USPTO Examiner WARMFLASH MICHAEL J - Art Unit 2849

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19043166Wireless Power Transfer Systems for Kitchen AppliancesJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19030823Wireless Connector SystemJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1200NoNo
19020446MULTI-LAYERED TRIBOELECTRIC GENERATOR FOR ELECTROCEUTICALJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1100NoNo
18971921COIL COMPONENTDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18959540COIL COMPONENTNovember 2024November 2025Allow1200NoNo
18865296INVERTER CIRCUIT AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER CIRCUITNovember 2024January 2026Allow1410NoNo
18931818WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY APPARATUSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18925881POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18924161POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD EXECUTED BY POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510YesNo
18895881ELECTRICAL LINE, A COIL AND AN INDUCTIVE POWER TRANSFER DEVICESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610YesNo
18805733DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING POWER ALLOCATION AND OUT-BAND ACTIVATION BY USING SHORT-RANGE COMMUNICATION IN WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMAugust 2024December 2025Allow1610NoNo
18801857POWER FEEDING SYSTEM, POWER FEEDING APPARATUS, POWER FEEDING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18726991GENERALIZED SINGLE-SIDE COMPENSATION NETWORKS FOR INDUCTIVE WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMSJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18718322SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMSJune 2024November 2025Allow1710YesNo
18693001HIGH POWER MAGNETICS IN WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEMSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18412387Precision Power Level Control For Extended Range Wireless Power TransferJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400YesNo
18390674WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18508560DUAL-MODE MULTI-COIL WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMNovember 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
17348895METHOD FOR OPERATING A MULTILEVEL INVERTER WITH A SINUSOIDAL OUTPUT VOLTAGEJune 2021November 2021Allow500YesNo
17041553ELECTRODE UNIT, POWER TRANSMITTING DEVICE, POWER RECEIVING DEVICE, AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMSeptember 2020August 2021Allow1110NoNo
17029598FLEXIBLE ALTERNATING CURRENT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WITH MULTILEVEL INVERTERSeptember 2020May 2021Allow800YesNo
16984750MULTILEVEL INVERTER TO GENERATE AN ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE FROM ONE OR MORE DIRECT CURRENT SOURCESAugust 2020August 2020Allow100NoNo
16479540LOAD ADAPTIVE, RECONFIGURABLE ACTIVE RECTIFIER FOR MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUTPUT (MIMO) IMPLANT POWER MANAGEMENTJuly 2019July 2020Allow1210NoNo
16218371INTERFACE CIRCUITRY WITH MULTIPLE DIRECT CURRENT POWER CONTACTSDecember 2018April 2021Allow2810NoNo
15841638CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER APPARATUSDecember 2017February 2020Allow2610YesNo
15831091WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION USING TRANSMITTERS OPERATING AT DIFFERENT FREQUENCIESDecember 2017October 2020Allow3510YesNo
15817195Conversion Circuit Device For Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) SystemsNovember 2017June 2019Allow1800NoNo
15800578MULTILEVEL INVERTER TO GENERATE AN ALTERNATING CURRENT VOLTAGE FROM ONE OR MORE DIRECT CURRENT SOURCESNovember 2017September 2020Allow3411YesNo
15797468DC LOW VOLTAGE POWER DISTRIBUTION UNIT AND SYSTEM FOR A POWER GRIDOctober 2017February 2021Allow4030NoNo
15606853APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CHANGE IN ORIENTATION OF TERMINAL DURING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER AND METHOD THEREOFMay 2017October 2019Allow2910NoNo
15448106FACILITY WITH DECOUPLED ADAPTIVE SENSOR SYSTEMMarch 2017August 2019Allow3010YesNo
15387329POWER CONVERTER WITH OUTPUT VOLTAGE CONTROLDecember 2016August 2019Allow3111NoNo
15381729CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POWER CONSUMPTION OF COMMUNICATIONS IN AN ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTUREDecember 2016September 2018Allow2110NoNo
15223932VERTICAL INTERLOCK SYSTEMJuly 2016September 2018Allow2600NoNo
15172219METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SUPPLY OF POWER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ADAPTED THERETOJune 2016April 2019Allow3520YesNo
15152395METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR WIRELESSLY TRANSFERRING POWERMay 2016March 2019Allow3411YesNo
15054031MOTOR VEHICLE ONBOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY FOR THE LATTERFebruary 2016July 2018Allow2910YesNo
14971406SENSING FEATURE ON FUSE ELEMENT FOR DETECTION PRIOR TO FUSE OPENDecember 2015September 2018Allow3310NoNo
