Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
114 pending office actions • 44 art units • 102 examiners • 0 of 114 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 217 patents granted in the last 365 days
SHIMADZU Corporation maintains a substantial portfolio with 113 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These matters are spread across 43 distinct art units, indicating a broad technical footprint. Prosecution involves 101 distinct examiners, which suggests a high level of fragmentation in the company's interactions with the patent office. WANG, JING is the busiest examiner, currently managing 4 pending office actions.
The fact that 101 distinct examiners are handling 113 actions means that most examiners are only reviewing a single matter for the firm. This wide distribution across 43 distinct art units requires a versatile approach to prosecution. The busiest examiner, WANG, JING, manages 4 pending office actions, while the remaining workload is divided among the other distinct examiners. Practitioners must be prepared for a decentralized environment where 101 distinct examiners provide unique feedback on 113 pending office actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 33 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. 33 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 | 6 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 23 (20%) |
| §103 only | 28 (25%) |
| §102 only | 6 (5%) |
| §112 only | 4 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 46 (40%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WANG, JING | 4 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| LI, LARRY | 3 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 3 | 51.3% | +26.9% |
| DUKE, EMMANUEL E | 2 | 68.7% | +27.6% |
| SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | 2 | 88.0% | +14.3% |
| WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | 2 | 65.3% | +42.6% |
| WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R | 2 | 66.8% | +68.5% |
| WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | 2 | 83.6% | +12.3% |
| CHOI, DAVID | 1 | 20.0% | +29.8% |
| LEE, EDMUND H | 1 | 69.6% | +17.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18629497 | UNDERWATER OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | 31d overdue |
| 18294930 | Mass Spectrometer and Mass Spectrometry Method | LI, LARRY | 14d |
| 18215023 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE | WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | 71d |
| 18710286 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER | WANG, JING | — |
| 18699230 | MASS SPECTROMETER | WANG, JING | — |
| 18382955 | MASS SPECTROMETER | WANG, JING | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17685453 | Microorganism Discrimination Method and System | SKIBINSKY, ANNA | 191d overdue |
| 18098352 | X-RAY FLUORESCENCE ANALYZER, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | KAY, DOUGLAS | 49d overdue |
| 18691356 | Image Pick-Up System and Image Pick-Up Method | BEZUAYEHU, SOLOMON G | 45d overdue |
| 18586034 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | ADAMS, CHARLES D | 44d overdue |
| 18288350 | ANALYSIS DEVICE AND WAVEFORM PROCESSING PROGRAM FOR ANALYSIS DEVICE | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 31d overdue |
| 18008050 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE INJECTION DEVICE | WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R | 26d overdue |
| 17951553 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | EDWARDS, ETHAN WESLEY | 1d overdue |
| 18367003 | ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS APPARATUS | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 13d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18629497 | UNDERWATER OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | 31d overdue |
| 18008050 | AUTOMATIC SAMPLE INJECTION DEVICE | WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R | 26d overdue |
| 18094528 | ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM, ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS METHOD | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 4d overdue |
| 18079481 | ELECTROPHORESIS SYSTEM, ELECTROPHORESIS APPARATUS, AND ELECTROPHORESIS ANALYSIS METHOD | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 14d |
| 18276323 | CALIBRANT FOR USE IN MASS SPECTROMETER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | 28d |
| 18215023 | AUTOMATIC DISPENSING DEVICE | WASHINGTON, BRITNEY NICOLE | 71d |
| 19121044 | Diagnosis Support Method, Diagnosis Support Program, and Diagnosis Support System | CHOI, DAVID | — |
| 18835064 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING COAXIAL CABLE | LEE, EDMUND H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 9 |
| 2857 | 8 |
| 1795 | 3 |
| 1797 | 3 |
| 1798 | 3 |
| 1686 | 3 |
| 3797 | 2 |
| 2877 | 2 |
| 2855 | 2 |
| 3796 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19121044 | Diagnosis Support Method, Diagnosis Support Program, and Diagnosis Support System | CHOI, DAVID | 3684 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 18835064 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING COAXIAL CABLE | LEE, EDMUND H | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 18844791 | SPECTROSCOPIC DEVICE | LYONS, MICHAEL A | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 18703774 | BIOMAGNETISM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | CWERN, JONATHAN | 3797 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19120667 | Method for Charging Refrigerant into Heat Transferring Apparatus and Refrigerant-Charging Control Apparatus for Heat Transferring Apparatus | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2025 |
| 18873515 | Advice Apparatus, Advice Method, Advice Program, and Advice System | BORISSOV, IGOR N | 3685 | §101§102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19013890 | TANDEM U-SHAPED ION MOBILITY SPECTROMETER AND ION MOBILITY ANALYSIS METHOD | HAWKINS, DOMINIC E | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 19006759 | Ion Source | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18880419 | Underwater Optical Wireless Communication System | SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 18965503 | Inspection Method and Inspection Device | ELLIOTT, JORDAN MCKENZIE | — | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18961310 | CIRCULATION DEVICE FOR TWO-PHASE COOLING SYSTEM AND REFRIGERANT CIRCULATION METHOD IN CIRCULATION DEVICE FOR TWO-PHASE COOLING SYSTEM | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 26, 2024 |
