USPTO Examiner TANG RONG - Art Unit 2111

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18403623SCAN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTERCONNECT TESTING IN 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1500YesNo
18249811Detecting or Correcting One or More Errors in DataApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18194643FLIP-FLOPS AND SCAN CHAIN CIRCUITS INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023March 2024Allow1200YesNo
18080680SCAN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTERCONNECT TESTING IN 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITSDecember 2022September 2023Allow900YesNo
17990861METHOD FOR PROVIDING ERROR DETECTION FOR A DISK DRIVE OF A SET TOP BOXNovember 2022April 2024Allow1710NoNo
18055422TESTING METHOD AND TESTING SYSTEMNovember 2022November 2024Allow2420YesNo
17982000TRANSMITTER AND SHORTENING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022June 2023Allow700YesNo
17965909ERROR HANDLINGOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220YesNo
17953271Configurable Scan Chain Architecture for Multi-Port MemorySeptember 2022December 2024Allow2620YesNo
17949627REAL TIME QUBIT ALLOCATION FOR ERROR CORRECTIONSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2620YesNo
17880144FAILURE-TOLERANT ERROR CORRECTION LAYOUT FOR MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMSAugust 2022August 2023Allow1310YesNo
17873077METHOD FOR LOSS REDUCTION IN A COMMUNICATION INTERFACEJuly 2022May 2025Allow3330YesNo
17788260METHOD FOR DETECTING PERTURBATIONS IN A LOGIC CIRCUIT AND LOGIC CIRCUIT FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHODJune 2022September 2023Allow1500NoNo
17843588METHOD FOR TESTING MEMORY AND MEMORY TESTING DEVICEJune 2022December 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17785629A Method, a Device and a Computer Program for Operating a Modular Test Bench Comprising at Least One Test Bench Circuit to Test a Test ObjectJune 2022August 2024Allow2720YesNo
17835809High Speed Data Packet Flow ProcessingJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17782997DATA COLLECTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE AND DATA COLLECTION SYSTEMJune 2022June 2023Allow1210YesNo
17730243Semiconductor device and method for generating test pulse signalsApril 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17717142DETECTION CIRCUIT AND DETECTION METHODApril 2022December 2024Allow3220NoNo
17716069TEMPERATURE-ACCELERATED SOLID-STATE STORAGE TESTING METHODSApril 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17766361CLEARING RETRANSMISSION RESOURCE BASED ON HARQ-ACKApril 2022December 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17692262SCAN-BASED VOLTAGE FREQUENCY SCALINGMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920YesNo
17687064Circuits And Methods For Configurable Scan ChainsMarch 2022May 2025Allow3900NoNo
17671999DELAY MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT METHODFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020YesNo
17575598POLAR CODE DECODING APPARATUS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022May 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17570422METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR MEASURING DATA INTEGRITY IN TIME SENSITIVE NETWORKSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3130YesNo
17556029Fast Cyclic Redundancy Check: Utilizing Linearity of Cyclic Redundancy Check for Accelerating Correction of Corrupted Network PacketsDecember 2021August 2022Allow710YesNo
17548176SINGLE ERROR CORRECT DOUBLE ERROR DETECT (SECDED) ERROR CODING WITH BURST ERROR DETECTION CAPABILITYDecember 2021November 2024Allow3520YesNo
17527013BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION DEVICE AND BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION METHOD USING BOUNDARY OF PHYSICAL LAYER PIPES OF CORE LAYERNovember 2021December 2022Allow1300NoNo
17467570TEST CIRCUIT AND TEST METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3020YesNo
17391898SELECTABLE ERROR CONTROL FOR MEMORY DEVICEAugust 2021June 2023Allow2300NoNo
17385340SELF TIMING TRAINING USING MAJORITY DECISION MECHANISMJuly 2021June 2025Allow4650YesNo
17337517EMBEDDED LOGIC ANALYZER AND INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2021March 2023Allow2100YesNo
