USPTO Examiner RAJAPUTRA SURESH KS - Art Unit 2858

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18917911ELECTRONICS TESTEROctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18856722METHOD FOR TESTING A PACKAGING SUBSTRATE, AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING A PACKAGING SUBSTRATEOctober 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18882050ELECTRONICS TESTERSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18846020FPGA CHIP-BASED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CABLE INSULATION STATESeptember 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18760562High Frequency Resistant Nuisance Tripping GFCI and with Self-Test and End of Life (STEOL) CircuitsJuly 2024March 2025Allow820NoNo
18757076METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE ACCESS HARDWARE TESTINGJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18424242NANOPORE-MATCHED PROTEIN SHUTTLE FOR MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND METHODOLOGY FOR DATA ANALYSIS THEREOFJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18514335METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE ANGULAR POSITION OF A SHAFT OF A MOTOR VEHICLENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18510262TEST APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA ARRAYNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18381309FLUOROLUCENT MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOROctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18488619ELECTRONICS TESTEROctober 2023September 2024Allow1100NoNo
18486220RF Voltage and Current (V-I) Sensors and Measurement MethodsOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18378012FLUID LANCE STOP POSITION SENSOR DETECTION METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18474321SPHERICAL SCANNING TYPE ANTENNA MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION MECHANISM THEREOFSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18450322VOLTAGE-CURRENT PHASE-BASED METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ROTARY TRANSFORMER SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2023May 2024Allow900NoNo
18225586COMPLIANT MULTI-MODE SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2023October 2024Allow1410NoNo
18355666SEMI-AIRBORNE ELECTROMAGNETIC SURVEY DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON COAXIAL COPLANAR MUTUAL REFERENCE COIL ASSEMBLYJuly 2023November 2023Allow400NoNo
18222813APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A SENSING SUBSTRATEJuly 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18342329DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A DEFECT THEREOFJune 2023March 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18341295SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A SENSOR SYSTEMJune 2023April 2025Allow2100NoNo
18258800A SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A DEVICE UNDER TEST ALLOWING ROTATIONJune 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18330860POSITION TRACKING SENSOR HAVING TAPPED ANGLED COILJune 2023March 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18329194SOIL SENSORJune 2023May 2025Allow2300NoNo
18328879LOW POWER PHASE DETECTORJune 2023January 2025Allow1900NoNo
18143181SCANNING ELEMENT AND INDUCTIVE POSITION MEASURING DEVICE HAVING THIS SCANNING ELEMENTMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo
18309884METHOD TO TEST A POWER SYSTEM AND AN AVIONICS EQUIPMENT OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV)May 2023November 2024Abandon1920NoNo
18303845TEST BOARD AND TEST DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023January 2025Allow2000NoNo
18027167ELECTRIC CURRENT DETECTION APPARATUSMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18122887NANOPORE-MATCHED PROTEIN SHUTTLE FOR MOLECULAR CHARACTERIZATION AND METHODOLOGY FOR DATA ANALYSIS THEREOFMarch 2023October 2023Allow700YesNo
18113176FLUOROLUCENT MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATORFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18022180SYSTEM FOR MEASURING TEMPERATURE AND MOISTURE OF AIR AND SOIL WITH WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION AND METHOD OF ITS PRODUCTIONFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18088257APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETECTING CRACKSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2820NoNo
