Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
133 pending office actions • 69 art units • 121 examiners • 0 of 133 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 455 patents granted in the last 365 days
NXP Semiconductors N.V. has 139 pending office actions in Networking & Security. The matters involve 125 examiners across 70 art units, indicating extensive dispersion across examination assignments.
JUSTICE, MICHAEL W is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. The small concentration means broad docket coordination is essential, with examiner-specific preparation applied to the limited group handled by Justice.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 23 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. 23 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 | 4 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (6%) |
| §103 only | 44 (33%) |
| §102 only | 10 (8%) |
| §112 only | 8 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 55 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 3 | 83.3% | +16.3% |
| LI, YONGHONG | 3 | 75.7% | +23.2% |
| NGUYEN, KHIEM D | 3 | 85.8% | +12.4% |
| FRAZIER, BRADY W | 2 | 78.6% | +26.9% |
| PERVIN, NUZHAT | 2 | 81.3% | +13.5% |
| MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 2 | 85.7% | +6.2% |
| LE, HAILEY R | 2 | 81.4% | +9.6% |
| AJID, ABDELTIF | 2 | 77.0% | +11.9% |
| SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L | 2 | 68.3% | +21.5% |
| GUDORF, LAURA A | 1 | 81.1% | +11.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19462203 | Method for determining a RFID backscatter link frequency and RFID tag | GUDORF, LAURA A | — |
| 19009603 | RADAR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18535624 | MULTI-LINK DEVICE FRAME EXCHANGE WITHIN A WLAN (WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK) | ADHAMI, MOHAMMAD SAJID | 86d overdue |
| 18139531 | UPDATING RADAR SENSOR ACCURACY MEASUREMENTS FOR OBJECT TRACKING | MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 77d overdue |
| 18489173 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SURROUNDING BUMP METALLIZATION AND METHOD THEREFOR | JONES, ERIC W | 8d overdue |
| 18617400 | SECURE FLASHLESS BOOTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR | MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 3d overdue |
| 18461673 | CASCADED RADAR SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED AVAILABILITY | ZHU, NOAH YI MIN | 1d overdue |
| 18606257 | LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD | LE, HAILEY R | 12d |
| 18360455 | TARGET DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM | LE, HAILEY R | 14d |
| 18208157 | BLOCK-WISE NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH USING GUIDED SEARCH ALGORITHM | ILES, TYLER EDWARD | 14d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19462203 | Method for determining a RFID backscatter link frequency and RFID tag | GUDORF, LAURA A | — |
| 19044825 | SYNCHRONIZING OF DISTRIBUTED RADAR UNITS | FRAZIER, BRADY W | — |
| 19009603 | RADAR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
| 18965354 | PLANAR BALUN STRUCTURE | LI, YONGHONG | — |
| 18965285 | RADAR SYSTEM | LI, YONGHONG | — |
| 18961997 | MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — |
| 18935876 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UWB-BASED DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — |
| 18919660 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | LI, YONGHONG | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3648 | 24 |
| 2843 | 7 |
| 2898 | 4 |
| 2645 | 4 |
| 2474 | 4 |
| 2181 | 3 |
| 2649 | 3 |
| 2812 | 3 |
| 2478 | 3 |
| 2857 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19462203 | Method for determining a RFID backscatter link frequency and RFID tag | GUDORF, LAURA A | 2876 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2026 |
| 19252960 | A WAVEGUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH LAUNCHER-IN-PACKAGE DEVICES | COLE, VICTOR | 2843 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19251269 | ROBUST TRAJECTORY CONTROL | WANG, KAI NMN | 3664 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19096903 | SECURE ELEMENT AND OPERATING METHOD | LEWIS, LISA C | 2495 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2025 |
| 19085559 | SECURE ELEMENT AND OPERATING METHOD | LE, CHAU D | 2408 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19084089 | SECURE ELEMENT AND OPERATING METHOD | RONI, SYED A | 2432 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19065177 | GILBERT MIXER | ALGAHAIM, HELAL A | 3645 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19062348 | CAN DEVICE, CAN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CAN DEVICE | NGUYEN, HAO HONG | 2447 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 25, 2025 |
| 19044825 | SYNCHRONIZING OF DISTRIBUTED RADAR UNITS | FRAZIER, BRADY W | 3648 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19040341 | APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING RADAR SIGNAL | MULL, FRED H | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19014432 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING IDENTICAL CORES | KABIR, ENAMUL MD | 2112 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19009603 | RADAR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 3648 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18979977 | FAULT HANDLING FOR SYSTEM-ON-CHIP SYSTEMS | SHELTON, GABRIELLA KANANI | 2113 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 |