17202210ERROR CORRECTION IN NETWORK PACKETSMarch 2021July 2022Allow1620YesNo
17193245DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHODMarch 2021November 2022Allow2000YesNo
17124198MEMORY TEST CIRCUIT APPARATUS AND TEST METHODDecember 2020March 2023Allow2700YesNo
17065462ON-DIE TESTING FOR A MEMORY DEVICEOctober 2020September 2024Allow4840YesNo
17063625CELL SIZE-BASED MEMORY DIAGNOSTICOctober 2020December 2023Abandon3820YesNo
17026603TEMPERATURE ASSISTED NAND FLASH MANAGEMENTSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3520NoNo
17001379MEMORY DEVICE AND TEST CIRCUIT FOR THE SAMEAugust 2020March 2023Allow3010NoNo
16944039DECODING POLICY MANAGEMENT TO SUPPORT MULTIPLE DECODING SCHEMES IN A SINGLE BUFFER SPACEJuly 2020June 2023Allow3420YesNo
16909798SYMBOL-BASED VARIABLE NODE UPDATES FOR BINARY LDPC CODESJune 2020February 2023Allow3200YesNo
16893748Memory Access Technology and Computer SystemJune 2020June 2023Allow3620YesNo
16883081STORAGE AREA RETIREMENT IN A STORAGE DEVICEMay 2020May 2022Allow2300NoNo
16794481DATA TRANSMISSION WITH CODE BLOCK SEGMENTATION FOR 5G SYSTEMSFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2500YesNo
16777461TRANSMITTER AND SHORTENING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020July 2022Allow3010YesNo
16726808METHOD EMPLOYED IN LDPC DECODER AND THE DECODERDecember 2019January 2022Allow2500YesNo
16724787SCAN ARCHITECTURE FOR INTERCONNECT TESTING IN 3D INTEGRATED CIRCUITSDecember 2019September 2022Allow3210YesNo
16680738METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE AND APPLY POLARITY-BASED ERROR CORRECTION CODENovember 2019November 2022Allow3620YesYes
16661634DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2019September 2021Allow2300YesNo
16542007BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION DEVICE AND BROADCAST SIGNAL FRAME GENERATION METHOD USING BOUNDARY OF PHYSICAL LAYER PIPES OF CORE LAYERAugust 2019August 2021Allow2400YesNo
16459088DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHODJuly 2019January 2021Allow1810YesNo
16445686APPARATUS INCLUDING REFRESH CONTROLLER CONTROLLING REFRESH OPERATION RESPONSIVE TO DATA ERRORJune 2019August 2022Allow3820YesNo
16415218APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR INTERLEAVED BCH CODESMay 2019June 2022Allow3720YesNo
16408965TRANSMITTER AND SHORTENING METHOD THEREOFMay 2019October 2019Allow500YesNo
16403306LOGICAL FORMAT UTILIZING LATERAL ENCODING OF DATA FOR STORAGE ON MAGNETIC TAPEMay 2019June 2020Allow1400YesNo
16299376MEMORY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING NONVOLATILE MEMORYMarch 2019September 2021Allow3010NoNo
16278180ENCODER BUILT-IN SELF-TEST CIRCUIT APPLIED IN FLASH MEMORY CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED METHODFebruary 2019April 2022Allow3830YesNo
16263947CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR (n,n(n-1),n-1) PERMUTATION GROUP CODE BASED ON COSET PARTITION AND CODEBOOK GENERATOR THEREOFJanuary 2019April 2020Allow1510YesNo
16245100DATA RECOVERY IN UNRELIABLE PACKET NETWORKSJanuary 2019September 2021Abandon3210NoNo
16244944METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING AND DECODING DATA IN MEMORY SYSTEMJanuary 2019May 2021Allow2810YesNo
16244001SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2019July 2021Allow3120YesNo
16225272MITIGATION OF ERROR CORRECTION FAILURE DUE TO TRAPPING SETSDecember 2018January 2020Allow1310NoNo
16223136MEMORY WITH AN ERROR CORRECTION FUNCTION AND RELATED MEMORY SYSTEMDecember 2018August 2022Allow4350YesNo
16216824METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PUF GENERATOR CHARACTERIZATIONDecember 2018July 2021Allow3120YesNo
16213452FLEXIBLE POLAR ENCODERS AND DECODERSDecember 2018October 2019Allow1000YesNo
16204735CONCATENATED FORWARD ERROR CORRECTIONNovember 2018October 2020Allow2210YesNo
16205075FAILURE-TOLERANT ERROR CORRECTION LAYOUT FOR MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMSNovember 2018April 2022Allow4140YesNo
16205099SYMBOL-BASED VARIABLE NODE UPDATES FOR BINARY LDPC CODESNovember 2018November 2021Allow3520YesNo
16196422MULTI-CHANNEL DECODER WITH DISTRIBUTED SCHEDULINGNovember 2018July 2023Allow5540YesNo
16160106RECEPTION APPARATUS, TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, RECEPTION METHOD, AND TRANSMISSION METHODOctober 2018March 2022Allow4140YesNo
16112574FAILURE INDICATOR PREDICTOR (FIP)August 2018July 2020Allow2310YesNo
