Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
55 pending office actions • 13 clients • 54 examiners • 30 art units • 0 of 55 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 110 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 17 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
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 (2%) |
| §103 only | 38 (69%) |
| §102 only | 5 (9%) |
| §112 only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting only | 2 (4%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| No statute on record | 7 (13%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NGUYEN, VIET Q | 2 | 95.1% | +3.5% |
| CHOE, YONG J | 1 | 92.3% | +4.5% |
| LI, SIDNEY | 1 | 79.6% | +6.3% |
| MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D | 1 | 93.3% | -9.4% |
| MORRIS, JOHN J | 1 | 60.9% | +20.4% |
| MIKELS, MATTHEW | 1 | 80.9% | +20.3% |
| GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 1 | 87.9% | -1.5% |
| GU, SHAWN X | 1 | 92.4% | +15.5% |
| PEYTON, TAMMARA R | 1 | 90.9% | +6.0% |
| KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | 1 | 81.5% | +17.0% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19306559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FORGERY OR ALTERATION OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS | MIKELS, MATTHEW | — |
| 19242366 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | — |
| 19201953 | SWTICHING CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DIFFERENCE OF ACCESS LATENCY BETWEEN MEMORIES | GU, SHAWN X | — |
| 19193709 | PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | — |
| 19170791 | STORAGE DEVICE EFFICIENTLY PERFORMING COMPRESSION OPERATIONS AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | — |
| 18984708 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING POLARITY AND MAGNITUDE OF ANOMALOUS HALL EFFECT SIGNAL ACCORDING TO INPUT CURRENT, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM | NGUYEN, VIET Q | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18972897 | SYSTEM, SERVER, TERMINAL, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING DELIVERY SERVICE BY PROVIDING SIMPLIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESS | SINGH, RUPANGINI | 78d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19170807 | Untitled | MORRIS, JOHN J | — |
| 19306559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FORGERY OR ALTERATION OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS | MIKELS, MATTHEW | — |
| 19201953 | SWTICHING CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DIFFERENCE OF ACCESS LATENCY BETWEEN MEMORIES | GU, SHAWN X | — |
| 19170791 | STORAGE DEVICE EFFICIENTLY PERFORMING COMPRESSION OPERATIONS AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2132 | 3 |
| 2138 | 3 |
| 2113 | 3 |
| 2137 | 2 |
| 2133 | 2 |
| 2114 | 2 |
| 2893 | 2 |
| 2897 | 2 |
| 2812 | 2 |
| 2876 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19097420 | Untitled | SK Hynix Inc. | CHOE, YONG J | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19087093 | Untitled | SK Hynix Inc. | LI, SIDNEY | 2137 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | |
| 19176846 | Untitled | SK Hynix Inc. | MANOSKEY, JOSEPH D | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 18955528 | Untitled | SK Hynix Inc. | NGUYEN, VIET Q | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19170807 | Untitled | SK Hynix Inc. | MORRIS, JOHN J | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | ||
| 19306559 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FORGERY OR ALTERATION OF IDENTIFICATION CARDS | Lightvision Inc. | MIKELS, MATTHEW | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2025 |
| 19242366 | DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM | SK Hynix Inc. | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 2132 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19201953 | SWTICHING CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING DIFFERENCE OF ACCESS LATENCY BETWEEN MEMORIES | SK Hynix Inc. | GU, SHAWN X | 2138 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19193709 | PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | PEYTON, TAMMARA R | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 | |
| 19170791 | STORAGE DEVICE EFFICIENTLY PERFORMING COMPRESSION OPERATIONS AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE SAME | SK Hynix Inc. | KROFCHECK, MICHAEL C | 2138 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19080305 | STORAGE DEVICE, CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING GLOBAL WEAR-LEVELING | SK Hynix Inc. | FAAL, BABOUCARR | 2138 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19044436 | MEMORY CONTROLLER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | ALHWAMDEH, KAREEM FUAD | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 | |
