Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19047758 | RESISTOR VOLTAGE-BEARING TYPE ON-STATE VOLTAGE DROP MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR JUNCTION TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND MONITORING METHOD | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18885866 | High-Speed Hardware-Based DVFS System Using Frequency Lock Loop and On-Die Voltage Controller | September 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792204 | DUTY CYCLE CORRECTION CIRCUIT | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18726722 | Energy Harvesting Circuits | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760517 | SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED THERMAL NOISE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18758575 | Power Supply System | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748212 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR USING A PAIR OF COMPLEMENTARY-TO-ABSOLUTE TEMPERATURE VOLTAGES | June 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18745558 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN INVERTER | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742398 | STATE VECTOR PULSE WIDTH MODULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739358 | NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM | June 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678164 | Device and Method for Generating a Temperature-Independent Reference Voltage | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678694 | PULSE FREQUENCY MODULATION (PFM) MODE FOR A MULTIPHASE CONVERTER | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18673737 | Current Limiter for a Charge Pump Regulator | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18672398 | VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18672894 | CASCADE MOSFET DESIGN FOR VARIABLE TORQUE GENERATOR/MOTOR GEAR SWITCHING | May 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670168 | BIAS SUPPLY CONTROL AND DATA PROCESSING | May 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18660420 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18652402 | POLE COMPENSATION IN RECONFIGURABLE POWER CONVERTER | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645373 | VOLTAGE PROVIDING CIRCUIT | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645509 | MULTI-CHARGE PUMP STRUCTURE WITH RELATED METHOD | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642702 | TERMINATION CIRCUIT OF RECEIVER | April 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18638878 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP CIRCUIT | April 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616539 | CHARGE PUMP DEVICE | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612740 | Conditional Track and Hold Amplifier | March 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609917 | CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18606907 | CHARGE PUMP REGULATOR | March 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597509 | CURRENT-GENERATION CIRCUITRY | March 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437743 | ELECTRONIC DEVICES INCLUDING INTERNAL VOLTAGE GENERATION CIRCUITS | February 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428195 | Wireless Power Transfer and Communications | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18425677 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416527 | CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATOR AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412114 | MULTI-REFERENCE-VOLTAGE SAMPLED-BANDGAP SYSTEM | January 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18398475 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18393278 | SELF-BIASING THE INPUT CONTROLLER IN A POWER CONVERTER | December 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542198 | Methods and Devices to Improve Switching Time by Bypassing Gate Resistor | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537030 | Input circuit having adaptive voltage-receiving mechanism | December 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523269 | CLOCK MONITORING CIRCUIT | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18518770 | BAND GAP REFERENCE CIRCUIT UNDER LOW SUPPLY VOLTAGE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18515068 | CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR REDUCING DRIVING LOSSES IN GAN SWITCHES | November 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512617 | POWER SUPPLY CALIBRATION FOR VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORS | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512666 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND VEHICLE | November 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507084 | BODY BIAS CIRCUIT AND BODY BIAS GENERATION METHOD | November 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18506254 | REFERENCE CURRENT CIRCUIT | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18502372 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE SYSTEM, AND MOBILE DEVICE | November 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18501721 | SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING LOW-DROPOUT REGULATOR | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18501075 | System and Method for Skew-tolerant, Glitch-free Multiplexing with Auto-Strobe Burst Detection | November 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18385029 | PIECEWISE CONDUCTANCE NETWORK FOR RF SWITCH ON-STATE LINEARIZATION | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18497690 | BIAS GENERATION CIRCUIT AND BUFFER CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18494773 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING WRITE DRIVER WITH POWER GATING STRUCTURES AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492852 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | October 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488975 | REFERENCE VOLTAGE GENERATOR CIRCUIT WITH REDUCED MANUFACTURING STEPS | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488249 | VOLTAGE OR CURRENT REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH TEMPERATURE CURVATURE CORRECTION | October 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18487396 | SLAVE CIRCUIT AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM USING THE SAME | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485333 | BOOTSTRAP DEVICE AND BUCK-BOOST CONVERTER | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485517 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483850 