Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 4 patents granted in the last 365 days
Solace Power Inc. currently has 4 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These 4 pending office actions are distributed across 4 distinct examiners, which means no two pending cases are being reviewed by the same person. This distribution requires the company to manage different examiner perspectives simultaneously. The portfolio is active across 3 distinct art units, suggesting the technology spans several specialized sub-fields. DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L is the busiest examiner but only accounts for 1 pending office action.
With the pending office actions spread across 3 distinct art units, the prosecution strategy must be versatile enough to address the specific requirements of multiple technical groups. The lack of examiner overlap means that successful outcomes in one case may not necessarily influence the others. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate the distinct procedural nuances of the art units while maintaining separate lines of communication with the assigned examiners. This variety in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics portfolio necessitates a broad understanding of different USPTO examination practices.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 1 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 (50%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L | 1 | 85.7% | +9.7% |
| KESSIE, DANIEL | 1 | 62.2% | +24.1% |
| GBLENDE, JEFFREY A | 1 | 85.7% | +8.7% |
| WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J | 1 | 80.6% | +20.9% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19265429 | METHOD OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER THROUGH A MEDIUM | DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L | — |
| 18891690 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, AND TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER THEREFOR | GBLENDE, JEFFREY A | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18982305 | UNDERWATER MODULE CHARGING | KESSIE, DANIEL | 5d overdue |
| 18525986 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18982305 | UNDERWATER MODULE CHARGING | KESSIE, DANIEL | 5d overdue |
| 18525986 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2836 | 2 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19265429 | METHOD OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER THROUGH A MEDIUM | DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L | 2836 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 18982305 | UNDERWATER MODULE CHARGING | KESSIE, DANIEL | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18891690 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, AND TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER THEREFOR | GBLENDE, JEFFREY A | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2024 |
| 18525986 | METHOD AND CIRCUITRY FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER OF A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J | 2849 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2023 |
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