USPTO Examiner BAHR KURTIS R - Art Unit 2844

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18677803MAIN BOARD, HOT PLUG CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATOR, AND CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18694941ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEMRISTOR-BASED LOGIC GATE CIRCUIT THEREOFMarch 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18416806Superconducting Field-Programmable Gate ArrayJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18543596Gate Formation on a Quantum ProcessorDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18237431LOGIC CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18229457QUANTUM CIRCUITS WITH REDUCED T GATE COUNTAugust 2023August 2024Allow1300NoNo
18228502CHAINED PROGRAMMABLE DELAY ELEMENTSJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18340827NON-LINEAR POLAR MATERIAL BASED FLIP-FLOPJune 2023September 2024Allow1530NoNo
18332239STAINLESS STEEL LED POWER SWITCHJune 2023January 2024Allow800NoNo
18332670METHOD FOR CONDITIONING MAJORITY OR MINORITY GATEJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18202584DRIVE STRENGTH CALIBRATION FOR MULTI-LEVEL SIGNALINGMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18320163MAJORITY GATE BASED LOW POWER FERROELECTRIC BASED ADDER WITH RESET MECHANISMMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18319183QUANTUM STATE PREPARATION OF A PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION FACILITATING QUANTUM AMPLITUDE ESTIMATIONMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18198122Network-on-Chip (NOC) with Flexible Data WidthMay 2023April 2024Allow1110YesNo
18317674Quantum Streaming KernelMay 2023February 2024Allow900NoNo
18143313APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXPANDING ROUND KEYS DURING DATA ENCRYPTIONMay 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18307647Parametrically Activated Quantum Logic GatesApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18134331SYNCHRONIZATION IN A QUANTUM CONTROLLER WITH MODULAR AND DYNAMIC PULSE GENERATION AND ROUTINGApril 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18125248PROCESSING OF ETHERNET PACKETS AT A PROGRAMMABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITMarch 2023August 2024Allow1700NoNo
18183908METHOD, UNIT AND CIRCUIT FOR IMPLEMENTING BOOLEAN LOGIC BASED ON COMPUTING-IN-MEMORY TRANSISTORMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900NoNo
18117550CONTROL DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE VISUAL FEEDBACKMarch 2023January 2024Allow1000NoNo
18118040Superconducting Field-Programmable Gate ArrayMarch 2023October 2023Allow800NoNo
18115796DETECTION DEVICEMarch 2023October 2024Allow1900NoNo
18112207PLASMA IGNITION OPTIMIZATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING CHAMBERSFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18168224WIRELESS LIGHTING CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2023August 2023Allow600NoNo
18155909Gate Formation on a Quantum ProcessorJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18153786RANDOMIZED BENCHMARKING BY EXPLOITING THE STRUCTURE OF THE CLIFFORD GROUPJanuary 2023May 2023Allow400NoNo
18151267UV LED PRODUCT AUTOMATIC LIFESPAN INCREASERJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810NoNo
18090834QUANTUM CIRCUITS WITH REDUCED T GATE COUNTDecember 2022April 2023Allow300NoNo
18077520METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR PERFORMING TWO-QUBIT QUANTUM GATESDecember 2022April 2024Allow1620NoNo
18060223INVERTER INCLUDING TRANSISTORS HAVING DIFFERENT THRESHOLD VOLTAGES AND MEMORY CELL INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2022December 2024Allow2500NoNo
18059938NON-LINEAR POLAR MATERIAL BASED LATCHNovember 2022May 2023Allow600NoNo
18059900Failover Methods and Systems in Three-Dimensional Memory DeviceNovember 2022January 2025Allow2501NoNo
17926617COMMON-MODE TRANSIENT SUPPRESSION PROTECTION CIRCUIT FOR DIGITAL ISOLATORNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
18056262FLIP-FLOP DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING FLIP-FLOP DEVICENovember 2022January 2024Allow1400NoNo
18056243APPARATUS WITH SELECTABLE MAJORITY GATE AND COMBINATIONAL LOGIC GATE OUTPUTSNovember 2022June 2024Allow1910NoNo
18054978SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2022May 2024Allow1800NoNo
17981696APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRYNovember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17974942STAINLESS STEEL LED POWER SWITCHOctober 2022March 2023Allow400NoNo
