Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
205 pending office actions • 83 art units • 170 examiners • 0 of 205 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 397 patents granted in the last 365 days
Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. has 214 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are spread across 176 distinct examiners and 68 distinct art units. The busiest examiner, SIMBANA, RACHEL A, is responsible for 4 pending office actions. This indicates that while the portfolio is large, it is not heavily concentrated under any single examiner, as the busiest individual handles only 4 of the 214 total actions.
The presence of 68 distinct art units demonstrates a significant technical range within the company's research and development. With 176 distinct examiners, the company interacts with a wide variety of personnel at the patent office. The ratio of pending office actions to the examiners suggests that most examiners are handling very few cases for the company. This decentralized structure across the art units means that prosecution strategies must be adaptable to many different examiner perspectives simultaneously.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 52 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. 52 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 |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 2 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (2%) |
| §103 only | 92 (45%) |
| §102 only | 16 (8%) |
| §112 only | 13 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 9 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 8 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 60 (29%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL, LAUREN R | 4 | 40.3% | +32.8% |
| KOLLIAS, ALEXANDER C | 4 | 42.7% | +35.6% |
| WIEGAND, TYLER J | 3 | 74.5% | +13.4% |
| WHALEN, DANIEL B | 3 | 80.2% | +15.9% |
| RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 3 | 42.2% | +22.3% |
| NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 2 | 63.4% | +28.2% |
| SABUR, ALIA | 2 | 74.7% | +6.2% |
| CHANDHOK, JENNA N | 2 | 54.2% | +30.8% |
| MUSE, ISMAIL A | 2 | 86.8% | +8.1% |
| SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 2 | 72.3% | +18.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18659663 | Light-Emitting Device, Light-Emitting Apparatus, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | MUSE, ISMAIL A | — |
| 18626450 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | WHALEN, DANIEL B | — |
| 18283079 | Semiconductor Device And Electronic Apparatus | WHALEN, DANIEL B | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17788844 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CASERTO, JULIA SHARON | 51d overdue |
| 17928659 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL PANEL, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 45d overdue |
| 18249901 | METHOD FOR FORMING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POWER STORAGE SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES | 30d overdue |
| 18119422 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE | GATEWOOD, DANIEL S | 30d overdue |
| 19109154 | DOCUMENT SEARCH METHOD AND DOCUMENT SEARCH SYSTEM | MOSER, BRUCE M | 10d overdue |
| 17763793 | DOCUMENT DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND DOCUMENT DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | SULTANA, NADIRA | 4d overdue |
| 18003514 | ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, MOVING VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 3d overdue |
| 18007789 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE | LA RAIA III, LAWRENCE | 2d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17928659 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, FUNCTIONAL PANEL, LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUS, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICE | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 45d overdue |
| 18001349 | GRAPHENE COMPOUND, SECONDARY BATTERY, MOVING VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 28d overdue |
| 18561961 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 24d overdue |
| 18003514 | ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, MOVING VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 3d overdue |
| 18845920 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | — |
| 18795999 | Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | CHANDHOK, JENNA N | — |
| 18833581 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | — |
| 18718878 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | WIEGAND, TYLER J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1786 | 17 |
| 2812 | 15 |
| 2893 | 13 |
| 2898 | 8 |
| 2897 | 7 |
| 1729 | 7 |
| 1725 | 7 |
| 2818 | 6 |
| 1789 | 6 |
| 2817 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19384070 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | OSORIO, RICARDO | 2625 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19307553 | FUNCTIONAL PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING DEVICE | WATKO, JULIE ANNE | 2627 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2025 |
| 19303706 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | PATEL, SANJIV D | 2625 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2025 |
| 19146985 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | CHOW, VAN NGUYEN | 2627 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19265273 | IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | HANNETT, JAMES M | 2639 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19263763 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM | HALEY, JOSEPH R | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19262314 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | O NEILL, PATRICK | 2836 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19258249 | Display Device and Electronic Device | WU, ZHENZHEN | 2637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19211346 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY UNIT, AND DISPLAY SYSTEM | BOLOTIN, DMITRIY | 2623 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 44d overdue | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19198251 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND SECONDARY BATTERY | KOPEC, MARK T | 1762 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19197125 | Display Device | LEA EDMONDS, LISA S | 2841 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19170106 | DOCUMENT RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | DWIVEDI, MAHESH H | 2168 | §101§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19109154 | DOCUMENT SEARCH METHOD AND DOCUMENT SEARCH SYSTEM | MOSER, BRUCE M | 2154 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19103314 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | BERMUDEZ LOZADA, ALFREDO | 2825 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19029083 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND DYNAMIC LOGIC CIRCUIT | SMET, UYEN TRAN | 2824 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 19019968 | DRIVING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PHAM, LY D | 2827 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18989638 | POWER STORAGE SYSTEM AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE | CHEN, XUXING | 2176 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18978174 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CELLULAR PHONE | TALUKDER, MD K | 2648 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18977418 | FUNCTIONAL PANEL, DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSOR | TOLIN, MICHAEL A | 1745 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18936421 | DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD | BERMAN, STEPHEN DAVID | 2192 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18897912 | ORGANIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CHICKS, ASHLI ARIANA | 1626 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18851268 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | NGUYEN, JIMMY H | 2626 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18847289 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | TRICE III, WILLIAM CLARENCE | 2893 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18845920 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | NETTLES, CORALIE ANN | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18825507 | Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | SEAMAN, D MARGARET M | 1625 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 05, 2024 |
| 18818889 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | MURILLO GARCIA, FABRICIO R | 2633 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18842463 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | HO, HOAI V | 2827 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18805622 | ANALOG CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SABUR, ALIA | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18838670 | STORAGE DEVICE | CHOWDHURY, AFROZA Y | 2628 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18802224 | LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE | KIANNI, KAVEH C | 2874 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18837718 | MEMORY DEVICE | NGUYEN, DUY T V | 2818 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18795999 | Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting Device | CHANDHOK, JENNA N | 1789 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18792762 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | PROSTOR, ANDREW VICTOR | 2812 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18835451 | MEMORY DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE, AND PROGRAM | MERANT, GUERRIER | 2111 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Aug 02, 2024 |
| 18791489 | IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD | XIAO, DI | 2178 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18791973 | Display Device | MATTABONI, TIMOTHY JAMES | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18834280 | STORAGE DEVICE | MUSE, ISMAIL A | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18834445 | Electronic Device | JONES, JAMES | 2872 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2024 |
| 18785482 | METHOD FOR DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE | LAM, TUAN THIEU | 2843 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18833581 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 2893 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18833507 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | JAHAN, BILKIS | 2817 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18832672 | STORAGE DEVICE | WOODARD, AUSTIN TAYLOR | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 24, 2024 |
| 18832360 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE DISPLAY DEVICE | HENRY, CALEB E | 2818 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18832322 | Storage Device | LEBOEUF, JEROME LARRY | 2824 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 23, 2024 |
| 18728173 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | LEE, WOO KYUNG | 2815 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18726650 | DISPLAY DEVICE | OH, JAEHWAN | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18763866 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY BATTERY | NGUYEN, HAIDUNG D | 1761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Jul 03, 2024 |
| 18760368 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE | LAIOS, MARIA J | 1727 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18753138 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | CONLEY, OI K | 1752 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18724035 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | GUPTA, SARIKA | 1729 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSemiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. has 205 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 83 art units and 170 examiners.
Lauren R Bell has the most, with 4 of Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.