Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Shohei Matsuoka

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

Shohei Matsuoka currently has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner, reflecting a highly focused point of prosecution. The data also shows that this work is contained within 1 distinct art unit, which limits the administrative variety the applicant faces in its current patent applications.

The busiest examiner for this portfolio is JONES, JENNIFER ANN, who is handling 1 pending office action. Because the total number of pending office actions for the applicant is 1, this specific examiner is responsible for the entirety of the active prosecution. This creates a situation where the outcome of the current patent efforts is tied to the review of this single individual.

Practitioners should note that the concentration of 1 pending office action within 1 art unit and under 1 examiner simplifies the monitoring process. However, it also means there is no diversification of risk across different examiners or technology groups. The specific tendencies of JONES, JENNIFER ANN will be the primary factor in the resolution of the 1 pending action currently on the docket.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
100% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
JONES, JENNIFER ANN 1 66.7% +23.4%

Hard Cases (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18843931 SPECTACLE LENS AND DESIGN METHOD OF SPECTACLE LENS JONES, JENNIFER ANN —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18843931 SPECTACLE LENS AND DESIGN METHOD OF SPECTACLE LENS JONES, JENNIFER ANN —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2872 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18843931 SPECTACLE LENS AND DESIGN METHOD OF SPECTACLE LENS JONES, JENNIFER ANN 2872 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 04, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Shohei Matsuoka have?

Shohei Matsuoka has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Shohei Matsuoka applications?

Jennifer Ann Jones has the most, with 1 of Shohei Matsuoka's pending office actions.

What technology area are Shohei Matsuoka's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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