Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
63 pending office actions • 21 clients • 61 examiners • 39 art units • 0 of 63 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 40 patents granted in the last 365 days
Steinfl + Bruno LLP has managed 2552 career applications, primarily within the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm has achieved a resolved allowance rate pct of 90.32 across these filings. This percentage reflects the proportion of resolved cases that resulted in an allowance rather than an abandonment, providing a measure of historical outcomes for applications in this sector.
The prosecution process at this firm involves an average of 3.2 office actions per allowance. This figure details the typical level of interaction with the patent office required to reach a grant. With 46 pending office actions currently on the docket, the firm continues to manage active matters within the context of its 2552 career applications. These pending cases represent the current workload for practitioners specializing in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 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. 19 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 only | 3 (5%) |
| §101 + other | 6 (10%) |
| §103 only | 26 (41%) |
| §102 only | 2 (3%) |
| §112 only | 4 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (6%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 17 (27%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (2%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTOYA, OSCHTA I | 2 | 71.4% | +14.3% |
| GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN | 2 | 71.7% | +11.5% |
| WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 1 | 80.3% | +12.3% |
| HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | 1 | 93.8% | +4.1% |
| FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1 | 44.3% | +2.3% |
| CELANI, NICHOLAS P | 1 | 45.8% | +42.3% |
| MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | 1 | 69.9% | +52.1% |
| AHSAN, SYED M | 1 | 73.1% | +22.3% |
| HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 1 | 69.5% | +49.6% |
| ZAIDI, SYED A | 1 | 81.9% | +12.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19141035 | LNA ARCHITECTURE WITH CONFIGURABLE FEEDBACK FILTERING | HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18805778 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A | 31d overdue |
| 17006591 | PROTEASE SENSITIVE GVPC AND RELATED GAS VESICLE GENE CLUSTERS, EXPRESSION SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTS, VECTORS, GENETIC CIRCUITS, CELLS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTRAST-ENHANCED IMAGING | REYNOLDS, FRED H | 30d overdue |
| 18878492 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FEEDING BLANKS | MORRISON, THOMAS A | 28d overdue |
| 17861077 | ENHANCED NUCLEIC ACID IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 18d overdue |
| 17264734 | ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND RELATED MARKERS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | HAMMELL, NEIL P | 9d overdue |
| 18006565 | CONTROL METHOD IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR ARTICLES AND A PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR ARTICLES OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD | KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN | 8d overdue |
| 18346531 | FABRIC WITH COOL FEELING FUNCTION AND RELATED CLOTHING ITEMS, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH | 2d overdue |
| 18468556 | Reduction of Edge Transistor Leakage on N-Type EDMOS and LDMOS Devices | DINKE, BITEW A | 62d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19007433 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS | MONTOYA, OSCHTA I | 66d overdue |
| 19007431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS | MONTOYA, OSCHTA I | 60d overdue |
| 19308992 | Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | — |
| 19222753 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | CELANI, NICHOLAS P | — |
| 19192586 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | — |
| 19169947 | SERVER DEVICE FOR USING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED MASTER KEY AND METHODS THEREOF | AHSAN, SYED M | — |
| 19109876 | IMPELLER FOR A FLOW MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPELLER | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | — |
| 19043771 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA, AND METHODS THEREOF | ZAIDI, SYED A | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2836 | 2 |
| 1749 | 2 |
| 2421 | 2 |
| 2498 | 2 |
| 2812 | 2 |
| 1645 | 2 |
| 1789 | 2 |
| 1681 | 2 |
| 2449 | 1 |
| 2439 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19308992 | Methods and Apparatuses for Use in Tuning Reactance in a Circuit Device | Psemi Corporation | WILLOUGHBY, TERRENCE RONIQUE | 2836 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 25, 2025 |
| 19141035 | LNA ARCHITECTURE WITH CONFIGURABLE FEEDBACK FILTERING | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | HERNANDEZ, WILLIAM | 2836 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2025 |
| 19134000 | BELTLESS TYRE FOR MOTOR VEHICLES | Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. | FISCHER, JUSTIN R | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19222753 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | CELANI, NICHOLAS P | 2449 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19192586 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | MALINOWSKI, WALTER J | 2439 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 29, 2025 |
| 19169947 | SERVER DEVICE FOR USING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED MASTER KEY AND METHODS THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | AHSAN, SYED M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 03, 2025 | |
