Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics
72 pending office actions • 35 clients • 69 examiners • 54 art units • 0 of 72 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Syncoda LLC reports 3171 career applications in Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics and 71 pending office actions. The application figure indicates a broad reported prosecution history, while the pending docket shows substantial ongoing office-action activity.
Its resolved allowance rate is 88.72%, and the average is 2.22 office actions per allowance. Resolved matters have reached allowance frequently, with allowances associated with a relatively limited number of office-action events on average. The two measures together help distinguish outcome frequency from prosecution burden.
This combination gives practitioners a useful portfolio-level view of activity and results. It does not reveal the claim scope, examiner mix, or technology-specific circumstances behind individual dispositions, so application-level review remains necessary when assessing a particular matter.
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 + other | 7 (10%) |
| §103 only | 27 (38%) |
| §102 only | 3 (4%) |
| §112 only | 7 (10%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (1%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 24 (33%) |
| No statute on record | 2 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIN, CHENG XI | 2 | 84.9% | +13.4% |
| RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 2 | 93.3% | +8.6% |
| XU, ZHIJUN | 2 | 77.3% | +11.4% |
| SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | 1 | 66.7% | +25.0% |
| MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | 1 | 49.0% | +49.0% |
| SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS | 1 | 89.0% | +5.7% |
| PARSONS, JOSIAH DANIEL | 1 | 97.5% | +2.8% |
| NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 1 | 74.6% | +18.8% |
| NEURAUTER JR, GEORGE C | 1 | 76.6% | +10.6% |
| DAVIS, AMELIE R | 1 | 65.1% | +33.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18479093 | PHASE SHIFTER AND PHASE SHIFTING METHOD | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 5d overdue |
| 18774897 | Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout system and auxiliary switching device | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
| 18468709 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING POWER AMPLIFIER | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17044845 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DISPLAY DEVICE | KIM, JAHAE | 121d overdue |
| 17351450 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENCE PROCESSING, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | MEHTA, JYOTI | 10d overdue |
| 17720018 | BLOOD ANALYSIS APPARATUS, BLOOD ANALYSIS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | WISE, OLIVIA M. | 27d |
| 18250983 | CHECKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIUM-AND-LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE PLAN IN POWER GRID, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | KARIM, ZIAUL | 56d |
| 18347529 | SALT CAVERN FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM | GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE | 57d |
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 65d |
| 19330990 | ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION METHODS, APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION SYSTEMS | MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | — |
| 19274598 | LED DECORATIVE LIGHT WITH CONTROLLABLE FLASHING BUBBLES | SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17891618 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | XU, ZHIJUN | 65d |
| 19369630 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD IN COMBINATION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | — |
| 19330990 | ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION METHODS, APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION SYSTEMS | MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | — |
| 19133754 | VIDEO TRANSCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | — |
| 18264756 | TASK ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICE, AND NETWORK TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS | NEURAUTER JR, GEORGE C | — |
| 19171708 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM | DAVIS, AMELIE R | — |
| 18774897 | Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout system and auxiliary switching device | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
| 18774851 | Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout beam and traveling rail Jointing device thereof | LIN, CHENG XI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2818 | 5 |
| 2898 | 3 |
| 2843 | 3 |
| 2897 | 3 |
| 3798 | 2 |
| 2662 | 2 |
| 2824 | 2 |
| 1628 | 2 |
| 3615 | 2 |
| 1796 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19369630 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD IN COMBINATION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | SAKAMOTO, COLIN T | 3798 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 27, 2025 |
| 19330990 | ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION METHODS, APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION SYSTEMS | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | MONTICELLO, WILLIAM THOMAS | 3682 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 17, 2025 |
