USPTO Examiner LIN ARIC - Art Unit 2851

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18793209SYSTEM AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMPROVING THE CRITICAL PATH DELAY OF A FPGA ROUTING TOOL AT SMALLER CHANNEL WIDTHSAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18538946Quantum Noise Process Analysis Method and Apparatus, Device, and Storage MediumDecember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18333259INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2023January 2025Allow2010NoNo
18328800ROUTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF WAFER SUBSTRATE WITH STANDARD INTEGRATION ZONE FOR INTEGRATION ON-WAFERJune 2023July 2024Allow1320NoNo
18323593INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STACK VERIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEMay 2023January 2025Allow2020NoNo
18114845METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PHOTO MASKSFebruary 2023December 2024Abandon2220YesNo
18014002FLEXIBLE MODELING METHOD FOR TIMING CONSTRAINT OF REGISTERDecember 2022August 2023Allow710NoNo
18011443METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING CIRCUIT TIMING BASED ON FLEXIBLE REGISTER TIMING LIBRARYDecember 2022September 2023Allow910NoNo
17990518VERIFYING A HARDWARE DESIGN FOR A MULTI-STAGE COMPONENTNovember 2022February 2024Allow1520NoNo
17953312SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING A PROGRAMMABLE FINITE STATE MACHINE THAT ACCELERATES FETCHLESS COMPUTATIONS AND OPERATIONS OF AN ARRAY OF PROCESSING CORES OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITSeptember 2022May 2023Allow820NoNo
17745224Integrated Circuit Layouts with Fill Feature ShapesMay 2022April 2025Allow3550YesNo
17693236FAST SYNTHESIS OF LOGICAL CIRCUIT DESIGN WITH PREDICTIVE TIMINGMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17680234METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AND REGULATING LOCAL MAGNETIC FIELD VARIATIONS FOR SPIN QUBIT MANIPULATION USING MICRO-STRUCTURES IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITSFebruary 2022April 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17644424Selective Filtering for Fast Driving of QubitsDecember 2021January 2025Abandon3710NoNo
17552289Run-time reconfigurable accelerator for matrix multiplicationDecember 2021June 2024Abandon3020NoNo
17546408SYNTHESIZABLE LOGIC MEMORYDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4030YesNo
17522834DYNAMIC PORT HANDLING FOR ISOLATED MODULES AND DYNAMIC FUNCTION EXCHANGENovember 2021February 2024Allow2720YesNo
17517322INTEGRATED CIRCUIT SIMULATION AND DESIGN METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOFNovember 2021April 2024Allow2920NoNo
17594586METHOD OF REALIZING A HARDWARE DEVICE FOR EXECUTING OPERATIONS DEFINED BY A HIGH-LEVEL SOFTWARE CODEOctober 2021June 2023Allow2010NoNo
17501764METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING QUANTUM DATAOctober 2021September 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17490496METHOD, PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR RAPID SEQUENCE CLASSIFICATION THROUGH A COVERAGE MODELSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3220YesNo
17480574RESET DOMAIN CROSSING DETECTION AND SIMULATIONSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2620YesNo
17468319LOGICAL CLOCK CONNECTION IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3940YesYes
17468243SIGNAL PRE-ROUTING IN AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3340YesNo
17463040Automated Debug of Falsified Power-Aware Formal Properties using Static Checker ResultsAugust 2021May 2025Abandon4540YesYes
17310883OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2021June 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17411346VARIATION-AWARE DELAY FAULT TESTINGAugust 2021September 2022Allow1300NoNo
17411578ENHANCED GLITCH ESTIMATION IN VECTORLESS POWER ANALYSISAugust 2021February 2024Allow2930YesNo
17411113LATCH-UP AVOIDANCE FOR SEA-OF-GATESAugust 2021March 2023Allow1920YesNo
17445493DCDC ConverterAugust 2021June 2025Abandon4620NoNo
17406329Power Feeding Control Device, Power Feeding System, and Power Feeding MethodAugust 2021August 2024Allow3620NoNo
17406179BATTERY PACK AND COMBINATION OF THE BATTERY PACK AND A POWER TOOLAugust 2021January 2025Allow4120NoNo
17406644INSULATION RESISTANCE DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND INSULATION RESISTANCE DETECTION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2021November 2024Allow3910NoNo
17399523PLACEMENT OF LOGIC BASED ON RELATIVE ACTIVATION RATESAugust 2021January 2023Allow1810NoNo
17395277GLOBAL MISTRACKING ANALYSIS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNAugust 2021November 2023Allow2720YesNo
17388121ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS INCLUDING HYBRID VOLTAGE THRESHOLD LOGICAL ENTITIESJuly 2021January 2025Allow4120YesNo
