USPTO Examiner GORDON BRYAN P - Art Unit 2837

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19096985TRANSDUCER SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2025October 2025Allow721YesNo
19064489DEVICES WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND METHOD FOR USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTSFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710YesNo
19025829BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND FILTERJanuary 2025September 2025Allow811NoNo
19023520EVENLY HEATING TRANSDUCER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600NoNo
18961847BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18665268SYSTEM INCLUDING PIEZOELECTRIC CAPACITOR ASSEMBLY HAVING FORCE-MEASURING, TOUCH-SENSING, AND HAPTIC FUNCTIONALITIESMay 2024February 2026Allow2100NoNo
18527326BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH PATTERNED LAYER STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710YesNo
18526230ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH PIEZOELECTRIC CENTRAL LUMEN TRANSDUCERDecember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18515882ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18514751TUNING FORK CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICENovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18505574PIEZOELECTRIC MICROELECTROMECHANICAL RESONATOR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING MANUFACTURING PROCESSNovember 2023October 2025Allow2311NoNo
18288536BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR, RESONATOR ASSEMBLY, FILTER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18490329ACOUSTOELECTRIC AMPLIFICATION IN RESONANT PIEZOELECTRIC-SEMICONDUCTOR CAVITIESOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18373212RESONATOR FOR TESTING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESONATOR FOR TESTING, AND METHOD FOR TESTING RESONATORSeptember 2023January 2024Allow401NoNo
18368176DEEP SUBMERGENCE BENDER TRANSDUCTION APPARATUSSeptember 2023November 2023Allow200NoNo
18347113CAPACITIVE MICROMACHINED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER WITH CONTOURED ELECTRODEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1810NoNo
18206282MULTI-FREQUENCY HYBRID PIEZO ACTUATION AND CAPACTIVE TRANSDUCERJune 2023October 2025Allow2911NoNo
18324679BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18032333BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, FILTER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2023February 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18021619Highly Sensitive Acoustic Fabric Including An Acoustic Fiber TransducerFebruary 2023March 2026Allow3600NoNo
18157881RF ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS INTEGRATED WITH HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORS INCLUDING A SHARED PIEZOELECTRIC/BUFFER LAYERJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18151579PIEZOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER WITH A CONTROLLED DEFLECTION BEAM, IN PARTICULAR FOR POWERING A LEADLESS AUTONOMOUS CARDIAC CAPSULEJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1801NoNo
18084400ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH REINFORCING STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORDecember 2022December 2023Allow1211NoNo
18083509BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) RESONATOR STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510YesNo
18063003WIRELESS COMMUNICATION INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM CONFIGURED WITH A SINGLE CRYSTAL PIEZO RESONATOR AND FILTER STRUCTURE USING THIN FILM TRANSFER PROCESSDecember 2022February 2024Allow1400NoNo
18007994THIN FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREFORDecember 2022October 2023Allow1011NoNo
17992967PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICENovember 2022March 2026Allow5000NoNo
18056808BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022February 2023Allow300NoNo
17968828ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEOctober 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17937312BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH REDUCED PERIMETER LEAKAGESeptember 2022March 2026Allow4210NoNo
17910236PIEZOELECTRIC COAXIAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC COAXIAL SENSORSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3700NoNo
17939098RESONANCE DEVICESeptember 2022February 2026Allow4210YesNo
17898688PIEZOELECTRIC LAMINATE AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTAugust 2022March 2026Allow4320NoNo
17891313PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTAugust 2022December 2025Allow4000YesNo
17798345BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION PROCESSAugust 2022April 2023Allow801NoNo
17879589PIEZOELECTRIC LINEAR MOTORAugust 2022February 2026Abandon4300NoNo
17876640Resonator DeviceJuly 2022February 2026Allow4310NoNo
17865092PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC RESONATOR MANUFACTURED WITH PIEZOELECTRIC THIN FILM TRANSFER PROCESSJuly 2022March 2023Allow800NoNo
17859534ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR PACKAGEJuly 2022February 2026Abandon4301NoNo
17853835METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR PACKAGING AN ULTRASOUND-ON-A-CHIPJune 2022August 2024Allow2601NoNo
17838170Energy harvesting module with dual-cantilever piezoelectric transducer, in particular for powering a leadless autonomous cardiac capsuleJune 2022November 2024Allow2900NoNo
17830717ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2022February 2026Abandon4401NoNo
17824145BULK-ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORMay 2022January 2026Abandon4410NoNo
17730841Multi-Element Piezo Sensors for Physiological MeasurementsApril 2022September 2024Allow2911NoNo
17727885Vibration DeviceApril 2022January 2026Allow4520NoNo
17724528PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICEApril 2022January 2026Allow4510NoNo
17721766SUSPENDED COMPONENTS AND FUNCTIONAL FRAMESApril 2022December 2025Allow4410NoNo
17765841ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURINGApril 2022November 2025Allow4311NoNo
17706722ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3900NoNo
17703777RAISED FRAME BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICESMarch 2022November 2025Allow4410NoNo
17703808BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES WITH TUNED ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCEMarch 2022January 2026Allow4610NoNo
17701981ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022November 2025Allow4410NoNo
17762769PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022December 2025Allow4411NoNo
17699383ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH EDGE AIR GAP AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2022November 2022Allow811YesNo
