USPTO Examiner WONG ALAN - Art Unit 2843

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18994642DUAL-MODE SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600NoNo
18982120SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERDecember 2024February 2026Allow1421NoNo
18667254ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMay 2024February 2026Allow2100NoNo
18370774ARTIFICIALLY-STRUCTURED MATERIALS WITH SMART ELEMENTSSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18370645MULTIPLEXERSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18234916ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER AND MULTIPLEXERAugust 2023August 2025Allow2400YesNo
18207195FILTER DEVICEJune 2023August 2025Allow2600NoNo
18325583MULTIPLEXER WITH REDUCED PHASE SPREADINGMay 2023February 2026Allow3210YesNo
18195126COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND TRANSMITTERMay 2023September 2025Allow2810NoNo
18130504SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, AND FILTERApril 2023March 2024Allow1221NoNo
18127024MULTIPLEXERMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18123197PASSBAND FILTER COMBINING TWO SETS OF COMPONENTSMarch 2023December 2025Allow3310NoNo
18025126ACOUSTIC RESONATOR ASSEMBLY AND FILTERMarch 2023September 2023Allow600NoNo
18166226ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH ROTATED AND TILTED INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3210YesNo
18159904TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR FOR REDUCED YX-CUT PIEZOELECTRIC COUPLINGJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3720NoNo
18017898ELASTIC WAVE RESONATOR, ELASTIC WAVE FILTER, DEMULTIPLEXER, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJanuary 2023November 2025Abandon3310NoNo
18149190FILTER MODULE FOR MULTIPLE CARRIER AGGREGATION WITH GROUND TRACEJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18147141BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH INTEGRATED CAPACITORDecember 2022October 2025Allow3310YesNo
18088928EDGE COMBINING SUB-HARMONIC N-PATH FILTERDecember 2022March 2026Allow3800NoNo
17987693PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2022January 2026Allow3811YesNo
18051550STEEP SKIRT COMBINATION MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM CAVITY FILTER AND BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTERNovember 2022January 2026Allow3920NoNo
17975928ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE AND LADDER FILTEROctober 2022March 2025Allow2820YesYes
17969727ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEOctober 2022July 2025Allow3310YesNo
17918389MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM RESONATOR ASSEMBLYOctober 2022April 2025Allow3010NoNo
17961231TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH NARROW GAPS BETWEEN BUSBARS AND ENDS OF INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER FINGERSOctober 2022February 2026Allow4120YesNo
17956691FILM BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS AND FILTERS WITH TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSIONSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17936324MULTI BAND FILTER PACKAGE WITH A COMMON GROUND CONNECTIONSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17905869AN ALTERNATIVE STRUCTURE FOR REALIZING A TRANSVERSAL SAW FILTERSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2700NoNo
17894215ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEAugust 2022June 2025Allow3310YesNo
17821492DIRECTIONAL COUPLERAugust 2022April 2025Allow3110NoNo
17800138SOLIDLY MOUNTED RESONATOR HAVING ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING STRUCTURE, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSAugust 2022February 2023Allow600NoNo
17817520BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER HAVING RELEASE HOLE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMEAugust 2022April 2023Allow910NoNo
17879116LOW VELOCITY SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEAugust 2022June 2025Allow3420YesNo
17815538Twin Double-Mode Surface-Acoustic-Wave (DMS) Filters with Opposite Polarities and a Geometric OffsetJuly 2022April 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17813732STACKED ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES WITH SOLID ACOUSTIC MIRROR THEREBETWEENJuly 2022January 2026Allow4230NoNo
17863586HIGHER ORDER LAMB WAVE ACOUSTIC DEVICES WITH COMPLEMENTARILY-ORIENTED PIEZOELECTRIC LAYERSJuly 2022November 2025Allow4130YesNo
17863447ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17810364RADIO FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH IMBALANCED RAISED FRAMEJuly 2022January 2026Allow4340NoNo
17853672TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH STRUCTURES TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC ENERGY LEAKAGEJune 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17849846DIRECTIONAL COUPLER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAMEJune 2022August 2025Allow3720YesNo
17807944BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER HAVING RELEASE HOLE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMEJune 2022November 2022Allow501NoNo
17845539FILTER AND MULTIPLEXERJune 2022October 2025Allow4030NoNo
17806296HIGH DURABILITY SOLDER TERMINALSJune 2022March 2025Allow3320NoNo
17836752ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, FILTER AND MULTIPLEXERJune 2022August 2024Allow2700NoNo
17725371HIGH POWERED RF PART FOR IMPROVED MANUFACTURABILITYApril 2022January 2026Abandon4410NoNo
17712011RESONATOR CIRCUIT USING AN INVERTER TO ADJUST ANTI-RESONANCE FREQUENCYApril 2022January 2025Allow3410NoNo
17701975ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEMarch 2022July 2025Allow4021YesNo
17651289ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510NoNo
17668376Frequency Selective RF Directional CouplerFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3920NoNo
17591682WIDEBAND FILTER USING TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS AND INDUCTIVE CANCELLATIONFebruary 2022November 2025Abandon4520NoNo
17588439ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEJanuary 2022October 2025Allow4430NoNo
17584252WAVEGUIDE COMBINER/DIVIDER HAVING PLURAL INPUT/OUTPUT PORTS WITH LONGITUDINAL EXTENTJanuary 2022August 2022Allow710YesNo
17574604ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER AND MULTIPLEXERJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17556222ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17549629FILTERS WITH BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICESDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020NoNo
17540324RESONATOR AND RESONANCE DEVICEDecember 2021July 2025Allow4430NoNo
17452474FILTER DEVICE AND MULTIPLEXEROctober 2021September 2024Allow3510NoNo
17492389HIGH POWERED RF PART FOR IMPROVED MANUFACTURABILITYOctober 2021September 2024Allow3610YesNo
