Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
1,576 pending office actions • 310 clients • 1239 examiners • 386 art units • 0 of 1,576 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3,134 patents granted in the last 365 days
JCIPRNET operates in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector with 56391 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 87.18 percent, reflecting its effectiveness in securing intellectual property rights for high-tech components. The scale of 56391 applications suggests a practice capable of handling very large portfolios in the semiconductor industry.
The firm is currently handling 1014 pending office actions. Despite this high current workload, the historical average of 2.6 office actions per allowance suggests a predictable path toward grant. The data highlights a significant scale of operations, where the firm manages a high volume of active matters while maintaining its 87.18 percent allowance rate. This 2.6 average indicates a reliable prosecution timeline for semiconductor inventions.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 341 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. 341 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 | 25 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 128 (8%) |
| §103 only | 589 (37%) |
| §102 only | 132 (8%) |
| §112 only | 55 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 10 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 20 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 610 (39%) |
| No statute on record | 7 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 9 | 52.3% | +16.5% |
| VAJDA, PETER L | 6 | 75.1% | +12.9% |
| CHEN, DAVID Z | 6 | 45.0% | +50.1% |
| WU, PAMELA F | 5 | 57.6% | +22.5% |
| LAMB II, CHRISTOPHER A | 5 | 72.1% | +12.4% |
| BROOKS, JERRY L. | 5 | 69.9% | +13.1% |
| CULBERT, CHRISTOPHER A | 5 | 42.4% | +7.5% |
| KUIPERS, JENNA ANN | 5 | 69.0% | -17.2% |
| SEILER, GRANT STEVEN | 5 | 52.8% | +8.4% |
| SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | 5 | 69.3% | +12.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17736071 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | GUPTA, RAJ R | 322d overdue |
| 17987856 | HEATING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROTHERMAL FURNACE | TEIXEIRA MOFFAT, JONATHAN CHARLES | 190d overdue |
| 18563384 | ASYMMETRIC WAVELENGTH MULTIPLEXING AND DEMULTIPLEXING CHIP BASED ON INVERSE DESIGN | HOLLWEG, THOMAS A | 183d overdue |
| 17983400 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | LOPEZ, JORGE ANDRES | 168d overdue |
| 18013550 | HEAT MEDIUM | DIGGS, TANISHA | 157d overdue |
| 18442097 | DISPLAY CARD MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | FRANKLIN, RICHARD B | 154d overdue |
| 18281309 | ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE DETECTING SENSOR, ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ATMOSPHERIC-PRESSURE DETECTING DEVICE | ALLEN, ANDRE J | 142d overdue |
| 18981653 | TISSUE-SELECTIVE SINGLE-COMPONENT MRNA DELIVERY CARRIER AND DELIVERY SYSTEM | LEONARD, ARTHUR S | 141d 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18389793 | ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND PROJECTION APPARATUS | LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 58d overdue |
| 18735153 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE OBSERVATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM | WU, PAMELA F | 45d overdue |
| 18733880 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH REWIRING LAYER AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | CHEN, DAVID Z | 30d overdue |
| 18155765 | PROJECTION DEVICE | LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 19d overdue |
| 18304352 | ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC PHOTORECEPTOR, PROCESS CARTRIDGE, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | SULLIVAN IV, CHARLES COLLINS | 18d overdue |
| 18599143 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | LE, BAO-LUAN Q | 17d overdue |
| 18153984 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING BAND-PASS FILTER AND LIGHT CONVERSION LAYER | CHEN, DAVID Z | 3d overdue |
| 18402767 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND REPORT CREATION SUPPORT DEVICE | WU, PAMELA F | 2d overdue |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Fujifilm | 296 |
| TSMC | 155 |
| Innolux | 54 |
| Industrial Technology Research Institute | 49 |
| Coretronic | 48 |
| AESC | 30 |
| Honda | 29 |
| Epson | 27 |
| Formosa Plastics | 27 |
| AUO | 25 |
| Acer | 19 |
| WINBOND ELECTRONICS CORP. | 18 |
| UMC | 18 |
| WISTRON CORPORATION | 17 |
| SUMITOMO RIKO COMPANY LIMITED | 16 |
| Carux Technology | 14 |
| Roland Corporation | 14 |
| HTC | 14 |
| SYSMEX CORPORATION | 13 |
| Mimaki | 13 |
| Kurita Water Industries | 13 |
| ASUS | 12 |
| NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY | 12 |
| Ebara | 11 |
| Fuji Oil | 11 |
| APh ePower | 10 |
| E Ink | 10 |
| Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation | 10 |
| BenQ | 10 |
| Omron | 9 |
| Compal | 8 |
| Mitsuba | 8 |
| PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP. | 8 |
| Ablic | 8 |
| KCTECH CO., LTD. | 8 |
| HannStar | 8 |
| Point Engineering | 8 |
| DATA SYSTEMS CONSULTING CO., LTD. | 8 |
| GS YUASA INTERNATIONAL LTD. | 8 |
