Last updated: October 11, 2026

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

245 pending office actions • 46 art units • 131 examiners • 0 of 245 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 407 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. is managing a large portfolio of 242 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are distributed across 130 distinct examiners and 38 distinct art units. The volume of 242 actions indicates a very active prosecution pipeline. SINCLAIR, DAVID M is the busiest examiner, responsible for 11 pending office actions. While there are 130 distinct examiners involved, some individuals like Sinclair hold a significant number of cases.

The 38 distinct art units represent a wide range of technical oversight for the 242 pending matters, requiring a highly coordinated management approach. Practitioners must manage the individual styles of 130 distinct examiners while ensuring consistency across 38 distinct art units. The concentration of 11 pending office actions with SINCLAIR, DAVID M provides a focal point for prosecution strategy. Given the scale of 242 pending actions, the company must navigate a complex landscape of departmental standards. This large volume of active matters in the semiconductors and optics sectors necessitates a robust and scalable approach to handling 242 pending office actions across 130 distinct examiners.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

245

Total Pending OAs

155

Non-Final OAs

Final Rejections

Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

Overdue

Due this week

Due this month

Due in next 60 days

Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

Overdue (12)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (21)Due ≤ 60 days (9)Due later (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

121

Hard (49%)

121

Medium (49%)

Easy (1%)

Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

Bucket	Cases
§103 only	87 (36%)
§102 only	33 (13%)
§112 only	2 (1%)
Double-patenting + other	1 (0%)
Multi-statute (no §101)	121 (49%)
No statute on record	1 (0%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

Life Sciences

11% of docket

Information Tech

0% of docket

Communications

3% of docket

201

Semiconductors

82% of docket

Mechanical / Eng

2% of docket

Business / Other

2% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

2,450 h

Manual time on pending OAs

490 h

Time saved (low, 20%)

858 h

Time saved (mid, 35%)

21.4 wks

FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

Examiner	Apps on this docket	Allow rate	Interview lift
SINCLAIR, DAVID M	13	68.4%	+19.6%
RAMASWAMY, ARUN	9	84.8%	+12.3%
TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH	9	100.0%	+0.0%
FERGUSON, DION	9	87.0%	+8.2%
LIAN, MANG TIN BIK	9	70.3%	+25.6%
VARGHESE, ROSHN K	5	67.5%	+20.6%
COLLINS, DARRYL J	5	89.1%	+4.9%
LIAN, ESTHER NGUN HLEI MA	5	100.0%	+0.0%
FISSEL, TRAVIS S	4	76.1%	+10.5%
MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P	4	86.4%	+19.7%

Quick Wins (20)

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
18644372	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P	33d
18422752	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	RAMASWAMY, ARUN	69d
19078538	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	RAMASWAMY, ARUN	—
19011732	IMAGING LENS SYSTEM AND CAMERA MODULE	COLLINS, DARRYL J	—

Hard Cases (121)

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
18133628	COIL COMPONENT	LIAN, MANG TIN BIK	32d overdue
17694985	LENS ASSEMBLY DEVICE	HO, WAI-GA DAVID	29d 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
18678325	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF	AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M	15d

Interview Candidates (44)

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
18133628	COIL COMPONENT	LIAN, MANG TIN BIK	32d overdue
18439154	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	RAMASWAMY, ARUN	17d overdue
18134752	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	RAMASWAMY, ARUN	2d overdue
18099751	COIL COMPONENT	LIAN, MANG TIN BIK	6d
18435160	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD	VARGHESE, ROSHN K	9d
18538670	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	RAMASWAMY, ARUN	28d
18644372	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P	33d

Top Art Units

Art Unit	Apps
2872	62
2847	57
2837	16
2871	14
2848	14
2843	8
2896	6
2852	4
2638	3
2639	3

Pending Office Actions

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
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	2896	§102§103§112	Non-Final OA	—	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
19031904	IMAGING LENS SYSTEM	WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y	2872	§102	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 18, 2025
19031391	IMAGING LENS SYSTEM	BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE	2872	§102§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 18, 2025
19029169	LENS ASSEMBLY	EDENFIELD, KUEI-JEN L	2872	§103§112	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 17, 2025
19028195	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD	VARGHESE, ROSHN K	2847	§102§103	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
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
19019817	OPTICAL SYSTEM	STANFORD, CHRISTOPHER J	2872	§102Other	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 14, 2025
19020560	OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM	PINKNEY, DAWAYNE	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
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
19015389	IMAGING LENS SYSTEM	SUMLAR, JOURNEY F	2872	§102	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 09, 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
19007886	REFLECTION MODULE AND CAMERA MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME	SIPES, JOHN CURTIS	2872	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Jan 02, 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
19005187	OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM	COLLINS, DARRYL J	2872	§102	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 30, 2024
18999430	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	SINCLAIR, DAVID M	2847	§102	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
18972447	OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM	GREECE, JAMES R	2875	§102Other	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 06, 2024
18971661	TANTALUM CAPACITOR	MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P	2847	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 06, 2024
18971304	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	SINCLAIR, DAVID M	2847	§102§103	Final Rejection	—	Pending	Dec 06, 2024
18971874	CAPACITOR COMPONENT	TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH	2847	§102§103	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
18966988	OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM	FISSEL, TRAVIS S	2872	§102§103§112	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 03, 2024
18966902	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	SINCLAIR, DAVID M	2847	§102§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 03, 2024
18966932	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	SINCLAIR, DAVID M	2847	§102	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 03, 2024
18965286	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	FERGUSON, DION	2847	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 02, 2024
18965310	MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	FERGUSON, DION	2847	§102§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Dec 02, 2024
18958118	CAMERA MODULE	WRIGHT, ANDREW RUSSELL	2872	§102§103§112	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 25, 2024
18958351	CAMERA MODULE	PASKO, NICHOLAS R	2896	§102§103§112	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 25, 2024
18958608	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD	BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS	2847	§102	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 25, 2024
18956455	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD	AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M	2847	§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 22, 2024
18955357	MULTI-LAYERED CAPACITOR	FERGUSON, DION	2847	§102§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 21, 2024
18952516	REFLECTIVE MEMBER AND REFLECTIVE MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME	LEI, JIE	2872	§102§103	Non-Final OA	—	Pending	Nov 19, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. have?

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. has 245 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 46 art units and 131 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd. applications?

David M Sinclair has the most, with 13 of Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.

What technology area are Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.'s patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.