Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
34 pending office actions • 17 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 98 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nuvoton Technology Corporation currently faces 34 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed across 17 distinct art units, indicating a wide variety of semiconductor-related filings. The spread across 17 art units suggests that the company's intellectual property strategy covers a broad spectrum of circuit designs and optical technologies.
The prosecution involves 33 distinct examiners, showing that almost every pending action is assigned to a different individual. KIM, JAY C is the busiest examiner with 2 pending actions. This high ratio of 33 examiners to 34 actions suggests that the company must navigate many different examiner styles and preferences. With 33 examiners for 34 actions, there is almost no opportunity for the company to benefit from examiner-specific trends across multiple cases.
The distribution of 34 pending actions across 33 examiners and 17 art units reflects a highly decentralized prosecution landscape. For a practitioner, this means that each of the 34 actions likely requires a tailored approach, as the lack of examiner overlap prevents the application of a uniform strategy. The company's busiest examiner, KIM, JAY C, only manages 2 actions, further emphasizing the fragmented nature of the current workload.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 + other | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 18 (53%) |
| §102 only | 4 (12%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (29%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 | 49.3% | +21.6% |
| FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | 1 | 78.3% | +13.7% |
| NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 1 | 89.7% | +5.8% |
| YANG, HAN | 1 | 92.0% | +11.8% |
| RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | 1 | 83.6% | +13.3% |
| REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | 1 | 88.6% | +15.0% |
| NGUYEN, DUY T V | 1 | 78.9% | +16.7% |
| VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 1 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | 1 | 77.4% | +1.1% |
| FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C | 1 | 76.0% | +30.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19086296 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | — |
| 19050821 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE AND WEIGHT COEFFICIENT WRITING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE | YANG, HAN | — |
| 18990893 | HYDROGEN DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | — |
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | — |
| 18583573 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18068297 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | CHEN, YU | 15d |
| 18687233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18435836 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, SUBMOUNT, SUBMOUNT ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE | LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | — |
| 18291871 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT | KIM, JAY C | — |
| 18467534 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | FORDE, DELMA ROSA | — |
| 18457113 | CELL STACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | FATIMA, AYMAN | — |
| 18983983 | PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND TEMPLATE MATCHING METHOD | LE, VU | — |
| 18974635 | POWER-ON RESET CIRCUITS WITH BROWNOUT DETECTION | HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19273625 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | — |
| 19050821 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE AND WEIGHT COEFFICIENT WRITING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE | YANG, HAN | — |
| 18990893 | HYDROGEN DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | — |
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | — |
| 18653508 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — |
| 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 | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2828 | 3 |
| 2815 | 2 |
| 2824 | 1 |
| 2812 | 1 |
| 2852 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| 3645 | 1 |
| 2138 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19273625 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING APPARATUS | FOSSELMAN, JOEL W | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19086296 | IMAGING APPARATUS, DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR IMAGING APPARATUS | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19050821 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE AND WEIGHT COEFFICIENT WRITING METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PROCESSING DEVICE | YANG, HAN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 18990893 | HYDROGEN DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18670302 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | 2824 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18653508 | SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | NGUYEN, DUY T V | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18687233 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18583573 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18435836 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, SUBMOUNT, SUBMOUNT ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD OF TESTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE | LEUNG, CHRISTINA Y | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18291871 | VARIABLE CAPACITANCE ELEMENT | KIM, JAY C | 2815 | §101§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 |
| 18467534 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | FORDE, DELMA ROSA | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 14, 2023 |
| 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 |
| 18358610 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT | HAGAN, SEAN P | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18068297 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | CHEN, YU | 2896 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 17951000 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LASER ELEMENT | EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH | 2828 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17740737 | LASER PROCESSING DEVICE | WANG, FRANKLIN JEFFERSON | 3761 | §103 | 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 |
| 19207993 | ANALOG-TO-DIGITAL CONVERTER CIRCUIT | JEAN PIERRE, PEGUY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19199553 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACCELERATING BOOT PROCESS | TSANG, HENRY | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 |
| 18990733 | CONTROL CHIP AND CONTROL METHOD | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | 2138 | §103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18983983 | PROCESSING CIRCUIT AND TEMPLATE MATCHING METHOD | LE, VU | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 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 |
| 18955163 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE AND AUDIO DATA INTERRUPTION PROTECTION METHOD THEREOF | ELAHEE, MD S | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18947357 | SOUND WAKE-UP DEVICE AND SOUND WAKE-UP METHOD | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 2137 | Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 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 |
| 18422890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | MULERO FLORES, ERIC MANUEL | 2898 | §102§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 | 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 |
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