USPTO Examiner RAHMAN KHATIB A - Art Unit 2813

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18739428CAP STRUCTURE COUPLED TO SOURCE TO REDUCE SATURATION CURRENT IN HEMT DEVICEJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18738161VIA STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18658027METHODS OF EQUALIZING GATE HEIGHTS IN EMBEDDED NON-VOLATILE MEMORY ON HKMG TECHNOLOGYMay 2024October 2024Allow601NoNo
18649713SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18619182METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MERGED PiN SCHOTTKY (MPS) DIODEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18617971HEAT SINK FOR FACE BONDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1111NoNo
18617795SURFACE DAMAGE CONTROL IN DIODESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18443143WIDE BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A JUNCTION-BARRIER SCHOTTKY DIODEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18437609MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING OXIDE MATERIAL BETWEEN DECKS THEREOF, AND RELATED MEMORY DEVICESFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18430609METHOD OF MANUFACTURING WIDE-BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18428533VERTICAL POWER DEVICES FABRICATED USING IMPLANTED METHODSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18424190SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18406460COVERS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE COMPONENTSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18405053SEGMENTED SCHOTTKY DIODEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18391442ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING PILLARS IN ARRAY REGIONS AND NON-ARRAY REGIONSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18530988LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18518579SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURENovember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18507574Novel 3D NAND Memory Device And Method of Forming The SameNovember 2023July 2024Allow820YesNo
18388214DEVICE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE APPLICATIONSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1511NoNo
18496937SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18493933SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEOctober 2023July 2024Allow900YesNo
18481847SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18468259SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18451292ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE GUARD RING WITH SNAPBACK PROTECTIONAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18233293Structures of Gate Contact Formation for Vertical TransistorsAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18366151PIEZOELECTRIC ANTI-STICTION STRUCTURE FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18348421CAP STRUCTURE COUPLED TO SOURCE TO REDUCE SATURATION CURRENT IN HEMT DEVICEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1100NoNo
18144650STAIRCASE STRUCTURE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEMay 2023September 2024Allow1710YesNo
18302174RING TRANSISTOR STRUCTUREApril 2023February 2025Allow2220NoNo
18130935SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTOR DEVICE HAVING A TITLED BODY CONTACT AREA AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2023August 2024Allow1611NoNo
18185358SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710YesNo
18159749SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2420YesNo
18150523THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18063351SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910YesNo
17985907DISPLAY APPARATUSNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17983239LIGHT EMITTING DEVICENovember 2022March 2024Allow1600NoNo
17979581LDMOS WITH SELF-ALIGNED BODY AND HYBRID SOURCENovember 2022June 2024Allow2010NoNo
17977317Via Structure And Methods Of Forming The SameOctober 2022February 2024Allow1500NoNo
17911929SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3211YesNo
17931929MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MEMORY DEVICESeptember 2022February 2024Allow1700NoNo
17931621SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3200NoNo
17903315SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2022December 2023Allow1600YesNo
17819957SCHOTTKY DIODE WITH TUNABLE BLOCKING VOLTAGEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17881740Power Semiconductor Device and Method of Producing a Power Semiconductor DeviceAugust 2022June 2025Allow3411YesNo
17881070SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2022December 2023Allow1700NoNo
17817143MEMORY AND FORMING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022April 2025Allow3301NoNo
17816797IMAGE SENSOR PACKAGE HAVING A LIGHT BLOCKING MEMBERAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010YesNo
17816627METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022November 2023Allow1600NoNo
17878640SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEAugust 2022April 2024Allow2010NoNo
17815000Semiconductor MRAM Device and MethodJuly 2022October 2024Allow2620NoNo
17867084SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING CAPACITORS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022March 2025Allow3211YesNo
17813102Pad Structure Design in Fan-Out PackageJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17864435METHOD OF FORMING SILICON-OXIDE-NITRIDE-OXIDE-SILICON (SONOS) MEMORY CELL FOR FINFETJuly 2022September 2023Allow1400NoNo
17858672SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING DATA STORAGE PATTERNJuly 2022December 2023Allow1810YesNo
178546483D NAND MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2022July 2023Allow1200YesNo
17853922SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MEMORY ARRAY AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2022August 2023Allow1400YesNo
17809777SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2022June 2025Allow3601NoNo
17851607LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSJune 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17840892PIEZOELECTRIC ANTI-STICTION STRUCTURE FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMSJune 2022August 2023Allow1401YesNo