17382674METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR VERIFYING A PROPERTY OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HARDWARE DESIGN USING A QUIESCENT STATEJuly 2021September 2023Allow2620NoNo
17375790FRAMEWORK FOR AUTOMATED SYNTHESIS OF SECURE, OPTIMIZED SYSTEM-ON-CHIP ARCHITECTURESJuly 2021December 2024Abandon4160YesNo
17370930ELECTRONIC SIGNAL VERIFICATION USING A TRANSLATED SIMULATED WAVEFORMJuly 2021August 2024Abandon3840YesNo
17364565AUTOMATED DESIGN OF FIELD PROGRAMMABLE GATE ARRAY OR OTHER LOGIC DEVICE BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND VECTORIZATION OF BEHAVIORAL SOURCE CODEJune 2021November 2024Abandon4060YesNo
17364388METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EFFICIENTLY IMPLEMENTING A 3D-ICJune 2021May 2023Allow2220YesNo
17346194SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PRE-LAYOUT RC INFORMATIONJune 2021June 2022Allow1210NoNo
17345361INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2021February 2023Allow2000NoNo
17319687INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STACK VERIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEMay 2021February 2023Allow2110NoNo
17307270COMMUNICATION COORDINATION AND NODE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR ENHANCED QUANTUM CIRCUIT OPERATION EMPLOYING A HYBRID CLASSICAL/QUANTUM SYSTEMMay 2021December 2024Allow4330YesNo
17238777PRE-LAUNCH ENERGY HARVESTING ON AERODYNAMIC SYSTEMSApril 2021April 2025Abandon4720NoNo
17235683ADAPTIVE ERROR CORRECTION IN QUANTUM COMPUTINGApril 2021June 2022Allow1410NoNo
17219730DRIVER RESIZING USING A TRANSITION-BASED PIN CAPACITANCE INCREASE MARGINMarch 2021November 2023Allow3110YesNo
17216508CONFIGURABLE TESTING OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17279201METHOD TO DETECT VEHICLE BATTERY TYPE BEFORE CHARGEMarch 2021April 2025Allow4930YesNo
17192420GLITCH POWER ANALYSIS WITH REGISTER TRANSFER LEVEL VECTORSMarch 2021October 2022Allow1930YesNo
17180239SDD ATPG USING FAULT RULES FILES, SDF AND NODE SLACK FOR TESTING AN IC CHIPFebruary 2021August 2022Allow1810YesNo
17269340Charging Device and Charging SystemFebruary 2021September 2024Abandon4320YesNo
17177778BEHAVIORAL-LEVEL TIMING AND AREA OPTIMIATIONFebruary 2021July 2024Abandon4160YesNo
17174665QUANTUM NOISE PROCESS ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3310NoNo
17152802INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTUREJanuary 2021July 2024Abandon4241NoNo
17147854METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, AND AN INTEGRATED CIRCUITJanuary 2021June 2022Allow1710NoNo
17147163SUB-FPGA LEVEL COMPILATION PLATFORM WITH ADJUSTABLE DYNAMIC REGION FOR EMULATION/PROTOTYPING DESIGNSJanuary 2021February 2023Allow2530NoNo
17139323METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VIEWING SIMULATION SIGNALS OF A DIGITAL PRODUCTDecember 2020February 2023Abandon2630NoNo
17135146VERIFYING A HARDWARE DESIGN FOR A MULTI-STAGE COMPONENTDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17126895Method and Apparatus for Estimating State of Charge of BatteryDecember 2020November 2024Abandon4620YesNo
17100016Systems And Methods For Predicting And Managing Power And Energy Use Of Semiconductor DevicesNovember 2020December 2022Allow2530NoNo
17098245SIMULATING LARGE CAT QUBITS USING A SHIFTED FOCK BASISNovember 2020April 2022Allow1720YesNo
17073427TEST PATTERN GENERATING METHOD, TEST PATTERN GENERATING DEVICE AND FAULT MODEL GENERATING METHODOctober 2020June 2023Abandon3230NoNo
17064406IC CHIP TEST ENGINEOctober 2020March 2022Allow1710YesNo
17037870METHOD FOR COMPENSATING VOLTAGE DROP WITH ADDITIONAL POWER MESH AND CIRCUIT SYSTEM THEREOFSeptember 2020July 2023Abandon3340NoNo
17037613CORRECTION METHOD OF MASK LAYOUT AND MASK CONTAINING CORRECTED LAYOUTSeptember 2020December 2022Allow2620NoNo
16948280TIME-BASED POWER ANALYSISSeptember 2020August 2022Allow2330NoNo
16996540Method for Recognizing Analog Circuit StructureAugust 2020August 2022Abandon2440NoNo
16934332COMPILER-DRIVER PROGRAMMABLE DEVICE VIRTUALIZATION IN A COMPUTING SYSTEMJuly 2020November 2022Allow2800NoNo
16927195METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION OF STANDARD CELLS TO GENERATE A STANDARD CELL CANDIDATE LIBRARYJuly 2020July 2021Allow1200NoNo
16925500Systems and Methods for Generating Synthesizable Netlists From Register Transfer Level DesignsJuly 2020August 2024Allow4960YesNo
16946677METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PRODUCT FOR AN IMPROVED APPROACH TO PLACEMENT AND OPTIMIZATION IN A PHYSICAL DESIGN FLOWJune 2020June 2021Allow1110YesNo
16915786ELECTRONIC DEVICES GENERATING VERIFICATION VECTOR FOR VERIFYING SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUIT AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2020February 2023Allow3110YesNo
