USPTO Examiner BARNETT JOEL - Art Unit 2836

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18713661POWER AND ACTUATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR HIGHLY AUTOMATED VEHICLESMay 2024June 2025Allow1300YesNo
18642160EMERGENCY STARTING POWER SUPPLY WITH CONTACT IMPEDANCE DETECTIONApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18638949ANTI-ISLANDING PROTECTION AND NON-EXPORTING TARIFF SUPPORTApril 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18637977Systems And Methods For Wireless Signaling Operations In Multi-Signal EnvironmentsApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18635222EXTERNALLY CONFIGURABLE WORKSITE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOXApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18607748Load Control System Having Independently-Controlled Units Responsive To A Broadcast ControllerMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18408470Small Form-Factor Devices With Integrated And Modular Harvesting Receivers, And Shelving-Mounted Wireless-Power Transmitters For Use TherewithJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18573167ELECTRONIC DEVICE, POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18487698AUXILIARY POWER CONTROLLEROctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18487813AUXILIARY POWER CONTROLLEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18380132DUAL VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR A VEHICLE, IN WHICH THE ONLY POWER SOURCE IS A LITHIUM-ION BATTERYOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18463726POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT CONFIGURED AS ISOLATED THREE-PHASE RESONANT DC/DC CONVERTER FOR BIDIRECTIONAL POWER FLOWSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18462748ISOLATED GATE DRIVER, TRACTION INVERTER, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLESeptember 2023December 2024Allow1600NoNo
18460107DYNAMIC OPERATION ADJUSTMENT IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18218203METHOD FOR AVOIDING BLACKOUTS CAUSED BY AN ROCOF-BASED RELAY TRIPPING IN A POWER SYSTEMJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18333175CONTROLLERS FOR UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLIES AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18256808ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY FOR A VEHICLEJune 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18330043LOSS-SPLIT MODELING FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18318640Wireless Power Transmission System Operations In Multi-Signal EnvironmentsMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18309972LOAD CONTROL DEVICE HAVING A REDUCED LEAKAGE THROUGH GROUNDMay 2023October 2024Allow1700NoNo
18194627ELECTRIC DRIVE SYSTEM, WHICH IS CHARGED BYHYDROGEN FUEL CELL WHEN PARKING AND EFFICIENTLYDISTRIBUTED BY SECONDARY BATTERIES WHEN DRIVING, BYADJUSTING DISCHARGE AND REGENERATION OF BATTERIES OFFRONT AND REAR MOTORS ACCORDING TO DRIVING SPEEDApril 2023January 2025Allow2110NoNo
18192739Circuits And Systems For Wireless SignalingMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300NoNo
18191329NON-CONTACT POWER RECEIVER APPARATUSMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210YesNo
18191149METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING FRAGILE LINES IN POWER GRIDS BASED ON ELECTRICAL BETWEENNESSMarch 2023March 2024Allow1200NoNo
18124812ELECTRIC UTILITY VEHICLE POWER CONTROLMarch 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18187865UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLYMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18183672MULTI-CONTROLLED CONTACTOR CONTROLMarch 2023December 2024Allow2200NoNo
18179134ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHODMarch 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18116603ROCOF CONSTRAINED UNIT COMMITMENT CONSIDERING SPATIAL DIFFERENCE IN FREQUENCY DYNAMICSMarch 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18116057APPARATUS FOR A GROUND-BASED BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTMarch 2023December 2024Allow2210NoNo
18113146WATERCRAFT BATTERY SWITCH SYSTEM WITH VISUAL INDICATORFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2300NoNo
18041158WIRELESS CHARGING COIL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ANTENNAFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1900NoNo
18105843VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTER BASED HIGH VOLTAGE DIRECT CURRENT (VSC-HVDC) HIGH-FREQUENCY RESONANCE SUPPRESSION METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1400NoNo
18098891ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND METHOD OF POWER SOURCE CONTROL FOR THE SAMEJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18146314Small Form-Factor Devices With Integrated And Modular Harvesting Receivers, And Shelving-Mounted Wireless-Power Transmitters For Use TherewithDecember 2022October 2023Allow900NoNo
18082680ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
