USPTO Examiner MUIR MATTHEW SINCLAIR - Art Unit 2835

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18794738DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH DIVIDED INTERIOR SPACEAugust 2024October 2024Allow300YesNo
18636967Modular Liquid Cooling Architecture for Liquid CoolingApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18609478DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH DIVIDED INTERIOR SPACEMarch 2024May 2024Allow200YesNo
18408317DOUBLE SIDED DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH BI-DIRECTIONAL FLOW THROUGH A COMMON, PARTITIONED HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2300YesNo
18389821PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WITH A BUILT-IN VAPOR CHAMBERDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18535612SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONICS COOLINGDecember 2023November 2025Allow2300YesNo
18509886Display ApparatusNovember 2023August 2025Allow2100YesNo
18510509POWER DISTRIBUTION ROOM AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMNovember 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18373973HEAT-DISSIPATING HEAD UP DISPLAYSeptember 2023February 2026Abandon2910NoNo
18244712LIQUID COOLING PLATE ASSEMBLY AND SERVERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18463959COOLING ARRANGEMENTSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18233047HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAMEAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18263969IN-VEHICLE DEVICE INCLUDING COOLING APPARATUSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2910NoNo
18274861HYBRID DATACENTRE MODULEJuly 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18348396HEAT SINK AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18211363OPTIMIZED MICRO DATA CENTERJune 2023March 2026Allow3310YesNo
18326412ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WITH IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEMMay 2023September 2025Allow2810YesNo
18311788PORTABLE AUTONOMOUSLY POWERED COMPUTER WITH THERMALLY SEPARATED HEAT ENERGY SOURCES IN VORTICITY-INDUCING CAVITYMay 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18310568CASING FOR COMPUTERS AND RACK FOR COMPUTERSMay 2023May 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18136415COOLING DEVICEApril 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18127115SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING POWER ELECTRONICS USING A THERMOSYPHONMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210YesNo
18187894SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING MODULE WITH PROGRESSIVE COOLING FINSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3030NoNo
18184479HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2023March 2026Allow3620NoNo
18026526Power Conversion Unit, Power Conversion Device, and Method for Inspecting Power Conversion UnitMarch 2023February 2026Abandon3520NoNo
18116617Ship-and-Install Electronics Assembly with Multifunctional Interface Chassis and Liquid-Fluid Heat ExchangeMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3510NoNo
18104221COMPOSITE POWER ELECTRONICS COVERJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18006182Housing and Electronic DeviceJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3630NoNo
18154929Heat ExchangerJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3710NoNo
18145052TURBOMACHINE WITH E-MACHINE CONTROLLER HAVING COOLED BUS BAR MEMBERDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18063977POWER CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
17977709ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE COOLING SYSTEMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
17967425POWER ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLIES HAVING EMBEDDED POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICESOctober 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
17965944ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ACTIVE COOLINGOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710NoNo
17963200PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3510YesNo
17951274MOBILE TERMINAL AND MIDDLE FRAME ASSEMBLYSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210NoNo
17933116CIRCUIT BOARD MODULESeptember 2022July 2025Allow3420YesNo
17910489ELECTRONIC APPARATUSSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17900511ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE INDUCTOR COOLING SYSTEMAugust 2022May 2025Allow3301NoNo
17889400OPTICAL ENGINE MODULEAugust 2022October 2025Allow3830YesNo
17885400TWO-PHASE LIQUID-COOLED ELECTRICAL POWER APPARATUSAugust 2022April 2025Allow3221NoNo
17818893APPARATUS COMPRISING A HEAT SINK FOR A PLUGGABLE MODULEAugust 2022January 2025Allow2911YesNo
17884632HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3611YesNo
17885033THERMAL MODULE FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEAugust 2022April 2025Allow3211NoNo
17881975HEAT SINK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE HEAT SINKAugust 2022July 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17881104POWER CONVERTER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEAugust 2022March 2026Allow4330YesNo
17864370FLEXIBLE METAL CHIP COOLING INTERFACEJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3411NoNo
17790793Integration Component, Temperature-Control System, and Motor VehicleJuly 2022June 2025Allow3650YesNo
17810501Power Conductor and Vehicle Power Distribution Circuit Incorporating the SameJuly 2022March 2024Allow2020YesNo
17789467DISCHARGE UNIT AND ELECTRIC POWER APPARATUSJune 2022February 2024Allow2000NoNo
17848583METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COOL ELECTRONIC DEVICESJune 2022February 2026Allow4330YesNo
17784382COOLING DEVICE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING ELEMENTS, POWER INVERTER DEVICE AND ARRANGEMENT WITH A POWER INVERTER DEVICE AND AN ELECTRIC MACHINEJune 2022September 2025Allow4030YesNo
17834060LIQUID-COOLED NOTEBOOK COMPUTER AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE THEREOFJune 2022August 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17832707HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022April 2025Allow3541YesNo
17781655A VEHICLE-MOUNTED INVERTER SKIDJune 2022December 2024Allow3100YesNo
17824693INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM LIQUID COOLING LEAK DETECTION ENCLOSUREMay 2022April 2025Allow3521YesNo
17779074CIRCUIT ASSEMBLYMay 2022February 2025Abandon3320YesNo
