USPTO Examiner HAMMOND CRYSTAL L - Art Unit 2845

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18635140DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2024August 2025Allow1600NoNo
18630006TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MOUNTING PIPE FOR A MONOPOLE PLATFORM ASSEMBLY AND RELATED PLATFORM ASSEMBLIESApril 2024August 2025Allow1600NoNo
18440618FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY DEVICE INCLUDING SPIN ORBIT TORQUE-MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1701NoNo
18291657PLASMA SOURCE USING PLANAR HELICAL COILJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2010NoNo
18411533PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18406457Boost Converter Power Stage CircuitJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110NoNo
18390908CIRCUIT, FAN SYSTEM, AND TRANSFORMER FOR POWER CONVERSIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18512217TWELVE ELEMENT DUAL-BAND MIMO ANTENNA FOR 5G SMARTPHONESNovember 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18561671VEHICLE-MOUNTED ANTENNA SYSTEMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18561572TERMINAL ANTENNANovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18290212WIDE BAND DUAL-POLARIZED PLANAR ANTENNA ARRAYNovember 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18035654PROTECTIVE ANTENNA PACKAGE AND TRANSPORT UNIT THEREFORMay 2023August 2025Allow2811YesNo
15924502Configurable Computing Array Based on Three-Dimensional Printed MemoryMarch 2018October 2018Allow720YesNo
15917530Configurable Computing Array Package Based on Printed MemoryMarch 2018January 2019Allow1120NoNo
15917520Configurable Computing Array Die Based on Printed Memory and Two-Sided IntegrationMarch 2018October 2018Allow710NoNo
15576359LED DRIVER AND AN LED DRIVING METHODNovember 2017April 2018Allow500NoNo
15808061GENERATING A UNIQUE DIE IDENTIFIER FOR AN ELECTRONIC CHIPNovember 2017January 2018Allow210NoNo
15362577ZERO POWER LIGHTING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODNovember 2016April 2018Allow1640NoNo
15361538RECONFIGURABLE CIRCUIT, STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING STORAGE DEVICENovember 2016April 2019Allow2941NoNo
15296590SEALED AND SEALABLE LIGHTING SYSTEMS INCORPORATING FLEXIBLE LIGHT SHEETS AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2016November 2017Allow1310YesNo
15191763PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2016October 2018Allow2840NoNo
14955898ADIABATIC DYNAMIC DIFFERENTIAL LOGIC FOR DIFFERENTIAL POWER ANALYSIS RESISTANT SECURE INTEGRATED CIRCUITSDecember 2015November 2016Allow1110NoNo
14872216LIGHTING DEVICEOctober 2015January 2017Allow1620YesNo
14854398TRANSMISSION SYSTEM, TRANSMISSION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND TRANSMISSION METHODSeptember 2015March 2017Allow1800NoNo
14827125DYNAMIC VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTERS EMPLOYING PULSE GENERATION CIRCUITS, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2015December 2016Allow1610NoNo
14796249LIGHTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION DEVICE, AND LIGHTING FIXTUREJuly 2015December 2016Allow1710YesNo
14434775LED PACKAGE WITH CAPACITIVE COUPLINGSApril 2015April 2016Allow1220YesNo
14659349HIGH SPEED PRECESSIONALLY SWITCHED MAGNETIC LOGICMarch 2015May 2015Allow200NoNo
14597731INVERTER DEVICE, PLASMA GENERATING DEVICE, SHEET-MEMBER REFORMING DEVICE, AND ALTERNATING-CURRENT VOLTAGE OUTPUT METHODJanuary 2015August 2016Allow1920NoNo
14595515ILLUMINATION APPARATUS AND LIGHTING CIRCUITJanuary 2015July 2015Allow600NoNo
14414058CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR REDUCING OF TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) IN THE POWER SUPPLY TO AN ELECTRIC LOADJanuary 2015June 2015Allow600NoNo
14413015TUNABLE CORRELATED COLOR TEMPERATURE LED-BASED WHITE LIGHT SOURCE WITH MIXING CHAMBER AND REMOTE PHOSPHOR EXIT WINDOWJanuary 2015July 2015Allow700NoNo
14413146SOLID LIGHT SOURCE LIGHTING DEVICE, ILLUMINATION APPARATUS, AND ILLUMINATION SYSTEMJanuary 2015August 2015Allow700NoNo
14587588PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2014August 2015Allow710NoNo
14577350LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DRIVING CIRCUIT, LIGHT EMITTING DIODE CONTROLLING CIRCUIT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHT EMITTING DIODEDecember 2014January 2017Allow2530NoNo
14573582System and Method for a Switched-Mode Power SupplyDecember 2014February 2017Allow2620NoNo
14542874SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2014April 2017Allow2930NoNo
14341491FIELD EMISSION DEVICE WITH AC OUTPUTJuly 2014January 2016Allow1800NoNo
14331471METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING LIGHTING BASED ON COMBINATION OF INPUTSJuly 2014February 2016Allow1920NoNo
14246917PROGRAMMABLE LUMINAIRE AND PROGRAMMABLE LUMINAIRE SYSTEMApril 2014August 2014Allow500NoNo
14166936PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJanuary 2014September 2014Allow800NoNo
13860274FIELD EMISSION DEVICE WITH AC OUTPUTApril 2013April 2014Allow1200NoNo
13678877HIGH SPEED PRECESSIONALLY SWITCHED MAGNETIC LOGICNovember 2012December 2014Allow2510NoNo
13573048Bi-level dimming controller for LED light fixtureAugust 2012September 2014Allow2500NoNo
13354829LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEJanuary 2012July 2016Allow5430NoNo
13381980LOW COST POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT AND METHODJanuary 2012January 2014Allow2410NoNo
13381876HEADLAMP LED LIGHTING APPARATUS AND VEHICLE HEADLAMP LIGHTING SYSTEMDecember 2011July 2013Allow1900NoNo
13315935SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING POWER SUPPLY UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER SUPPLY UNIT, AND FLICKER MEASUREMENT APPARATUSDecember 2011July 2013Allow1900NoNo
13315421ELECTRONIC BALLAST CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING REMOVAL OF PARALLEL CONNECTED LAMP FILAMENTS IN LOW LEVEL DIMMINGDecember 2011July 2013Allow1900NoNo
13375008AUTO-ADDRESSING METHOD FOR A TILED LIGHTING SYSTEMNovember 2011August 2013Allow2110NoNo
13147445CARPET UNIT COMPRISING OPTICAL SENSORAugust 2011June 2013Allow2200NoNo
12981537METHOD FOR REDUCING RIPPLE NOISE OF A DISPLAY IMAGEDecember 2010November 2013Allow3400NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L works in Art Unit 2845 and has examined 40 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 17 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 97% 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 HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L receive 1.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 12% 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 HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L is 17 months. This places the examiner in the 97% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HAMMOND, CRYSTAL L. This interview benefit is in the 15% 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, 35.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 83.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 97% 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.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 25% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 31% 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.
  • 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.

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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