| 19109876 | IMPELLER FOR A FLOW MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN IMPELLER | Piller Blowers & Compressors GmbH | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3726 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19043771 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING DATA, AND METHODS THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | ZAIDI, SYED A | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 03, 2025 | |
| 18997044 | INTEGRATED PCM DRIVER | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | JOSEPH, DENNIS P | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2025 | |
| 19030270 | HYBRID COUPLER BASED T/R SWITCH | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | AYOTUNDE, AYODEJI O | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 | |
| 19007433 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS | AB Inventio, LLC | MONTOYA, OSCHTA I | 2421 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19007431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIRTUAL INTERACTIONS | AB Inventio, LLC | MONTOYA, OSCHTA I | 2421 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 60d overdue | Pending | Dec 31, 2024 |
| 19005983 | ANTI-INFECTION FLUIDIC CHANNEL | California Institute Of Technology | MARCETICH, ADAM M | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 | |
| 18878492 | UNIT AND METHOD FOR FEEDING BLANKS | R.A Jones & Co. | MORRISON, THOMAS A | 3653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 28d overdue | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18874441 | FORMING TOOLS COATED WITH KAPPA-ALUMINA | Oerlikon Surface Solutions AG, Pfäffikon | ZHANG, HAI Y | 1717 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18959049 | METHOD FOR MONITORING NETWORK USING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Crypto Lab Inc. | BOYD, MALA DENAE | 2497 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18951069 | Power Amplifier Linearizer | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, KHIEM D | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 | |
| 18943563 | COMPACT HUMIDITY AND PRESSURE SENSOR WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | ROBERTS, HERBERT K | §103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 | |
| 18942995 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMPILING AND METHODS THEREOF | UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University | TOKARCZYK, CHRISTOPHER B | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 | |
| 18940771 | ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | California Institute Of Technology | GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 | |
| 18934695 | SERVER DEVICE FOR PROVIDING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION AI MODEL AND METHOD THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | LEMMA, SAMSON B | 2498 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 01, 2024 |
| 18927386 | ASSOCIATIVE POLYMERS FOR USE IN A FLOW AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | California Institute Of Technology | GRAHAM, CHANTEL LORAN | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 | |
| 18805778 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTION AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Crypto Lab Inc. | NILFOROUSH, MOHAMMAD A | 3697 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | 31d overdue | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18724947 | MANIPULATOR FOR PACKAGES AND RELATED PROCESS FOR MOVING PACKAGES | R.A Jones & Co. | LOWE, MICHAEL S | 3652 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18752009 | High Voltage Switching Device | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | GHEYAS, SYED I | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 24, 2024 | |
| 18750645 | T-Gate FET Structure | Psemi Corporation | KUSUMAKAR, KAREN M | 2897 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 21, 2024 |
| 18710600 | A TYRE FOR VEHICLE WHEELS | Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. | DYE, ROBERT C | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 5d overdue | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18704036 | APPARATUS FOR ADMINISTERING MEDICAMENTS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING EXPIRY DATES OF A MEDICAMENT DISPENSER | Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 23, 2024 | |
| 18639640 | EDMOS FET with Variable Drift Region Resistance | Psemi Corporation | SEHAR, FAKEHA | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 | |
| 18622519 | IMPEDANCE CONTROL IN MERGED STACKED FET AMPLIFIERS | Psemi Corporation | NGUYEN, HIEU P | 2843 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 29, 2024 |
| 18612392 | Diode-Based Protection Circuit | Psemi Corporation | CHOE, HENRY | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 | |
| 18601465 | ESD Protection Circuit | Psemi Corporation | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2024 | |
| 18681424 | SYSTEM FOR ADVANCED PHYSICIAN TRAINING AND PATIENT SPECIFIC REHEARSALS | Mentice AB | YIP, JACK | 3715 | §103 | Final Rejection | 20d | Pending | Feb 05, 2024 |
| 18294805 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR 3D PRINTING OF VASCULATURE | Mentice AB | WU, YANNA | 2615 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 02, 2024 |
| 18423732 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MAKING DECISION AND METHODS THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | SANKS, SCHYLER S | §101§102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 | |
| 18420465 | PEDMOS Transistor Devices | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | WHALEN, DANIEL B | 2893 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 23, 2024 |
| 18416779 | Low-Leakage NEDMOS and LDMOS Devices | Psemi Corporation | PARTHASARATHY, ROHIT | 2899 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18540531 | Asymmetric MOSFET Devices | Psemi Corporation | MAZUMDER, DIDARUL A | 2812 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 14, 2023 |
