Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138550 | SURGE PROTECTION DEVICE AND CHIP CONSTITUTED BY SAME, AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17256794 | DIRECT-CURRENT BREAKING DEVICE | December 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120101 | Fan Driving Circuit | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114185 | ESD DEVICE WITH FAST RESPONSE AND HIGH TRANSIENT CURRENT | December 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16972159 | ARC FAULT DETECTION IN TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17109195 | INSTALLATION DEVICE FOR AIR GAP ARRESTER AND INSTALLATION METHOD THEREOF | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108824 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059441 | SAFETY HANDLE FOR THE CONTROL OF ACCESS FOR MACHINES OR INDUSTRIAL PLANTS | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17101990 | System for Preventing Transformer Saturation | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17055929 | Superconducting Current Limiter With Electroconductive Spacer | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17093212 | ELECTRICAL FAULT DETECTION AND RECOVERY POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM AND ITS CONSTRUCTION METHOD | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17092066 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR POWER AMPLIFIER SURGE PROTECTION | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085314 | METHOD FOR CHARGING A SUPERCONDUCTOR MAGNET SYSTEM, WITH A MAIN SUPERCONDUCTOR BULK MAGNET AND A SHIELD SUPERCONDUCTOR BULK MAGNET | October 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081781 | DEVICE FOR MAINTAINING OPERATING STATE OF CONTACTOR | October 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17078776 | Ground Fault Circuit Breaker with Remote Testing Capability | October 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17076551 | Compact Modular Electrical Load Management System | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17073671 | MULTI-PRESSURE BIPOLAR ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKING | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17042902 | MOTOR CONTROLLER ELECTRICAL-DISCHARGE CONTROL CIRCUIT | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17040901 | Thermal Protected Varistor Device | September 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17040888 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PROTRUSIONS THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17027605 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR DESIGN FOR DETECTION OF MULTIPLE ACCESSORIES | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025329 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17024671 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | September 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16979428 | Thermal Protection Device | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009365 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17009432 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK | September 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17000711 | WAFER PLACEMENT DEVICE | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16997300 | CRYOGENIC ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK | August 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16970615 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE | August 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16969260 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKS WITH COOLANT GAS ZONES AND CORRESPONDING GROOVE AND MONOPOLAR ELECTROSTATIC CLAMPING ELECTRODE PATTERNS | August 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988128 | FAULT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND RELATED METHODS | August 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943785 | Transformer Assembly and Method(s) of Use Thereof | July 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16963996 | Dual Coil Armature for Supervision Relay of Trip Coil | July 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16914306 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BATTERY CURRENT MONITORING | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16913887 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION AND CURRENT LIMITING CIRCUITRY | June 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16886345 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE FAULT PROTECTION | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16878863 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL OVERSTRESS AND ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762855 | Triggerable Spark Gap, Switching Circuit Having a Triggerable Spark Gap, and Process for Manufacturing a Triggerable Spark Gap | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16761480 | MAGNETIC FIELD PROPULSION DRIVE | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16863845 | MULTI-STAGE GATE TURN-OFF WITH DYNAMIC TIMING | April 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16853708 | Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16850219 | CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING FIRE HAZARD RISK IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16842011 | SEMICONDUCTOR RELAY CONTROL DEVICE | April 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16841003 | Network Service and Transformer Safety Protector | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16834741 | COMPOSITE CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832864 | Time Domain Distance Protection Based on Polarity Comparison for Power Transmission Lines | March 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16649970 | Electrical Switch | March 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16817878 | Fusible Safety Disconnect in Solid State Circuit Breakers and Combination Motor Starters | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804371 | Semiconductor Device | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16797152 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PASSIVE FAULT MONITORING OF CURRENT SENSING DEVICES IN PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16783143 | OVER VOLTAGE DISCONNECT | February 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16782341 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HEATER | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16777787 | POWER SUPPLY GROUNDING FAULT PROTECTION CIRCUIT | January 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775836 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR PROTECTING AND CONTROLLING A MICROGRID WITH A DYNAMIC BOUNDARY | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16632355 | DRIVING DEVICE OF DISPLAY PANEL | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16741178 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728589 | Overvoltage Protection and Linear Regulator Device Module | December 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16727229 | SAFETY APPARATUS