Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18758327 | DC-DC CONVERTER APPARATUS WITH TIME-BASED CONTROL LOOP AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587418 | POWER SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18442596 | PEAK CURRENT LIMIT MANAGEMENT FOR HIGH FREQUENCY BUCK CONVERTER | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439923 | CONSTANT RIPPLE ALGORITHM IN DCM FOR BUCK CONVERTER | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423671 | VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18421175 | GATE DRIVING TECHNIQUE TO LOWER SWITCH ON-RESISTANCE IN SWITCHING CONVERTER APPLICATIONS | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18394006 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LOAD CURRENT WITH HIGH RESOLUTION | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18391809 | PASS GATE DRIVER | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18568930 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT, RELATED ACTUATOR AND METHOD OF SUPPLYING A LOAD | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530177 | Dual-Phase Constant On-Time Power Converter and Control Method | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18517508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING LOW LOAD CURRENT | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506941 | POWER CONVERTERS WITH CURRENT SENSING | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18373378 | PROGRAMMABLE SWITCHING CONVERTER CONTROLLER | September 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18232185 | PEAK EFFICIENCY TRACKING IN AN LLC CONVERTER OF A MULTI-STAGE POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18364811 | SINGLE INDUCTOR MULTIPLE OUTPUT SWITCHING CONVERTER AND METHOD TO CONTROL THE SAME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227952 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CONTROL RELATED TO CHARGING | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353963 | TRANSISTOR MODULE AND ITS ASSOCIATED SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE | July 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18221012 | ADAPTIVE OFF-TIME OR ON-TIME DC-DC CONVERTER | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18324694 | Adaptive Switch Driving | May 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18317059 | Multi-Phase Switching Regulator Incorporating Phase Current Balance Circuit | May 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18143808 | CURRENT REGULATOR SYSTEM | May 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18311602 | 4-PHASE BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER | May 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305797 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL OF PROTECTION PARAMETERS FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCH | April 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18304354 | POWER CONVERTER WITH ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTABLE VOLTAGES BASED ON DETECTED CURRENTS | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298496 | VOLTAGE CONVERTER AND POWER MANAGEMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | April 2023 | May 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18127061 | SINGLE VECTOR-BASED FINITE CONTROL SET MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL METHOD OF TWO PARALLEL POWER CONVERTERS | March 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18028332 | CURRENT MIRROR ARRANGEMENT | March 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124487 | MULTI-LEVEL MULTI-QUADRANT HYSTERESIS CURRENT CONTROLLERS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL THEREOF | March 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181877 | CONTROLLER OF POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18174067 | SWITCHING CONTROL CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18174106 | EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN A SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER | February 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18170666 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO START CONVERTERS INTO A PRE-BIASED VOLTAGE | February 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18166576 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR START-UP OF REFERENCE CIRCUITS IN DEVICES WITH A PLURALITY OF SUPPLY VOLTAGES | February 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18040271 | POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS, VEHICLE AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY, AND METHOD FOR STOPPING POWER CONVERSION APPARATUS | February 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162890 | SWITCHING REGULATOR WITH ADJUSTABLE ON-TIME | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163016 | High Bandwidth Constant On-Time PWM Control | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18007214 | POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION CONTROL METHOD | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155983 | NON-VOLATILE CURRENT MIRROR CIRCUIT WITH PROGRAMMABLE TRANSISTOR | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155363 | MULTI-PHASE INTERLEAVED POWER CONVERTERS WITH IMPROVED CURRENT BALANCING | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18155407 | BUCK-BOOST BOOT REFRESHER CIRCUIT | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18015824 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SIGNALS | January 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18005160 | BOOSTER CIRCUIT AND VOLTAGE GENERATOR | January 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004729 | SELF-OSCILLATING RESONANT PUSH-PULL CONVERTER WITH A SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFIER FOR PHASE-MODULATED BIDIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004607 | CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE | January 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18145280 | IMPEDANCE-TRACKING CIRCUIT | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18068768 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18083105 | CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR PFM OPERATION | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066781 | ENHANCED HYBRID HYSTERETIC CONTROL OF LLC CONVERTERS | December 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18080479 | BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER FOR CONTACTOR DRIVE | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18061932 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO CHAIN-LINK MODULES FOR VOLTAGE SOURCE CONVERTERS | December 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061744 | COMMUNICATION IN A CONVERTER DEVICE | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060582 | DIRECT CURRENT (DC)/DC CONVERTER FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON IMPROVED SPARROW SEARCH ALGORITHM | December 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17992249 | ARTIFICIAL DUAL CLOSED-LOOP FULL-TIME INDUCTOR CURRENT SENSING | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17984773 | Three-Phase Differential Mode Converter | November 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 16 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17983703 | TWO-PHASE SMART POWER STAGE (SPS) FOR MULTIPHASE BUCK CONVERTERS | November 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975992 | POWER CONTROL DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM USING THE SAME | October 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048729 | LOW VOLTAGE CASCODE CURRENT MIRROR | October 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970033 | HIGH VOLTAGE INPUT LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR CIRCUIT | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17969272 | CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR DC-DC CONVERTERS WITH CURRENT LIMIT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968803 | CONVERTER HAVING MULTI-STAGE HIGH-SIDE DRIVING MECHANISM | October 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962226 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING A SWITCHED-MODE POWER SUPPLY | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17913896 | POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM SUPPORTING HOT SWAPPING AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER CONDITIONING SYSTEM | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17949762 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TURNING OFF TRANSISTORS ASSOCIATED WITH AUXILIARY WINDINGS AND TURNING ON TRANSISTORS ASSOCIATED WITH PRIMARY WINDINGS | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910896 | OUTPUT FEEDBACK CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCHING POWER SUPPLY | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17906187 | Electric Power Converter for a Photovoltaic Energy Source | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942672 | PFC OPTIMIZATION ARCHITECTURE FOR AC INPUT AC/DC SWITCHING MODE POWER SUPPLIES | September 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909562 | Switching Mode Power Supply With Zero Voltage Switching And The Method Thereof | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929733 | MULTI-MODE POWER SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT THEREOF | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17909245 | POWER CONVERTING DEVICE AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17896495 | VOLTAGE DOUBLER IN WIRELESS POWER APPLICATION | August 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17892556 | POWER FACTOR CORRECTION STAGE, CONTROLLER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A POWER FACTOR CORRECTION STAGE | August 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820978 | SUPPLY GENERATOR / SUPPLY MODULATOR WITH SWITCHED-CAPACITOR DRIVE SUPPLY | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17800278 | SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR POWER SUPPLY, AND POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17820168 | Merged Power Delivery | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17888686 | RECTIFIER BRIDGE | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884611 | SYNCHRONOUS RECTIFICATION SAMPLING CONTROL CIRCUIT, METHOD AND CHIP | August 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818248 | CONVERTER DEVICE HAVING A CONVERTER AND HAVING A CONTROL DEVICE | August 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817629 | 3-LEVEL-INVERTING BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17880012 | SWITCH-MODE POWER SUPPLY | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877360 | CONVERTER AND CONVERTER CONTROL METHOD | July 2022 | January 2025 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17875696 | RESONANCE OPERATION OF DC-DC CONVERTER USING A POINT-OF-LOAD INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | July 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17876337 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17812753 | CONTROL CIRCUIT OF STEP-DOWN CONVERTER, STEP-DOWN CONVERTER, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853479 | ASYMMETRICAL HALF-BRIDGE FLYBACK AND CONTROL METHOD | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17847404 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR HAVING MINIMAL FLUCTUATION IN MULTIPLE OPERATING MODES | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17787999 | MODULAR MULTILEVEL CONVERTER WITH CURRENT FAILURE DETECTION | June 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17845963 | Power Transformer For Minimum Noise Injection In Between Primary And Secondary Winding "Rompower Active Shield" | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17844092 | LOW DROPOUT REGULATOR | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842919 | SWITCH CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SWITCH CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17843213 | COT PARALLEL CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE | June 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841182 | CONTROL DEVICE OF A SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR AND SWITCHING VOLTAGE REGULATOR | June 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17805915 | ZERO VOLTAGE SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER | June 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17805536 | Multiple-Input Power Supply and Control Method | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17782896 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17805291 | VOLTAGE CONVERTER WITH FEEDBACK USING VARIABLE PROPORTIONAL GAIN | June 2022 | October 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17756868 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INVERTER | June 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17825775 | EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY IN A SWITCHING POWER CONVERTER | May 2022 | June 2023 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17747009 | CONTROL DEVICE, POWER-SUPPLY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER CONVERTER | May 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17746237 | DUAL-CAPACITOR RESONANT CIRCUIT FOR USE WITH QUASI-RESONANT ZERO-CURRENT-SWITCHING DC-DC CONVERTERS | May 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17776959 | DISCHARGE PREVENTION OF THE POWER SWITCH IN A POWER CONVERTER | May 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX.
With a 75.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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, 45.0% 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.
✓ 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 TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX works in Art Unit 2838 and has examined 872 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX's allowance rate of 88.1% places them in the 64% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX receive 1.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 42% 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 TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TORRES-RIVERA, ALEX. This interview benefit is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 29.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 47% 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 43.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 60% 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, 107.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 81.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 52.9% 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, 36.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 32% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 51% 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 26.3% of allowed cases (in the 95% 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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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