USPTO Examiner AHMAD KHAJA - Art Unit 2813

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18654293VERTICAL DEVICE TRIGGERED SILICON CONTROL RECTIFIERMay 2024February 2025Allow1011NoNo
18654247NEUTRAL pH COPPER PLATING SOLUTION FOR UNDERCUT REDUCTIONMay 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18642052DEVICE WITH METAL FIELD PLATE EXTENSIONApril 2024January 2025Allow911YesNo
18629606EPITAXIAL OXIDE TRANSISTORApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18629555EPITAXIAL OXIDE TRANSISTORApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18604620METHOD FOR MAKING A RADIO FREQUENCY SILICON-ON-INSULATOR (RFSOI) WAFER INCLUDING A SUPERLATTICEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1120YesNo
18443357HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR WITH DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR REGION IN GATE STRUCTUREFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18423986EPITAXIAL OXIDE TRANSISTORJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18419015SIDEWAYS VIAS IN ISOLATION AREAS TO CONTACT INTERIOR LAYERS IN STACKED DEVICESJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1001NoNo
18405875BOND PAD CONNECTION LAYOUTJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18396987ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION CIRCUIT WITH DISABLE FEATURE BASED ON HOT-PLUG CONDITION DETECTIONDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18395249SELF-PASSIVATED NITROGEN-POLAR III-NITRIDE TRANSISTORDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18541441SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023August 2024Allow811NoNo
18517330BUFFER DESIGN FOR PACKAGE INTEGRATIONNovember 2023May 2025Allow1820NoNo
18514164SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH MATERIAL MODIFICATION AND LOW RESISTANCE PLUGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1601NoNo
18513618DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1601YesNo
18510204SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18507957SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023April 2025Allow1701YesNo
18505215DIE CLEANING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18480323EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESOctober 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18480334EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18464517SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLESSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520NoNo
18464169SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18454938Power Measurement In A Two-Wire Load Control DeviceAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18362261FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH NEGATIVE CAPACITANCE DIELECTRIC STRUCTURESJuly 2023March 2025Allow1910YesNo
18358435LIGHT EMITTING MODULEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1720YesNo
18353246DOUBLE-SIDED STACKED DTC STRUCTUREJuly 2023March 2025Allow2021NoNo
18351010SENSOR PACKAGESJuly 2023September 2024Allow1411NoNo
18340650MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIESJune 2023August 2024Allow1411YesNo
18323332ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18319557SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18143608LOGIC CIRCUIT CAPABLE OF PREVENTING LATCH-UPMay 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18135203SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STRAIN RELAXED LAYERApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18135206SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STRAIN RELAXED LAYERApril 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18175650DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1401NoNo
18175234Display ApparatusFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2421YesNo
18174052TRANSISTOR WITH MULTI-LEVEL SELF-ALIGNED GATE AND SOURCE/DRAIN TERMINALS AND METHODSFebruary 2023July 2024Allow1621NoNo
18171954SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18111861LED CHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAMEFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2321NoNo
18110095THYRISTOR, TRIAC AND TRANSIENT-VOLTAGE-SUPPRESSION DIODE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2010NoNo
18169023Route Scoring For Assessing Or Predicting Driving PerformanceFebruary 2023August 2023Allow700NoNo
18167365EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1811NoNo
18167349EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2221YesNo
18020675Alignment Device and Alignment MethodFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18019824METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SILICON CARBIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18161662Directional Deposition for Semiconductor FabricationJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1001NoNo
18017986WAFER ASSEMBLY HAVING ALIGNMENT MARKS, METHOD FOR FORMING SAME, AND WAFER ALIGNMENT METHODJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18096351VERTICAL EDGE BLOCKING (VEB) TECHNIQUE FOR INCREASING PATTERNING PROCESS MARGINJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2221YesNo
18005058SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18077778METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PACKAGE STRUCTUREDecember 2022February 2024Allow1400NoNo
18061225METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTDecember 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
17992300SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICENovember 2022October 2023Allow1110NoNo
17991423Methods of Forming Semiconductor PackagesNovember 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
17981178GaN VERTICAL-CHANNEL JUNCTION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS WITH REGROWN p-GaN BY METAL ORGANIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION (MOCVD)November 2022September 2024Allow2220YesNo
17977971DOUBLE-CHANNEL HEMT DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2022July 2024Allow2121YesNo
17977013EPITAXIAL WAFER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE USING THE SAMEOctober 2022May 2025Allow3121YesNo
17975908IMAGE SENSOROctober 2022August 2024Abandon2120NoNo
18049368GROUP III-V SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES HAVING CRYSTALLINE REGROWTH LAYERS AND METHODS FOR FORMING SUCH STRUCTURESOctober 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
