USPTO Examiner FOX BRANDON C - Art Unit 2818

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18773220STACKED WAFER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310NoNo
18764868SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18680742Integrated Assemblies and Methods of Forming Integrated AssembliesMay 2024June 2025Allow1320NoNo
18654796ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18623593IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICEApril 2024August 2025Allow1710NoNo
18415086RESISTOR WITHIN A VIAJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18413668THREE-DIMENSIONAL FERROELECTRIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMINGJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18403763SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18390513QUANTUM DEVICE FOR FORMING AN ARRAY OF QUANTUM DOTS AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHODDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18535747DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18522975METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING, BY DIFFERENTIATED ELECTROCHEMICAL POROSIFICATION, A GROWTH SUBSTRATE INCLUDING MESAS HAVING VARIOUS POROSIFICATION LEVELSNovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18516908INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICENovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18511461FERROELECTRIC MEMORY CELLNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18502456SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18383009PHOTON NUMBER RESOLVING DETECTOR WITH THERMAL DIODEOctober 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18484906READ ONLY MEMORYOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18552199SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18552180FIN FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE WITH HYBRID CONDUCTION MECHANISMSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2700NoNo
18451218SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18231427SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18230999SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18360894ORGANIC GATE TFT-TYPE STRESS SENSORS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18227838SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18358557Resistor StructureJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18260492LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, DISPLAY SUBSTRATEJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18217681CHIP PACKAGE STRUCTUREJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18345133ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18216458SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18270126METHOD FOR FABRICATING A PHOTODIODE STRUCTURE AND PHOTODIODE STRUCTUREJune 2023September 2025Allow2700NoNo
18340092PAD STRUCTURE FOR ENHANCED BONDABILITYJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18269277INTEGRATION OF A DETECTION CIRCUIT BASED ON OPTICAL RESONATORS ON A READOUT CIRCUIT OF AN IMAGERJune 2023October 2025Allow2800NoNo
18333860SUBSTRATES INCLUDING MICRO-STRUCTURED THIN FILM CAPACITORSJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18205094SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2023December 2025Allow3010NoNo
18325855INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND METHODMay 2023November 2025Allow3000NoNo
18322433METHODS FOR DESIGNING AND PRODUCING A DEVICE COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF MICRO-MACHINED ELEMENTS, AND DEVICE PRODUCED BY SAID METHODSMay 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18321652APPARATUS FOR GROWING A SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING PROCESSMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18312948PHOTON DETECTOR ARRAY ASSEMBLYMay 2023July 2025Allow2630NoNo
18140100METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICESApril 2023July 2025Allow2700NoNo
18250348COUPON WAFER AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFApril 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18303739DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18295249SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18029058PEROVSKITE LAYER, MANUFACTURE METHOD FOR PEROVSKITE LAYER, PEROVSKITE LAYER SOLAR CELL, AND PEROVSKITE LAYER SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLYMarch 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18124043SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310YesNo
18183966SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18180846GAS SENSORMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18179338DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18115302FINFET DEVICESFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2520NoNo
18171167SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STRUCTURE HAVING ENHANCED MEMORY WINDOW AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18110790SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18109180MULTIFUNCTION MAGNETIC AND PIEZORESISTIVE MEMS PRESSURE SENSORFebruary 2023November 2023Allow910NoNo
18040989METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FERROELECTRIC LAYER OR AN ANTIFERROELECTRIC LAYERFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3220NoNo
18091607HIGH-VOLTAGE BASED LOW-POWER, TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT, THIN-OXIDE ONLY ON-CHIP HIGH CURRENT LOW DROP OUT (LDO) REGULATORDecember 2022August 2025Allow3200NoNo
18088342MEMORY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3710YesNo
18088172NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18087687SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022April 2023Allow400NoNo
18080865IMAGE SENSOR AND IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICEDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
17927051DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17977795DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17922406DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
17972626METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2022December 2024Allow2500NoNo
17971789PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17919971P+ OR N+ TYPE DOPING PROCESS FOR SEMICONDUCTORSOctober 2022May 2023Allow700NoNo
17919497OPTICAL MODULEOctober 2022May 2025Allow3110NoNo
17955711SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUSSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3300NoNo
17954734SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MEMORYSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17934850DEPOSITION OF A THIN FILM NANOCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND ON A SUBSTRATESeptember 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17949346MASK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17912244Method for Forming Semiconductor LayersSeptember 2022April 2023Allow700NoNo
17945357SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17903502MEMORY DEVICE USING SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17900102SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17895087ELECTRO-OPTICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3200NoNo
17893192SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAMEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3710NoNo
17796706DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610NoNo
17876956Semiconductor Devices and Methods of ManufacturingJuly 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17857532PHOTODIODE ELEMENT AND SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2022October 2025Allow3910YesNo
17810498UNIFORM TRENCHES IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022July 2025Allow3610YesNo
17810002SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMJune 2022February 2025Allow3200NoNo
17847991SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2022July 2025Allow3710NoNo
17848182DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17838449METAL-INSULATOR-METAL (MIM) CAPACITOR STRUCTUREJune 2022March 2023Allow910NoNo
17837613SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH DIELECTRIC LINERS ON GATE REFILL METALJune 2022October 2024Allow2900NoNo
17782050HIGH EFFICIENT MICRO DEVICESJune 2022December 2025Allow4330NoNo
17779814DISPLAY PANEL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo
17778891DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSMay 2022February 2025Allow3310NoNo
17748920ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17777652DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSMay 2022July 2025Allow3820NoNo
17743723Cantilevered Power Planes to Provide a Return Current Path for High-Speed SignalsMay 2022August 2024Allow2800NoNo
17744045IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022December 2024Allow3110NoNo
17744160SEMICONDUCTOR CELL AND ACTIVE AREA ARRANGEMENTMay 2022September 2025Allow4000NoNo
17743376DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2022March 2025Allow3410NoNo
17736384NONVOLATILE MEMORY DEVICEMay 2022November 2024Allow3100NoNo
17661751TEST STRUCTURE FOR USE IN DYNAMIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17733720Waterproof MEMS Pressure Sensor Package With A Metal Lid And An Embedded ePTFE Filter And Process Of MakingApril 2022June 2025Allow3720NoNo
17732434SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17723685METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR GATE-ALL-AROUND DEVICESApril 2022July 2024Allow2700NoNo
17770044DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND DISPLAY APPARATUSApril 2022May 2025Allow3720NoNo
17769381ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTUREApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17720591MAGNETIC DEVICEApril 2022February 2025Allow3410YesNo
17719684DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2022February 2025Allow3410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FOX, BRANDON C.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
6
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
52.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% 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
21
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(23.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(76.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.4%
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, 23.8% 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 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 FOX, BRANDON C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FOX, BRANDON C works in Art Unit 2818 and has examined 989 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FOX, BRANDON C's allowance rate of 88.0% places them in the 68% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FOX, BRANDON C receive 1.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% 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 FOX, BRANDON C is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FOX, BRANDON C. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 32.1% 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 57.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 55% 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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, 81.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 62% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

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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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.