Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17135100 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY SCREEN SUPPORT MECHANISM AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17133836 | TRIANGULAR BOARD ASSEMBLY FOR SOLID STATE DRIVE | December 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17254899 | ATTACHABLE DISPLAY SCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17125868 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A FOLDING AREA | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16972294 | FLAMEPROOF HOUSING | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17106769 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING HINGE SYSTEM | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17057038 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENING HINGED COMPONENTS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES | November 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17087002 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17019151 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17017566 | BENDABLE ASSEMBLY AND FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16976575 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME | August 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16966087 | DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING REAR SHELL, SUPPORT PLATE, AND DISPLAY SCREEN COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER | July 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16911683 | DISPLAY DEVICE WITH HINGE STRUCTURE | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16893485 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT FOR VEHICLE HAVING FIXING MEMBER FOR COUPLING A COVER PORTION AND A BASE PORTION | June 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16887730 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND SUPPORT STRUCTURE THEREOF | May 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16766060 | TUNER MODULE AND RECEIVING DEVICE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16865634 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING PROTECTIVE HINGE STRUCTURE PREVENTING FOREIGN MATTER FROM ENTERING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15929394 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR RADIO FREQUENCY COMPONENTS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | April 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16858428 | SEAMLESS TEXTILE COVERED ENCLOSURE | April 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16847080 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A SLIDING-TYPE HINGE STRUCTURE BENEATH A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY | April 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16844821 | SEALING STRUCTURE OF CASE FOR IN-VEHICLE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16843833 | FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FOLDABLE DISPLAY | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16839797 | CABLED MODULE FOR ADDING MEMORY DEVICES TO A SYSTEM | April 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16837316 | SYNCHRONOUS TRANSMISSION PIVOT SHAFT DEVICE | April 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16833979 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTION DEVICE | March 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16831974 | ASSEMBLY FOR ATTACHING AN ELECTRONICS PACKAGE TO A TIRE | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16799384 | SUPPORT MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | February 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16779992 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE IN WHICH MAXIMUM NUMBER OF MOUNTABLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS IS CHANGEABLE | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16773387 | CHARGER HAVING HEAT INSULATING STRUCTURE | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16630865 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE FOR IMPROVING THE FLATNESS OF A BENDING REGION | January 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619043 | HINGE FOR FLEXIBLE SCREEN MOBILE TERMINAL AND A FLEXIBLE SCREEN MOBILE TERMINAL | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16701733 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REDUCED CHASSIS THICKNESS | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16702081 | Electronic Device Having Sliding Mechanism | December 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 41 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16699753 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING HINGE PART | December 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16688909 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FASTENER | November 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16614794 | INTELLIGENT WEARABLE DEVICE | November 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16686108 | HINGE MODULE TO OPEN AND CLOSE A DEVICE | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16685350 | TERMINAL DEVICE AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR FULL-SCREEN DISPLAY | November 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16676558 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A FASTENER | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16677311 | OVERHEAD DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINES | November 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16606565 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING HOUSING AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOUSING THEREOF | October 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16606599 | ROBOT WITH THROUGH-HOLE TO RECEIVE PIN | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16596759 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING A PLURALITY OF BODIES | October 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16591021 | DISPLAY CASE DOOR WITH TOUCH SCREEN | October 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16585246 | DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16585471 | CIRCULAR CONNECTOR INTEGRATED IN HINGE | September 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16580460 | KEYBOARD DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SUBSTRATE PLATES CONNECTED BY ELASTIC BRIDGE MEMBER | September 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16496905 | HOUSING FOR A FIRE ALARM AND/OR EXTINGUISHING CONTROL STATION | September 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16493250 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING GUIDE MEMBER FOR FACILITATING ASSEMBLING OR SEPARATION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | September 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16535294 | DOCKING STATION | August 2019 | May 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16529492 | FLEXIBLE DISPLAY APPARATUS | August 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481841 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH DUAL DISPLAY | July 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16520019 | Replaceable Keypad Bezel | July 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16516404 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16451397 | Optimized Electronics Grounding Path for High-Frequency Noise | June 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16449538 | POSITIONING STRUCTURE | June 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16445923 | ELECTRONIC BADGE AND HOUSING FOR THE SAME | June 