Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
14 pending office actions • 1 client • 10 examiners • 3 art units • 0 of 14 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 17 patents granted in the last 365 days
Potomac Law Group, PLLC - AB Sciex focuses its prosecution efforts in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. With 141 career applications, the firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 92.0. This performance indicates a strong proficiency in securing patent protections within this technical domain.
The firm maintains an efficient prosecution timeline, averaging 1.57 office actions per allowance. This low average suggests that applications are often resolved quickly, minimizing the time spent on protracted negotiations. There are currently 7 pending office actions, which represents a manageable active workload relative to the 141 career applications handled by the firm.
The resolved allowance rate pct of 92.0 demonstrates a high level of success in obtaining grants. When paired with the 1.57 average office actions per allowance, the data suggests a streamlined strategy for the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. This profile reflects a focused and effective prosecution practice that balances success rates with efficient processing times.
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 | 4 (29%) |
| §103 only | 3 (21%) |
| §102 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| WANG, JING | 3 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| SMITH, DAVID E | 2 | 85.2% | +7.0% |
| OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 2 | 73.0% | +16.7% |
| GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE | 1 | 64.4% | +38.8% |
| GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | 1 | 79.6% | +25.0% |
| KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | 1 | 84.4% | +23.8% |
| BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | 1 | — | — |
| MCCORMACK, JASON L | 1 | 84.6% | +8.1% |
| HAQ, SHAFIQUL | 1 | 64.8% | +55.2% |
| CHANG, HANWAY | 1 | 86.1% | +7.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18280542 | Bifurcated Mass Spectrometer | CHANG, HANWAY | 22d |
| 18707137 | Ion Optical Elements and Methods of Manufacturing the Same | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | — |
| 18283318 | Differential Mobility Spectrometer/Mass Spectrometer Interface With Greater Than 10 L/Min Transport Gas Flow | SMITH, DAVID E | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18569773 | Internal Fragment Reduction in Top Down ECD Analysis of Proteins | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 6d |
| 18696002 | Laser Induced Fragmentation for MRM Analysis | WANG, JING | 19d |
| 18858565 | Pseudo MS3 Strategy Employing PTR for Labelled Quantitative Proteomics | WANG, JING | — |
| 18857662 | Detection Saturation Correction and De-Coalescence by Ion Beam Modulation | GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE | — |
| 18856903 | High-Throughput Analysis Using Ion Mobility and Mass Spectroscopy | SMITH, DAVID E | — |
| 18722148 | Natural Isotopologues Based-Mass Spectrometer Calibration | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18711346 | Method for Noise Reduction and Ion Rate Estimation Using an Analog Detection System | WANG, JING | — |
| 18577407 | SCOUT MRM FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18857662 | Detection Saturation Correction and De-Coalescence by Ion Beam Modulation | GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE | — |
| 18722148 | Natural Isotopologues Based-Mass Spectrometer Calibration | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | — |
| 18707137 | Ion Optical Elements and Methods of Manufacturing the Same | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | — |
| 18702003 | Methods and Systems for Simultaneously Generating Differential Mobility Spectrometry-Ms and -Ms/Ms Data | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | — |
| 18569781 | Electron-Based Fragmentation Method | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | — |
| 18286942 | Native Fluorescence Detection for Protein Analysis in Capillary Electrophoresis | HAQ, SHAFIQUL | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | 14 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2881 | 7 |
| 1678 | 1 |
| 2878 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18858565 | Pseudo MS3 Strategy Employing PTR for Labelled Quantitative Proteomics | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | WANG, JING | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 21, 2024 | |
| 18857662 | Detection Saturation Correction and De-Coalescence by Ion Beam Modulation | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | GOURLIE, LAURA ELOISE | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 | |
| 18856903 | High-Throughput Analysis Using Ion Mobility and Mass Spectroscopy | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | SMITH, DAVID E | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 | |
| 18722148 | Natural Isotopologues Based-Mass Spectrometer Calibration | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | GASSEN, CHRISTOPHER J | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2024 | |
| 18711346 | Method for Noise Reduction and Ion Rate Estimation Using an Analog Detection System | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | WANG, JING | 2881 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 17, 2024 |
| 18707137 | Ion Optical Elements and Methods of Manufacturing the Same | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | KALISZEWSKI, ALINA ROSE | 2881 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18702003 | Methods and Systems for Simultaneously Generating Differential Mobility Spectrometry-Ms and -Ms/Ms Data | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 2881 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18696002 | Laser Induced Fragmentation for MRM Analysis | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | WANG, JING | 2881 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18577407 | SCOUT MRM FOR SCREENING AND DIAGNOSTIC ASSAYS | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | BERA, HENA RAKESHKUMAR | §101§102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 08, 2024 | |
| 18569781 | Electron-Based Fragmentation Method | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | OSENBAUGH-STEWART, ELIZA W | 2881 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18569773 | Internal Fragment Reduction in Top Down ECD Analysis of Proteins | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | MCCORMACK, JASON L | 2881 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Dec 13, 2023 |
| 18286942 | Native Fluorescence Detection for Protein Analysis in Capillary Electrophoresis | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | HAQ, SHAFIQUL | 1678 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 13, 2023 |
| 18283318 | Differential Mobility Spectrometer/Mass Spectrometer Interface With Greater Than 10 L/Min Transport Gas Flow | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | SMITH, DAVID E | 2881 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 21, 2023 |
| 18280542 | Bifurcated Mass Spectrometer | DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. | CHANG, HANWAY | 2878 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
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