Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Lodestar Licensing Group LLC

43 pending office actions • 23 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 43 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 120 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

43
Total Pending OAs
30
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
1
Due this week
2
Due this month
1
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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (2)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

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.

11
Hard (26%)
28
Medium (65%)
4
Easy (9%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (2%)
§101 + other1 (2%)
§103 only18 (42%)
§102 only7 (16%)
Double-patenting only4 (9%)
Double-patenting + other3 (7%)
Multi-statute (no §101)9 (21%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
17
Information Tech
40% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
11
Semiconductors
26% of docket
6
Mechanical / Eng
14% of docket
9
Business / Other
21% 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.

430 h
Manual time on pending OAs
86 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
150 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.8 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3 64.8% +17.9%
MCMAHON, DANIEL F 2 89.6% +2.3%
YEW, CHIE W 2 75.3% +24.9%
SAIN, GAUTAM 2 67.4% +22.8%
MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D 1 93.3% -9.4%
LEIBOVICH, YAIR 1 89.9% +10.9%
CHAPPELL, DANIEL C 1 80.6% +46.9%
BLOUNT, ERIC 1 78.2% +3.2%
PEYTON, TAMMARA R 1 90.9% +6.0%
SUN, MICHAEL 1 88.5% -1.9%

Quick Wins (6)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19244826 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ERROR CORRECTION MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D
19175150 MEMORY DEVICE WITH STATUS FEEDBACK FOR ERROR CORRECTION LEIBOVICH, YAIR
19169920 MEMORY ARRAY PAGE TABLE WALK CHAPPELL, DANIEL C
19068321 MEMORY DEVICE INTERFACE COMMUNICATING WITH SET OF DATA BURSTS CORRESPONDING TO MEMORY DIES VIA DEDICATED PORTIONS FOR COMMAND PROCESSING PEYTON, TAMMARA R
19049984 RECONFIGURABLE CHANNEL INTERFACES FOR MEMORY DEVICES SUN, MICHAEL
18983124 TARGETED COMMAND/ADDRESS PARITY LOW LIFT MCMAHON, DANIEL F

Hard Cases (11)

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
18595118 NAND LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL TABLE REGION TRACKING KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES 11d overdue
18828510 BLACK BOX DATA RECORDER FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE MERLINO, DAVID P 10d overdue
18359371 VEHICLE HAVING AN INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACE PHAM, LINH K 21d
18906733 ACCESSING A MEMORY RESOURCE AT ONE OR MORE PHYSICALLY REMOTE ENTITIES NGUYEN, MISA H 33d
19047393 DATA RELIABILITY FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURE USAGE CONDITIONS IN DATA STORAGE MCMAHON, DANIEL F
19012614 Processors with Security Levels Adjustable per Applications PLECHA, THADDEUS J
18943644 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IN-MEMORY OPERATIONS LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY
18776968 LIGHTWEIGHT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAYER TO CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF BIG DATA LOPATA, ROBERT J

