Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
51 pending office actions • 2 clients • 49 examiners • 23 art units • 0 of 51 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 202 patents granted in the last 365 days
CROWE & DUNLEVY - ST specializes in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area, having managed 6409 career applications. The firm currently handles 38 pending office actions, which represents their active docket. This total of 6409 career applications provides the context for their expertise in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The 38 pending office actions are a snapshot of their current work before the patent office.
The resolved allowance rate for the firm is 92.45 percent, based on their 6409 career applications. This 92.45 percent rate is a key indicator of the firm's effectiveness in securing patent allowances. Prosecution involves an average of 3.27 office actions per allowance. This 3.27 average informs practitioners about the typical number of responses required to reach a grant. With 38 pending office actions, the firm continues to apply its 92.45 percent allowance rate and 3.27 office action average. These statistics offer a clear view of the firm's prosecution history and current performance.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 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. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 16 (31%) |
| §102 only | 6 (12%) |
| §112 only | 2 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 27 (53%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2 | 88.4% | +8.6% |
| SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2 | 76.9% | +6.2% |
| GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 1 | 87.8% | -1.3% |
| NGUYEN, LONG T | 1 | 89.4% | +8.3% |
| CHERY, MARDOCHEE | 1 | 88.5% | +10.3% |
| CHEN, SIBIN | 1 | 86.6% | +5.2% |
| CHIU, WESLEY JASON | 1 | 62.6% | +26.3% |
| NGUYEN, HAI L | 1 | 87.2% | +9.4% |
| NGUYEN, LINH V | 1 | 89.1% | +2.4% |
| HANNETT, JAMES M | 1 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199529 | ACCESS TIME CALCULATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 19197363 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DEBOUNCING SIGNALS PRODUCED BY A ROTARY ENCODER | CHEN, SIBIN | — |
| 19047134 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR IMAGE SENSOR STABILIZATION PURPOSES | HANNETT, JAMES M | — |
| 18968768 | LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18226409 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE | FAN, SU JYA | 4d overdue |
| 18943113 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 34d |
| 18358331 | Tensor Decomposition Rank Exploration for Neural Network Compression | PARK, GRACE A | 70d |
| 19255003 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MICROCONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING MICROCONTROLLER | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | — |
| 19223452 | THYRISTOR CONTROL DEVICE | NGUYEN, LONG T | — |
| 19178138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | — |
| 19084065 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL | NGUYEN, HAI L | — |
| 19074706 | TRIMMING PROCEDURE AND CODE REUSE FOR HIGHLY PRECISE DC-DC CONVERTERS | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | — |
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 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19199529 | ACCESS TIME CALCULATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | — |
| 19178138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| STMicroelectronics | 50 |
| Deeplite Inc. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2818 | 3 |
| 2812 | 3 |
| 2899 | 2 |
| 2132 | 1 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| 4100 | 1 |
| 2689 | 1 |
| 2827 | 1 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19255003 | METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A MICROCONTROLLER AND CORRESPONDING MICROCONTROLLER | STMicroelectronics | GRULLON, FRANCISCO A | 2132 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2025 |
| 19223452 | THYRISTOR CONTROL DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | NGUYEN, LONG T | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 | |
| 19199529 | ACCESS TIME CALCULATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD | STMicroelectronics | CHERY, MARDOCHEE | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2025 | |
| 19197363 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR DEBOUNCING SIGNALS PRODUCED BY A ROTARY ENCODER | STMicroelectronics | CHEN, SIBIN | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 | |
| 19178138 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | CHIU, WESLEY JASON | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 | |
| 19084065 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A CLOCK SIGNAL | STMicroelectronics | NGUYEN, HAI L | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2025 | |
| 19074706 | TRIMMING PROCEDURE AND CODE REUSE FOR HIGHLY PRECISE DC-DC CONVERTERS | STMicroelectronics | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | 2838 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 19055169 | DIRECT CONVERSION OF CAPACITIVE SENSORS WITH SAMPLED VOLTAGE NOISE CANCELATION | STMicroelectronics | NGUYEN, LINH V | 2845 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2025 |
| 19047134 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE FOR IMAGE SENSOR STABILIZATION PURPOSES | STMicroelectronics | HANNETT, JAMES M | 4100 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 06, 2025 |
| 18989356 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING A SWITCHING STAGE OF AN ELECTRONIC CONVERTER, CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC CONVERTER DEVICE AND METHOD | STMicroelectronics | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 | |
| 18981937 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | CASILLASHERNANDEZ, OMAR | 2689 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 16, 2024 |
| 18968768 | LINEAR VOLTAGE REGULATOR | STMicroelectronics | NOVAK, PETER MICHAEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 | |
| 18958125 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL HAVING A HEATER WITH ACTIVATED RESISTANCE IN TEMPERATURE, AND IN-MEMORY COMPUTATION CIRCUIT USING SUCH A PHASE CHANGE MEMORY CELL | STMicroelectronics | PHAM, LY D | 2827 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18956678 | OPTICAL SENSOR PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | STMicroelectronics | SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2024 |
