USPTO Examiner MEMULA SURESH - Art Unit 2851

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18897957ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CONNECTOR ADAPTER NESTED IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENTSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18668565SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BATTERYMay 2024October 2025Allow1711NoNo
18624269ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLEApril 2024August 2025Allow1710YesNo
18601629LOGIC REPOSITORY SERVICE USING ENCRYPTED CONFIGURATION DATAMarch 2024June 2025Allow1511NoNo
18436736Power Distribution for Modular StorageFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18427577METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETICLE ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGYJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18424979DETUNING MODULATED COMPOSITE PULSES FOR HIGH-FIDELITY ROBUST QUANTUM CONTROLJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2311NoNo
18396680DESIGN METHOD OF BUFFER LAYER WITH CRITICAL DEFORMATION OF TUNNEL INITIAL SUPPORT AS CONTROL TARGETDecember 2023August 2024Allow710NoNo
18386205COIL COMPONENTNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18381995CHARGING STATIONS FOR BIKES AND E-SCOOTERSOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18369327ACCELERATED PATTERN MATCHING METHOD ON A QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMSeptember 2023December 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18242504SYSTEM AND METHOD TO GENERATE A NETWORK-ON-CHIP (NoC) DESCRIPTION USING INCREMENTAL TOPOLOGY SYNTHESISSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18239799VEHICLE AND CHARGING SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18277983PRODUCTION SUPPORT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER CONTROL PANEL PRODUCTION AUTOMATIONAugust 2023February 2024Allow600NoNo
18232742SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXT AWARE CIRCUIT DESIGNAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18362889IC DEVICE LAYOUT METHODJuly 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18361948Mixed Poly Pitch Design Solution for Power TrimJuly 2023January 2025Allow1801NoNo
18360445CRITICAL DIMENSION UNIFORMITYJuly 2023November 2024Allow1511NoNo
18226677METHOD FOR COLORING CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18355501LEAKAGE REDUCTION BETWEEN TWO TRANSISTOR DEVICES ON A SAME CONTINUOUS FINJuly 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18350738METHOD OF MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIAJuly 2023October 2024Allow1500NoNo
18203799LOGIC REPOSITORY SERVICEMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18204142APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGINGMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18321282JIG FOR CONNECTOR CURRENT EVALUATIONMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18142808COIL COMPONENTMay 2023December 2023Allow700NoNo
18304661METAL CUT REGION LOCATION METHODApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18129600METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRIC VEHICLESMarch 2023February 2024Allow1010YesNo
18108485CHARGING STATIONS FOR BIKES AND E-SCOOTERSFebruary 2023January 2024Abandon1210NoNo
18041120SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT MODELING METHOD AND DEVICEFebruary 2023January 2026Allow3600NoNo
18163916ANALOG CELLS UTILIZING COMPLEMENTARY MOSFET PAIRSFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18157425METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETICLE ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGYJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910YesNo
18094817SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ACCESSORY RECHARGING DURING BATTERY CHARGEJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1810YesNo
18087829SPUF BASED ON COMBINATIONAL LOGIC AND SCAN CHAINDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18145704BUILD FLOW FOR IMPLEMENTING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLICATIONS IN PROGRAMMABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITSDecember 2022November 2025Allow3500NoNo
18009305TEMPERATURE DISCRETIZATION DIGITAL DEVICEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3400NoNo
18075109CIRCUIT DESIGN MODIFICATION BASED ON TIMING TRADEOFFDecember 2022October 2025Allow3400NoNo
18072998IMAGE-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PATTERNING METHOD USING DEEP NEURAL NETWORKDecember 2022March 2026Allow3910NoNo
17927934CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POWER SOURCE, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUMNovember 2022May 2023Allow500NoNo
17978071SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING A FLOORPLAN AND BUMP PLACEMENT FOR A PACKAGE DESIGNOctober 2022August 2025Allow3400NoNo
18050652MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR MONITORING OF A PROTECTIVE EARTH CONNECTION IN A VEHICLE CHARGING INTERFACE OF A VEHICLEOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
18049752POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, SERVER, AND POWER ADJUSTMENT METHODOctober 2022March 2026Allow4100NoNo
17973984Charger Plug NozzleOctober 2022August 2025Allow3300NoNo
18049373MULTI-PORT CHARGING ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESOctober 2022September 2025Allow3500NoNo
17973078Multiply-Instantiated Block Modeling For Circuit Component Placement In Integrated CircuitOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17970564ELECTRIC BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIC BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEMOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17970175SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY CHARGING USING A NEGOTIABLE POWER SUPPLYOctober 2022January 2026Allow3910NoNo
17970216ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION OPERATION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOROctober 2022August 2025Allow3400NoNo
17966993COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR DESIGNING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT BY CONSIDERING TIMING DELAYOctober 2022June 2023Allow710NoNo
17962418CHARGING PORT ALIGNMENT METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ROBOTIC CAR CHARGERSOctober 2022January 2026Allow3911NoNo
17961703CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY HAVING A PROXIMITY RESISTOR ASSEMBLYOctober 2022July 2025Allow3300NoNo
17957111THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLESeptember 2022October 2023Allow1210NoNo
17955833VEHICLE AND CHARGING SYSTEMSeptember 2022June 2023Allow810NoNo
17935876Wireless Power Receiver Configurable for LDO or Buck OperationSeptember 2022June 2023Allow900NoNo