17967754MONOLITHIC GROWTH OF EPITAXIAL SILICON DEVICES VIA CO-DOPINGOctober 2022February 2025Allow2811YesNo
17953518METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMING MATERIAL WITHIN A GAPSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17895139Power Measurement In A Two-Wire Load Control DeviceAugust 2022May 2023Allow900NoNo
17802156Organic Light Emitting Device, Display Substrate and Display ApparatusAugust 2022April 2025Allow3200YesNo
17875400SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES PERFORMING THRESHOLD SWITCHINGJuly 2022April 2025Allow3201YesNo
17873087ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUSJuly 2022February 2024Allow1920NoNo
17813150WAFER DIVIDING METHODJuly 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17867501Integrated Assemblies Having Vertically-Spaced Channel Material Segments, and Methods of Forming Integrated AssembliesJuly 2022August 2024Allow2521YesNo
17811196LAMINATED DEVICE WAFER FORMING METHODJuly 2022June 2025Allow3500NoNo
17809914Etch Stop Layer in Integrated CircuitsJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17849867SILICON-CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS IN A SILICON-ON-INSULATOR TECHNOLOGYJune 2022December 2023Allow1811YesNo
17845193METHOD AND STRUCTURE OF MIDDLE LAYER REMOVALJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17845789SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A LATERAL SUPER JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORJune 2022August 2023Allow1400NoNo
17805042SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2022April 2025Allow3410YesNo
17827619METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FIELD EFFECT TRANSDUCERMay 2022March 2024Allow2111NoNo
17751653METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE LAYER CIRCUIT STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2022April 2025Allow3511NoNo
17664569EPITAXIAL OXIDE DEVICE WITH IMPACT IONIZATIONMay 2022May 2024Allow2410NoNo
17664577METHOD AND EPITAXIAL OXIDE DEVICE WITH IMPACT IONIZATIONMay 2022April 2024Allow2300NoNo
17741530CARRIER SUBSTRATE AND ELEMENT TRANSFER METHOD USING THE SAMEMay 2022November 2024Allow3000NoNo
17736186SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEMay 2022May 2025Allow3611NoNo
17730801METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2022May 2024Allow2521NoNo
17729546Semiconductor Device and MethodApril 2022January 2025Allow3310NoNo
17729469Process Temperature Measurement Device Fabrication Techniques and Methods of Calibration and Data Interpolation of the SameApril 2022April 2023Allow1100NoNo
17726618Silicon Carbide Devices, Semiconductor Devices and Methods for Forming Silicon Carbide Devices and Semiconductor DevicesApril 2022May 2024Abandon2521NoNo
17725326ETCH STOP LAYER FOR INJECTING CARRIERS INTO DRIFT LAYER FOR A VERTICAL POWER DEVICEApril 2022November 2023Allow1811NoNo
17725037ANTI-PARALLEL DIODE FORMED USING DAMAGED CRYSTAL STRUCTURE IN A VERICAL POWER DEVICEApril 2022June 2023Allow1401NoNo
17719622METHOD OF FORMING A WIRING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE SAMEApril 2022September 2024Allow2900NoNo
17754773SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEApril 2022July 2024Allow2701NoNo
17715886MEMORY DEVICE AND FORMING METHOD THEREOFApril 2022March 2024Allow2421YesNo
17657374LIGHT-EMITTING DIODEMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17710531Interconnect Structures and Methods of Forming the SameMarch 2022February 2025Allow3511NoNo
17705404SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17762714RECESSED STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF BEING CONVENIENTLY MONITORED ONLINE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022November 2024Allow3100NoNo
17654804MULTI-GATE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2022August 2024Allow2930YesNo
17693035Methods of Forming Structures Containing Leaker-Devices and Memory Configurations Incorporating Leaker-DevicesMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17653828EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESMarch 2022October 2022Allow811NoNo
17685400SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STRAIN RELAXED LAYERMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17683288SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH STRAIN RELAXED LAYERFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2740YesNo
17652019EPITAXIAL OXIDE MATERIALS, STRUCTURES, AND DEVICESFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2500NoNo
17677390SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3101NoNo
17665703Integrated Circuit Interconnect Structures with Air GapsFebruary 2022April 2024Allow2620YesNo
17665925SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH METAL GATE STACKFebruary 2022December 2022Allow1000NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
18
Examiner Affirmed
13
(72.2%)
Examiner Reversed
5
(27.8%)
Reversal Percentile
42.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
31
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(25.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
23
(74.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
34.3%
Lower 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, 25.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner AHMAD, KHAJA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AHMAD, KHAJA works in Art Unit 2813 and has examined 1,120 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AHMAD, KHAJA's allowance rate of 83.4% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AHMAD, KHAJA receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 46% 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 AHMAD, KHAJA is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AHMAD, KHAJA. This interview benefit is in the 69% 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, 33.6% 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 22.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 62.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 51.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.8% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 55% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Plan for RCE after final rejection: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments. Budget for an RCE in your prosecution strategy if you receive a final rejection.

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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