Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
23 pending office actions • 13 art units • 21 examiners • 0 of 23 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 49 patents granted in the last 365 days
pSemi Corporation has 25 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 22 distinct examiners and 13 distinct art units, showing broader examiner distribution than art-unit distribution. That pattern indicates recurring technical groupings even though prosecution responsibility is spread across many examiners.
WELLS, KENNETH B is the busiest examiner, with 2 pending matters. The limited concentration at the examiner level suggests that counsel should combine art-unit familiarity with individualized examiner preparation. Portfolio management may benefit from identifying recurring claim themes within the 13 art-unit assignments while preserving separate response tactics for the 22 examiner relationships.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 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. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 6 (26%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 2 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (13%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (35%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (13%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS, KENNETH B | 2 | 86.3% | +2.2% |
| CHEN, PATRICK C | 2 | 82.5% | +9.9% |
| WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 1 | 80.4% | +12.2% |
| NGUYEN, HAI L | 1 | 87.2% | +9.3% |
| MEHARI, YEMANE | 1 | 89.3% | +6.5% |
| ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 1 | 81.5% | +24.8% |
| BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 1 | 79.6% | +7.3% |
| ALMO, KHAREEM E | 1 | 87.4% | +5.8% |
| VU, HUNG K | 1 | 87.7% | +9.4% |
| KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M | 1 | 87.3% | +9.8% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18827039 | GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | WELLS, KENNETH B | 36d overdue |
| 18973862 | GLITCH MITIGATION IN SWITCHED REACTANCE PHASE SHIFTERS | CHEN, PATRICK C | 84d |
| 19299107 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VOLTAGE HANDLING AND/OR BI-DIRECTIONALITY OF STACKS OF ELEMENTS WHEN CONNECTED BETWEEN TERMINALS | NGUYEN, HAI L | — |
| 19031219 | DC-DC TRANSFORMER WITH INDUCTOR FOR THE FACILITATION OF ADIABATIC INTER-CAPACITOR CHARGE TRANSPORT | MEHARI, YEMANE | — |
| 19017326 | AC Coupling Modules for Bias Ladders | WELLS, KENNETH B | — |
| 18776665 | Distributed FET Back-Bias Network | VU, HUNG K | — |
| 18406435 | START-UP OF STEP-UP POWER CONVERTER WITH SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK | CHEN, PATRICK C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18510899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING OUTPUT CURRENT OF A CHARGE PUMP | NAVARRO, HUGO IVAN | 18d overdue |
| 19308992 | Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | — |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| 18750645 | T-Gate FET Structure | KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M | — |
| 18664214 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WENDELL, ANDREW | — |
| 18639640 | EDMOS FET with Variable Drift Region Resistance | SEHAR, FAKEHA | — |
| 18634627 | Asymmetric MOSFET Devices with Optimized Spacer Thickness | ANYA, IGWE U | — |
| 18416779 | Low-Leakage NEDMOS and LDMOS Devices | PARTHASARATHY, ROHIT | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19308992 | Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | — |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2838 | 4 |
| 2842 | 4 |
| 2836 | 3 |
| 2897 | 2 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 2648 | 1 |
| 2818 | 1 |
| 2893 | 1 |
| 2843 | 1 |
| 2646 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19308992 | Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19299107 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING VOLTAGE HANDLING AND/OR BI-DIRECTIONALITY OF STACKS OF ELEMENTS WHEN CONNECTED BETWEEN TERMINALS | NGUYEN, HAI L | 2836 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2025 |
| 19031219 | DC-DC TRANSFORMER WITH INDUCTOR FOR THE FACILITATION OF ADIABATIC INTER-CAPACITOR CHARGE TRANSPORT | MEHARI, YEMANE | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19031034 | PUMP CAPACITOR CONFIGURATION FOR SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUITS | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 2838 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19017326 | AC Coupling Modules for Bias Ladders | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2836 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18973862 | GLITCH MITIGATION IN SWITCHED REACTANCE PHASE SHIFTERS | CHEN, PATRICK C | 2842 | §103 | Final Rejection | 84d | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18964292 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FAST SWITCHING OF RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCHES | ALMO, KHAREEM E | 2849 | Other | Non-Final OA | 41d | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18827039 | GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18776665 | Distributed FET Back-Bias Network | VU, HUNG K | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18750645 | T-Gate FET Structure | KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M | 2897 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18664214 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WENDELL, ANDREW | 2648 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18640862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN IMPROVING LINEARITY OF MOSFETS USING AN ACCUMULATED CHARGE SINK | NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG | 2818 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18639640 | EDMOS FET with Variable Drift Region Resistance | SEHAR, FAKEHA | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18634627 | Asymmetric MOSFET Devices with Optimized Spacer Thickness | ANYA, IGWE U | — | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2024 |
| 18622519 | IMPEDANCE CONTROL IN MERGED STACKED FET AMPLIFIERS | NGUYEN, HIEU P | 2843 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18606319 | SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUIT CONTROL IN POWER CONVERTERS | FINCH III, FRED E | 2838 | Other | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18605576 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SWITCHING TIME OF RF FET SWITCHING DEVICES | VO, NGUYEN THANH | 2646 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18416779 | Low-Leakage NEDMOS and LDMOS Devices | PARTHASARATHY, ROHIT | 2899 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18409152 | GATE RESISTOR BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | NGUYEN, LONG T | 2842 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18406435 | START-UP OF STEP-UP POWER CONVERTER WITH SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK | CHEN, PATRICK C | 2842 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18540531 | Asymmetric MOSFET Devices | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18510899 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING OUTPUT CURRENT OF A CHARGE PUMP | NAVARRO, HUGO IVAN | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialpSemi Corporation has 23 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 13 art units and 21 examiners.
Kenneth B Wells has the most, with 2 of pSemi Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
