Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
15 pending office actions • 3 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 36 patents granted in the last 365 days
Roland Corporation has 15 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket is handled by 9 examiners across 4 art units, producing more examiner concentration than art-unit dispersion. That structure supports art-unit level coordination while still requiring attention to different examiner practices.
UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. Counsel may benefit from identifying recurring claim construction and prior-art issues within the relevant art units, then adapting those positions to the examiner handling each application. The distribution also supports prioritizing examiner-specific review where multiple matters share the same assigned examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 1 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (7%) |
| §103 only | 4 (27%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 4 | 61.9% | +10.0% |
| QIN, JIANCHUN | 3 | 69.3% | +14.3% |
| SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2 | 79.4% | +15.6% |
| SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2 | 55.6% | +16.7% |
| MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | 1 | 84.5% | +12.2% |
| LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | 1 | 82.5% | +11.1% |
| DONELS, JEFFREY | 1 | 85.9% | +11.1% |
| GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 1 | 54.5% | +50.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19235590 | NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | — |
| 18747363 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, TENSILE FORCE APPLICATION METHOD AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
| 18689845 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VOLUME OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT | DONELS, JEFFREY | — |
| 18396477 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18504134 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, TIMBRE SETTING DEVICE AND TIMBRE SETTING METHOD | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18497984 | CONTROL DEVICE, MUSICAL TONE GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18482023 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND INTERLOCKING METHOD OF HAMMER | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| 18481251 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND MAGNETIC SHIELD FORMING METHOD | QIN, JIANCHUN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18114149 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, DRUMHEAD FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, MOLD FOR MANUFACTURE OF DRUMHEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DRUMHEAD | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 15d overdue |
| 19235590 | NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | — |
| 18747363 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, TENSILE FORCE APPLICATION METHOD AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | — |
| 18689845 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VOLUME OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT | DONELS, JEFFREY | — |
| 18396477 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18504134 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, TIMBRE SETTING DEVICE AND TIMBRE SETTING METHOD | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18497984 | CONTROL DEVICE, MUSICAL TONE GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18287302 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND NON-PERCUSSION SURFACE FORMING METHOD | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 10 |
| 3619 | 4 |
| 2407 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19235590 | NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | 2407 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 18747363 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, TENSILE FORCE APPLICATION METHOD AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING METHOD | LOCKETT, KIMBERLY R | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18689845 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING VOLUME OF PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT | DONELS, JEFFREY | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18396477 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18504134 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, TIMBRE SETTING DEVICE AND TIMBRE SETTING METHOD | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2837 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18497984 | CONTROL DEVICE, MUSICAL TONE GENERATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2023 |
| 18287302 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND NON-PERCUSSION SURFACE FORMING METHOD | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18287299 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND PERCUSSION SOUND REDUCTION METHOD | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18482023 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND INTERLOCKING METHOD OF HAMMER | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 2837 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18481251 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND MAGNETIC SHIELD FORMING METHOD | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18481247 | KEYBOARD DEVICE AND KEY DEPRESSION INFORMATION DETECTING METHOD | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 05, 2023 |
| 18114149 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, DRUMHEAD FOR PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT, MOLD FOR MANUFACTURE OF DRUMHEAD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DRUMHEAD | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2023 |
| 18022743 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND HIT DETECTION METHOD | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 17925011 | BEAT SOUND GENERATION TIMING GENERATING DEVICE, BEAT SOUND GENERATION TIMING GENERATING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17976883 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, TERMINAL, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialRoland Corporation has 15 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 8 examiners.
Christopher J Uhlir has the most, with 4 of Roland Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
