USPTO Examiner FAUBERT SAMANTHA LYNETTE - Art Unit 2838

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18432475LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION AND INTERRUPTION DEVICE AND RELATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCESFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18426427SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18579922LOW-VOLTAGE PROTECTIVE DEVICEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18545498SAFETY TEST CIRCUIT AND METHODDecember 2023August 2025Allow2000NoNo
18528469INTELLIGENT SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH WITH QUASI-DIGITAL CURRENT LIMITATIONDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18508426Arc Mitigation Self-Powered Trigger Device for Low-, Medium-, or High-Voltage EquipmentNovember 2023February 2026Allow2720NoNo
18383028CONTROL CIRCUIT OF GALVANOMETER MOTOR AND LIDAROctober 2023March 2026Allow2910NoNo
18285922POWER DEVICE PROTECTION APPARATUSOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
17798375POWER CORD LEAKAGE DETECTION AND PROTECTION CIRCUITSeptember 2023November 2025Allow3910NoNo
18461611WAFER PLACEMENT TABLESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18279668ELECTRO-STATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18231251PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKAugust 2023November 2025Allow2720NoNo
18218189LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION AND INTERRUPTION DEVICE FOR POWER CORD AND RELATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND ELECTRICAL APPLIANCESJuly 2023November 2025Allow2920NoNo
18266292METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHORT-CIRCUIT PROTECTION OF EMERGENCY STARTING POWER SUPPLYJune 2023March 2026Allow3320NoNo
18300808ELECTRIC-POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSApril 2023January 2026Allow3320YesNo
18191528ESD Protection CircuitMarch 2023February 2025Allow2200NoNo
18123507FIELD CANCELLATION FOR COIL-SURROUNDED CIRCUITRYMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910YesNo
18245103DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2023November 2025Allow3220NoNo
18169380CERAMIC MATERIAL HAVING HIGH RESISTIVITY AND HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE, AND WAFER PLACEMENT TABLEFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510YesNo
18167361TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A TRANSISTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3630YesNo
18014136CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE TRIP DETECTORDecember 2022May 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18012317SUB MICRON PARTICLE DETECTION ON BURL TOPS BY APPLYING A VARIABLE VOLTAGE TO AN OXIDIZED WAFERDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18081281ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK INCLUDING UPPER PLATE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3730YesNo
18073901RESIDUAL OVERCURRENT PROTECTIONDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3420YesNo
17999406ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022June 2025Abandon3120NoNo
17951597METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR MONITORING POWER SUPPLYSeptember 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17949258CARRIER CHUCK AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THEREOFSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17931916WAFER PLACEMENT TABLESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3011YesNo
17823702REPLACEABLE ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK OUTER RING FOR EDGE ARCING MITIGATIONAugust 2022November 2025Allow3830YesNo
17720924ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION CIRCUITApril 2022July 2025Allow3920NoNo
17554404ELECTROSTATIC END EFFECTOR FOR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM ROBOTDecember 2021March 2026Allow5110YesNo
17417824OPERATION ENABLING CONTROL SYSTEM AND ROBOT-ASSISTED SURGICAL DEVICE HAVING THE SYSTEMJune 2021February 2026Allow5610NoNo

Appeals Overview

No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.

Examiner FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE works in Art Unit 2838 and has examined 2 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 56 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE receive 1.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 9% 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 FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE is 56 months. This places the examiner in the 2% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FAUBERT, SAMANTHA LYNETTE. This interview benefit is in the 15% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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

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