Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
20 pending office actions • 2 clients • 20 examiners • 16 art units • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
LORENZ & KOPF, LLP (TSMC) handles Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and has 189 career applications. Its current docket includes 21 pending office actions, indicating ongoing examination activity across the recorded portfolio.
The resolved allowance rate is 98.31%, and allowances have required an average of 1.93 office actions. The outcome figure shows that nearly all resolved matters in the profile reached allowance, while the office-action average indicates a relatively direct path to allowance within the recorded data. Semiconductor applicants can use the combination to assess both result history and the response effort associated with successful prosecution.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 8 (40%) |
| §112 only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 11 (55%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 1 | 87.9% | +10.8% |
| HARRISON, MONICA D | 1 | 91.8% | +2.7% |
| MACARTHUR, SYLVIA | 1 | 65.9% | +25.7% |
| GEBREMARIAM, SAMUEL A | 1 | 83.3% | +8.1% |
| NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 1 | 77.0% | +31.3% |
| PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH | 1 | 77.2% | +10.0% |
| LIN, CHENG XI | 1 | 84.9% | +13.4% |
| KIM, SU C | 1 | 77.8% | -11.4% |
| TRAN, TONY | 1 | 70.2% | +33.3% |
| GOODLING, DEVIN KIRK | 1 | — | — |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18759419 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH INSULATION FEATURES | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18753293 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | HARRISON, MONICA D | — |
| 18655466 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING CONTACT FIELD PLATES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME | GEBREMARIAM, SAMUEL A | — |
| 18629679 | POLISHING PAD WITH HEAT DISSIPATION PATTERN | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | — |
| 18627885 | CONDUCTIVE PATH WITH REDUCED RESISTANCE | PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH | — |
| 18605515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE ON A SUSPENDED TRACK | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
| 18397398 | REDUCTION OF METAL LOSS DURING GATE PATTERNING | TRAN, TONY | — |
| 18393890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF WITH SELECTIVELY FORMED ISOLATION LAYERS | GOODLING, DEVIN KIRK | — |
| 18349034 | CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID COOLING PIPELINE OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | KOSSEK, MAGDALENA IZABELLA | — |
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 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18759419 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH INSULATION FEATURES | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | — |
| 18663606 | HEAT CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CMP PAD BY-PRODUCT CONTROL | MACARTHUR, SYLVIA | — |
| 18629679 | POLISHING PAD WITH HEAT DISSIPATION PATTERN | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | — |
| 18627885 | CONDUCTIVE PATH WITH REDUCED RESISTANCE | PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH | — |
| 18605515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE ON A SUSPENDED TRACK | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
| 18397398 | REDUCTION OF METAL LOSS DURING GATE PATTERNING | TRAN, TONY | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| TSMC | 18 |
| CORNEX NEW ENERGY CO., LTD. | 2 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2898 | 3 |
| 2811 | 2 |
| 2893 | 2 |
| 2897 | 1 |
| 2815 | 1 |
| 1713 | 1 |
| 3723 | 1 |
| 3615 | 1 |
| 2899 | 1 |
| 2891 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18759419 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH INSULATION FEATURES | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | ABEL, GARY ROBERT | 2897 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18753293 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | HARRISON, MONICA D | 2815 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18663606 | HEAT CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CMP PAD BY-PRODUCT CONTROL | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | MACARTHUR, SYLVIA | 1713 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 14, 2024 |
| 18655466 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING CONTACT FIELD PLATES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | GEBREMARIAM, SAMUEL A | 2811 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 06, 2024 |
| 18629679 | POLISHING PAD WITH HEAT DISSIPATION PATTERN | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | NEIBAUR, ROBERT F | 3723 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 08, 2024 |
| 18627885 | CONDUCTIVE PATH WITH REDUCED RESISTANCE | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | PUNCHBEDDELL, SEYON ALI-SIMAH | 2893 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 05, 2024 |
| 18605515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERY OF AN IMPAIRED VEHICLE ON A SUSPENDED TRACK | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | LIN, CHENG XI | 3615 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18423745 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | KIM, SU C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18397398 | REDUCTION OF METAL LOSS DURING GATE PATTERNING | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | TRAN, TONY | 2893 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 27, 2023 |
| 18393890 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS THEREOF WITH SELECTIVELY FORMED ISOLATION LAYERS | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | GOODLING, DEVIN KIRK | 2898 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 22, 2023 |
| 18514410 | VIAS WITH SELECTED GRAIN DISTRIBUTION | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | GONDARENKO, NATALIA A | 2891 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 20, 2023 |
| 18505632 | GATE ISOLATION FEATURES | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | KOO, LAMONT B | 2813 | §103 | Final Rejection | 10d overdue | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18496657 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM AND A FIRE PRE-WARNING CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINER | Cornex New Energy Co., Ltd. | KIM, CHRISTOPHER S | 3752 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18467979 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | RODRIGUEZ VILLANU, SANDRA MILENA | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18455211 | REDUCED RESIDUE AT ETCHED STRUCTURE SIDEWALLS | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | MCDONALD, JASON ANDREW | 2898 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 24, 2023 |
| 18349034 | CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND APPARATUS FOR LIQUID COOLING PIPELINE OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM | Cornex New Energy Co., Ltd. | KOSSEK, MAGDALENA IZABELLA | 2117 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2023 |
| 18348064 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | ENAD, CHRISTINE A | 2811 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18327590 | PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 1794 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 01, 2023 |
| 18303822 | ISOLATION OF ADJACENT STRUCTURES | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | MUNOZ, ANDRES F | 2818 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18165669 | ETCHING PROCESS WITH PROTECTED REGION | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. | MCCUTCHEON, COLIN RUSSELL | 2892 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial98.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Lorenz & Kopf, LLP (Tsmc) were allowed, across 189 applications in USPTO records.
1.93 office actions per allowed application on average.
20 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 20 examiners in 16 art units.
