USPTO Examiner WU JAMES - Art Unit 2841

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18985515NETWORK SWITCH WITH REMOVABLE MANAGEMENT UNITDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18900404EXTENDED SCREENSeptember 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18897227MOBILE PHONE AND TABLET PERSONAL COMPUTER PROTECTIVE CASING WITH STANDSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18797103GIMBAL STABILIZATION ATTACHMENT DEVICEAugust 2024February 2026Allow1820YesNo
18746404FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SUPPORT LAYERJune 2024August 2025Allow1310YesNo
18735827Stand and A Portable Display ScreenJune 2024April 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18733646CABINET FOR CARRYING TWO LAYERS OF MOTHERBOARDS WITH FACILITATED MAINTENANCE AND SERVER THEREOFJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18649062HINGE MECHANISM FOR MOUNTING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD IN AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMApril 2024November 2025Allow1910YesNo
18636708RISER CAGE FASTENERS FOR AN INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMApril 2024July 2025Allow1511YesNo
18618749Electronic Devices With Molded Display Mounting StructuresMarch 2024March 2025Allow1221YesNo
18600456RELEASE LEVER MECHANISM FOR SERVER CHASSIS SLEDSMarch 2024January 2026Allow2310YesNo
18598511TWO-STAGE FIXING DEVICEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18582124CONTROL MODULE FOR INSPECTION TOOLFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18420499STORAGE DEVICE CARRIERJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410YesNo
18418372SCREEN EXTENDERJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210NoNo
18394563DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2640NoNo
18544801FIXING BRACKET FOR FACILITATING ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY OF HARD DISK IN ELECTRONIC DEVICESDecember 2023February 2026Allow2510YesNo
18535507ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STANDDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18532938FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE WITH MOVABLE SUPPORT BODYDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18520553DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING A SUPPORT MEMBERNovember 2023February 2026Allow2710YesNo
18515214EXPANSION CARD ASSEMBLY, CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023February 2026Allow2711NoNo
18507323STRUCTURE FOR IDENTIFYING POSITION OF SERVER IN RACK AND SERVER SYSTEMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18507085SPLICING DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING CONNECTION STRUCTURENovember 2023March 2026Abandon2820NoNo
18501038PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING BIAXIAL HINGE STRUCTURENovember 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18383106FIXING DEVICE FOR DATE STORAGES AND HOST HAVING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2720YesNo
18480523ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18371552DISPLAY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18370855DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SLIDABLE STRUCTURESeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18468305POWER CONVERSION UNIT WITH STRUCTURE FOR HOLDING WIRE HARNESSSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18466025CASING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18466631Shielded case for wireless earpiecesSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110YesNo
18244702SERVER ACCOMMODATING TWO MOTHERBOARDSSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2300NoNo
18239570THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE CIRCUIT CARD GUIDESAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410YesNo
18454078FIXING ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo
18232024Antenna Assembly For A VehicleAugust 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18230027ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18359592MULTIPLE CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A SUPPORT ELEMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFJuly 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18223245CONNECTION MEMBER AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000NoNo
18221013Mounting System for Storage DriveJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410YesNo
18350210TWO-STAGE FIXING DEVICEJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310YesNo
18270893BOX FRAME AND LED DISPLAYJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510YesNo
18217092ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STRUCTURE FOR SUPPORTING DISPLAYJune 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
17622836CONNECTING ASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLED DISPLAYJune 2023December 2025Allow4810YesNo
18335233QUICK RELEASE MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLYJune 2023September 2025Allow2711YesNo
18208172Information Handling System Multi Mount Option Mounting SystemJune 2023January 2026Allow3120YesNo
18203088Information Handling System Card Mounting SystemMay 2023February 2026Allow3330NoNo
18203501DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIPLE FRAME-MOUNTED DISPLAY MODULESMay 2023November 2025Allow3010NoNo
18201526Antenna Assembly For A VehicleMay 2023August 2024Allow1510YesNo
18321784PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE EXTERNAL DISPLAYMay 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18318988GRAPHICS CARD LIFTING DEVICEMay 2023June 2025Allow2510YesNo
18198045LAMINATE REAR COVER WITH STIFFENED FUNCTIONAL LAYERMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18316034MIXED-WIDTH CIRCUIT CARD ASSEMBLY THERMAL CHIMNEYMay 2023March 2026Abandon3420YesNo
18129081Antenna Assembly For A Vehicle With Sleep Sense CommandMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18193687PROVIDING OPTIMIZED HOUSING AND SERVICEABILITY OF REMOVABLE COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPONENTSMarch 2023September 2025Allow3020YesNo
18128263ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING BENT PORTIONMarch 2023July 2025Allow2711NoNo
18126783ADAPTER CARD AND GRAPHICS CARD TEST DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18125088RISER CARD MODULE AND EXPANSION CARD DEVICEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2200NoNo