17969106POWER CHIP WITH A MULTI-FUNCTION PINOctober 2022September 2024Allow2300NoNo
17937814CAPTURING OF ON-CHIP RESETS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITOctober 2022August 2024Allow2200NoNo
17955578CONFIGURATION CIRCUIT OF FLASH FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY (FPGA) FOR REALIZING EXTERNAL MONITORING AND CONFIGURATIONSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2200NoNo
17933634INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) HAVING AN ANALOG MULTIPLEXER (MUX)September 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17947835APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ACCELERATORSSeptember 2022March 2024Allow1810NoNo
17939782Apparatus and Method for Active Inductor ModulationSeptember 2022October 2023Allow1400NoNo
17898800METHODS AND CIRCUITS FOR SLEW-RATE CALIBRATIONAugust 2022August 2024Allow2310NoNo
17802555CURRENT MODE LOGIC CIRCUITAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17891154Method and Apparatus for Providing Multiple Power Domains to A Programmable Semiconductor DeviceAugust 2022January 2023Allow500NoNo
17886194INTEGRATED CIRCUIT INCLUDING POWER GATING CIRCUITAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720YesNo
17884342BUFFER CIRCUITRY HAVING IMPROVED BANDWIDTH AND RETURN LOSSAugust 2022September 2024Allow2511YesNo
17882478DRIVE STRENGTH CALIBRATION FOR MULTI-LEVEL SIGNALINGAugust 2022February 2023Allow700NoNo
17880959COMMUNICATING WITH AND CONTROLLING LOAD CONTROL SYSTEMSAugust 2022December 2023Allow1600NoNo
17816511RAPID DATA TRANSFER SENSOR ARRAYSAugust 2022September 2023Allow1300NoNo
17878022SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NANOMAGNET BASED LOGIC DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17878025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNTHETIC ANTIFERROMAGNET SKYRMION BASED LOGIC DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17815368SFQ-based Pulse-conserving Logic GatesJuly 2022September 2024Allow2611NoNo
17794620NON-VOLATILE BOOLEAN LOGIC CIRCUIT BASED ON MEMRISTORS AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo
17862815MEMORY SYSTEMJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17849733MAIN BOARD, HOT PLUG CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATOR, AND CONTROL SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD THEREOFJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17808290FABRICATION OF A MAJORITY LOGIC GATE HAVING NON-LINEAR INPUT CAPACITORSJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17845112LOGIC CIRCUIT, PROCESSING UNIT, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022March 2024Allow2131NoNo
17807149TRUE COMPLEMENT DYNAMIC CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR COMBINING BINARY DATAJune 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17805940SIGNAL LINE STRUCTURE, SIGNAL LINE DRIVING METHOD, AND SIGNAL LINE CIRCUITJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17828552OPEN-DRAIN BUS REPEATER AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2022January 2024Allow1920NoNo
17804550LOGIC GATES BASED ON PHASE SHIFTERSMay 2022July 2024Allow2520NoNo
17825378SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUARTER RATE SERIALIZATIONMay 2022May 2024Allow2420YesNo
17750647DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR A LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE LIGHT SOURCEMay 2022July 2023Allow1410NoNo
17778473FPGA-BASED DESIGN METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EQUALLY DIVIDING INTERVALMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17736517PULSE-GENERATOR-BASED BIAS-LEVEL SENSORS FOR RECIPROCAL QUANTUM LOGICMay 2022December 2023Allow1900NoNo
17773945MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICE, CIRCUIT HAVING MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE MAGNETIC LOGIC DEVICE AND THE CIRCUITMay 2022May 2024Allow2410NoNo
17731846Gate Bias Stabilization TechniquesApril 2022October 2023Allow1800NoNo
17729336PROCESSING OF ETHERNET PACKETS AT A PROGRAMMABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITApril 2022January 2023Allow800NoNo
17659981AND-OR-INVERT LOGIC BASED ON A MIX OF MAJORITY OR MINORITY LOGIC GATE WITH NON-LINEAR INPUT CAPACITORS AND OTHER LOGIC GATESApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17659992OR-AND-INVERT LOGIC BASED ON A MIX OF MAJORITY OR MINORITY LOGIC GATE WITH NON-LINEAR INPUT CAPACITORS AND OTHER LOGIC GATESApril 2022April 2023Allow1210NoNo
17659994MAJORITY OR MINORITY LOGIC GATE WITH NON-LINEAR INPUT CAPACITORS WITHOUT RESETApril 2022October 2023Allow1810NoNo
