USPTO Examiner KUNTZ CURTIS A - Art Unit 2646

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18582763TRANSMIT POWER CHANGE INDICATIONFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18433967SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED AMPLITUDE SHIFT KEYING (ASK) COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER APPLICATIONSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18431677CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD, PHASE-SHIFT CIRCUIT, RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT, RADAR AND DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2500YesNo
18428605ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PLURALITY OF PIECES OF INFORMATION, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18418844DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE KITJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500YesNo
18572706PATHLOSS COMPUTATION FOR POWER CONTROL IN THE PRESENCE OF RECONFIGURABLE INTERACTIVE SURFACESDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18531318Method and System for Processing an Analog SignalDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600YesNo
18290125SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING CLOSE-IN PHASE NOISE AND RECIPROCAL MIXING NOISE IN SIGNALSNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810YesNo
18225170RING KICKSTANDJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18272924MOBILE TERMINALJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18346665RF TRANSCEIVERJuly 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18210647ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SOUND RECORDING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023February 2026Allow3211NoNo
18298572COMMUNICATION CONTROL APPARATUS AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHODApril 2023November 2025Allow3110YesNo
18128258PHONE SUPPORTS AND METHODS OF ADVERTISINGMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3310NoNo
18191309BLUETOOTH CHIP, SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD, AND BLUETOOTH COMMUNICATIONS APPARATUSMarch 2023October 2025Allow3120NoNo
12884518TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INFORMING VEHICLE OPERATORS OF TRAFFIC SIGNAL STATESSeptember 2010March 2013Allow3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.

Examiner KUNTZ, CURTIS A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KUNTZ, CURTIS A works in Art Unit 2646 and has examined 1 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 KUNTZ, CURTIS A's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 96% 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 KUNTZ, CURTIS A receive 1.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 9% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KUNTZ, CURTIS A is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 20% 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 27% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may 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:

    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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