Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Computing & Software • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
33 pending office actions • 13 clients • 33 examiners • 24 art units • 0 of 33 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
KILE PARK REED & HOUTTEMAN PLLC focuses on Chemistry & Materials, with 5758 career applications. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 94.43. There are 25 pending office actions currently in progress. The 94.43 resolved allowance rate pct is an indicator of the firm's effectiveness in securing patent grants. The 25 pending office actions are fewer than the 5758 career applications.
The firm averages 2.77 office actions per allowance. This efficiency is notable given the resolved allowance rate pct of 94.43. With 5758 career applications, the firm has demonstrated an ability to secure patent rights in the Chemistry & Materials sector. The 2.77 avg office actions per allowance provides an expectation for the typical prosecution timeline. Practitioners can use the resolved allowance rate pct and the avg office actions per allowance to set expectations for the prosecution cycle.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (12%) |
| §103 only | 13 (39%) |
| §112 only | 2 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (36%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHAM, THAI N | 1 | 78.0% | +20.3% |
| GARBER, ERIN R | 1 | 82.7% | +17.7% |
| NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | 1 | 77.8% | +13.5% |
| AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | 1 | 80.4% | +18.3% |
| VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 1 | 92.6% | +8.4% |
| CHANG, AUDREY Y | 1 | 46.5% | +20.4% |
| BARGERO, JOHN E | 1 | 55.3% | +30.6% |
| DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 1 | 1.7% | +4.7% |
| YE, XINWEN | 1 | 43.4% | +44.0% |
| ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY | 1 | 83.4% | +4.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18708532 | CONTENT TRANSACTION PLATFORM | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 84d overdue |
| 18553390 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD | YE, XINWEN | 38d overdue |
| 18125553 | SPIKE NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT | GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL | 5d overdue |
| 18344518 | DISPLAY DEVICE | ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K | 30d |
| 19115667 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION METHOD | GARBER, ERIN R | — |
| 18681452 | MULTISPECTRUM ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| 19043147 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON PLURALITY OF SUB REPEATERS | AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | — |
| 18863766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF SUBJECT OR SURGICAL TOOL | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18553390 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD | YE, XINWEN | 38d overdue |
| 19188864 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE SETTING STATUS OF MULTIPLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES | PHAM, THAI N | — |
| 19115667 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION METHOD | GARBER, ERIN R | — |
| 18681452 | MULTISPECTRUM ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | — |
| 19043147 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON PLURALITY OF SUB REPEATERS | AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | — |
| 18846217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPTH-OF-FIELD EXPANSION | CHANG, AUDREY Y | — |
| 18714416 | HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | BARGERO, JOHN E | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| ETRI | 17 |
| Hybe Co., Ltd. | 2 |
| Koh Young Technology Inc. | 2 |
| Samsung | 2 |
| Zeus | 2 |
| Metaplebio Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| Koh Young Technology | 1 |
| ESTRA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS CO., LTD. | 1 |
| A&H COPORATION | 1 |
| Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials | 1 |
| Fec Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| APEC, LTD. | 1 |
| University of Seoul Industry Cooperation Foundation | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1723 | 2 |
| 2123 | 2 |
| 2147 | 2 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| 3798 | 1 |
| 2872 | 1 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| 1754 | 1 |
| 2813 | 1 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19188864 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHECKING THE SETTING STATUS OF MULTIPLE LIGHT EMITTING DEVICES | Hybe Co., Ltd. | PHAM, THAI N | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 24, 2025 | |
| 19115667 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION DEVICE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE INSPECTION METHOD | Koh Young Technology Inc. | GARBER, ERIN R | 2878 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 26, 2025 |
| 18681452 | MULTISPECTRUM ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME | Metaplebio Co., Ltd. | NEAL, TIMOTHY JAY | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2025 | |
| 19043147 | AUTOMATIC CONTROL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION SYSTEM BASED ON PLURALITY OF SUB REPEATERS | Hybe Co., Ltd. | AKINYEMI, AJIBOLA A | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 | |
| 18863766 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF SUBJECT OR SURGICAL TOOL | Koh Young Technology Inc. | VARGAS MONTALVO, DIXOMARA | 3798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18846217 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPTH-OF-FIELD EXPANSION | Koh Young Technology Inc. | CHANG, AUDREY Y | 2872 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 |
| 18714416 | HEATING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | Estra Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. | BARGERO, JOHN E | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 | |