HAVING TERMINAL SHIELD WITH INDICATION CIRCUIT, AND CIRCUIT INTERRUPTION APPARATUS | December 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16723374 | COMPLIANT, HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENT CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16721086 | SUBSTRATE PLACING TABLE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS | December 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16713148 | ENDOSCOPE AND DISCHARGE CONTROL UNIT | December 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16704604 | CERAMIC-CIRCUIT COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME | December 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16701649 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR OSCILLOSCOPE MEASUREMENT CHANNEL | December 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16687574 | POWER CONVERTER, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING POWER CONVERTER, SYSTEM INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD OF DRIVING DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16680790 | QUICK BATTERY DISCONNECT SYSTEM FOR HIGH CURRENT CIRCUITS | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16677065 | GATE DRIVER AND PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A SOLID-STATE SWITCH | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16671457 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ELECTRIC ARC IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | November 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16666957 | CIRCUIT INTERRUPTERS WITH LOCKOUT FEATURE AND RELATED METHODS | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16608938 | ELECTRICAL TRANSIENT MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | October 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16662042 | TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSION DEVICE | October 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16597904 | PROTECTING ANALOG OUTPUT CIRCUITS FROM SHORT CIRCUITS | October 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16596114 | Static Eliminator | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16595063 | INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE CONTROL METHOD FOR RESONANT CONVERTER | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16591369 | ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK AND ELECTROSTATIC ADSORPTION APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME | October 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16582313 | SYSTEM FOR LIMITING INRUSH CURRENT IN A BATTERY ENDPOINT | September 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16580576 | ELECTRONIC FUSE | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16581686 | Methods to Control Force in Reluctance Actuators Based on Flux Related Parameters | September 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16495309 | DC CIRCUIT BREAKER HAVING ARC BLOWOUT DEVICE | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16492110 | VOLTAGE LIMITER WITH OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION | September 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16538384 | PROCESSOR-BASED CIRCUIT INTERRUPTING DEVICES | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16484639 | SWITCH, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | August 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16526627 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE WITH PARASITIC COMPENSATION | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16524728 | ARC FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522879 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16511440 | PROTECTIVE CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING A CIRCUIT | July 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16512270 | Universal Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) Device Incorporating A Water and Flame Barrier Button Assembly | July 2019 | September 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16508336 | LC RESONATOR | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16504369 | VEHICULAR STATIC ELIMINATING DEVICE AND VEHICLE | July 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16476446 | ELECTROSTATIC PROTECTION SYSTEM AND HAND-HELD VACUUM CLEANER USING THE SYSTEM | July 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16447371 | CIRCUIT BREAKERS | June 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445380 | METHOD FOR DETECTING INSUFFICIENT CONTACT PRESSURE IN A SWITCHING UNIT, DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUCH A METHOD, AND SWITCHING UNIT INCLUDING SUCH A DEVICE | June 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16446392 | Fault Current Limiter | June 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16446570 | Fault Current Limiter | June 2019 | February 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445191 | POWER TRANSISTOR, A DRIVER, AND AN OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT | June 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16467534 | LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT BREAKER DEVICE | June 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16463900 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING A HIGH VOLTAGE INTO A SUBSTRATE WHICH COMPRISES BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL | June 2019 | January 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16464003 | CIRCUIT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENERGIZING AND DISCHARGING A COIL | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16412795 | LEAKAGE CURRENT DETECTION AND INTERRUPTION DEVICE FOR POWER CORD | May 2019 | November 2020 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16411195 | TRANSFER UNIT AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16412053 | Fast Fault Current Limiter | May 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COMBER, KEVIN J.
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, 66.7% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner COMBER, KEVIN J works in Art Unit 2839 and has examined 240 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner COMBER, KEVIN J's allowance rate of 89.6% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by COMBER, KEVIN J receive 0.95 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 6% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by COMBER, KEVIN J is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 68% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COMBER, KEVIN J. This interview benefit is in the 49% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 39.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 90% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 56% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 96% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 25% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.9% of allowed cases (in the 70% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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