| Aesc Intelligent Innovation Dynamics Technology (Shanghai) Ltd. | 8 |
| Koki | 7 |
| SHENZHEN METALENX TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD | 7 |
| Rohm | 7 |
| Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | 7 |
| Guangzhou Luxvisions Innovation Technology | 7 |
| Novatek | 7 |
| Bain Capital | 7 |
| Komatsu | 6 |
| DIC | 6 |
| Hangzhou Sizone Electronic Technology Inc. | 6 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2818 | 37 |
| 2872 | 33 |
| 2893 | 32 |
| 2882 | 30 |
| 2817 | 30 |
| 2871 | 28 |
| 2899 | 28 |
| 2812 | 26 |
| 2858 | 25 |
| 1737 | 25 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19568735 | IMAGE INTERACTION SYSTEM AND IMAGE INTERACTION METHOD | Compal Electronics, Inc. | FLORES, ROBERTO W | 2621 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 16, 2026 |
| 19530364 | GLOBAL SCANNING METHOD WITH OFFSET AND MICRO-DISPLAY SYSTEM | Hue Inc. | SHAH, PRIYANK J | 2626 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 05, 2026 |
| 19444225 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS | Fujifilm Corporation | JASANI, ASHISH SHIRISH | 3798 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2026 |
| 19430331 | LIVING BODY DETECTION APPARATUS | Seiko Epson Corporation | LAMPRECHT, JOEL | 3798 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2025 |
| 19425984 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Carux Technology Pte. Ltd. | JANSEN II, MICHAEL J | 2626 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 18, 2025 |
| 19490952 | WORK MACHINE DISPLAY SYSTEM AND WORK MACHINE DISPLAY METHOD | National Institute Of Advanced Industrial Science And Technology | ZHENG, XUEMEI | 2629 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2025 |
| 19411350 | MEDICAL APPARATUS | Fujifilm Corporation | SHENG, CHAO | 3797 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 07, 2025 |
| 19489883 | POWER TOOL | Koki Holdings Co., Ltd. | CHUKWURAH, NATHANIEL C | 3731 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2025 |
| 19399665 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Innolux Corporation | AZONGHA, SARDIS F | 2627 | DPOther | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2025 |
| 19387684 | CENTRIFUGAL HEAT DISSIPATION FAN | Acer Incorporated | DAVIS, JASON GREGORY | 3745 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2025 |
| 19382224 | BASE PLATE, SPINDLE MOTOR, DISK DRIVE DEVICE, AND BASE PLATE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Nidec Corporation | KLIMOWICZ, WILLIAM JOSEPH | 2688 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2025 |
| 19379771 | HYBRID IDENTIFICATION DEVICE AND USE METHOD THEREOF | Gingy Technology Inc. | JOHNSON, SONJI N | 2876 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 05, 2025 |
| 19378368 | VEHICLE SUSPENSION STRUCTURE | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | DHANANI, SHAMS | 3614 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19378342 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | BURGESS, JOSEPH D | 3685 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2025 |
| 19366529 | HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT DEVICE, HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND HEALTH DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD | Fujifilm Corporation | SANGHERA, STEVEN G.S. | 3684 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 23, 2025 |
| 19365150 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | LI, JOHN DENNY | 3798 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2025 |
| 19353582 | PAPER FEEDING ROLL | Sumitomo Riko Company Limited | SANDERS, HOWARD J | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 08, 2025 |
| 19347718 | MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND MEDICAL DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD | Fujifilm Corporation | HUYNH, EMILY | 3683 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 02, 2025 |
| 19346572 | IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD | Innolux Corporation | WENDMAGEGN, GIRUMSEW | 2484 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2025 |
| 19337938 | LIVING BODY INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS | Seiko Epson Corporation | IP, JASON M | 3797 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19168327 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | Komatsu Ltd. | ANWARI, MACEEH | 3663 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2025 |
| 19332088 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | PENG, BO JOSEPH | 3797 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2025 |
| 19329603 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION DEVICE | Seiko Epson Corporation | BRUCE, FAROUK A | 3797 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19166032 | MOTOR DEVICE | Mitsuba Corporation | MACARTHUR, VICTOR L | 3618 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2025 |
| 19163396 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE AND REMOTE OPERATION METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | Komatsu Ltd. | GONZALEZ, MARIO CARLOS | 3668 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2025 |
| 19315694 | MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | JIANG, ZAIHAN | 2488 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2025 |
