USPTO Examiner MALEK MALIHEH - Art Unit 2813

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18786636MEMORY STRUCTURES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18771783METHODS RELATED TO RADIO-FREQUENCY SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED VOLTAGE HANDLING CAPABILITYJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18637915BUFFERED TOP THIN FILM RESISTOR, MIM CAPACITOR, AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1120YesNo
18632960UNDER-SOURCE BODY CONTACTApril 2024March 2025Allow1220YesNo
18628325Integrated Circuit Device and Method of Forming the SameApril 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18613389THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18614439SEMICONDUCTOR RECTIFIER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2024August 2024Allow511NoNo
18603932METHOD FOR PROCESSING MEMORY DEVICEMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18438338RADIO-FREQUENCY SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED VOLTAGE HANDLING CAPABILITYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18509468THIN FILM TRANSISTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18483413SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING GATE SPACEROctober 2023January 2025Allow1520YesNo
18375455DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING CONDUCTIVE PATTERN IN SUBSTRATE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023April 2024Allow700YesNo
18448305SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIELD PLATE STRUCTURESAugust 2023February 2026Allow3001NoNo
18264561HIGH VOLTAGE NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18365503MIDDLE-OF-LINE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHODAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18230137ISOLATORAugust 2023January 2026Allow3010NoNo
18360843MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORJuly 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18224864SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING ALIGNMENT KEYJuly 2023January 2026Allow3010YesNo
18355834SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FLOATING GATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18329206SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESJune 2023October 2024Allow1601NoNo
18035086POWER FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHODMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18132562A GRAPHENE-BASED BIOSENSORApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18132966SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEApril 2023March 2025Allow2411NoNo
18247554DISPLAY PANEL WITH IMPROVED MOBILITY OF THE THIN FILM TRANSISTORMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18193859SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SIDEWALL OF THE GATE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SURFACES HAVING DIFFERENT SLOPESMarch 2023March 2026Allow3611YesNo
18192247FORKSHEET TRANSISTOR WITH DUAL DEPTH LATE CELL BOUNDARY CUTMarch 2023October 2025Allow3000NoNo
18127895SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY OF A CONNECTION RELATION BETWEEN A THROUGH VIA AND A LOWER WIRIING LAYERMarch 2023September 2025Allow3000NoNo
18176612SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME WHICH INCREASES THE CHANNEL LENGTHMarch 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18175907MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING MEMORY DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3411NoNo
18108019EDMOS AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18161329SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18161119SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH INCREASED CHANNEL LENGTH AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511YesNo
18007023SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS THAT ARE CAPABLE OF INCREASING THE EFFECTIVE CHANNEL WIDTHJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3210NoNo
18153368A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEWITH INCREASED EFFECTIVE WIDTH OF THE CHANNEL WITHOUT INCREASING THE WIDTH OF THE GATE ACTIVE REGIONJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511YesNo
18092239MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING FORMING A RECESS FILLING PATTERNDecember 2022August 2025Allow3100NoNo
18072201LOCOS FILLET FOR DRAIN REDUCED BREAKDOWN IN HIGH VOLTAGE TRANSISTORSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
18059186IC STRUCTURE WITH GATE ELECTRODE FULLY WITHIN V-SHAPED CAVITYNovember 2022February 2026Allow3820YesNo
17925303A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE, WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO FULL-COLOR LEDNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17984736TRANSISTOR WITH METAL FIELD PLATE CONTACTNovember 2022March 2026Allow4020NoNo
17983788RFLDMOS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
17983434NMOS HALF-BRIDGE POWER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
17982164SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022May 2024Allow1800NoNo
17977978ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THEREOFOctober 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
18046531METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND INTEGRATION METHODSOctober 2022November 2025Allow3811NoNo
17936434VERTICAL-TRANSPORT FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH BACKSIDE SOURCE/DRAIN CONNECTIONSSeptember 2022November 2025Allow3710YesNo
17933304FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH ADJUSTABLE EFFECTIVE GATE LENGTHSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3421NoNo
17939617VERTICAL TRANSISTOR STRUCTURES WITH OFFSET SPACERSSeptember 2022January 2026Abandon4001NoNo
17823985SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2022August 2025Allow3511YesNo
17900639Performance Optimization By Sizing Gates And Source/Drain Contacts Differently For Different TransistorsAugust 2022January 2026Allow4021NoNo
17883683SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17873547SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT AND CONTACT OVER ACTIVE GATE STRUCTURESJuly 2022September 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17814683Semiconductor DeviceJuly 2022August 2025Allow3711YesNo
17812744VTFET WITH REDUCED PARASITIC CAPACITANCEJuly 2022November 2025Allow4121YesNo
17862710SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE THAT INCLUDES SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT PLUGS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2022September 2025Allow3811NoNo
17810652SELF-ALIGNED BOTTOM SPACERJuly 2022November 2025Allow4001NoNo
17810814METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR MEMORY DEVICEJuly 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17810634SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SEMICONDCUTOR PILLARS AND BIT LINE ISOLATION TRENCHES AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAMEJuly 2022July 2025Allow3611NoNo
17856745FLEXIBLE ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESJuly 2022September 2025Allow3810NoNo
