Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
145 pending office actions • 73 art units • 131 examiners • 0 of 145 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 455 patents granted in the last 365 days
NXP Semiconductors N.V. maintains a significant patent portfolio in the Networking & Security technology area, with 155 pending office actions. This volume of activity indicates a robust and ongoing effort to protect its innovations in this sector. These 155 actions are spread across 138 distinct examiners, which suggests that the company's applications are subject to a wide variety of examination styles.
The portfolio is distributed across 63 distinct art units. This high number of art units reflects a diverse range of technical sub-specialties within the Networking & Security field. For practitioners, this dispersion means that prosecution strategies must be tailored to many different internal USPTO groups rather than being centralized in a few locations.
JUSTICE, MICHAEL W is the busiest examiner for NXP Semiconductors N.V., with 4 pending office actions. While this is the highest concentration for any single examiner, it is a small fraction of the 155 pending office actions overall. The involvement of 138 distinct examiners shows that the portfolio's prosecution is largely decentralized, meaning that the company's overall success is not tied to the decisions of just a few USPTO employees.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 27 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. 27 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 | 5 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (8%) |
| §103 only | 48 (33%) |
| §102 only | 11 (8%) |
| §112 only | 9 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 57 (39%) |
| 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 | 83.2% | +16.6% |
| LI, YONGHONG | 3 | 76.0% | +22.6% |
| NGUYEN, KHIEM D | 3 | 85.8% | +12.4% |
| FRAZIER, BRADY W | 2 | 78.5% | +27.1% |
| MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 2 | 72.8% | +28.5% |
| PERVIN, NUZHAT | 2 | 81.2% | +13.7% |
| MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 2 | 85.5% | +5.9% |
| VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2 | 90.3% | +2.0% |
| AJID, ABDELTIF | 2 | 76.9% | +12.0% |
| SCHWARTZ, JOSHUA L | 2 | 68.2% | +21.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19009603 | RADAR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
| 18430442 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MONOCRYSTALLINE EXTRINSIC BASE | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | — |
| 18329847 | ISOLATION STRUCTURE | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 18384818 | MULTI-LINK INFORMATION ELEMENT WITH MILLIMETER WAVE (MMWAVE) LINK | YANG, ZHAOHUI | 46d overdue |
| 18499100 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MULTI-STEP GATE AND RECESSED MULTI-STEP FIELD PLATE WITH FIELD PLATE SPACERS AND METHOD OF FABRICATION | FREY, KIMBERLY NEWMAN | 45d overdue |
| 18489173 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SURROUNDING BUMP METALLIZATION AND METHOD THEREFOR | JONES, ERIC W | 8d overdue |
| 17819988 | SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM WITH ADAPTIVE BIT SHIFTING, AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BIT SHIFTING | LE, PHAT NGOC | 4d overdue |
| 18617400 | SECURE FLASHLESS BOOTING FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR | MASHELE, BONGANI JABULANI | 3d overdue |
| 18669391 | ANGLE OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 2d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18669391 | ANGLE OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 2d overdue |
| 18235544 | DIGITAL CHIRP OFDM RADAR AND RADAR SENSING METHODS | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 22d |
| 19044825 | SYNCHRONIZING OF DISTRIBUTED RADAR UNITS | FRAZIER, BRADY W | — |
| 19009603 | RADAR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING OPERATING METHOD | JUSTICE, MICHAEL W | — |
| 18965285 | RADAR SYSTEM | LI, YONGHONG | — |
| 18965354 | PLANAR BALUN STRUCTURE | LI, YONGHONG | — |
| 18961836 | PHASE NOISE REMOVAL | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | — |
| 18961997 | MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3648 | 24 |
| 2843 | 6 |
| 2898 | 5 |
| 2649 | 4 |
| 2413 | 4 |
| 2812 | 4 |
| 2645 | 4 |
| 2474 | 4 |
| 2181 | 3 |
| 2478 | 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 |
| 19343283 | TOUCH SENSOR CONTROLLER INCLUDING A LINE DRIVER AND METHOD OF CALIBRATION OF A LINE DRIVER | CHOW, VAN NGUYEN | 2627 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 29, 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 |
| 19089892 | METHOD OF LOCATING A UWB-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICE IN A UWB BASED TRANSIT DEPLOYMENT | CLARE, MARK C | 3628 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 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 |
| 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 |
| 18969394 | COMMUNICATION NODE WITH SECURE CRYPTOGRAPHIC KEYS AND METHODS FOR SECURING THEREIN | KONG, ALAN LINGQIAN | 2494 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 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 |
| 18965285 | RADAR SYSTEM | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18965354 | PLANAR BALUN STRUCTURE | LI, YONGHONG | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18961836 | PHASE NOISE REMOVAL | MAKHDOOM, SAMARINA | 3648 | §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 |
| 18961997 | MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18960180 | Method and device for self-calibrating a radiofrequency transmitter | CHEN, ZHITONG | 2649 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18957980 | VIRTUALLY IMMUTABLE FIRMWARE ATTESTATION, RECOVERY, AND RELATED SECURITY | LESNIEWSKI, VICTOR D | 2493 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 25, 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18669395 | RADAR SIGNAL PROCESSING WITH PROGRESSIVE PEAK DETECTION | WINDRICH, MARCUS E | 3646 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18669391 | ANGLE OF ARRIVAL ESTIMATION FOR AUTOMOTIVE RADAR SYSTEM | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3648 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | May 20, 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 |
| 18598099 | METHODS OF FABRICATING A SI BJT, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICES | AHMED, SHAHED | 2813 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | 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 |
| 18430442 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH MONOCRYSTALLINE EXTRINSIC BASE | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18418425 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING AND DESIGNING | AISAKA, BRYCE M | 2851 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialNXP Semiconductors N.V. has 145 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 73 art units and 131 examiners.
Michael W Justice has the most, with 3 of NXP Semiconductors N.V.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Networking & Security (USPTO Tech Center 2400), based on where its pending office actions are examined.