Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
205 pending office actions • 83 art units • 184 examiners • 0 of 205 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 611 patents granted in the last 365 days
STMicroelectronics N.V. has 212 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. These 212 actions are distributed among 190 distinct examiners and 67 distinct art units. This indicates a large and diverse portfolio, with 212 pending office actions currently active at the USPTO. The 67 distinct art units show a broad reach across many different semiconductor and circuit technologies.
GARCES, NELSON Y is the busiest examiner, managing 3 of the 212 pending office actions. With 190 distinct examiners involved, the company's prosecution is highly decentralized despite the large volume of actions. The 67 distinct art units suggest that the company's innovations are spread across many different specialized technical groups. For practitioners, this decentralized structure means that the company is not reliant on any single examiner or art unit. This approach can lead to a more resilient portfolio, as outcomes are determined by 190 distinct examiners across 67 different art units, requiring a highly coordinated and versatile prosecution strategy.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 42 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. 42 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 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 11 (5%) |
| §103 only | 63 (31%) |
| §102 only | 15 (7%) |
| §112 only | 8 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (0%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 101 (49%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GARCES, NELSON Y | 3 | 80.6% | +3.6% |
| CHEN, JACK S J | 3 | 76.8% | +5.7% |
| TABA, MONICA TERESA | 2 | 88.8% | +3.0% |
| O NEILL, PATRICK | 2 | 83.4% | +17.4% |
| RASHID, HARUNUR | 2 | 75.9% | +36.2% |
| ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 2 | 81.4% | +24.8% |
| KIM, JUNG H | 2 | 88.6% | +6.3% |
| PHAM, LY D | 2 | 94.0% | +3.4% |
| SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2 | 76.9% | +6.2% |
| LAM, TUAN THIEU | 2 | 77.7% | +13.0% |
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 | — |
| 19035149 | LOAD SWITCHING DEVICE | KIM, JUNG H | — |
| 18590785 | AIR-GAP IN TRENCH FIELD PLATE POWER MOSFET FOR REDUCED POWER LOSS PERFORMANCE | GARCES, NELSON Y | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18190893 | MOS TRANSISTOR ON SOI STRUCTURE | GARCES, NELSON Y | 103d overdue |
| 19080383 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A PRODUCT | TUNGATE, SCOTT MICHAEL | 24d overdue |
| 18226409 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE | FAN, SU JYA | 4d overdue |
| 18671027 | DETERMINATION OF A LOCATION CHARACTERISTIC | PERVIN, NUZHAT | 3d overdue |
| 18495259 | DETECTING DROP TYPE SURFACE | PARK, HYUN D | 3d 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 |
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 |
|---|---|
| 2813 | 11 |
| 2812 | 10 |
| 2893 | 10 |
| 3645 | 8 |
| 2838 | 8 |
| 2818 | 7 |
| 2836 | 6 |
| 2855 | 6 |
| 2897 | 6 |
| 2817 | 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 |
| 19255003 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MICROCONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING MICROCONTROLLER | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 2132 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19194478 | OPTIMIZED VITERBI DECODING FOR UWB COMMUNICATIONS | ALHWAMDEH, KAREEM FUAD | 2112 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 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 |
| 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 |
| 19035149 | LOAD SWITCHING DEVICE | KIM, JUNG H | 2842 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 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 |
| 19022301 | SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY | CHAPA MILLS, NICOLAS ALDEN | 2838 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 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 |
| 19020415 | DATA WRITING PROTECTION | MARTINEZ, TOMMY NMN | 2496 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 18989251 | CURRENT SENSING CIRCUITS AND METHOD | ALMO, KHAREEM E | 2849 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18984212 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION ON RIVEST-SHAMIR-ADLEMAN (RSA) KEY GENERATION | RASUL, MUHAMMAD HASHIR | 2492 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 |
| 18981937 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CASILLASHERNANDEZ, OMAR | 2689 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18969582 | COMMUNICATION VIA SERIALIZER/DESERIALIZER | HASSAN, AURANGZEB | 2184 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 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 |
| 18956678 | OPTICAL SENSOR PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18954961 | BRIGHTNESS ENHANCEMENT FOR LASER BEAM SCANNING PROJECTION SYSTEM | CRUZ, MAGDA | 2882 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18951179 | PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE | RICHTER, KARA MARIE | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18951498 | DRIVER APPARATUS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | THOMAS, LUCY M | 2838 | §102§103 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 18920542 | ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT AND DEVICE | HUANG, WEN WU | 2648 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2024 |
| 18914985 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE | KO, TONY | 2878 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18915289 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE | RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD J | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18915213 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D | 3645 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2024 |
| 18910272 | BIREFRINGENCE COMPENSATION FOR OPTICAL METASURFACES | BOURQUINE, MACKENZI TATE | 2872 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18907804 | METHOD FOR MEASURING WINDING ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS IN BIPOLAR STEPPER MOTORS DURING HOLD CONDITION | BOUZIANE, SAID | 2837 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSTMicroelectronics N.V. has 205 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 83 art units and 184 examiners.
Nelson Y Garces has the most, with 3 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.