Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
63 pending office actions • 37 clients • 59 examiners • 37 art units • 0 of 63 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 185 patents granted in the last 365 days
Li & Cai Intellectual Property Office manages a portfolio in Chemistry & Materials with 1568 career applications. The firm maintains a resolved allowance rate of 80.78 percent for applications that reach a final resolution. Achieving these results involves an average of 1.44 office actions per allowance. Currently, the firm has 43 pending office actions to address.
The 1568 career applications and 80.78 percent allowance rate reflect the firm's practice in its primary technology area. The 1.44 average office actions per allowance provides a benchmark for expected examiner interaction during the patent acquisition process. These figures offer a data-grounded view of the firm's historical performance and current workload for practitioners evaluating the firm's Chemistry & Materials experience.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 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. 16 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 | 23 (37%) |
| §102 only | 4 (6%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 31 (49%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 4 | 69.9% | +16.1% |
| KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 2 | 61.4% | +28.0% |
| LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 1 | 73.7% | +29.9% |
| KIM, HEE SOO | 1 | 78.9% | -0.5% |
| MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | 1 | 85.4% | +1.9% |
| LE, TUNG X | 1 | 87.0% | +3.2% |
| GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 1 | 61.4% | +17.6% |
| LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 1 | 45.7% | +38.1% |
| KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 1 | 58.4% | +37.3% |
| OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | 1 | 81.8% | +10.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19171337 | QUICK-DETACHABLE ANTENNA SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | LE, TUNG X | — |
| 19010186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING AN INTELLIGENT DIALOGUE THROUGH AN AUGMENTED-REALITY IMAGE | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18475221 | EMBOSSED PVC TAPE | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 140d overdue |
| 18733778 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MECHANISM | JACKSON, LAKAISHA | 23d overdue |
| 18355390 | IMPLANTED PIEZOELECTRIC BONE MATERIAL | SHARMA, YASHITA | 10d overdue |
| 18523899 | MANICURE CURING DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING EXCESSIVE UNTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 9d overdue |
| 18026824 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS AND REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 9d overdue |
| 18629886 | CONTACT LENS | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 8d overdue |
| 18625153 | REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET ASSEMBLY AND REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET | DENNIS, KEVIN M | 2d overdue |
| 18155035 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | ZHANG, YUANDA | 6d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18026824 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS AND REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 9d overdue |
| 19300628 | SCREW IMPLANTATION DEVICE | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | — |
| 19086140 | VIRTUAL PROJECTION METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE OF OBSCURED OBJECT | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | — |
| 19059270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | — |
| 19021206 | AUTOMATIC SCREW IMPLANTATION SYSTEM | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | — |
| 19010186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING AN INTELLIGENT DIALOGUE THROUGH AN AUGMENTED-REALITY IMAGE | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | — |
| 19004467 | TRANSPARENT FLAME-RETARDANT SHEET HAVING HIGH CHLORINE CONTENT AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE COMPOSITION THEREOF | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | — |
| 18970841 | CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE HAVING HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1784 | 4 |
| 1783 | 2 |
| 2818 | 2 |
| 1754 | 2 |
| 2812 | 2 |
| 3785 | 2 |
| 3619 | 1 |
| 2447 | 1 |
| 2845 | 1 |
| 2485 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19300628 | SCREW IMPLANTATION DEVICE | Point Robotics Medtech Inc. | LAWSON, MATTHEW JAMES | 3619 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2025 |
| 19218589 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SERVER APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. | KIM, HEE SOO | 2447 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 |
| 19218593 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | Kyocera Document Solutions Inc. | MISIURA, BRIAN THOMAS | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 26, 2025 | |
| 19171337 | QUICK-DETACHABLE ANTENNA SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Inpaq Technology Co., Ltd. | LE, TUNG X | 2845 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 06, 2025 |
