USPTO Examiner MAINI RAHUL - Art Unit 2858

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18915936Novel Variable Reluctance ResolverOctober 2024January 2025Allow300YesNo
18608144METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING SUBCLINICAL HYPOXEMIA USING WHOLE BLOOD T2pMarch 2024May 2025Allow1420NoNo
18608691HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTIVE SENSING ALL DIGITAL PHASE LOCKED LOOPMarch 2024June 2025Allow1420YesNo
18432131INTEGRATED VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18349556Rotary Position Sensing Apparatus and MethodJuly 2023October 2024Allow1520YesNo
18208474ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PHASE DETECTORJune 2023July 2024Allow1411NoNo
18201076MULTI-INPUT MULTI-ZONE THERMAL CONTROL FOR DEVICE TESTINGMay 2023September 2024Allow1620YesNo
18316572NON-DESTRUCTIVE INSPECTION METHOD FOR POUCH-TYPE BATTERYMay 2023November 2024Allow1800NoNo
18113895EDDY CURRENT PROBE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PLY ORIENTATION USING EDDY CURRENT AND ULTRASONIC PROBESFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2310NoNo
18172796MAGNETIC SENSOR, MAGNETIC ENCODER, LENS POSITION DETECTION DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR MAGNETIC SENSORFebruary 2023October 2024Allow2000YesNo
18102646POWER DETECTOR FOR DETECTING RADIO FREQUENCY POWER OUTPUTJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410YesNo
18159413PEAK DETECTOR CALIBRATIONJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2210YesNo
18086193HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTIVE SENSING ALL DIGITAL PHASE LOCKED LOOPDecember 2022December 2023Allow1210YesNo
18066697HALL SENSOR, METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A HALL SENSOR, AND CALIBRATION APPARATUS FOR A HALL SENSORDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310YesNo
18076253MULTI-INPUT MULTI-ZONE THERMAL CONTROL FOR DEVICE TESTINGDecember 2022March 2023Allow300YesNo
17994730WARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY, MEDIUM, AND DEVICENovember 2022August 2024Allow2100YesNo
18070363POSITION INDICATOR, POSITION INDICATING DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD OF TILT OF POSITION INDICATORNovember 2022January 2024Abandon1410NoNo
17919739PROBE HEAD AND PROBE CARD HAVING SAMEOctober 2022November 2024Allow2520NoNo
17965129Gas and Particle Sensor Using Voltage and Current Behavior Between Electrodes During Glow-to-Arc TransitionOctober 2022December 2023Allow1420YesNo
17951411SOLID-STATE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (ssNMR) METHOD FOR DETECTING HYDROGEN BOND STRUCTURESeptember 2022March 2024Allow1800NoNo
17820753POSITION INDEPENDENT AND LONG READ RANGE RESONANT SENSORAugust 2022February 2025Allow3030YesNo
17887596THERMOELECTRIC POWER METERAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410YesNo
17887502SOIL TESTING DEVICEAugust 2022October 2024Allow2720NoNo
17881822ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PHASE DETECTORAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17879752NOISE MONITORING APPARATUS, NOISE MONITORING SYSTEM AND A NOISE MONITORING METHODAugust 2022July 2024Allow2300NoNo
17870512ON-STATE VOLTAGE MEASUREMENT OF HIGH-SIDE AND LOW-SIDE POWER TRANSISTORS IN A HALF-BRIDGE FOR IN-SITU PROGNOSTICSJuly 2022January 2025Allow3001YesNo
17869146APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR INSPECTING TUBULARS EMPLOYING FLEXIBLE INSPECTION SHOESJuly 2022July 2024Allow2430NoNo
17860570DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUID SATURATION IN NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ON-LINE DISPLACEMENTJuly 2022February 2024Allow1910YesNo
17790873EDDY CURRENT SENSOR FOR DETECTING CRACK OF BATTERY CELL AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CRACK OF BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2022November 2024Allow2920NoNo
17846127APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DISCRIMINATE HIGH-SPEED INSPECTION OF TUBULARSJune 2022August 2023Allow1410NoNo
17844528EDDY CURRENT MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS FOR THE DETECTION OF GRINDING BURNS ON HIGH STRENGTH STEEL THROUGH CHROME PLATINGJune 2022October 2024Abandon2730NoNo
17786252METHOD FOR ANALYZING ELECTRIC SIGNAL OF TRIBOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING DEVICEJune 2022February 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17786374STEEL PLATE SURFACE MATERIAL PROPERTY TESTING DEVICE AND STEEL PLATE SURFACE MATERIAL PROPERTY TESTING METHODJune 2022March 2024Allow2120NoNo
17831016APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MEASURING PERMANENT-MAGNET EDDY-CURRENT LOSSJune 2022October 2024Allow2910NoNo