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18477835 | USB POWER DELIVERY MANAGEMENT | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474479 | DRIVING CIRCUIT OF HIGH-SIDE TRANSISTOR, CLASS-D AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT USING THE SAME, CONVERTER CONTROLLER CIRCUIT AND HIGH-SIDE SWITCH CIRCUIT | September 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474744 | GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT AND POWER SWITCHING ASSEMBLY WITH GATE DRIVER CIRCUIT | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550755 | TRANSMISSION INTERFACE AND TRANSMITTER | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467970 | PROGRAMMABLE EQUALIZER | September 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18467053 | BIAS CIRCUIT | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18467213 | ReDriver Circuit | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463246 | SIGNAL CONVERSION CIRCUIT | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461648 | High Voltage Converter Power Stage | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18461066 | CURRENT-MODE FEEDFORWARD RIPPLE CANCELLATION | September 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 17 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458658 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REDUCED PROCESS SPREAD BANDGAP | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453882 | BIAS CURRENT WITH HYBRID TEMPERATURE PROFILE | August 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275278 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE | August 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362411 | SLEW RATE IN LOW-SPEED DATA COMMUNICATION INTERFACES | July 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358643 | Alternating-Current Power-Switching Device | July 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358054 | SIGNAL GENERATING DEVICE, BANDGAP REFERENCE DEVICE AND METHOD OF GENERATING TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT SIGNAL | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222601 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A VOLTAGE DIVIDER | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18350316 | MULTI-STAGE CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT INCLUDING VOLTAGE LEVEL SHIFTER FOR CLOCK SIGNAL GENERATION | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18269921 | VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT FOR RFID CIRCUIT | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18341988 | SINGLE EVENT UPSET HARDENED FLIP-FLOP AND METHODS OF OPERATION | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18215081 | EMI ACTIVE FILTER | June 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340128 | CAPACITOR CROSS-COUPLED LEVEL SHIFTER | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18337065 | CONTROL DEVICE, AND SWITCHING DEVICE | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18335503 | Cascode Solid-State Switch Device and Power Electronics System | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334757 | CLOSED LOOP STABILITY RAMP IMPLEMENTATION FOR CONSTANT ON-TIME BUCK CONVERTER | June 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18209526 | BANDGAP CURRENT REFERENCE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207986 | SEMICONDCUTOR DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332208 | BANDGAP REFERENCE GENERATION FOR MULTIPLE POWER SUPPLY DOMAINS | June 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329521 | ACTIVE SWITCH LEAKAGE CURRENT DIVERSION | June 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18039805 | POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS OPERABLE WITH MULTIPLE CONFIGURATIONS | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327620 | POWER TRANSISTOR CIRCUIT THAT GENERATES INTERNAL VOLTAGE SUPPLY | June 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327834 | PD CONTROLLER IC | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318946 | NEGATIVE VOLTAGE GENERATOR WITH A CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318026 | POSITIVE-AND-NEGATIVE-VOLTAGE CHARGE PUMP CIRCUIT, CHIP AND COMMUNICATION TERMINAL | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316358 | Efficient Switching Circuit | May 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314872 | System-On-Chip with Power Supply Mode Having Reduced Number of Phases | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314409 | SWITCH CIRCUIT, SWITCHED CAPACITOR CONVERTER, AND VEHICLE | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18309892 | ZERO-CROSS DETECTION DEVICE AND LOAD DRIVING SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307446 | SWITCH FET BODY CURRENT MANAGEMENT DEVICES AND METHODS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307320 | BANDGAP VOLTAGE REFERENCE CIRCUIT WITH CURRENT MIRROR LOOP | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139157 | TRANSFORMER-BASED CURRENT-REUSE AMPLIFIER WITH EMBEDDED IQ GENERATION FOR COMPACT IMAGE REJECTION ARCHITECTURE IN MULTI-BAND MILLIMETER-WAVE 5G COMMUNICATION | April 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305960 | CASCODE VOLTAGE REGULATOR CIRCUIT | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18305389 | FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZATION CIRCUIT | April 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303960 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HILTUNEN, THOMAS J.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
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.
✓ 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 HILTUNEN, THOMAS J works in Art Unit 2849 and has examined 296 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 16 months.
Examiner HILTUNEN, THOMAS J's allowance rate of 89.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HILTUNEN, THOMAS J receive 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HILTUNEN, THOMAS J is 16 months. This places the examiner in the 98% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HILTUNEN, THOMAS J. This interview benefit is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 64.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 89% 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.
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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 26% 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 2.3% of allowed cases (in the 69% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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