USPTO Examiner CHEN BRET P - Art Unit 1715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18404983METHOD OF FORMING A VANADIUM NITRIDE-CONTAINING LAYERJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18402355METHODS OF PRODUCING SINGLE-LAYER TRANSITION METAL SELENIDEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1500YesNo
18390061TRANSITION METAL DEPOSITION PROCESSES AND DEPOSITION ASSEMBLYDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801YesNo
18541166TRANSITION METAL DEPOSITION METHODDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18569348METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSED PLASTIC FILMDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1500NoNo
18535440METHOD OF FORMING A LAYER COMPRISING MAGNESIUM, ALUMINUM, AND ZINC, AND RELATED SOLIDS AND SYSTEMSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801YesNo
18530653TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE DEPOSITION METHODDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18528476FILM STRESS CONTROL FOR PLASMA ENHANCED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONDecember 2023March 2025Allow1600YesNo
18502295METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE BY FORMING FILMNovember 2023December 2024Allow1311NoNo
18555974METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1700YesNo
18554126METHOD FOR DEPOSITING VANADIUM-CONTAINING FILMSOctober 2023June 2025Allow2111YesNo
18553862PROCESS FOR TREATING FIBRES OF VEGETABLE ORIGIN AND USE OF THE TREATED VEGETABLE FIBRES OBTAINED BY SAID PROCESSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18476804METHOD FOR FORMING FILM ON SUBSTRATE SURFACE HAVING CONVEX PORTIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1811YesNo
18281990PICKLE FOR POLYAMIDESeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18550643SUBSTRATE PROCESSING WITH POLYMER-CONTAINING LIQUIDSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2011YesNo
18244532LIQUID RAW MATERIAL SUPPLYING METHOD AND GAS SUPPLY APPARATUSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1811YesNo
18238794Platinum Nanoparticle Deposition on a Series of UiO Metal-Organic FrameworksAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500YesNo
18546393Slot Insulation System for an Electrical Rotating Machine, Method for Producing a Slot Insulation SystemAugust 2023March 2025Allow1911YesNo
18277096METHOD FOR FORMING FILM, FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, AND LAMINATEAugust 2023June 2025Allow2201NoNo
18264702METHOD OF COATING ONTO FABRIC SUBSTRATES BY MEANS OF PLASMAAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18361442SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSJuly 2023May 2025Allow2211YesNo
18361277SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJuly 2023April 2025Allow2111YesNo
18357114METHOD OF FORMING POROUS INORGANIC FILMS VIA POLYMER SWELLING INFILTRATIONJuly 2023February 2025Allow1911YesNo
18355136METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE FOR FORMING FILM CONTAINING SILICON BY SUPPLYING PRECURSOR CONTAINING SI-C BONDSJuly 2023December 2024Allow1711YesNo
18353655METHOD FOR COATING FILM BY PULSED LASER DEPOSITION WITH PLASMA GRATINGJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400YesNo
18351681PLASMA-ENHANCED DEPOSITION OF FILM STACKSJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18261336PROCESS FOR PREPARING A SOLVENTLESS POLYORGANOSILOXANE PELLET AND A WATERBORNE DISPERSION OF A SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE BASEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400YesNo
18351840LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE- POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE (LDH/PVDF) COMPOSITES FOR REDUCING CORROSIONJuly 2023September 2024Allow1500YesNo
18351064Methods of Forming Dielectric Layers Through Deposition and Anneal ProcessesJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18260402AREA-SELECTIVE METHOD FOR FORMING THIN FILM BY USING NUCLEAR GROWTH RETARDATIONJuly 2023November 2024Allow1600YesNo
18207806METHOD FOR FORMING METAL SILICON OXIDE AND METAL SILICON OXYNITRIDE LAYERSJune 2023February 2025Allow2010NoNo
18319873METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INK FOR PHOTONIC ANNEALING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SURFACE-FUNCTIONALIZED METAL FILMMay 2023August 2024Allow1511NoNo
18143648METHOD OF IN SITU CERAMIC COATING DEPOSITIONMay 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18034498PLASMA COATING METHOD FOR COATING PARTICULATE MATTERApril 2023April 2025Allow2411YesNo
18130959METHOD OF FORMING STRUCTURES USING A NEUTRAL BEAMApril 2023September 2024Allow1710NoNo
18246877METHOD FOR FORMING AL-RICH ALTIN COATING LAYERS BY PVD FROM METALLIC TARGETSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2211YesNo
