Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Makeblock Co. Ltd.

Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering

6 pending office actions • 5 art units • 6 examiners • 0 of 6 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 21 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Makeblock Co. Ltd. has 6 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 6 distinct examiners and 5 distinct art units, indicating broad distribution despite the limited portfolio size.

FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA is the busiest identified examiner, with 1 pending matter. Counsel should use matter-specific prosecution strategies, supported by technical review of the relevant art-unit assignments.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

6
Total Pending OAs
3
Non-Final OAs
1
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

3
Hard (50%)
3
Medium (50%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (17%)
§103 only3 (50%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (33%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
1
Information Tech
17% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
3
Semiconductors
50% of docket
2
Mechanical / Eng
33% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

60 h
Manual time on pending OAs
12 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
21 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.5 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 1 69.9% +11.0%
ISKRA, JOSEPH W 1 71.3% +27.1%
RHUE, ABIGAIL H 1 53.3% +37.5%
CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W 1 74.8% +20.1%
XING, CHRISTINA ILONA 1 83.0% +10.9%
PHAN, MINH Q 1 75.7% -4.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18950927 PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM XING, CHRISTINA ILONA —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19449816 PRINTING MESH AND METHOD FOR MAKING SCREEN PRINTING PLATE FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA —
18982769 METHOD OF MEASURING MACHINED REGION, NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W —
18943034 DISTANCE DETECTOR, PROCESSING HEAD AND PROCESSING DEVICE PHAN, MINH Q —

Interview Candidates (5)

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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19353669 AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD, LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ISKRA, JOSEPH W 15d
19449816 PRINTING MESH AND METHOD FOR MAKING SCREEN PRINTING PLATE FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA —
19329764 LASER MODULE AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE RHUE, ABIGAIL H —
18982769 METHOD OF MEASURING MACHINED REGION, NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W —
18950927 PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM XING, CHRISTINA ILONA —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3761 2
2853 1
2117 1
2877 1
2852 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19449816 PRINTING MESH AND METHOD FOR MAKING SCREEN PRINTING PLATE FERGUSON SAMRETH, MARISSA LIANA 2853 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 15, 2026
19353669 AUTOMATIC FOCUSING METHOD, LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM ISKRA, JOSEPH W 3761 §103 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Oct 09, 2025
19329764 LASER MODULE AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE RHUE, ABIGAIL H 3761 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 16, 2025
18982769 METHOD OF MEASURING MACHINED REGION, NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM CARTER, CHRISTOPHER W 2117 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18950927 PROCESSING CONTROL METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROCESSING SYSTEM XING, CHRISTINA ILONA 2877 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Nov 18, 2024
18943034 DISTANCE DETECTOR, PROCESSING HEAD AND PROCESSING DEVICE PHAN, MINH Q 2852 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 11, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Makeblock Co. Ltd. have?

Makeblock Co. Ltd. has 6 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 6 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Makeblock Co. Ltd. applications?

Marissa Liana Ferguson Samreth has the most, with 1 of Makeblock Co. Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Makeblock Co. Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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