USPTO Examiner CARPENTER ROBERT K - Art Unit 2826

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17136776LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND BACKLIGHT UNITDecember 2020August 2023Allow3211YesNo
17136470LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010NoNo
17134742SEMICONDUCTOR MODULEDecember 2020November 2022Allow2310NoNo
17256197ARRAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020August 2023Allow3200NoNo
17255384OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING LIGHT-EMITTING DIODESDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920NoNo
17254893Adhesive Tape for Semiconductor Processing and Method for Producing Semiconductor DeviceDecember 2020December 2023Allow3510NoNo
16624913SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY, OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFDecember 2020June 2022Allow3000NoNo
17129641SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGEDecember 2020July 2023Allow3111NoNo
17128226MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE DISPLAY APPARATUSDecember 2020January 2023Allow2510NoNo
17128183MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAYDecember 2020December 2022Allow2410NoNo
17126262DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo
17253597TRENCH MOSFET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING TRENCH MOSFETDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17247525MODULE WITH SUBSTRATE RECESS FOR CONDUCTIVE-BONDING COMPONENTDecember 2020May 2023Allow2921YesNo
17109388METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PATTERNED LAYER OF MATERIALDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910YesNo
17108551PIXEL ASSEMBLY PROCESSDecember 2020March 2022Allow1601NoNo
17103971METHOD OF FORMING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2020January 2023Allow2520NoNo
16953347LIGHT EMITTING DEVICENovember 2020February 2023Allow2720NoNo
17092846Memory Device Interconnects and Method of ManufactureNovember 2020January 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17088229DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2020June 2022Allow1911NoNo
17078240METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE AND LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2020July 2022Allow2010NoNo
17073520SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEOctober 2020November 2022Allow2510NoNo
17071603OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2020January 2022Allow1500YesNo
17045495DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2020June 2022Allow2100NoNo
17060995Illumination apparatus comprising passive optical nanostructuresOctober 2020February 2023Allow2801YesNo
17031342LOW-LEAKAGE REGROWN GAN P-N JUNCTIONS FOR GAN POWER DEVICESSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2701YesNo
17029279MICRO-LED DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAMESeptember 2020March 2023Abandon3021NoNo
17027405MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DEVICE, AND USE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3321YesNo
17026627METHOD FOR EFFICIENT MANUFACTURE OF DISPLAY PANELSeptember 2020September 2022Abandon2320NoNo
17040033LED EMISSIVE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DEVICESeptember 2020July 2022Allow2100YesNo
16981719ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY PANELSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
17007448DOUBLE COLOR MICRO LED DISPLAY PANELAugust 2020May 2022Allow2010NoNo
17000125ENHANCED LIGHT OUTCOUPLING OF MICRO-LEDS USING PLASMONIC SCATTERING OF METALLIC NANOPARTICLESAugust 2020April 2023Allow3220YesNo
16997142TRENCH GATE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2020March 2022Allow1911YesNo
16996838Multi-Layer Random Access Memory and Methods of ManufactureAugust 2020November 2022Allow2711NoNo
16947770LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE ASSEMBLYAugust 2020April 2022Allow2010NoNo
16993756Stacked Vertically Isolated Mosfet Structure and Method of Forming the SameAugust 2020July 2022Allow2300NoNo
16991133DISPLAY MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2020February 2022Allow1801NoNo
16992067HETEROJUNCTION BIPOLAR TRANSISTORAugust 2020February 2023Allow3120YesNo
16990284INTEGRATED CHANNEL DIODEAugust 2020May 2022Allow2110YesNo
16944766LIGHT EMISSION DEVICEJuly 2020May 2022Allow2110NoNo
16965347MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SAMEJuly 2020April 2023Abandon3230NoNo
16940394LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAMEJuly 2020July 2022Allow2320YesNo
16938080METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2020October 2021Allow1500NoNo
16935030LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2020August 2022Allow2510NoNo
16931463LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND MODULEJuly 2020January 2023Allow3030YesNo
16930159SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT EMITTING DEVICEJuly 2020February 2023Allow3121YesNo
16928233METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELEMENT MOUNTING WIRING BOARDJuly 2020February 2022Allow1901NoNo
16926169METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND STRUCTURE FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUSJuly 2020September 2022Allow2611YesNo
16924447DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2020September 2022Allow2730YesNo
16960480MICRO LED BASED DISPLAY PANELJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16921587LED CHIP STRUCTURE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MASS TRANSFER METHOD APPLYING THE LED CHIP STRUCTUREJuly 2020August 2022Abandon2511NoNo
16958055Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Device and Semiconductor DeviceJune 2020September 2022Allow2720NoNo
16906701MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT, MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT MATRIX, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE MICRO LIGHT-EMITTING COMPONENT MATRIXJune 2020November 2022Allow2921YesNo
16904841SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COAXIAL MULTI-COLOR LEDJune 2020August 2022Allow2630YesNo
16903390SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIAL SUBSTRATE, MICRO LIGHT EMITTING DIODE PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEJune 2020March 2022Allow2001NoNo
16772740METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTOELECTRIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTS, AND OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTJune 2020June 2021Allow1300NoNo
16897468FILM FOR A PACKAGE SUBSTRATEJune 2020September 2020Allow300YesNo