18180508ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY MODULE HAVING MULTIPLE FPCBSMarch 2023June 2025Allow2720YesNo
18116048Electronic Devices with Translating Flexible Display and Corresponding MethodsMarch 2023February 2026Allow3530NoNo
18173800WEARABLE DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2410YesNo
18112947Signal shielding and sound insulating gadgets storing deviceFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2300YesNo
18163360INTEGRATED LOCKING MECHANISM FOR DRIVE BLANKSFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18016443ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTION MODULE THEREFORJanuary 2023October 2023Allow911YesNo
18005461CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18085448ACCESSORY DEVICES FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICESDecember 2022September 2024Allow2101YesNo
18082833SLIDABLE DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2022April 2025Allow2801YesNo
18083149DISPLAY PROTECTION DEVICEDecember 2022January 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18081176INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM CIRCUIT BOARD RETENTION WITH BI-STABLE FLEXTURE PLATEDecember 2022September 2025Allow3320YesNo
18079792Antenna Assembly For A VehicleDecember 2022July 2023Allow710YesNo
18077251MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC-COMPONENT MOUNT MULTILAYER BOARDDecember 2022December 2024Allow2400YesNo
18062000ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DRIVING MEMBERS TO DRIVE FLEXIBLE SCREEN ASSEMBLY TO BE EXTENDED OR RETRACTEDDecember 2022September 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17927818MOVEMENT MECHANISM APPLIED TO INNER-FOLDING FLEXIBLE SCREEN TERMINAL AND INNER-FOLDING FLEXIBLE SCREEN TERMINALNovember 2022November 2024Allow2410NoNo
18057950WIRING BOARD AND POWER CONVERSION APPARATUSNovember 2022February 2025Allow2701NoNo
17992543ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDNovember 2022December 2024Allow3510YesNo
17992595PHOTOSENSITIVE ASSEMBLY HAVING A BENT SHAPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND CAMERA MODULE HAVING THE SAMENovember 2022May 2025Allow3011NoNo
18054215QUICK RELEASE MODULE, FAN DEVICE HAVING QUICK RELEASE MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING QUICK RELEASE MODULENovember 2022October 2024Allow2300NoNo
17922872PRINTED WIRING BOARDNovember 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17978017Antenna Assembly For A VehicleOctober 2022February 2024Abandon1520NoNo
18049465Shielded case for wireless earpiecesOctober 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17944129MAINBOARD MOUNTING MECHANISM AND ELECTRIC DEVICESeptember 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17901093SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ELIMINATE VIA STRIPINGSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2811YesNo
17900687INTERPOSER STRUCTURE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17890419DETENT FOR RETENTION OF INFORMATION HANDLING RESOURCEAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17796856CONTACT PADS-BASED CHASSIS TYPE DETECTIONAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3001NoNo
17877355FLEXIBLE DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING SUPPORT LAYERJuly 2022April 2024Allow2021YesNo
17867524TOOL-FREE PCIE FIXING APPARATUSJuly 2022October 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17861415HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICEJuly 2022August 2023Allow1310NoNo
17852372HEAT DISSIPATION MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJune 2022February 2024Allow1920NoNo
17841834SHIELDING FILM INCLUDING PLURALITY OF LAYERS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAMEJune 2022March 2023Allow900YesNo
17840813Component Port for an Electronic Device Resistant to Damage from Foreign DebrisJune 2022September 2024Allow2740YesNo
17784771HARD DISK FIXING DEVICE AND MAIN UNITJune 2022September 2023Allow1510NoNo
17783515INVERTER DEVICE, DRIVE DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVABLE VEHICLE, AND VEHICLEJune 2022October 2025Allow4010YesNo
17783058CARD RETAINERSJune 2022December 2023Abandon1801NoNo
17833615LEVER MECHANISM FOR QUICK RELEASE OF EXPANSION COMPONENTJune 2022July 2023Allow1410YesNo
17830301LOCKING DEVICEJune 2022April 2025Allow3400NoNo
17780562LOCKING AND FIXING DEVICE, AND SERVERMay 2022May 2024Abandon2320NoNo
17824921PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING BIAXIAL HINGE STRUCTUREMay 2022August 2023Allow1520YesNo
17779375Holding Devices For Computing ComponentsMay 2022September 2024Allow2820YesNo
17747746DEVICE CARRIER ASSEMBLY WITH A BIASED LATCHMay 2022September 2023Allow1510YesNo
17775797WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD AND PRODUCING METHOD THEREOFMay 2022January 2025Allow3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WU, JAMES.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
80.5%
Higher 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, 50.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WU, JAMES - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WU, JAMES works in Art Unit 2841 and has examined 239 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WU, JAMES's allowance rate of 85.4% places them in the 62% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WU, JAMES receive 1.68 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% 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 WU, JAMES is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WU, JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 32.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 70% 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 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 13% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

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, 66.7% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 75.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 81% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

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 15.7% of allowed cases (in the 92% 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:

  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.