USPTO Examiner SMITH BRADLEY - Art Unit 2817

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19076161METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICESMarch 2025February 2026Allow1120NoNo
19054743MECHANISMS FOR FABRICATING MICRO-LEDSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
18606347LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1811NoNo
18604071SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING RECESSED INTERCONNECT STRUCTUREMarch 2024October 2025Allow1900NoNo
18591384SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING VERTICAL CONDUCTIVE GRAPHENE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2311NoNo
18433554BACKSIDE METAL PATTERNING DIE SINGULATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18426333APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1921NoNo
18423137MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18525242LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTNovember 2023June 2025Allow1921NoNo
18387129Method For Fabricating (LED) Dice Using Laser Lift-Off From A Substrate To A Receiving PlateNovember 2023April 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18378889METHOD FOR PREPARING FINE METAL LINES WITH HIGH ASPECT RATIOOctober 2023March 2025Allow1730NoNo
18554367SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18279154METHOD FOR PREPARING NITRIDE LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) AND NONDESTRUCTIVE INTERFACE SEPARATIONAugust 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18546057METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A THIN SINGLE-CRYSTAL SEMICONDUCTOR LAYER ON A CARRIER SUBSTRATEAugust 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18363725MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18360854SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUCED TRAP DEFECT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18358534SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18272930MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE TRANSFER WITH UV-TRANSMISSIVE ADHESIVE AND LASER LIFT-OFFJuly 2023November 2025Allow2800NoNo
18349485LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2023October 2025Allow2700NoNo
18266081DISPLAY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICES, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2023February 2026Allow3200NoNo
18202037Methods Of Making Flip Chip Micro Light Emitting DiodesMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18315972EMBEDDING REDISTRIBUTION LAYER METAL TRACES IN A POLYMERIC DIELECTRICMay 2023January 2026Allow3200NoNo
18308895MICRO LED DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18031316FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE, AND FULL-COLOR LED STRUCTURE UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEApril 2023October 2025Allow3000NoNo
18127342SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP INCLUDING LOW-K DIELECTRIC LAYERMarch 2023December 2025Allow3220YesNo
18180860LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEMarch 2023September 2025Allow3111NoNo
18180531GROUP-III ELEMENT NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATEMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18178297LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAMEMarch 2023October 2025Allow3101NoNo
18164070MICROCHIP CHARGE PATTERNINGFebruary 2023July 2025Abandon3042NoNo
18162946MAGNETIC LIGHT-EMITTING STRUCTUREFebruary 2023August 2023Allow700NoNo
18158550LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2800NoNo
18155763LED CHIP STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18005136Light-Emitting Element and Method for Manufacturing the SameJanuary 2023March 2026Allow3821NoNo
18153256SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18091874DISTRIBUTED AND CONTEXTUALIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFERENCE SERVICEDecember 2022September 2024Allow2130YesNo
18013408Nitride Semiconductor Ultraviolet Light-Emitting ElementDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18010393Nitride Semiconductor Ultraviolet Light-Emitting Element and Manufacturing Method ThereofDecember 2022April 2025Allow2800NoNo
18060102NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTNovember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17926240NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022July 2025Allow3200NoNo
17937499BACKSIDE METAL PATTERNING DIE SINGULATION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2022October 2023Allow1320NoNo
17868949Method For Fabricating (LED) Dice Using Laser Lift-Off From A Substrate To A Receiving PlateJuly 2022August 2023Allow1311NoNo
17792314CONNECTED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELEMENT SUBSTRATE USING SAMEJuly 2022October 2025Abandon3910NoNo
17808979SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING ENTANGLING MEASUREMENTS ON MULTIPLE QUBITSJune 2022April 2023Abandon1010YesNo
17785964CARTRIDGE INSPECTION ANCHORSJune 2022July 2025Allow3710NoNo
17836896SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING RECESSED INTERCONNECT STRUCTUREJune 2022November 2023Allow1701NoNo
17835281SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING RECESSED INTERCONNECT STRUCTUREJune 2022November 2023Allow1711NoNo
17835009SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUSJune 2022August 2024Abandon2740YesNo
17780711DISPLAYING BASE PLATE AND DISPLAYING DEVICEMay 2022October 2025Allow4100NoNo
17750784IMAGE SENSOR HAVING A GATE DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVED DEVICE SCALINGMay 2022September 2024Allow2800NoNo
17746404Memory Arrays Comprising Strings Of Memory Cells And Methods Used In Forming A Memory Array Comprising Strings Of Memory CellsMay 2022January 2026Allow4411NoNo
17756004SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRIC CIRCUIT, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17740729Method For Fabricating (LED) Dice Using Semiconductor Structures On A Substrate And Laser Lift-Off To A Receiving PlateMay 2022August 2023Allow1620NoNo
17739240SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUCED TRAP DEFECT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEMay 2022May 2023Allow1210NoNo
17737770SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICEMay 2022January 2026Allow4411YesNo
17729690PRECLEAN AND ENCAPSULATION OF MICROLED FEATURESApril 2022April 2024Allow2430NoNo
17729670DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2022September 2025Allow4111NoNo
17770614DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2022October 2025Allow4230NoNo
17723626BONDING MATERIALS OF DISSIMILAR COEFFICIENTS OF THERMAL EXPANSIONApril 2022June 2024Abandon2611NoNo
