Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 06, 2026

Soei Usa Inc.

35 pending office actions • 12 clients • 35 examiners • 25 art units • 0 of 35 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready

Quality Metrics (n=675 apps, methodology: how we score firms)

91.3%
Allowance Rate
n=675
+0.51σ
Allowance Rate (norm)
n=675
2.3
OAs to Allowance
n=355
-0.65σ
OAs to Allow (norm)
n=355
849 days
Time to Allowance
n=355
+5.8pp
Interview Lift
n=675
17.0%
RCE Rate
n=675
0.4%
Appeal Rate
n=675

Rejection Performance (% of received rejections ultimately overcome)

64.5%
§101 Overcome
n=31
74.6%
§102 Overcome
n=201
74.2%
§103 Overcome
n=287
72.8%
§112 Overcome
n=147

Specialization & Scale

H10W, H01L, H10P
Top CPC Subclasses
20%
Top-3 CPC Share
n=675
1
Practitioners
n=675
675.0
Apps / Practitioner
n=675

Portfolio Summary

35
Total Pending OAs
24
Non-Final OAs
11
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
0
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 8 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due later (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

19
Hard (54%)
16
Medium (46%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 only1 (3%)
§101 + other2 (6%)
§103 only10 (29%)
§102 only6 (17%)
Multi-statute (no §101)16 (46%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

8
Life Sciences
23% of docket
3
Information Tech
9% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
8
Semiconductors
23% of docket
9
Mechanical / Eng
26% of docket
7
Business / Other
20% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

350 h
Manual time on pending OAs
70 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
122 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI 1 47.1% +58.9%
KONERU, LAKSHMI S 1 62.7% +16.3%
LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW 1 64.7% +52.0%
WAITS, ALAN B 1 68.9% +29.6%
PATEL, VISHAL I 1 78.8% +10.3%
BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS 1 78.1% +17.4%
MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE 1 54.7% +48.8%
RUMMEL, JULIA L 1 34.7% +52.3%
ESTRADA, ANGEL R 1 85.5% -43.6%
GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN 1 33.3% +30.1%

Quick Wins (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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18854547 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ESTRADA, ANGEL R

Hard Cases (19)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18721195 PISTON RING AND PISTON RING SET PATEL, VISHAL A 26d overdue
18604525 COMMUNICATION USING TIME DIVISION DUPLEX PATTERN JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM 9d overdue
19002696 RADIAL FOIL BEARING WITH BUMP FOIL WAITS, ALAN B 7d
18396700 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ORDERED COMMAND DATA SETS CAIN, ZACHARY ANDREW 69d
18861591 Untitled AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI
19174923 COMPRESSOR WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW
18843314 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN
18710187 METAL-BONDED GRINDING WHEEL PARVINI, PEGAH

Interview Candidates (9)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
19002696 RADIAL FOIL BEARING WITH BUMP FOIL WAITS, ALAN B 7d
19141052 OIL CONTROL RING KONERU, LAKSHMI S 70d
18861591 Untitled AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI
19174923 COMPRESSOR WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW
18864550 ADHESIVE SET, ADHESIVE BODY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR PATEL, VISHAL I
18858330 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS
18856062 FILM FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, LAMINATE FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMPOSITION FOR TEMPORARY FIXING MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE
18854969 COATING LIQUID, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING LIQUID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL RUMMEL, JULIA L

Client Portfolio (12 clients)

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
36752
17872
28962
37461
36171
17461
28471
17841
28411
36251

