Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Cochran, Freund & Young, LLC

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

7 pending office actions • 6 clients • 6 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 7 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Analysis

COCHRAN FREUND & YOUNG LLC has 7 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and a career application record of 2105. The profile combines current activity with a developed historical record in semiconductor, circuit, and optical technologies.

The resolved allowance rate is 89.62%, and the average is 2.19 office actions per allowance. The allowance measure describes the share of resolved matters reaching allowance, while the action average reflects the examination activity associated with those allowances. Together, they provide a useful historical reference for planning responses in the pending docket.

These statistics do not replace file-specific analysis. Practitioners should examine whether each pending matter turns on claim construction, prior art, enablement, or another issue, since the aggregate figures do not identify the reason for any office action.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Quality Metrics (n=2105 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

89.6%
Allowance Rate
n=2105
+0.47σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=2105
2.2
OAs to Allowance
n=1399
-0.64σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=1399
931 days
Time to Allowance
n=1399
+0.8pp
Interview Lift
n=2105
14.5%
RCE Rate
n=2105
3.0%
Appeal Rate
n=2105

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

72.9%
§101 Overcome
n=70
84.1%
§102 Overcome
n=353
83.0%
§103 Overcome
n=540
90.5%
§112 Overcome
n=590

Specialization & Scale

A01H, G06F, Y10T
Top CPC Subclasses
22%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=2105
5
Practitioners
n=2105
421.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=2105

Portfolio Summary

7
Total Pending OAs
5
Non-Final OAs
2
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
0
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

3
Hard (43%)
3
Medium (43%)
1
Easy (14%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (14%)
§103 only2 (29%)
§102 only1 (14%)
Double-patenting only1 (14%)
Multi-statute (no §101)2 (29%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

1
Life Sciences
14% of docket
1
Information Tech
14% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
4
Semiconductors
57% of docket
1
Mechanical / Eng
14% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

70 h
Manual time on pending OAs
14 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
24 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LE, THANH TAM T 2 86.5% +13.8%
HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C 1 76.7% +25.3%
BUFFINGTON, HEAVEN RICHELLE 1 83.2% +13.3%
MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 1 69.4% +19.7%
AMRANY, ADI 1 56.2% +18.2%
SAEED, ALI S 1 31.6% +33.8%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18751698 TREE POLE CONNECTORS LE, THANH TAM T —

Hard Cases (3)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19092947 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION OF RATIONAL NUMBERS USING A BFV HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SCHEME MODIFIED WITH A LAURENT POLYNOMIAL RING HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C —
18821425 AERIAL ROPEWAY HAZARD SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD BUFFINGTON, HEAVEN RICHELLE —
18751712 TREE POLE CONNECTORS LE, THANH TAM T —

Interview Candidates (7)

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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18511799 AQUEOUS SOLUTION LEAK DETECTION CABLE MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 1d overdue
19092947 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION OF RATIONAL NUMBERS USING A BFV HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SCHEME MODIFIED WITH A LAURENT POLYNOMIAL RING HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C —
18821425 AERIAL ROPEWAY HAZARD SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD BUFFINGTON, HEAVEN RICHELLE —
18751698 TREE POLE CONNECTORS LE, THANH TAM T —
18751712 TREE POLE CONNECTORS LE, THANH TAM T —
18117279 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-ENERGY AND HIGH-POWER REQUIREMENTS AMRANY, ADI —
17750102 USE OF SOLUTIONS OF CANNABINOIDS FOR IMPROVING CANNABINOID PRODUCTION IN CANNABIS PLANTS TREATED THEREWITH SAEED, ALI S —

Client Portfolio (6 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
28312
24321
36151
28551
28361
16001

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19092947 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION OF RATIONAL NUMBERS USING A BFV HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION SCHEME MODIFIED WITH A LAURENT POLYNOMIAL RING Algemetric, Inc. HARRIS, CHRISTOPHER C 2432 §101§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2025
18821425 AERIAL ROPEWAY HAZARD SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD Leitner-Poma Of America, Inc. BUFFINGTON, HEAVEN RICHELLE 3615 §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 30, 2024
18751698 TREE POLE CONNECTORS Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited LE, THANH TAM T 2831 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18751712 TREE POLE CONNECTORS Ledup Manufacturing Group Limited LE, THANH TAM T 2831 §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18511799 AQUEOUS SOLUTION LEAK DETECTION CABLE Raymond & Lae Engineering, LLC MERCADO, ALEXANDER A 2855 DP Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Nov 16, 2023
18117279 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR HIGH-ENERGY AND HIGH-POWER REQUIREMENTS Bia Power LLC AMRANY, ADI 2836 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 03, 2023
17750102 USE OF SOLUTIONS OF CANNABINOIDS FOR IMPROVING CANNABINOID PRODUCTION IN CANNABIS PLANTS TREATED THEREWITH Fractal Growth LLC SAEED, ALI S 1600 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 20, 2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Cochran, Freund & Young, LLC's patent allowance rate?

89.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Cochran, Freund & Young, LLC were allowed, across 2,105 applications in USPTO records.

How many office actions does Cochran, Freund & Young, LLC average before allowance?

2.19 office actions per allowed application on average.

How many pending office actions does Cochran, Freund & Young, LLC have?

7 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 6 clients, before 6 examiners in 6 art units.

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