Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
48 pending office actions • 29 art units • 48 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 68 patents granted in the last 365 days
National Tsing Hua University currently manages 47 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These active cases are handled by 47 distinct examiners across 28 distinct art units. This exact match between the number of pending actions and the number of examiners indicates that every single application is being reviewed by a different person.
YOON, ALEXANDER J is the busiest examiner for the portfolio, currently managing 1 pending office action. Because there are 47 pending office actions and 47 distinct examiners, no individual examiner holds more than one case. This total lack of examiner overlap requires a prosecution strategy tailored to 47 different individual perspectives.
The 28 distinct art units involved show that the university has a broad reach within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector, touching many different specialized groups. With 47 pending office actions spread so thinly across examiners and art units, practitioners cannot rely on building a rapport with a single primary examiner for this portfolio.
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 + other | 5 (10%) |
| §103 only | 9 (19%) |
| §102 only | 6 (12%) |
| §112 only | 4 (8%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 22 (46%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOON, ALEXANDER J | 1 | 60.2% | +13.2% |
| LEE, SIN J | 1 | 68.8% | +25.1% |
| LAPPAS, JASON | 1 | 91.2% | +7.9% |
| FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | 1 | 27.8% | +40.4% |
| SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 1 | 82.2% | +16.8% |
| HOMZA, LISA NHUNG | 1 | 86.8% | +1.3% |
| CHORBAJI, MONZER R | 1 | 76.4% | +21.3% |
| SAINT CYR, LEONARD | 1 | 77.5% | +17.9% |
| MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1 | 67.1% | +31.9% |
| BERNSTEIN, ALLISON | 1 | 81.2% | +2.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18818937 | MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL OPERATING METHOD AND MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL | HOMZA, LISA NHUNG | — |
| 18763861 | MEMORY CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | BERNSTEIN, ALLISON | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17580364 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SARS-COV-2 DETECTION AND METHOD USING THE SAME | JONES, CHRISTINE MICHELLE | 272d overdue |
| 18329586 | METHOD OF SCREENING FOR DRUG COMBINATION FOR COLORECTAL CARCINOMA TREATMENT, DRUG COMBINATION AND USE THEREOF | JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY | 23d overdue |
| 18095547 | CULTURE DEVICE FOR BIOCHEMICAL TESTING | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 17d overdue |
| 18617171 | TOOTH SURFACE LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME | RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | 10d overdue |
| 18238072 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, MICRO DISPLAY, MICRO IMAGING SYSTEM AND FABRICATING METHOD OF OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 9d overdue |
| 17895068 | CELL IDENTIFICATION METHOD | TAKENAKA, RISA | 12d |
| 18673080 | PERSON IDENTIFICATION METHOD BASED ON GAIT ANALYSIS | TRAN, DUY ANH | 42d |
| 19034299 | BILATERAL HETEROGENEOUS POLYMER-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTRAOCULAR LENS, PREPARATION PROCESS, AND USE FOR ANTIFOULING, ANTI-CELL MIGRATION, ANTI-INFLAMMATION, AND ANTI-POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION | LEE, SIN J | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19255542 | MEMORY DEVICE | YOON, ALEXANDER J | — |
| 19034299 | BILATERAL HETEROGENEOUS POLYMER-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTRAOCULAR LENS, PREPARATION PROCESS, AND USE FOR ANTIFOULING, ANTI-CELL MIGRATION, ANTI-INFLAMMATION, AND ANTI-POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION | LEE, SIN J | — |
| 18971980 | CARDIAC STIMULATION DEVICE | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | — |
| 18965098 | METHOD OF ASSESSING RISK OF SUBJECT DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | — |
| 18815078 | Method of Deodorizing, Antibacterial and Decontamination Using Plasmonic Photocatalyst and Method for Treating Cancer | CHORBAJI, MONZER R | — |
| 18802816 | MACHINE LEARNING- BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELIMINATING INFORMATION FROM INPUT FEATURES | SAINT CYR, LEONARD | — |
| 18762637 | Flexible 3D Freeform Techniques | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 3 |
| 1795 | 2 |
| 2828 | 2 |
| 3785 | 2 |
| 2139 | 1 |
| 1613 | 1 |
| 3686 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 2824 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19255542 | MEMORY DEVICE | YOON, ALEXANDER J | 2139 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19034299 | BILATERAL HETEROGENEOUS POLYMER-BASED ARTIFICIAL INTRAOCULAR LENS, PREPARATION PROCESS, AND USE FOR ANTIFOULING, ANTI-CELL MIGRATION, ANTI-INFLAMMATION, AND ANTI-POSTERIOR CAPSULE OPACIFICATION | LEE, SIN J | 1613 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19000303 | MEMORY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | LAPPAS, JASON | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18971980 | CARDIAC STIMULATION DEVICE | FEDORKY, MEGAN TAYLOR | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18965098 | METHOD OF ASSESSING RISK OF SUBJECT DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER | SHERMAN, STEPHEN G | 3686 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18818937 | MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL OPERATING METHOD AND MAGNETIC REACTION WHEEL | HOMZA, LISA NHUNG | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18815078 | Method of Deodorizing, Antibacterial and Decontamination Using Plasmonic Photocatalyst and Method for Treating Cancer | CHORBAJI, MONZER R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18802816 | MACHINE LEARNING- BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ELIMINATING INFORMATION FROM INPUT FEATURES | SAINT CYR, LEONARD | 2658 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18762637 | Flexible 3D Freeform Techniques | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18763861 | MEMORY CELL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | BERNSTEIN, ALLISON | 2824 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18752814 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | DEGRASSE, IAN ISAAC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18673080 | PERSON IDENTIFICATION METHOD BASED ON GAIT ANALYSIS | TRAN, DUY ANH | 2674 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 42d | Pending | May 23, 2024 |
