Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
61 pending office actions • 32 art units • 46 examiners • 0 of 61 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 148 patents granted in the last 365 days
Lutron Technology Company LLC has 59 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Those matters involve 47 distinct examiners and 32 distinct art units, showing a large and technically dispersed docket with repeated activity across examination assignments.
LIE, ANGELA M is the busiest examiner, with 7 pending matters. The concentration supports coordinated review of the matters assigned to that examiner, including recurring claim interpretation and prior-art issues. The wider examiner and art-unit distribution means that such coordination should operate within a broader portfolio framework rather than replace matter-specific preparation.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 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. 12 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 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (10%) |
| §103 only | 14 (23%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 6 (10%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 23 (38%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIE, ANGELA M | 8 | 76.4% | +6.9% |
| AUBREY, BETH A | 3 | 80.7% | +16.8% |
| LUQUE, RENAN | 2 | 78.3% | +15.5% |
| KING, MONICA C | 2 | 84.6% | +6.6% |
| TRAN, MINH | 2 | 86.3% | +15.9% |
| CHANG, DANIEL D | 2 | 91.3% | +4.1% |
| RAMSEY, JEREMY C | 2 | 52.6% | +46.6% |
| HANES JR., JOHN | 2 | 47.6% | +38.8% |
| PHAM, THAI N | 1 | 78.0% | +20.3% |
| TRA, ANH QUAN | 1 | 73.0% | +5.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19243064 | CAMERA-BASED COMMISSIONING | TRAN, MINH | — |
| 18963393 | CONTROL OF MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS AND LIGHTING COLOR | AUBREY, BETH A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18779928 | PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY | TABA, MONICA TERESA | 19d overdue |
| 18798103 | SEMI-RIGID CHAIN FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT | AUBREY, BETH A | 5d |
| 18680855 | CONFIGURING A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM USING TEMPLATE DATABASES | WEHOVZ, OSCAR | 8d |
| 18642584 | INTERFERENCE-RESISTANT COMPENSATION FOR ILLUMINATION DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE EMITTER MODULES | LIE, ANGELA M | 14d |
| 18453950 | System Having Independent Control of Circadian Response and Color Temperature | CHANG, DANIEL D | 20d |
| 18488398 | VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR DETECTION OF GLARE CONDITIONS | BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE | 41d |
| 19305430 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOAD CONTROL PARAMETERS OVER FADE TIMES | LUQUE, RENAN | — |
| 19268036 | Calibration of a Load Control Device for a Light-Emitting Diode Light Source | KING, MONICA C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18798103 | SEMI-RIGID CHAIN FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT | AUBREY, BETH A | 5d |
| 19305430 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOAD CONTROL PARAMETERS OVER FADE TIMES | LUQUE, RENAN | — |
| 19303595 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTRICAL LOAD | LUQUE, RENAN | — |
| 19302737 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED COLOR TEMPERATURE DIMMING CURVES FOR LIGHTING DEVICES | PHAM, THAI N | — |
| 19243064 | CAMERA-BASED COMMISSIONING | TRAN, MINH | — |
| 19217523 | LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INTENSITY LEVEL AND COLOR OF ONE OR MORE LIGHTING LOADS | TRAN, MINH | — |
| 18963393 | CONTROL OF MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS AND LIGHTING COLOR | AUBREY, BETH A | — |
| 18907478 | WINDOW TREATMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM | AUBREY, BETH A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3992 | 9 |
| 2844 | 7 |
| 3634 | 6 |
| 2845 | 4 |
| 3633 | 3 |
| 2117 | 2 |
| 2831 | 2 |
| 2843 | 1 |
| 2638 | 1 |
| 2685 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19305430 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING LOAD CONTROL PARAMETERS OVER FADE TIMES | LUQUE, RENAN | 2844 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2025 |
| 19303595 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTRICAL LOAD | LUQUE, RENAN | 2844 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19302737 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED COLOR TEMPERATURE DIMMING CURVES FOR LIGHTING DEVICES | PHAM, THAI N | 2845 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19268036 | Calibration of a Load Control Device for a Light-Emitting Diode Light Source | KING, MONICA C | 2845 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2025 |
| 19264313 | RETROFIT REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES | TRA, ANH QUAN | 2843 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19257819 | CONFIGURATION OF A VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR | SELBY, GEVELL V | 2638 | §101DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19243064 | CAMERA-BASED COMMISSIONING | TRAN, MINH | 2844 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19240360 | INTELLIGENT ILLUMINATION DEVICE | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2025 |
| 19232999 | Load Control System Having Independently-Controlled Units Responsive To A Broadcast Controller | WU, ZHEN Y | 2685 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2025 |
| 19216919 | Control Device | CHANG, DANIEL D | 2845 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19217523 | LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING INTENSITY LEVEL AND COLOR OF ONE OR MORE LIGHTING LOADS | TRAN, MINH | 2845 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 23, 2025 |
| 19212248 | Control Device Having Buttons with Metallic Surfaces and Backlit Indicia | NEGRON, ISMAEL | 2875 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19205315 | TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE WITH AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTABLE BACKLIGHTING | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 2621 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19203938 | CONTROL SYSTEM WITH OCCUPANCY SENSING | NGUYEN, AN T | 2686 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19203975 | COMMISSIONING LOAD CONTROL SYSTEMS | LAZARO, DAVID R | 2455 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19071021 | Motorized Window Covering Systems And Methods Using A Weather Based Application Programming Interface (API) | HESCHEL, SUSAN MARIE | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2025 |
