Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 5 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shenzhen Carku Technology Co. Limited has 2 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are assigned to multiple distinct examiners and 2 distinct art units. This indicates that the company's electronic innovations are being reviewed in different specialized divisions of the USPTO.
FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND is the busiest examiner for the company, currently managing 1 pending office action. With multiple distinct examiners for the pending actions, each examiner is responsible for a single matter. This distribution means that the company's prosecution efforts are spread across different individuals with potentially varying examination styles.
The presence of 2 distinct art units for the pending actions requires the company to manage prosecution across separate divisions. Each art unit may have its own specific technical focus and procedural requirements. Successfully advancing the pending office actions will require a nuanced understanding of the different environments in which the company's technology is being evaluated.
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 |
|---|---|
| §102 only | 1 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 1 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | 1 | 80.2% | +12.6% |
| ELLIS, SUEZU Y | 1 | 76.9% | +21.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18681407 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTION DETECTION, JUMP STARTER APPARATUS, AND BATTERY CLIP | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18681407 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTION DETECTION, JUMP STARTER APPARATUS, AND BATTERY CLIP | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | — |
| 18510055 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, PRIMARY ENERGY-STORAGE-APPARATUS, AND AUXILIARY ENERGY-STORAGE-APPARATUS | ELLIS, SUEZU Y | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2836 | 1 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18681407 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTION DETECTION, JUMP STARTER APPARATUS, AND BATTERY CLIP | FIN, MICHAEL RUTLAND | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18510055 | ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, PRIMARY ENERGY-STORAGE-APPARATUS, AND AUXILIARY ENERGY-STORAGE-APPARATUS | ELLIS, SUEZU Y | 2876 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialShenzhen Carku Technology Co. Limited has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Michael Rutland Fin has the most, with 1 of Shenzhen Carku Technology Co. Limited's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