| 19009251 | CONTROLLER AND STORAGE DEVICE | SK Hynix Inc. | AHMED, ZUBAIR | 2132 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 03, 2025 |
| 19004902 | STORAGE DEVICE CONTROLLING TARGET OPERATION BASED ON COLLECTED PERFORMANCE INFORMATION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | MENDEL, JULIAN SCOTT | 2133 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18984708 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE CAPABLE OF SIMULTANEOUSLY CHANGING POLARITY AND MAGNITUDE OF ANOMALOUS HALL EFFECT SIGNAL ACCORDING TO INPUT CURRENT, OPERATING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM | UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University | NGUYEN, VIET Q | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2024 | |
| 18975972 | CONTROLLER INCLUDING FAULT MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND FAULT MANAGEMENT METHOD | SK Hynix Inc. | MCCARTHY, CHRISTOPHER S | 2113 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 10, 2024 |
| 18972897 | SYSTEM, SERVER, TERMINAL, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING DELIVERY SERVICE BY PROVIDING SIMPLIFIED SHIPPING ADDRESS | Rexgen Co., Ltd. | SINGH, RUPANGINI | 3628 | §101 | Final Rejection | 78d | Pending | Dec 07, 2024 |
| 18964369 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A STORAGE DEVICE AND A HOST DEVICE AND METHODS OF OPERATION | SK Hynix Inc. | SARKER, SANCHIT K | 2495 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d | Pending | Nov 30, 2024 |
| 18938158 | MEMORY SYSTEM FOR SETTING FAIL FLAG IN FAIL MEMORY UNIT AND METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | LEIBOVICH, YAIR | 2114 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2024 |
| 18928014 | COMPUTING SYSTEM AND TIMEOUT DETECTION METHOD | SK Hynix Inc. | YU, XINYUAN | 2113 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 26, 2024 |
| 18911831 | CONTROL DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM AND COMPUTING SYSTEM | SK Hynix Inc. | CHOWDHURY, SUBIR KUMAR | 2132 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18908629 | METHOD OF FORMING ALLOY THIN FILM USING ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION PROCESS INCLUDING OPTIMAL UNIT PROCESS, AND ELECTRONIC ELEMENT MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME | Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University Erica Campus | GAMBETTA, KELLY M | 1718 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18898077 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR PERFORMING SELECTIVE FIRMWARE OPERATIONS AND METHOD OF OPERATION | SK Hynix Inc. | BELKHAYAT, ZAKARIA MOHAMMED | 2139 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18882389 | PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR IDENDIFYING ACCURATELY VEHICLE WITHOUT TRAFFIC CONGESTION OR USING IDENTIFIER | Lightvision Inc. | CODRINGTON, SHANE WRENSFORD | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18808456 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TRANSMITTING SYNCHRONIZATION SIGNAL FOR DEVICE TO DEVICE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd. | PHUNKULH, BOB A | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 | |
| 18795926 | CONFIGURATION AND APPLICATION OF SIDELINK IDENTIFICATION IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd. | TAYLOR, NATHAN SCOTT | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 | |
| 18785620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING TRAFFIC SIGNAL | Rexgen Co., Ltd. | POTTS, RYAN PATRICK | 2672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18776392 | EFFICIENT VIDEO ENCRYPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS | Industry Academy Cooperation Foundation Of Sejong University | DUFFIELD, JEREMY S | 2498 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18758603 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING SIDELINK POSITIONING BASED ON SRS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd. | CARDONE, JASON D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| 18758786 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE HAVING RESISTANCE CHANGE LAYER | SK Hynix Inc. | ROLAND, CHRISTOPHER M | 2893 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18756998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING POSITIONING BASED ON SIDELINK PRS IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd. | DEAN, JR, JOSEPH E | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 | |
| 18741083 | RECONFIGURABLE METASURFACE ANTENNA | Center For Advanced Meta-Materials | LEVI, DAMEON E | 2845 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2024 |
| 18670241 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL FITTING | UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University | HOANG, PETER | 2616 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | May 21, 2024 |
