Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 7 patents granted in the last 365 days
North University Of China maintains a company patent portfolio focused on the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The portfolio currently shows 1 pending office action. This 1 action is being processed by a distinct examiner within a distinct art unit, which indicates a highly focused prosecution environment.
LEE, HWA S is identified as the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action under review. This examiner is responsible for the total active workload of the portfolio. For a practitioner, this means that all current patent office interactions are consolidated under a sole individual within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector.
The use of a distinct art unit suggests that the pending matters involve a specific technical niche. Practitioners should focus their strategy on the specific examination patterns of LEE, HWA S. Since the busiest examiner pending count matches the total number of pending office actions, the practitioner can ensure a consistent and unified approach to the pending intellectual property.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEE, HWA S | 1 | 72.3% | +3.3% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17811094 | FIBER-OPTIC FABRY-PEROT PRESSURE SENSOR AND BATCH PREPARATION METHOD FOR SENSING UNIT THEREOF | LEE, HWA S | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2877 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17811094 | FIBER-OPTIC FABRY-PEROT PRESSURE SENSOR AND BATCH PREPARATION METHOD FOR SENSING UNIT THEREOF | LEE, HWA S | 2877 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialNorth University Of China has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Hwa S Lee has the most, with 1 of North University Of China's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
