USPTO Examiner KINKEAD ARNOLD M - Art Unit 2849

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18668282CIRCUIT, CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18635664ATOMIC CLOCKS AND RELATED METHODSApril 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18630251ACTIVE POWER FILTERING-BASED HARMONIC SUPPRESSION METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE USING VOC INVERTERApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18598242Fast LISSAJOUS Lock Control and Synchronization of Scanning Axes of Microelectromechanical SystemsMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18444147MAGIC STATE INJECTION INTO SURFACE CODES USING HOOK ERROR MECHANISMSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18418298OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING RADAR SENSOR, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18409925ATOMIC OSCILLATOR, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL APPARATUSJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18401206PEAK DETECTION CIRCUIT TO DETECT AND CONTROL OUTPUT SWING LEVEL OF VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATORDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18395965SIGNAL SYNTHESIS APPARATUS AND METHOD CAPABLE OF CORRECTING FREQUENCY OFFSET OF OPEN LOOPDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18392208CIRCUITRY HAVING FULLY CONNECTED RING OSCILLATORSDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18543454ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT FOR DRIVING A QUANTUM CIRCUIT AND ASSOCIATED QUANTUM COMPUTERDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18533439TEMPERATURE COMPENSATED OSCILLATOR AND RING OSCILLATOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHODDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18532394MAGIC STATE FACTORY CONSTRUCTIONS FOR PRODUCING CCZ AND T STATESDecember 2023October 2024Allow1000NoNo
18519866SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD FOR MULTI-CHANNEL SIGNALS, POWER SUPPLY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICENovember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18511570SWITCHABLE NMOS-CMOS VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR (VCO) WITH SHARED INDUCTOR-CAPACITOR (LC) TANKNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18507973MULTI-RESONANT OSCILLATOR/CLOCKNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18500228MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18498671CASCADED OSCILLATOR DESIGNSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18489012INTER-PLL COMMUNICATION IN A MULTI-PLL ENVIRONMENTOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18474264ELEMENT HAVING ANTENNA ARRAY STRUCTURESeptember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18473033INDUCTOR-CAPACITOR VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH COMMON-MODE NOISE SEPARATIONSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910YesNo
18472174INDUCTOR-CAPACITOR VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH COMMON-MODE NOISE SEPARATIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18242062VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND POWER SOURCE SUPPLY CIRCUITSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18456373INDUCTIVE-CAPACITIVE VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR WITH INCREASED COMMON-MODE IMPEDANCEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1810YesNo
18451272ELECTRONIC SYSTEM, INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SEQUENTIAL SIGNALSAugust 2023March 2025Allow1900NoNo
18365711TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING VAPOR PRESSURE OF SUBJECT MATERIALS IN VAPOR CELLS AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18228708MULTILAYER LC FILTERAugust 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18360488NON-RETURN TO ZERO (NRZ) AMPLIFIER SYSTEMJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18359593Wideband Voltage-Controlled Oscillator CircuitryJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18356218CIRCUIT AND METHOD TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023May 2024Allow1000NoNo
18354988Circuit Unit And Vibrator DeviceJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18223537FREQUENCY CALIBRATION CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING OSCILLATION FREQUENCY OF CONTROLLABLE OSCILLATORJuly 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18347884SUPERCONDUCTING PASSIVE TRANSMISSION LINE (PTL) RECEIVER SYSTEMJuly 2023January 2025Allow1800NoNo
