Technology areas: Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
32 pending office actions • 18 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 35 patents granted in the last 365 days
Tektronix Inc. has 33 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The docket spans 30 distinct examiners and 18 distinct art units, indicating substantial examiner dispersion across a broad technical portfolio.
NGHIEM, MICHAEL P is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending matters. That examiner represents a limited concentration within the larger docket, so counsel should combine targeted management of those matters with a coordinated approach across the remaining examination assignments.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 14 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. 14 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 | 2 (6%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (12%) |
| §103 only | 11 (34%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 3 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (34%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 3 | 67.5% | +24.3% |
| ISLA, RICHARD | 2 | 77.1% | +15.5% |
| KERVEROS, DEMETRIOS C | 1 | 87.4% | +2.6% |
| SANGHERA, JAS A | 1 | 94.6% | +4.9% |
| KNAPP, JUSTIN R | 1 | 84.8% | +8.3% |
| BECKER, BRANDON J | 1 | 53.7% | +11.0% |
| HAIDER, FAWAAD | 1 | 50.5% | +25.2% |
| NGUYEN, LINH V | 1 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 1 | 56.6% | +19.0% |
| TAYLOR, EARL N | 1 | 88.1% | +6.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18739160 | WIDEBAND SIGNAL GENERATOR | NGUYEN, LINH V | 56d overdue |
| 19049821 | ENTROPY BASED SOFTWARE CLOCK RECOVERY FOR REAL-EQUIVALENT-TIME OSCILLOSCOPES | SANGHERA, JAS A | — |
| 19029348 | TIME-ALIGNED RF ANALYSIS FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED RECEIVERS | KNAPP, JUSTIN R | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17191059 | IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE ACQUISITIONS OF INTEREST USING VISUAL QUALIFICATION | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 73d overdue |
| 18478556 | ADAPTIVE INSTRUMENT NOISE REMOVAL | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS | 59d overdue |
| 18485257 | CUSTOMIZABLE SAFETY ENCLOSURE FOR A DEVICE UNDER TEST | ISLA, RICHARD | 46d overdue |
| 18613687 | COMPACT BALUN STRUCTURE FOR BROADBAND TIME-DOMAIN APPLICATIONS | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J | 13d |
| 18652163 | ISOLATED TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROBE | ISLA, RICHARD | 19d |
| 18243632 | CURRENT SHUNT WITH CANCELING MUTUAL INDUCTANCE | MONSUR, NASIMA | 70d |
| 19053083 | DYNAMICAL LOCKING OF SEED VALUE FOR LFSR DESCRAMBLER FOR USB | KERVEROS, DEMETRIOS C | — |
| 18769683 | MARGIN TESTER MEASUREMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING | BECKER, BRANDON J | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17191059 | IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE ACQUISITIONS OF INTEREST USING VISUAL QUALIFICATION | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 73d overdue |
| 18485257 | CUSTOMIZABLE SAFETY ENCLOSURE FOR A DEVICE UNDER TEST | ISLA, RICHARD | 46d overdue |
| 18656487 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT THAT USES MEASUREMENT PRECONDITIONS FOR MAKING MEASUREMENTS | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 15d overdue |
| 18652163 | ISOLATED TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROBE | ISLA, RICHARD | 19d |
| 18769683 | MARGIN TESTER MEASUREMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING | BECKER, BRANDON J | — |
| 18746902 | INSTRUMENT AND MEASUREMENT TRANSLATOR USING MACHINE LEARNING | HAIDER, FAWAAD | — |
| 18355296 | CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | — |
| 18108483 | SEAMLESS SPECTROGRAMS IN A MULTI-CHANNEL TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2857 | 9 |
| 2858 | 7 |
| 2111 | 1 |
| 2852 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 3648 | 1 |
| 3741 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19053083 | DYNAMICAL LOCKING OF SEED VALUE FOR LFSR DESCRAMBLER FOR USB | KERVEROS, DEMETRIOS C | 2111 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2025 |