16890942MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LED DISPLAY PANELJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16886658DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHODMay 2020September 2022Allow2711NoNo
16878290LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DEVICEMay 2020January 2022Allow2010NoNo
16877211SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING A FILLET LAYERMay 2020February 2022Allow2120NoNo
15930806Semiconductor DeviceMay 2020December 2021Allow1900NoNo
16763220SEMICONDUCTOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSMay 2020March 2022Allow2210NoNo
16760249SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE PRODUCTION METHODApril 2020January 2022Allow2110NoNo
16855081OPTICAL DEVICE LAYER TRANSFERRING METHODApril 2020April 2021Allow1100NoNo
16854460DISPLAY APPARATUS, SOURCE SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE, DRIVING SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUSApril 2020May 2022Allow2511NoNo
16756692BEZEL-FREE DISPLAY TILE WITH EDGE-WRAPPED CONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTUREApril 2020February 2022Allow2210NoNo
16847531INSPECTION METHOD FOR LED CHIP, INSPECTION DEVICE THEREFOR, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LED DISPLAYApril 2020April 2022Abandon2410NoNo
16841978MASK TRANSFER METHOD (AND RELATED APPARATUS) FOR A BUMPING PROCESSApril 2020October 2021Allow1801NoNo
16840621CONDUCTIVE HEAT RADIATION FILM, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2020May 2023Allow3731NoNo
16833032SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2020October 2021Allow1910NoNo
16810341MODULAR TECHNIQUE FOR DIE-LEVEL LIQUID COOLINGMarch 2020August 2023Abandon4241YesNo
16807115SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2020June 2021Allow1600NoNo
16801592INTEGRATED CIRCUITS WITH MEMORY CELLS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEFebruary 2020April 2021Abandon1320YesNo
16797166METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1300NoNo
16796130DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2020September 2020Allow710NoNo
16796536SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SUPPRESSING ELECTRIC FIELD CONCENTRATION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2020October 2020Allow810NoNo
16791472SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2320NoNo
16637685SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE MANUFACTURING METHODFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3120NoNo
16782996SPLIT GATE POWER DEVICE AND ITS METHOD OF FABRICATIONFebruary 2020January 2022Allow2410YesNo
16782844SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1400NoNo
16782869Charge Compensation MOSFET with Graded Epi Profile and Methods of Manufacturing ThereofFebruary 2020June 2021Allow1610NoNo
16778937LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DEVICE CONTAINING A MICRO LENS ARRAY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJanuary 2020October 2022Allow3320NoNo
16777796LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2020September 2022Allow3231YesNo
16775726EXTERNAL RESISTANCE REDUCTION WITH EMBEDDED BOTTOM SOURCE/DRAIN FOR VERTICAL TRANSPORT FETJanuary 2020June 2020Allow400NoNo
16776010NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2020February 2022Allow2410NoNo
16741988Managing Stray Light Absorption in Integrated Photonics DevicesJanuary 2020November 2021Allow2210YesNo
16734813FORECASTING NATIONAL CROP YIELD DURING THE GROWING SEASON USING WEATHER INDICESJanuary 2020April 2020Allow400NoNo
16732336SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEJanuary 2020January 2021Allow1320NoNo
16732222SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREDecember 2019October 2021Allow2110YesNo
16730742ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND MASKDecember 2019January 2022Allow2511YesNo
16726735SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH VAPOR CHAMBERDecember 2019June 2020Allow600NoNo
16624943OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTDecember 2019June 2021Allow1800NoNo
16721106System, Structure, and Method of Manufacturing a Semiconductor Substrate StackDecember 2019January 2021Allow1310NoNo
16715731Organic Light Emitting Display Device and Method for Manufacturing the SameDecember 2019January 2021Allow1311NoNo
16710226PHOTOCOUPLERDecember 2019October 2021Allow2210YesNo
16703562FABRICATION OF THIN-FILM ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH NON-DESTRUCTIVE WAFER REUSEDecember 2019November 2020Allow1210NoNo
16680229Work ShoeNovember 2019January 2022Allow2650NoNo
16677568Memory Device Interconnects and Method of ManufactureNovember 2019June 2020Allow810NoNo
16668433BEOL CROSS-BAR ARRAY FERROELECTRIC SYNAPSE UNITS FOR DOMAIN WALL MOVEMENTOctober 2019April 2021Allow1820YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CARPENTER, ROBERT K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
11.0%
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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(27.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(72.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
41.0%
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, 27.3% 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 CARPENTER, ROBERT K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner CARPENTER, ROBERT K works in Art Unit 2826 and has examined 299 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner CARPENTER, ROBERT K's allowance rate of 89.6% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by CARPENTER, ROBERT K receive 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 23% 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 CARPENTER, ROBERT K is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CARPENTER, ROBERT K. This interview benefit is in the 28% 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, 33.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% 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 36.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 114.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 71.4% of appeals filed. This is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 80.0% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 45% 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 25% 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 0.7% of allowed cases (in the 60% 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:

  • 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.

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

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