USPTO Examiner ROJAS BERNARD - Art Unit 2837

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19250498MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE OF A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND A DEGAUSS CAPABILITYJune 2025March 2026Allow810NoNo
19024841VARIABLE FIELD MAGNETIC COUPLERS AND METHODS FOR ENGAGING A FERROMAGNETIC WORKPIECEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600NoNo
18949277HIGH TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTOR MAGNETNovember 2024November 2025Allow1210NoNo
18929124ROTOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINEOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18774557BRUSHLESS MOTOR HAVING AN OVERMOLDED ROTORJuly 2024August 2025Allow1310NoNo
18670989MEMS SWITCH WITH BEAM CONTACT PORTION CONTINUOUSLY EXTENDING BETWEEN INPUT AND OUTPUT TERMINAL ELECTRODESMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18670110MAGNETIC COUPLING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE OF A SENSOR ARRANGEMENT AND A DEGAUSS CAPABILITYMay 2024October 2025Allow1711NoNo
18624487MODULAR MAGNETIC DEVICES FOR USE IN CREATING TISSUE ANASTOMOSISApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18585025MAGNETIC POSITIONING HOLDERFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18439790MAGNETIZING DEVICEFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18436381FABRICATION OF MEMS DEVICE WITH AUTOMATED DISPENSING OF DAMPING FLUID AND VISCOSITY CONTROLFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18436373MEMS DEVICE WITH DAMPING FLUID VERTICALLY SANDWICHED BETWEEN MOVING AND NON-MOVING STRUCTURESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18435705VARIABLE FIELD MAGNETIC COUPLERS AND METHODS FOR ENGAGING A FERROMAGNETIC WORKPIECEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18434433CONTROL SYSTEM AND INTERRUPTER SYSTEMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18431254Electrical CatheterFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1610YesNo
18394227R-T-B BASED PERMANENT MAGNETDecember 2023February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18387087ARC-FREE HYBRID RELAYNovember 2023February 2026Allow2711NoNo
18501270BOBBIN AND SOLENOIDNovember 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18555158COIL COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOROctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18283828MAGNETIC FIELD APPLICATION DEVICESeptember 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18367769RELAY DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2620YesNo
18465106BIT HOLDER FOR A MAGNETISABLE SCREWDRIVER BIT, DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE OF SCREW CONNECTIONS AND PROCEDURE FOR THE OPERATION OF A DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE OF SCREW CONNECTIONSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18462821Contactor ARRANGEMENT FOR EXTINGUISHING AN ELECTRIC ARCSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18280650HERMETICALLY SEALED MANUAL DISCONNECT WITH INTEGRATED BELLOWS ACTUATORSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2511YesNo
18238021MEMS DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH DAMPING BY LOCALIZED VISCOELASTIC MEDIUMAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18547399HIGH-VOLTAGE DC RELAY WITH PERMANENT MAGNET ARC EXTINGUISHING FUNCTIONAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18277174ELECTRICAL SWITCHING DEVICE WITH LOCKING FUNCTIONAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810NoNo
18229185SAFETY SWITCH WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC LOCK MECHANISMAugust 2023February 2026Allow3110YesNo
18229184SAFETY SWITCH HAVING A LOCK FUNCTION USING AN ELECTROMAGNETAugust 2023December 2025Allow2920YesNo
18263345ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY WITH DRIVESHAFT STOPPERJuly 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18262919ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY WITH RE-ARCING SUPPRESSIONJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18355439Rotary-Segment Electromechanical System with Reluctance BoostJuly 2023March 2026Allow3220NoNo
18261536HINGE TYPE BISTABLE MAGNETIC CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND MAGNETIC LATCHING RELAYJuly 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18220340SURFACE MOUNT HAPTIC ACTUATORJuly 2023January 2026Allow3011YesNo
18259592ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAYJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18214034SPACING BRACKET FOR CIRCUIT BREAKER MOUNTED TO CIRCUIT BOARDJune 2023October 2025Allow2711NoNo