17694729PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2022December 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17689333BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORMarch 2022November 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17640355BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONANCE DEVICE AND BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310NoNo
17685447Vibration DeviceMarch 2022August 2025Allow4110NoNo
17685437PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTMarch 2022September 2025Allow4200NoNo
17753429TRANSDUCER STRUCTURE FOR AN ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022November 2025Allow4410NoNo
17683086RECESSED FRAMES IN THICKNESS MODE PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORSFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4120NoNo
17680231Bulk Acoustic Wave Resonator with Improved StructuresFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3800NoNo
17676905BULK-ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3800NoNo
17675381ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING ULTRASONIC WAVESFebruary 2022October 2025Allow4410NoNo
17651483PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4001NoNo
17672317PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATORFebruary 2022October 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17665210RESONATOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4210NoNo
17649470HYBRID STRUCTURE FOR A SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2821NoYes
17649461LITHIUM NIOBATE OR LITHIUM TANTALATE FBAR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022August 2022Allow620NoNo
17649476FBAR STRUCTURE HAVING SINGLE CRYSTALLINE PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2022September 2022Allow720NoNo
17587476LAMINATE, RELEASED LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESONATORJanuary 2022October 2025Abandon4501NoNo
17585584ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERJanuary 2022May 2025Allow4010NoNo
17579944ACOUSTIC RESONATORJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
17648222FBAR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAMEJanuary 2022May 2022Allow410NoNo
17574609VIBRATION DEVICE AND VIBRATION CONTROL METHODJanuary 2022August 2025Allow4310YesNo
17625558LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTJanuary 2022November 2025Allow4620YesNo
17597472BAW RESONATOR WITH REDUCED LATERAL MODESJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4510NoNo
17567676STACK-TYPE PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4110NoNo
17646839PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR, LIQUID EJECTING HEAD, AND RECORDING APPARATUSJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4310NoNo
17624555PIEZOELECTRIC FILM, PIEZOELECTRIC STACK, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PIEZOELECTRIC STACKJanuary 2022January 2026Allow4821YesNo
17567719MEMS PROCESS POWERJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17566711PIEZOELECTRIC FILM ACOUSTIC RESONATORDecember 2021February 2025Allow3700NoNo
17564805TEMPERATURE COMPENSATING BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) RESONATOR STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021December 2023Allow2400NoNo
17564824STRUCTURES, ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021July 2025Allow4210NoNo
17564797MASS LOADED BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) RESONATOR STRUCTURES, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210NoNo
17564778BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) REFLECTOR AND RESONATOR STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021January 2025Allow3710NoNo
17564216BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) RESONATOR WITH PATTERNED LAYER STRUCTURES, DEVICES AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17564209BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE (BAW) RESONATOR STRUCTURES, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMSDecember 2021September 2022Allow911YesNo
17563073Piezoelectric ResonatorDecember 2021January 2025Allow3700NoNo
17623380ELECTROMECHANICAL RESPONSIVE FILM, STACKED ARRANGEMENT AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEDecember 2021July 2025Allow4211NoNo
17561313ARRAY ARCHITECTURE AND INTERCONNECTION FOR TRANSDUCERSDecember 2021October 2025Allow4611YesNo
17559977VIBRATION DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3900NoNo
17621634ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEDecember 2021November 2025Abandon4711NoNo
17620529PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2021September 2025Allow4511NoNo
17554773PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND MICROFLUIDIC DEVICEDecember 2021November 2025Allow4720YesNo
17554326ACOUSTIC RESONATOR PACKAGEDecember 2021October 2025Allow4620NoNo
17546612VIBRATION STRUCTUREDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17539206SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES, FABRICATION METHODS THEREOF and MICRO-ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM (MEMS) DEVICESDecember 2021November 2025Allow4821NoNo
17615574PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTNovember 2021May 2025Allow4110YesNo
17614997A SYSTEM AND A METHOD FOR CLEANING A DEVICENovember 2021August 2023Allow2101NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GORDON, BRYAN P.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
5
(55.6%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(44.4%)
Reversal Percentile
67.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
37
Allowed After Appeal Filing
16
(43.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(56.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
71.8%
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, 43.2% 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 GORDON, BRYAN P - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GORDON, BRYAN P works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 1,120 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 79.2%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GORDON, BRYAN P's allowance rate of 79.2% places them in the 48% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GORDON, BRYAN P receive 1.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 26% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GORDON, BRYAN P is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GORDON, BRYAN P. This interview benefit is in the 45% 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 73% 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 35.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 52% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 73% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.8% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 2.1% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 22.1% of allowed cases (in the 94% 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:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.