Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1,210 pending office actions • 313 clients • 975 examiners • 299 art units • 23 of 1,210 (2%) have an AI response strategy ready
CANTOR COLBURN LLP maintains a massive presence in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, with 74190 career applications. This volume of filings demonstrates extensive expertise in these high-tech fields. The firm is currently managing 839 pending office actions, which reflects a high level of active prosecution work. These figures indicate a firm with a dominant position in the patent landscape and a high capacity for handling complex portfolios.
The firm reports a resolved allowance rate pct of 88.07, showing success in securing patent rights for its clients. This success is achieved with an avg_office_actions_per_allowance of 3.16, suggesting that the firm typically navigates the examination process in a specific number of office actions. The 88.07 resolved allowance rate pct reflects the firm's effectiveness in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. With 74190 career applications, the 3.16 avg_office_actions_per_allowance provides a reliable benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution cycle. These metrics together illustrate an experienced patent practice that consistently delivers results.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 285 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. 285 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 | 17 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 69 (6%) |
| §103 only | 445 (37%) |
| §102 only | 68 (6%) |
| §112 only | 50 (4%) |
| Double-patenting only | 15 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 37 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 501 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 8 (1%) |
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, SOPHIA T | 7 | 44.7% | +14.4% |
| WU, JAMES | 6 | 70.7% | +33.4% |
| BREVAL, ELMITO | 6 | 76.7% | +10.8% |
| CHANDHOK, JENNA N | 6 | 54.2% | +30.8% |
| QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J | 5 | 82.8% | +11.5% |
| WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | 5 | 70.9% | +11.9% |
| SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 5 | 72.3% | +18.4% |
| BOHATY, ANDREW K | 5 | 65.6% | +23.1% |
| BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN | 4 | 81.9% | +18.2% |
| VALENCIA, ALEJANDRO | 4 | 42.5% | +5.9% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18226485 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J | 21d |
| 18226249 | DISPLAY DEVICE | QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J | 21d |
| 18465165 | LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE | BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN | 71d |
| 19004369 | DISPLAY DEVICE | BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN | — |
| 18444039 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME | QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J | — |
| 18509487 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE | BOWMAN, MARY ELLEN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17996797 | LIPID NANOPILLAR ARRAY-BASED IMMUNOASSAY | WANG, RUIXUE | 154d overdue |
| 18678435 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, DATA ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | FARAG, AMAL ALY | 149d overdue |
| 18791352 | DISPLAY DEVICE | CRUM, JACOB R | 147d overdue |
| 17372080 | ORAL ADMINISTRATION OF MELANIN FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION | ABRAHAM, AMJAD A | 134d overdue |
| 18451344 | NOVEL POLYURETHANE OR POLYURETHANE-UREA COMPOSITION WITH ENHANCED LOW TEMPERATURE PERFORMANCE | LEONARD, MICHAEL L | 121d overdue |
| 17334449 | CLOUD PROVIDER ACCOUNT MAPPINGS | BETIT, JACOB F | 119d overdue |
| 18142769 | APPRATUS AND METHOD FOR WINDOW REGULATOR RAIL ADJUSTMENT | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 99d overdue |
| 17417214 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HEATING AN OBJECT USING AN ENERGY BEAM | ISKRA, JOSEPH W | 77d overdue |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18137367 | DISPLAY DEVICE | NGUYEN, SOPHIA T | 43d overdue |
| 18178902 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | 19d overdue |
| 18347218 | BENDING AREA STRUCTURE OF DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 9d overdue |
| 18224734 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 2d overdue |
| 17851549 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | NGUYEN, SOPHIA T | 8d |
| 18226396 | DISPLAY PANEL | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 13d |
| 18226005 | DISPLAY PANEL | SENGDARA, VONGSAVANH | 13d |
| 18226485 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | QUARTERMAN, KEVIN J | 21d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2893 | 25 |
| 2898 | 24 |
| 2897 | 20 |
| 2875 | 17 |
| 3761 | 16 |
| 1786 | 16 |
| 2853 | 15 |
| 2818 | 14 |
| 2872 | 11 |
| 2817 | 10 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19462228 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | SASINOWSKI, ANDREW | 2625 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2026 |
