USPTO Examiner TAN VIBOL - Art Unit 2844

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17137743LED TUBE LAMPDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17137753LED TUBE LAMPDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17135802APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING LOGICAL OPERATIONS USING SENSING CIRCUITRYDecember 2020July 2022Allow1810NoNo
17255864ANTENNADecember 2020July 2022Allow1810NoNo
17128600MULTIBAND 3D UNIVERSAL ANTENNADecember 2020June 2022Allow1710NoNo
17129849LINEAR INPUT AND NON-LINEAR OUTPUT THRESHOLD LOGIC GATEDecember 2020April 2022Allow1620NoNo
17125328WIDE RANGE CLOCK MONITOR SYSTEMDecember 2020November 2022Allow2300NoNo
17124926APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHASE SHIFTINGDecember 2020May 2022Allow1710NoNo
17121996SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING LED CURRENTSDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810YesNo
17116730DUAL BAND ANTENNADecember 2020May 2022Allow1710NoNo
16972959NETWORK FOR FORMING MULTIPLE BEAMS FROM A PLANAR ARRAYDecember 2020August 2022Allow2010NoNo
15733868METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLVING A PROBLEM ON A QUANTUM COMPUTERNovember 2020December 2021Allow1200NoNo
16950683BROAD TUNABLE BANDWIDTH RADIAL LINE SLOT ANTENNANovember 2020June 2022Allow1910NoNo
17094136ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNANovember 2020May 2022Allow1810NoNo
17052576A CAVITY-BACKED ANTENNA ELEMENT AND ARRAY ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTNovember 2020September 2022Allow2220NoNo
17052272MULTIPLE ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR MOBILE TELEPHONYNovember 2020November 2022Allow2430NoNo
17082343ANTENNA APPARATUSOctober 2020January 2022Allow1500NoNo
17048636LED BACKLIGHT DRIVING CIRCUIT, BACKLIGHT MODULE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2020September 2023Allow3510NoNo
17074411REFLECTOR ANTENNA WITH MINIMAL FOCAL DISTANCE AND LOW CROSS-POLARIZATIONOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17047943METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RADIATING ELEMENTS OF AN ANTENNA ARRAYOctober 2020April 2022Allow1810NoNo
17047574META-STRUCTURE ANTENNA SYSTEM FOR NEW GENERATION WIRELESS NETWORKS IN MOVING VEHICLESOctober 2020April 2022Allow1810NoNo
17062735MATCHING CIRCUIT FOR ANTENNAOctober 2020January 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17061675Plastic Air-Waveguide Antenna with Conductive ParticlesOctober 2020March 2022Allow2610YesNo
17038883MULTI-BAND ANTENNA DEVICESeptember 2020April 2022Allow1910NoNo
17033631ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING ANTENNASSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1700NoNo
17032720WAVEGUIDE SLOT ARRAY ANTENNASeptember 2020December 2021Allow1500NoNo
17030801ANTENNA MODULE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS EQUIPPED THEREWITHSeptember 2020April 2022Allow1810NoNo
17027875DEVICE EMITTING OR DETECTING TERAHERTZ WAVES, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR DEVICESeptember 2020April 2022Allow1920NoNo
17017947Self-Adapting Emergency Vehicle Lighting SystemSeptember 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
17016237ANTENNA DEVICESeptember 2020January 2022Allow1700NoNo
17013461SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTING AND CONTROLLING CONFIGURABLE LIGHTING UNITSSeptember 2020December 2021Allow1500NoNo
17012091Phased Array AntennaSeptember 2020August 2022Abandon2310NoNo
17008788ANTENNASeptember 2020March 2022Allow1910NoNo
17007097LEAKY WAVE ANTENNA FOR FORMING DUAL-BEAM AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE LEAKY WAVE ANTENNAAugust 2020July 2022Allow2200NoNo
17006021SOLID-STATE ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION MODULEAugust 2020November 2020Allow200NoNo
17004416TRIFURCATED ANTENNA RADIATOR AND CIRCUITOUS TRANSMISSION LINE ASSEMBLYAugust 2020March 2022Allow1810NoNo
16976251Folded AntennaAugust 2020June 2022Allow2220YesNo
16971838MULTIBAND ANTENNA ARRAY FOR MOBILE RADIO APPLICATIONSAugust 2020February 2022Allow1810NoNo
16997176MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA CONFORMED TO A CONICAL SURFACEAugust 2020February 2022Allow1810NoNo