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16467453 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HOUSING AND DC-DC CONVERTER COMPRISING SAME | June 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16466384 | HOUSING PART FOR A HOUSING OF ELECTRIC COMPONENTS | June 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16463726 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | May 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16418228 | LIFT AND ROTATING DRIVE CAGE | May 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16417741 | DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING PROTECTIVE COVER | May 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16417572 | Hot Spot Cooling For Data Storage System | May 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 16461198 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STAND | May 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16343741 | INTEGRATED ELECTRONIC CARD FRONT EMI CAGE AND LATCH FOR DATA STORAGE SYSTEM | April 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16299298 | SOLID STATE DRIVE APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROSTATIC PREVENTION STRUCTURE | March 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16289315 | ATTACHABLE DISPLAYS SCREEN FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES | February 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16280038 | HINGE STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | February 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16277499 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COMPONENT-PROTECTING STRUCTURE | February 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16270515 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MOUNTING BRACKET FOR BEZEL | February 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16254932 | LED DISPLAY WITH QUICK MAINTENANCE STRUCTURE | January 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16255229 | STRIP-BASED VENTILATION SOLUTION FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT | January 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16249564 | MODULAR CONTROLLERS | January 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16318341 | CIRCUIT BOARD FIXATION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | January 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16315837 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAY MODULES | January 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16312319 | DISPLAY DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | December 2018 | August 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16309345 | CASE HAVING INNER SPACE WITHIN COVER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 2 | Yes | No |
| 16208066 | MOUNTING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME | December 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16207516 | DISPLAY DEVICE MOUNTABLE TO WALL SURFACE | December 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16207172 | WATERPROOF MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16199689 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2018 | November 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16198220 | CURVED DISPLAY, DISPLAY CASE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2018 | March 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16197300 | SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING A CABLE AND ADAPTED TO A RACK SYSTEM | November 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16196599 | FIXING APPARATUS FOR FIXING ONE OR MORE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS TO A HOUSING WALL | November 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16175770 | DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING IDENTIFICATION NUMBER PATTERN | October 2018 | October 2021 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16173172 | PRINTED CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY CONNECTABLE TO A SERVER CHASSIS | October 2018 | November 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16170880 | LOW INDUCTANCE BUS ASSEMBLY AND POWER CONVERTER APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16170763 | MODULAR ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICE | October 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16168985 | PROTECTIVE CASE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | October 2018 | December 2020 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16157279 | HYBRID CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING SHIELDED AND UNSHIELDED PORTIONS | October 2018 | October 2020 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16092100 | CABLE MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR VARIABLE LENGTH CABLES | October 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 45 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16148210 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE MAINTAINING A FOLDING ANGLE BY MAGNETIC FORCE | October 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16147373 | MODULAR CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | September 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16146501 | ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING HAVING A MAGNETICALLY ATTRACTED SHIELD ARM | September 2018 | January 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16145513 | FORMED ENCLOSURE PART AND ELECTRONIC SUBASSEMBLY | September 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16138955 | CONTINUOUS CARBON FIBER WINDING FOR THIN STRUCTURAL RIBS | September 2018 | August 2020 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16136556 | VEHICLE MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, CONNECTOR FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE AND VEHICLE WITH VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16127055 | PLATE FOR MAGNETIC SHIELDING OF AN OPERATIONAL COMPONENT IN A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE | September 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16048897 | FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING ADJUSTABLE SUPPORT UNITS RETREATABLE INTO RECESSED PORTIONS OF SET FRAMES | July 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16045768 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND ENGAGING MECHANISM WITH DIFFERENT ENGAGING DIRECTIONS | July 2018 | February 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BURTNER, DOUGLAS R.
With a 100.0% 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, 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.
✓ 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 BURTNER, DOUGLAS R works in Art Unit 2841 and has examined 122 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 88.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Examiner BURTNER, DOUGLAS R's allowance rate of 88.5% places them in the 70% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by BURTNER, DOUGLAS R receive 2.26 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 59% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BURTNER, DOUGLAS R is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +9.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BURTNER, DOUGLAS R. This interview benefit is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 66% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 27.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 86% 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 33% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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