| 19460977 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING TOUCH ELECTRODES AND BURIED TOUCH LINES BENEATH PLANARIZATIONAND BANK LAYERS | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | COHEN, YARON | 2626 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2026 |
| 19446518 | PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | SIDDIQUI, MD SAIFUL A | 2626 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 12, 2026 |
| 19442210 | INTEGRATED GLOBAL TOKENIZATION SYSTEM | Freedompay, Inc. | CASTILHO, EDUARDO D | 3698 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2026 |
| 19436284 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | ZHENG, XUEMEI | 2629 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2025 |
| 19419038 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | MERCEDES, DISMERY E | 2627 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2025 |
| 19411894 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | SADIO, INSA | 2628 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19411870 | PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE PIXEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION GROUP OF KYUNG HEE UNIVERSITY | MERCEDES, DISMERY E | 2627 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19404820 | VEHICLE HAVING SUSPENSIONS WITH VARIABLE SETUP | Ferrari S.p.A. | O'NEILL, MATTHEW JAMES | 3614 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 01, 2025 |
| 19390590 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LEE JR, KENNETH B | 2625 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2025 |
| 19387019 | HEAT DISSIPATION MEMBER AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING HEAT DISSIPATION MEMBER | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | ALMEIDA, CORY A | 2628 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2025 |
| 19384273 | STIFFNESS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Konica Minolta, Inc. | VILLALUNA, ERIKA J | 2852 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 10, 2025 |
| 19381223 | VEHICLE LATCH WITH OPEN ASSIST | Inteva Products, LLC | SIDKY, YAHYA I | 3675 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19374330 | PRESS SLEEVE FOR A PRESS FITTING OF A PIPE CONNECTION, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRESS SLEEVE, PRESS FITTING FOR A PIPE CONNECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PRESS FITTING | Uponor Innovation AB | DRAGICEVICH, ZACHARY T | 3679 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 30, 2025 |
| 19369671 | SUB-PIXEL, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SUB-PIXEL, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LU, WILLIAM | 2624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19366839 | PIXEL CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE PIXEL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE PIXEL CIRCUIT | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | NADKARNI, SARVESH J | 2629 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19359997 | DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING THE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE DISPLAY DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | SIDDIQUI, MD SAIFUL A | 2626 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19360483 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PLACING OBJECT IN AUGMENTED REALITY ACCORDING TO SPACE AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, JENNIFER T | 2629 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2025 |
| 19166678 | UNIT COMPRISING A COLLECTION TANK | Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. Kg | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | 3753 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19331198 | METHOD TO CONTROL A SERIES HYBRID CAR AND CORRESPONDING SERIES HYBRID CAR | Ferrari S.p.A. | SHUDY, ANGELINA M | 3668 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19323459 | VEHICLE LATCH WITH CINCHING MECHANISM | Inteva Products, LLC | WILLIAMS, MARK A | 3675 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19163153 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, USER TERMINAL, COMPUTER CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM | Onlinedoctor.Com Co., Ltd. | GARTLAND, SCOTT D | 3685 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 08, 2025 |
| 19318473 | SOLE STRUCTURE FOR A SHOE | Mizuno Corporation | KAVANAUGH, JOHN T | 3732 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2025 |
| 19316416 | A DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING CIRCADIAN-EFFECTIVE LIGHTING AT A WORKSTATION | Sylvan R. Shemitz Designs, LLC | SONG, ZHENG B | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19316673 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUERYING A DATABASE BY INTEGRATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WITH DATA STREAMING | International Business Machines Corporation | ASPINWALL, EVAN S | 2156 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 02, 2025 |
| 19312121 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN CARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BIOSMART CORPORATION | ELLIS, SUEZU Y | 2876 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19295002 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | TUNG, DAVID | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2025 | |