16996645DUAL-BAND ANTENNA FOR PERSONAL AREA NETWORK (PAN) AND WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK (WLAN) RADIOSAugust 2020October 2021Allow1400NoNo
16991187ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2020March 2022Allow1920NoNo
16991924METASURFACE ANTENNAS MANUFACTURED WITH MASS TRANSFER TECHNOLOGIESAugust 2020June 2022Allow2320NoNo
16987587TRIPOD RADIATING ELEMENTAugust 2020January 2022Allow1710NoNo
16986809LENS, LENS ANTENNA, REMOTE RADIO UNIT, AND BASE STATIONAugust 2020December 2021Allow1600NoNo
16983886METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DC POWER FOR LOW VOLTAGE LIGHTINGAugust 2020October 2021Allow1410NoNo
16945258Antenna system and antenna controlling methodJuly 2020March 2022Allow2020NoNo
16940901DIRECTIONAL LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2020May 2022Abandon2110NoNo
16937948PRECISE PLASMA CONTROL SYSTEMJuly 2020April 2022Allow2120NoNo
16936782LED TUBE LAMPJuly 2020February 2022Allow1830NoNo
16932100SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEAMFORMING USING INTEGRATED CONFIGURABLE SURFACES IN ANTENNAJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16929922QUBIT PULSE CALIBRATION VIA CANARY PARAMETER MONITORINGJuly 2020August 2022Allow2510NoNo
16947042THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOGIC CIRCUITJuly 2020July 2021Allow1200NoNo
16923287DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA, RADIO FREQUENCY FRONT-END APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATIONS DEVICEJuly 2020September 2021Allow1510NoNo
16921480ANTENNA ARRAY WITH SELF-CANCELLING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTUREJuly 2020April 2022Allow2110NoNo
16911342LOW COMPLEXITY CONVERSION TO MONTGOMERY DOMAINJune 2020May 2022Allow2300NoNo
16909588BASE STATION ANTENNAS HAVING PHASE-ERROR COMPENSATION AND RELATED METHODS OF OPERATIONJune 2020December 2021Allow1710NoNo
16900546PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE VIRTUALIZATIONJune 2020December 2021Allow1810NoNo
16898799RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJune 2020August 2021Allow1400NoNo
16899492SINGLE PHASE CLOCK-GATING CIRCUITJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16895452ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE CIRCUIT CONNECTED TO ANTENNA AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16891169CIRCUIT INCLUDING FLIP-FLOP AND CONTROL ELEMENTJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16769524CONVERTER FOR CONVERTING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE IN A CONTINUOUS ELECTRIC CURRENTJune 2020April 2022Allow2300NoNo
16889897Liquid Crystal Display Device and Electronic DeviceJune 2020June 2021Allow1200NoNo
16889089SUBSTRATE INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDE FED ANTENNAJune 2020December 2021Allow1910NoNo
16886086SUB-MODULE L-SHAPED MILLIMETER WAVE ANTENNA-IN-PACKAGEMay 2020September 2021Allow1610YesNo
16884038UNIFIED PROGRAMMABLE COMPUTATIONAL MEMORY AND CONFIGURATION NETWORKMay 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16882037HIGH-SPEED CORE INTERCONNECT FOR MULTI-DIE PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICESMay 2020May 2021Allow1200NoNo
16880208ON-DIE TERMINATIONMay 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16766054BEAMFORMING ANTENNA MODULE COMPRISING LENSMay 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16869420AntennaMay 2020November 2021Allow1920YesNo
16631446DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTRA-SHIP COMMUNICATIONMay 2020March 2022Allow2600NoNo
16758094LOW COST HIGH PERFORMANCE MULTIBAND CELLULAR ANTENNA WITH CLOAKED MONOLITHIC METAL DIPOLEApril 2020June 2021Allow1400NoNo
16855666APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR AVOIDING ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN FROM RF TERMINAL TO ADJACENT NON-RF TERMINALApril 2020October 2021Allow1720NoNo
16854790ELECTRONICALLY-RECONFIGURABLE INTERDIGITAL CAPACITOR SLOT HOLOGRAPHIC ANTENNAApril 2020September 2021Allow1710YesNo
16850372Compact Cavity-Backed Discone ArrayApril 2020June 2021Allow1410NoNo
16848965Quantum Controller with Modular and Dynamic Pulse Generation and RoutingApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16847923ANTENNA ARRAY AND WIRELESS DEVICEApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16847280SUB-REFLECTOR AND FEEDING DEVICE FOR A DIPOLEApril 2020August 2021Allow1610NoNo
