Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. This single action is assigned to 1 distinct examiner and 1 distinct art unit, indicating a concentrated prosecution effort. The busiest examiner for the portfolio is MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE, who is currently handling 1 pending office action. This means that all of the active prosecution for this entity is under the supervision of this 1 individual within a single administrative unit.
The focus on Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics suggests that the current patent goals are technically specific. Because there is only 1 examiner and 1 art unit involved, the outcome of the entire pending portfolio is subject to the specific interpretations of this 1 examiner. Practitioners should prioritize understanding the examination patterns of this examiner, as there are no other pending actions to provide a broader view of the entity's standing at the patent office. This 1 to 1 ratio between actions and examiners simplifies the management of the portfolio but increases the impact of a single decision.
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) | 1 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 1 | 83.3% | +19.1% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18485173 | Stress Optic Tuners for Waveguide-Based Devices | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18485173 | Stress Optic Tuners for Waveguide-Based Devices | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2874 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18485173 | Stress Optic Tuners for Waveguide-Based Devices | MANHEIM, MARC ETIENNE | 2874 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialUNITED STATES GOVERNMENT has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.
Marc Etienne Manheim has the most, with 1 of UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