17828135Device and Method for Measuring a Duty Cycle of a Clock SignalMay 2022November 2024Allow2920NoNo
17776918VOLTAGE SENSOR AND VOLTAGE DIVIDING DEVICEMay 2022July 2023Allow1400YesNo
17733515INTEGRATED VECTOR NETWORK ANALYZERApril 2022November 2023Allow1801YesNo
17729379ANALOG SIGNAL INPUT DEVICE FOR OPEN CIRCUIT DETECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2022January 2024Abandon2100NoNo
17769791TEST SOCKET AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMEApril 2022February 2025Allow3420YesNo
17723374LIQUID DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING LIQUID IN WAFER PROCESSING DEVICEApril 2022February 2024Allow2220NoNo
17705452Eddy Current Probe Based on Halbach Array CoilMarch 2022November 2023Allow1920NoNo
17681289NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL ARRAY AND DECOUPLING METHOD THEREOF, AND NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE DETECTION DEVICEFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3520YesNo
17592171DFT ARCHITECTURE FOR ANALOG CIRCUITSFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910YesNo
17591374Vertical Probe HeadFebruary 2022March 2025Abandon3730YesNo
17648149CHIP TESTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTJanuary 2022April 2024Allow2710NoNo
17620841A DEVICE FOR THE INSPECTION OF STEEL WIRE ROPES AND A PROCEDURE FOR THE USE THEREOFDecember 2021August 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17539278RECONFIGURABLE DOWNHOLE PIPE INSPECTION TOOLDecember 2021July 2024Allow3240YesNo
17457213APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DETECTING DEFECTS IN BOILER TUBESDecember 2021June 2023Allow1820YesNo
17533386EDDY CURRENT SENSORNovember 2021January 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17455992EVALUATION METHOD FOR HOT CARRIER EFFECT DEGRADED PERFORMANCENovember 2021April 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17531463MULTI-INPUT MULTI-ZONE THERMAL CONTROL FOR DEVICE TESTINGNovember 2021June 2022Allow710YesNo
17609355PROCESS OF ENHANCING NITROGEN VACANCY (NV) CENTER SPIN EXCITATION IN HYPERPOLARIZATION APPLICATIONNovember 2021August 2023Abandon2220NoNo
17605490METAL STRUCTURE EVALUATOR FOR ROLLED STEEL SHEETS, METHOD FOR EVALUATING METAL STRUCTURE OF ROLLED STEEL SHEET, PRODUCTION FACILITY OF STEEL PRODUCT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF STEEL PRODUCTOctober 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17483238APPROACHING DETECTION APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2021July 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17434866METHOD FOR NONDESTRUCTIVE ASSESSMENT OF STEELAugust 2021February 2024Allow3030NoNo
17395805SCALEAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4570NoNo
17426498Improved Metal-Detector Means For Locating The Presence Of Metal ObjectsJuly 2021January 2025Allow4220NoNo
17364240MOISTURE SENSOR INCLUDING VOLUME SENSINGJune 2021August 2024Allow3830NoNo
17352118DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD OF TESTING THE SAMEJune 2021April 2024Allow3440YesNo
17351690INTEGRATED SPACING SENSOR FOR JOINED PARTS AND RELATED METHODSJune 2021April 2023Abandon2210NoNo
17312591INDUCTIVE DETECTION OF A ROTATIONAL ANGLEJune 2021May 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17299535SENSOR UNIT HAVING AT LEAST ONE GEARWHEEL FORMED FROM A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDJune 2021May 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17297698AN APPARATUS FOR MULTISENSOR ELECTROMAGNETIC DEFECTOSCOPY AND INTEGRITY MONITORING OF WELL CASINGSMay 2021August 2023Allow2710YesNo
17295560METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY DETECTING DOPAMINE BASED ON MAGNETIC RESONANCE NUCLEAR SPIN SINGLET STATEMay 2021March 2024Allow3410NoNo
17313711ANGULAR DISPLACEMENT SENSORMay 2021February 2023Allow2210YesNo
17226526Current Sensor for a Switching ConverterApril 2021October 2023Allow3010YesNo
17215157MAXIMIZING DYNAMIC RANGE IN RESONANT SENSINGMarch 2021July 2023Allow2810YesNo
17276449INSPECTION METHOD FOR CRACK IN BATTERY CELL BY USING EDDY CURRENT, AND INSPECTION DEVICEMarch 2021July 2023Allow2810YesNo
17202139COLLAPSIBLE PIPELINE INSPECTION TOOLMarch 2021November 2022Allow2010YesNo
17200371USING INGRESS FOR LEAKAGE DETERMINATION IN CABLE NETWORKSMarch 2021September 2023Allow3000NoNo
17248591SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING STRUCTURAL CHANGE OF A MOLECULE OR ITS ENVIRONMENT WITH NMR SPECTROSCOPYJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3220YesNo
17151297BURN IN BOARD TEST DEVICE AND SYSTEMJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3330YesNo
17259906DRIVE CONTROLLER, DRIVE UNIT, AND POWER STEERINGJanuary 2021November 2023Allow3410YesNo
