USPTO Examiner ROSENAU DEREK JOHN - Art Unit 2837

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19044164ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE, BRANCHING FILTER AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEFebruary 2025November 2025Allow911NoNo
18937141SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND FILTERNovember 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18916122SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORE AND FILTEROctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18762466ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH CERAMIC SUBSTRATEJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18571223BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR AND RELATED DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORJune 2024October 2024Allow1100NoNo
18744594METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DRIVING A PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18674846Piezoelectric Transducer Providing Haptic FeedbackMay 2024October 2025Allow1730YesNo
18663062LINE REPLACEABLE UNIT (LRU) SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR MOTORS AND OTHER MACHINESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18639456SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18625528Resonator Device, Electronic Device, And Moving ObjectApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18694606IONIC LIQUID-BASED PIEZOELECTRIC APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18597318ULTRASONIC MOTOR, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2311NoNo
18584726DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HARVESTING KINETIC ENERGYFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1111NoNo
18441535PIEZOELECTRIC POWER GENERATOR FOR WIND ENERGY HARVESTINGFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18410837DRIVER CIRCUITRYJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810YesNo
18402907Mounting Structure, Ultrasonic Device, Ultrasonic Probe, Ultrasonic Apparatus, And Electronic ApparatusJanuary 2024October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18544939RIGID MICRO-MODULES WITH ILED AND LIGHT CONDUCTORDecember 2023November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18520462Superconductor-To-Insulator DevicesNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18508399PIEZOELECTRIC-TRANSDUCER ENERGY HARVESTER, IN PARTICULAR FOR POWERING AN AUTONOMOUS CARDIAC CAPSULE, WITH A BENDING STIFFNESS GRADIENT OSCILLATING STRUCTURENovember 2023January 2025Allow1500NoNo
18558207PIEZOELECTRIC RESONATORS FOR POWER CONVERSIONOctober 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18464897Planar Phased Ultrasound Transducer ArraySeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18240960ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18454097PIEZOELECTRIC SENSORAugust 2023December 2023Allow410YesNo
18236233INTEGRATED ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18448759ACOUSTIC SENSOR SELF-INDUCED INTERFERENCE CONTROLAugust 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18339811FORCE-MEASURING AND TOUCH-SENSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICEJune 2023March 2025Allow2120NoNo
18143243ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEMay 2023October 2024Abandon1720YesNo
18306895METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A MULTI-FREQUENCY TRANSDUCER ARRAYApril 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18297704DIRECT CHIP-ON-ARRAY FOR A MULTIDIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER ARRAYApril 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18118378ELECTRICALLY TUNABLE SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORMarch 2023October 2025Allow3200NoNo
18177257SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE HAVING MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE AND A DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH DIFFERENT THICKNESSESMarch 2023March 2026Allow3600NoNo
18177457Resonator Device, Electronic Device, And Moving ObjectMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18115117ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEFebruary 2023December 2023Allow910NoNo
18175460PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION SENSORFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1210NoNo
18151640Mounting Structure, Ultrasonic Device, Ultrasonic Probe, Ultrasonic Apparatus, And Electronic ApparatusJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18012422PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTDecember 2022February 2026Allow3800NoNo
18084986Walking Pad AssemblyDecember 2022February 2026Allow3800NoNo
17992170BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORNovember 2022July 2023Allow700NoNo
17987884RESONATORNovember 2022January 2026Allow3800NoNo
17985930STRUCTURE DISPLACEMENT SELF-POWERED SENSOR BASED ON POST-BUCKLING PIEZOELECTRIC EFFECTNovember 2022January 2026Allow3800NoNo
17969730ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEOctober 2022December 2025Allow3800NoNo
17967931PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICEOctober 2022November 2025Allow3700NoNo
17919605PIEZOELECTRIC COIL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSOctober 2022February 2026Allow4010NoNo
17964370ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEOctober 2022February 2023Allow400NoNo
17960161PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICEOctober 2022March 2026Allow4110NoNo
17938261ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE FOR REDUCED SPURIOUS SIGNALSOctober 2022March 2026Allow4110NoNo
17936734BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES WITH GAP FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCESeptember 2022February 2026Allow4110NoNo
17933562ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE, MODULESeptember 2022February 2026Allow4010NoNo
17943500INTEGRATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES IN PACKAGE FILLER AND GEL OVERCOATSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4110NoNo
17903473MEMS ACTUATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOFSeptember 2022September 2024Allow2411NoNo
17894220ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEAugust 2022September 2025Allow3700NoNo
17889876PIEZOELECTRIC DIRECT CURRENT GENERATORAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17886522ULTRASONIC SENSORAugust 2022December 2025Allow4010YesNo
17818762BONDED BODYAugust 2022November 2023Allow1500NoNo
17885120SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE COMPRISING MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODEAugust 2022January 2026Allow4110NoNo
17798137LATTICE STRUCTURE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC BEHAVIOR, A FORCE OR MOVEMENT SENSOR AND AN ACTUATOR CONTAINING SAID LATTICE STRUCTUREAugust 2022August 2025Allow3600NoNo
17816157ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH DIELECTRIC LAYER FOR REDUCED TRANSVERSE LEAKAGEJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17794839RESERVOIR ELEMENT AND NEUROMORPHIC DEVICEJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17868819ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEJuly 2022December 2022Allow500NoNo
