USPTO Examiner SKIBINSKI TOMI SWEET - Art Unit 2842

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18763780Low-Voltage Fuse Read CircuitJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18760500INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18745082Clock generator with dual-path temperature compensationJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18732747LOW VOLTAGE DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR TRANSCEIVING ANALOG DATA VIA A BUS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHJune 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18675938MAIN-AUXILIARY FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR CONFIGURATIONSMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18627943TUNABLE RESONATOR-RESONATOR COUPLING CIRCUIT AND QUANTUM COMPUTING APPARATUS COMPRISING THEREOFApril 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18622136METHOD AND CIRCUITS TO PROVIDE HIGHER SUPPLY VOLTAGE FOR ANALOG COMPONENTS FROM LOWER SUPPLY VOLTAGESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18616703MOTOR DRIVER CIRCUITMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18615010TRACKER MODULEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18604442CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DRIVER AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18600151SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18599861CLOCK DISTRIBUTION JITTER REDUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18591255TRANSFORMER-COUPLED INPUT BUFFER FOR FREQUENCY SYNTHESISFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18588840Reset Signal Transmission Circuits, Chips, And Electronic DevicesFebruary 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18436502ROOM TEMPERATURE SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT ELEMENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18681956Pulse signal multiplier for providing a secondary pulse signal from a primary pulse signal of a pulse signal generatorFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18424136Tuning Capacitance to Enhance FET Stack Voltage WithstandJanuary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
18420981EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN A POWER MANAGEMENT INTEGRATED CIRCUITJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18420330FREQUENCY MANAGEMENT FOR QUANTUM CONTROLJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18291056SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TUNING CAPACITANCE IN QUANTUM DEVICESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1200NoNo
18408115TIME OF FLIGHT MEASUREMENT METHOD, CIRCUIT, APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18403362BioFET SYSTEMJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18398870GATE DRIVERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18391290CURRENT AND/OR VOLTAGE PULSE SOURCE WITH RAPID RESPONSE TIME AND SUB-NANOSECOND JITTERDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18537253Multi-level Hysteresis Voltage Controllers for Voltage Modulators and Methods for Control ThereofDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18533086QUANTUM CIRCUIT, QUANTUM CHIP, AND QUANTUM COMPUTERDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18531291SUPERCONDUCTING PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL SWITCHDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18530478UNIDIRECTIONAL HYBRID SWITCH CIRCUITDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18530158Gate Drive Apparatus and Control MethodDecember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18521301CLOCK TREE ROUTING IN A CHIP STACKNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18515886METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTRUCTING QUANTUM CIRCUIT CORRESPONDING TO LINEAR FUNCTIONNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18507613Dead Time Adjusted Pulse Width ModulatorNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18388740SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SYNCHRONIZATION SYSTEMNovember 2023March 2025Allow1600NoNo
18503715SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUIT WITH MAGNETIC-FLUX-TUNABLE ELEMENTS, AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING FLUX CROSSTALK BETWEEN MAGNETIC FLUX-TUNABLE ELEMENTS IN SUPERCONDUCTING CIRCUITSNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18385852APPARATUS AND METHODS TO CONTROL WELL BIAS IN A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2023April 2025Allow1800NoNo
18497072SINGLE-SHOT GRAPH STATE GENERATOROctober 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18494093DRIVER CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A SWITCHING ELEMENTOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18288317MICROWAVE POWER SOURCE, AND A METHOD FOR GENERATING MICROWAVE SIGNALSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18556039Josephson Parametric Devices Having Same-Frequency PortsOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18482498GATE DRIVING CIRCUITOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18374867TUNABLE RESONATOR-RESONATOR COUPLING CIRCUIT AND QUANTUM COMPUTING APPARATUS COMPRISING THEREOFSeptember 2023January 2024Allow300NoNo
18478153SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, TEMPERATURE DETECTION SYSTEM, AND VEHICLESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18475368SUPERCONDUCTING MULTI-WAY SWITCHESSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800NoNo
18371896PHOTOVOLTAIC SOURCED POWER STATION WITH INTEGRATED BATTERY CHARGE/DISCHARGE CYCLESeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18371038ADAPTIVE LOW-PASS FILTER FOR ZERO-CROSSING DETECTIONSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18369461SWITCHING CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUITSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18468089SWITCHING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPLIANCE, AND VEHICLESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18367687UTILITY-SCALE RENEWABLE PEAKER PLANT, TIGHTLY COUPLED SOLAR PV AND ENERGY STORAGESeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18466181ANALOG SWITCH CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18550347A SOMA CIRCUITSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1400NoNo
18464635Clock Generator With Dual-Path Temperature CompensationSeptember 2023March 2024Allow600NoNo
18463561GATE DRIVING CIRCUITSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18458940REGULATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023February 2025Allow1700NoNo
18458089SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED FILTERING AND AMPLIFICATIONAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18238944REDUCING PARASITIC INTERACTIONS IN A QUBIT GRID FOR SURFACE CODE ERROR CORRECTIONAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18548044CLOCK MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, CLOCK FREQUENCY DIVISION MODULE AND SYSTEM-ON-CHIPAugust 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18237835SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUITRY AND SNUBBER CIRCUITRYAugust 2023February 2025Allow1800NoNo
