Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
67 pending office actions • 22 art units • 59 examiners • 0 of 67 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 293 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 67 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. 67 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 | 56 (84%) |
| §102 only | 5 (7%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 2 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| HELBERG, DAVID MICHAEL | 2 | 60.0% | +57.1% |
| NADAV, ORI | 2 | 60.3% | +20.9% |
| LIN, JOHN | 2 | 59.9% | +8.0% |
| ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH | 2 | 77.8% | +25.0% |
| GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2 | 67.4% | +16.3% |
| LI, MEIYA | 2 | 68.7% | +25.4% |
| HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 1 | 98.6% | +2.4% |
| BARNETT, JACK KENSINGTON | 1 | 76.5% | +20.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17953636 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE | MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 89d overdue |
| 18370997 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE | MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 22d |
| 18098803 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 33d |
| 18380345 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 61d |
| 18796387 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION ON DATA STROBE SIGNALS AND MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME | HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 70d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17994106 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENERGY-REMOVABLE LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HELBERG, DAVID MICHAEL | 127d overdue |
| 18368114 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENERGY-REMOVABLE LAYER | HELBERG, DAVID MICHAEL | 120d overdue |
| 18195504 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTERPOSER STRUCTURE | ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH | 81d overdue |
| 17844974 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE | LI, MEIYA | 78d overdue |
| 17741593 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING PROTRUDING CHANNEL STRUCTURE | LI, MEIYA | 78d overdue |
| 17978336 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | NADAV, ORI | 73d overdue |
| 18747513 | SIGNAL SEPARATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL SEPARATION METHOD | BARNETT, JACK KENSINGTON | 43d overdue |
| 18367064 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | NADAV, ORI | 28d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 10 |
| 2817 | 9 |
| 2811 | 6 |
| 2897 | 6 |
| 2812 | 6 |
| 2815 | 5 |
| 2899 | 5 |
| 2814 | 3 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2882 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18796387 | METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE NOISE SUPPRESSION ON DATA STROBE SIGNALS AND MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAME | HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 2827 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18747513 | SIGNAL SEPARATION DEVICE AND SIGNAL SEPARATION METHOD | BARNETT, JACK KENSINGTON | 2111 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 43d overdue | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18741826 | WAREHOUSE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | STRAUB, D'ARCY WINSTON | 2491 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18668243 | TEST ELEMENT GROUP AND USING THE SAME | RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18631426 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING A VERTICAL FUSE STRUCTURE | ENAD, CHRISTINE A | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Apr 10, 2024 |
| 18626571 | INSPECTING EQUIPMENT AND METHOD THEREOF | TON, TRI T | 2877 | §103 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Apr 04, 2024 |
| 18610833 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | DARE, RYAN A | 2132 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18599761 | EXPOSURE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | KIM, PETER B | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 91d overdue | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18588670 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | ASFAW, MESFIN T | 2882 | §102 | Final Rejection | 56d | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18396816 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING AT LEAST ONE AIR GAP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | VU, HUNG K | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 84d | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18395799 | BRACING STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | TRAN, TAN N | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18536605 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SLANTED CONDUCTIVE LAYERS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | DAGNEW, MEKONNEN D | 2638 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18536343 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CAPACITOR ARRAY | TANG, ALICE W | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18531966 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED P-N JUNCTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | MOJADDEDI, OMAR F | 2898 | Other | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18523109 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | NEWTON, VALERIE N | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 30d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18520946 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | TAHIR, NOOR MOHAMMAD ISM | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18518545 | METHOD FOR PREPARING AIR GAP BETWEEN BIT LINE STRICTURE AND CAPACITOR CONTACT | DULKA, JOHN P | 2817 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Nov 23, 2023 |
| 18515703 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH AIR SPACERS, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | ERDEM, FAZLI | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18493049 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF | LEE, EUGENE | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Oct 24, 2023 |
| 18491777 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | WATTS, JEREMY DANIEL | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Oct 22, 2023 |
| 18490777 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING CAPACITOR ARRAY AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | RAMIREZ, ALEXANDRE XAVIER | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18382218 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE INCLUDING FUSE STRUCTURE EMBEDDED IN SUBSTRATE | GRAY, AARON J | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Oct 20, 2023 |
| 18381907 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH LINER LAYER HAVING TAPERED SIDEWALL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | MUSE, ISMAIL A | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 67d overdue | Pending | Oct 19, 2023 |