16845649ULTRA COMPACT RADIATING ELEMENTApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16844955NON-CIRCULAR CENTER-FED ANTENNA AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEApril 2020October 2021Allow1810YesNo
16754497Antenna Apparatus and TerminalApril 2020April 2021Allow1210NoNo
16843798Ultra-wideband Modular Tightly Coupled Array AntennaApril 2020April 2022Abandon2410NoNo
16841873HARDNESS AMPLIFICATION OF PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONS (PUFS)April 2020February 2023Allow3520NoNo
16840166Superconducting Logic CircuitsApril 2020March 2021Allow1100NoNo
16838398PATCH ANTENNAApril 2020November 2022Abandon3140NoNo
16834292TRAIN COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS WITH SHIELDED ANTENNASMarch 2020September 2021Allow1710NoNo
16829764ANTENNA SYSTEM AND COMPACT ANTENNA TEST RANGEMarch 2020July 2021Allow1610NoNo
16649294PARABOLIC REFLECTOR ANTENNAS HAVING FEEDS WITH ENHANCED RADIATION PATTERN CONTROLMarch 2020March 2021Allow1210NoNo
16648732WEARABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICES WITH ANTENNA ARRAYS AND REFLECTIVE WALLSMarch 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16823352LED TUBE LAMPMarch 2020May 2021Allow1410NoNo
16821791LED LIGHT RE-DIRECTION ACCESSORYMarch 2020February 2021Allow1100NoNo
16816117QUANTIZATION AND INFERENCING FOR LOW-BITWIDTH NEURAL NETWORKSMarch 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16646282PHASED ARRAY ANTENNAMarch 2020July 2021Allow1620NoNo
16811240WIRELESS TOOL AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING, TESTING, AND SETTING UP LIGHTING FIXTURESMarch 2020November 2020Allow900NoNo
16807751SYSTEM AND APPROACH FOR LIGHTING CONTROL BASED ON LOCATIONMarch 2020April 2021Allow1420NoNo
16804316ANTENNA HAVING PROTRUSIONS WITH STEPPED WIDTHSFebruary 2020January 2022Abandon2310NoNo
16643385Antenna suitable to be integrated in a printed circuit board, printed circuit board provided with such an antennaFebruary 2020August 2021Allow1710NoNo
16802684BANDWIDTH ENHANCED AMPLIFIER FOR HIGH FREQUENCY CML TO CMOS CONVERSIONFebruary 2020April 2021Allow1420NoNo
16803606LOGIC CIRCUITFebruary 2020March 2021Allow1310NoNo
16642636PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PLASMA PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2020March 2022Allow2401NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
11.7%
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
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
53.9%
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, 33.3% 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 TAN, VIBOL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TAN, VIBOL works in Art Unit 2844 and has examined 1,045 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 15 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TAN, VIBOL's allowance rate of 94.3% places them in the 82% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by TAN, VIBOL receive 1.16 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 11% 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 TAN, VIBOL is 15 months. This places the examiner in the 99% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TAN, VIBOL. 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, 42.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 77.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 95% 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 74% 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 85.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 79% 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 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, 55.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 55% 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 0.8% of allowed cases (in the 64% 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 13.6% 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:

  • 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.
  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.
  • 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.

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