Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
549 pending office actions • 73 clients • 457 examiners • 204 art units • 38 of 549 (7%) have an AI response strategy ready
HARNESS, DICKEY & PIERCE, P.L.C. has 542 pending office actions in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. Its career record contains 95,280 applications, connecting the active workload with a large historical prosecution base.
The resolved allowance rate is 87.62%, with an average of 3.17 office actions per allowance. The rate describes resolved application outcomes, while the office-action measure indicates the recorded examination activity associated with each allowance.
Clients assessing this profile can view it as a semiconductor-focused practice with substantial filing experience and a significant current docket. The data does not separate outcomes by client, technology subfield, or individual attorney.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 127 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. 127 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 | 12 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 43 (8%) |
| §103 only | 206 (38%) |
| §102 only | 34 (6%) |
| §112 only | 19 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 3 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 7 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 223 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (0%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEN, KEATH T | 7 | 30.2% | +24.7% |
| BENNETT, CHARLEE | 5 | 58.8% | +35.1% |
| MOORE, KARLA A | 5 | 43.1% | +13.6% |
| ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 4 | 87.9% | +10.8% |
| NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST | 3 | 88.4% | +5.2% |
| ORTA, LAUREN GRACE | 3 | 76.1% | +27.3% |
| AHMED, SHAMIM | 3 | 78.5% | +22.1% |
| MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 3 | 63.7% | +24.3% |
| GHYKA, ALEXANDER G | 3 | 84.0% | +13.6% |
| NUCKOLS, TIFFANY Z | 3 | 45.7% | +40.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18490995 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 16d overdue |
| 18347096 | DISPLAY PANEL | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 10d overdue |
| 19170233 | SHEET FOLDER, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST | — |
| 18794736 | METHOD OF FORMING INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE | GHYKA, ALEXANDER G | — |
| 18490891 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
| 18465261 | DISPLAY DEVICE | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18497180 | AUTHENTICATION RELAY PROCEDURE FOR PASSIVE IOT | ALMAGHAYREH, KHALID M | 280d overdue |
| 18514693 | PRODUCTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL TURF FIBER WITH A NON-CIRCULAR CLADDING | CHOI, PETER Y | 190d overdue |
| 18176741 | BRAIN FUNCTION DETERMINATION APPARATUS, BRAIN FUNCTION DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | BAVA, JANKI MAHESH | 168d overdue |
| 17631984 | EDGE RING SYSTEMS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | MOORE, KARLA A | 150d overdue |
| 18017208 | THIN SHADOW RING FOR LOW-TILT TRENCH ETCHING | FORD, NATHAN K | 99d overdue |
| 18450585 | METHOD AND FACILITY FOR PROVIDING A SET OF CONTROL COMMANDS FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM | BLANCHETTE, JOSHUA B | 91d overdue |
| 18261860 | MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL PROTOCOL DATA UNIT FORWARDING | LO, DIANE LEE | 81d overdue |
| 17837174 | DIFFERENTIAL VOLTAGE MEASURING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING THE BREATHING ACTIVITY OF A PATIENT | PATEL, NIDHI NIRAJ | 45d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17631984 | EDGE RING SYSTEMS FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | MOORE, KARLA A | 150d overdue |
| 18490995 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 16d overdue |
| 18347096 | DISPLAY PANEL | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 10d overdue |
| 18035200 | PEDESTAL INCLUDING SEAL | CHEN, KEATH T | 3d overdue |
| 18148078 | LIFT PIN UNIT AND UNIT FOR SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS | CHEN, KEATH T | 3d overdue |
| 18146693 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SUBSTRATE | CHEN, KEATH T | 3d overdue |
| 18492149 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUID | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 6d |
| 18767915 | RF POWER COMPENSATION TO REDUCE DEPOSITION OR ETCH RATE CHANGES IN RESPONSE TO SUBSTRATE BULK RESISTIVITY VARIATIONS | BENNETT, CHARLEE | 21d |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1716 | 29 |
| 2812 | 17 |
| 2893 | 16 |
| 2818 | 15 |
| 2898 | 15 |
| 2884 | 14 |
| 2897 | 13 |
| 1718 | 12 |
| 2899 | 11 |
| 1714 | 9 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19301461 | Untitled | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | OSORIO, RICARDO | 2625 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | |
| 19422658 | SCAN DRIVING CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | MIDKIFF, AARON | 2621 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 17, 2025 |