18278011SIGNAL ISOLATION CIRCUITAugust 2023April 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18450959DELAY-LOCKED LOOP, DELAY LOCKING METHOD, CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT, AND MEMORYAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18449583MULTI-BODY INTERACTION IN GALVANICALLY COUPLED QUBITSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1300NoNo
18546347LEVEL CONVERTERAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18448702GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR CURRENT CONTROLLED SWITCHING ELEMENTAugust 2023July 2024Allow1100NoNo
18365936Quantum Bit ArrayAugust 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18230185RESISTIVE ATTENUATOR AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING LINEARITY OF RESISTIVE ATTENUATORAugust 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18363230INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEAugust 2023February 2024Allow600NoNo
18274260TUNABLE DIFFERENTIAL TRANSMISSION LINE SEGMENTJuly 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18224585GATE DRIVER, INSULATION MODULE, LOW-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT UNIT, AND HIGH-VOLTAGE CIRCUIT UNITJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18354469PROGRAMMABLE AND REPROGRAMMABLE QUANTUM CIRCUITJuly 2023May 2025Allow2220NoNo
18352581SYNCHRONIZING DIGITAL DEVICEJuly 2023November 2024Allow1600NoNo
18350874SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES FOR HIGH VOLTAGE OPERATIONSJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18217087CHARGE PUMP HAVING SWITCH CIRCUITS FOR BLOCKING LEAKAGE CURRENT DURING SUDDEN POWER-OFF, AND FLASH MEMORY INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18339319MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH TWO FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORSJune 2023February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18209441MAIN-AUXILIARY FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR CONFIGURATIONSJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18266755HIGH VOLTAGE PULSE GENERATOR UNITJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18208753POWER EFFICIENT RETENTION FLIP FLOP CIRCUITJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18333402FLIP-FLOPS HAVING STRONG TRANSISTORS AND WEAK TRANSISTORSJune 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18332468Hybrid Filter Circuit and System with Hybrid Filter CircuitJune 2023October 2024Allow1600NoNo
18330380RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH CIRCUITJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18328282GATE DRIVERJune 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18204374LOW POWER CLOCK BUFFER ARCHITECTUREMay 2023April 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18038371FILTER RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18319283LOW VOLTAGE DRIVE CIRCUIT WITH DRIVE SENSE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHMay 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18198275LEVEL SHIFTER WITH EXPANDED VOLTAGE RANGEMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18317458METHOD FOR PERFORMING A CHARGE-SHARING OPERATION AND A CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT THEREFORMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18197033A Controller for a Superconducting QubitMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18316291LOW VOLTAGE DETECTION FLOATING N WELL BIAS CIRCUITMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18315638SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE DRIVE CIRCUITMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18315678ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING ASYNCHRONOUS RESETS IN A SYSTEM-ON-A-CHIPMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18314217TOUCH OR PROXIMITY SENSING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18313663CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENT FOR CURRENT LIMITING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMMay 2023October 2024Allow1700NoNo
18312562ONE-SHOT CIRCUIT WITH CURRENT COMPENSATIONMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18143573SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMay 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18311259CIRCUITS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING FLIP-FLOP SHORT-CIRCUIT CURRENTSMay 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18034762SWITCHING MODULEMay 2023June 2025Allow2630YesNo
18310143LATCHMay 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18309451CHARGE PUMP WITH IMPROVED LIGHT-LOAD EFFICIENCY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18307225Quantum Controller ArchitectureApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18306274Real-Time Clock ModuleApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo
18033043NFET HALF BRIDGE CIRCUIT, AND ARRANGEMENT AND USE RELATED TO NFET HALF BRIDGE CIRCUITApril 2023February 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18032420DRIVER CIRCUIT FOR A GAN SWITCH MODE POWER CONVERTERApril 2023August 2024Allow1600NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
61.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% 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
12
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(41.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(58.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
66.7%
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, 41.7% 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.

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 SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET works in Art Unit 2842 and has examined 1,451 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET's allowance rate of 90.7% 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 SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET receive 0.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 8% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET is 16 months. This places the examiner in the 98% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -4.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SKIBINSKI, TOMI SWEET. This interview benefit is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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 46.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 64% 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, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 12% 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 58.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 48.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 58% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 1.1% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    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

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