| 19086140 | VIRTUAL PROJECTION METHOD AND DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING IMAGE OF OBSCURED OBJECT | National Taipei University Of Technology | GINGRICH, SHADAN HAGHANI | 2485 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2025 |
| 19059270 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE | Point Robotics Medtech Inc. | LUU, TIMOTHY TUAN | 3795 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2025 |
| 19021206 | AUTOMATIC SCREW IMPLANTATION SYSTEM | Point Robotics Medtech Inc. | KAMIKAWA, TRACY L | 3775 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19010186 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING AN INTELLIGENT DIALOGUE THROUGH AN AUGMENTED-REALITY IMAGE | Playsee Inc. | OPSASNICK, MICHAEL N | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 06, 2025 | |
| 19007566 | PROBE CARD DEVICE HAVING HEAT-DISSIPATION CONFIGURATION AND GUIDE BOARD MODULE THEREOF | Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co., Ltd. | PATEL, PARESH H | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 02, 2025 | |
| 19004467 | TRANSPARENT FLAME-RETARDANT SHEET HAVING HIGH CHLORINE CONTENT AND POLYVINYL CHLORIDE COMPOSITION THEREOF | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | 1783 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19001519 | MYOPIA CONTROL CONTACT LENS | VISCO VISION INC. | HASAN, MOHAMMED A | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 25, 2024 | |
| 19001372 | X-RAY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND X-RAY MEASUREMENT METHOD | Nanoseex Inc. | LEE, SHUN K | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 24, 2024 | |
| 18991716 | NAIL SOAKING BOWL | Zhongcheng Guoda (Shenzhen) Enterprise Development Co., Ltd. | GILL, JENNIFER FRANCES | 3772 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18979642 | MOTOR CONTROLLER DEVICE | Adata Technology Co., Ltd. | AUGUSTIN, CHRISTOPHER L | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2024 | |
| 18970841 | CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATE HAVING HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY | Cmtek Co., Ltd. | KHATRI, PRASHANT J | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 | |
| 18957834 | EXTERNAL CONTROLLER FOR HANDHELD DEVICE, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | DEXIN CORPORATION | SINGH, ISHAYU NMN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 24, 2024 | |
| 18928212 | CONDITIONING ASSEMBLY AND DRESSING DEVICE THEREOF | Abrasive Total Solutions Co., Ltd. | ZAWORSKI, JONATHAN R | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 | |
| 18857464 | OPTICAL MODULE | Innolight Technology (Suzhou) Ltd. | EIDE, ERIC T | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 | |
| 18900055 | INTELLIGENT COOKING SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC SENSING | One Hearth, Inc. | BUTLER, KEVIN C | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 | |
| 18746059 | FOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18733778 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC SWITCHING MECHANISM | C-Media Electronics Inc. | JACKSON, LAKAISHA | 2838 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18676468 | RESIDUAL ACID ANALYSIS METHOD FOR ALCOHOL COMPOUND | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | COLE, HOUSTON DAVID | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 | |
| 18676452 | BREAST PUMP WEARABLE IN BRA | Jian Chen | DESANTO, MATTHEW F | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 | |
| 18629886 | CONTACT LENS | VISCO VISION INC. | MUHAMMAD, KEY | 2872 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18625153 | REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET ASSEMBLY AND REPTILE PET BREEDING CABINET | Da Vinci Pet Intelligence (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | DENNIS, KEVIN M | 3647 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 02, 2024 |
| 18608854 | INFUSION DEVICE | Inventec Easy Doctor Corporation | AHMED, TASNIM M | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 18, 2024 | |
| 18395723 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND WIRE CONNECTOR | BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP. | ABRAMS, NEIL | 2834 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Dec 25, 2023 |
| 18393688 | MANICURE CURING DEVICE | Shenzhen Weilai Nail Art Co., Ltd. | LAU, JASON | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18393585 | CARRIER-ATTACHED ULTRA-THIN COPPER FOIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | RUFO, LOUIS J | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 | |
| 18523899 | MANICURE CURING DEVICE CAPABLE OF PREVENTING EXCESSIVE UNTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION | Shenzhen Weilai Nail Art Co., Ltd. | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 2881 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18509229 | LIGHT-EMITTING PACKAGE AND LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE | Lite-On Technology Corporation | GANI, OBAIDUL NMN | 2847 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18507075 | BIOPARTICLE ENRICHMENT APPARATUS, BIOPARTICLE ENRICHMENT DEVICE, AND PICO-DROPLET GENERATOR | Cytoaurora Biotechnologies, Inc. | HUANG, MICKEY NMN | 1758 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 12, 2023 |
| 18502087 | COMMON MODE FILTER | Chilisin Electronics Corp. | HINSON, RONALD | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2023 | |
| 18500076 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND CHIP | Ali Corporation | XU, ZHIJUN | 2818 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2023 |
