Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
70 pending office actions • 37 art units • 57 examiners • 0 of 70 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 200 patents granted in the last 365 days
NICHIA Corporation has 76 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The portfolio includes 64 distinct examiners and 38 distinct art units, showing broad examiner coverage and notable concentration at the art-unit level. The difference between pending matters and examiner count indicates that some examiners handle more than one matter.
GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN is the busiest examiner, with 4 pending matters. That group warrants targeted examiner-level review, while the broader portfolio calls for centralized claim strategy, coordinated technical disclosures, and art-unit-specific preparation.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 33 (47%) |
| §102 only | 3 (4%) |
| §112 only | 6 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 4 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (34%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 4 | 83.3% | +0.0% |
| EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 3 | 71.4% | +15.9% |
| HAGAN, SEAN P | 3 | 39.4% | +30.1% |
| BELL, LAUREN R | 2 | 40.3% | +32.8% |
| DINKE, BITEW A | 2 | 73.0% | +12.2% |
| SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 2 | 79.8% | +18.8% |
| ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 2 | 73.5% | +35.4% |
| MENEFEE, JAMES A | 2 | 79.2% | +12.2% |
| KOLAHDOUZAN, HAJAR | 2 | 74.5% | +22.8% |
| ARK, DARREN W | 1 | 56.6% | +64.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18565503 | FLUORIDE PHOSPHOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | — |
| 18565218 | LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19264696 | PEST CONTROL SYSTEM AND CROP PRODUCTION METHOD | ARK, DARREN W | — |
| 18870981 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE | — |
| 18867745 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | — |
| 18847677 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | — |
| 18884927 | FRESHNESS PRESERVATION METHOD AND FRESHNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES | LEFF, STEVEN N | — |
| 18797441 | CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | TRAN, TIEN | — |
| 18730830 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | BELL, LAUREN R | — |
| 18780099 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | DINKE, BITEW A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18324341 | COATED RARE EARTH-IRON-NITROGEN-BASED MAGNETIC POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR MAGNETIC FIELD AMPLIFICATION, AND MAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR HYPER-HIGH FREQUENCY ABSORPTION | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 19d overdue |
| 18299282 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | BELL, LAUREN R | 15d overdue |
| 18478965 | METHOD OF PREPARING ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDER COMPRESSION MOLDED PRODUCT AND BONDED MAGNET | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 4d overdue |
| 17741036 | VERTICAL EXTERNAL-CAVITY SURFACE-EMITTING LASER | HAGAN, SEAN P | 15d |
| 17703165 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | HAGAN, SEAN P | 26d |
| 19264696 | PEST CONTROL SYSTEM AND CROP PRODUCTION METHOD | ARK, DARREN W | — |
| 18730830 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | BELL, LAUREN R | — |
| 18780099 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | DINKE, BITEW A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 10 |
| 1734 | 5 |
| 2812 | 4 |
| 1738 | 4 |
| 1759 | 4 |
| 2875 | 3 |
| 2898 | 3 |
| 2872 | 2 |
| 2896 | 2 |
| 2893 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19264696 | PEST CONTROL SYSTEM AND CROP PRODUCTION METHOD | ARK, DARREN W | 3647 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19219546 | OPTICAL MEMBER, LIGHT SOURCE MODULE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 18984435 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SAME | FRANK, EMILY J | 2629 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18870981 | LIGHT SOURCE UNIT AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE | BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18867745 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2024 |
| 18932321 | LED PACKAGE AND INTEGRATED LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | GREEN, TRACIE Y | 2875 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18924031 | REFLECTIVE MEMBER, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | SONG, ZHENG B | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18891031 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH MAGNET AND RARE EARTH MAGNET | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18847677 | WAVELENGTH CONVERSION MEMBER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | FERRE, ALEXANDRE F | 1788 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18884927 | FRESHNESS PRESERVATION METHOD AND FRESHNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES | LEFF, STEVEN N | 1792 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 13, 2024 |
| 18828874 | METALLIC STRUCTURE FOR OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MANDALA, VICTOR A | 2899 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18827150 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT | RAMALLO, GUSTAVO G | 2812 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18797441 | CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CERAMIC SUBSTRATE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | TRAN, TIEN | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18730830 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | BELL, LAUREN R | 2896 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18780099 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL MEMBER, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2024 |
| 18771582 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND SEPARATION METHOD | SUN, MICHAEL BRENNAN | 2892 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18760808 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | GARCES, NELSON Y | 2814 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18755275 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18754250 | OXIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE USING THE SAME | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 1734 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18752041 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | BERNSTEIN, ALLISON | 2824 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18750349 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | ULLAH, ELIAS | 2893 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18745364 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | DUNAY, CHRISTOPHER E | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2024 |
| 18737239 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | CHIN, EDWARD | 2893 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18731052 | POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY | ZACHARIA, JOSHUA JOSEPH | 1787 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18663651 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, PLANAR LIGHT SOURCE, AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | ENAD, CHRISTINE A | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18644418 | SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL ELEMENT | AHMED, SHAHED | 2813 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18637232 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K | 2891 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18633804 | COATED MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED MAGNETIC MATERIAL | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18634412 | COATED SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING COATED SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL | KOSLOW, CAROL M | 1734 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18621240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING SPERM MOTILITY | LOPEZLIRA, ASHLEY NICOLE | 1799 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18695954 | SMFEN-BASED ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDER AND BONDED MAGNET, AND METOHD OF PRODUCING SAID POWDER AND MAGNET | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18593778 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY | LEAVITT, MORDECAI MIZANI | 1742 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 01, 2024 |
| 18575261 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT FLUID TREATMENT DEVICE | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18574890 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT | MENEFEE, JAMES A | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2023 |
| 18396443 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BASE PORTION FOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | VAN ROY, TOD THOMAS | 2828 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18394693 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NITRIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL AND NITRIDE FLUORESCENT MATERIAL | EDMONDSON, LYNNE RENEE | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18394013 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR FLUORIDE ION BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR FLUORIDE ION BATTERY, AND FLUORIDE ION BATTERY | COLTON, JENNA XIANXIAN | 1782 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18536237 | WIRING SUBSTRATE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF | LASASSO, VICTOR JOSEPH | 2898 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2023 |
| 18568702 | SmFeN-BASED ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDER AND BONDED MAGNET, AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF | WALCK, BRIAN D | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2023 |
| 18532461 | SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1759 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2023 |
| 18565503 | FLUORIDE PHOSPHOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1759 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18565218 | LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1759 | §103§112DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18515253 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | MENEFEE, JAMES A | 2828 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18497567 | CATHODE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES | CULLEN, SEAN P | 1725 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18555662 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE | KING, JOSHUA | 2828 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 18554068 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES | GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN | 1759 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18478965 | METHOD OF PREPARING ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDER COMPRESSION MOLDED PRODUCT AND BONDED MAGNET | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18451928 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | CHEN, DAVID Z | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18365658 | ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR A FLUORIDE ION BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR A FLUORIDE ION BATTERY, AND FLUORIDE ION BATTERY | RUSERE, LINAH NATSAI | 1712 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18363891 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialNICHIA Corporation has 70 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 37 art units and 57 examiners.
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