Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
30 pending office actions • 10 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 34 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 30 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. 30 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 29 (97%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAGAN, SEAN P | 3 | 38.7% | +31.0% |
| SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 2 | 74.3% | +22.6% |
| GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 2 | 51.3% | +26.4% |
| NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2 | 31.3% | +46.0% |
| FORDE, DELMA ROSA | 2 | 76.4% | +15.8% |
| HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 2 | 84.2% | +18.8% |
| XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 1 | 88.5% | +6.0% |
| TAHA, AHMED | 1 | 66.7% | +60.0% |
| EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L | 1 | 76.8% | +14.8% |
| PEACE, RHONDA S | 1 | 85.4% | +12.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17304070 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 92d overdue |
| 17447780 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE DISPOSED ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DRIVER CHIP | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 84d overdue |
| 18790944 | FLEX-SPECTRUM OPTICAL DETECTOR | XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 12d |
| 18392426 | STRAY LIGHT STRIPPER FOR A COMBINER | PEACE, RHONDA S | 62d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17929377 | COMPACT EMITTER DESIGN FOR A VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 131d overdue |
| 17656303 | EMITTER WITH AN OXIDE-LAYER-BASED REFLECTOR PAIR | FORDE, DELMA ROSA | 128d overdue |
| 17644679 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES AN OPTICAL ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE VIA TWO OR MORE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 110d overdue |
| 18731659 | BIDIRECTIONAL FILTER | SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 103d overdue |
| 17304070 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 92d overdue |
| 17447780 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE DISPOSED ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DRIVER CHIP | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 84d overdue |
| 18194133 | EMITTER ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING PILLARS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 53d overdue |
| 18067296 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER WITH ENHANCED MODULATION BANDWIDTH | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 10d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 16 |
| 2874 | 4 |
| 2634 | 2 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 2877 | 1 |
| 2613 | 1 |
| 2847 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| 2898 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18790944 | FLEX-SPECTRUM OPTICAL DETECTOR | XING, CHRISTINA ILONA | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18739755 | HISTOGRAM-BASED RECOVERY OF POINT CLOUD ERRORS | TAHA, AHMED | 2613 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18731659 | BIDIRECTIONAL FILTER | SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 2634 | §103 | Final Rejection | 103d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2024 |
| 18415029 | OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT GENERATING OVERLAPPING POLARIZED BEAMS FOR LIQUID-CRYSTAL-ON-SILICON (LCOS) BEAM STEERING | EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jan 17, 2024 |
| 18392426 | STRAY LIGHT STRIPPER FOR A COMBINER | PEACE, RHONDA S | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18535488 | OPTICAL MODULE WITH TILTED-PLANE OPTICAL PATHS | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Dec 11, 2023 |
| 18500324 | METHODS FOR DRIVING OPTICAL LOADS AND DRIVER CIRCUITS FOR OPTICAL LOADS | SANCHEZ, DIBSON J | 2634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Nov 02, 2023 |
| 18315400 | MATRIX ADDRESSABLE VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER ARRAY | MUNDI, JASMIN KAUR | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18301098 | RIDGE-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL DEVICE | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Apr 14, 2023 |
| 18194133 | EMITTER ASSEMBLY WITH LOCKING PILLARS | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 53d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18194242 | MULTICORE FIBER LASER WITH INTEGRATED HIGH-BRIGHTNESS SIGNAL COMBINER | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18193195 | HIGH BRIGHTNESS PUMP-SIGNAL COMBINER WITH BIDIRECTIONALLY TAPERED SIGNAL FIBER | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 71d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18191683 | CONTROLLING REFRACTIVE INDEX PROFILE DURING FIBER PREFORM MANUFACTURING | CONNELLY, MICHELLE R | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d overdue | Pending | Mar 28, 2023 |
| 18188622 | THIN DIELECTRIC SUBSTRATE FOR LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE AND LOW PARASITIC INDUCTANCE | MAIGA, SIDI MOHAMED | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 79d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 17757819 | SPACER FOR ATTACHING COEFFICIENT OF THERMAL EXPANSION MISMATCHED COMPONENTS | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18068252 | PACKAGE-ON-PACKAGE AND SYSTEM-IN-PACKAGE PACKAGING ARCHITECTURES | TIVARUS, CRISTIAN ALEXANDRU | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 18067296 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER WITH ENHANCED MODULATION BANDWIDTH | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 10d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2022 |
| 18066728 | FLARED LASER DIODE ARRAY | FORDE, DELMA ROSA | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Dec 15, 2022 |
| 18060203 | OPTICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES AN EPITAXIAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH TRENCHES AND GROOVES | MANNO, JESSICA S | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17929377 | COMPACT EMITTER DESIGN FOR A VERTICAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER | NELSON, HUNTER JARED | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 131d overdue | Pending | Sep 02, 2022 |
| 17817762 | FIBER COMBINER WITH A CAPILLARY | GREEN, TAJANAE NICOLE | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17796823 | OPTICAL MODULE INCLUDING RIBBONIZED FIBERS AND A FIBER ROUTING DEVICE | TRAN, HOANG Q | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 84d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2022 |
| 17806991 | PATTERNED WAFER MICRORULER FOR OVERSPRAY SCREENING OF LASER ANTI-REFLECTIVE AND/OR HIGHLY REFLECTIVE FACET COATINGS | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 52d overdue | Pending | Jun 15, 2022 |
| 17656303 | EMITTER WITH AN OXIDE-LAYER-BASED REFLECTOR PAIR | FORDE, DELMA ROSA | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 128d overdue | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
| 17644679 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY THAT INCLUDES AN OPTICAL ELEMENT CONNECTED TO A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE VIA TWO OR MORE ATTACHMENT STRUCTURES | GOLUB-MILLER, MARCIA A | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 110d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2021 |
| 17643712 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS | CARTER, MICHAEL W | 2828 | §112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Dec 10, 2021 |
| 17447780 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLY WITH A VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER DEVICE DISPOSED ON AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DRIVER CHIP | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d overdue | Pending | Sep 15, 2021 |
| 17445787 | SUBSTRATE DESIGNS FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA PROJECTORS WITH LOW THERMAL RESISTANCE AND LOW PARASITIC INDUCTANCE | CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 77d overdue | Pending | Aug 24, 2021 |
| 17304070 | DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR AN ADDRESSABLE ARRAY OF OPTICAL EMITTERS | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 92d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2021 |
| 16915373 | BESSEL BEAM WITH AXICON FOR CUTTING TRANSPARENT MATERIAL | RHUE, ABIGAIL H | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 87d overdue | Pending | Jun 29, 2020 |
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