Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sanmina Corporation is currently managing 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are handled by 2 distinct examiners across 2 distinct art units. EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q is the busiest examiner, responsible for 2 pending office actions. This concentration means that 2 of the company's 3 pending office actions are being reviewed by a single examiner, making EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q a central figure in the company's current prosecution efforts.
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 | 1 (33%) |
| §102 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (33%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | 2 | 84.6% | +14.7% |
| CERLANEK, RACHEL ELIZABETH | 1 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19175849 | DRIVE CARRIER FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | — |
| 18895065 | DIS-AGGREGATED SWITCHING AND PROTOCOL CONFIGURABLE INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE | CERLANEK, RACHEL ELIZABETH | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19184540 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND CHASSIS ASSEMBLIES WITH RACK ADAPTERS IN DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19184540 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND CHASSIS ASSEMBLIES WITH RACK ADAPTERS IN DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | — |
| 19175849 | DRIVE CARRIER FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2841 | 2 |
| 2412 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19184540 | DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS AND CHASSIS ASSEMBLIES WITH RACK ADAPTERS IN DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19175849 | DRIVE CARRIER FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS | EDWARDS, ANTHONY Q | 2841 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 18895065 | DIS-AGGREGATED SWITCHING AND PROTOCOL CONFIGURABLE INPUT/OUTPUT MODULE | CERLANEK, RACHEL ELIZABETH | 2412 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSanmina Corporation has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Anthony Q Edwards has the most, with 2 of Sanmina Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