| 18656989 | ELECTRODE SET AND DEVICE FOR TRANSPARENTIZING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE | NOGUEROLA, ALEXANDER STEPHAN | 1795 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18655582 | DETECTION USING SEMICONDUCTOR DETECTOR | STEVENSON, ANDRE C | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18704860 | ISOPROPYL-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE DERIVATIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | GALSTER, SAMUEL LEONARD | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18640090 | NON-INVASIVE CARBON DIOXIDE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BALL, JOHN C | 3791 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18630623 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2024 |
| 18617171 | TOOTH SURFACE LASER PROCESSING METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR THE SAME | RUIZ MARTIN, LUIS MIGUEL | 3772 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18612937 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | YI, CHANGHYUN | 2872 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18607533 | SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DEVICE | STEWART, ROBERT LINCOLN | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 17, 2024 |
| 18606362 | SENSING AND STIMULATION DEVICE | REDDY, SUNITA | — | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18418356 | SODIUM ION BATTERY AND CATHODE MATERIAL THEREOF | HO, ANDREW YEWHONG | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18411446 | PIEZOELECTRIC SPEAKER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M | 2694 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2024 |
| 18397636 | LASER COLORED PRODUCT, LASER COLORING METHOD THEREFOR, AND LASER COLORING SYSTEM USING THE SAME | TRAN, THIEN S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18395769 | ACTIVATABLE POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCES FOR PREPARING CYCLIZED POLYPEPTIDES | BOWLES, DAVID PAUL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18537808 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CURRENT COLLECTOR THEREOF | MURPHY, RYAN PATRICK | — | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18510686 | SPIN ORBIT TORQUE MAGNETORESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY | CHOI, CALVIN Y | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18238072 | OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, MICRO DISPLAY, MICRO IMAGING SYSTEM AND FABRICATING METHOD OF OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE | SRIDHAR, SAMANVITHA | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Aug 25, 2023 |
| 18234788 | INTEGRATED STRUCTURE OF WAVEGUIDE AND ACTIVE COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2023 |
| 18448208 | INPUT DATA TRANSFORMATION FRAMEWORK FOR LOW-VOLTAGE MODEL | ALSHAHARI, SADIK AHMED | 2121 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18447057 | METHOD AGAINST SNAKE ENVENOMATION | ROZOF, TIMOTHY R | 1625 | §102 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18362352 | HETEROSTRUCTURED PHOTOELECTROCATALYST AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | SUN, CAITLYN MINGYUN | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18361018 | METHOD FOR REDUCING SURFACE TENSION OF POLYMER MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ORIENTATION OF BLOCK COPOLYMER THIN FILM BY DECOMPRESSION EFFECT | BHUSHAN, KUMAR R | 1766 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18351503 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE WITH HIGH-ENTROPY GARNET-TYPE STRUCTURE AND ALL SOLID-STATE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY | BISTANY-RIEBMAN, JOSHUA PAGE | 1752 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 13, 2023 |
| 18334271 | METHOD FOR OPERATING NEURAL NETWORK | BOSTWICK, SIDNEY VINCENT | 2124 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18329586 | METHOD OF SCREENING FOR DRUG COMBINATION FOR COLORECTAL CARCINOMA TREATMENT, DRUG COMBINATION AND USE THEREOF | JOHNSON, CHRISTOPHER LINDSAY | 1691 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18180865 | SUB-RATE ASYMMETRIC FFE GENERATION FOR OPTICAL TRANSMITTER | HARVEY, MINSUN OH | 2828 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 09, 2023 |
| 18173626 | PULSE MONITORING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | BUI PHO, PASCAL M | 3798 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2023 |
| 18104311 | FLOATING-POINT CALCULATION METHOD AND ASSOCIATED ARITHMETIC UNIT | STRAPP, MATTHEW JACOB | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2023 |
| 18095547 | CULTURE DEVICE FOR BIOCHEMICAL TESTING | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 18148436 | HYBRID STRUCTURE FOR COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY APPLICATIONS AND COMPUTING METHOD THEREOF | YAARY, MICHAEL D | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 17978974 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND METAL ION SOLUTION | TUGBANG, ANTHONY D | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17895068 | CELL IDENTIFICATION METHOD | TAKENAKA, RISA | 1632 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Aug 25, 2022 |
| 17892099 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERAHERTZ DEVICE | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2022 |
| 17850635 | ATOMIZER AND ATOMIZATION METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY GENERATING PHARMACEUTICAL AEROSOLS OF DIFFERENT PARTICLE SIZES | CALLISON, KEIRA EILEEN | 3785 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2022 |
| 17714099 | RESPIRATORY DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATING DRUG DELIVERY | DALE, ABIGAYLE ANN | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | 169d overdue | Pending | Apr 05, 2022 |
| 17580364 | MICROFLUIDIC DEVICE FOR SARS-COV-2 DETECTION AND METHOD USING THE SAME | JONES, CHRISTINE MICHELLE | 1682 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 272d overdue | Pending | Jan 20, 2022 |
| 17504644 | METHOD AND PLATFORM FOR ENHANCING DETECTION ACTIVITY OF INTERACTION BETWEEN SPIKE PROTEIN RECEPTOR BINDING DOMAIN OF CORONAVIRUS FROM SPECIMEN AND HUMAN ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME II | BUCKMASTER, MARLENE VRENI | 1672 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2021 |
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