Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
15 pending office actions • 7 clients • 14 examiners • 6 art units • 0 of 15 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
IPHORGAN LTD. has managed 693 career applications in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm currently has 12 pending office actions and a resolved allowance rate pct of 91.81.
Prosecution at the firm involves an avg office actions per allowance of 2.87. This 2.87 figure provides a basis for practitioners to anticipate the number of examiner interactions required in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. The 91.81 resolved allowance rate pct reflects the proportion of cases that reached allowance relative to the 693 career applications. The 12 pending office actions represent the current cases awaiting a USPTO response.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 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. 4 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 | 3 (20%) |
| §112 only | 2 (13%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (7%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MELLIAR, WILLIAM B | 2 | 97.1% | +1.1% |
| BAILEY, JULIE MARIE | 1 | 93.4% | -14.6% |
| PRANGE, SHARON M | 1 | 54.2% | +46.6% |
| ALBERS, KEVIN S | 1 | 26.6% | +49.7% |
| PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | 1 | 83.5% | +9.4% |
| STAHL, MICHAEL J | 1 | 90.1% | +7.5% |
| CHAMBERS, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA | 1 | 71.3% | +15.6% |
| AMAN, ANNA KATHY | 1 | 95.8% | -3.1% |
| PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | 1 | 55.6% | +15.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35521810 | Arrangement of train interiors | AMAN, ANNA KATHY | 132d overdue |
| 35525485 | Searchlight | MELLIAR, WILLIAM B | — |
| 35526613 | Searchlight | CHAMBERS, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18852339 | Improvements to Dental Splints for Treatment of Snoring or Sleep Apnoea | ALBERS, KEVIN S | 18d overdue |
| 35529408 | Solar-powered lamp | BAILEY, JULIE MARIE | — |
| 35525484 | Searchlight | MELLIAR, WILLIAM B | — |
| 18896034 | Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | — |
| 18846124 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE USING SAME | STAHL, MICHAEL J | — |
| 18840692 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME | ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA | — |
| 18564441 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME | BEDTELYON, JOHN M | — |
| 18518311 | Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | LE, UYEN CHAU N | — |
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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18852339 | Improvements to Dental Splints for Treatment of Snoring or Sleep Apnoea | ALBERS, KEVIN S | 18d overdue |
| 19202643 | SKATE BOOT WITH STIFFENING CUFF INSERT | PRANGE, SHARON M | — |
| 18840692 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME | ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA | — |
| 18684820 | CALCIUM CARBONATE GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| SUMITOMO OSAKA CEMENT CO., LTD. | 7 |
| Ayrton | 3 |
| Fonroche Lighting | 1 |
| VH Footwear Inc. | 1 |
| Digital Sleep Design Pty Ltd | 1 |
| Alstom | 1 |
| KYUSHU UNIVERSITY, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2934 | 4 |
| 2874 | 3 |
| 3732 | 1 |
| 3786 | 1 |
| 2973 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35529408 | Solar-powered lamp | Fonroche Lighting | BAILEY, JULIE MARIE | 2934 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2026 |
| 35525484 | Searchlight | Ayrton | MELLIAR, WILLIAM B | 2934 | §102§112Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 35525485 | Searchlight | Ayrton | MELLIAR, WILLIAM B | 2934 | DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 19202643 | SKATE BOOT WITH STIFFENING CUFF INSERT | VH Footwear Inc. | PRANGE, SHARON M | 3732 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 08, 2025 |
| 18852339 | Improvements to Dental Splints for Treatment of Snoring or Sleep Apnoea | Digital Sleep Design Pty Ltd. | ALBERS, KEVIN S | 3786 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 18d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18896034 | Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | PETKOVSEK, DANIEL | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 | |
| 18846124 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE USING SAME | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | STAHL, MICHAEL J | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 35526613 | Searchlight | Ayrton | CHAMBERS, KATHRYN ELIZABETH | 2934 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18840692 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | ENDRESEN, KIRSTEN DANIELA | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2024 | |
| 35521810 | Arrangement of train interiors | Alstom Holdings | AMAN, ANNA KATHY | 2973 | §112 | Final Rejection | 132d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18684820 | CALCIUM CARBONATE GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | Kyushu University, National University Corporation | PARENT, ALEXANDER RENE | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2024 | |
| 18390725 | Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | TAVLYKAEV, ROBERT FUATOVICH | 2896 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 46d overdue | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18564441 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE DEVICE, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS USING SAME | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | BEDTELYON, JOHN M | 2874 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2023 |
| 18518311 | Optical Waveguide Device, and Optical Modulation Device and Optical Transmission Apparatus Using Same | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | LE, UYEN CHAU N | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 22, 2023 |
| 18281107 | OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL MODULATION DEVICE AND OPTICAL TRANSMISSION APPARATUS WHICH USE SAME | Sumitomo Osaka Cement Co., Ltd. | SMITH, CHAD | 2874 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
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