| 18488696 | METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES | MARIN, JACOB RAUL | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18380325 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH POLYMER LINER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | MENZ, LAURA MARY | 2813 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18380345 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 61d | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18371588 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | GONZALES, VICENTE ROLANDO | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18370997 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE | MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18369144 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | KUPP, BENJAMIN MICHAEL | 2893 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 40d | Pending | Sep 16, 2023 |
| 18368664 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING PROTECTIVE LAYER ON SIDEWALL OF CONDUCTIVE MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | RODRIGUEZ VILLANU, SANDRA MILENA | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18368114 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENERGY-REMOVABLE LAYER | HELBERG, DAVID MICHAEL | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | 120d overdue | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18367064 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | NADAV, ORI | 2811 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18464287 | MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | BOULGHASSOUL, YOUNES | 2814 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18237015 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE STUCTURE WITH AIR GAPS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | BEARDSLEY, JONAS TYLER | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Aug 23, 2023 |
| 18224609 | METHOD OF FORMING CAPACITOR STRUCTURE | LIN, JOHN | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18223166 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ZHU, SHENG-BAI | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Jul 18, 2023 |
| 18214662 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SEMICONDUCTOR CARBON NANOTUBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | RAHMAN, MOIN M | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jun 27, 2023 |
| 18207591 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR REDUCING RANDOM DOPANT FLUCTUATION | MCCALL SHEPARD, SONYA D | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 118d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18326018 | TEST SYSTEM AND TEST METHOD TO WAFERS | LEE, HWA S | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18203763 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 42d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18195504 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTERPOSER STRUCTURE | ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH | 2817 | §112 | Final Rejection | 81d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2023 |
| 18144952 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH AIR SPACER | PARKER, JOHN M | 2899 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 54d | Pending | May 09, 2023 |
| 18140085 | CIRCUIT PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §112 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18305375 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | PAGE, STEVEN MITCHELL CHR | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 23, 2023 |
| 18129204 | PROBING PAD DESIGN IN SCRIBE LINE FOR FLIP CHIP PACKAGE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18112707 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SHALLOW TRENCH ISOLATION STRUCTURE WITH REDUCED ENCROACHMENT OF ACTIVE REGIONS AND A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE THEREFROM | SLUTSKER, JULIA | 2891 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18105340 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH DIELECTRIC LINER PORTIONS AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | KIELIN, ERIK J | 2814 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18098803 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BERRY, PAUL ANTHONY | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 33d | Pending | Jan 19, 2023 |
| 18155043 | MEMORY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18061476 | TEST ELEMENT GROUP FOR METAL ROUTING LAYER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | GOODWIN, DAVID J | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Dec 04, 2022 |
| 17994106 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ENERGY-REMOVABLE LAYER AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | HELBERG, DAVID MICHAEL | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | 127d overdue | Pending | Nov 25, 2022 |
| 17978336 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | NADAV, ORI | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 73d overdue | Pending | Nov 01, 2022 |
| 17964249 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH PATTERNS HAVING COPLANAR BOTTOM SURFACES AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME | SMITH, SAMUEL JONATHAN | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | 58d overdue | Pending | Oct 12, 2022 |
| 17953636 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING VERTICAL SUPPORTING STRUCTURE | MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 89d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2022 |
| 17879995 | WIRING STRUCTURE WITH CONDUCTIVE FEATURES HAVING DIFFERENT CRITICAL DIMENSIONS, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | JUNGE, BRYAN R. | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17879981 | METAL STRUCTURE HAVING FUNNEL-SHAPED INTERCONNECT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LIN, JOHN | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 8d overdue | Pending | Aug 03, 2022 |
| 17860392 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIXING FEATURE ON WHICH BONDING WIRE IS DISPOSED | SUN, YU-HSI DAVID | 2817 | §102 | Final Rejection | 71d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
| 17857220 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTERPOSER STRUCTURE | ESIABA, NKECHINYERE OTUOMASIRICH | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jul 05, 2022 |
| 17856194 | METHOD OF FABRICATING BIT LINE CONTACTS | IQBAL, HAMNA FATHIMA | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Jul 01, 2022 |
| 17852989 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING AIR GAP | MCDONALD, JASON ANDREW | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 80d overdue | Pending | Jun 29, 2022 |
| 17808912 | IMPLANTING METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE | YEUNG LOPEZ, FEIFEI | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 74d overdue | Pending | Jun 24, 2022 |
| 17848243 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING ISLAND STRUCTURE | ARDEO, EMILIO | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 91d overdue | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17844974 | MEMORY DEVICE WITH MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
| 17834940 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH COMPOSITE CONTACT HAVING DIFFERENT CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES | RICHARDS, NORMAN DREW | 2892 | §103 | Final Rejection | 111d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2022 |
| 17741593 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING PROTRUDING CHANNEL STRUCTURE | LI, MEIYA | 2811 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d overdue | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17661749 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | May 03, 2022 |
| 17735293 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMPLANTING TOOL | LANE, THOMAS BERNARD | 2142 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | May 03, 2022 |
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