Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Xi'An Jiaotong-Liverpool University has 1 pending office action. This action falls within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The prosecution involves 1 distinct examiner and is located in 1 distinct art unit. Carl F.R. Tchatchouang is the busiest examiner for this portfolio, currently managing 1 pending action.
Having 1 pending office action in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics area suggests a focused research or development output currently undergoing review. The use of 1 distinct art unit and 1 distinct examiner means the university's current patenting activity is centralized. This structure allows the university to focus its resources on a single point of contact at the patent office. Practitioners should note that the outcome of this 1 pending office action will be the primary indicator of the university's current success in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. The lack of multiple pending matters indicates a highly targeted approach to intellectual property at this time.
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 + other | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | 1 | 82.8% | +14.7% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18996374 | Fault Determination Apparatus and Method for Three-Phase Dual Active Bridge Converter, And Electronic Device | TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18996374 | Fault Determination Apparatus and Method for Three-Phase Dual Active Bridge Converter, And Electronic Device | TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2858 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18996374 | Fault Determination Apparatus and Method for Three-Phase Dual Active Bridge Converter, And Electronic Device | TCHATCHOUANG, CARL F.R. | 2858 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
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