17748207IMMERSION COOLING APPARATUSMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17776857IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICEMay 2022April 2024Abandon2420NoNo
17663192ELECTRONICS BOX FOR IN-FLIGHT ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMMay 2022May 2025Allow3630YesYes
17737220IMMERSION TANK, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF COOLINGMay 2022May 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17735391ASSEMBLY FOR FACILITATING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN A CIRCUIT BREAKER AND CABLES INSIDE A PANELBOARDMay 2022March 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17730596INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COOLING METHODApril 2022April 2024Allow2310YesNo
17730983COOLING MODULE COMPRISING A COOLING STRUCTURE FOR DISSIPATION OF HEATApril 2022July 2025Allow3840YesNo
17726520POWER SUPPLY UNIT, LIQUID COOLED ENCLOSURE AND METHOD THEREOFApril 2022February 2025Abandon3421NoNo
17754683COMPUTING CENTER AND METHODApril 2022October 2024Allow3101YesNo
17701086ELECTRONICS ASSEMBLIES WITH POWER ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS HAVING REDUCED JOULE HEATINGMarch 2022January 2025Allow3411YesNo
17697452RACK SYSTEM FOR HOUSING AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022August 2025Abandon4140YesYes
17696824LIQUID-COOLING HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND POWER MODULEMarch 2022June 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17691087HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSMarch 2022March 2025Allow3640NoNo
17688280COOLING DEVICEMarch 2022May 2024Abandon2711NoNo
17640535PLASTIC COVER FOR CLOSING A FLUID-BASED COOLING CIRCUIT FOR AN ITEM OF ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTMarch 2022March 2025Allow3630YesNo
17682186Heat Radiator, Electronic Device, and VehicleFebruary 2022April 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17669480TWO-PHASE IMMERSION-TYPE HEAT DISSIPATION SUBSTRATE STRUCTUREFebruary 2022February 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17668864POWER MODULE FOR THE OPERATION OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVE WITH DIRECT COOLING OF THE POWER SEMICONDUCTORFebruary 2022August 2025Abandon4240YesNo
17632447AIR HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY EQUIPPED THEREWITHFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3211NoNo
17590232POWER DEVICE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAMEFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2401NoNo
17585597VAPOR CHAMBERJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2511YesNo
17583400TWO-PHASE IMMERSION COOLING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONDENSATION HEAT TRANSFERJanuary 2022April 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17580409SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2330YesNo
17578960Conformal Cooling Assembly with Substrate Fluid-Proofing for Multi-Die Electronic AssembliesJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3830YesNo
17627305POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17597618COOLING DEVICE, A RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY, A SYSTEM AND A PRINTED BOARD ASSEMBLYJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3220NoNo
17572951STRUCTURE OF UNIFORM-TEMPERATURE HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICEJanuary 2022November 2023Abandon2310NoNo
17624955POWER CONVERTERJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010YesNo
17560702APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR TWO-PHASE SERVER COOLINGDecember 2021June 2025Abandon4241NoNo
17556946TWO-PHASE IMMERSION TYPE HEAT DISSIPATION SUBSTRATEDecember 2021August 2023Abandon2010NoNo
17620628Two-Phase Flow Active and Passive Multi-Level Data Center Cabinet Cooling Device and MethodDecember 2021February 2024Allow2610YesNo
17620185ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COOLING DEVICE, WATER-COOLED INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, COOLING MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS COOLING METHODDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3520YesNo
17644500HYBRID SYSTEM FOR SERVERSDecember 2021February 2025Allow3841YesNo
17618666ELECTRONIC COMPONENT EMBEDDED SUBSTRATE AND CIRCUIT MODULE USING THE SAMEDecember 2021January 2025Allow3730NoNo
17547701Hybrid liquid and air cooling in networking equipmentDecember 2021September 2024Allow3340YesNo
17617708A COOLING UNIT FOR COOLING A HEAT-GENERATING COMPONENT AND A METHOD THEREFORDecember 2021November 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17545054IMMERSION-TYPE POROUS HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTUREDecember 2021February 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17538881HEAT DISSIPATION APPARATUS AND PROCESSORNovember 2021August 2025Allow4450YesNo
17534868SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOVERING FLUID IN IMMERSION-COOLED DATACENTERSNovember 2021November 2024Allow3531YesNo
17534157HEAT DIFFUSION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAMENovember 2021August 2025Abandon4540YesNo
17533609DISPLAY ASSEMBLY WITH DIVIDED INTERIOR SPACENovember 2021January 2024Allow2611YesNo
17532031MODULAR LIQUID COOLING ARCHITECTURE FOR LIQUID COOLINGNovember 2021January 2024Allow2611YesNo
17523403Multi-Rack Immersion Cooling Distribution SystemNovember 2021April 2025Allow4141YesNo
17607487POWER ELECTRONICS SYSTEM WITH BUSBARS OF HOLLOW DESIGN FOR DIRECT CAPACITOR COOLING; AND ELECTRIC MOTOROctober 2021March 2024Abandon2910NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR works in Art Unit 2835 and has examined 36 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 63.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR's allowance rate of 63.9% places them in the 24% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR receive 2.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 56% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +43.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MUIR, MATTHEW SINCLAIR. This interview benefit is in the 89% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% 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 30.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 43% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 200.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 99% 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 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.

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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