| 19151819 | PIEZOELECTRIC VALVE | Camozzi Automation S.p.A. | CAHILL, JESSICA MARIE | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19282429 | P2 HYBRID MODULE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | BORGWARNER, INC. | WU, LORI SOUTHARD | 3655 | §102 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Jul 28, 2025 |
| 19280929 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DRIVING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LAM, NELSON C | 2627 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19277946 | METHOD OF EYE PROTECTION FROM THE SUN'S RAYS IN A ROAD VEHICLE AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE | Ferrari S.p.A. | MOLINA, NIKKI MARIE M | 3662 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 23, 2025 |
| 19273718 | FIN FOR A VEHICLE | Ferrari S.p.A. | NGUYEN, HOANG V | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2025 |
| 19266395 | VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH A COMPONENT WITH A VARIABLE APPEARANCE THANKS TO AN ELECTROCHROMIC FILM | Ferrari S.p.A. | PATEL, PREMAL R | 2624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19265339 | MASK ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LEE, AIDEN Y | 1718 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 75d | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19265378 | DISPLAY DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | CASTIAUX, BRENT D | 2623 | §103DP | Final Rejection | 50d | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19263519 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGE BY APPLYING EFFECT TO SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | MOREHEAD III, JOHN H | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 | |
| 19146544 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR AN ENERGY SUPPLY DEVICE IN AN ISLAND GRID, AND ENERGY SUPPLY DEVICE | Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. Kg | PARRIES, DRU M | 2836 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 09, 2025 |
| 19261910 | METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROVIDING CONTROL FUNCTIONALITY OF DISPLAY | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | OKEBATO, SAHLU | 2625 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19144957 | MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND HOLLOW SWIVEL ACTUATOR USING SAME | Amotech Co., Ltd. | ELAHMADI, ZAKARIA | 3618 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19253051 | CONTROL METHOD FOR REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF A ROAD VEHICLE WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC MOTORS AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE | Ferrari S.p.A. | LEE, TYLER J | 3663 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19253110 | CONTROL METHOD FOR REGENERATIVE BRAKING WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM OF A ROAD VEHICLE WITH INDEPENDENT ELECTRIC MOTORS AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE | Ferrari S.p.A. | AFRIN, NAZIA | 3666 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2025 |
| 19143470 | VEHICLE FAULT PROCESSING METHOD AND VEHICLE CHIP | Sanechips Technology Co., Ltd. | HUBER, MELANIE GRACE | 3668 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2025 |
| 19246209 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | ROSARIO, NELSON M | 2624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19246522 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR A MOVEABLE WING ASSEMBLY AND A CONVERTIBLE ROOF ASSEMBLY OF A CONVERTIBLE ROAD VEHICLE AND RELATED ROAD VEHICLE | Ferrari S.p.A. | DAGER, JONATHAN M | 3663 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19242215 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, DISPLAY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, JIMMY H | 2626 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19242535 | POPPET FOR VALVE, VALVE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW THROUGH THE VALVE | The Lee Company | MCCALISTER, WILLIAM M | 3753 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19242526 | ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW AND METHOD OF MAKING THE ASSEMBLY | The Lee Company | COLON MORALES, DAVID | 3753 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19235068 | SIGNAL TRANSMITTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND INSULATED GATE DRIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | Rohm Co., Ltd. | YEAMAN, JAMES G | 2836 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19228728 | METAL CARD HAVING A GLASS BODY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | BIOSMART CORPORATION | TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL | 2876 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19225445 | MULTI-TASK TWO-TOWER NEURAL NETWORK FOR CONTENT GUIDELINE EVALUTATION | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC | COX, NATISHA D | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 02, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial88.0% of resolved applications prosecuted by Cantor Colburn, LLP were allowed, across 74,361 applications in USPTO records.
3.16 office actions per allowed application on average.
1,210 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 313 clients, before 975 examiners in 299 art units.