17950728Programmable Input And Output Interfaces In Processing Integrated Circuits For Servers And Other DevicesSeptember 2022February 2026Allow4110NoNo
17948535CHARGING CONNECTORSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17931958CHARGE COUPLERSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010YesNo
17940893CHARGING CABLE WITH CHARGING PLUGSeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010NoNo
17939252EV CHARGING STATION WITH HEATED CHARGE COUPLER CRADLESeptember 2022January 2026Allow4010YesNo
17903091ELECTRIC VEHICLE HAVING A CHARGING FLAP MODULESeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710NoNo
17929134ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVABLE COMPONENTSeptember 2022September 2025Allow3600NoNo
17900212LOCKING MECHANISM AND CORE WRAPPING FOR IP COREAugust 2022June 2025Allow3300NoNo
17887100Electric Vehicle Charging SystemAugust 2022November 2025Allow3910NoNo
17883751CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY HAVING A PROXIMITY RESISTOR ASSEMBLYAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300NoNo
17883762CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY HAVING A PROXIMITY RESISTOR ASSEMBLYAugust 2022May 2025Allow3300NoNo
17818236Programmable ImpedanceAugust 2022June 2024Allow2200NoNo
17877952Mixed Poly Pitch Design Solution for Power TrimJuly 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17875791DOCKED INTERLOCK SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17873550ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLEJuly 2022January 2024Allow1720YesNo
17872496ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) CROSS CONNECTORS FOR EV CHARGINGJuly 2022December 2025Abandon4110NoNo
17868036Vehicle Charging System and Charging Control Method ThereforJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17865905ADAPTER, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND WIRE WITH POWER DELIVERY FUNCTIONJuly 2022November 2025Allow4001NoNo
17860526AXIALLY ROTATABLE CONNECTORJuly 2022November 2025Allow4010NoNo
17856509CHARGING DEVICEJuly 2022January 2026Allow4210NoNo
17853758METHOD FOR COLORING CIRCUIT LAYOUT AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEJune 2022June 2023Allow1110NoNo
17849849SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLES TO TRANSFER ENERGYJune 2022October 2025Allow4010NoNo
17844727METHOD FOR LAYOUT PLACEMENT AND ROUTING, CIRCUIT LAYOUT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022October 2025Allow4010NoNo
17842261SEAT CADDY FOR CHARGING CABLEJune 2022March 2024Abandon2120NoNo
17842508CHIP DEVIATION CORRECTION METHOD FOR MASKLESS EXPOSURE MACHINEJune 2022March 2025Allow3300NoNo
17841056SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPARING CIRCUIT DESIGN CONSTRAINT SETSJune 2022September 2025Allow3910YesNo
17831749COOLED INLET COLD PLATE DESIGN FOR ROBUST ELECTRICAL ISOLATIONJune 2022April 2025Allow3510YesNo
17828035CHARGING SYSTEM, CHARGER, AND CHARGING SYSTEM CONTROL METHODMay 2022November 2025Allow4210NoNo
17756492ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CONNECTOR AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SAMEMay 2022August 2025Allow3810NoNo
17750065ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING OPTIMIZATIONMay 2022September 2025Abandon4011NoNo
17744093CHARGING CONNECTOR FOR VEHICLEMay 2022August 2025Allow3910NoNo
17741996VEHICLEMay 2022April 2023Allow1100NoNo
17734030ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022December 2025Allow4310NoNo
17731792CHARGING COUPLER HAVING HANDLE AND ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2022January 2024Allow2010NoNo
17730488DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING BIASES ON QUANTUM BITS BASED ON DETECTED EVENTSApril 2022April 2025Allow3610YesNo
17660803DEPOT CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE FLEETApril 2022March 2026Abandon4610NoNo
17729772FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLEApril 2022January 2026Allow4510NoNo
17728171JIG FOR CONNECTOR CURRENT EVALUATIONApril 2022February 2023Allow900NoNo
17659337MEMORY ARRAY CIRCUIT, MEMORY ARRAY LAYOUT AND VERIFICATION METHODApril 2022March 2025Allow3500NoNo
17720746ELECTRIC VEHICLE CORDSET FAULT STATUS HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACEApril 2022October 2025Allow4210YesNo
17769254POSITIONING UNIT FOR A CHARGING STATION, AND METHOD FOR MAKING CONTACTApril 2022October 2025Allow4210NoNo
17716023METHOD FOR LOCKING A CONNECTOR ARRANGED ON A CHARGING CABLE TO A MATING CONNECTOR, AND CHARGING STATION FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHODApril 2022October 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17715478METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL PLACEMENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGERSApril 2022May 2023Allow1311YesNo
17708144VEHICLE CHARGING PORT MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17763310CHARGING STATION FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY ACCUMULATOR OF A ROAD VEHICLEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3610NoNo
17655949SOFTWARE TO INDUSTRIAL DEVICE INTERFACEMarch 2022October 2024Allow3100NoNo
17640348BATTERY SWAP STATIONMarch 2022October 2024Allow3200NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
12.2%
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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
80.7%
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 MEMULA, SURESH - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MEMULA, SURESH works in Art Unit 2851 and has examined 903 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 94.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MEMULA, SURESH's allowance rate of 94.0% places them in the 82% 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 MEMULA, SURESH receive 0.78 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 5% 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 MEMULA, SURESH is 20 months. This places the examiner in the 93% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MEMULA, SURESH. This interview benefit is in the 23% 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, 42.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 49.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 73% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 80.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 72% 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 above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 65.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 71% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.6% of allowed cases (in the 61% 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 4.5% of allowed cases (in the 79% 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.

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