| 18976979 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A RADAR DEVICE AND RADAR DEVICE | WOLFORD, NAOMI M | 3648 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18971680 | SHORT-RANGE WIRELESS DISTANCE RANGING | EDRADA, ISABELLA AMEYALI | 3648 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18967269 | AUTHENTICATION OF MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES BY THE SAME TARGET DEVICE IN AN ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEM | RICHMOND, GARTH DANIEL | 2644 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18965354 | PLANAR BALUN STRUCTURE | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18965285 | RADAR SYSTEM | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18961997 | MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18962516 | CONTROLLER AREA NETWORK (CAN) TRANSCEIVER, CAN DEVICE, CAN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE CAN TRANSCEIVER | YU, HENRY W | 2181 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18961836 | PHASE NOISE REMOVAL | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18955377 | RF COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE WITH EMI REDUCTION | BROWN, VERNAL U | 2686 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18950912 | DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF VOLT BOOT ATTACKS | FARAMARZI, GITA | 2496 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18950426 | ERROR CONCEALMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A MOBILE RADIO | PEREZ, ANGELICA | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18937507 | POWER DETECTOR AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A POWER DETECTOR | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18935876 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UWB-BASED DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18932354 | MULTI-RADAR JOINT DETECTION SYSTEM | RAYNAL, ASHLEY BROWN | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2024 |
| 18919660 | GUIDANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18916431 | METHOD OF OPERATING A GATEWAY DEVICE | LAFONTANT, GARY | 2646 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18909402 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURED LIGHT CAMERA DEVICE HAVING A LIGHT SOURCE AND METHOD THEREFOR | DUONG, JOHNNYKHOI BAO | 2667 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18889656 | PHASE DIFFERENCE CORRECTION METHOD AND ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEM | FRAZIER, BRADY W | 3648 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18889567 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE SIGNAL REDUCTION | MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | 2655 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18825611 | RF communication device for adaptive detection of further RF communication devices | NGUYEN, CHUONG M | 2413 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18809684 | FAULT AND ATTACK TOLERANT ELECTRONIC HARDWARE USING REPROGRAMMABLE LOGIC WITH SOFTWARE OVER THE AIR SUPPORT | NAHAR, QAMRUN | 2199 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18787260 | RADAR FRONT END, AND RADAR SYSTEM | BENJAMIN GOSLING, ANNA K | 3648 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18647696 | METHOD OF PERFORMING RADAR OPERATIONS, RADAR DEVICE AND RADAR SYSTEM | HENSON, BRANDON JAMES | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18638786 | BIAS CIRCUIT | CHOE, HENRY | 2843 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18623083 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING A SIDEWALL STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOF | BERNSTEIN, ALLISON | 2824 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 |
| 18617400 | SECURE FLASHLESS BOOTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR | MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Mar 26, 2024 |
| 18607680 | RADAR POWER CALIBRATION WITH COMPENSATION FOR DISSIPATED POWER | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 2843 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 |
| 18606257 | LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD | LE, HAILEY R | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18598099 | METHODS OF FABRICATING A SI BJT, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES | AHMED, SHAHED | 2813 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18598009 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH WARPAGE MITIGATION AND METHOD THEREFOR | YASMEEN, NISHATH | 2811 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
| 18595511 | SIGE HBT AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | WIEGAND, TYLER J | 2812 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18592294 | MIMO RADAR WITH OBJECT REFLECTED SIGNAL OVERLAP DETECTION | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18584848 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO STREAMING | BARKER, TODD L | 2449 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18582770 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF DISTRIBUTED RADAR SYSTEM USING DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDE | MOORE, WHITNEY | 3646 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18444826 | BACKSIDE AND SIDEWALL METALLIZATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | NGUYEN, THANH T | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | 78d | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 |
| 18418425 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AND DESIGNING | AISAKA, BRYCE M | 2851 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
| 18394364 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PACKAGING DEFECT FREE DIMPLE PROCESS AND DEVICE | SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialNXP Semiconductors N.V. has 133 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 69 art units and 121 examiners.
Michael W Justice has the most, with 3 of NXP Semiconductors N.V.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