18210371Low Allan-Deviation OscillatorJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18334312PACKAGE FOR MILLIMETER WAVE MOLECULAR CLOCKJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18329952HIGH-FIDELITY ENTANGLED LINK GENERATION METHOD BASED ON QUANTUM TIME-SPACEJune 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18326245CONFIGURABLE FREQUENCY-LOCKED LOOP/PHASE-LOCKED LOOP OSCILLATORMay 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18320532Characterization of Quantum Logic CircuitsMay 2023September 2024Allow1600NoNo
18037648AMPLITUDE REGULATOR FOR CRYSTAL OSCILLATORMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18197473ATOMIC CLOCKS AND RELATED METHODSMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18197041HIGHLY STABLE CHIP-SCALE ATOMIC BEAM CLOCKS USING MINIATURIZED ATOMIC BEAMS AND MONOLITHIC CLOCK CHIPSMay 2023August 2024Allow1500NoNo
18137385MULTI-QUANTUM-REFERENCE LASER FREQUENCY STABILIZATIONApril 2023October 2023Allow610NoNo
18134280METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING A QUANTUM CIRCUIT WHILE MINIMIZING THE CNOT-COSTApril 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18131872RESISTOR-CAPACITOR OSCILLATION CIRCUITApril 2023October 2023Allow700NoNo
18030752CONSTANT-GM CURRENT SOURCEApril 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18128447SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM CIRCUITRY FOR QUANTIZED FLUX BIAS CONTROLMarch 2023September 2024Allow1700NoNo
18128699CLOCK JITTER FILTERMarch 2023December 2024Allow2010NoNo
18190501LOOP BANDWIDTH CONTROL FOR FRACTIONAL-N FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERMarch 2023August 2024Allow1710YesNo
18126691RECONFIGURABLE CLOCKLESS SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM LOGIC CIRCUITRYMarch 2023May 2025Allow2510YesNo
18189684RADIO FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR WITH CERAMIC RESONATOR AND SURFACE-MOUNTED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGEMarch 2023November 2024Allow2000NoNo
18117507Quantum Entanglement Communication ServiceMarch 2023June 2024Allow1610NoNo
18178272METHODS FOR QUBIT READOUTMarch 2023January 2025Allow2210NoNo
18117254PRODUCTION METHOD TO ACCOMPLISH SYNCHRONOUS RESONANCE OF ELECTRICAL MOLECULESMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2210NoNo
18177505PHASE NOISE REDUCTION BY CONTROLLING BIASING FOR ADJUSTABLE OSCILLATORS WITH CROSS-COUPLED TRANSISTORSMarch 2023April 2025Allow2520NoNo
18177533CAPACITIVELY-COUPLED STACKED CLASS-D OSCILLATORS FOR GALVANIC ISOLATIONMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18175509OSCILLATOR ACCELERATION CIRCUIT, CHIP AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18023642RESONANCE METHOD FOR A VIBRATION SYSTEM, A CONVERTER, AN EXCITATION UNIT AND THE VIBRATION SYSTEMFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18175456SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND CIRCUIT SYSTEMFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1000NoNo
18113623CRYSTAL OSCILLATOR AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING STARTUP OF CRYSTAL OSCILLATORFebruary 2023June 2024Allow1510NoNo
18171402OscillatorFebruary 2023August 2024Allow1710NoNo
18108993OSCILLATOR CIRCUIT, CORRESPONDING RADAR SENSOR, VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710NoNo
18162091CLOCK JITTER AND SPURIOUS TONE CANCELLATION SYSTEM USING OPTICAL DELAYJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910YesNo
18161401Method Of Manufacturing Oscillator And OscillatorJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo
18158393ELECTRIC POWER STATIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18099859SAMPLING SIGNALSJanuary 2023November 2024Abandon2110NoNo
18156510TIMER CIRCUITJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18006122OSCILLATION CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023May 2024Allow1610NoNo
18005517RE-PUMPED ROOM-TEMPERATURE MASERJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18095840FREQUENCY STABILIZED MICROWAVE SOURCE USING AN IQ MIXER TO DETECT AMPLITUDE MODULATION OF THE REFLECTED SIGNALJanuary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18095855FREQUENCY STABILIZED AND PHASE NOISE SUPPRESSED MICROWAVE SOURCE USING AN IQ MIXER TO DETECT AMPLITUDE MODULATION AND PHASE PERTUBATION OF THE REFLECTED SIGNALJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18152418OSCILLATOR USING SAMPLING PLL-BASED INJECTIONJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18150161LOW-CAPACITANCE FEEDFORWARD LEVEL-TRANSLATOR ARCHITECTURE FOR HIGH-SPEED MULTI-PHASE OSCILLATORSJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1110NoNo
18092940TRANSCEIVER CIRCUIT AND CONTROL METHOD OF FREQUENCY SYNTHESIZERJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1910NoNo
