Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
30 pending office actions • 19 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 101 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 only | 2 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 11 (37%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 2 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 13 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIM, JAY C | 2 | 49.0% | +21.6% |
| TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | 1 | 86.0% | +4.2% |
| LE, VU | 1 | 52.4% | +7.9% |
| BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | 1 | 68.8% | +46.3% |
| REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | 1 | 87.9% | +16.2% |
| FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 1 | 76.6% | +29.4% |
| HELLNER, MARK | 1 | 90.4% | +8.5% |
| FATIMA, AYMAN | 1 | 79.2% | +20.0% |
| PHAN, MINH Q | 1 | 75.9% | -5.0% |
| GONZALEZ, MILTON | 1 | 77.8% | +12.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | — |
| 18418055 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING MODULE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING SYSTEM | HELLNER, MARK | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19011987 | STORAGE CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL CHIP | BLUST, JASON W | 44d overdue |
| 18092080 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD | MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK | 8d |
| 18068297 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | CHEN, YU | 15d |
| 19085098 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR FABRICATING IMAGING APPARATUS | TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | — |
| 18901599 | FIXED OBJECT DETECTOR, FIXED OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | LE, VU | — |
| 18797129 | OBSTRUCTION DETECTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND OBSTRUCTION DETECTION DEVICE | BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | — |
| 18687233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18457113 | CELL STACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | FATIMA, AYMAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18172766 | VOLTAGE DETECTING CIRCUIT, ABNORMALITY DETECTOR, AND BATTERY SYSTEM | GONZALEZ, MILTON | 22d |
| 18797129 | OBSTRUCTION DETECTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND OBSTRUCTION DETECTION DEVICE | BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | — |
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | — |
| 18687233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18291871 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18419087 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | — |
| 18457113 | CELL STACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | FATIMA, AYMAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2815 | 2 |
| 2852 | 2 |
| 2824 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 2132 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 2836 | 1 |
| 2111 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19085098 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR FABRICATING IMAGING APPARATUS | TRAN, MAI THI NGOC | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 18901599 | FIXED OBJECT DETECTOR, FIXED OBJECT DETECTION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | LE, VU | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18797129 | OBSTRUCTION DETECTION METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND OBSTRUCTION DETECTION DEVICE | BEATTY, TY MITCHELL | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 07, 2024 |
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | 2824 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18687233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18291871 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 24, 2024 |
| 18419087 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD | FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18418055 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING MODULE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING SYSTEM | HELLNER, MARK | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18457113 | CELL STACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | FATIMA, AYMAN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18457068 | VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM | PHAN, MINH Q | 2852 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18172766 | VOLTAGE DETECTING CIRCUIT, ABNORMALITY DETECTOR, AND BATTERY SYSTEM | GONZALEZ, MILTON | 2852 | §112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18068297 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | CHEN, YU | 2896 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 17740737 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON | 3761 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 10, 2022 |
| 17568302 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SENSOR SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Jan 04, 2022 |
| 19011987 | STORAGE CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL CHIP | BLUST, JASON W | 2132 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18982487 | CLOCK FILTER SYSTEM AND CLOCK FILTER SWITCHING METHOD | PUENTES, DANIEL CALRISSIAN | 2849 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18974635 | POWER-ON RESET CIRCUITS WITH BROWNOUT DETECTION | HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18905302 | MICROCONTROLLER CIRCUIT, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD | PERRY, VICTOR NICHOLAS | 2111 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18806996 | MICROCONTROLLER UNIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SHIN, CHRISTOPHER B | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 16, 2024 |
| 18797766 | CONTROL DEVICE, DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | SARKER, SANCHIT K | 2495 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18783590 | LOW-COMPLEXITY MAXIMUM NORMALIZED AUTOCORRELATION ESTIMATION OF AUDIO SIGNALS | DESIR, PIERRE LOUIS | 2659 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18441661 | SENSING DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD | PLUMB, NIGEL H | 2855 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d overdue | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18422890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18401478 | ENCRYPTION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF UTILIZING WRITE LOCK, KEY LOCK, AND DIGEST INFORMATION TO INCREASE SECURITY | VO, ETHAN VIET | 2431 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2023 |
| 18401468 | RAIL-TO-RAIL INPUT STAGE CIRCUIT AND OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER | NGUYEN, KHIEM D | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2023 |
| 18494388 | DIRECT MEMORY ACCESS DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME | BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A. | 2184 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2023 |
| 18326583 | SECURITY PROCESSING DEVICE, METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR HANDLING ATTACKS | DILUZIO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 2498 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 87d overdue | Pending | May 31, 2023 |
| 18152397 | ONLINE INTEGRATED MICROCONTROLLER DEVELOPMENT TOOL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAME, AND MICROCONTROLLER DEVELOPMENT COMBINATION KIT | SAXENA, AKASH | 2188 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 18092080 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD | MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK | 2859 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Dec 30, 2022 |
| 18089762 | CARRY-LOOKAHEAD ADDER, SECURE ADDER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CARRY-LOOKAHEAD ADDITION | DUONG, HUY | — | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
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