Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 04, 2026

Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

26 pending office actions • 5 art units • 20 examiners • 0 of 26 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 52 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

26
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

0
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

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.

14
Hard (54%)
11
Medium (42%)
1
Easy (4%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only9 (35%)
§102 only2 (8%)
§112 only1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)14 (54%)

Industry Mix

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

1
Life Sciences
4% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
15% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
21
Business / Other
81% 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.

260 h
Manual time on pending OAs
52 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
91 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.3 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
THOMAS, ERIC W 4 82.5% -1.9%
COLE, VICTOR 2 91.8% +10.3%
RAMASWAMY, ARUN 2 84.7% +12.3%
BARNES, MALCOLM 2 81.0% +5.1%
MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P 1 86.4% +19.7%
TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH 1 100.0% +0.0%
FERGUSON, DION 1 87.0% +8.2%
GREGORY, BERNARR E 1 90.5% +6.7%
EYASSU, MARRIT 1 73.8% +15.0%
HARRIS, MARY GRACE 1 69.5% +29.0%

Quick Wins (6)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19071129 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P —
19007723 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH —
18986134 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD THOMAS, ERIC W —
18829815 HIGH FREQUENCY SYSTEM GREGORY, BERNARR E —
18509413 MAGNETIC BASE BODY, COIL COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH MAGNETIC BASE BODY, CIRCUIT BOARD PROVIDED WITH COIL COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH CIRCUIT BOARD BARNES, MALCOLM —
18464853 COIL COMPONENT BARNES, MALCOLM —

Hard Cases (14)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19072709 Waveguide Device COLE, VICTOR —
19071377 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PACKAGE BODY, AND CIRCUIT BOARD RAMASWAMY, ARUN —
19059896 WAVEGUIDE DEVICE COLE, VICTOR —
19046361 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THOMAS, ERIC W —
19005655 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME THOMAS, ERIC W —
18985921 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME FERGUSON, DION —
18984407 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD THOMAS, ERIC W —
18980501 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH COVER LAYERS HAVING CERTAIN Sn CONCENTRATION RAMASWAMY, ARUN —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19072709 Waveguide Device COLE, VICTOR —
19071129 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P —
19071377 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PACKAGE BODY, AND CIRCUIT BOARD RAMASWAMY, ARUN —
19059896 WAVEGUIDE DEVICE COLE, VICTOR —
18980501 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH COVER LAYERS HAVING CERTAIN Sn CONCENTRATION RAMASWAMY, ARUN —
18750375 ODOR MEASURING DEVICE EYASSU, MARRIT —
18604883 ALL SOLID BATTERY HARRIS, MARY GRACE —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2837 2
2800 1
2843 1
1713 1
4100 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19072709 Waveguide Device COLE, VICTOR — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 06, 2025
19071129 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME MCFADDEN, MICHAEL P — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19071377 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, PACKAGE BODY, AND CIRCUIT BOARD RAMASWAMY, ARUN — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2025
19059896 WAVEGUIDE DEVICE COLE, VICTOR — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2025
19046361 ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT THOMAS, ERIC W — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 05, 2025
19007723 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD TORRES, TIMOTHY JOSEPH — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 02, 2025
19005655 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME THOMAS, ERIC W — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 30, 2024
18985921 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME FERGUSON, DION — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18986134 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD THOMAS, ERIC W — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18984407 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR, PACKAGE, AND CIRCUIT BOARD THOMAS, ERIC W — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 17, 2024
18980501 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING MULTILAYER STRUCTURE WITH COVER LAYERS HAVING CERTAIN Sn CONCENTRATION RAMASWAMY, ARUN — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 13, 2024
18829815 HIGH FREQUENCY SYSTEM GREGORY, BERNARR E — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2024
18750375 ODOR MEASURING DEVICE EYASSU, MARRIT — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 21, 2024
18604883 ALL SOLID BATTERY HARRIS, MARY GRACE — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2024
18689283 ALL SOLID BATTERY AND EVALUATION METHOD OF THE SAME SUN, MICHAEL Y — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 05, 2024
18589291 DETECTION DEVICE FISHER, BRITTANY I — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 27, 2024
18423067 DIELECTRIC MATERIAL COMPRISING MAIN COMPONENT AND FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD SUBCOMPONENTS AND MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME DOLE, TIMOTHY J 2800 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 25, 2024
18580504 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ALL SOLID BATTERY HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 18, 2024
18509413 MAGNETIC BASE BODY, COIL COMPONENT PROVIDED WITH MAGNETIC BASE BODY, CIRCUIT BOARD PROVIDED WITH COIL COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PROVIDED WITH CIRCUIT BOARD BARNES, MALCOLM — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 15, 2023
18507489 ALL SOLID BATTERY CLEVER, JAMES MORGAN GOODH — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 13, 2023
18507700 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, FILTER, AND MULTIPLEXER TRA, ANH QUAN 2843 §103 Final Rejection 56d Pending Nov 13, 2023
18493354 ALL SOLID BATTERY SERVAGNO, SANTINO MICHALE 1713 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 24, 2023
18491413 ALL SOLID BATTERY, CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALL SOLID BATTERY HAMMOND, KRISHNA R 4100 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 20, 2023
18464853 COIL COMPONENT BARNES, MALCOLM — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 11, 2023
18322267 COIL COMPONENT HOSSAIN, KAZI S 2837 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2023
18171169 COIL COMPONENT, CIRCUIT BOARD ARRANGEMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT LIAN, MANG TIN BIK 2837 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 17, 2023

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