Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
246 pending office actions • 68 art units • 178 examiners • 0 of 246 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 608 patents granted in the last 365 days
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. maintains a volume of 242 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This workload is distributed among 175 distinct examiners, reflecting the degree of individual oversight across the portfolio. The pending actions are spread across 69 distinct art units, indicating that the company's innovations in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics are diverse and interact with a wide array of specialized examination groups.
The busiest examiner for this company is NGUYEN, CHAU N, who is currently managing 10 pending office actions. While this is the highest number for a single examiner, it represents a fraction of the total pending workload. The presence of 175 distinct examiners and 69 distinct art units necessitates an adaptable prosecution strategy. Practitioners must be prepared to navigate the varying standards of these administrative groups while managing relationships with the many examiners involved to effectively process the 242 pending actions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 37 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. 37 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 + other | 12 (5%) |
| §103 only | 90 (37%) |
| §102 only | 32 (13%) |
| §112 only | 10 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 95 (39%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, CHAU N | 10 | 68.0% | +14.1% |
| PAUMEN, GARY F | 9 | 88.6% | -1.3% |
| PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 7 | 60.0% | +21.7% |
| MAYO III, WILLIAM H | 6 | 77.0% | -3.9% |
| HARCUM, MARCUS E | 4 | 89.3% | +5.6% |
| LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | 4 | 88.4% | +8.1% |
| ROBINSON, KRYSTAL | 4 | 86.3% | -5.1% |
| DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 3 | 52.4% | +16.3% |
| PEACE, RHONDA S | 3 | 85.4% | +12.6% |
| MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN | 3 | 90.3% | +12.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18854979 | SHIELDED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATH | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — |
| 18842397 | CONNECTOR DEVICE | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18836878 | OPTICAL CONNECTOR FERRULE AND OPTICAL CONNECTOR | PEACE, RHONDA S | — |
| 18836010 | CONNECTOR | LEON MUNOZ, EDWIN A | — |
| 18729885 | STACKED CONNECTOR | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18725419 | TERMINAL BLOCK AND TERMINAL BLOCK UNIT | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
| 18720825 | SHIELD MEMBER | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — |
| 18711037 | CONNECTOR | PAUMEN, GARY F | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18293391 | WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 134d overdue |
| 17924084 | BATTERY WIRING MODULE | CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG | 126d overdue |
| 18703545 | ROUTING MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 118d overdue |
| 18288189 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING A COMPUTER PROGRAM | AFRIN, NAZIA | 104d overdue |
| 18272731 | VEHICLE-MOUNTED COMPUTER, COMPUTER EXECUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | AQUINO, WYNUEL S | 58d overdue |
| 18850624 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE | KINGSLAND, KYLE J | 24d overdue |
| 18294773 | EYEGLASS-TYPE HEAD MOUNTED DISPLAY | LEI, JIE | 19d overdue |
| 18857261 | FLOOR WIRING MODULE, FLOOR STACKED BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOOR WIRING MODULE | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | 9d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18293391 | WIRING MEMBER-EQUIPPED ADHEREND | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 134d overdue |
| 18703545 | ROUTING MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 118d overdue |
| 18702059 | PROTECTIVE TAPE MEMBER AND WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 4d overdue |
| 18036767 | OPTICAL FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 13d |
| 18718307 | SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | 26d |
| 18579429 | WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | 26d |
| 18963925 | MULTI-CORE CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — |
| 18868699 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2841 | 12 |
| 2874 | 11 |
| 2847 | 7 |
| 2831 | 7 |
| 1741 | 6 |
| 2836 | 3 |
| 3662 | 3 |
| 2834 | 3 |
| 2812 | 3 |
| 2818 | 3 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19477688 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | INGE, JOSEPH N | 2836 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19163179 | UPDATE SYSTEM, ONBOARD APPARATUS, AND SERVER | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19130296 | RELAY DEVICE, UNAUTHORIZED FRAME DETECTION METHOD, AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICE | HUYNH, LUAT T | 3667 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19127140 | DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA COLLECTION DEVICE, WIRELESS SYSTEM, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, DATA COLLECTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | KING, CURTIS J | 2685 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 19101904 | RETROREFLECTIVE ANTENNA, AND OBJECT DETECTING SYSTEM | BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19034012 | PHASE SHIFTER AND WAVELENGTH SELECTOR | PARBADIA, BALRAM T | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 19033989 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER | LEE, STEVEN SHIH-CHING | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 22, 2025 |
| 18995479 | END-FACE OBSERVATION DEVICE FOR OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD OF OBSERVING END FACE OF OPTICAL FIBER | TRAN, JUDY DAO | 2877 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 18992465 | VEHICLE CUTOFF DEVICE | NGUYEN, DANNY | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2025 |
| 18881518 | DEGRADATION DETERMINATION DEVICE | BRAUNLICH, MARTIN WALTER | — | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 |