18090283PROXIMITY SENSOR WITH INTERNAL TEMPERATURE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEDecember 2022April 2024Allow1500NoNo
18088951READOUT CIRCUIT WITH CHARGE DUMP CIRCUITDecember 2022October 2023Allow910NoNo
18087056Circuit Device, Oscillator, And Manufacturing MethodDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18086718OscillatorDecember 2022November 2023Allow1010YesNo
18085862RING-OSCILLATOR CONTROL CIRCUIT AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
18086565HIGH GAIN LOW POWER PHASE DETECTOR AND LOOP FILTER FOR PHASE LOCK LOOP (PLL)December 2022April 2024Allow1610NoNo
18011568ATOMIC FREQUENCY OBTAINING DEVICE AND ATOMIC CLOCKDecember 2022July 2024Abandon1910NoNo
18068708HIGHLY COUPLED INDUCTOR DESIGN FOR REDUCING AREA AND POWER CONSUMPTION OF A MULTI-CORE OSCILLATORDecember 2022June 2025Allow3010NoNo
18083589FREQUENCY GENERATING DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810NoNo
18066542VERNIER PHASE LOCKED LOOPDecember 2022June 2024Allow1810YesNo
18065681Oscillator CircuitDecember 2022January 2024Allow1300NoNo
18077631Method and Transmitter for constant envelope phase modulation and demodulationDecember 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
18062591CIRCUIT, CHIP AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18072682Reducing Startup Time In A Crystal OscillatorNovember 2022April 2024Allow1720NoNo
17928316OSCILLATOR WITH BIASED CROSS-COUPLED TRANSISTORS, A CURRENT SOURCE, A TAIL RESISTOR AND A TAIL CAPACITORNovember 2022September 2024Allow2120YesYes
17926988CRYSTAL OSCILLATORNovember 2022April 2024Allow1730NoNo
17987962LOW LOSS BROADBAND QUANTUM LIMITED FLOQUET-MODE AMPLIFIERNovember 2022January 2025Allow2600NoNo
18054704QUANTUM DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAMENovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17983359VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR (VCO) WITH ADAPTIVE TEMPERATURE COMPENSATIONNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17983253PHASE NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR REFERENCE OSCILLATORNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510YesNo
17982127METHOD FOR LOGICAL CNOT OPERATION OF QUANTUM LOGICAL QUBITSNovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17980847Apparatus Comprising a Local Oscillator for Driving a MixerNovember 2022February 2025Allow2720YesNo
17975825CIRCUITRY HAVING FULLY CONNECTED RING OSCILLATORSOctober 2022September 2023Allow1110YesNo
17972739DYNAMIC STATE MANAGEMENT OF A PHASE-LOCK LOOP (PLL)October 2022July 2024Allow2010NoNo
17971700METASTABILITY-FREE CLOCKLESS SINGLE FLUX QUANTUM LOGIC CIRCUITRYOctober 2022November 2024Allow2510NoNo
18048574TUNABLE INTERACTIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING TWO-QUBIT GATES, AND EXTENSIBLE CIRCUITS BUILT THEREFROMOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
18046994Quantum Architecture Biasing SchemeOctober 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KINKEAD, ARNOLD M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
11.3%
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
2
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.3%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 KINKEAD, ARNOLD M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KINKEAD, ARNOLD M works in Art Unit 2849 and has examined 593 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 18 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KINKEAD, ARNOLD M's allowance rate of 96.5% places them in the 89% 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 KINKEAD, ARNOLD M receive 1.06 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 14% 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 KINKEAD, ARNOLD M is 18 months. This places the examiner in the 95% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KINKEAD, ARNOLD M. This interview benefit is in the 27% 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, 41.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 92% 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 79.7% 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, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% 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 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, 33.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 27% 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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 75% 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 3.5% of allowed cases (in the 74% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

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.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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.