| 19412725 | WORK VEHICLE DIG PREPARATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | Deere & Company | REIDY, SEAN PATRICK | 3663 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19366193 | FURNITURE OBJECTS INCLUDING A CONVERTIBLE DESK BED | Night and Day Furniture LLC | ADEBOYEJO, IFEOLU A | 3679 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 22, 2025 |
| 19472202 | TURBINE BLADE | The University Court of the University of Edinburgh | BUI, ANDREW THANH | 3745 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2025 |
| 19337229 | DISPLAY PANEL INCLUDING SENSING ELECTRODE AND ELECTRODE OF LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT ELECTRICALLY SEPARATED BY AT LEAST ONE SEPARATOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LIN, CHUN-NAN | 2629 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2025 |
| 19311383 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ORGAN POSITIONING ASSESSMENT | Siemens Healthineers AG | OBEID, MAMON A | 3687 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19285021 | NONVOLATILE MEMORY AND STORAGE DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | SAIN, GAUTAM | 2135 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19283982 | CONDUIT ACCESS ADAPTOR DEVICES AND METHODS | Joey Mac Inventions LLC | KEE, FANNIE C | 3679 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19280645 | MEMORY DEVICE HAVING IMPROVED CALCULATION ACCURACY OF OPTIMAL READ LEVEL AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | SIMONETTI, NICHOLAS J | 2137 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2025 |
| 19274807 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING FOR DEGENERATION OF ELECTROLUMINESCENT DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY SYSTEM PERFORMING THE SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | CRAWLEY, KEITH L | 2626 | §102§103§112DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 21, 2025 |
| 19265429 | METHOD OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER THROUGH A MEDIUM | Solace Power Inc. | DEBERADINIS, ROBERT L | 2836 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2025 |
| 19262236 | OPERATION METHOD OF UNIVERSAL FLASH STORAGE HOST AND OPERATION METHOD OF UNIVERSAL FLASH STORAGE SYSTEM | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, THAN VINH | 2138 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 08, 2025 |
| 19259447 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING QUANTUM STATE, METHOD FOR VERIFYING QUANTUM STATE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR | Korea Institute Of Science & Technology Information | GIBSON, JONATHAN D | 2113 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19246617 | ELECTROSTATIC EDGE RING MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING | Lam Research Corporation | PHAM, THAI N | 2844 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 23, 2025 |
| 19232060 | MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY CONTROLLER, AND MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | PINGA, JASON MICHAEL | 2137 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 09, 2025 |
| 19230341 | FIELD EFFECT EMITTER MICROSTRUCTURE HAVING A REDUCED GATE CURRENT | Siemens Healthineers AG | FAYE, MAMADOU | 2884 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19227588 | METHOD FOR CHECKING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE LIMIT VALUE BASED ON A POSITION OF A HEAD OF A PATIENT | Siemens Healthineers AG | ROBINSON, NICHOLAS A | 3798 | §101§102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19210015 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | FARAGALLA, MICHAEL A | 2624 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2025 |
| 19203547 | CONNECTOR MODULE, WRITING UNIT, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | BEATTY, ROBERT B | 2852 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 09, 2025 |
| 19202358 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FORMULATING BIDDING STRATEGY BASED ON PHOTOVOLTATIC POWER GENERATION | Hanwha Solutions Corporation | FU, HAO | 3695 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 19197429 | STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD OF STORAGE DEVICE | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. | FEATHERSTONE, MARK D | 2111 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2025 |
| 19191084 | MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 28, 2025 | |
| 19189493 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATION SIGNAL OF PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | Hanwha Solutions Corporation | CORRIELUS, JEAN B | 2633 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2025 |
| 19186801 | COMBINATION OF X-RAY INSTALLATIONS TO FORM AN X-RAY SYSTEM | Siemens Healthineers AG | SONG, HOON K | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2025 |
| 19122533 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARTICLE AND GAS DETECTION | Beamonics AB | AYUB, HINA F | 2877 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2025 |
