Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
197 pending office actions • 79 art units • 174 examiners • 0 of 197 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 623 patents granted in the last 365 days
STMicroelectronics N.V. has 199 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 176 distinct examiners and 78 distinct art units, indicating a large and widely distributed prosecution docket. Examiner assignments are broad, while the smaller art-unit count creates a substantial basis for comparing related matters within technical groups.
CHEN, JACK S J is the busiest examiner, with 5 pending matters. That concentration is meaningful for targeted review but does not account for the majority of the docket. Counsel may use art-unit knowledge and portfolio-wide technical positions to improve consistency, while retaining examiner-specific response planning.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 35 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. 35 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 | 3 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 8 (4%) |
| §103 only | 66 (34%) |
| §102 only | 16 (8%) |
| §112 only | 9 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 91 (46%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, JACK S J | 5 | 76.6% | +5.9% |
| NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 3 | 88.2% | +8.8% |
| TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2 | 88.9% | +2.8% |
| O NEILL, PATRICK | 2 | 83.5% | +17.3% |
| RASHID, HARUNUR | 2 | 75.9% | +36.2% |
| ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2 | 81.5% | +24.8% |
| KIM, JUNG H | 2 | 88.6% | +6.3% |
| PHAM, LY D | 2 | 94.0% | +3.4% |
| RICHTER, KARA | 2 | — | — |
| LAM, TUAN THIEU | 2 | 77.6% | +13.1% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19222645 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR | TABA, MONICA TERESA | — |
| 18062517 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN AND A PROXIMITY SENSOR | TABA, MONICA TERESA | — |
| 19056472 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING FILTER DELAY SPREAD IN INTERFACE IP | KIM, JUNG H | — |
| 18968768 | LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
| 18920681 | MULTIPLEXER WITH HIGHLY LINEAR ANALOG SWITCH | KIM, JUNG H | — |
| 18390441 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19080383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A PRODUCT | TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL | 24d overdue |
| 18226409 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE | FAN, SU JYA | 4d overdue |
| 17156158 | APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A NEURAL NETWORK, CORRESPONDING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | FEITL, LEAH M | 1d overdue |
| 17970336 | COOLING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE | WEGNER, AARON MICHAEL | 7d |
| 18193190 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LASER DIODE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 9d |
| 18509013 | NEAR-FIELD COMMUNICATION DATA TRANSMISSION AND ANALYSIS | YUN, EUGENE | 14d |
| 18494401 | ISOLATION OF P-GAN HEMT BY USE OF GATE RING | GHEYAS, SYED I | 16d |
| 19032810 | DEPLOYMENT CIRCUIT FOR A PYROTECHNIC DEVICE, CORRESPONDING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, VEHICLE AND METHOD | STAUBACH, CARL C | 21d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19172344 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH AND METHOD | O NEILL, PATRICK | — |
| 19170451 | ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH A MODULE | O NEILL, PATRICK | — |
| 19091099 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A MICROCONTROLLER | RASHID, HARUNUR | — |
| 19080231 | OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY DRIVEN POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CONVERTER | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| 18905501 | FREQUENCY DIVIDER CIRCUIT | LAM, TUAN THIEU | — |
| 18800854 | LEVEL SHIFTING CIRCUIT | LAM, TUAN THIEU | — |
| 18660678 | END-TO-END PROTECTION METHOD | RASHID, HARUNUR | — |
| 18390441 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR A SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR, AND SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2893 | 12 |
| 3645 | 10 |
| 2812 | 9 |
| 2897 | 9 |
| 2836 | 8 |
| 2838 | 8 |
| 2813 | 8 |
| 2855 | 7 |
| 2899 | 7 |
| 2898 | 6 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19300829 | SWITCH AND SAMPLING CIRCUIT | RETEBO, METASEBIA T | 2836 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2025 |
| 19222645 | AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR | TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2878 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 18514795 | SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING A RESOURCE ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE CORRESPONDING RESOURCE ISOLATION | PENA-SANTANA, TANIA M | 2443 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18193190 | METHOD OF DRIVING A LASER DIODE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE | WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID | 3645 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Mar 30, 2023 |
| 18062517 | ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A DISPLAY SCREEN AND A PROXIMITY SENSOR | TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2878 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2022 |
| 19256989 | CODING OF AN EVENT IN AN ANALOG DATA FLOW WITH A FIRST EVENT DETECTION SPIKE AND A SECOND DELAYED SPIKE | BAKER, EZRA JAMES | 2126 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19254813 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR A SWITCHING STAGE OF AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER AND CORRESPONDING CONVERTER DEVICE | COX, CASSANDRA F | 2842 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 18457229 | NETWORK ARCHITECTURE, CORRESPONDING VEHICLE AND METHOD | JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM | 2469 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 28, 2023 |
| 18046818 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AN ACTIVITY OF EYES OF A USER OF GLASSES | HO, WAI-GA DAVID | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 19255003 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MICROCONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING MICROCONTROLLER | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 2132 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19185866 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR LIMITING OVERVOLTAGE, PARTICULARLY FOR A DC-DC CONVERTER | ZAMAN, FAISAL M | 2175 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2025 |
