Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
22 pending office actions • 2 clients • 21 examiners • 11 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Haynes Boone (61658) is a patent law firm with a career history of 29272 applications in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics. The firm currently manages 18 pending office actions within this technology area. The resolved allowance rate pct is 91.71, which represents the firm's success in securing patent grants from its total resolved applications. This volume of 29272 filings provides a data-grounded view of the firm's long-term involvement in semiconductor technology and its ability to navigate the specific examination challenges of the field.
The average office actions per allowance stands at 3.47. This figure indicates the amount of examiner interaction typically required to reach an allowance. Practitioners can use this average of 3.47 to estimate prosecution timelines and costs for future filings in the semiconductor sector. The 18 pending office actions show the firm's current workload at the USPTO. This data helps in setting client expectations regarding the duration and complexity of the patent acquisition process. The 91.71 resolved allowance rate pct offers a perspective on the firm's performance for clients selecting counsel for semiconductor matters.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 + other | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 5 (23%) |
| §102 only | 2 (9%) |
| §112 only | 2 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (41%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (5%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WELLS, KENNETH B | 2 | 86.2% | +2.4% |
| FINCH III, FRED E | 1 | 80.2% | +17.2% |
| TIKU, SISAY G | 1 | 91.4% | +9.2% |
| BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | 1 | 79.6% | +7.4% |
| ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | 1 | 81.4% | +24.9% |
| RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | 1 | 72.4% | +19.6% |
| TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | 1 | 80.8% | +12.1% |
| WENDELL, ANDREW | 1 | 84.2% | +12.0% |
| HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | 1 | 81.4% | +6.1% |
| NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG | 1 | 90.9% | +5.1% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18827039 | GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | WELLS, KENNETH B | 36d overdue |
| 19102362 | MULTI-MODE POWER CONVERTERS WITH SHARED COMPONENTS | FINCH III, FRED E | — |
| 18640862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN IMPROVING LINEARITY OF MOSFETS USING AN ACCUMULATED CHARGE SINK | NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19039729 | POWER CONVERTER | TIKU, SISAY G | — |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| 19017326 | AC Coupling Modules for Bias Ladders | WELLS, KENNETH B | — |
| 18893873 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR POWER CONVERSION WITH REDUCED PARASITICS | TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | — |
| 18664214 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WENDELL, ANDREW | — |
| 18643857 | SUPPRESSION OF REBALANCING CURRENTS IN A SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK | HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | — |
| 18404866 | AREA EFFECTIVE HEAT SINK | LIU, MIKKA H | — |
| 18402497 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES FOR FACILITATING POWER CONVERTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | REIDA, MOLLY KAY | — |
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 5 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19102362 | MULTI-MODE POWER CONVERTERS WITH SHARED COMPONENTS | FINCH III, FRED E | — |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | — |
| 19002245 | REDUCED GATE DRIVE FOR POWER CONVERTER WITH DYNAMICALLY SWITCHING RATIO | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | — |
| 18893873 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR POWER CONVERSION WITH REDUCED PARASITICS | TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | — |
| 18664214 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEMS AND METHODS | WENDELL, ANDREW | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Murata | 21 |
| Murata Manufactunng Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2842 | 4 |
| 2818 | 2 |
| 2899 | 2 |
| 2898 | 2 |
| 2838 | 1 |
| 2648 | 1 |
| 2849 | 1 |
| 2646 | 1 |
| 2893 | 1 |
| 2817 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19102362 | MULTI-MODE POWER CONVERTERS WITH SHARED COMPONENTS | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | FINCH III, FRED E | 2838 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19039729 | POWER CONVERTER | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | TIKU, SISAY G | §101§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 | |
| 19031034 | PUMP CAPACITOR CONFIGURATION FOR SWITCHED CAPACITOR CIRCUITS | Psemi Corporation | BEHM, HARRY RAYMOND | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19029649 | SWITCHED CAPACITORS FOR AC-DC APPLICATIONS | Psemi Corporation | ROSARIO BENITEZ, GUSTAVO A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19017326 | AC Coupling Modules for Bias Ladders | Psemi Corporation | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 19002245 | REDUCED GATE DRIVE FOR POWER CONVERTER WITH DYNAMICALLY SWITCHING RATIO | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | RIVERA-PEREZ, CARLOS O | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 | |
| 18893873 | METHODS, APPARATUSES, INTEGRATED CIRCUITS, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS FOR POWER CONVERSION WITH REDUCED PARASITICS | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | TRAN, BINH BACH THANH | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 | |
| 18827039 | GATE RESISTIVE LADDER BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | Psemi Corporation | WELLS, KENNETH B | 2842 | §103§112DP | Final Rejection | 36d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2024 |
| 18664214 | REFERENCE SIGNAL ANTENNA SWITCHING FOR RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT END SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Psemi Corporation | WENDELL, ANDREW | 2648 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18643857 | SUPPRESSION OF REBALANCING CURRENTS IN A SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | HILTUNEN, THOMAS J | 2849 | §102§103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 |
| 18640862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN IMPROVING LINEARITY OF MOSFETS USING AN ACCUMULATED CHARGE SINK | Psemi Corporation | NGUYEN, NIKI HOANG | 2818 | §102DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 19, 2024 |
| 18605576 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SWITCHING TIME OF RF FET SWITCHING DEVICES | Psemi Corporation | VO, NGUYEN THANH | 2646 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18600443 | MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITORS (MLCC) ARRAY AND INTEGRATION WITH ACTIVE DEVICES | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 2893 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 08, 2024 |
| 18409152 | GATE RESISTOR BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACK | Psemi Corporation | NGUYEN, LONG T | 2842 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | Jan 10, 2024 |
| 18408508 | DIODE AND TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND FABRICATION TECHNIQUES | Murata Manufactunng Co., Ltd. | PARK, SAMUEL | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2024 |
| 18406435 | START-UP OF STEP-UP POWER CONVERTER WITH SWITCHED-CAPACITOR NETWORK | Psemi Corporation | CHEN, PATRICK C | 2842 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 |
| 18404866 | AREA EFFECTIVE HEAT SINK | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | LIU, MIKKA H | 2817 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 04, 2024 |
| 18402497 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGES FOR FACILITATING POWER CONVERTER SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | REIDA, MOLLY KAY | 2899 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2024 |
| 18489574 | HYBRID POWER CONVERTERS, LATERAL DEVICES, VERTICAL DEVICES, MULTIPLE COPPER CLIPS, REPLICA DEVICES | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | MILLER, ALEXANDER MICHAEL | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18489623 | HYBRID POWER CONVERTERS, LATERAL DEVICES, VERTICAL DEVICES, MULTIPLE COPPER CLIPS, REPLICA DEVICES | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | MALEK, MALIHEH | 2813 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 18, 2023 |
| 18451542 | Shallow Trench Isolation using Porous Semiconductor | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | HOSSAIN, MOAZZAM | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18353671 | Inter-Terminal Die-to-Die Attachment | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | TYNES JR., LAWRENCE C | 2899 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2023 |
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