USPTO Examiner BOUZIANE SAID - Art Unit 2846

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18842008METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN INVERTER COMPRISING SELECTING A SAFETY MODEAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18632693ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOTOR ROTATIONAL SPEED VALUE GENERATING DEVICEApril 2024February 2026Allow2200NoNo
18611745SINGLE LIVE WIRED SPEED CONTROL CIRCUIT OF CEILING FAN MOTORMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18437764MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUSFebruary 2024September 2025Allow2000NoNo
18419374MULTIPLEXING TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING DUPLEX-WINDING MOTOR AND CHARGING ON BOARD CHARGERJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18415065POWER TOOL, ARRANGEMENT, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1900NoNo
18407516ELECTRIC MACHINE SYSTEMJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18574370METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING THREE-PHASE MOTORDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18395638Method and System for Failure Predication of Cooling FanDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310YesNo
18541412SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A VOLTAGE CONVERTERDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18570563AIRCRAFT FLIGHT COMPENSATORDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18535845MICROGRID ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODSDecember 2023October 2025Allow2200NoNo
18507820POSITION CONTROL OF MECHANICALLY PARALLELED ELECTRICAL DRIVES WITHOUT INTERCOMMUNICATION BUSESNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18507702POWER FACTOR CORRECTION CIRCUIT FOR MOTOR DRIVE FOR AN APPLIANCENovember 2023February 2026Allow2710NoNo
18560383MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM, MOTOR CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2023March 2026Allow2820NoNo
18559838MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTROMECHANICAL INTEGRATED UNIT, HYBRID SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, AND MOTOR CONTROL METHODNovember 2023March 2026Allow2800NoNo
18560061DYNAMICALLY CONFIGURABLE HARDWARE SYSTEM FOR MOTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAMENovember 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18385303BRAKING DISENGAGEMENT SWITCH FOR A DRIVE WHEEL DRIVEN BY AN ELECTRIC MOTOROctober 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18557793CONTROL DEVICE FOR MACHINE TOOLOctober 2023September 2025Allow2300NoNo
18557373Control method for braking an electric motor, control method for controlling an electric drive unit and computer program productOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18485818MOTOR DRIVING DEVICE AND BRAKING CONTROL METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18376220ELECTRIC MOTOR-POWERED FURNITURE DRIVEOctober 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18475971Stable And Passive Observer-Based V/Hz Control For Induction MotorsSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2200NoNo
18475366MOTOR CONTROL APPARATUSSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18463546DUAL MOTOR DRIVE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920NoNo
18549462MOTOR DRIVE DEVICESeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18461481BRUSHLESS DC MOTOR BRAKING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18241425HIGH-POWER BATTERY-OPERATED POWER TOOLSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18279352Method of and Apparatus for Controlling Single-Phase Induction Motor, and Electric Chain BlockAugust 2023July 2025Allow2210NoNo
18454956REVERSING DETECTION FOR AN ELEVATOR CAR DOORAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
18235661HANDHELD POWER TOOL WITH A BRUSHLESS ELECTRIC MOTORAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18233080Stepper Motor ControlAugust 2023January 2025Allow1700NoNo
18358568Stepper Motor Stall DetectionJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18355057VOLTAGE OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE FOR A PERMANENT MAGNET MOTOR USED IN AN ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMPJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18223634CYCLIC POWER GENERATION AND STORAGE SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC BATTERY SWITCHING CAPABILITYJuly 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18272893Method for braking a rotating tool of an electric machine tool and electric machine toolJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3120NoNo
18354491MONITORING CONTROL SIGNALS OF POWER SWITCHES IN A HALF BRIDGE FOR MOTOR CONTROL OR OTHER APPLICATIONSJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18350420CONTROL DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING VACUUM VALVE DEVICEJuly 2023July 2025Allow2410NoNo
18343821Open-Load Detection for Stepper Motor DriversJune 2023April 2025Allow2110YesNo
18213258GIMBAL, LEVELING METHOD AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, LEVELING MOTOR AND GIMBAL ASSEMBLYJune 2023February 2026Allow3130NoNo
18330561SENSORLESS POSITION DETECTION FOR ELECTRIC MACHINEJune 2023November 2025Allow2920NoNo
18328446FULL-BRIDGE CIRCUIT MODULE AND CIRCUIT SYSTEM WITH OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTION MECHANISMJune 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18326081COMMON MODE FILTER CIRCUIT AND DRIVE DEVICEMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18204267METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETECT A STALL OF A STEPPER MOTORMay 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18204112AIRCRAFT POWER AND PROPULSION SYSTEMS COMPRISING PERMANENT MAGNET ELECTRICAL MACHINESMay 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18323057Control Device and Method for Operating an Electric Motor, in Particular of a Steering SystemMay 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18321735SAFETY CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATOR OF GAS TURBINE POWER PLANTMay 2023February 2025Allow2100NoNo
18199849SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HIGH-TORQUE, HIGH SPEED ELECTRIC MOTORSMay 2023June 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18317317HIGH POWER BATTERY-POWERED SYSTEMMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18143890POWER CONVERSION DEVICEMay 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18311079SELF-DRIVING DEVICE SYSTEM AND CHARGING STATIONMay 2023July 2023Allow200NoNo
18034195ONLINE MONITORING AND COMPENSATION OF STATOR INTER-TURN SHORT CIRCUIT FAULT IN PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MACHINESApril 2023November 2024Allow1900NoNo
18137874SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE FILTERING TECHNIQUES FOR SENSORLESS DIRECT POSITION AND SPEED ESTIMATIONApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18249987MOTOR DRIVE DEVICE AND MOTORApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18248673ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION DEVICEApril 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18296563MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND METHODApril 2023May 2025Allow2510NoNo
