Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 1 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
Streamlight Inc. has 3 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are assigned to 2 distinct examiners within 1 distinct art unit. NEGRON, ISMAEL is the busiest examiner, currently managing 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The concentration of the 3 pending office actions in 1 distinct art unit suggests a narrow technical focus.
With 2 distinct examiners involved, the company's prosecution experience is relatively centralized. NEGRON, ISMAEL handles 2 busiest examiner pending actions, which is a large portion of the total 3 pending office actions. This means the outcome of most cases depends on the interpretation of the busiest examiner. Practitioners should focus their strategy on the specific tendencies of the examiners and the 1 distinct art unit.
The 1 distinct art unit indicates that the semiconductor and optics filings are being reviewed by the same technical group. This allows for a consistent prosecution approach across the 3 pending office actions. Managing the relationship with NEGRON, ISMAEL is critical, as this examiner is responsible for the 2 busiest examiner pending actions. The number of 2 distinct examiners simplifies the coordination required for this portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §112 only | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEGRON, ISMAEL | 2 | 73.5% | +15.1% |
| CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA | 1 | 55.6% | +44.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19311741 | FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY | NEGRON, ISMAEL | 65d |
| 19400821 | HAND HOLDABLE LIGHT AND BATTERY HAVING SYMMETRICAL CONTACTS | NEGRON, ISMAEL | — |
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 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19311741 | FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY | NEGRON, ISMAEL | 65d |
| 19400821 | HAND HOLDABLE LIGHT AND BATTERY HAVING SYMMETRICAL CONTACTS | NEGRON, ISMAEL | — |
| 18409324 | DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER | CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2875 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19400821 | HAND HOLDABLE LIGHT AND BATTERY HAVING SYMMETRICAL CONTACTS | NEGRON, ISMAEL | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19311741 | FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLY | NEGRON, ISMAEL | 2875 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 65d | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 18409324 | DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER | CAMACHO ALANIS, FERNANDA ADRIANA | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
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