18212576HIGH-DURABILITY ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRUCTUREJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18268551ELECTROMAGNET FOR PRODUCING A LINEAR MOVEMENTJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18266697BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH A MEMBRANE FOR REGULATING INTERNAL PRESSUREJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18265925VARIABLE-SPEED POWER TRANSMISSION CLUTCH SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE OUTPUT STRUCTUREJune 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18265415DRIVE MOTOR PROVIDED WITH BLDC MOTOR AND SWIVEL ACTUATOR USING SAMEJune 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18317090RESONANT STRUCTURE IN MICRO ELECTRO MECHANICAL SYSTEMSMay 2023September 2025Allow2811NoNo
18316457MAGNETIC PUSH-BUTTON HAVING A FIXED BODY AND A MOVABLE BODYMay 2023October 2025Allow2911NoNo
18315665RESONATOR AND RESONANCE DEVICEMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18035698LATCH ASSEMBLY AND MAGNETIC CONTACTOR INCLUDING SAMEMay 2023November 2025Allow3030NoNo
17923748ARC PATH FORMATION UNIT AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY COMPRISING SAMEMay 2023February 2025Allow2810NoNo
18034632ARC PATH FORMATION UNIT AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY INCLUDING SAMEApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18136590Conductor on Molded Barrel Magnet Assembly and Associated Systems and MethodsApril 2023March 2024Allow1101NoNo
18300792ELECTROMAGNETIC DEVICE, ALIGNMENT APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODApril 2023January 2026Allow3320YesNo
18297611FERROFLUID CONTROL DEVICEApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18246830Electronic Module and ApparatusMarch 2023June 2025Allow2730NoNo
18028123DRIVE DEVICE FOR MOVING A LEAFMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18027690R-T-B SINTERED MAGNETMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18245331DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MAGNETIC FIELD-ASSISTED SIMULATION OF ZERO-MICROGRAVITY FAME SYNTHESIS OF NANOPARTICLESMarch 2023August 2023Allow500NoNo
18180505MAGNETIC SWITCH ARRANGEMENTMarch 2023December 2023Allow910YesNo
18103931ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRICAL APPARATUS HAVING A HOUSING PART, HAVING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WHICH IS ARRANGED ON THE HOUSING PART AND ON WHICH AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT IS ARRANGED, AND WITH A COVER WHICH, TOGETHER WITH THE HOUSING PART, ENCLOSES THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3210NoNo
18161185DRIVE DEVICE HAVING A BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTORJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2800NoNo
18103120SINGLE COIL APPARATUS AND METHODJanuary 2023March 2024Allow1410NoNo
18161740LONG STROKE MEMS ACTUATOR RESILIENT TO THE PULL-IN AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2811YesNo
18097134SHIELD GENERATORJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1510NoNo
18015795ELECTRIC ROTATING MACHINE APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUSJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2500NoNo
18152727MAGNETIC BLOCK LOCKING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023April 2024Allow1511NoNo
18151586Motor with a Plurality of Stator Modules and Motor Stator ThereofJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18094445OIL COOLERJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3320YesNo
18093387VACUUM INTERRUPTER WITH SLOW OPENING SOLENOID CORE INSIDE TO SHORTEN THE LENGTH OF THE CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLYJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18091785HERMETICALLY SEALED ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTORDecember 2022October 2024Abandon2210NoNo
18091600MOVABLE CONTACT BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND CONTACTORDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810NoNo
18013814ARC PATH FORMATION UNIT AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY INCLUDING SAMEDecember 2022June 2024Allow1710NoNo
18147361HERMETICALLY SEALED ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTACTORDecember 2022October 2024Abandon2101NoNo
18013483ARC PATH GENERATION UNIT AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY INCLUDING SAMEDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18013487ARC PATH-FORMING PART AND DIRECT CURRENT RELAY COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2211NoNo
18086126VACUUM INTERRUPTER CONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED THOMSON COILDecember 2022July 2024Allow1900NoNo
18084194VARIABLE FIELD MAGNETIC COUPLERS AND METHODS FOR ENGAGING A FERROMAGNETIC WORKPIECEDecember 2022August 2023Allow800YesNo
18011504ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY INCLUDING MOVABLE MEMBER THAT MOVES INTEGRALLY WITH MOVABLE CONTACT PIECEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
18081622ROTOR SHAFT AND ROTOR FOR ROTOR POSITION SENSINGDecember 2022March 2026Allow3930NoYes
18062788DIRECT CURRENT CONTACTOR WITH MOVING AND FIXED CONTACT COMPONENTS LOCATED WITHIN AN ARC-EXTINGUISHING CAVITYDecember 2022September 2024Allow2210NoNo