17987590VARIABLE WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER INCLUDING PLURAL RESONATORS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTERNovember 2022January 2024Allow1400NoNo
17923235POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICENovember 2022January 2024Allow1400NoNo
17977670LASER-BASED SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS POWEROctober 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17972161Systems and Methods for Utilizing Laser Cutting and Chemical Etching in Manufacturing Wireless Power AntennasOctober 2022September 2024Allow2310NoNo
17968346SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING POWER TO AN ELECTRIC MOTOR FROM AN INVERTEROctober 2022September 2024Allow2310YesNo
17966548Systems for Extending Wireless Power Transmission Charge Volume Utilizing Repeater AntennasOctober 2022June 2024Allow2000NoNo
17958309CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2022January 2024Allow1500NoNo
17945566SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZATIONSeptember 2022January 2023Allow510YesNo
17903981SYSTEMS FOR RECEIVING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY USING ANTENNAS THAT ARE MINIMALLY AFFECTED BY THE PRESENCE OF THE HUMAN BODYSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2200NoNo
17901948WIRELESS CHARGING ASSEMBLYSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17885443SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF POWER USING UNIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION SIGNALS FROM A WIRELESS-POWER-RECEIVING DEVICEAugust 2022September 2024Allow2610YesNo
17883792DC Power Distribution Architecture and Method Applicable to Data CentersAugust 2022October 2023Allow1400NoNo
17878569Modular Wireless Power Transmitters for Powering Multiple DevicesAugust 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17873855METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING INERTIA OF POWER SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022December 2022Allow510NoNo
17815093EXTERNALLY CONFIGURABLE WORKSITE POWER DISTRIBUTION BOXJuly 2022December 2023Allow1700NoNo
17857522SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWER DISTRIBUTION OPTIMIZATIONJuly 2022September 2022Allow200NoNo
17783885Synchronizable Pulse Position Modulation Waveform with Guard-Symbols for Efficient Far-Field Wireless Information and Power TransferJune 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17737894CHARGING PAD WITH GUIDING CONTOURS TO ALIGN AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE ON THE CHARGING PADMay 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17774032ENERGY GENERATION FROM TINY SOURCESMay 2022June 2024Allow2600NoNo
17733993ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALGORITHM-BASED WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM CAPABLE OF HIGH-SPEED RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGESApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17731741MONITORING INSTALLATION AND MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL PARAMETER IN AN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMEApril 2022December 2024Abandon3230NoNo
17724806THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE PACK OF A VEHICLEApril 2022June 2025Allow3810YesNo
17723705CALIBRATION OF FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION IN WIRELESS POWER SYSTEMS WITH AUTHENTICATIONApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17716846WIRELESS CHARGING TRANSMIT END, METHOD, AND SYSTEMApril 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17715335OMNIDIRECTIONAL DATA AND ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD IN UNDERWATER WIRELESS OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONApril 2022June 2023Allow1500NoNo
17708559Field Device Energy Management UnitMarch 2022June 2024Allow2700NoNo
17656878MANAGING HYDROGEN FUEL IN HYDROGEN FUEL CELL-POWERED AIRCRAFTMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17705314OPERATING METHOD FOR A THERMO-MANAGEMENT MODULEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1100YesNo
17705312THERMAL MANAGEMENT MODULE AND OPERATING METHODMarch 2022June 2023Allow1510NoNo
17754193POWER SOURCE SYSTEMMarch 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17702911METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ACOUSTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SO AS TO OPTIMIZE TRANSMITTED POWERMarch 2022June 2023Allow1500NoNo
17700732VEHICLE INCLUDING POWER GENERATION DEVICEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210YesNo
17642113MULTI-CHANNEL GRID-CONNECTED POWER GENERATION SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022January 2024Allow2310NoNo
17641425Two-Way Electrical Power Distribution NetworkMarch 2022December 2023Allow2100NoNo
17686517METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR PRODUCING, GENERATING AND UTILIZING POWER AND ENERGYMarch 2022June 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17673164WIRELESS POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION APPARATUSFebruary 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17669695VEHICLEFebruary 2022October 2023Allow2000NoNo
