USPTO Examiner BUCK LINDSEY A - Art Unit 1728

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18859318SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELSOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18853051VEHICLE WINDOW COMPRISING A SOLAR CELL ARRANGEMENTSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18889599Device for converting thermal energy into electric powerSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1511NoNo
18829421PHOTOVOLTAIC SCREEN SYSTEMSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1231YesNo
18790822BACK CONTACT CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1531NoNo
18629681POWER GENERATION DEVICEApril 2024August 2025Allow1620NoNo
18617788SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1811NoNo
18692815LIGHT-EMITTING SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2311NoNo
18595876SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEMarch 2024July 2025Allow1630NoNo
18439522TRI-LAYER SEMICONDUCTOR STACKS FOR PATTERNING FEATURES ON SOLAR CELLSFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
18435968SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2211YesNo
18420437THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18415483MULTI-BRANCH FIXED OFFSHORE PHOTOVOLTAIC STRUCTURE WITH AUTOMATIC PITCH ADJUSTMENTJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18577737PRISMATIC SOLAR CONCENTRATORJanuary 2024March 2026Abandon2601NoNo
18405779FRONT FAIRINGS FOR VEHICLESJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2110YesNo
18506649DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING THERMAL, MECHANICAL AND/OR ELECTRICAL ENERGY QUANTITIESNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18505157SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTNovember 2023February 2026Allow2730YesNo
18469862NANOSTRUCTURES TO REDUCE OPTICAL LOSSESSeptember 2023October 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18464160LOCKING DEVICE FORMED OF THERMALLY ADAPTIVE MULTI-METALLIC MATERIAL AND A THERMOELECTRIC JUNCTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023October 2025Allow2511YesNo
18464163ACTUATOR FORMED OF THERMALLY ADAPTIVE MATERIAL AND A THERMOELECTRIC JUNCTIONSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2820NoNo
18260052A SOLAR CELLJune 2023December 2025Allow3021YesNo
18253284SPATIAL STRUCTURE OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE OR A CONCENTRATOR OF SOLAR RADIATIONMay 2023July 2025Allow2611NoNo
18197651SOLAR CELL EMITTER REGION FABRICATION WITH DIFFERENTIATED P-TYPE AND N-TYPE LAYOUTS AND INCORPORATING DOTTED DIFFUSIONMay 2023October 2025Allow2951NoNo
18033412THREE DIMENSIONAL CONCAVE HEMISPHERE SOLAR CELLSApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18136232PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEApril 2023January 2026Abandon3320NoNo
18296484LIGHT CONCENTRATING METHOD, LIGHT CONCENTRATING DEVICE USING SAME, AND SOLAR POWER GENERATORApril 2023September 2025Allow3031NoNo
18028088BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL, AND PRODUCTION THEREOFMarch 2023May 2025Abandon2651YesNo
18114815ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ONE COMPONENT (1K) EPOXY FORMULATIONFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3650YesNo
18098506DOUBLE-CAPPED MICROMOLECULE ELECTRON DONOR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510NoNo
18011231THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND POWER GENERATION DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3220NoNo
17907526DESIGNABLE SHINGLED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3431NoNo
17932603PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENTSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3411YesNo
17760002SOLAR CELL MODULEAugust 2022July 2025Allow3540YesNo
17793835THERMOELECTRIC DEVICEJuly 2022September 2025Allow3831NoNo
17848282THERMOELECTRIC DEVICEJune 2022October 2025Allow4030YesNo
17589549ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SILICONE COMPOSITION WITH HIGH ADHESION STRENGTHJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4040YesNo
16489871Solar CellAugust 2019April 2021Allow1920YesNo
16269512SOLAR CELL MODULEFebruary 2019October 2020Allow2120NoNo
15966864EMBEDDED JUNCTION IN HETERO-STRUCTURED BACK-SURFACE FIELD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICESApril 2018April 2019Allow1120YesNo
15837533OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DIELECTRIC LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREDecember 2017October 2019Allow2210NoNo
15696414PHOTOVOLTAIC CANOPY FOR CHARGING OF VEHICLE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY SYSTEMSeptember 2017June 2019Allow2111NoNo
15655952LARGE-GRAIN CRYSTALLIZED METAL CHALCOGENIDE FILM, COLLOIDAL SOLUTION OF AMORPHOUS PARTICLES, AND PREPARATION METHODSJuly 2017January 2020Allow3021NoNo
15627295SOLAR CELL MODULE INCLUDING PLURALITY OF SOLAR CELLSJune 2017April 2020Allow3431NoNo
15601218SOLAR PANEL AWNING AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2017March 2019Allow2210YesNo
15459662METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PRINTED PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULESMarch 2017December 2020Allow4531YesNo
15405136SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING SOLAR ENERGY USING A PARABOLIC TROUGH SOLAR COLLECTORJanuary 2017September 2019Allow4421YesNo
15382957Two-Axis Solar Concentrator SystemDecember 2016August 2019Allow3211NoNo
15383297THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC GENERATION SYSTEMDecember 2016August 2018Allow2011YesNo
15374669SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLLECTING SOLAR ENERGY USING A TILTED LINEAR SOLAR COLLECTORDecember 2016June 2019Allow3021YesNo
15374291SOLAR CELL MODULEDecember 2016October 2018Allow2211NoNo
15116629Iron Pyrite Nanocrystal Film As A Copper-Free Back Contact For Polycrystalline CdTe Thin Film Solar CellsAugust 2016March 2019Allow3120NoNo
14857361PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, AND SOLAR CELLSeptember 2015February 2018Allow2950NoNo
14838174Concentrator Photovoltaic Cells Bonded to Flat-Plate Solar Cells for Direct and Off-Axis Light CollectionAugust 2015October 2018Allow3831YesNo
14765600TRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEM, AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING OR FOR USING SUCH TRACKING PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR SYSTEMAugust 2015June 2018Allow3411NoNo
13461103Bio-Solar CellsMay 2012July 2018Allow6031YesNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner BUCK, LINDSEY A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BUCK, LINDSEY A works in Art Unit 1728 and has examined 19 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BUCK, LINDSEY A's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 94% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BUCK, LINDSEY A receive 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 51% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BUCK, LINDSEY A is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BUCK, LINDSEY A. This interview benefit is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 41.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 4% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 10.5% of allowed cases (in the 89% 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:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

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

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