178544773D NAND MEMORY DEVICE WITH ISOLATION TRENCHES AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2022December 2025Allow4121NoNo
17854474GAP FILLING METHOD IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING PROCESSJune 2022August 2025Allow3810NoNo
17844971SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING GATE ELECTRODES WITH DOPANT OF DIFFERENT CONDUCTIVE TYPESJune 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17807841TRANSISTOR DIE WITH PRIMARY AND ANCILLARY TRANSISTOR ELEMENTSJune 2022April 2025Allow3400NoNo
17841873METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING A FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORJune 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17838644THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESJune 2022December 2023Allow1800NoNo
17835983Gallium Nitride Device with Field Plate Structure and Method of Manufacturing the SameJune 2022March 2025Allow3311NoNo
17831892METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH WORD LINESJune 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17830480SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GUARD RINGJune 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17830723METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH GUARD RINGJune 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17804680FABRICATING AN ELECTROCONDUCTIVE CONTACT ON A TOP SURFACE OF A TUNNELING MAGNETORESISTANCE ELEMENTMay 2022March 2025Allow3401YesNo
17825229Apparatus For Single Chamber Deposition And EtchMay 2022December 2025Allow4220NoNo
17735475SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING METAL-2 DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACTMay 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17660729METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2022January 2025Allow3201NoNo
17658960PIXEL-TYPE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2022March 2024Allow2310YesNo
17658914STRUCTURE HAVING DIFFERENT GATE DIELECTRIC WIDTHS IN DIFFERENT REGIONS OF SUBSTRATEApril 2022July 2025Allow3921YesNo
17657242SELECTIVE DONOR PLATES, METHODS OF FABRICATION AND USES THEREOF FOR ASSEMBLING COMPONENTS ONTO SUBSTRATESMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17706792METHOD OF PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT LAYERMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17702831POWER DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022November 2024Allow3210NoNo
17694694MIDDLE VOLTAGE TRANSISTOR AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMEMarch 2022March 2025Allow3611YesNo
17687812METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022February 2025Abandon3601NoNo
17653481HIGH PERFORMANCE DEVICE WITH DOUBLE SIDE CONTACTSMarch 2022September 2025Abandon4321NoNo
17668548DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2910YesNo
17665398MOSFET DEVICE WITH SHIELDING REGION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17584580ASYMMETRIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING LDD REGION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17583050TRENCH-GATE MOS TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17582230METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SIDEWALL OXIDIZED DIELECTRICJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2510NoNo
17648161Integrating Passive Devices in Package StructuresJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2910YesNo
17573708METHOD FOR FORMING A TRENCH IN A FIRST SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER OF A MULTI-LAYER SYSTEMJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17564688SEMICONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3001NoNo
17556344METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO VLSI SILICON CHIPSDecember 2021November 2024Allow3511YesNo
17546443USING A SAME MASK FOR DIRECT PRINT AND SELF-ALIGNED DOUBLE PATTERNING OF NANOSHEETSDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010YesNo
17643404METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREDecember 2021October 2023Allow2200NoNo
17522543Tiered-Profile Contact for SemiconductorNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420NoNo
17518270SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH AN AIR GAP AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMENovember 2021October 2024Allow3511NoNo
17508832SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING A BURIED CHANNEL ARRAY TRANSISTOR STRUCTUREOctober 2021April 2024Allow3030NoNo
17505340SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPONENTOctober 2021February 2025Allow4021YesNo
17448916SILICON CARBIDE FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORSSeptember 2021September 2023Allow2400NoNo
17476558METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUCED VARIATION OF THE IMPURITY CONCENTRATION NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE SEMICONDUCTOR FILMSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2500NoNo
17400965Integrated Circuit Device and Method of Forming the SameAugust 2021December 2023Allow2800NoNo
17379265Semiconductor Devices and Methods of ManufactureJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410NoNo
17353394RADIO-FREQUENCY SWITCHING DEVICES HAVING IMPROVED VOLTAGE HANDLING CAPABILITYJune 2021March 2024Allow3220NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
8
Examiner Affirmed
5
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
59.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
29
Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(27.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(72.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
40.6%
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, 27.6% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner MALEK, MALIHEH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MALEK, MALIHEH works in Art Unit 2813 and has examined 635 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 78.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MALEK, MALIHEH's allowance rate of 78.6% places them in the 47% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MALEK, MALIHEH receive 2.03 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 53% 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 MALEK, MALIHEH is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MALEK, MALIHEH. This interview benefit is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 59% 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 29.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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, 138.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 88% 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 74.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.2% 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, 47.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 42% 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 5.0% of allowed cases (in the 86% 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 4.4% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.