USPTO Examiner RETEBO METASEBIA T - Art Unit 2842

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18846758GATE DRIVE CIRCUIT OF POWER CONVERTERSeptember 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18754010CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VOLTAGE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18672981FUSE STRUCTUREMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18614372Transient Stabilized SOI FETsMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18535205SOLID-STATE AUTOTRANSFORMERDecember 2023June 2025Allow1830YesNo
18518640MULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT, OUTPUT STAGE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18507260PULSED VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING APPLICATIONSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18473742BODY RESISTOR BYPASS FOR RF FET SWITCH STACKSeptember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18283417DRIVING CIRCUITSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18244984ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18465338SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND VEHICLESeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18463224SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CONTROL CIRCUIT THEREOFSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18453776MODULATING DRIVE SIGNALS FOR POWER CONVERTERSAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18452949RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH BIASING TOPOLOGIESAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210YesNo
18453081RF Switch with Bypass TopologyAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18452810SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18452196PHASE-LOCKED LOOP (PLL) WITH DIRECT FEEDFORWARD CIRCUITAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18451262CONTROLLER WITH PROTECTION AGAINST CROSS-CONDUCTION FOR AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT INCLUDING A PAIR OF SWITCHES AND RELATED CONTROL METHODAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18448285SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023June 2024Allow1010NoNo
18365063PACKAGE COMPRISING AN INTEGRATED DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR SHAREABLE POWER RESOURCEAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18264069LOW-POWER-CONSUMPTION LOW-VOLTAGE DIGITAL TEMPERATURE SENSORAugust 2023February 2025Allow1910YesNo
18218634SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18346264SLEW RATE CONTROLLED OUTPUT BUFFER CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18344162UNIVERSAL POWER FET DRIVER IC ARCHITECTUREJune 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18336621BIAS CURRENT RECEIVER WITH SELECTIVE COUPLING CIRCUITJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18208345TRANSISTOR SWITCHING BASED ON VOLTAGE SENSINGJune 2023March 2025Allow2130NoNo
18331381SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2023March 2025Allow2211NoNo
18330376SWITCH CIRCUIT AND RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUITJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18206550SUBRANGING ADC BUFFER CASCADEJune 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18327525MOSFET-Based RF Switch with Charge ReductionJune 2023September 2024Allow1500NoNo
18323987DRIVER WITH ADAPTIVE DRIVE STRENGTHMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18321568CAPACITOR CHARGING METHOD, CORRESPONDING CIRCUIT AND DEVICEMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18037977METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OUTPUTTING FREQUENCY MULTIPLICATION SIGNAL HAVING HIGH HARMONIC SUPPRESSION, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18319835Level Shifter With Inside Self-Protection High Bias GeneratorMay 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18198296HIGH COMPATIBILITY DIMMING SYSTEMMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18196380GAN RELIABILITY BUILT-IN SELF TEST (BIST) APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUALIFYING DYNAMIC ON-STATE RESISTANCE DEGRADATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1520NoNo
18016596WEAK-SIGNAL READING CIRCUIT FOR SENSORMay 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18311696POWER ON RESET (POR) CIRCUITMay 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18310723POWER SUPPLY SWITCH CIRCUIT AND SWITCH DRIVER CIRCUITMay 2023November 2024Allow1810NoNo
18309613AUXILIARY SUPPLY CIRCUITApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18308395SWITCHING TRANSDUCER DRIVERApril 2023September 2024Allow1710NoNo
18138353POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE (LED) DRIVING SYSTEM USING POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITApril 2023March 2025Allow2310NoNo
18299852FAST-TRANSIENT BUFFERApril 2023November 2024Allow1910NoNo
18296249LEAKAGE CURRENT COMPENSATIONApril 2023April 2025Allow2420NoNo
18295540SWITCHABLE TERMINATION RESISTANCE CIRCUITApril 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18193905SWITCH CIRCUITMarch 2023November 2024Allow2010NoNo
18191491SWITCH AND SAMPLING CIRCUITMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520NoNo
18247025LIGHT DIMMING SYSTEMMarch 2023June 2025Allow2611NoNo
18187682ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DIODEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2420NoNo
18188053DRIVER CIRCUITRY AND OPERATIONMarch 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18245930DRIVING CIRCUIT FOR SWITCHING ELEMENT AND SWITCHING CIRCUITMarch 2023January 2025Allow2220NoNo
18182831METHOD OF OPERATING DECOUPLING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAMEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2530NoNo
18120383METHOD OF CURRENT MONITORING WITH TEMPERATURE COMPENSATIONMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18181585ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, SWITCHING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODMarch 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18179671ANTI-BACKFLOW OUTPUT SWITCHMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18115080SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHING MODULE WITH INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND UNIPOLAR SWITCHING DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2320YesNo
18023475COMMUNICATION TERMINAL DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1810YesNo