16112157ERROR RECOVERY OF DATA IN NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DURING READAugust 2018May 2021Allow3220NoNo
16112588USER-PROGRAMMABLE LDPC DECODERAugust 2018April 2021Allow3220YesNo
16112628OPTICAL RECEIVER AND ERROR CORRECTION METHOD OF THE OPTICAL RECEIVERAugust 2018August 2020Abandon2310NoNo
16079652METHOD FOR EXECUTING HARQ IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREFORAugust 2018August 2020Allow2410NoNo
16111036EFFICIENT POLAR DETECTION WITH DYNAMIC CONTROL AND OPTIMIZATIONAugust 2018June 2021Allow3420YesNo
16049724Vertical Layered Finite Alphabet Iterative DecodingJuly 2018August 2019Allow1310NoNo
16030350DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHODJuly 2018August 2019Allow1300NoNo
16017684TECHNOLOGIES FOR MAINTAINING DATA INTEGRITY DURING DATA TRANSMISSIONSJune 2018March 2021Abandon3320NoNo
16016684DECODING METHOD AND STORAGE CONTROLLERJune 2018August 2021Allow3830YesNo
16065463METHOD FOR PERFORMING HARQ BY USING POLAR CODE HAVING RANDOM LENGTHJune 2018May 2020Allow2310NoNo
15993043METHOD OF OPERATING STORAGE DEVICEMay 2018July 2020Allow2520YesNo
15993269DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHODMay 2018January 2019Allow800YesNo
15964691STORAGE AREA RETIREMENT IN A STORAGE DEVICEApril 2018February 2020Allow2210YesNo
15771339MICROPROCESSOR INTERFACESApril 2018December 2020Abandon3120YesNo
15956526MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY ADDRESS DECODER, SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD FOR MEMORY ATTACK DETECTIONApril 2018May 2022Allow4860YesNo
15763970COMPUTING DEVICE WITHIN MEMORY PROCESSING AND NARROW DATA PORTSMarch 2018September 2020Allow2920YesNo
15936050NON-VOLATILE STORAGE SYSTEM WITH MULTI-READ MODEMarch 2018February 2021Allow3530YesNo
15916684MEMORY DEVICE HAVING ERROR CORRECTION FUNCTION AND ERROR CORRECTION METHOD FOR MEMORY DEVICEMarch 2018July 2021Allow4131YesNo
15911178NON-INTRUSIVE ON-CHIP DEBUGGER WITH REMOTE PROTOCOL SUPPORTMarch 2018November 2019Abandon2020YesNo
15887695MEMORY TEST CONTROL FOR STACKED DDR MEMORYFebruary 2018May 2021Abandon4040YesNo
15860875USING DUAL CHANNEL MEMORY AS SINGLE CHANNEL MEMORY WITH COMMAND ADDRESS RECOVERYJanuary 2018July 2019Allow1800NoNo
15846242PREPROGRAMMED DATA RECOVERYDecember 2017March 2020Allow2711YesNo
15834274ON-CHIP SEQUENCE PROFILERDecember 2017July 2018Allow710YesNo
15834325HARQ Feedback Scheme for 5G New RadioDecember 2017July 2020Abandon3120NoNo
15832205MEMORY SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAMEDecember 2017December 2019Abandon2410NoNo
15820391METHOD EMPLOYED IN LDPC DECODER AND THE DECODERNovember 2017October 2019Allow2310NoNo
15795085APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING IC CHIPOctober 2017November 2018Allow1320YesNo
15782807ADJUSTED MIN-SUM DECODEROctober 2017May 2019Allow1900YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TANG, RONG.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
92.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 100.0% 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
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
90.9%
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, 66.7% 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 TANG, RONG - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TANG, RONG works in Art Unit 2111 and has examined 158 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TANG, RONG's allowance rate of 84.8% 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 TANG, RONG receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 74% 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 TANG, RONG is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TANG, RONG. This interview benefit is in the 74% 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, 29.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 28.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 31% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 155.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 90% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 88.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 7% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 8% percentile). This examiner rarely issues Quayle actions compared to other examiners. Allowances typically come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.