Technology areas: Communications • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems
4 pending office actions • 3 art units • 4 examiners • 0 of 4 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 2 patents granted in the last 365 days
The University of Strathclyde is currently managing 4 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. These actions are distributed among 4 distinct examiners and 3 distinct art units. This distribution shows that each of the 4 pending office actions is being reviewed by a unique examiner, ensuring a variety of perspectives across the portfolio's active matters.
The busiest examiner for the university is RICKEL, ALEX PARK, who is handling 1 pending office action. Because each of the 4 distinct examiners is only managing 1 action, no single examiner dominates the company's prosecution landscape. The 3 distinct art units involved indicate that the university's work in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics spans several specialized examination groups.
Managing 4 pending office actions across 3 distinct art units requires a coordinated approach to maintain consistency. The fact that 4 distinct examiners are involved means that the university must tailor its responses to 4 different individuals. This level of examiner diversity for only 4 actions suggests a broad technological spread within the specified field.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 1 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 3 (75%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| RICKEL, ALEX PARK | 1 | 71.9% | +14.9% |
| WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 1 | 57.1% | +28.1% |
| SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 1 | 79.5% | +13.1% |
| ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | 1 | 70.8% | +29.5% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18014609 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SPATIAL REGISTRATION OF OBJECTS | ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | 28d |
| 18723130 | Optical Measurement Apparatus | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | — |
| 18742896 | Quantum System and Method | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18292124 | Testing System | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 17d overdue |
| 18014609 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SPATIAL REGISTRATION OF OBJECTS | ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | 28d |
| 18723130 | Optical Measurement Apparatus | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | — |
| 18742896 | Quantum System and Method | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2872 | 2 |
| 3627 | 1 |
| 2673 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18723130 | Optical Measurement Apparatus | RICKEL, ALEX PARK | 2872 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18742896 | Quantum System and Method | WALKER, MICHAEL JARED | 3627 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 13, 2024 |
| 18292124 | Testing System | SAHLE, MAHIDERE S | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18014609 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN THE SPATIAL REGISTRATION OF OBJECTS | ALLEN, LUCIUS CAMERON GREE | 2673 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Jan 05, 2023 |
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Start Free TrialUniversity of Strathclyde has 4 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 3 art units and 4 examiners.
Alex Park Rickel has the most, with 1 of University of Strathclyde's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