| 19049821 | ENTROPY BASED SOFTWARE CLOCK RECOVERY FOR REAL-EQUIVALENT-TIME OSCILLOSCOPES | SANGHERA, JAS A | 2852 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19029348 | TIME-ALIGNED RF ANALYSIS FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED RECEIVERS | KNAPP, JUSTIN R | 4100 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18769683 | MARGIN TESTER MEASUREMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING | BECKER, BRANDON J | 2857 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18746902 | INSTRUMENT AND MEASUREMENT TRANSLATOR USING MACHINE LEARNING | HAIDER, FAWAAD | 3627 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18739160 | WIDEBAND SIGNAL GENERATOR | NGUYEN, LINH V | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18656487 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT THAT USES MEASUREMENT PRECONDITIONS FOR MAKING MEASUREMENTS | SATANOVSKY, ALEXANDER | 2857 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18652163 | ISOLATED TEST AND MEASUREMENT PROBE | ISLA, RICHARD | 2858 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 19d | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18652527 | FLIP-CHIP PACKAGE HEAT SPREADER | TAYLOR, EARL N | 2896 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18645352 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT WITH INTEGRATED ANALOG FRONT END | MURSHED, OSAMAH | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2024 |
| 18613687 | COMPACT BALUN STRUCTURE FOR BROADBAND TIME-DOMAIN APPLICATIONS | RIOS RUSSO, RAUL J | 2858 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 13d | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18436661 | SELF-CALIBRATING RADAR SENSOR FOR BEAM PREDICTION DISCOVERY | GOOD, KENNETH W | 3648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Feb 08, 2024 |
| 18407266 | TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT HAVING TAILORED JITTER COMPENSATION | WONGWIAN, PHUTTHIWAT | 3741 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18523556 | MACHINE LEARNING MODEL DISTRIBUTION ARCHITECTURE | MILLS, FRANK D | 2194 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18514800 | INTEROPERABILITY PREDICTOR USING MACHINE LEARNING AND REPOSITORY OF TX, CHANNEL, AND RX MODELS FROM MULTIPLE VENDORS | QUIGLEY, KYLE ROBERT | 2857 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18510234 | METHODS FOR 3D TENSOR BUILDER FOR INPUT TO MACHINE LEARNING | VAUGHN, RYAN C | 2125 | §101§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18485257 | CUSTOMIZABLE SAFETY ENCLOSURE FOR A DEVICE UNDER TEST | ISLA, RICHARD | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
| 18482801 | AD HOC MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING THROUGH CONSTRAINTS, PREDICTIVE TRAFFIC LOADING, AND PRIVATE END-TO-END ENCRYPTION | TRAN, TAN H | 2141 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18482765 | COMPREHENSIVE MACHINE LEARNING MODEL DEFINITION | HICKS, AUSTIN JAMES | 2142 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 06, 2023 |
| 18478556 | ADAPTIVE INSTRUMENT NOISE REMOVAL | BRYANT, CHRISTIAN THOMAS | 2857 | §101 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 18243632 | CURRENT SHUNT WITH CANCELING MUTUAL INDUCTANCE | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18359789 | DYNAMIC VERTICAL SIGNAL CALIBRATION IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | MCDONNOUGH, COURTNEY G | 2858 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18355296 | CONTINUOUS ACQUISITION IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2857 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18353638 | HIGH SPEED WAVEFORM ACQUISITIONS AND HISTOGRAMS USING GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT IN A TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
| 18211410 | GENERATING TEST DATA USING PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS | ZAAB, SHARAH | 2857 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 103d overdue | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 18209110 | OSCILLOSCOPE HAVING A PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYZER | SUN, XIUQIN | 2857 | §101§102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2023 |
| 18108483 | SEAMLESS SPECTROGRAMS IN A MULTI-CHANNEL TEST AND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2857 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18081616 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT | MISIR, DAYWAYSHWAR D | 2127 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d | Pending | Dec 14, 2022 |
| 18060463 | LAMINATED STRUCTURE FOR THERMAL CONDUCTION IN A FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL SUBSTRATE | WALSHON, SCOTT R | 1759 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2022 |
| 17951064 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVELOPING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR TESTING AND MEASUREMENT | NGUYEN, NHAT HUY T | 2147 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17724393 | REAL-EQUIVALENT-TIME FLASH ARRAY DIGITIZER OSCILLOSCOPE ARCHITECTURE | NYAMOGO, JOSEPH A | 2858 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2022 |
| 17191059 | IDENTIFYING ONE OR MORE ACQUISITIONS OF INTEREST USING VISUAL QUALIFICATION | NGHIEM, MICHAEL P | 2857 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 73d overdue | Pending | Mar 03, 2021 |
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Start Free TrialTektronix Inc. has 32 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 18 art units and 29 examiners.
Michael P Nghiem has the most, with 3 of Tektronix Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