| 18496905 | RELEASE PROTECTION FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 29, 2023 |
| 18484463 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INDUCTIVE DEVICE | Chilisin Electronics Corp. | TRINH, MINH N | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2023 | |
| 18484407 | SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE | Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. | VALENZUELA, PATRICIA D | 2812 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18475221 | EMBOSSED PVC TAPE | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | GUGLIOTTA, NICOLE T | 1781 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 140d overdue | Pending | Sep 27, 2023 |
| 18474201 | OPTICAL PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. | SRINIVASAN, SESHA SAIRAMAN | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | 39d | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18474176 | ATOMIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF PREDICTING ATOMIZATION TIME FOR THE SAME | Hcmed Innovations Co., Ltd. | DAHER, KIRA B | 3785 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18472256 | SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. | TRAN, TIEN | 2812 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18469510 | WATER-BASED THERMAL-INSULATION COATING MATERIAL | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | HALL, DEVE V. | 1763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2023 |
| 18462386 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE | Psk Inc. | REMAVEGE, CHRISTOPHER | 1713 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18457355 | BATTERY DEVICE AND BATTERY MANAGEMENT METHOD | C-Tech United Corporation | HUFFMAN, JULIAN D | 1788 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2023 |
| 18448979 | DUAL-BATTERY POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY DETERMINING BATTERY TYPE AND PERFORMING CHARGE-DISCHARGE PROTECTION | Inventec Appliances (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. | PRANTO, TAWHID MAHBUB | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 | |
| 18230666 | GUARD RING STRUCTURE AND COMPONENT STRUCTURE | Live Optronics Company Limited | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 2893 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Aug 07, 2023 |
| 18355389 | NEBULIZING MODULE | Hcmed Innovations Co., Ltd. | BALLER, KELSEY E | 3785 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18355390 | IMPLANTED PIEZOELECTRIC BONE MATERIAL | National Taiwan University | SHARMA, YASHITA | 3774 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Jul 19, 2023 |
| 18347539 | POLYAMIDE-LONG GLASS FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | BUTCHER, ROBERT T | 1764 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18026824 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS AND REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | Ohara Inc. | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 16, 2023 |
| 18024491 | INORGANIC COMPOSITION ARTICLE | Ohara Inc. | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18024490 | CRYSTALLIZED GLASS AND REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | Ohara Inc. | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103DP | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 02, 2023 |
| 18170539 | ALUMINUM PLASTIC FILM FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | HEMINGWAY, TIMOTHY G | 1754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 17, 2023 |
| 18155035 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Hlj Technology Co., Ltd. | ZHANG, YUANDA | 2828 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18069229 | POWER MODULE PACKAGE | Niko Semiconductor Co., Ltd. | BULLARD-CONNOR, GENEVIEVE GRACE | 2899 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2022 |
| 18011187 | REINFORCED CRYSTALLIZED GLASS | Ohara Inc. | AUER, LAURA A | 1783 | §103 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2022 |
| 18063634 | CELL CULTURE BAG | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | TICHY, JENNIFER M.H. | 1653 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 08, 2022 |
| 17913440 | CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED OPTICAL GLASS | Ohara Inc. | COLGAN, LAUREN ROBINSON | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17939981 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING CHIP ASSEMBLY | Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. | TURNER, BRIAN | 2818 | §103 | Final Rejection | 65d | Pending | Sep 08, 2022 |
| 17896090 | SENSOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, Ltd. | BENITEZ ROSARIO, JOSHUA | 2815 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
| 17855702 | DOUBLE-LAYERED MEDICAL MEMBRANE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Nan Ya Plastics Corporation | WISTNER, SARAH CLINKSCALES | 1616 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2022 |
| 17702798 | VERIFICATION BLOCK STRUCTURE AND VERIFICATION SYSTEM FOR ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY | Point Robotics Medtech Inc. | BIANCAMANO, ALYSSA N | 3715 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
| 17227381 | HYDROGEL COMPOSITION AND HYDROGEL LENS | Pegavision Corporation | NGUYEN, JOHN P | 1619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 12, 2021 |
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