| 18930619 | UNDERWATER OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND UNDERWATER OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHOD | DELA ROSA-FRIO, JACOB ETHAN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2024 |
| 18858588 | Mass Spectrometry Method | ABDEL LATIF, MAHMOUD MOTAZ | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18921786 | Ion Analyzer and Ion Analyzing Method | MILLER, DANIEL R | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18921757 | MAGNET PLATE, SEPARATION DEVICE AND AUTOMATIC DISPENSER USING MAGNET PLATE | DEVINE, MOLLY K | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18921189 | Ion Analyzer and Ion Analyzing Method | REISNER, NOAM S | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 |
| 18907049 | NOISE REDUCTION PROCESSING METHOD AND NOISE REDUCTION PROCESSING APPARATUS | DHOOGE, DEVIN J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18906688 | LIQUID DELIVERY ABNORMALITY DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH | SHABMAN, MARK A | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18907148 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM | LE, SON T | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18845779 | HYPOCHLORITE ION MEASUREMENT METHOD | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18830237 | CALCULATION METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ANALYSIS DEVICE FOR COST PERFORMANCE IN LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH | SINGH, GURKANWALJIT | 3625 | §101 | Final Rejection | 40d | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18839959 | Gas Analysis System | NIA, FATEMEH ESFANDIARI | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18838620 | MASS SPECTROMETER | LI, LARRY | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18800304 | CELL PICKING DEVICE | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18791559 | HIGH-SPEED IMAGING APPARATUS AND ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR USE WITH THE SAME | LE, TUAN H | 2638 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 |
| 18727568 | GAS CHROMATOGRAPH ANALYSIS METHOD AND GAS CHROMATOGRAPH ANALYSIS PROGRAM | EYASSU, MARRIT | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2024 |
| 18765234 | CHROMATOGRAPH APPARATUS | BOLDUC, DAVID J | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2024 |
| 18726837 | X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM AND DOSE DISPLAY METHOD | ARTMAN, THOMAS R | 2884 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 29d | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18764411 | Analysis Method and Composite Analysis Apparatus | HANSEN, JONATHAN M | 2877 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18764681 | DETECTION DEVICE, DETECTION METHOD, DETECTION PROGRAM, AND DETECTION SYSTEM | SUN, XIUQIN | — | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2024 |
| 18751600 | ION DETECTOR AND MASS SPECTROMETER | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18699147 | PRESERVATION METHOD FOR PCR REAGENT, AND PCR TEST METHOD | OYEYEMI, OLAYINKA A | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 |
| 18722095 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS | WHATLEY, BENJAMIN R | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 |
| 18719936 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS | CHIU, MAY LEUNG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 14, 2024 |
| 18733087 | Three-Dimensional Image Data Alignment Method and X-Ray Imaging Apparatus | ORANGE, DAVID BENJAMIN | 2663 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18733050 | Laminate Molding Apparatus and Laminate Molding Method | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18715396 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING PURIFICATION APPARATUS | ORME, PATRICK JAMES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18715233 | CONTAINER AND PURIFICATION APPARATUS | EL HAJ HASSAN, BACHAR | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 31, 2024 |
| 18686416 | MICROSCOPIC RAMAN DEVICE | FABIAN JR, ROBERTO | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18676145 | Display Method, Computer Readable Medium, and Electrophoresis System | GAMBLE JR, RANDALL LEE | 1795 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18687653 | CELL CULTURING DEVICE | LOPEZLIRA, ASHLEY NICOLE | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 24, 2024 |
| 18711498 | LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH | FITZGERALD, JOHN P | 2855 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18686188 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION, ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND PROGRAM | HISHAM, MOSTOFA AHMED | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18710286 | INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETER | WANG, JING | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18708649 | PURIFICATION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD | KEYWORTH, PETER | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18629497 | UNDERWATER OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE | SHAMEEM, ASIF ISLAM | 2634 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18699230 | MASS SPECTROMETER | WANG, JING | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18614001 | MICROCHIP ELECTROPHORESIS METHOD | SMITH, NICHOLAS A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18692546 | TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZER | WRIGHT, PATRICIA KATHRYN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18606220 | Medical Service Support Method, Recording Medium, and Medical Service Support System | ALDERSON, ANNE-MARIE K | 3682 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSHIMADZU Corporation has 114 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 44 art units and 102 examiners.
Jing Wang has the most, with 4 of SHIMADZU Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.