18130590DOOR CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2023September 2025Allow2920NoNo
18192766Control Apparatus And Robot SystemMarch 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18126584TECHNIQUE FOR CONTROLLING DISCHARGE FROM BATTERY PACKMarch 2023October 2024Allow1800NoNo
18188548PARALLEL OPERATION OF LOAD COMMUTATED INVERTERSMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18187404STANDSTILL ANGLE DETECTION FOR SALIENT MOTORSMarch 2023May 2025Allow2520YesNo
18123340MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE FOR ACHIEVING SAFE AND EFFICIENT BRAKING AND MOTOR BRAKING METHOD THEREOFMarch 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18026006SEMICONDUCTOR MODULEMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18043774MOTOR DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2023February 2025Allow2420NoNo
18175285SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MODULE FOR INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3520NoYes
18175257SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POWER MODULE FOR INVERTER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18110340CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO SERVOMOTOR AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSING CIRCUITFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3010NoNo
18167388METHOD FOR OPERATING AN INVERTER DEVICE OF AN ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE, CONTROL UNIT, ELECTRIC DRIVE DEVICE AND MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2920NoNo
18040666ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE DEVICEFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2200NoNo
18019589CONTROL UNIT FOR CONTROLLING A MOTORFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2520NoNo
18040278MOTOR CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2023March 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18155911METHOD FOR DETECTING A CHARACTERISTIC OPERATING PARAMETER OF A TRANSISTOR OF AN INVERTERJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18012652AUTOMOBILE ELECTRONIC PARKING EXECUTION CONTROLLER WITH DOUBLE-MCU REDUNDANCY DESIGNDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18069936CONTROLLER AND DRIVE CIRCUIT FOR ELECTRIC MOTORSDecember 2022October 2024Allow2210YesNo
18011492Shielding power generation system consists of coil, control circuit, capacitor and batteryDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3410NoNo
18080395POWER TOOL RECEIVING DIFFERENT CAPACITY BATTERY PACKSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18007691REDUCTION OF CURRENT RIPPLE DUE TO MOSFET SWITCHING DELAYS IN PWM-BASED DRIVESDecember 2022October 2025Allow3540YesNo
18057055SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE ROLLER SHADESNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17989227SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING RESOLVER SIGNAL FOR MOTOR CONTROLNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17986150MOTOR DRIVE DIRECT CURRENT LINK VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT RESOLUTION IMPROVEMENT WITH FAULT DETECTIONNovember 2022July 2024Allow2000NoNo
17985408MOTOR DRIVING APPARATUSNovember 2022October 2024Allow2310NoNo
18052778SYSTEM AND METHOD OF WIPER ELECTRIC DRIVE CONTROL USING FOUR QUADRANT OPERATIONNovember 2022July 2024Allow2100NoNo
17976885ADVANCE ANGLE CORRECTION METHOD, ADVANCE ANGLE SETTING DEVICE, MOTOR DEVICE, AND IN-VEHICLE DEVICEOctober 2022June 2024Allow2000NoNo
17921422TRACK-GUIDED CART SYSTEMOctober 2022November 2024Allow2411NoNo
18049043SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATION WITH MOTORS IN CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMSOctober 2022February 2025Allow2720YesNo
17967022Half-Step Motor DriverOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17966823ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOTOR DRIVING IN THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING FLEXIBLE DISPLAYOctober 2022May 2024Allow1900NoNo
17959587DC BUS CAPACITOR ASSEMBLIES FOR VIENNA VFD IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3020NoNo
17916233MOTOR CONTROL UNIT AND MOTOR DEVICESeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17907569MOTOR CONTROLLER, MOTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTORSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2620NoNo
17954593POWER CONVERTERSeptember 2022May 2024Allow1900NoNo
17932963INTELLIGENT BATTERY CELLSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4110YesNo
17910989METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VIBRATION WAVEFORM OF LINEAR MOTORSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210NoNo
17942028SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL TIME PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE CONTROLSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17940448DYNAMIC INTERLEAVING FOR DUAL THREE PHASE ELECTRIC MACHINE AND THREE PHASE WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEMSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2611NoNo
17940349VARIABLE SPEED DRIVESeptember 2022April 2024Allow1900NoNo
17900339METHOD OF CONTROLLING A PLANAR DRIVE SYSTEM AND PLANAR DRIVE SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2024Allow2200NoNo
17893778METHOD OF ADAPTIVELY CONTROLLING BRUSHLESS DC MOTORAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510YesNo
17889695MOTOR DRIVE SYSTEM, POWER SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17799645MEASUREMENT OF TRANSFER FUNCTION IN A MECHATRONIC SYSTEMAugust 2022April 2025Allow3200NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
7
Examiner Affirmed
4
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
65.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
66.4%
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, 40.0% 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 BOUZIANE, SAID - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BOUZIANE, SAID works in Art Unit 2846 and has examined 260 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BOUZIANE, SAID's allowance rate of 87.7% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by BOUZIANE, SAID receive 1.42 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 22% 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 BOUZIANE, SAID is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 89% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BOUZIANE, SAID. This interview benefit is in the 26% 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, 36.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 83% 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 46.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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 14% 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 56.2% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 22.2% 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, 41.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 33% 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 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 16.7% 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:

  • 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

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.