16891521HYBRID STANDARD CELL AND METHOD OF DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT USING THE SAMEJune 2020November 2023Abandon4131YesNo
16882217AUTOMATED CIRCUIT GENERATIONMay 2020May 2025Abandon6060YesNo
16875181SYSTEM, METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH PRE-LAYOUT RC INFORMATIONMay 2020February 2021Allow910NoNo
16869820SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ANALYZING X-PROPAGATION SIMULATIONSMay 2020May 2022Allow2400NoNo
16861286METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGNApril 2020November 2022Allow3130YesNo
16859325CHECKING WAFER-LEVEL INTEGRATED DESIGNS FOR RULE COMPLIANCEApril 2020July 2021Allow1530YesNo
16854788Core-Only System Management InterruptApril 2020August 2022Abandon2830YesNo
16831583High Efficiency Bidirectional Charge Balancing of Battery CellsMarch 2020September 2024Abandon5450YesNo
16802573CIRCUIT DESIGN METHOD AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTFebruary 2020October 2022Abandon3210NoNo
16785125SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HYBRID QUANTUM-CLASSICAL COMPUTINGFebruary 2020October 2023Allow4430NoNo
16873675Debugging non-detected faults using sequential equivalence checkingJanuary 2020June 2023Abandon4140YesNo
16725023STANDARD CELL FOR REMOVING ROUTING INTERFERENCE BETWEEN ADJACENT PINS AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2019February 2021Allow1420YesNo
16622803METHOD FOR CHARGING BATTERIES FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND SYSTEM FOR STORING ELECTRICAL ENERGYDecember 2019November 2022Abandon3530YesNo
16700230Smart Repeater Design for On-Route Repeater Planning for BusDecember 2019May 2021Allow1820YesNo
16699085AUTOMATED DESIGN CLOSURE WITH ABUTTED HIERARCHYNovember 2019March 2021Allow1610NoNo
16682228INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PULL-UP AND PULL-DOWN RESISTOR VERIFICATION METHODNovember 2019February 2021Abandon1510NoNo
16681082METHODS OF GENERATING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) LAYOUT SYNTHETIC PATTERNS AND RELATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTSNovember 2019May 2022Allow3120YesNo
16659134OPTIMIZED ELECTROMIGRATION ANALYSISOctober 2019February 2021Allow1620YesNo
16596732TOOL CONTROL USING MULTISTAGE LSTM FOR PREDICTING ON-WAFER MEASUREMENTSOctober 2019September 2024Allow5940YesNo
16497644CONDITION ASSESSMENT METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AN OUTDOOR POST-MOUNTED VACUUM SWITCHSeptember 2019November 2022Abandon3820YesNo
16495696POWER SUPPLY DEVICESeptember 2019September 2022Allow3630YesNo
16571773SYSTEM FOR PLACEMENT OPTIMIZATION OF CHIP DESIGN FOR TRANSIENT NOISE CONTROL AND RELATED METHODS THEREOFSeptember 2019April 2022Allow3140YesNo
16568157Estimation of Effective Channel Length for FinFets and Nano-WiresSeptember 2019February 2020Allow510YesNo
16502933CIRCUIT DESIGN VERIFICATION APPARATUS AND PROGRAMJuly 2019February 2020Allow820NoNo
16467421RECONFIGURABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT AND OPERATING PRINCIPLEJune 2019October 2022Allow4001NoNo
16430415SYSTEM DESIGN USING ACCURATE PERFORMANCE MODELSJune 2019February 2020Allow920NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
34.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
26
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(19.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
21
(80.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.9%
Lower 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, 19.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LIN, ARIC - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LIN, ARIC works in Art Unit 2851 and has examined 395 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LIN, ARIC's allowance rate of 60.5% places them in the 14% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LIN, ARIC receive 2.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 90% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LIN, ARIC is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LIN, ARIC. This interview benefit is in the 40% 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, 16.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 7% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

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 13% 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 59.1% of appeals filed. This is in the 28% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 7.7% 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, 68.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 24% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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:

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.
  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.