Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
52 pending office actions • 14 art units • 43 examiners • 0 of 52 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 43 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 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. 17 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 | 16 (31%) |
| §102 only | 6 (12%) |
| §112 only | 6 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 23 (44%) |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 2 | 72.4% | +19.6% |
| ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2 | 86.5% | +20.8% |
| YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 2 | 85.6% | -8.4% |
| CORTES, HOWARD | 2 | 78.5% | +14.4% |
| TRAN, DZUNG | 2 | 83.6% | +5.6% |
| NGUYEN, CUONG B | 2 | 88.3% | +15.4% |
| AHMED, SHAHED | 2 | 90.8% | -0.1% |
| NICELY, JOSEPH C | 2 | 77.6% | +20.0% |
| ISAAC, STANETTA D | 2 | 85.8% | -36.2% |
| COMBER, KEVIN J | 1 | 82.6% | +11.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18482163 | FOUR-LAYER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 22d |
| 18467786 | REDUCED STRESS CLIP FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DIE | TRAN, DZUNG | 27d |
| 18458589 | VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | AHMED, SHAHED | 39d |
| 18186403 | VERTICAL ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A REDUCED LATERAL FIELD TERMINATION DISTANCE, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING METHOD | AHMED, SHAHED | — |
| 17692229 | PACKAGED HALF-BRIDGE CIRCUIT | ISAAC, STANETTA D | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18659162 | INDUCTOR-LESS POWER CONVERTER | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 30d overdue |
| 17670893 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2d overdue |
| 17380769 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | ISAAC, STANETTA D | 20d |
| 18458561 | CARRIER POSITIONING DEVICE | STARK, JARRETT J | 30d |
| 18482176 | Semiconductor Device | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 82d |
| 19063430 | THREE PIN CURRENT TRIGGERED TVS PROTECTION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | COMBER, KEVIN J | — |
| 19046608 | SWITCHING STAGE OF A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY, SMPS, AS WELL AS AN SMPS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | FINCH III, FRED E | — |
| 18926650 | A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY ARRANGED FOR EFFICIENTLY POWERING A RANGE OF LOADS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18659162 | INDUCTOR-LESS POWER CONVERTER | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 30d overdue |
| 18152845 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 15d overdue |
| 17670893 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2d overdue |
| 18482163 | FOUR-LAYER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 22d |
| 18482176 | Semiconductor Device | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 82d |
| 19063430 | THREE PIN CURRENT TRIGGERED TVS PROTECTION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | COMBER, KEVIN J | — |
| 18926650 | A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY ARRANGED FOR EFFICIENTLY POWERING A RANGE OF LOADS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | — |
| 18754735 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2893 | 8 |
| 2818 | 7 |
| 2898 | 6 |
| 2813 | 5 |
| 2838 | 3 |
| 2897 | 3 |
| 2899 | 2 |
| 3729 | 2 |
| 2842 | 1 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19063430 | THREE PIN CURRENT TRIGGERED TVS PROTECTION SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | COMBER, KEVIN J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19046608 | SWITCHING STAGE OF A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY, SMPS, AS WELL AS AN SMPS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | FINCH III, FRED E | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18926650 | A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY ARRANGED FOR EFFICIENTLY POWERING A RANGE OF LOADS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SUCH | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18889581 | CLIP | ESKRIDGE, CORY W | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18791858 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SHIFTING A VOLTAGE LEVEL | BHATIA, AMIT R | 2842 | §102 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18760530 | Overvoltage Protection of Transistor Switches | AMRANY, ADI | 2836 | §112 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18754735 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLIES | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18678801 | DIE PADDLE | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18666228 | BOND PAD DESIGN FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGES | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18666265 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE INTERCONNECT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | GEYER, SCOTT B | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18659162 | INDUCTOR-LESS POWER CONVERTER | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 2838 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18648791 | Schottky Barrier Control in Vertically Oriented Semiconductor Devices As Well As a Corresponding Power Device | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18648771 | Forming of Slope Liners in Trench Based Semiconductor Devices | SEDOROOK, DAVID PAUL | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18620300 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY OBTAINED WITH THIS METHOD | HOANG, DZUNG T | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18583334 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD | CORTES, HOWARD | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18583331 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD | CORTES, HOWARD | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18440017 | DIE PADDLE STANDOFFS IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES | TRAN, DZUNG | 2893 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 |
