Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Superc-Touch Corporation

Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

5 pending office actions • 3 art units • 5 examiners • 0 of 5 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 6 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Superc-Touch Corporation has 5 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The matters involve 5 distinct examiners across 3 distinct art units, indicating broad examiner distribution within a more concentrated technical structure.

RIVERA, FRANCIS FELIX is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter. No examiner has a larger share of the workload, so counsel should emphasize consistent portfolio positions while tailoring arguments to each art unit. The distribution favors centralized tracking of claim scope, disclosure support, and response deadlines.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

5
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

2
Hard (40%)
3
Medium (60%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only3 (60%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (40%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
20% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
80% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

50 h
Manual time on pending OAs
10 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
18 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RIVERA, FRANCIS FELIX 1 — —
NGUYEN, LAUREN 1 54.8% +34.3%
KIM, RICHARD H 1 81.8% +5.5%
WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y 1 81.4% +8.8%
ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1 54.5% +22.5%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18884809 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH COLOR FILTER STRUCTURE KIM, RICHARD H —

Hard Cases (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18816440 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH TRANSPARENT CONTROL ELECTRODE WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y —
18731475 PROTECTION FILM STRUCTURE WITH BENDABLE TOUCH CONTROL LAYER ZHANG, MICHAEL N —

Interview Candidates (2)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18884975 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH STORAGE CAPACITOR HAVING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE NGUYEN, LAUREN —
18731475 PROTECTION FILM STRUCTURE WITH BENDABLE TOUCH CONTROL LAYER ZHANG, MICHAEL N —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2871 3
2872 1
1781 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19030836 ELECTROPHORETIC DISPLAY WITH CHARGE BALANCE ENHANCING CIRCUIT RIVERA, FRANCIS FELIX 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 17, 2025
18884975 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH STORAGE CAPACITOR HAVING TRANSPARENT ELECTRODE NGUYEN, LAUREN 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18884809 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH COLOR FILTER STRUCTURE KIM, RICHARD H 2871 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 13, 2024
18816440 ELECTROPHORESIS DISPLAY WITH TRANSPARENT CONTROL ELECTRODE WASHINGTON, TAMARA Y 2872 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2024
18731475 PROTECTION FILM STRUCTURE WITH BENDABLE TOUCH CONTROL LAYER ZHANG, MICHAEL N 1781 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 03, 2024

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Superc-Touch Corporation have?

Superc-Touch Corporation has 5 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 5 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Superc-Touch Corporation applications?

Francis Felix Rivera has the most, with 1 of Superc-Touch Corporation's pending office actions.

What technology area are Superc-Touch Corporation's patent applications in?

Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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