USPTO Examiner KRATT JUSTIN M - Art Unit 2831

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19336293SUBSTITUTE SMOKING DEVICE HAVING SEPARATE DISPLAY ELEMENTS AND SYSTEM USING THE SAMESeptember 2025March 2026Allow600NoNo
18658191CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED MATING RELIABILITYMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18658203CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED MATING RELIABILITYMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18644150Magnetic Suction HeadApril 2024July 2025Allow1520NoNo
18625834UNIVERSAL DC POWER ADAPTORApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18410472SEPARABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A FLUID PORTJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18498972INTERMEDIATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOROctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18384945BOARD-TO-BOARD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CONTACTS HAVING A SOLDERABLE MOUNTING PART FOR A FIRST BOARD AND A SPRING PIECE CONTACTING A SECOND BOARDOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18383057QUICK ELECTRICAL-CONNECTING STRUCTURE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE HIGH-FREQUENCY PULSE ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023March 2026Allow2910YesNo
18492068Bi-Directional Header For Multi-Direction Connector MatingOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18372422MINIATURIZED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH FEATURES TO PREVENT SHORT CIRCUIT OF POWER TERMINALSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18282971LEVER-TYPE CONNECTORSeptember 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18282652ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR UNIT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELD MEMBERSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18281934ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH DEVICE-SIDE TERMINAL PORTION CONNECTED TO CONNECTOR-SIDE TERMINAL PORTIONSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710YesNo
18242557CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVABLE HEAT SINKSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520YesNo
18450613CARD CONNECTOR WITH TWO SPRING-LOADED MECHANISMS FOR INSERTING AND EJECTING THE CARDAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18276748Inner-Conductor Contact Element For An Angled Connector, And Associated Production MethodAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18232093UNIVERSAL DC POWER ADAPTORAugust 2023February 2024Allow600YesNo
18274973ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING FOR A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTORJuly 2023March 2026Allow3210NoNo
18358192POWER CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH LEVER FOR TIGHTENING A CONNECTING BOLTJuly 2023November 2025Allow2810NoNo
18353310ELECTRICALLY ISOLATING HAZARDOUS VOLTAGE FROM VEHICLE POWERED TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2025Allow2601YesNo
18352939RUGGEDIZED CONNECTOR SYSTEMJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520NoNo
18220032ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MOVEABLE INNER INSULATOR AND TERMINALJuly 2023July 2025Allow2400NoNo
18342396ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH PROTRUSIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SHIELD AND DEVICE USING THE SAMEJune 2023March 2025Allow2130YesNo
18335129CABLE END CONNECTOR WITH LATCHJune 2023November 2025Allow2910NoNo
18333155POKE-THROUGH ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLYJune 2023November 2025Allow2940YesNo
18207393ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MODIFIED SIZE AND SHAPE OF METAL SHELL OPENING FOR IMPEDANCE MATCHINGJune 2023August 2025Allow2700NoNo
18207278ADAPTER CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING EFFECTJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18328793ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH GROUND TERMINALS AND SHIELDING GROUND TERMINALS AROUND SIGNAL TERMINALSJune 2023August 2024Allow1420NoNo
18203168ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A SHIELDING COVER WITH INTEGRAL LOCKING ARMSMay 2023February 2026Allow3320NoNo
18324975ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE SHIELDING SPACERS BETWEEN TWO ROWS OF TERMINALSMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18037962BOARD CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING BETWEEN RADIO FREQUENCY TERMINALS AND NON-RADIO FREQUENCY TERMINALSMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18317313HIGH-SPEED CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING PIECE SURROUNDING SIGNAL PINS AND CONNECTED TO GROUND PINSMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18197546ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CABLE WIRES SOLDERED TO SOLDERING GROOVES OF TERMINALSMay 2023February 2026Allow3320YesNo
18144268SHIELDED CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES WITH TEMPERATURE AND ALIGNMENT CONTROLSMay 2023August 2024Allow1520YesNo
18307953DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION BOARD SET AND ASSEMBLYApril 2023January 2026Allow3320YesNo
18137708SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THEREOFApril 2023May 2024Allow1310YesNo
18304438ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH TERMINAL CONNECTED TO WIRE CONDUCTOR IN SEALED HOUSINGApril 2023June 2025Allow2600NoNo