Interview Candidates (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19175150 MEMORY DEVICE WITH STATUS FEEDBACK FOR ERROR CORRECTION LEIBOVICH, YAIR
19169920 MEMORY ARRAY PAGE TABLE WALK CHAPPELL, DANIEL C
18961109 DATA ALIGNMENT FOR LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL TABLE COMPRESSION YEW, CHIE W
18918668 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY SAIN, GAUTAM
18885017 MEMORY SHAPES YEW, CHIE W
18672755 REMAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR NAND STORAGE SAIN, GAUTAM
18397237 IN-VEHICLE MONITORING AND REPORTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M
18526978 POWER MANAGEMENT, DYNAMIC ROUTING AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2824 5
3665 4
2139 3
2135 2
2138 2
2184 1
2183 1
2154 1
2438 1
2111 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19244826 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ERROR CORRECTION MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jun 20, 2025
19175150 MEMORY DEVICE WITH STATUS FEEDBACK FOR ERROR CORRECTION LEIBOVICH, YAIR §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 10, 2025
19169920 MEMORY ARRAY PAGE TABLE WALK CHAPPELL, DANIEL C §112DP Non-Final OA Pending Apr 03, 2025
19075672 SECURITY NOTIFICATION BASED ON BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER BLOUNT, ERIC §103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 10, 2025
19068321 MEMORY DEVICE INTERFACE COMMUNICATING WITH SET OF DATA BURSTS CORRESPONDING TO MEMORY DIES VIA DEDICATED PORTIONS FOR COMMAND PROCESSING PEYTON, TAMMARA R 2184 DP Non-Final OA Pending Mar 03, 2025
19049984 RECONFIGURABLE CHANNEL INTERFACES FOR MEMORY DEVICES SUN, MICHAEL 2183 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 10, 2025
19047393 DATA RELIABILITY FOR EXTREME TEMPERATURE USAGE CONDITIONS IN DATA STORAGE MCMAHON, DANIEL F §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Feb 06, 2025
19025884 DATA TRANSFER WITH A BIT VECTOR OPERATION DEVICE NGUYEN, THU N 2154 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 16, 2025
19012614 Processors with Security Levels Adjustable per Applications PLECHA, THADDEUS J 2438 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 07, 2025
18988329 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR TRACKING WORD LINE ACCESSES TRAN, MICHAEL THANH §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 19, 2024
18983124 TARGETED COMMAND/ADDRESS PARITY LOW LIFT MCMAHON, DANIEL F 2111 DP Non-Final OA Pending Dec 16, 2024
18967200 METHODS FOR ROW HAMMER MITIGATION AND MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME HOANG, HUAN §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Dec 03, 2024
18967295 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DUTY CYCLE ADJUSTMENT CHEN, PATRICK C 2842 §103§112DP Final Rejection 2d overdue Pending Dec 03, 2024
18961109 DATA ALIGNMENT FOR LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL TABLE COMPRESSION YEW, CHIE W 2139 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Nov 26, 2024
18943644 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IN-MEMORY OPERATIONS LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY 2824 §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Nov 11, 2024
18935172 FEEDBACK FOR MULTI-LEVEL SIGNALING IN A MEMORY DEVICE HAILEGIORGIS, FITWI Y 2827 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2024
18920580 DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION IN A MEMORY COMPONENT UNELUS, ERNEST §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 18, 2024
18918668 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRY SAIN, GAUTAM 2135 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2024
18906733 ACCESSING A MEMORY RESOURCE AT ONE OR MORE PHYSICALLY REMOTE ENTITIES NGUYEN, MISA H 3666 §103§112 Final Rejection 33d Pending Oct 04, 2024
18885017 MEMORY SHAPES YEW, CHIE W 2139 §102Other Non-Final OA Pending Sep 13, 2024
18828510 BLACK BOX DATA RECORDER FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE MERLINO, DAVID P 3665 §102§103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Sep 09, 2024
18819725 Low Power State Implementation in a Power Management Circuit BEGUM, SULTANA 2824 §103Other Final Rejection Pending Aug 29, 2024
18818430 POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH BLEED CIRCUIT CONTROL ZHANG, JUE 2838 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 28, 2024
18814856 INTERFACE REGIONS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS KING, DOUGLAS §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 26, 2024
18814063 ROW HAMMER REFRESH OPERATIONS, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS LUU, PHO M 2824 DP Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2024
18789245 MEMORY DEVICES HAVING SOURCE LINES DIRECTLY COUPLED TO BODY REGIONS AND METHODS COON, BRADLEY SCOTT 2824 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 30, 2024
18776968 LIGHTWEIGHT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE LAYER TO CONTROL THE TRANSFER OF BIG DATA LOPATA, ROBERT J 2471 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 18, 2024
18677790 HOST CONTROLLED ENABLEMENT OF AUTOMATIC BACKGROUND OPERATIONS IN A MEMORY DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED MEMORY DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS BIRKHIMER, CHRISTOPHER D 2138 §102 Non-Final OA Pending May 29, 2024
18672755 REMAPPING TECHNIQUES FOR NAND STORAGE SAIN, GAUTAM 2135 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 23, 2024
18655214 METHODS FOR ASYNCHRONOUSLY SIGNALING UPDATED INFORMATION FROM A MEMORY DEVICE TO A HOST AND MEMORY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS EMPLOYING THE SAME GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE 2138 §103 Final Rejection 15d Pending May 03, 2024
18641140 APPARATUSES AND MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE LINES AND INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES LIU, MIKKA H 2817 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 19, 2024
18595118 NAND LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL TABLE REGION TRACKING KORTMAN, CURTIS JAMES 2139 §103§112 Final Rejection 11d overdue Pending Mar 04, 2024
18410753 Virtual Mirror with Automatic Zoom Based on Vehicle Sensors HOSSAIN, FARZANA E 2482 §103 Final Rejection 6d Pending Jan 11, 2024
18402618 MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING STAIRCASE STRUCTURES, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICES AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS PURVIS, SUE A 2800 DP Final Rejection Pending Jan 02, 2024
18397237 IN-VEHICLE MONITORING AND REPORTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLES KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §101 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 27, 2023
18393375 CONFIGURING A HOST INTERFACE OF A MEMORY DEVICE BASED ON MODE OF OPERATION NGUYEN, VAN THU T 2824 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 21, 2023
18526978 POWER MANAGEMENT, DYNAMIC ROUTING AND MEMORY MANAGEMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 01, 2023
18471890 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING NEURAL NETWORKS PUENTES, DANIEL CALRISSIAN 2849 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Sep 21, 2023
18359371 VEHICLE HAVING AN INTELLIGENT USER INTERFACE PHAM, LINH K 2145 §101§102§103Other Final Rejection 21d Pending Jul 26, 2023
18225548 MEMORY POOLING BETWEEN SELECTED MEMORY RESOURCES BARKER, TODD L 2449 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 24, 2023
17833491 DRIVER ASSISTANCE FOR NON-AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN AN AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENT TESTARDI, DAVID A 3664 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 06, 2022
17489448 Over-The-Air (OTA) Update for Firmware of a Vehicle Component SOLTANZADEH, AMIR 2191 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 29, 2021
17149362 Configuration of a Vehicle Based on Collected User Data KAZIMI, MAHMOUD M 3665 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 14, 2021

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