT SYSTEM USING SAME | GUDORF, LAURA A | 2876 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 132d overdue | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18274100 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND ANALYSIS DEVICE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
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