18247009METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST-COATED MEMBRANESMarch 2023January 2025Allow2211NoNo
18188325ULTRATHIN ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION FILM ACCURACY THICKNESS CONTROLMarch 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18246118METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIERMarch 2023March 2024Allow1220YesNo
18245550SELECTIVE FILM FORMATION USING SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERMarch 2023April 2025Allow2511YesNo
18026178SIN FILM EMBEDDING METHODMarch 2023February 2025Allow2411YesNo
18116609METHODS TO REDUCE MATERIAL SURFACE ROUGHNESSMarch 2023November 2023Allow910YesNo
18043053METHOD OF PRODUCING RESIN AND METHOD OF PRODUCING INSULATING STRUCTUREFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400YesNo
18022921PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1901YesNo
18146868FORMATION OF SiOC THIN FILMSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2310YesNo
18146043AREA SELECTIVE NANOSCALE-THIN LAYER DEPOSITION VIA PRECISE FUNCTIONAL GROUP LITHOGRAPHYDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18072711METHODS OF USING A SEGMENTED SHOWERHEAD FOR UNIFORM DELIVERY OF MULTIPLE PRE-CURSORSDecember 2022March 2024Allow1610NoNo
17990779METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING A CONFORMAL SILICON CARBON NITRIDE LAYER AND STRUCTURE FORMED USING SAMENovember 2022May 2024Allow2811NoNo
17982220METHODS OF PREPARING MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING FILMSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
18052142VAPOR DEPOSITION OF THIN FILMS COMPRISING GOLDNovember 2022March 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18047970METHOD OF FORMING COMPOUND STRUCTURE WITH 2-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTUREOctober 2022August 2024Allow2121NoNo
17937374METHODS FOR IMPROVED BIOCOMPATIBILITY FOR HUMAN IMPLANTED MEDICAL DEVICESSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17930397EX SITU COATING OF CHAMBER COMPONENTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSINGSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2320NoNo
17879048SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022June 2025Allow3401YesNo
17814653METHODS FOR FORMING LOW RESISTIVITY TUNGSTEN FEATURESJuly 2022March 2024Allow1921YesNo
17872018METHOD OF FORMING METAL OXIDE LAYER USING DEPOSITION APPARATUSJuly 2022February 2025Allow3110YesNo
17869139METHOD FOR DEPOSITING TARGET MATERIAL IN DEPOSITION CHAMBER WITH TILTABLE WORKPIECE HOLDERJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17866706METHODS OF FORMING A TRANSITION METAL CONTAINING FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY A CYCLICAL DEPOSITION PROCESSJuly 2022December 2023Allow1710NoNo
17790501SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJune 2022June 2025Allow3511NoNo
17853054MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ANTIBACTERIAL FIBERJune 2022July 2024Allow2500YesNo
17849077TRANSITION METAL NITRIDE DEPOSITION METHODJune 2022September 2023Allow1511NoNo
17848600DEPOSITION OF LOW-K FILMSJune 2022March 2024Allow2110NoNo
17845325DEPOSITION METHODJune 2022June 2024Allow2420NoNo
17845150CYCLICAL DEPOSITION METHODSJune 2022January 2024Allow1811NoNo
17828172Bifunctional Porous Non-Noble Metal Phosphide Catalyst for Overall Water Splitting and Methods of Making and Using SameMay 2022April 2023Allow1111YesNo
17756214SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2022February 2025Allow3321YesNo
17663614EX SITU COATING OF CHAMBER COMPONENTS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSINGMay 2022September 2024Allow2830NoNo
17744902METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF DEPOSITION REACTORMay 2022December 2023Allow1910NoNo
17744240CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESSES USING RUTHENIUM PRECURSOR AND REDUCING GASMay 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17775437Method for Producing a CoatingMay 2022April 2025Allow3511YesNo
17772547PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A MOLECULAR LAYER AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT COMPRISING SAMEApril 2022August 2024Allow2711NoNo
17731778INDEX-GRADIENT STRUCTURES WITH NANOVOIDED MATERIALS AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022February 2025Allow3400YesNo
17729943GAS DELIVERY FOR TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING LAYERApril 2022November 2023Allow1910YesNo
17723406METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CARRIER LAYER WITH A HYDROPHILIC POLYMERIC NANOCOATINGApril 2022September 2024Allow2921NoNo
17709304CHEMICAL-DOSE SUBSTRATE DEPOSITION MONITORINGMarch 2022June 2025Allow3911YesNo