17806829ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING PILLARS IN ARRAY REGIONS AND NON-ARRAY REGIONSJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17835541SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2022January 2025Allow3100NoNo
17834462SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17833404ADJUSTABLE FASTENING DEVICE FOR PLASMA GAS INJECTORSJune 2022September 2023Allow1510YesNo
17831599TRENCH BOTTOM SHIELDING METHODS AND APPROACHES FOR TRENCHED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURESJune 2022December 2024Allow3140NoNo
17804125SCHOTTKY DIODE AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOFMay 2022June 2024Allow2501NoNo
17752610TRANSISTOR WITH GATE ATTACHED FIELD PLATEMay 2022March 2025Allow3311YesNo
17743523SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH A TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022April 2025Allow3521YesNo
17743535SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH A VERTICAL TRANSISTOR DEVICEMay 2022June 2025Allow3710NoNo
17742705MICRO SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2022August 2023Allow1510NoNo
17662571METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITOR AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURINGMay 2022February 2025Allow3321YesNo
17738342SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022July 2024Allow2600NoNo
17737164SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17661713MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING AN OXIDE MATERIAL BETWEEN ADJACENT DECKSMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17724161METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING CONTACT STRUCTUREApril 2022November 2023Allow1910NoNo
17723133Gate Structure of Semiconductor Device and Method for Forming the SameApril 2022August 2023Allow1610NoNo
17716165METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH T-SHAPED LANDING PAD STRUCTUREApril 2022September 2023Allow1700YesNo
17716109SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH T-SHAPED LANDING PAD STRUCTUREApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17711013MERGED PiN SCHOTTKY (MPS) DIODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022February 2024Allow2211NoNo
17708268POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, PACKAGING STRUCTURE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17693545SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGEMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17694276GATE CONTACT STRUCTURE FOR A TRENCH POWER MOSFET WITH A SPLIT GATE CONFIGURATIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3110NoNo
17685970SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022January 2024Allow2201YesNo
17639528SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2022March 2025Allow3710NoNo
17680270SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2022June 2025Allow3911NoNo
17651484SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17672715WIDE-BAND GAP SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2311NoNo
17672325DEVICE LAYOUT DESIGN FOR IMPROVING DEVICE PERFORMANCEFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2511NoNo
17668719TECHNOLOGIES FOR FABRICATING A 3D MEMORY STRUCTUREFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3511NoNo
17590685TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3931YesNo
17585790SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022February 2025Allow3701NoNo
17579636SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2022July 2023Allow1710NoNo
17578785GAP-FILL LAYERS, METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES MANUFACTURED BY THE METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17626883SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610NoNo
17575590SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3011NoNo
17572861SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4131NoNo
17568421SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17568630THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE WITH DIVIDED DRAIN SELECT GATE LINES AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3621YesNo
17645178CONFORMAL DAMAGE-FREE ENCAPSULATION OF CHALCOGENIDE MATERIALSDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910YesNo
17552812SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2021January 2025Allow3711YesNo
17551428LINER-FREE RESISTANCE CONTACTS AND SILICIDE WITH SILICIDE STOP LAYERDecember 2021May 2024Allow2911YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RAHMAN, KHATIB A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
9.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(10.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(90.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.0%
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, 10.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 RAHMAN, KHATIB A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAHMAN, KHATIB A works in Art Unit 2813 and has examined 497 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAHMAN, KHATIB A's allowance rate of 91.1% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RAHMAN, KHATIB A receive 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 37% 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 RAHMAN, KHATIB A is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 76% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAHMAN, KHATIB A. This interview benefit is in the 27% 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, 31.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 55% 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 40.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 44% 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 shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 43.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 22% 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 28% 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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