| 18661683 | AI-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING DEFECT OF MATERIAL CONSIDERING KIND AND DISTRIBUTION OF REAL DEFECT | Lightvision Inc. | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | May 12, 2024 |
| 18624729 | CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE, HOST DEVICE AND COMPUTING SYSTEM | SK Hynix Inc. | ROJAS, MIDYS | 2133 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18602751 | PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERCONNECT EXPRESS DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | PATEL, JIGAR P | 2114 | DPOther | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Mar 12, 2024 |
| 18584199 | FERROELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING MEMORY CELL HAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE | SK Hynix Inc. | BRADFORD, PETER | 2897 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
| 18442073 | STACK TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | SK Hynix Inc. | IMTIAZ, S M SOHEL | 2812 | — | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18432381 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING KUBERNETES CLUSTER RESOURCES IN A MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENT | Foundation Of Soongsil University-Industry Cooperation | KAMRAN, MEHRAN | 4100 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18432491 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT PATTERN IN CONTACT WITH A SIDE SURFACE OF A CONTACT PLUG | SK Hynix Inc. | TRAN, TONY | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18404568 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNTHESIZING UNIFIED VOICE WAVE BASED ON SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING | Supertone, Inc. | PATEL, SHREYANS A | 2659 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18395854 | PLASTIC COMPOSITE HAVING IMPROVED LIGHTNESS AND RIGIDITY | Kolon Spaceworks Co., Ltd. | OMORI, MARY I | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18392527 | NEURAL NETWORK DEVICE HAVING STRUCTURE FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT OUTPUT COMBINATIONS AND OUTPUT HANDLING METHOD THEREOF | UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University | HADDAD, MAJD MAHER | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 | |
| 18544720 | ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT | Foundation Of Soongsil University Industry Cooperation | XU, MICHAEL | 2113 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Dec 19, 2023 |
| 18542538 | CONTROLLER, STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR SETTING A TEST MODE OF A STORAGE DEVICE | SK Hynix Inc. | LOONAN, ERIC T | 2137 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 58d overdue | Pending | Dec 15, 2023 |
| 18518550 | LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS USING BLOCKCHAIN | Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University) | ESONU, VICTOR CHIGOZIRIM | 3629 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Nov 23, 2023 |
| 18457948 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BACKSIDE TRANSISTORS | SK Hynix Inc. | MCDONALD, JASON ANDREW | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18352634 | DRX OPERATION METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Innovative Technology Lab Co., Ltd. | SUGDEN, NOAH JAMES | 2475 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 14, 2023 |
| 18333000 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | SK Hynix Inc. | FLECK, LINDA JOAN | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Jun 12, 2023 |
| 18254139 | MULTIPLE SENSOR HANDOVER SYSTEM FOR TRACKING MOVING OBJECT AND METHOD OF PROVIDING PARKING SERVICE IN THE SAME | Lightvision Inc. | BALI, VIKKRAM | 2663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | May 23, 2023 |
| 18249727 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SIDELINK COMMUNICATION AND DEVICE THEREFOR | Iucf-Hyu (Industry-University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University) | CAIRNS, THOMAS R | 2468 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18057658 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING FERROELECTRIC STRUCTURE HAVING MOIRÉ PATTERN OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL LAYER | SK Hynix Inc. | MARUF, SHEIKH | 2897 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17896329 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | SK Hynix Inc. | ANGUIANO, MICHAEL | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17875397 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING WRITE TRANSISTOR AND READ TRANSISTOR | SK Hynix Inc. | SMITH, BRADLEY | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17868622 | HYDROPHILIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Iucf-Hyu ( Industry- University Cooperation Foundation Hanyang University ) | ZHENG, LOIS L | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2022 |
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