17665454APPARATUS FOR A GROUND-BASED BATTERY MANAGEMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTFebruary 2022November 2022Allow1010YesNo
17577790CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL LOADSJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2700NoNo
17571691POWER SOURCE FOR AN AIRCRAFTJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2610NoNo
17557083VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021January 2023Allow1310NoNo
17619736ON-VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021June 2023Allow1800NoNo
17619249POWER CONVERSION DEVICEDecember 2021December 2023Allow2500NoNo
17549490FUEL CELL POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER SPLIT AND ALLOCATION IN FUEL CELL POWERTRAIN SYSTEMSDecember 2021January 2025Allow3730YesNo
17617313ONBOARD NETWORK SYSTEMDecember 2021July 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17540431CONVERTER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING POWERDecember 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17528409Serially Connected InvertersNovember 2021December 2024Allow3611NoNo
17526433MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLE LOADS ON A HOME NETWORKNovember 2021August 2024Allow3401NoNo
17524148DG INTENTIONAL ISLANDING USING PADMOUNT TRANSFORMER INTERRUPTERSNovember 2021September 2023Allow2200NoNo
17524160ANTI-ISLANDING PROTECTION AND NON-EXPORTING TARIFF SUPPORTNovember 2021April 2024Allow2901NoNo
17518371Wireless Power Transmission Antenna with Internal Repeater and Repeater FilterNovember 2021November 2022Allow1200YesNo
17518374Wireless Power Receiver with Repeater for Enhanced Power HarvestingNovember 2021August 2023Allow2210NoNo
17518324WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS WITH SUBSTANTIAL UNIFORMITY OVER A LARGE AREANovember 2021March 2023Allow1600NoNo
17518358WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION ANTENNA WITH INTERNAL REPEATER AND IN-COIL TUNINGNovember 2021December 2022Allow1300NoNo
17518340Wireless Power Transmission System with Source-Repeater ArchitectureNovember 2021November 2023Abandon2410NoNo
17518352Method of Manufacturing Large Area Wireless Power Transmission AntennasNovember 2021July 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17602143SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER SYSTEM STABILIZATION AND OSCILLATION DAMPING CONTROLOctober 2021August 2024Allow3520YesNo
17463644WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO AERIAL MOVING BODYSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3100NoNo
17410373SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LOW VOLTAGE DC CONVERTER OF FUEL CELL VEHICLEAugust 2021October 2022Allow1300NoNo
17408829POWER SUPPLY CHARGING SYSTEMAugust 2021March 2024Allow3100NoNo
17408291SMART RECTENNA DESIGN FOR PASSIVE WIRELESS POWER HARVESTINGAugust 2021March 2024Allow3100NoNo
17402519Techniques For Imaging Wireless Power Delivery Environments And Tracking Objects ThereinAugust 2021January 2024Allow2910NoNo
17385755SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF POWER USING UNIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION SIGNALS FROM A WIRELESS-POWER-RECEIVING DEVICEJuly 2021March 2022Allow800YesNo
17384696TIMING ACQUISITION MODULE FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSIONJuly 2021January 2025Abandon4220YesNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
10.5%
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
9
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(11.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(88.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
11.8%
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, 11.1% 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 BARNETT, JOEL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BARNETT, JOEL works in Art Unit 2836 and has examined 555 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BARNETT, JOEL's allowance rate of 85.9% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BARNETT, JOEL receive 1.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 BARNETT, JOEL is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 47% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BARNETT, JOEL. This interview benefit is in the 42% 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, 35.1% 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 56.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 78% 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 12% 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 70.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% 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, 28.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 76% 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.

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