Technology areas: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
2 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 2 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
Trumpf Lasersystems For Semiconductor Manufacturing GmbH currently has 2 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are being reviewed by 2 distinct examiners, ensuring that each of the 2 pending actions is handled independently. The portfolio is also split across 2 distinct art units, indicating that the pending matters involve different technical classifications within the mechanical engineering field.
ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN is the busiest examiner, responsible for 1 pending office action. Since there are only 2 pending actions in total, the workload is evenly divided between the 2 distinct examiners. This structure means that the company must address two different sets of examiner feedback and two different art unit standards to move the portfolio forward.
The presence of 2 distinct art units for 2 pending office actions suggests a diverse technical focus for the company's current filings. Practitioners should be prepared for unique challenges in each case, as the 2 distinct examiners will likely apply different interpretations of patentability. Successfully resolving the 2 pending actions will require a tailored approach for each of the 2 distinct art units involved.
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 |
|---|---|
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (100%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | 1 | 72.2% | +30.0% |
| NIU, XINNING | 1 | 82.6% | +4.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18590983 | METHOD FOR CHANGING THE POLARIZATION OF A LASER | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | — |
| 18542802 | CO2 BEAM SOURCE COMPRISING A CATALYST | NIU, XINNING | — |
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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18590983 | METHOD FOR CHANGING THE POLARIZATION OF A LASER | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3761 | 1 |
| 2828 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18590983 | METHOD FOR CHANGING THE POLARIZATION OF A LASER | ASSANTE, KEITH BRIAN | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 29, 2024 |
| 18542802 | CO2 BEAM SOURCE COMPRISING A CATALYST | NIU, XINNING | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialTrumpf Lasersystems For Semiconductor Manufacturing GmbH has 2 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Keith Brian Assante has the most, with 1 of Trumpf Lasersystems For Semiconductor Manufacturing GmbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