14862335DISCRETE UNDER VOLTAGE/OVER VOLTAGE MONITORING CIRCUITSeptember 2015August 2017Allow2300YesNo
14760724POWER NETWORK SYSTEM OPERATION METHODJuly 2015June 2017Allow2300NoNo
14647454SWITCHING COMPONENT, IN PARTICULAR DOMESTIC-APPLIANCE SWITCHING COMPONENTMay 2015July 2018Allow3720YesNo
14646396SIGNAL-LEVEL BASED CONTROL OF POWER GRID LOAD SYSTEMSMay 2015August 2017Allow2610NoNo
14717823Energy Router for Energy InternetMay 2015November 2016Allow1800YesNo
14713161WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER AND RAPID CHARGING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MAXIMUM POWER TRACKINGMay 2015December 2016Allow1900NoNo
14664881AUXILIARY POWER INPUT SWITCH CONFIGURED TO SWITCH BETWEEN LINE POWER AND AUXILIARY POWER IN AN EMERGENCYMarch 2015August 2017Allow2910NoNo
14504124BJT DRIVE SCHEMEOctober 2014April 2017Allow3000NoNo
14465144ELECTRIC FIELD COUPLING TYPE WIRELESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMITTING SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS INCLUDED IN THE SAMEAugust 2014September 2017Allow3711NoNo
14464334POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, AND NON-CONTACT POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMAugust 2014August 2017Allow3601NoNo
14340196HIGH SIDE SWITCH WITH CURRENT LIMIT FEEDBACKJuly 2014June 2017Allow3510YesNo
14310935SYSTEMS AND METHOD FOR HVDC TRANSMISSIONJune 2014March 2018Allow4411NoNo
14125016APPARATUS FOR HANDLING CHANGE IN ORIENTATION OF TERMINAL DURING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2013February 2017Allow3810NoNo
14123867CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM, CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER DEVICE, CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER PROGRAM AND CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER METHODDecember 2013December 2016Allow3710YesNo
14062356ANTENNA MODULE FOR COMMUNICATION AND POWER TRANSMISSIONOctober 2013August 2017Allow4621NoNo
13984425BIOMEDICAL IMPLANT WITH A MONOLITHIC TIMING CONTROL BASED RECTIFIER FOR MULTIVOLTAGE FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONSOctober 2013April 2016Allow3200YesNo
14049724SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELAYED APPLICATION PROCESSOR INITIALIZATION DURING WIRELESS CHARGINGOctober 2013November 2017Allow4930YesNo
13825811CONTACTLESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMOctober 2013January 2017Allow4620YesNo
14046592ISOLATION MODULE FOR USE BETWEEN POWER RAILS IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITOctober 2013March 2017Allow4211NoNo
13875349SINGLE-POLE SWITCHING UNIT FOR LIMITING THE ENERGY FLOW IN A SERIES CIRCUIT COMPRISING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE ARRANGEMENT AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEMay 2013March 2017Allow4620YesNo
13871229METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DEVICES POWERED VIA ETHERNET CONNECTIONSApril 2013March 2017Allow4740YesYes
13869945Voltage Prioritization of Solar LoadsApril 2013June 2016Allow3721YesNo
13857467CONTROLLING CURRENT FOR POWER STEALING IN CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMSApril 2013April 2017Allow4940YesNo
13830417POWER LINE COMMUNICATION WITHOUT LINE COUPLERSMarch 2013April 2016Allow3720YesNo
13775579ILLUMINATING FLOOR MAT WITH WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERFebruary 2013March 2016Allow3720YesNo
13597857POWER INVERTER WITH MULTI-FED ON-BOARD POWER SUPPLY FOR SUPPLYING A CONTROLLERAugust 2012April 2016Allow4420YesNo
13521154POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR VEHICLESAugust 2012April 2016Allow4520YesNo
13498535Plug-Cable Unit for a Removable Coding Plug, Coding Plug and Method for Configuring a Functional Unit with a Coding PlugJune 2012April 2016Allow4820YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
97.8%
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, 100.0% 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

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J works in Art Unit 2849 and has examined 48 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 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J'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 WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J receive 1.19 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 WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J. 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, 41.7% 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 42.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% 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, 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 94% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 100.0% 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, 0.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 32% 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:

  • 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.
  • 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

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