17255055Portable Detection System Comprising Magnetostatic SensorsDecember 2020January 2025Allow4940YesNo
17048149Rotary Position Sensing Apparatus and MethodOctober 2020February 2023Allow2810YesNo
17068448METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE DETECTION OF CORROSION UNDER INSULATION (CUI), CORROSION UNDER FIREPROOFING (CUF), AND FAR SIDE CORROSION ON CARBON STEEL PIPING AND PLATESOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17032719TESTING OF MICROELECTRONICS DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3611YesNo
17026137SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION OR ANGLE DETECTIONSeptember 2020January 2023Allow2810YesNo
17003056SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM, AND MOVING OBJECTAugust 2020December 2023Allow3910YesNo
17000508SHOE INTERFACE WEAR INDICATORAugust 2020January 2023Allow2920YesNo
16995801UTILITY LOCATOR TRANSMITTER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSAugust 2020April 2022Abandon2040NoYes
16891338NON-CONTACT SPEED ENCODERJune 2020August 2022Allow2620NoNo
16855733POSITION INDICATOR, POSITION INDICATING DEVICE, AND DETECTION METHOD OF TILT OF POSITION INDICATORApril 2020July 2022Allow2710YesNo
16643298Non-Destructive Inspection MethodFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3610YesNo
16788913SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POTHOLE SIGN OF ROAD PAVEMENT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, AND A RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHODFebruary 2020September 2023Abandon4330NoNo
16746256EDDY CURRENT PROBEJanuary 2020July 2022Allow3030YesNo
16733574Gas and Particle Sensor Using Voltage and Current Behavior Between ElectrodesJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3110YesNo
16721222HIGH PERFORMANCE INDUCTIVE SENSING ALL DIGITAL PHASE LOCKED LOOPDecember 2019August 2022Allow3211NoNo
16669060SENSOR MODULEOctober 2019November 2022Allow3710YesNo
16548772SENSOR CIRCUITRY FOR GAS SENSING APPLICATIONSAugust 2019January 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16540546CAPACITIVE SENSINGAugust 2019January 2024Allow5350YesYes
16535282METHOD AND APPARATUS TO DETECT FLAWS IN METALLIC PIPEAugust 2019February 2023Allow4220NoNo
16532652COMPENSATION OF MECHANICAL TOLERANCE IN A CAPACITIVE SENSING CONTROL ELEMENTAugust 2019June 2022Allow3520NoNo
16479165CAPACITIVE DEVICE FOR DETECTING AN ELECTRICALLY FLOATING OBJECTJuly 2019September 2022Allow3830NoNo
15866226VEHICLE DETECTION LOOP AND LOOP DETERIORATION ASSESSMENTJanuary 2018May 2018Allow400NoNo
15050534PROBE PIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2016January 2018Allow2311NoNo
14742906CIRCUIT TO DETECT PREVIOUS USE OF COMPUTER CHIPS USING PASSIVE TEST WIRESJune 2015June 2017Allow2410NoNo
14602544CIRCUIT TO DETECT PREVIOUS USE OF COMPUTER CHIPS USING PASSIVE TEST WIRESJanuary 2015June 2017Allow2810YesNo
14285059WORK FUNCTION CALIBRATION OF A NON-CONTACT VOLTAGE SENSORMay 2014December 2016Allow3110NoNo
14189787INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) TEST SOCKET USING KELVIN BRIDGEFebruary 2014March 2016Allow2510NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
12.1%
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
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
5.5%
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, 0.0% 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 MAINI, RAHUL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MAINI, RAHUL works in Art Unit 2858 and has examined 101 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MAINI, RAHUL's allowance rate of 83.2% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MAINI, RAHUL receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MAINI, RAHUL is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +28.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MAINI, RAHUL. This interview benefit is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 30.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 54% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 44.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 62% 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.

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, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 2.4% 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:

  • Prioritize examiner interviews: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner. Request an interview after the first office action to clarify issues and potentially expedite allowance.

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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