Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
30 pending office actions • 9 clients • 28 examiners • 15 art units • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
SMITH TEMPEL BLAHA LLC handles 2642 career applications in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm has a resolved allowance rate pct of 83.89. Its prosecution history includes an avg office actions per allowance of 3.57.
The firm is currently addressing 20 pending office actions. The 83.89 resolved allowance rate pct and 3.57 avg office actions per allowance are based on the firm's 2642 career applications. These metrics provide a data-driven profile of the firm's performance in its primary technology area.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 13 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. 13 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 | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 12 (40%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 16 (53%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SHARMA, ADITYA | 2 | 79.5% | +28.1% |
| SAWYER, STEVEN T | 2 | 72.5% | +30.5% |
| PARK, SUNGHYOUN | 1 | 75.4% | +9.3% |
| IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | 1 | 66.2% | +17.7% |
| BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | 1 | 78.2% | +17.2% |
| POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M | 1 | 72.9% | +26.4% |
| NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN | 1 | 77.7% | +23.9% |
| SINGH, KAVEL | 1 | 83.7% | +14.0% |
| ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | 1 | 85.1% | +17.9% |
| RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | 1 | 87.1% | +10.8% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18656793 | NOVEL GRAVITY CONVEYOR FOR AN AUTOMATED COOKING RESTAURANT (ACR) | SINGH, KAVEL | — |
| 18693683 | Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | — |
| 18609178 | Component Carrier and Method of Manufacturing the Component Carrier | RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18301244 | Metal Body Formed on a Component Carrier by Additive Manufacturing | ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J | 141d overdue |
| 17986865 | DAY ZERO NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODEL | ZHU, RICHARD Z | 9d overdue |
| 18544088 | Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers | KOSANOVIC, HELENA | 3d overdue |
| 18061989 | Method of Manufacturing a Component Carrier Metal Trace and a Component Carrier | ANDERSON, JOSHUA D | 2d overdue |
| 18479944 | Package having component carrier with cavity and electronic component as well as functional filling medium therein | CRITE, ANTONIO B | 1d overdue |
| 18182272 | Inductor Inlay for a Component Carrier and a Method of Manufacturing the Same | CHAN, TSZFUNG JACKIE | 15d |
| 17656373 | Method of Manufacturing Component Carriers With Removable Plate in Core | WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | 26d |
| 18605509 | Component Carrier With Continuously Extending Vertical Connection Structure, and Manufacturing Method | VARGHESE, ROSHN K | 43d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18692032 | Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure | SAWYER, STEVEN T | 4d overdue |
| 17817734 | Component Carrier With Different Stack Heights and Vertical Opening and Manufacturing Methods | SHARMA, ADITYA | 27d |
| 19076757 | Antenna Assembly With Stack and Antenna Structure | IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | — |
| 18941214 | Component Carrier With Embedded Interposer Laterally Between Electrically Conductive Structures of Stack | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | — |
| 18932966 | Solder Mask Arrangement for a Component Carrier | POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M | — |
| 18809032 | PURPOSE DRIVEN SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM | NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN | — |
| 18656793 | NOVEL GRAVITY CONVEYOR FOR AN AUTOMATED COOKING RESTAURANT (ACR) | SINGH, KAVEL | — |
| 18693683 | Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| AT&S | 21 |
| Kitchen Robotics Ltd. | 2 |
| BI SCIENCE (2009) LTD | 1 |
| Movius Interactive Corporation, | 1 |
| Gavriel Clean Tech Ltd. | 1 |
| Fire & Flavor Grilling Co. LLC | 1 |
| Spider Grills, LLC | 1 |
| Ortner Cleanroom Engineering GmbH | 1 |
| Movius | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2847 | 6 |
| 3762 | 2 |
| 3729 | 2 |
| 2484 | 1 |
| 2415 | 1 |
| 2848 | 1 |
| 2896 | 1 |
| 2815 | 1 |
| 2817 | 1 |
| 2874 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19211353 | SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR SURVEYING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS ON A SCREEN DISPLAY | BI SCIENCE (2009) LTD | PARK, SUNGHYOUN | 2484 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 19, 2025 |
| 19076757 | Antenna Assembly With Stack and Antenna Structure | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | IMMANUEL, BAMIDELE ADEFOLARIN | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 | |
| 18941214 | Component Carrier With Embedded Interposer Laterally Between Electrically Conductive Structures of Stack | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 | |
| 18932966 | Solder Mask Arrangement for a Component Carrier | At&S (Chongqing) Company Limited | POLLEY, CHRISTOPHER M | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| 18809032 | PURPOSE DRIVEN SECURE COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM | Movius Interactive Corporation, | NOORISTANY, SULAIMAN | 2415 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18656793 | NOVEL GRAVITY CONVEYOR FOR AN AUTOMATED COOKING RESTAURANT (ACR) | Kitchen Robotics Ltd. | SINGH, KAVEL | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 | |