| 18560643 | STRAINS OF PROBIOTIC BACTERIA FOR USE IN A PREVENTIVE METHOD OF TREATMENT OR IN AN ADJUVANT METHOD OF TREATMENT OF VIRAL RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS | Probiotical S.p.A. | DICKENS, AMELIA NICOLE | 1645 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18470879 | PURIFICATION AND DETECTION OF ANALYTES | California Institute Of Technology | KIPOUROS, HOLLY MICHAELA | 1799 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18468556 | Reduction of Edge Transistor Leakage on N-Type EDMOS and LDMOS Devices | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | DINKE, BITEW A | 2812 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 62d | Pending | Sep 15, 2023 |
| 18451554 | Vertical Nano-Pillar Transistor Structures for 3-D ICS | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | RAMOS FELICIANO, ELISEO | 2817 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18546420 | LASER DOPPLER VELOCIMETRY-BASED FLOW SENSOR FOR DOWNHOLE MEASUREMENTS IN OIL PIPES | California Institute Of Technology | SINGH, AVIRAJ DONGSOOK | 3645 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 14, 2023 |
| 18346531 | FABRIC WITH COOL FEELING FUNCTION AND RELATED CLOTHING ITEMS, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS | Guangzhou Jingyilvfang Technology Co., Ltd. | JOHNSON, JENNA LEIGH | 1789 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18346706 | THERMAL TRANSFER METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICS AND RELATED FABRICS AND ITEMS | Guangzhou Jingyilvfang Technology Co., Ltd. | KHAN, AMINA S | 1786 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 03, 2023 |
| 18334664 | MUSEUM DISPLAY CASE WITH FILTRATION SYSTEM AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM | Goppion S.p.A. | FAROKHROOZ, FATIMA N | 2875 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 29d overdue | Pending | Jun 14, 2023 |
| 18331809 | THERMAL TRANSFER METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLENDED FABRICS AND RELATED BLENDED FABRIC AND ITEMS | Guangzhou Jingyilvfang Technology Co., Ltd. | MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T | 1789 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Jun 08, 2023 |
| 18144806 | S-LINKED QUINONE POLYMERS, SULFURIZED CARBON MATRICES AND RELATED COMPOSITES, COMPOSITIONS, ELECTRODE MATERIAL, ELECTRODES, ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, BATTERIES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | Linova Energy Inc. | YOON, TAE H | 1762 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 08, 2023 |
| 18185707 | APPARATUS FOR BOOTSTRAP PROCESSING HOMOMORPHIC ENCRYPTED MESSAGE AND METHOD THEREOF | Crypto Lab Inc. | CARNES, THOMAS A | 2436 | §103 | Final Rejection | 16d | Pending | Mar 17, 2023 |
| 18167697 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED ELECTROLYSIS CELL | California Institute Of Technology | STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN | 1795 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18006565 | CONTROL METHOD IN A PRODUCTION PROCESS FOR ARTICLES AND A PRODUCTION APPARATUS FOR ARTICLES OPERATING ACCORDING TO THIS METHOD | G.D S.p.A. | KINSAUL, ANNA KATHRYN | 3731 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 8d overdue | Pending | Jan 23, 2023 |
| 18005831 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University | STARK, JARRETT J | 2898 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jan 17, 2023 |
| 17999389 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING STATISTICAL CALCULATION ON HOMOMORPHIC CIPHERTEXT | Crypto Lab Inc. | DILUZIO, NICHOLAS JOSEPH | 2498 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2022 |
| 18047789 | MINIATURIZED IMPLANTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR DEVICES | California Institute Of Technology | CHEN, TSE W | 3791 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Oct 19, 2022 |
| 18046737 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FABRICATING BIOSENSORS | Helmholtz Zentrum München - Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH) | LE, AUSTIN Q | 1796 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 14, 2022 |
| 17861077 | ENHANCED NUCLEIC ACID IDENTIFICATION AND DETECTION | California Institute Of Technology | CHUNDURU, SURYAPRABHA | 1681 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 18d overdue | Pending | Jul 08, 2022 |
| 17782440 | SOLID FORM FORMULATION COMPRISING CHROMIUM OR COPPER OR A VITAMIN, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF | Pharmanutra S.P.A | WEDDINGTON, KEVIN E | 1629 | §112 | Final Rejection | 15d overdue | Pending | Jun 03, 2022 |
| 17776024 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR BUILDING TYRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELS | Pirelli Tyre S.p.A. | BOOTH, ALEXANDER D | 1749 | §103 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | May 11, 2022 |
| 17683246 | SAME-SAMPLE ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | California Institute Of Technology | SCHLOOP, ALLISON ELIZABETH | 1683 | §101§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2022 |
| 17434268 | COMPOSITION AND CONTAINER, KIT, METHOD OF USE | Ntc S.r.l. | PURDY, KYLE A | 1611 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2021 |
| 17264734 | ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITY OF MICROORGANISMS AND RELATED MARKERS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | California Institute Of Technology | HAMMELL, NEIL P | 1681 | §101§112 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Jan 29, 2021 |
| 17006591 | PROTEASE SENSITIVE GVPC AND RELATED GAS VESICLE GENE CLUSTERS, EXPRESSION SYSTEMS, CONSTRUCTS, VECTORS, GENETIC CIRCUITS, CELLS, COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTRAST-ENHANCED IMAGING | California Institute Of Technology | REYNOLDS, FRED H | 1658 | §103§112Other | Final Rejection | 30d overdue | Pending | Aug 28, 2020 |
| 16157885 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS, FOR INTERFERING WITH VIABILITY OF BACTERIA AND RELATED ANTIMICROBIALS AND COMPOSITIONS | The Regents of the University of California | HINES, JANA A | 1645 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 11, 2018 |
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