Technology areas: Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
3 pending office actions • 2 art units • 2 examiners • 0 of 3 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 14 patents granted in the last 365 days
Varex Imaging Corporation is currently navigating 3 pending office actions within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The prosecution of these matters involves 2 distinct examiners, which suggests a relatively concentrated field of review for the company's current filings. This concentration is also reflected in the organizational structure of the review process, as the actions are distributed across 2 distinct art units. For a portfolio of this size, the alignment between the number of examiners and art units indicates a consistent technical focus within the semiconductor and optics sectors, where high precision in circuit design is often required.
The examiner FIN, CAROLYN is currently the most active figure in this portfolio, overseeing 2 pending office actions. This means that a significant portion of the 3 pending office actions are under the purview of a single individual. Such a concentration creates a specific point of focus for the company's legal strategy. Practitioners must prioritize understanding the specific requirements and preferences of this busiest examiner, as their decisions will impact a majority of the current pending workload. Coordinating responses across the distinct art units will be essential to maintain a cohesive narrative for the company's optical and semiconductor innovations.
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.
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 |
|---|---|
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (33%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIN, CAROLYN | 2 | 61.7% | +30.1% |
| LANE, GREGORY A | 1 | 74.8% | -0.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18660137 | X-RAY DETECTORS WITH PLASTIC HOUSINGS | FIN, CAROLYN | 36d |
| 18633451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAMPER DETECTION | LANE, GREGORY A | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18660137 | X-RAY DETECTORS WITH PLASTIC HOUSINGS | FIN, CAROLYN | 36d |
| 19048685 | X-RAY DETECTORS WITH PLASTIC HOUSINGS | FIN, CAROLYN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2884 | 2 |
| 2438 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19048685 | X-RAY DETECTORS WITH PLASTIC HOUSINGS | FIN, CAROLYN | 2884 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 18660137 | X-RAY DETECTORS WITH PLASTIC HOUSINGS | FIN, CAROLYN | 2884 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | May 09, 2024 |
| 18633451 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TAMPER DETECTION | LANE, GREGORY A | 2438 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialVarex Imaging Corporation has 3 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 2 art units and 2 examiners.
Carolyn Fin has the most, with 2 of Varex Imaging Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