| 18943113 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS | STMicroelectronics | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 1726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18935075 | METHOD OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM INCLUDING A TRANSMITTER AND A RECEIVER | STMicroelectronics | GAO, JING | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 | |
| 18907804 | METHOD FOR MEASURING WINDING ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS IN BIPOLAR STEPPER MOTORS DURING HOLD CONDITION | STMicroelectronics | BOUZIANE, SAID | 2837 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 07, 2024 |
| 18894603 | OPTICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DEVICES | STMicroelectronics | BOOHER, ADAM W | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 | |
| 18890206 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM-IN-PACKAGE FOR ELECTRIC-CURRENT MONITORING BASED ON MAGNETIC FIELD | STMicroelectronics | MONSUR, NASIMA | 2858 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2024 |
| 18815356 | PROGRAMMABLE BIT-CELL BASED DISCHARGE CELL FOR READ SELF-TIME TRACKING IN SINGLE AND MULTIPORT SRAM | STMicroelectronics | NGUYEN, VAN THU T | 2824 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18812704 | NFC DEMODULATION CIRCUIT | STMicroelectronics | NGUYEN, KHIEM D | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 | |
| 18804598 | RF SWITCH | STMicroelectronics | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2024 | |
| 18757887 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | KIELIN, ERIK J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| 18678526 | MICROELECTROMECHANICAL GYROSCOPE WITH IMPROVED VIBRATION REJECTION | STMicroelectronics | RAEVIS, ROBERT R | 2855 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2024 |
| 18668639 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING A CAPACITIVE STRUCTURE OF THE METAL-INSULATOR-METAL TYPE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING METHOD | STMicroelectronics | PARK, SAMUEL | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 | |
| 18659436 | PHASE CHANGE MEMORY ELEMENT PARTICULARLY SUITABLE FOR EMBEDDED AND AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS | STMicroelectronics | YAP, DOUGLAS ANTHONY | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2024 | |
| 18655647 | NOISE SHAPER BASED SPREAD SPECTRUM FOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATION | STMicroelectronics | SADMAN, SIAM | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 | |
| 18637865 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | STMicroelectronics | IMTIAZ, S M SOHEL | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 | |
| 18624320 | HEAT SINK FASTENED ON THE SUBSTRATE OF A PACKAGE OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | STMicroelectronics | SHAMSUZZAMAN, MOHAMMED | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 | |
| 18623604 | GATE CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR A TRENCH POWER MOSFET WITH A SPLIT GATE CONFIGURATION | STMicroelectronics | MCCALL SHEPARD, SONYA D | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 01, 2024 | |
| 18619699 | BITCELL PROCESS COMPENSATED READ ASSIST SCHEME FOR SRAM | STMicroelectronics | CHO, SUNG IL | 2825 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 28, 2024 |
| 18618447 | OPTICAL PACKAGE WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING | STMicroelectronics | CHI, SUBERR L | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 | |
| 18614936 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MOUNTING ASSEMBLY | STMicroelectronics | SANDVIK, BENJAMIN P | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 | |
| 18610829 | TRANSISTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD | STMicroelectronics | WOLDEGEORGIS, ERMIAS T | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18597180 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A POWER TRANSMITTER AND AN APPLIANCE | STMicroelectronics | HSIEH, PING Y | 2664 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18594210 | RESISTOR | STMicroelectronics | ZABEL, ANDREW JOHN | 2818 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2024 |
| 18441210 | HYBRID MULTI-DIE QFP-QFN PACKAGE | STMicroelectronics | XU, ZHIJUN | 2818 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2024 |
| 18440173 | TIME OF FLIGHT PROCESS MONITORING | STMicroelectronics | HAUT, EVAN HARRISON | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 13, 2024 | |
| 18419962 | METASURFACE ELEMENT FOR IMAGING/STRUCTURED LIGHT/DE-SCANNING | STMicroelectronics | CHILTON, CLARA GRACE | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 | |
| 18416079 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING RIBBON, APPARATUS AND DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18523007 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | CRAWFORD EASON, LATANYA N | 2813 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18389257 | FLIP CHIP QUAD FLAT NO LEADS (QFN) PACKAGE | STMicroelectronics | BOEGEL, CHEVY JACOB | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18385996 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING COMPONENT, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD | STMicroelectronics | HA, NATHAN W | 2814 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18233092 | POWER LEADFRAME PACKAGE WITH REDUCED SOLDER VOIDS | STMicroelectronics | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 14d | Pending | Aug 11, 2023 |
| 18226409 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE | STMicroelectronics | FAN, SU JYA | 2818 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 26, 2023 |
| 18358331 | Tensor Decomposition Rank Exploration for Neural Network Compression | Deeplite Inc. | PARK, GRACE A | 2144 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18223838 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18140375 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES, CORRESPONDING DEVICE AND SYSTEM | STMicroelectronics | CULLEN, PATRICK LAWRENCE | 2899 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 27, 2023 |
| 18094775 | CHIP CARRIER | STMicroelectronics | KIM, PAUL D | 3729 | §102 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jan 09, 2023 |
| 17847679 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND VERTICAL CONDUCTION SILICON CARBIDE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | ENAD, CHRISTINE A | 2811 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 17845232 | PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | STMicroelectronics | ADHIKARI DAWADI, BIPANA | 2898 | §112 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Jun 21, 2022 |
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