Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
7 pending office actions • 2 art units • 7 examiners • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Shenzhen Metalenx Technology Co. Ltd. has 7 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are assigned to 2 distinct art units, suggesting a focused approach to electronic and optical patenting. The prosecution involves 7 distinct examiners, indicating that every pending action is being reviewed by a different individual. This high ratio of examiners to actions requires the company to manage a variety of examiner-specific requirements and procedural styles.
GORDON J STOCK JR is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, with 1 pending office action. Because there are 7 pending actions in total, the reliance on 7 different examiners means the company must adapt to many different perspectives within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field. The presence of 2 distinct art units suggests that the company's technologies are categorized into two distinct sub-specialties at the patent office. Practitioners should note that the busiest examiner handles 1 of the active matters, which is consistent with the overall distribution of the portfolio. This distribution across 2 art units requires a versatile prosecution strategy to ensure consistent results across the different technical classifications. With 7 pending office actions, the company maintains a steady and distributed presence at the patent office.
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 | 2 (29%) |
| §102 only | 1 (14%) |
| §112 only | 1 (14%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STOCK JR, GORDON J | 1 | 81.5% | +17.5% |
| HASAN, MOHAMMED A | 1 | 90.3% | +5.1% |
| SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | 1 | 75.4% | +8.8% |
| WILSON, PAISLEY L | 1 | 59.2% | +34.5% |
| GREECE, JAMES R | 1 | 86.7% | +9.9% |
| CHERRY, EUNCHA P | 1 | 88.1% | +9.4% |
| MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P | 1 | 85.9% | +3.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19174877 | WAVEFRONT DETECTION SYSTEM AND BUILDING METHOD OF OPTICAL PATH | STOCK JR, GORDON J | — |
| 18964654 | PIXEL STRUCTURE, METASURFACE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PIXEL STRUCTURE | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | — |
| 18641425 | TRANSMITTER USED IN LIDAR AND LIDAR | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | — |
| 18599112 | METASURFACE HAVING A STEPPED SUBSTRATE, METHODS OF DESIGNING AND PROCESSING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL LENS | MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18915356 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL CAMERA WORKING AT FAR-INFRARED WAVEBAND | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | — |
| 18810499 | ATHERMAL METALENS AND DESIGN METHOD | WILSON, PAISLEY L | — |
| 18676455 | UNIT CELL, PHASE-TUNABLE METASURFACE AND OPTICAL SYSTEM | GREECE, JAMES R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19174877 | WAVEFRONT DETECTION SYSTEM AND BUILDING METHOD OF OPTICAL PATH | STOCK JR, GORDON J | — |
| 18810499 | ATHERMAL METALENS AND DESIGN METHOD | WILSON, PAISLEY L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2875 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19174877 | WAVEFRONT DETECTION SYSTEM AND BUILDING METHOD OF OPTICAL PATH | STOCK JR, GORDON J | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 18964654 | PIXEL STRUCTURE, METASURFACE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PIXEL STRUCTURE | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2024 |
| 18915356 | OPTICAL SYSTEM AND OPTICAL CAMERA WORKING AT FAR-INFRARED WAVEBAND | SWANSON, ALAINA MARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18810499 | ATHERMAL METALENS AND DESIGN METHOD | WILSON, PAISLEY L | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18676455 | UNIT CELL, PHASE-TUNABLE METASURFACE AND OPTICAL SYSTEM | GREECE, JAMES R | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18641425 | TRANSMITTER USED IN LIDAR AND LIDAR | CHERRY, EUNCHA P | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2024 |
| 18599112 | METASURFACE HAVING A STEPPED SUBSTRATE, METHODS OF DESIGNING AND PROCESSING THE SAME, AND OPTICAL LENS | MARTINEZ, JOSEPH P | 2872 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2024 |
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