| 18693683 | Package with Organic Integrated Circuit Substrate Embedded in Inorganic Carrier Body and Redistribution Structure Extending Along Both | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | ANDERSON, WILLIAM H | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 | |
| 18693630 | Component Carrier with Rough Surface and Smooth Surface Metal Traces and Manufacturing Method | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | SHARMA, ADITYA | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2024 |
| 18609178 | Component Carrier and Method of Manufacturing the Component Carrier | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | RAHMAN, MOHAMMAD A | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 19, 2024 | |
| 18692075 | Manufacturing a Component Carrier by a Nano Imprint Lithography Process | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | AYCHILLHUM, ANDARGIE M | 2848 | §103 | Final Rejection | 72d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18692032 | Stamping Surface Profile in Design Layer and Filling an Indentation With Metallic Base Structure and Electroplating Structure | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | SAWYER, STEVEN T | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18605509 | Component Carrier With Continuously Extending Vertical Connection Structure, and Manufacturing Method | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | VARGHESE, ROSHN K | 2896 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 43d | Pending | Mar 14, 2024 |
| 18595789 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POLLUTION FROM A COMBUSTION CHAMBER | Gavriel Clean Tech Ltd. | LAU, JASON | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 | |
| 18585434 | Component Carrier with Ultra-thin Insulation Film and Manufacturing Method | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | HARRISON, MONICA D | 2815 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18544088 | Portable Grill System with Katabatic Dampers | Fire & Flavor Grilling Co. LLC | KOSANOVIC, HELENA | 3762 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 3d overdue | Pending | Dec 18, 2023 |
| 18388471 | System and Method for Bimodal Air Control in a Kettle-style Grill | Spider Grills, LLC | ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A | 3762 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18385605 | CONTROLLER OF AN INDUSTRIAL-ROBOTIC-AIR-FRYING SYSTEM (IRAFS) | Kitchen Robotics Ltd. | TRAN, TIFFANY T | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2023 | |
| 18479944 | Package having component carrier with cavity and electronic component as well as functional filling medium therein | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | CRITE, ANTONIO B | 2817 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | Oct 03, 2023 |
| 18460632 | Component Carrier Having Dielectric Layer With Conductively Filled Through Holes Tapering in Opposite Directions | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | THOMPSON, TIMOTHY J | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 04, 2023 |
| 18338287 | Component Carrier and Method of Manufacturing the Same | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | LE, UYEN CHAU N | 2874 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 20, 2023 |
| 18301244 | Metal Body Formed on a Component Carrier by Additive Manufacturing | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 141d overdue | Pending | Apr 16, 2023 |
| 18182272 | Inductor Inlay for a Component Carrier and a Method of Manufacturing the Same | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | CHAN, TSZFUNG JACKIE | 2837 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Mar 10, 2023 |
| 18160406 | Module Comprising a Semiconductor-based Component and Method of Manufacturing the Same | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG | TYNES JR., LAWRENCE C | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18003676 | Textile Fabric, Clothing, Method for Producing or Functionalizing a Textile Fabric and Uses of a Photosensitizer Bonded to a Textile Fabric | Ortner Cleanroom Engineering GmbH | EMRICH, LARISSA ROWE | 1789 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 28, 2022 |
| 18061989 | Method of Manufacturing a Component Carrier Metal Trace and a Component Carrier | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | ANDERSON, JOSHUA D | 3729 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Dec 05, 2022 |
| 17986865 | DAY ZERO NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING MODEL | Movius Interactive Corporation | ZHU, RICHARD Z | 2654 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17934243 | Partially Filling a Component Carrier Opening in a Controlled Manner | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | SAWYER, STEVEN T | 2847 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17932864 | Forming Through Hole in Component Carrier by Laser Drilling Blind Hole and Extending the Latter by Etching | At&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft | CAZAN, LIVIUS RADU | 3729 | §103 | Final Rejection | 7d | Pending | Sep 16, 2022 |
| 17817734 | Component Carrier With Different Stack Heights and Vertical Opening and Manufacturing Methods | At&S (China) Co. Ltd. | SHARMA, ADITYA | 2847 | §103 | Final Rejection | 27d | Pending | Aug 05, 2022 |
| 17656373 | Method of Manufacturing Component Carriers With Removable Plate in Core | At&S (Chongqing) Company Limited | WINTERS, SEAN AYERS | 2892 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Mar 24, 2022 |
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