18055905STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, DRIVE INSTALLATION FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND VEHICLENovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17924634RADIAL FLUX SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE AND ELECTRIC MOTOR-GENERATOR SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17983096Electric Motor and Electric ToyNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17982969High-voltage Relay with Improved Mechanical Shock Tolerance for a Drive or Charging Circuit of an Electric Vehicle with a Rocker as ArmatureNovember 2022July 2025Allow3250NoNo
17997977ELECTRIC MOTOR WITH REVERSE INPUT CUTOFF CLUTCHNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17922082MACHINE FOR CONVERTING THERMAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY OR VICE VERSAOctober 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
18049939RELAY HAVING BASE WITH MULTIPLE REGIONS IN WHICH A WINDING FRAME, MOVABLE TERMINAL, AND FIXED TERMINAL ARE ARRANGEDOctober 2022September 2024Abandon2330NoNo
17996197SWITCHING DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE CONTACT, AT LEAST ONE AUXILIARY CONTACT, AT LEAST ONE SPRING CONTACT AND A CONTACT PLATEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3230YesNo
17964726HIGH-VOLTAGE DC RELAY HAVING A MOVABLE PIECEOctober 2022February 2024Allow1611NoNo
17959733MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOTOR-DRIVEN COMPRESSOROctober 2022February 2025Allow2900NoNo
17916243ELECTROMAGNETIC ACTUATOR AND USE THEREOFSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17955908ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE AND ELECTRIC DRIVE EQUIPMENT FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3611NoNo
17954075AUXILIARY CONTACT UNITSeptember 2022October 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17915014ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT CAN BE DOWNSIZED IN A ROTATION AXIS DIRECTIONSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3420NoNo
17907387HOUSING OF ELECTRIC MACHINE AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC MACHINESeptember 2022May 2025Allow3120NoNo
17951844AUXILIARY CONTACT UNITSeptember 2022August 2024Abandon2210NoNo
17948605PERMANENT MAGNET FOR A PERMANENT MAGNET MACHINESeptember 2022October 2023Abandon1201NoNo
17906048MOTORSeptember 2022March 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17940770MEMS DEVICE WITH IMPROVED DYNAMIC MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE THROUGH DAMPING BY LOCALIZED VISCOELASTIC MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2023Allow910NoNo
17905823PERMANENT MAGNET BRUSHLESS MOTOR, ROBOT JOINT, SERVO ACTUATOR, AND ROBOTSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17905235MOTORAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17895856ROTOR FOR AN EXTERNALLY EXCITED SYNCHRONOUS MACHINEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17822021Switching Device with Two Stationary Contacts and a Movable Contact in a Switching ChamberAugust 2022October 2023Allow1330NoNo
17801774CONTACT DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC RELAY EQUIPPED WITH SAMEAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.8%
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
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(47.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(52.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
76.2%
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, 47.4% 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.

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 ROJAS, BERNARD - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROJAS, BERNARD works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 864 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROJAS, BERNARD's allowance rate of 84.0% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROJAS, BERNARD receive 1.63 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 32% 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 ROJAS, BERNARD is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROJAS, BERNARD. This interview benefit is in the 37% 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, 35.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 78% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 48.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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, 88.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 67% 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 87.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 81% 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 frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 69.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 77% 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 1.4% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.