Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
10 pending office actions • 6 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 10 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH is managing 12 pending office actions in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The prosecution involves 11 distinct examiners across 7 distinct art units, showing some concentration of technical subject matter within specific examination groups. The presence of 7 distinct art units for 12 actions suggests that while the examiners are mostly unique, they are grouped within a limited number of specialized units. This structure may allow for some consistency in the technical standards applied to the portfolio within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics field.
FIGUEROA, FELIX O is the busiest examiner for the company, currently responsible for 2 pending office actions. With 11 distinct examiners handling the 12 pending office actions, the company's legal strategy must account for many different individual perspectives. However, the use of only 7 distinct art units indicates that the technical scope is more focused than the examiner count might suggest. Practitioners should note that the 2 pending office actions assigned to the busiest examiner represent a small fraction of the total 12 pending office actions. This distribution across 11 distinct examiners requires a broad but technically cohesive approach to prosecution.
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 | 1 (10%) |
| §103 only | 2 (20%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (60%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2 | 58.1% | +14.8% |
| BUI, HUNG S | 1 | 87.4% | +10.1% |
| HARCUM, MARCUS E | 1 | 89.4% | +5.5% |
| BENGZON, GREG C | 1 | 57.3% | +10.1% |
| LE, THANH TAM T | 1 | 86.5% | +13.8% |
| MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 1 | 65.2% | +13.5% |
| NGUYEN, TRUC T | 1 | 87.3% | +7.3% |
| SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 1 | 73.4% | +36.2% |
| HINZE, LEO T | 1 | 52.9% | +10.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19086052 | PANEL MOUNTING IN A CUTOUT | BUI, HUNG S | — |
| 18813925 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | HARCUM, MARCUS E | — |
| 18806657 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | LE, THANH TAM T | — |
| 18774744 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | — |
| 18747454 | CONDUCTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL | NGUYEN, TRUC T | — |
| 18512542 | LEAD TERMINAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING-LOADED CLAMPING CONNECTION | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | — |
| 17682845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A SEQUENTIAL PROCESS | HINZE, LEO T | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19086052 | PANEL MOUNTING IN A CUTOUT | BUI, HUNG S | — |
| 18808022 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR THE AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A FIELD BUS, FIELD BUS SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, TRAINING DATA SET AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A CONFIGURATION AI MODEL | BENGZON, GREG C | — |
| 18806657 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | LE, THANH TAM T | — |
| 18774744 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | — |
| 18542580 | MODULE FOR A TECHNICAL FACILITY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TECHNICAL FACILITY | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | — |
| 18512159 | LEAD TERMINAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING-LOADED CLAMPING CONNECTION | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | — |
| 18512542 | LEAD TERMINAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING-LOADED CLAMPING CONNECTION | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | — |
| 17682845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A SEQUENTIAL PROCESS | HINZE, LEO T | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2831 | 4 |
| 2834 | 2 |
| 2841 | 1 |
| 2444 | 1 |
| 2119 | 1 |
| 2853 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19086052 | PANEL MOUNTING IN A CUTOUT | BUI, HUNG S | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 18813925 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | HARCUM, MARCUS E | 2831 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18808022 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR THE AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION OF A FIELD BUS, FIELD BUS SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, TRAINING DATA SET AND METHOD FOR TRAINING A CONFIGURATION AI MODEL | BENGZON, GREG C | 2444 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2024 |
| 18806657 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | LE, THANH TAM T | 2831 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18774744 | CONDUCTOR TERMINAL | MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE | 2834 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18747454 | CONDUCTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL | NGUYEN, TRUC T | 2834 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18542580 | MODULE FOR A TECHNICAL FACILITY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A TECHNICAL FACILITY | SANDERS, JOSHUA T | 2119 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18512159 | LEAD TERMINAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING-LOADED CLAMPING CONNECTION | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18512542 | LEAD TERMINAL COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SPRING-LOADED CLAMPING CONNECTION | FIGUEROA, FELIX O | 2831 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 17682845 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING A SEQUENTIAL PROCESS | HINZE, LEO T | 2853 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialWAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH has 10 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 6 art units and 9 examiners.
Felix O Figueroa has the most, with 2 of WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH's pending office actions.
Mostly Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics (USPTO Tech Center 2800), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