18174930INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) INCLUDING A LEVEL SHIFTER HAVING FAIL-SAFE IMPLEMENTATIONFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18113501REGULATED VOLTAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING INTRINSICALLY VARIED PROCESS CHARACTERISTICSFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18163295MULTIPLEXING CIRCUIT, OUTPUT STAGE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18163514USE OF HEATING ELEMENTS AS A DIAGNOSTIC AND OPTIMAL SETTING TOOL FOR MULTIPLE OUTPUT DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTABLE CAPACITY SYSTEMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18163839SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18162402POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18017081OVERCURRENT PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR COMPOSITE TRANSISTOR DEVICESJanuary 2023June 2023Allow500NoNo
18155961MULTIPLEXING SAMPLE-AND-HOLD CIRCUITJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18155535BUFFER FOR VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR (VCO) OR OTHER APPLICATIONSJanuary 2023December 2024Allow2310NoNo
18152279POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920NoNo
18094809ELECTRICAL SWITCHING SYSTEMS INCLUDING CONSTANT-POWER CONTROLLERS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJanuary 2023April 2023Allow300NoNo
18014174DRIVE CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR POWER SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENT, POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE, AND POWER CONVERTERJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810NoNo
18090555SWITCHING CIRCUIT, GATE DRIVER FOR A GROUP III NITRIDE-BASED ENHANCEMENT MODE TRANSISTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE GROUP III NITRIDE-BASED ENHANCEMENT MODE TRANSISTOR DEVICEDecember 2022October 2023Abandon910NoNo
18089657SWITCH CIRCUIT AND ELECTRIC DEVICEDecember 2022July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18090469ARRANGEMENTS OF NON-DISSIPATIVE ELEMENTS IN NON-DISSIPATIVE ELEMENT-ENABLED CAPACITIVE ELEMENT DRIVERSDecember 2022December 2023Allow1110NoNo
18089176ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810YesNo
18064185CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A VOLTAGE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATEDecember 2022June 2023Allow610NoNo
17925280SMART CONVERTER FOR LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE, SMART CONVERTER HAVING IMPROVED THD AND EMI, AND LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE INCLUDING SAMENovember 2022October 2024Allow2310NoNo
17985917SINGLE STAGE POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR HORTICULTURAL LED LIGHTSNovember 2022March 2025Abandon2820NoNo
17985492CHANNEL CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022May 2024Allow1910NoNo
17922556DEBOUNCED SOLID STATE SWITCHING DEVICEOctober 2022October 2024Allow2320YesNo
17978161ANALOG MEMORY-BASED COMPLEX MULTIPLY-ACCUMULATE (MACC) COMPUTE ENGINEOctober 2022October 2023Allow1100NoNo
17975797GATE DRIVING DEVICEOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17921990FOLLOW-HOLD SWITCH CIRCUITOctober 2022November 2023Allow1310NoNo
18045909CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING THE SLEW RATE OF A TRANSISTOROctober 2022August 2024Allow2220NoNo
17960990Tuning Methods for Digital Hybrid Load Pull SystemOctober 2022March 2023Allow600NoNo
17961216BIDIRECTIONAL POWER SWITCHOctober 2022April 2024Allow1811NoNo
17961452PULSED VOLTAGE SOURCE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING APPLICATIONSOctober 2022September 2023Allow1220YesNo
17960594ISOLATED BOOTSTRAPPED SWITCH CIRCUITOctober 2022March 2024Allow1720NoNo
17955658TEST CIRCUIT, TEST METHOD AND MEMORYSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17956273COMPARATOR CIRCUITSSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2130YesNo
17935730DRIVER CONTROLLING SLEW RATE AND SWITCHING OF A SWITCHING OUTPUT STAGESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1820YesNo
17951700HIGH-VOLTAGE POWER SUPPLY DEVICESeptember 2022August 2024Allow2330NoNo
17903492Electronic Integrator Circuit For Driving InductorSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17901560CONTROL APPARATUS, POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND METHODSeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17821196FOUR-PHASE TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT DUTY CYCLE CLOCK GENERATORAugust 2022June 2023Allow1000NoNo
17819608HALF-BRIDGE CIRCUIT USING FLIP-CHIP GAN POWER DEVICESAugust 2022March 2023Allow710YesNo
17884126RF Switch with Bypass TopologyAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17881552ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022September 2023Allow1310NoNo
17874357DRIVER CIRCUITRY AND OPERATIONJuly 2022March 2024Allow2000NoNo
17866128GATE DRIVER WITH FEED FORWARD CONTROL OF GATE CURRENTJuly 2022February 2024Allow2010NoNo
17865808PHASE-LOCKED LOOP (PLL) WITH DIRECT FEEDFORWARD CIRCUITJuly 2022June 2023Allow1120NoNo
17859672HIGH-VOLTAGE SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHJuly 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner RETEBO, METASEBIA T.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
74.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(60.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(40.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
88.2%
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, 60.0% 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

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 RETEBO, METASEBIA T - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RETEBO, METASEBIA T works in Art Unit 2842 and has examined 652 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RETEBO, METASEBIA T's allowance rate of 90.8% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RETEBO, METASEBIA T receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% 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 RETEBO, METASEBIA T is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RETEBO, METASEBIA T. This interview benefit is in the 31% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.3% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 40.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 54% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 116.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 80% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 78.6% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 25.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 16% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 23% 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 7.8% of allowed cases (in the 85% 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.