| 19178138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 2639 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 19172344 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH AND METHOD | O NEILL, PATRICK | 2836 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19170451 | ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH A MODULE | O NEILL, PATRICK | 2836 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19169364 | TRANSISTOR CONTROL CIRCUIT | SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET | 2836 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 |
| 19091099 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A MICROCONTROLLER | RASHID, HARUNUR | 2497 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19084065 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL | NGUYEN, HAI L | 2836 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 |
| 19080231 | OPTIMAL EFFICIENCY DRIVEN POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CONVERTER | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19080383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A PRODUCT | TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | 24d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19069773 | METHOD OF OPERATING NON-VOLATILE MEMORIES, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | ALSIP, MICHAEL | 2139 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19061299 | CLOCKLESS PULSE DETECTION CIRCUIT | NGUYEN, STEVE N | 2111 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19061468 | METHOD FOR SELECTING STARTUP PROGRAMS | REHMAN, MOHAMMED H | 2176 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19059595 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | GRACIA, GARY S | 2499 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19056204 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE CHARGE LEVEL OF A BATTERY | PHAN, RAYMOND NGAN | 2175 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19056472 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING FILTER DELAY SPREAD IN INTERFACE IP | KIM, JUNG H | 2842 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19055169 | DIRECT CONVERSION OF CAPACITIVE SENSORS WITH SAMPLED VOLTAGE NOISE CANCELATION | NGUYEN, LINH V | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 19049364 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR TESTING LOGIC CIRCUIT IMPLEMENTING THE CACHE FUNCTION | LUONG, DUY HAN | 2825 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19038503 | CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATION | BAE, JI H | 2176 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2025 |
| 19037167 | BETA COMPENSATION TECHNIQUE FOR GENERATING A PROCESS, VOLTAGE, AND TEMPERATURE INVARIANT REFERENCE VOLTAGE | CAULK, JENNIFER CHRISTINE | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2025 |
| 19035197 | SELECTIVE BIT LINE CLAMPING CONTROL FOR AN IN-MEMORY COMPUTE OPERATION WHERE SIMULTANEOUS ACCESS IS MADE TO PLURAL ROWS OF A STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (SRAM) | HEISTERKAMP, JUSTIN BRYCE | 2827 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2025 |
| 19033183 | CIRCUIT FOR STRESS TESTING POWER TRANSISTOR GATES | AURORA, REENA | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19032810 | DEPLOYMENT CIRCUIT FOR A PYROTECHNIC DEVICE, CORRESPONDING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, VEHICLE AND METHOD | STAUBACH, CARL C | 3747 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 |
| 19022053 | METHOD OF INITIALIZING BIT LINES IN PHASE CHANGE MEMORIES, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | PHAM, LY D | 2827 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022301 | SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY | CHAPA MILLS, NICOLAS ALDEN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19020415 | DATA WRITING PROTECTION | MARTINEZ, TOMMY NMN | 2496 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19020407 | DATA PROTECTION | SHAAWAT, MAYASA A. | 2433 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18969582 | COMMUNICATION VIA SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER | HASSAN, AURANGZEB | 2184 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18968768 | LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2838 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18958125 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL HAVING A HEATER WITH ACTIVATED RESISTANCE IN TEMPERATURE, AND IN-MEMORY COMPUTATION CIRCUIT USING SUCH A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL | PHAM, LY D | 2827 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18952453 | ULTRA-LEAN TIME-OF-FLIGHT HISTOGRAM PROCESSING | LEFF, ANGELA MARIE DITRAN | 3645 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18951498 | DRIVER APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | THOMAS, LUCY M | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18951179 | PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE | RICHTER, KARA | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18942973 | CIRCUITRY FOR ADJUSTING RETENTION VOLTAGE OF A STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (SRAM) | CHO, SUNG IL | 2825 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18943113 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 1726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18937525 | POLARIZATION-BASED CROSSTALK MITIGATION IN OPTICAL RANGING SENSORS | RICHTER, KARA | 3645 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18937579 | PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD | LI, SIDNEY | 2137 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18935075 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM INCLUDING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER | GAO, JING | 2647 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18922884 | PHOTONIC DEVICE AND METHOD | EIDE, ERIC T | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2024 |
| 18920681 | MULTIPLEXER WITH HIGHLY LINEAR ANALOG SWITCH | KIM, JUNG H | 2836 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18920542 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND DEVICE | HUANG, WEN WU | 2648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSTMicroelectronics N.V. has 197 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 79 art units and 174 examiners.
Jack S J Chen has the most, with 5 of STMicroelectronics N.V.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