| 18396934 | Semiconductor Device | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | 2813 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18392212 | Nonlinear Gate Vertical Transistor | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 2893 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18392194 | Nonlinear Gate Vertical Transistor | SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18540210 | DC-DC Converter with Dynamic MPPT | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 2838 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18517178 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18514338 | MOSFET GATE FORMATION | CHIU, TSZ K | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18494946 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | RAHMAN, MOIN M | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Oct 26, 2023 |
| 18488376 | SEMICONDUCTOR POWER DEVICE WITH IMPROVED JUNCTION TERMINATION EXTENSION | GONZALES, VICENTE ROLANDO | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2023 |
| 18482176 | Semiconductor Device | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 2818 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 82d | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18482163 | FOUR-LAYER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, CUONG B | 2818 | §112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18482201 | Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Package, Such Semiconductor Package as well as an Electronic System Comprising a PCB Element and at Least Such Semiconductor Package | HALL, VICTORIA KATHLEEN | 2897 | §112 | Final Rejection | 38d overdue | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18467786 | REDUCED STRESS CLIP FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DIE | TRAN, DZUNG | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18467258 | MPS DIODE HAVING NON-UNIFORMLY SPACED WELLS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | SPRENGER, JAIME LYNN | 2893 | Other | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 18458561 | CARRIER POSITIONING DEVICE | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18458589 | VERTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | AHMED, SHAHED | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 39d | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18361502 | CLIP STRUCTURE FOR A PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KLEIN, JORDAN M | 2893 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18356769 | PICK-AND-PLACE APPARATUS AND METHOD | KIM, PAUL D | 3729 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18333854 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AS WELL AS SUCH SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY | SON, ERIKA HEERA | 2893 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18332467 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT TRANSFER BY LEVITATION | KOCH, GEORGE R | 1745 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2023 |
| 18329872 | LATERAL ORIENTED METAL-OXIDE-SEMICONDUCTOR, MOS DEVICE COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY | SHOOK, DANIEL P | 2896 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18329845 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY | ZARNEKE, DAVID A | 2891 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Jun 06, 2023 |
| 18310993 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | GHEYAS, SYED I | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2023 |
| 18299820 | TRENCH-GATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 2813 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 13, 2023 |
| 18295977 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITS | TRINH, MINH N | 3729 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Apr 05, 2023 |
| 18186403 | VERTICAL ORIENTED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A REDUCED LATERAL FIELD TERMINATION DISTANCE, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING METHOD | AHMED, SHAHED | 2813 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18153761 | ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2023 |
| 18152845 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ESD PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | NICELY, JOSEPH C | 2813 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jan 11, 2023 |
| 18147999 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND BIDIRECTIONAL ESD PROTECTION DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME | FOX, BRANDON C | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18147957 | A MULTI-LAYER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INTERCONNECT INCLUDING INTERWEAVED FINGERS | CUTLER, ETHAN EDWARD | 2892 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18147735 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MARIN, JACOB RAUL | 2818 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2022 |
| 18061130 | STEP INTERCONNECT METALLIZATION TO ENABLE PANEL LEVEL PACKAGING | WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2022 |
| 17979279 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING | ARROYO, TERESA M | 2893 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 78d | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17692229 | PACKAGED HALF-BRIDGE CIRCUIT | ISAAC, STANETTA D | 2898 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2022 |
| 17670893 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2818 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2022 |
| 17380769 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | ISAAC, STANETTA D | 2898 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Jul 20, 2021 |
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