Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Senseguard GmbH has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This matter is being handled by 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit. The limited number of active files suggests a targeted patenting strategy for the company's current semiconductor or optical innovations, as no other examiners are currently engaged with the portfolio.
WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T is the busiest examiner, overseeing 1 pending office action. Because this is the only 1 distinct examiner for the 1 pending office action, the company's prosecution success is currently dependent on this individual's interpretation of the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. The involvement of only 1 distinct art unit indicates a consistent examination environment for the current portfolio. Practitioners should review the 1 distinct examiner's history to optimize the response for the 1 pending office action.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | 1 | 84.8% | +14.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18839850 | VALVE FOR A FLUID LINE, DEVICE FOR A FLUID LINE WITH A VALVE, AND USE OF A VALVE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18839850 | VALVE FOR A FLUID LINE, DEVICE FOR A FLUID LINE WITH A VALVE, AND USE OF A VALVE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2855 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18839850 | VALVE FOR A FLUID LINE, DEVICE FOR A FLUID LINE WITH A VALVE, AND USE OF A VALVE | WOODWARD, NATHANIEL T | 2855 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSenseguard GmbH has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Nathaniel T Woodward has the most, with 1 of Senseguard GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