17764334METHOD FOR DETECTING RATIONALITY OF PG PIN POWER-ON TIME SEQUENCE, SYSTEM AND RELATED COMPONENTSMarch 2022August 2023Allow1600NoNo
17754079LEAKAGE COMPENSATION DYNAMIC REGISTER, DATA OPERATION UNIT, CHIP, HASH BOARD, AND COMPUTING APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2024Allow2210NoNo
17654055MAJORITY GATE BASED LOW POWER FERROELECTRIC BASED ADDER WITH RESET MECHANISMMarch 2022March 2023Allow1310NoNo
17641115DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONOUS SERIAL DATA TRANSMISSIONMarch 2022September 2022Allow600NoNo
17673772TERNARY LOGIC CIRCUITFebruary 2022August 2023Allow1811NoNo
17669761ADAPTIVE KEEPER FOR SUPPLY-ROBUST CIRCUITSFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110YesNo
17591093APPARATUS, MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STORING PARAMETER CODES FOR ASYMMETRIC ON-DIE- TERMINATIONFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910YesNo
17588715FAST FPGA INTERCONNECT STITCHING FOR WIRE HIGHWAYSJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1810NoNo
17589845SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NANOMAGNET BASED LOGIC DEVICEJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1300NoNo
17588409CONTROL DEVICE CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE VISUAL FEEDBACKJanuary 2022November 2022Allow1000NoNo
17587616POWER LOSS REGULATION CIRCUITJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3341YesNo
17587713METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ARC REDUCTION IN POWER DELIVERY SYSTEMSJanuary 2022February 2024Allow2420NoNo
17585573OFF-CHIP DRIVING DEVICEJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1510NoNo
17584025CHAINED PROGRAMMABLE DELAY ELEMENTSJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17539302METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN INDOOR HORTICULTURAL FACILITYJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3100NoNo
17648114ASYNCHRONOUS VALIDITY TREE CIRCUIT USING MULTI-FUNCTION THRESHOLD GATE WITH INPUT BASED ADAPTIVE THRESHOLDJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1700NoNo
17574429ANALOG HASHING ENGINES USING PHYSICAL DYNAMICAL SYSTEMSJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1300NoNo
17573917RANDOM-NUMBER GENERATOR AND RANDOM-NUMBER GENERATING METHODJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1710NoNo
17647650STORAGE SYSTEMJanuary 2022September 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17573011CAN BUS TRANSMITTERJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1610NoNo
17567891INTERFACE CIRCUITJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1510NoNo
17565771LOGIC CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2021December 2022Allow1200NoNo
17558036METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING MEMORY POWERDecember 2021April 2023Allow1610NoNo
17556917NETWORK-ON-CHIP (NOC) WITH FLEXIBLE DATA WIDTHDecember 2021January 2023Allow1300NoNo
17300927Supplemental exterior lighting system for recreational vehiclesDecember 2021May 2023Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BAHR, KURTIS R..

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
95.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
20
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(35.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(65.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.6%
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, 35.0% 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 BAHR, KURTIS R. - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BAHR, KURTIS R. works in Art Unit 2844 and has examined 626 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BAHR, KURTIS R.'s allowance rate of 90.1% places them in the 71% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BAHR, KURTIS R. receive 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 28% 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 BAHR, KURTIS R. 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 +1.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BAHR, KURTIS R.. This interview benefit is in the 18% 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, 30.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 57.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 72% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 94.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 43.8% 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, 37.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 28% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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.