| 19274598 | LED DECORATIVE LIGHT WITH CONTROLLABLE FLASHING BUBBLES | Hangzhou Yun Led Chip Photoelectricity Tech. Co., Ltd. | SATHIRAJU, SRINIVAS | 2845 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 20, 2025 |
| 35525477 | Folding mobile phone | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | PARSONS, JOSIAH DANIEL | 2952 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 30, 2025 |
| 19133754 | VIDEO TRANSCODING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | Moore Threads Technology Co., Ltd. | NIRJHAR, NASIM NAZRUL | 2896 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 18264756 | TASK ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON INTERNET-OF-THINGS DEVICE, AND NETWORK TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS | China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. | NEURAUTER JR, GEORGE C | 2459 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 09, 2025 |
| 19171708 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | DAVIS, AMELIE R | 3798 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 07, 2025 |
| 35525568 | Animated graphical user interface for a display screen or portion thereof | Lenovo (Beijing) Limited | BUENAVENTURA, KYRA S | 2954 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 06, 2025 |
| 19102047 | COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUM | China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. | ALGIBHAH, HAMZA N | 2457 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2025 |
| 19021131 | Fiber paper and preparation method therefor | Ningxia Qingyan Polymer Materials Co., Ltd. | VERA, ELISA H | 1748 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2025 |
| 19017322 | CURRENT LIMITING CONTROL METHOD FOR GRID-FORMING CONVERTER, CONVERTER, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Xiamen Kehua Digital Energy Tech Co., Ltd. | SHAW, LAUREN ASHLEY | 2838 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 10, 2025 |
| 18880562 | CABLE RECEIVING DEVICE, DATA CABLE DEVICE, AND ULTRATHIN TELESCOPIC DATA CABLE DEVICE | Dongguan Ceesing Intelligent Device Manufacturing Co., Ltd. | NGO, HUNG V | 2841 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 01, 2025 |
| 19002223 | TRAINING METHOD FOR IMAGE PROCESSING NETWORK, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. | YANG, WEI WEN | 2662 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2024 |
| 18878584 | TECHNIQUE AND PROCESS FOR SEPARATING RUBBER FROM CORE BEFORE VULCANIZATION OF STRONG CONVEYOR BELT JOINT | Yuncheng Vocational And Technical University | WATSON, HALEIGH NOELLE | 3724 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18877445 | ROBOTIC ARM ADJUSTMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Ronovo (Shanghai) Medical Science And Technology Ltd. | ESTEVEZ, DAIRON | 3656 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18969677 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE | Yingkou Jinchen Machinery Co., Ltd. | AYAD, TAMIR | 1726 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18950726 | COMMAND SAMPLING CIRCUIT AND MEMORY | Cxmt Corporation | REECE, CHRISTOPHER LANE | 2824 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18945588 | MEMORY | Cxmt Corporation | HUANG, MIN | 2827 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 13, 2024 |
| 18942889 | DEVICE FOR ANALYZING CELL MORPHOLOGY, AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CELLS | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | YANG, JIANXUN | 2662 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18942164 | COMMAND TIMING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND MEMORY | Cxmt Corporation | BASHAR, MOHAMMED A | 2824 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18856015 | FREE-STATE PLX5622 CRYSTAL FORM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | Shanghai Haoyuan Medchemexpress Co., Ltd. | SZNAIDMAN, MARCOS L | 1628 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 10, 2024 |
| 18774897 | Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout system and auxiliary switching device | Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. | LIN, CHENG XI | 3615 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18774851 | Pivot-type suspended monorail multi-way turnout beam and traveling rail Jointing device thereof | Crrc Yangtze Group Co., Ltd. | LIN, CHENG XI | 3615 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2024 |
| 18772022 | ENGINEERED YEAST FOR EFFICIENT AND RAPID SYNTHESIS OF ERYTHRITOL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | SHELTON, SYNPHANE LA'SHAWN | 1652 | §102§103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18728450 | CYCLOPIPERIDINE COMPOUND, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND USE THEREOF | Center For Excellence In Molecular Cell Science, Chinese Academy Of Sciences | VALENROD, YEVGENY | 1628 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 11, 2024 |
| 18759857 | LINE PROTECTION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WIND FARM CONNECTED TO FLEXIBLE DC SYSTEM | North China Electric Power University | OBAID, FATEH M | 3627 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 29, 2024 |
| 18725464 | DIALOG STRATEGY OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND RELATED DEVICE | China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. | MIAN, MUHAMMAD U | 2163 | §101§102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 28, 2024 |