| 19060648 | UPDATING ROLES AND/OR RELATIONSHIPS OF DEVICES IN A MESH NETWORK | IMANI, CELINE AYLIN | 2457 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2025 |
| 19027720 | LED Illumination Device and Method for Accurately Controlling the Intensity and Color Point of the Illumination Device over Time | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029291 | Controlling a Controllably Conductive Device Based on Zero-Crossing Detection | CLARK, CHRISTOPHER JAY | 2838 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029266 | STATE CHANGE DEVICES FOR SWITCHED ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES | CHOI, ALICIA M | 2842 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029333 | Linear LED Illumination Device with Improved Color Mixing | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19026939 | SYSTEM CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICAL LOADS | AHMED, ISTIAQUE | — | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19024726 | LAMP SYNCHRONIZATION AFTER CONTINUED EXCESSIVE USER INTERACTION | KING, MONICA C | 2844 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19025804 | Controlling Motorized Window Treatments in Response to Multiple Sensors | MASSAD, ABE L | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19024761 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING GLARE CONDITIONS | ROSARIO, DENNIS | 2676 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022955 | MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT LIFT ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19008838 | Seamless Connection to Multiple Wireless Controllers | HACKENBERG, RACHEL J | 2454 | §102§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18963393 | CONTROL OF MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS AND LIGHTING COLOR | AUBREY, BETH A | 3633 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18962347 | Fan Speed Control Device | ISLAM, MUHAMMAD S | 2837 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18943089 | LOAD-SENSING REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE IN A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM | LIN, JASON | 2117 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18917220 | MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT | SHABLACK, JOHNNIE A | 3634 | §102Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18911848 | PERCENTILE FLOOR LINK QUALIFICATION | HO, DUC CHI | 2465 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18907478 | WINDOW TREATMENT MOUNTING SYSTEM | AUBREY, BETH A | 3633 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2024 |
| 18798149 | LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM RESPONSIVE TO THE LOCATION OF AN OCCUPANT AND/OR MOBILE DEVICE | COLLINS, GARY | 2115 | §101§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18798103 | SEMI-RIGID CHAIN FOR A WINDOW TREATMENT | AUBREY, BETH A | 3633 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18797063 | LOAD CONTROL KEYPAD WITH ILLUMINATED FEATURES | SAEED, AHMED M | 2831 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18779879 | WINDOW TREATMENT HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE VALANCE | RAMSEY, JEREMY C | 3634 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18779928 | PHOTOSENSITIVE ELEMENT ASSEMBLY | TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2878 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18680855 | CONFIGURING A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM USING TEMPLATE DATABASES | WEHOVZ, OSCAR | 2161 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 8d | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18642584 | INTERFERENCE-RESISTANT COMPENSATION FOR ILLUMINATION DEVICES HAVING MULTIPLE EMITTER MODULES | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §102§103§112Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18622267 | VALIDATION OF SPRING-BALANCING OF A MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENT | TRAN, PHI DIEU | 3634 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18610698 | COMMUNICATING WITH AND CONTROLLING LOAD CONTROL SYSTEMS | TANINGCO, ALEXANDER H | 2844 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18588313 | Material Removal from Inner Surface to Preserve Perception of Outer Surface Aesthetics | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18588719 | WINDOW TREATMENT MOUNTING BRACKET | RAMSEY, JEREMY C | 3634 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18488398 | VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR DETECTION OF GLARE CONDITIONS | BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE | 2877 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 41d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18370107 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MULTIPLE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ELECTRICAL LOAD | ERDMAN, CHAD G | 2128 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18453950 | System Having Independent Control of Circadian Response and Color Temperature | CHANG, DANIEL D | 2844 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18233231 | Interference-Resistant Compensation for Illumination Devices Using Multiple Series of Measurement Intervals | LIE, ANGELA M | 3992 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18345016 | CONFIGURING A LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM | TANK, ANDREW L | 2141 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18310581 | Remote Control for a Wireless Load Control System | HAILE, BENYAM | 2688 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialLutron Technology Company LLC has 61 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 32 art units and 46 examiners.
Angela M Lie has the most, with 8 of Lutron Technology Company LLC's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