17723561DETERMINING DYNAMIC QUANTUM ERROR CORRECTION SCHEMESApril 2022September 2023Allow1730YesYes
17714255SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD MAKING THE SAMEApril 2022April 2025Allow3620NoNo
17713927DISPLAY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTApril 2022November 2023Allow1920NoNo
17765160IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUSMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310NoNo
17707408DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2022October 2025Allow4211NoNo
17703135DISPLAYS WITH EMBEDDED LIGHT EMITTERSMarch 2022July 2023Allow1601NoNo
17702559MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4521YesNo
17681564LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTFebruary 2022June 2023Allow1611YesNo
17652315METHOD OF ENGRAVING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL DIELECTRIC LAYERFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3720YesNo
17672296Nucleation-Free Gap Fill ALD ProcessFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3850NoYes
17668844DISTRIBUTED AND CONTEXTUALIZED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INFERENCE SERVICEFebruary 2022September 2022Allow800NoNo
17580491WAVELENGTH CONVERTERS, INCLUDING POLARIZATION-ENHANCED CARRIER CAPTURE CONVERTERS, FOR SOLID STATE LIGHTING DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2022April 2025Allow3850NoYes
17580193LIGHT-EMITTING MODULEJanuary 2022December 2022Allow1100NoNo
17627110MODULE FOR REMOVING MIS-ASSEMBLED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR REMOVING MIS-ASSEMBLED SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT BY USING SAMEJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2600NoNo
17573044METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A HYBRID DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3620NoYes
17570605Light Emitting Diode (LED) Devices With Nucleation LayerJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4011YesNo
17564768METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR REMOVING HYDROGEN FROM LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTDecember 2021November 2023Allow2201NoNo
17563393METHOD OF SEPARATING PLURALITY OF LED STRUCTURES FROM WAFERDecember 2021September 2024Allow3301NoNo
17645719ATOMIC LAYER ETCHING OF TUNGSTEN FOR ENHANCED TUNGSTEN DEPOSITION FILLDecember 2021January 2026Abandon4841NoYes
17553653APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2100NoNo
17644448Method to Produce Buried Nb Lines Surrounded by TiDecember 2021February 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17617737SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SUBSTRATE THEREOF, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES AND SUBSTRATES THEREOFDecember 2021June 2025Allow4211NoNo
17616441SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2021February 2024Allow2720NoNo
17616553DISPLAY DEVICE USING MICRO LED AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORDecember 2021February 2025Allow3920NoNo
17534236LED TRANSFER METHOD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMENovember 2021April 2024Allow2911NoNo
17531922Light Emitting Diode (LED) Devices With Nucleation LayerNovember 2021April 2023Abandon1610NoNo
17612881SELF-ASSEMBLY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICESNovember 2021August 2024Allow3310NoNo
17528533MULTI-QUANTUM WELL STRUCTURE AND LED DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2021February 2025Allow3910NoNo
17455242Semiconductor Devices with Modulated Gate StructuresNovember 2021September 2025Allow4611YesNo
17527264MONOLITHIC SEMICONDUCTOR LED DISPLAY SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFNovember 2021January 2025Allow3810NoNo
17520628LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2021February 2024Allow2711NoNo
17609256Method for Producing a Component, and ComponentNovember 2021February 2025Allow3921NoNo
17513302LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2021November 2025Abandon4931YesNo
17508815METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING BURIED WORD LINEOctober 2021November 2022Allow1310NoNo
17507782DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2021September 2024Allow3501NoNo
17507134SUBSTRATE PROCESSING FOR GaN GROWTHOctober 2021October 2025Allow4851YesNo
17505477SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEOctober 2021February 2023Allow1600YesNo
17503144HIGH ASPECT RATIO GRATINGS FABRICATED BY ELECTRODEPOSITIONOctober 2021September 2023Allow2320NoNo
17498373MASKING LAYERS IN LED STRUCTURESOctober 2021December 2025Abandon5031YesNo
17601918HIGH STEP COVERAGE TUNGSTEN DEPOSITIONOctober 2021January 2024Allow2711YesNo
17492039METHOD FOR PREPARING FINE METAL LINES WITH HIGH ASPECT RATIOOctober 2021September 2023Allow2400NoNo
17489417METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
12
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
39.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% 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
36
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(13.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
31
(86.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.6%
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, 13.9% 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 SMITH, BRADLEY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SMITH, BRADLEY works in Art Unit 2817 and has examined 628 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SMITH, BRADLEY's allowance rate of 84.9% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SMITH, BRADLEY receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 SMITH, BRADLEY is 19 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -13.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH, BRADLEY. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 21.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 26% 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 28.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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, 55.6% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% 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 52.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.4% 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, 61.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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 4.9% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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:

    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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