Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology areas: Computing & Software • Networking & Security • Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
12 pending office actions • 9 clients • 11 examiners • 5 art units • 0 of 12 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready
Verlo IP LLC operates in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics technology area. The firm has 246 career applications and a resolved allowance rate pct of 72.06. This rate provides a baseline for the firm's success in obtaining patent grants in the Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics sector. Practitioners can use the 246 career applications to evaluate the firm's historical outcomes. These metrics offer a basis for setting expectations for future filings.
There are 5 pending office actions currently. The firm's avg office actions per allowance is 2.1. While the resolved allowance rate pct is 72.06, the 2.1 avg office actions per allowance suggests that successful applications reach allowance after approximately two office actions. With 5 pending office actions, the firm continues to manage its active cases. The 2.1 avg office actions per allowance helps practitioners estimate the resources needed for the examination phase. The 72.06 resolved allowance rate pct and the 5 pending office actions provide a view of the firm's performance.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 7 (58%) |
| §102 only | 3 (25%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 2 (17%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | 2 | 82.0% | +13.2% |
| LEE, MICHAEL | 1 | 79.6% | +10.0% |
| BORROMEO, JUANITO C | 1 | 76.2% | +13.5% |
| HAWKINS, DOMINIC E | 1 | 86.9% | +12.1% |
| CROCKETT, RYAN M | 1 | 78.8% | +5.4% |
| BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | 1 | 56.1% | +16.3% |
| SAEED, AHMED M | 1 | 80.8% | +13.1% |
| YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | 1 | 85.6% | -8.4% |
| RUBY, TRAVIS C | 1 | 53.9% | +27.4% |
| TA, THO DAC | 1 | 86.4% | +15.2% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18997184 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | HAWKINS, DOMINIC E | — |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18830623 | KEY PLUGGING STRUCTURE, KEY ASSEMBLY AND KEYBOARD THEREOF | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
| 18792494 | 3D CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | — |
| 18652823 | Structure of Universal Serial Bus Connector | TA, THO DAC | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18932670 | ACTUATING DEVICE | CROCKETT, RYAN M | — |
| 18784953 | IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM AND TANK STRUCTURE THEREOF | RUBY, TRAVIS C | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19260623 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | LEE, MICHAEL | — |
| 19198143 | A SERIALIZER AND A DESERIALIZER | BORROMEO, JUANITO C | — |
| 18997184 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | HAWKINS, DOMINIC E | — |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | — |
| 18885752 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | — |
| 18830623 | KEY PLUGGING STRUCTURE, KEY ASSEMBLY AND KEYBOARD THEREOF | SAEED, AHMED M | — |
| 18784953 | IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM AND TANK STRUCTURE THEREOF | RUBY, TRAVIS C | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Taisic Materials Corp. | 3 |
| Lite-On | 2 |
| Coretronic | 1 |
| Silicon Motion, Inc. | 1 |
| Point Engineering | 1 |
| Coretronic Mems Corporation | 1 |
| Whalechip Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| Kentec Inc. | 1 |
| Chant Sincere Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2422 | 1 |
| 2184 | 1 |
| 2871 | 1 |
| 3763 | 1 |
| 2837 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19260623 | PROJECTION DEVICE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | Coretronic Corporation | LEE, MICHAEL | 2422 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 07, 2025 |
| 19198143 | A SERIALIZER AND A DESERIALIZER | Silicon Motion, Inc. | BORROMEO, JUANITO C | 2184 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 05, 2025 |
| 18997184 | ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE CONTACT PIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | Point Engineering Co., Ltd. | HAWKINS, DOMINIC E | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 21, 2025 | |
| 18932670 | ACTUATING DEVICE | Coretronic Mems Corporation | CROCKETT, RYAN M | 2871 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 31, 2024 |
| 18885761 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PURIFYING GRAPHITE CRUCIBLE BASED ON SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-PURITY SILICON CARBIDE | Taisic Materials Corp. | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18885756 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL | Taisic Materials Corp. | KUNEMUND, ROBERT M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18885752 | SILICON CARBIDE CRYSTAL GROWTH SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF | Taisic Materials Corp. | BRATLAND JR, KENNETH A | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 16, 2024 | |
| 18830623 | KEY PLUGGING STRUCTURE, KEY ASSEMBLY AND KEYBOARD THEREOF | Lite-On Technology Corporation | SAEED, AHMED M | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2024 | |
| 18792494 | 3D CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTURE | Whalechip Co., Ltd. | YECHURI, SITARAMARAO S | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 01, 2024 | |
| 18784953 | IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM AND TANK STRUCTURE THEREOF | Kentec Inc. | RUBY, TRAVIS C | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 26, 2024 |
| 18652823 | Structure of Universal Serial Bus Connector | Chant Sincere Co., Ltd. | TA, THO DAC | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 | |
| 18330386 | INDUCTOR | Lite-On Technology Corporation | HOSSAIN, KAZI S | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 07, 2023 |
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