| 19161267 | WORK MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE | Komatsu Ltd. | AFRIN, NAZIA | 3666 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2025 |
| 19303309 | MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE, MEDICAL SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | SONG, LI-TING | 3795 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2025 |
| 19300634 | PROCESSING DEVICE | Fujifilm Corporation | KHAN, USMAN A | 2637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19277341 | POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | Aph Epower Co., Ltd. | LY, XUAN | 2836 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 22, 2025 |
| 19269874 | INFORMATION SYSTEM, AN INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND A NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Sysmex Corporation | MACCAGNO, PIERRE L | 3687 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2025 |
| 18859987 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. | TAUFIQ, FARAH N | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19260592 | MEMORY CONTROL METHOD AND MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE | Hefei Kaimeng Technology Co., Ltd. | BERTRAM, RYAN | 2137 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2025 |
| 19260230 | BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | Coretronic Corporation | TUMEBO, TSION M | 2875 | §103 | Final Rejection | 43d overdue | Pending | Jul 03, 2025 |
| 19256184 | DIGITAL CONTENT GENERATION METHOD AND DIGITAL CONTENT GENERATION SYSTEM | Winking Entertainment Corporation | SINGH, AMRESH | 2159 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19257440 | IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | NAZRUL, SHAHBAZ | 2637 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2025 |
| 19243674 | ACCESSORY INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND ACCESSORY INFORMATION GENERATION PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | ZHAO, DAQUAN | 2484 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2025 |
| 19241406 | SHIFT REGISTER HAVING LOW POWER MODE | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | O NEILL, PATRICK | 2836 | §102§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19238546 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | Auo Corporation | SCHNURR, JOHN R | 2425 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 16, 2025 |
| 19235590 | NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK SERVER PROCESSING AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | Roland Corporation | MOORTHY, ARAVIND K | 2407 | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 12, 2025 |
| 19235541 | METHOD OF FORMING PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING THERMOELECTRIC COOLER | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | GOLDEN, ANDREW J | 1726 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2025 |
| 19228724 | IMAGING UNIT OF ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE | Fujifilm Corporation | FAIRCHILD, AARON BENJAMIN | 3795 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2025 |
| 19133698 | ELECTROMAGNETIC STEPPING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ROTARY BRAIDING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD | Nanjing University Of Aeronautics And Astronautics | HURLEY, SHAUN R | 3732 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2025 |
| 19218638 | TRAJECTORY PREDICTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Foxconn Technology Group Co., Ltd. | LAMBERT, GABRIEL JOSEPH RENE | 3661 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19216685 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Coretronic Corporation | ZAMAN, FAISAL M | 2175 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2025 |
| 19208605 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Idunn Ip Holdings LLC | BODDIE, WILLIAM | 2625 | §103Other | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19209776 | NAVIGATION INFORMATION RECEPTION DEVICE, NAVIGATION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION DEVICE, NAVIGATION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION SYSTEM, NAVIGATION INFORMATION RECEPTION METHOD, AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION TRANSMISSION METHOD | Furuno Electronic Co., Ltd. | PATEL, CHIRAG R | 2454 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2025 |
| 19208531 | 3D SHAPING INKJET INK | Mimaki Engineering Co., Ltd. | CIGNA, JACOB JAMES | 3726 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 11d overdue | Pending | May 14, 2025 |
| 19204615 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | Fujifilm Corporation | GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN | 3625 | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 12, 2025 |
| 19204580 | HEAD ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING CONDUCTIVE BALL | Protec Co., Ltd. | STONER, KILEY SHAWN | 1735 | §112 | Final Rejection | 71d | Pending | May 11, 2025 |
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Start Free Trial87.2% of resolved applications prosecuted by Jciprnet were allowed, across 56,462 applications in USPTO records.
2.60 office actions per allowed application on average.
1,576 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 310 clients, before 1239 examiners in 386 art units.