17490168TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH STRUCTURES TO REDUCE ACOUSTIC ENERGY LEAKAGESeptember 2021June 2022Allow920NoNo
17449063LAMB WAVE RESONATOR AND OTHER TYPE OF ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR INCLUDED IN ONE OR MORE FILTERSSeptember 2021May 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17485270PACKAGE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTIC DEVICE AND A CAP SUBSTRATE COMPRISING AN INDUCTORSeptember 2021December 2025Allow5040NoNo
17440160MICRO-ACOUSTIC BANDSTOP FILTERSeptember 2021April 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17476992MULTI MIRROR STACKSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17459591TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH MULTI-PITCH INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERAugust 2021July 2022Allow1030YesNo
17408048BAW RESONATOR WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCEAugust 2021June 2025Abandon4620YesNo
17393407SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEAugust 2021February 2025Allow4220NoNo
17393111TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH NARROW GAPS BETWEEN BUSBARS AND ENDS OF INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER FINGERSAugust 2021March 2025Allow4320YesNo
17380063ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICEJuly 2021June 2024Allow3510YesNo
17414778ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE, SPLITTER, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJune 2021April 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17297934SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR AND MULTIPLEXER INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2021January 2026Allow5650YesNo
17327117FILTER SYSTEM INCLUDING RESONATORMay 2021January 2025Allow4420YesNo
17293828ELASTIC WAVE DEVICE, SPLITTER, AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMay 2021February 2024Allow3300YesNo
17302230SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE ELECTROACOUSTIC DEVICE FOR REDUCED TRANSVERSAL MODESApril 2021February 2025Abandon4520YesNo
17240943Support Structure for Bulk Acoustic Wave ResonatorApril 2021September 2024Allow4111NoNo
17237215BULK ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORS EMPLOYING MATERIALS WITH PIEZOELECTRIC AND NEGATIVE PIEZOELECTRIC COEFFICIENTSApril 2021September 2024Allow4120YesNo
17224343ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY LAYER ON INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERApril 2021December 2023Allow3300YesNo
17223407REDUCED TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT OF FREQUENCY AT FILTER TRANSITION BAND WHILE RETAINING PASS-BAND WIDTHApril 2021December 2023Allow3300YesNo
17222111FBAR FILTER WITH INTEGRATED CANCELATION CIRCUITApril 2021June 2024Allow3920NoNo
17189339FILTER DEVICE AND FILTER CIRCUITMarch 2021July 2024Allow4120NoNo
17186053ELASTIC WAVE DEVICEFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3510NoNo
17184910ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, FILTER, AND MULTIPLEXERFebruary 2021July 2025Abandon5340NoNo
17178301ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER DEVICE AND MULTIPLEXER USING SAMEFebruary 2021January 2024Allow3510NoNo
17150889Superconducting Signal AmplifierJanuary 2021February 2024Allow3710NoNo
17138012MULTIPLEXER WITH ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATORSDecember 2020September 2025Abandon5640NoNo
17137496ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE, DUPLEXER, AND FILTER DEVICEDecember 2020December 2023Allow3510YesNo
17135622ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH LASER-DRILLED VIASDecember 2020June 2025Abandon5340NoNo
17131348FILTER USING TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATORS WITH TWO FREQUENCY SETTING LAYERSDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710YesNo
17127605SHIELDED BRIDGES FOR QUANTUM CIRCUITSDecember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
17119013RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) CONDUCTIVE MEDIUMDecember 2020December 2023Allow3610NoNo
17101857FILTER WITH MULTIPLE OUTPUTS OR INPUTS TO IMPLEMENT MULTIPLE FILTER FREQUENCY RESPONSESNovember 2020November 2023Allow3610NoNo
17099603ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH VELOCITY ADJUSTMENT LAYERNovember 2020October 2023Allow3510NoNo
17099522ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER WITH ACOUSTIC VELOCITY ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURENovember 2020October 2023Allow3510NoNo
17097561HIGH ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING STRENGTH HOLLOW DISK RESONATORSNovember 2020June 2025Allow5531NoNo
17096414SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BALANCING UNBALANCED POWER CABLESNovember 2020May 2021Allow601NoNo
17095786ELASTIC WAVE FILTER DEVICENovember 2020October 2023Allow3510NoNo
17095294DUAL MODE STRUCTURE (DMS) FILTER LADDER DESIGNNovember 2020June 2023Allow3100NoNo
17093239TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH MULTI-PITCH INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCERNovember 2020September 2025Allow5870YesNo
17091193ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER DEVICENovember 2020November 2023Allow3610YesNo
17088637FILTER DEVICENovember 2020November 2023Allow3610YesNo
17083360FILTER AND MULTIPLEXEROctober 2020March 2024Abandon4010NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
11.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
71.1%
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, 42.9% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner WONG, ALAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WONG, ALAN works in Art Unit 2843 and has examined 270 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WONG, ALAN's allowance rate of 83.7% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WONG, ALAN receive 1.53 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% 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 WONG, ALAN is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WONG, ALAN. This interview benefit is in the 29% 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, 33.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 71% 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 41.8% 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 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 57.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 30% 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 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, 35.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% 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 1.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% 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 1.8% of allowed cases (in the 67% 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

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