Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
248 pending office actions • 44 art units • 129 examiners • 0 of 248 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 405 patents granted in the last 365 days
Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. has 244 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket spans 130 examiners and 43 art units, indicating a large and widely distributed prosecution operation across the technology area.
SINCLAIR, DAVID M is the busiest identified examiner, with 13 pending matters. That concentration creates a clear examiner-specific management priority, while the much broader docket requires structured tracking of art-unit issues, claim strategies, and response deadlines across many other assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 41 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. 41 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 | 82 (33%) |
| §102 only | 37 (15%) |
| §112 only | 1 (0%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 127 (51%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 14 | 68.4% | +19.7% |
| RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 11 | 84.8% | +12.3% |
| TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 9 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| FERGUSON, DION | 9 | 86.9% | +8.4% |
| LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 9 | 70.4% | +26.0% |
| COLLINS, DARRYL J | 7 | 89.1% | +5.0% |
| HUANG, WEN | 6 | 82.0% | +22.7% |
| LIAN, ESTHER NGUN HLEI MA | 5 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| VARGHESE, ROSHN K | 4 | 67.5% | +20.4% |
| FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 4 | 76.2% | +10.6% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18439154 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 17d overdue |
| 18372871 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | LIAN, ESTHER NGUN HLEI MA | 17d overdue |
| 18134752 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 2d overdue |
| 18538670 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 28d |
| 18422752 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 69d |
| 19078538 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | — |
| 19028720 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
| 19011732 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18319892 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 88d overdue |
| 17694985 | LENS ASSEMBLY DEVICE | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 29d overdue |
| 18440877 | LENS MODULE | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 9d overdue |
| 18493045 | ENVELOPE TRACKING BIAS CIRCUIT AND ENVELOPE TRACKING BIAS METHOD THEREOF | LIENG, MALANE | 5d |
| 18651884 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 9d |
| 18219850 | SOLID OXIDE CELL STACK | KHANAL, ARTI | 12d |
| 18769569 | COMPOSITION FOR CAMERA MODULE LENS AND CAMERA MODULE LENS COMPRISING THE SAME | AHVAZI, BIJAN | 14d |
| 18503725 | CAMERA MODULE | PAN, JIA X | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18319892 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 88d overdue |
| 18439154 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 17d overdue |
| 18134752 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 2d overdue |
| 18538670 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 28d |
| 18592291 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | VARGHESE, ROSHN K | 33d |
| 18102911 | COIL COMPONENT | LIAN, MANG TIN BIK | 33d |
| 18422752 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 69d |
| 19078538 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 61 |
| 2847 | 59 |
| 2871 | 15 |
| 2848 | 12 |
| 2837 | 12 |
| 2843 | 7 |
| 2638 | 5 |
| 2896 | 4 |
| 2852 | 4 |
| 2818 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19285831 | WAVE GEAR DRIVE | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19228099 | REFLECTIVE MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19209364 | MAGNETIC COMPONENT | CHAU, LISA N | 1785 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19169526 | CAMERA MODULE | PETERSON, CHRISTOPHER K | 2637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19086781 | REFLECTIVE MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 2638 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19078538 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19072248 | CAMERA MODULE | PASKO, NICHOLAS R | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19072057 | CAMERA MODULE | VIEAUX, GARY C | 2638 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19072064 | CAMERA MODULE | VIEAUX, GARY C | 2638 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19068658 | CAMERA MODULE | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 2638 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 03, 2025 |
| 19067163 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | RAMASWAMY, ARUN | 2847 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19065670 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2848 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2025 |
| 19057885 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2848 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19033867 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | TISSIRE, ABDELAAZIZ | 2638 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19031391 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM | BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19031904 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM | WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 |
| 19028720 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19027472 | LENS AND OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19028195 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | VARGHESE, ROSHN K | 2848 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19029169 | LENS ASSEMBLY | EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19025387 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19022127 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | JONES, JAMES | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19020560 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19019817 | OPTICAL SYSTEM | STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J | 2872 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19016105 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19016143 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | WILKES, ZACHARY W | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19015389 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM | SUMLAR, JOURNEY F | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19014435 | SUBMINIATURE OPTICAL SYSTEM AND PORTABLE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | WILKES, ZACHARY W | 2872 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19014926 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | LEI, JIE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19013791 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | PINKNEY, DAWAYNE | 2872 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19014188 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | CHIEN, LUCY P | 2871 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19011732 | IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE | COLLINS, DARRYL J | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19012380 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 19008120 | CAMERA MODULE AND CAMERA ACTUATOR | GROSS, ALEXANDER P | 2871 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19008209 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | VU, PHU | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19007886 | REFLECTION MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | SIPES, JOHN CURTIS | 2872 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 |
| 19005187 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | COLLINS, DARRYL J | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18999898 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | HUANG, WEN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18999486 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18986669 | REFLECTION MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME | BOUTSIKARIS, LEONIDAS | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2024 |
| 18975219 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 2847 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18973471 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18971661 | TANTALUM CAPACITOR | MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P | 2847 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18971874 | CAPACITOR COMPONENT | TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH | 2847 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18971304 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18972447 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | GREECE, JAMES R | 2875 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18970530 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | MCALLISTER, MICHAEL F | 2847 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968496 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2847 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18966932 | MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | SINCLAIR, DAVID M | 2847 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18966988 | OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | FISSEL, TRAVIS S | 2872 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSamsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. has 248 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 44 art units and 129 examiners.
David M Sinclair has the most, with 14 of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
