Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
14 pending office actions • 2 clients • 14 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 19 patents granted in the last 365 days
MERCHANT & GOULD P.C. - Sciex works in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and has 92 career applications. There are 15 pending office actions, and the resolved allowance rate is 96.88%, indicating a strong outcome among resolved applications.
The average of 2.06 office actions per allowance shows that applications reaching allowance generally required fewer examination rounds than a more prolonged prosecution path would involve. The data supports a focused prosecution profile with favorable resolved results in this technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 3 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. 3 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 + other | 3 (21%) |
| §103 only | 4 (29%) |
| §112 only | 1 (7%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (43%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHOI, JAMES J | 1 | 68.3% | +44.9% |
| DUNLAP, JONATHAN M | 1 | 76.1% | +16.6% |
| WANG, JING | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| STOFFA, WYATT A | 1 | 79.3% | +22.3% |
| EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 1 | 80.0% | +25.0% |
| MCCORMACK, JASON L | 1 | 84.7% | +8.1% |
| LI, LARRY | 1 | 66.7% | +66.7% |
| OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 1 | 73.0% | +16.8% |
| KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1 | 64.3% | +35.5% |
| WECKER, JENNIFER | 1 | 70.9% | +36.6% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18694178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL DECONVOLUTION FOR NON-CONTACT SAMPLE EJECTION | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18035210 | WELL TRAY ANALYZERS UTILIZING REMOVEABLE MAGNETS | RAMIREZ, ALEX | 6d |
| 18569701 | AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION OF DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY (DMS) SEPARATIONS USING ALPHA FUNCTIONS | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 34d |
| 18864298 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SAMPLE RE-RUNS IN SAMPLE ANALYSYS | CHOI, JAMES J | — |
| 18837043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ANALYSIS OF CHARGE SERIES SPECTRA | WANG, JING | — |
| 18714355 | HIGH THROUGHPUT MASS SPECTRAL DATA GENERATION | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18689522 | ION TYPE TAILORED LIBRARY SEARCH PRE-PROCESSING, CONSTRAINTS AND SPECTRAL DATABASE BUILDING | MCCORMACK, JASON L | — |
| 18294386 | STANDARD ADDITION WORKFLOW FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | LI, LARRY | — |
| 18264613 | AFFINITY SELECTION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY WORKFLOW USING MAGNETIC PARTICLES | WECKER, JENNIFER | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18569701 | AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION OF DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY (DMS) SEPARATIONS USING ALPHA FUNCTIONS | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 34d |
| 18864298 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SAMPLE RE-RUNS IN SAMPLE ANALYSYS | CHOI, JAMES J | — |
| 18864394 | DROPLET DISPENSATION BY FLUID LEVEL AND ENERGY | DUNLAP, JONATHAN M | — |
| 18714355 | HIGH THROUGHPUT MASS SPECTRAL DATA GENERATION | STOFFA, WYATT A | — |
| 18694178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL DECONVOLUTION FOR NON-CONTACT SAMPLE EJECTION | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | — |
| 18294386 | STANDARD ADDITION WORKFLOW FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | LI, LARRY | — |
| 18551248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING FLUID CONTAINERS | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | — |
| 18264613 | AFFINITY SELECTION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY WORKFLOW USING MAGNETIC PARTICLES | WECKER, JENNIFER | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | 13 |
| Aaron P. STELLA | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 9 |
| 1796 | 2 |
| 2855 | 1 |
| 1684 | 1 |
| 1798 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18864298 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SAMPLE RE-RUNS IN SAMPLE ANALYSYS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | CHOI, JAMES J | 2881 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18864394 | DROPLET DISPENSATION BY FLUID LEVEL AND ENERGY | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | DUNLAP, JONATHAN M | 2855 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18837043 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING ANALYSIS OF CHARGE SERIES SPECTRA | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | WANG, JING | 2881 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2024 |
| 18714355 | HIGH THROUGHPUT MASS SPECTRAL DATA GENERATION | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | STOFFA, WYATT A | 2881 | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18694178 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIGNAL DECONVOLUTION FOR NON-CONTACT SAMPLE EJECTION | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | EINHORN, MICA JILLIAN | 2881 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18689522 | ION TYPE TAILORED LIBRARY SEARCH PRE-PROCESSING, CONSTRAINTS AND SPECTRAL DATABASE BUILDING | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2024 |
| 18294386 | STANDARD ADDITION WORKFLOW FOR QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | LI, LARRY | 2881 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 01, 2024 |
| 18569701 | AUTOMATED OPTIMIZATION OF DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY (DMS) SEPARATIONS USING ALPHA FUNCTIONS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18551248 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING FLUID CONTAINERS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | KRCHA, MATTHEW D | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18264613 | AFFINITY SELECTION BY MASS SPECTROMETRY WORKFLOW USING MAGNETIC PARTICLES | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | WECKER, JENNIFER | 1684 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 08, 2023 |
| 18262829 | LIQUID FLOW/AIR FLOW COMBINATION FOR SAMPLE TRANSPORT | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | FISHER, BRITTANY I | 1796 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2023 |
| 18036461 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED MASS ANALYSIS INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | SMITH, DAVID E | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 11, 2023 |
| 18035210 | WELL TRAY ANALYZERS UTILIZING REMOVEABLE MAGNETS | Aaron P. Stella | RAMIREZ, ALEX | 1798 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | May 03, 2023 |
| 17755597 | Method of Mass Analysis - SWATH with Orthogonal Fragmentation Methodology | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | LOGIE, MICHAEL J | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | May 03, 2022 |
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Start Free Trial96.9% of resolved applications prosecuted by Merchant & Gould P.C. - Sciex were allowed, across 92 applications in USPTO records.
2.06 office actions per allowed application on average.
14 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 2 clients, before 14 examiners in 5 art units.