| 18880891 | MEASURING METHOD AND MEASURING DEVICE OF OPTICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTI-CORE OPTICAL FIBER | PYO, KEVIN K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 18880057 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE | MAYY, MOHAMMAD | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18879074 | GLASS MATERIAL AND OPTICAL FIBER | MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18874318 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | BARRY, LANCE LEONARD | 2457 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18873899 | CUTOFF CONTROL DEVICE | THOMAS, LUCY M | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18873326 | WIRING HARNESS FIXTURE AND WIRING HARNESS | MILLNER, MONICA E | 3632 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18873282 | SHUT-OFF CONTROL DEVICE | DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18872807 | CROSSTALK MEASURING METHOD AND CROSSTALK MEASURING PROBE | AURORA, REENA | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2024 |
| 18963925 | MULTI-CORE CABLE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2024 |
| 18870294 | COPPER-COATED STEEL WIRE | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18868953 | WIRING MODULE | BADAWI, MEDHAT | 2847 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18868699 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18867880 | PROTECTION DEVICE | AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN | 2836 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18955017 | AMPLIFIER AND DRIVER AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT | RETEBO, METASEBIA T | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2024 |
| 18867038 | ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND ENCRYPTION METHOD | ABDULLAH, SAAD AHMAD | 2431 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d overdue | Pending | Nov 19, 2024 |
| 18866070 | WIRE HARNESS | PAGHADAL, PARESH H | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2024 |
| 18865049 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | DUNNE, KENNETH MICHAEL | 3669 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2024 |
| 18936405 | WIRING STRUCTURE AND AMPLIFIER | OUTTEN, SAMUEL S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18860014 | INFRASTRUCTURE RADIO WAVE SENSOR | HALLORAN, THOMAS JAMES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18859349 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | DABIPI, DIXON F | 2451 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2024 |
| 18858307 | INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE AND INFORMATION TRANSMISSION CABLE | MAYO III, WILLIAM H | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 19, 2024 |
| 18857261 | FLOOR WIRING MODULE, FLOOR STACKED BODY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FLOOR WIRING MODULE | GARFT, CHRISTOPHER | 3632 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18854979 | SHIELDED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PATH | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18854645 | DETECTION SYSTEM, DETECTION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF INSTALLING DETECTION DEVICE | TARKO, ASMAMAW G | 2482 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18906269 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE | KAULFUSS, PETER LLOYD | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 04, 2024 |
| 18853545 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND SEAT ADJUSTMENT METHOD | COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18853464 | RESIN COMPOSITION FOR OPTICAL FIBER COATING, COLORED COATING MATERIAL FOR OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER, AND OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON | PENG, CHARLIE YU | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2024 |
| 18903211 | OPTICAL MODULE AND FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18899143 | SHIELDED ELECTRICAL WIRE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18851926 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICAL FIBER | DAIGLER, CHRISTOPHER PAUL | 1741 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18852257 | HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE, HOLLOW FIBER MEMBRANE STACK, AND FILTRATION MODULE | ALI, WAQAAS A | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18850624 | POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE | KINGSLAND, KYLE J | 3663 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 24d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18886389 | OPTO-ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM, AND OPTO-ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | PEACE, RHONDA S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 |
| 18846341 | MULTICORE OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL COMBINER, AND METHOD OF MEASURING FIBER CHARACTERISTICS | LEE, HWA S | 2877 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 77d | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18845894 | WATERPROOF CONNECTOR | TUMEBO, TSION M | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18830967 | OPTOELECTRICAL CONNECTOR | TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18845822 | INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE, WIRING HARNESS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATED ELECTRIC WIRE | NGUYEN, CHAU N | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18844963 | SUPERCONDUCTING WIRE AND SUPERCONDUCTING DEVICE | VARGHESE, ROSHN K | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2024 |
| 18844752 | ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ON-BOARD COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | WANG, YAOTANG | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18844699 | IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND PROGRAM UPDATING METHOD | NGUYEN, DUY KHUONG THANH | 3664 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialSumitomo Electric Industries Ltd. has 246 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 68 art units and 178 examiners.
Chau N Nguyen has the most, with 10 of Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.