17864019DEFORMATION DETECTION SENSORJuly 2022August 2025Allow3700NoNo
17860564DRIVING OF PIEZOELECTRICS FOR MEMS-BASED COOLING SYSTEMSJuly 2022January 2026Allow4201NoNo
17811374CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE INTERCONNECT SWITCHJuly 2022May 2024Allow2210NoNo
17737952PROPULSION SYSTEM USING SHAPE-SHIFTING MEMBERMay 2022August 2022Allow300NoNo
17731547ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEApril 2022November 2025Allow4310NoNo
17716733SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEApril 2022January 2026Abandon4610NoNo
17706508LINEAR ARRAY ULTRASONIC PROBEMarch 2022November 2025Allow4410NoNo
17762831PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTMarch 2022December 2025Allow4410NoNo
17655242TACTILE DEVICEMarch 2022August 2025Allow4100NoNo
17693415LIGHT DEFLECTOR, IMAGE PROJECTION APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE-MEASURING APPARATUSMarch 2022December 2025Allow4510YesNo
17641756APPARATUS FOR GENERATING A HAPTIC SIGNALMarch 2022April 2025Allow3700NoNo
17686804COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE FOR ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3700NoNo
17753428TRANSDUCER STRUCTURE FOR AN ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022March 2026Allow4820NoNo
17638252POWER GENERATION DEVICE AND INPUT DEVICEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17679195THIN-FILM PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL ELEMENTFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4310NoNo
17679394ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3900NoNo
17651950CANTILEVER ARRAYFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4310NoNo
17677477MEMS SPEAKER AND METHOD OF MICROFABRICATION OF SUCH A SPEAKERFebruary 2022November 2025Allow4401NoNo
17636673FREQUENCY-TUNABLE ULTRASONIC DEVICEFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4210NoNo
17636261ACTUATOR, DRIVE APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4210NoNo
17674375RESONANT DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC FILTERFebruary 2022October 2025Allow4410NoNo
17674102ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERFebruary 2022September 2025Allow4310NoNo
17651285ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODE HAVING LAYER OF MORE DENSE MATERIAL OVER LAYER OF LESS DENSE MATERIALFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4110NoNo
17651211Surface-Acoustic-Wave (SAW) Filter with an Electrical Conductor Having a Floating PotentialFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4210YesNo
17666015TECHNOLOGIES FOR MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS WITH COMPOSABLE PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORSFebruary 2022June 2025Allow4010NoNo
17586986Injection-Molded Article Of Polymer Piezoelectric Material, Piezoelectric Element, Apparatus For Manufacturing Injection-Molded Article Of Polymer Piezoelectric Material, And Method For Manufacturing Injection-Molded Article Of Polymer Piezoelectric MaterialJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4411NoNo
17629240An Energy Harvesting System, Fastener, Use, and Method for the Conversion of Kinetic Energy into Electrical EnergyJanuary 2022September 2025Abandon4410NoNo
17580975ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2022September 2025Allow4411NoNo
17628206ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY MICRO-ACOUSTIC DEVICEJanuary 2022October 2025Allow4520YesNo
17597581METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A STRUCTURE COMPRISING A THIN LAYER TRANSFERRED ONTO A SUPPORT PROVIDED WITH A CHARGE TRAPPING LAYERJanuary 2022June 2025Allow4101NoNo
17597468THIN-FILM LITAO3 SAW RESONATOR ON SILICON SUBSTRATE WITH REDUCED SPURIOUS MODESJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3900NoNo
17565333ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH MASS LOADING STRIP HAVING TAPERED SIDEWALLDecember 2021March 2025Allow3900NoNo
17559687COMPOSITION OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS COMPRISING PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICEDecember 2021September 2025Allow4511NoNo
17552344ULTRASONIC ELEMENT AND ULTRASONIC DEVICEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3910NoNo
17549995FORCE SENSING DEVICE AND SENSOR AND PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT THEREOFDecember 2021February 2025Allow3800NoNo
17618787ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY AND ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT INCORPORATING THE SAMEDecember 2021June 2025Allow4210NoNo
17618657VIBRONIC MULTISENSORDecember 2021June 2025Allow4201NoNo
17618164POWER FACTOR IMPROVEMENT AND POWER GENERATION APPARATUS USING PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENTDecember 2021June 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17546551COMPOSITE SUBSTRATE, ELASTIC WAVE ELEMENT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR COMPOSITE SUBSTRATEDecember 2021February 2025Allow3801NoNo
17616136OPTICAL ACTUATORDecember 2021July 2025Allow4310NoNo
17531976VIBRATION DEVICENovember 2021April 2025Allow4110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
24
Examiner Affirmed
18
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
40.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
66
Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(31.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
45
(68.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
49.0%
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, 31.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN works in Art Unit 2837 and has examined 1,359 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN's allowance rate of 80.2% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN receive 1.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% 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 ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN is 33 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ROSENAU, DEREK JOHN. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 32.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 68% 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 36.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% 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, 60.9% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 51% 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 66.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.6% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 37.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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 3.4% of allowed cases (in the 81% 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 14.9% of allowed cases (in the 91% 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.

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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.