| 18708532 | CONTENT TRANSACTION PLATFORM | A&H Coporation | DONAHUE, ZACHARY RYAN | 3689 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | 84d overdue | Pending | May 08, 2024 |
| 18553390 | IMPRINTING DEVICE AND IMPRINTING METHOD | Korea Institute Of Machinery & Materials | YE, XINWEN | 1754 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 38d overdue | Pending | Apr 29, 2024 |
| 18585678 | DISPLAY DEVICE | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | ARMAND, MARC ANTHONY | 2813 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18516324 | ROBOT TEACHING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HIGH-LEVEL WORK | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | VISCARRA, RICARDO I | 3657 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2023 |
| 18453859 | TRANSPARENT STRUCTURE AND SCREEN FOR BEAM PROJECTOR INCLUDING SAME | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | FROST, ANTHONY J | 1782 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18356415 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR LIGHT-WEIGHT MODEL THROUGH REPLACEMENT OF SUBNETWORK OF TRAINED NEURAL NETWORK MODEL | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | BROWN, CHRISTOPHER J | 2439 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Jul 21, 2023 |
| 18261236 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE OF CHARGING POSITION SELECTION TYPE BY USING NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY | Fec Co., Ltd. | JEPPSON, PAMELA J | 2859 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2023 |
| 18344518 | DISPLAY DEVICE | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | ASHBAHIAN, ERIC K | 2891 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18344275 | NEUROMORPHIC INTERFACE CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF AND NEUROMORPHIC INTERFACE SYSTEM | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | CHAMPAGNE, LUNA | 3627 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2023 |
| 18325706 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING HOLOGRAM | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | GRAY, SUNGHEE Y | 2877 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 30, 2023 |
| 18319965 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BINDER FOR COATING SECONDARY BATTERY SEPARATOR | Apec, Ltd. | MARROQUIN, DOUGLAS C | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | 3d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18307196 | SPIKE NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT INCLUDING INPUT SPIKE DETECTING CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | THOMPSON, KYLE ALLMAN | 2125 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2023 |
| 18192471 | METHOD FOR SWITCHING ATLAS ACCORDING TO USER'S WATCHING POINT AND DEVICE THEREFOR | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | CLOTHIER, MATTHEW MORRIS | 2614 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2023 |
| 18125552 | SPIKE NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | GOLAN, MATTHEW BRYCE | 2123 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18125553 | SPIKE NEURAL NETWORK CIRCUIT | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | GALVIN-SIEBENALER, PAUL MICHAEL | 2147 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18109690 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOATING-POINT DATA TYPE MATRIX MULTIPLICATION BASED ON OUTER PRODUCT | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | WAJE, CARLO C | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 14, 2023 | |
| 18103962 | FRAMEWORK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF KNOWLEDGE GRAPH EMBEDDING MODEL AND METHOD FOR LEARNING THEREOF | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | DIEP, DUY T | 2123 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2023 |
| 18090223 | QUANTUM FOURIER TRANSFORMATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME | UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION | CHEN, ALAN S | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 | |
| 18090211 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING DOMAIN ADAPTIVE NETWORK | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | DEVORE, CHRISTOPHER DILLON | 2129 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 18084253 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | SMITH, JEREMIAH R | 1723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 19, 2022 |
| 18077116 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING NEUROMORPHIC PROCESSING UNITS | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | LEY, SALLY THI | 2147 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Dec 07, 2022 |
| 17865727 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD | Zeus Co., Ltd. | ORTA, LAUREN GRACE | 1711 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 15, 2022 |
| 17859612 | ETCHING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME | Zeus Co., Ltd. | FORD, NATHAN K | 1716 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2022 |
| 17538398 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REFINING DATA AND IMPROVING PERFORMANCE OF BEHAVIOR RECOGNITION MODEL BY REFLECTING TIME-SERIES CHARACTERISTICS OF BEHAVIOR | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | CHIUSANO, ANDREW TSUTOMU | 2144 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 30, 2021 |
| 17406641 | VEHICLE INSPECTION DEVICE AND ARTICLE TRANSFER SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME | Semes Co., Ltd. | CAMPBELL, JOSHUA A | 3747 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d | Pending | Aug 19, 2021 |
| 13845126 | ADAPTIVE TRANSMISSION AND RECEIVING METHOD AND DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS | ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE | HUGHES, DEANDRA M | 3992 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2013 |
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