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18861591 Untitled Resonac Corporation AL SAMIRI, KHALED AHMED ALI §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending
19141052 OIL CONTROL RING Kabushiki Kaisha Riken KONERU, LAKSHMI S 3675 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Jun 19, 2025
19174923 COMPRESSOR WITH ELECTRIC MOTOR Ihi Corporation LETTMAN, BRYAN MATTHEW 3746 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 10, 2025
19002696 RADIAL FOIL BEARING WITH BUMP FOIL Ihi Corporation WAITS, ALAN B 3617 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Dec 27, 2024
18864550 ADHESIVE SET, ADHESIVE BODY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Resonac Corporation PATEL, VISHAL I 1746 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 11, 2024
18858330 MEMBER FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Resonac Corporation BURNS, TREMESHA WILLIS 2847 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 21, 2024
18856062 FILM FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, LAMINATE FOR TEMPORARY FIXING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, COMPOSITION FOR TEMPORARY FIXING Resonac Corporation MILLER, BETHANY MACKENZIE 1787 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18854969 COATING LIQUID, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATING LIQUID, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE MATERIAL Resonac Corporation RUMMEL, JULIA L 1784 §103Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 08, 2024
18854547 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Resonac Corporation ESTRADA, ANGEL R 2841 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 07, 2024
18843314 MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Jgc Corporation GURSKI, AMANDA KAREN 3625 §101 Final Rejection Pending Sep 03, 2024
18836354 DICING/DIE-BONDING FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Resonac Corporation AHMED, SHAHED §103 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 07, 2024
18762654 ROBOT WITH ARTICULATED ARM Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki BURKMAN, JESSICA LYNN 3653 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 03, 2024
18749721 CABLE ASSEMBLY I-Pex Inc. ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2024
18721195 PISTON RING AND PISTON RING SET Kabushiki Kaisha Riken PATEL, VISHAL A 3675 §102§103Other Final Rejection 26d overdue Pending Jun 18, 2024
18710187 METAL-BONDED GRINDING WHEEL Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd. PARVINI, PEGAH §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending May 15, 2024
18663065 MOTOR DEVICE WITH CARRIER SIGNAL FOR POWER SUPPLY Ihi Corporation IMTIAZ, ZOHEB S 2846 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending May 14, 2024
18705992 REINFORCED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP PRODUCTION METHOD, SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP WITH FILM, SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP REINFORCEMENT METHOD, REINFORCEMENT FILM AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Resonac Corporation BLACKWELL, ASHLEY NICOLE §102 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 30, 2024
18630267 CONNECTOR DEVICE I-Pex Inc. PATEL, HARSHAD C §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Apr 09, 2024
18604525 COMMUNICATION USING TIME DIVISION DUPLEX PATTERN Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki JANGBAHADUR, LAKERAM 2469 §103§112Other Final Rejection 9d overdue Pending Mar 14, 2024
18687298 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, TEMPORARY-FIXING MATERIAL, AND APPLICATION FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE OF TEMPORARY-FIXING MATERIAL Resonac Corporation ERDEM, FAZLI 2812 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Feb 28, 2024
18686881 FILM FOR TEMPORARY FIXATION, LAYERED PRODUCT FOR TEMPORARY FIXATION, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Resonac Corporation FREEMAN, JOHN D 1787 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Feb 27, 2024
18683250 CUSHION BODY Archem Inc. KELLEHER, WILLIAM J 3648 §103 Final Rejection 70d Pending Feb 13, 2024
18396700 COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ORDERED COMMAND DATA SETS Kabushiki Kaisha Yaskawa Denki CAIN, ZACHARY ANDREW 2116 §101§102§103§112 Non-Final OA 69d Pending Dec 27, 2023
18552222 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ELEMENT Resonac Corporation PARENDO, KEVIN A 2896 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 25, 2023
18470491 METHOD FOR FORMING RESIST PATTERN, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Tokyo Electron Limited CHACKO DAVIS, DABORAH 1737 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2023
18261114 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Resonac Corporation CHEN, YU 2896 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Jul 12, 2023
18260468 METHOD FOR PRODUCING WIRING BOARD, LAMINATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Resonac Corporation LEGASPI, EUGENE REY DEVERA 3729 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 05, 2023
18336016 SURFACE MAGNET ROTOR Ihi Corporation SCHLAK, DANIEL KEITH 2834 §102§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 16, 2023
18256452 DESIGN ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DESIGN ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND DESIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAM Resonac Corporation ROSEN, ELIZABETH H §101§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 08, 2023
18299776 CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTOR I-Pex Inc. KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Apr 13, 2023
18245347 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, PREPREG, AND SUBSTRATE MATERIAL FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Resonac Corporation YI, STELLA KIM 1744 §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 15, 2023
18005068 WIRELESS CONNECTION DEVICE NTT Docomo, Inc. WILLIAMS, TRACY L 2465 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Jan 11, 2023
18065623 AIR PUMP SYSTEM FOR MASSAGER Techno Takatsuki Co., Ltd. DAHER, KIRA B 3785 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2022
17995408 TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM FOR SEMICONDUCTOR ENCAPSULATION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, LEAD FRAME WITH TEMPORARY PROTECTION FILM, TEMPORARILY PROTECTED ENCAPSULATION OBJECT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE Showa Denko Materials Co., Ltd. DUCHENEAUX, FRANK D 1788 §103 Final Rejection 56d overdue Pending Oct 04, 2022
17641101 TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE FILM, REEL BODY, PACKAGING BODY, PACKAGE BODY, TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE BODY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Resonac Corporation WU, ANDREA 1763 §103 Final Rejection Pending Mar 08, 2022

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