17761846A PROCESS FOR MAKING A FABRIC BASED SUBSTRATE BEARING A CARBON BASED COATINGMarch 2022July 2024Allow2721YesNo
17697079METHODS OF FORMING STRUCTURES, SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING SYSTEMS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURESMarch 2022February 2024Allow2311YesNo
17691537High Damage Threshold and Highly Reliable Broad-band Mid-IR Coatings for High Power Fluoride Fiber LaserMarch 2022December 2023Allow2110YesNo
17640397METHOD OF OBTAINING A SILICON CARBIDE-GRAPHENE COMPOSITE WITH A CONTROLLED SURFACE MORPHOLOGYMarch 2022August 2024Allow2911YesNo
17685525METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING A LAYER COMPRISING ALUMINUM, TITANIUM, AND CARBONMarch 2022March 2025Allow3701YesNo
17639490CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION PROCESS FOR PRODUCING DIAMONDMarch 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo
17670832METHOD OF FORMING A FILM ON A SUBSTRATE BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITIONFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910YesNo
17592091APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A THIN FILM AND A METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2400NoNo
17586497PROCESSES FOR DEPOSITING SILICON-CONTAINING FILMS USING HALIDOSILANE COMPOUNDS AND COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2020YesNo
17630235METHODS FOR DETECTION USING OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROSCOPYJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4120YesNo
17580832METHODS FOR FORMING A LAYER COMPRISING A CONDENSING AND A CURING STEPJanuary 2022January 2023Allow1211YesNo
17627754COATING METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS PREPARATION OF DIAMOND THIN FILM WITH HFCVD DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2411YesNo
17623876METHOD FOR CLEANING CHAMBER OF SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17645867Method of Filling Gaps with Carbon and Nitrogen Doped FilmDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17622019SELECTIVE CARBON DEPOSITIONDecember 2021February 2024Allow2611YesNo
17620339ANTIMICROBIAL AND/OR ANTIVIRAL POLYMER SURFACES AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOFDecember 2021July 2024Allow3111YesNo
17554009TRANSITION METAL DEPOSITION METHODDecember 2021September 2023Allow2111NoNo
17551693MOISTURE GOVERNED GROWTH METHOD OF ATOMIC LAYER RIBBONS AND NANORIBBONS OF TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDESDecember 2021February 2023Allow1411NoNo
17549290PRODUCING POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT CUTTERS WITH COATINGSDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17596460SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD OF FORMING A PLATING FILM IN A RECESSDecember 2021June 2023Allow1811NoNo
17547083SELECTIVE DEPOSITION OF METALS, METAL OXIDES, AND DIELECTRICSDecember 2021January 2024Allow2520NoNo
17546053ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION METHODDecember 2021January 2024Allow2611NoNo
17456908PLASMA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2021August 2023Allow2010NoNo
17615272A CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION METHOD USING AN ORGANOMANGANESE COMPOUND AS A STARTING MATERIALNovember 2021July 2024Allow3211YesNo
17614164METHOD FOR PRODUCING AEROGEL BLANKETNovember 2021June 2024Allow3100YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHEN, BRET P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
12
Examiner Affirmed
5
(41.7%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(58.3%)
Reversal Percentile
82.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 58.3% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
36
Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(58.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
15
(41.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.0%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 58.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner CHEN, BRET P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CHEN, BRET P works in Art Unit 1715 and has examined 1,097 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CHEN, BRET P's allowance rate of 84.5% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CHEN, BRET P receive 1.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by CHEN, BRET P is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHEN, BRET P. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 70.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 32.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 53.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 3.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 6.3% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.