18300922ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING BETWEEN LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCY TERMINALS AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE USING THE SAMEApril 2023January 2025Allow2130YesNo
18295467SHIELDED BOARD TO BOARD ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SURROUNDING SHIELDING AND ELECTICAL DEVICE USING THE SAMEApril 2023January 2026Allow3420YesNo
18186318ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METAL HOUSING. AND MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOFMarch 2023March 2026Allow3610NoNo
18024763SHIELD CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING RATTLING OF SHIELD TERMINALMarch 2023March 2026Abandon3620NoNo
18106268CONDUCTIVE TERMINAL, ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED ELASTIC PIECESFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18104732CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY WITH INTERCONNECTING FIXING BRACKETS HOLDING BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTORS TO A CIRCUIT BOARD AND A DEVICE USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18160365INTERCONNECT SUBSTRATE INCLUDING SUBSTRATES AND CONNECTOR DISPOSED IN RECESSJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18100866CABLE CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL INTEGRITY AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAMEJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3720NoNo
18157102ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH CONTACT ASSEMBLY INTEGRALLY FORMED WITH HOUSING BY INSERT MOLDINGJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18153153SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ON A CIRCUIT BOARD WITH AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND AN OUTER CONDUCTORJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3320YesNo
18152851SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR MOUNTING ON A CIRCUIT BOARD WITH AN INNER CONDUCTOR AND OUTER CONDUCTORJanuary 2023November 2025Allow3420YesNo
18153207SHIELD CONNECTOR WITH OUTER-CONDUCTOR-SIDE CONTACT PORTION CONTACTING HOUSING-SIDE CONTACT PORTIONJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18094630RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR, PLUG CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH EASY INSTALLATION FEATURESJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18069564LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A BATTERY PACK ON A PORTABLE ELECTRIC DEVICEDecember 2022February 2025Allow2610NoNo
18076066PCIE/SAS FEMALE ELECTRICAL CONNECTORDecember 2022June 2024Allow1930YesNo
17989360TWO PART SHIELD TERMINAL WITH POSITION STABILIZATION AND CONNECTOR THEREWITHNovember 2022February 2025Allow2700YesNo
17986079RECEPTACLE CAGE HAVING EMI SHIELDINGNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17986220Mechanical Secondary Key for High-Speed Data ConnectorNovember 2022March 2026Abandon4020YesNo
17924572SHIELDING ELEMENT AND PLUG CONNECTORNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
17983107HIGH PERFORMANCE INTERPOSER AND CHIP SOCKET HAVING CONTACTS WITH AN OUTER BEAM AND AN INNER BEAMNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
17981472ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING METALLIC SHELL WITH UNITARY GROUNDING MEMBERNovember 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17979872ELECTRIC CONNECTOR UNIT FOR CONNECTING A SHIELDED CABLE WITH A PLURALITY OF INNER CABLES TO AN ELECTRIC CONNECTORNovember 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17922449MODULAR TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLUG AND METHODOctober 2022July 2025Allow3220YesNo
18050559Electrical Connector with Angled Contacts with Arrangement for Controlling CrosstalkOctober 2022November 2025Allow3720YesNo
18048068ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH A BAFFLE CONNECTED TO A CONNECTOR AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAMEOctober 2022October 2025Allow3620YesNo
17970540ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH SHIELDING FEATURES PROVIDING BETTER HIGH-FREQUENCY CHARACTERISTICSOctober 2022June 2025Allow3210YesNo
17968142HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOROctober 2022November 2025Allow3720NoNo
17919452ELECTRICAL CONTROL UNIT WITH SEALANT BETWEEN A COVER, A BASE, AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOROctober 2022July 2025Allow3310NoNo
17964977LONG BODY WINDING STRUCTURE AND RESPECTIVE LONG BODYOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3600NoNo
17960826EXPANSION CARD ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOROctober 2022February 2026Allow4030YesNo
17959166NETWORK ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A GROUND SHEET PROVIDING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE PROTECTIONOctober 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17956126ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME WITH SIMPLIFIED ASSEMBLY FEATURESSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
17955835CONNECTION COMPONENT, CONNECTOR, PATCH CORD AND CONNECTOR INNER SHELLSeptember 2022January 2026Allow3911YesNo
17954353ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED SHIELDING AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PAIR THEREWITHSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3930NoNo
17950833WIRE TO WIRE JUNCTION CONNECTORSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3501YesNo
