Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18832753 | ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFORMER AND ELECTRICAL POWER TRANSFORMATION SYSTEM | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776728 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18728951 | COIL COMPONENT | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18741025 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670518 | LAMINATED MAGNETIC CORES | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18607854 | TRANSFORMER TANK FOR A SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER, SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING A MAGNETIC CORE OF A SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18601691 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18592240 | COIL COMPONENT | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18434516 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18537511 | High Density Magnetic Structure | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18529883 | COIL COMPONENT | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490594 | COMMON-MODE CHOKE COIL | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18283306 | A TRANSFORMER TANK FOR A SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER, SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER AND METHOD FOR CLAMPING A MAGNETIC CORE OF A SHELL TYPE TRANSFORMER | September 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466213 | INDUCTOR ARRAY COMPONENT AND INDUCTOR ARRAY COMPONENT BUILT-IN SUBSTRATE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18462009 | INDUCTOR | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18242554 | METHOD TO FORM AN INDUCTIVE COMPONENT | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236736 | WINDING, A TRANSFORMER AND A TRANSFORMER ARRANGEMENT | August 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18341348 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18034986 | A TRANSFORMER AND A TRANSFORMER ARRANGEMENT | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18035002 | A WINDING, A TRANSFORMER AND A TRANSFORMER ARRANGEMENT | May 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18032519 | WOUND CORE | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296848 | LAMINATED INDUCTOR COMPONENT | April 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18189667 | COIL COMPONENT | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18187785 | MULTILAYER INDUCTOR | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18245413 | COIL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18044872 | COIL COMPONENT | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119731 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSFORMER WINDINGS | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18115297 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043468 | PLANAR LITZ COIL FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18021594 | WINDING POST FOR CONNECTING TO A COIL BODY OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18106545 | Coil Component | February 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097076 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHODS RELATING TO SAME | January 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18151484 | MULTI-COIL INDUCTOR | January 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18150341 | COIL COMPONENT | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093061 | COIL COMPONENT | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18090019 | COIL COMPONENT | December 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18085983 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077979 | High Density Magnetic Structure | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18061220 | COIL COMPONENT | December 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18071248 | COIL COMPONENT | November 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17988338 | CHIP-TYPE COIL COMPONENT | November 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046419 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18046456 | MULTILAYER INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER INDUCTOR COMPONENT | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964129 | COIL COMPONENT | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17964280 | MULTILAYER INDUCTOR | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937707 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | October 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17953549 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17952508 | COIL COMPONENT | September 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17939027 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17929909 | COIL COMPONENT | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17898736 | COIL COMPONENT | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886938 | Inductor Coil and Electromagnetic Component | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17882941 | COIL DEVICE | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815148 | COIL COMPONENT | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17868913 | LOW-LOSS PLANAR SPIRAL COIL | July 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17811825 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MOUNTING STRUCTURE OF INDUCTOR COMPONENT | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17854148 | COIL COMPONENT | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17849927 | INDUCTOR ARRAY | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17839107 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837765 | INDUCTOR ARRAY, CIRCUIT BOARD, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837563 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17824674 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17664649 | POWER SUPPLY MODULE AND TRANSFORMER POWER SUPPLY DEVICE | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17747822 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | May 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17663538 | QUASI-PLANAR TRANSFORMER CONSTRUCTION | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17663386 | Magnetic Inlay With An Adjustable Inductance Value for a Component Carrier and a Manufacturing Method | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17742968 | COIL COMPONENT | May 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17740693 | COIL-EMBEDDED MAGNETIC CORE AND COIL DEVICE | May 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17740799 | TRANSMISSION LINE COMPONENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 41 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662257 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17735354 | COIL COMPONENT | May 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17735375 | COIL COMPONENT | May 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732430 | MULTILAYER INDUCTOR COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER INDUCTOR COMPONENT | April 2022 | September 2022 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17731292 | CIRCUIT SUBSTRATE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17720585 | COIL INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | April 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17767226 | COIL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17656909 | Method For Manufacturing Choke Coil, Choke Coil and Electrical Assembly Comprising The Choke Coil | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17707933 | INDUCTOR WITH SPECIAL-SHAPED STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705969 | MULTI-LAYER COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17754202 | RADIO FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION CIRCUITS INCLUDING TRANSFORMERS AND/OR TRANSFORMER COUPLED COMBINERS | March 2022 | November 2025 | Abandon | 44 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17656449 | INDUCTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INDUCTOR | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17703852 | INDUCTOR | March 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17703932 | INDUCTOR | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17703597 | INDUCTOR | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17701448 | MULTI-LAYER COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17698561 | MULTI-LAYER COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17697212 | MULTI-LAYER INDUCTOR | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696326 | MULTILAYER COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17696169 | MULTI-LAYER INDUCTOR | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17654994 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17695774 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17695762 | COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690489 | COIL COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MAKING COIL COMPONENT | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17689780 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT | March 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17682552 | COIL COMPONENT | February 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17638631 | COMPONENT WITH A WINDING CARRIER AND CORE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT | February 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676268 | TRANSFORMER HAVING REVERSE STRUCTURE, POWER SUPPLY, AND FLAT PANEL DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675724 | COIL COMPONENT | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17675768 | INDUCTOR COMPONENT | February 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17648883 | BASE AND TRANSFORMER DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BARNES, MALCOLM.
With a 44.4% 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.
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, 53.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 BARNES, MALCOLM works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 455 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.8%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.
Examiner BARNES, MALCOLM's allowance rate of 79.8% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BARNES, MALCOLM receive 1.79 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 40% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BARNES, MALCOLM is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BARNES, MALCOLM. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 39.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 80.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 63% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 71.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 47.8% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 6.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 7% 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'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 0.0% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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