| 18725125 | RESOURCE SENDING METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELATED DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. | PHAN, HANH | 2634 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18723422 | NETWORK SLICE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, RELATED DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. | WAQAS, SAAD A | 2468 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 22, 2024 |
| 18721755 | MOBILE TERMINAL POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | BEIJING CO WHEELS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. | VO, ERIC MINHSANG | 2644 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 19, 2024 |
| 18737639 | APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING AND RECYCLING METAL ELEMENTS IN CATHODE MATERIALS OF LITHIUM BATTERIES | National Engineering Research Center Of Advanced Energy Storage Materials (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. | BERRESFORD, JORDAN ELIZABETH | 1727 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2024 |
| 18735444 | BACILLUS VELEZENSIS AND USE THEREOF | China Agricultural University | CURRENS, GRANT CARSON | 1651 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18714075 | POLAR MARINE-DERIVED MACROCYCLIC LACTAM COMPOUND, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Renji Hospital, School Of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | SCHMITT, MICHAEL J | 1629 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 28, 2024 |
| 18661557 | SAMPLE ANALYZER AND MIXING METHOD | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | SINES, BRIAN J | 1796 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18701770 | TRICYCLIC BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Shanghai Jemincare Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | KIM, SEONG JONG | 1621 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18684163 | ANTI-B7-H4 ANTIBODY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF | Harbour BioMed (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. | VAN DRUFF, SYDNEY | 1643 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18435902 | MILLIMETER-WAVE BEAM TRACKING METHOD IN MICROWAVE AND MILLIMETER WAVE HETEROGENEOUS NETWORK SCENARIO | Jiaxing University | WOLFORD, NAOMI M | 3648 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18682091 | DEUTERATED NUCLEOSIDE COMPOUNDS AND USE THEREOF | Medshine Discovery Inc. | LEESER, ERICH A | 1622 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 07, 2024 |
| 18530329 | SEMICONDUCTOR DIE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | KNUDSON, BRAD ALLAN | 2817 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2023 |
| 18510864 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | MANNO, JESSICA S | 2898 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 16, 2023 |
| 18479093 | PHASE SHIFTER AND PHASE SHIFTING METHOD | Smarter Microelectronics (Guang Zhou) Co., Ltd. | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 2843 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Oct 01, 2023 |
| 18479104 | AMPLIFIER ASSEMBLY AND PHASE SHIFTING METHOD | Smarter Microelectronics (Guang Zhou) Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, KHANH V | 2843 | §112 | Final Rejection | 34d | Pending | Oct 01, 2023 |
| 18468709 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING POWER AMPLIFIER | Smarter Microelectronics (Guang Zhou) Co., Ltd. | RAHMAN, HAFIZUR | 2843 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2023 |
| 18547497 | Semiconductor Structures and Methods of Forming Them | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | LU, JIONG-PING | 1713 | §103 | Final Rejection | 12d | Pending | Aug 22, 2023 |
| 18451873 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | CHOUDHRY, MOHAMMAD M | 2899 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 18, 2023 |
| 18451565 | MEMORY STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Changxin Memory Technologies, Inc. | WIEGAND, TYLER J | 2812 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 17, 2023 |
| 18347529 | SALT CAVERN FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM | Institute Of Rock And Soil Mechanics, Chinese Academy Of Sciences | GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE | 1721 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | 57d | Pending | Jul 05, 2023 |
| 18205925 | SAMPLE TESTING METHOD AND SAMPLE ANALYZER | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | NGUYEN, LAM S | 2853 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18196618 | LEUKOCYTE CLASSIFICATION REAGENT, ERYTHROCYTE ANALYSIS REAGENT, KITS, AND ANALYSIS METHOD | Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. | BERKELEY, EMILY R | 1796 | §102§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 12, 2023 |
| 18250983 | CHECKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDIUM-AND-LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE PLAN IN POWER GRID, AND DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | State Grid Shanxi Electric Power Research Institute | KARIM, ZIAUL | 2119 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 56d | Pending | Apr 28, 2023 |
IP Author helps law firms respond to office actions faster with AI-generated responses, examiner analytics, and prosecution intelligence.
Start Free Trial88.7% of resolved applications prosecuted by Syncoda LLC were allowed, across 3,171 applications in USPTO records.
2.22 office actions per allowed application on average.
72 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 35 clients, before 69 examiners in 54 art units.
