Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 3 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Neo Semiconductor Inc. is currently navigating 5 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 5 pending office actions are distributed among 3 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units, indicating a focused but multi-faceted prosecution effort. The concentration of the workload across only 3 distinct examiners suggests that some examiners are handling multiple applications for the company. For practitioners, this provides an opportunity to develop a more consistent relationship with the technical reviewers.
The busiest examiner for this portfolio is NGUYEN, DUY T V, who is managing 3 busiest examiner pending actions. This represents a significant concentration of the company's workload, as this single individual is responsible for more than half of the 5 pending office actions. Such a concentration allows for a more unified prosecution strategy when dealing with this specific examiner across multiple cases. Success with this official will be the primary driver of the portfolio's overall progress.
Practitioners should note that while NGUYEN, DUY T V handles 3 busiest examiner pending actions, the remaining actions are spread across 3 distinct art units. This requires balancing a consistent approach with the busiest examiner while remaining adaptable to the different standards of the various art units involved. The efficiency of the 5 pending office actions may depend heavily on the outcomes achieved with the primary examiner. The presence of 3 distinct examiners ensures some diversity in the review process.
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 | 1 (20%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 4 (80%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, DUY T V | 3 | 79.0% | +16.7% |
| GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 1 | 72.9% | +20.8% |
| LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | 1 | 88.4% | +10.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649897 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | — |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
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 # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18649897 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| 18638619 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | — |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | — |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2818 | 2 |
| 2891 | 1 |
| 2813 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18649897 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18638619 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18597866 | 3D CELL AND ARRAY STRUCTURES WITH PARALLEL BIT LINES AND SOURCE LINES | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18499432 | 3D CELLS AND ARRAY STRUCTURES | LEE, ALVIN LYNGHI | 2813 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18366617 | 3D MEMORY CELLS AND ARRAY ARCHITECTURES | NGUYEN, DUY T V | 2818 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialNeo Semiconductor Inc. has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 3 examiners.
Duy T V Nguyen has the most, with 3 of Neo Semiconductor Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