17909306ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR WITH MULTIPLE LEVER SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING PLUGGING AND/OR RELEASING AND PLUG CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREFORSeptember 2022December 2025Allow3920YesNo
17949023MODULAR POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17900238BOOSTER LEVER UNITAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17898693CONNECTOR HAVING A RELEASE BUTTONAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310YesNo
17802723ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR APPARATUS WITH IMPROVED WATERPROOFING AND COMPACT SIZE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFAugust 2022September 2024Allow2500NoNo
17895194ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TO A FLAT CABLE AND ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY USING SAMEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210YesNo
17890051ELECTRIC CONNECTOR AND ELECTRIC CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH SIMPLIFIED GROUNDING METHOD AND IMPROVED STABILITY OF SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17820510ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INTEGRATED GROUND PLANEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3220NoNo
17800372ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUTER HOUSINGS SURROUNDING TERMINALS AND CONNECTOR UNIT THEREFORAugust 2022January 2026Abandon4130NoNo
17886572ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER AND OUT TERMINALS WITH A COMPACT CONFIGURATION AND CONNECTOR SET USING THE SAMEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17879456ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH PROTRUSIONS ON THE OUTER PERIPHERAL WALL OF THE SHIELD AND DEVICE USING THE SAMEAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17815838CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING TO CARDS OF DIFFERENT LENGTHSJuly 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17875773CONNECTOR INCLUDING INNER CONDUCTOR, OUTER CONDUCTOR, AND HOUSING HOLDING THE OUTER CONDUCTORJuly 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17873965PROTECTIVE-EARTHING CONTACT AND CONDUCTOR-CONNECTION TERMINALJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17867974POWER CONVERSION DEVICE WITH MEASUREMENT DEVICE MONITORING A MALE-FEMALE CONNECTIONJuly 2022November 2025Abandon4020YesNo
17792588ELECTRICAL SOCKET WITH SWITCH TO PREVENT ELECTRICAL ARC IN EXPLOSIVE ENVIRONMENTSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3711YesNo
17862748ROTARY HYBRID AC POWER OUTLET FOR VEHICLESJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17861248ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METALLIC CAGE HAVING ELASTIC GROUNDING FINGERS AROUND THE MOUNTING PORTIONJuly 2022January 2023Allow710NoNo
17790894ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HOUSING CONNECTABLE TO SEPARABLE AND INSEPARABLE HOUSINGSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3010YesNo
17854400CONNECTION STRIP AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTION STRIPJune 2022August 2025Allow3720YesNo
17852373BOARD-TO-BOARD CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH METAL MEMBERS ALLOWING LARGER CURRENT TRANSMISSIONJune 2022July 2025Allow3620YesNo
17853249Standoff And Support Structures for Reliable Land Grid Array and Hybrid Land Grid Array InterconnectsJune 2022August 2025Allow3820YesNo
17845006Systems and Methods for Application of Rigid and Flexible Adhesives for Cable Attachment to BGAsJune 2022March 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17844841COIL SPRING AND CONNECTOR WITH A COIL SPRINGJune 2022March 2025Allow3310NoNo
17839873CONNECTOR AND ASSEMBLY THEREOF WITH FOOLPROOF STRUCTUREJune 2022September 2025Allow3910NoNo
17839045ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING AN ELECTRIC WIRE TO A FLAT FLEXIBLE CONDUCTOR AND AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREFORJune 2022October 2024Allow2800NoNo
17837967ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH LARGER CONTACT SURFACE AREASJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% 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
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.2%
Higher 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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M works in Art Unit 2831 and has examined 618 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KRATT, JUSTIN M's allowance rate of 89.5% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M receive 1.43 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 KRATT, JUSTIN M 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 +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KRATT, JUSTIN M. This interview benefit is in the 30% 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, 31.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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 52.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 79% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 33.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. 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, 37.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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 24% 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 31.1% of allowed cases (in the 96% 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:

  • 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.