| 19172173 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM CODE FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | ROTH, LAURA K | 2852 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 19170233 | SHEET FOLDER, POST-PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST | 3653 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 04, 2025 |
| 19090945 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING REVIEW MANAGEMENT SERVICE | Naver Corporation | WHITAKER, ANDREW B | 3628 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19090531 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHECKING PLAUSIBILITY OF ANALOG INPUT DATA | Hanwha Solutions Corporation | JOO, JEANU | 2112 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 19112379 | METHOD FOR TREATING A GEOLOGICAL FORMATION | Swellfix UK Limited | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19112343 | Method for Treating a Geological Formation | Swellfix UK Limited | AHUJA, ANURADHA | 3674 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 17, 2025 |
| 19080648 | OPTIMIZING PROMPT AUGMENTATION | Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy | GURMU, MULUEMEBET | 2163 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 |
| 19111545 | TABBING DEVICE AND TABBING METHOD | Hanwha Solutions Corporation | MALLEY JR., DANIEL PATRICK | 1726 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 13, 2025 |
| 19077235 | ESTIMATING A RATE OF RANDOMLY-OCCURRING COINCIDENCES IN A COUNTING X-RAY DETECTOR | Siemens Healthineers AG | FAYE, MAMADOU | 2884 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 12, 2025 |
| 19069580 | BELT DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAME | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | WONG, JOSEPH S | 2852 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 04, 2025 |
| 19063700 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA FROM A ROTATING PORTION OF A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE TO A STATIONARY PORTION OF THE MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE AND MEDICAL IMAGING FACILITY | Siemens Healthineers AG | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2884 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19063807 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM WITH A MAIN RAIL SYSTEM AND A SECURING RAIL SYSTEM | Siemens Healthineers AG | THOMAS, COURTNEY D | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19063638 | X-RAY ROTATING ANODE WITH REDUCED EXTRAFOCAL X-RAY RADIATION | Siemens Healthineers AG | GUNBERG, EDWIN C | 2884 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2025 |
| 19061343 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | LAM, NELSON C | 2627 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19061336 | DEVELOPING DEVICE, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | AYDIN, SEVAN A | 2852 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 24, 2025 |
| 19060006 | INSPECTION APPARATUS | Hanwha Solutions Corporation | LUU, THANH X | 2878 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19053927 | DOCUMENT PROCESSING APPARATUS AND DOCUMENT PROCESSING SYSTEM | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | GUILLERMETY, JUAN M | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2025 | |
| 19050911 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING USER TERMINAL ON BASIS OF USER TERMINAL BEING POSITIONED IN PRESET CUSTOM AREA | Naver Corporation | MA, MICHELLE HAU | 2617 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 11, 2025 |
| 19102640 | MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM | Yuji Miyachi | NICHOLSON III, LESLIE AUGUST | 3653 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2025 |
| 19046002 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER BASED LOAD MATCHING | Deere & Company | DYER, ANDREW R | 3662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2025 |
| 19044838 | METHOD, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM TO CURATE CONTENT ON VARIOUS TOPICS USING CHATBOT | Line Plus Corporation | WAHID, MUSADDIQUE | 2458 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 04, 2025 |
| 19042816 | PEDESTAL THERMAL PROFILE TUNING USING MULTIPLE HEATED ZONES AND THERMAL VOID | Lam Research Corporation | WEDDLE, ALEXANDER MARION | 1712 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19039264 | COLOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Ricoh Company, Ltd. | KNIEF, THOMAS RAY | 2853 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19099195 | UPLINK POSITIONING METHOD, DEVICE AND PROCESSOR-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Datang Mobile Communications Equipment Co., Ltd. | KIM, WESLEY LEO | 2648 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial87.6% of resolved applications prosecuted by Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C. were allowed, across 95,280 applications in USPTO records.
3.17 office actions per allowed application on average.
549 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 73 clients, before 457 examiners in 204 art units.