18068581TEMPERATURE RESISTANT CONTACT UNIT HOLDER RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY AND RELATED METHODSDecember 2022June 2025Allow2910YesNo
18011032Microfluidic patch and electrochemical sensing deviceDecember 2022July 2024Allow1900NoNo
18062731ANECHOIC CHAMBER FOR TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST OVER-THE-AIR, A SYSTEM, AND A METHODDecember 2022September 2024Allow2210NoNo
17927845VARIABLE RELUCTANCE POSITION SENSORNovember 2022October 2024Allow2200NoNo
17988297SIGNAL CONDITIONING IN A POSITION SENSING SYSTEMNovember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18054983RF SIGNAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION DEVICENovember 2022June 2024Allow1900NoNo
18052914Soil-powered LED Plant Moisture MeterNovember 2022April 2024Abandon1810NoNo
17981167MICRO DEVICE UNDER TEST CARRIERNovember 2022February 2023Allow400NoNo
17916895METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATION OF A STATUS OF A MATERIAL IN METALLURGICAL VESSELSOctober 2022April 2024Allow1800NoNo
17958466AIRBORNE SENSOR FOR UNDERGROUND OBJECT DETECTIONOctober 2022March 2023Allow510NoNo
17935840Semiconductor Device and Method for Improved Antenna TestingSeptember 2022June 2024Allow2030NoNo
17913636METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING HUMIDITY INDICATIVE OF MOISTURE IN A STRUCTURESeptember 2022February 2025Abandon2910NoNo
17947765PROBES FOR ELECTRICAL TESTING IN DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEMSSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910NoNo
17912521RF DETECTOR AND HIGH-FREQUENCY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2022September 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17942413Wafer-Level Device Measurement for Optical SensorsSeptember 2022April 2024Allow1910YesNo
17943063VOLTAGE-CURRENT PHASE-BASED METHOD FOR LINEAR AND ROTARY TRANSFORMER SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSSeptember 2022May 2023Allow810YesNo
17940109METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING DISTURBANCE RESPONSE TO INJECTION OF CARBON DIOXIDE INTO MULTI-SCALE ROCK MASSSeptember 2022December 2022Allow400NoNo
17900633INDUCTIVE POSITION ENCODER UTILIZING TRANSMISSIVE CONFIGURATIONAugust 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17900635INDUCTIVE POSITION ENCODER UTILIZING SLANTED SCALE PATTERNAugust 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17801636Probe Structure for Radio Frequency Testing, and Radio Frequency Test Apparatus and SystemAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17890702TEST DEVICEAugust 2022August 2024Allow2420NoNo
17882567EXPERIMENTAL BENCH FOR A UAV POWER SYSTEM AND AVIONICS EQUIPMENTAugust 2022February 2023Allow710NoNo
17882264METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REMOTE ACCESS HARDWARE TESTINGAugust 2022March 2024Allow1920YesNo
17796805SELF-RESETTING SINGLE FLUX-QUANTUM MICROWAVE PHOTODETECTORAugust 2022February 2024Allow1900NoNo
17796804BATTERY PACK SELECTION FOR PRE-CHARGING OF DC BUSAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17795825DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING MOISTURE CONTENT OF A WOOD MATERIALJuly 2022August 2024Abandon2510NoNo
17813833ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS METHODJuly 2022April 2024Allow2110NoNo
17866129MULTI-LANE OPTICAL-ELECTRICAL DEVICE TESTING USING AUTOMATED TESTING EQUIPMENTJuly 2022March 2023Allow810NoNo
17864793SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC POSITION SENSINGJuly 2022May 2024Allow2210YesNo
17809901PROBE CARD DEVICE AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION ASSEMBLY THEREOFJune 2022December 2024Allow3020NoNo
17853079APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING SEMICONDUCTORJune 2022March 2024Allow2010YesNo
17809382POSITION SENSING METHODJune 2022May 2025Allow3510NoNo
17842950POSITION DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF POSITION DETECTIONJune 2022December 2023Allow1810NoNo
17834173METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MAGNETIC TRACKING ERROR DUE TO FLOOR DISTORTIONJune 2022February 2024Allow2020YesNo
17805555DEGRADATION MONITOR FOR BOND WIRE TO BOND PAD INTERFACESJune 2022April 2024Allow2210NoNo
17827181ELECTRICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLYMay 2022May 2023Allow1110NoNo
17664448TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR BOTTOM EMITTING WAFER-LEVEL VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER TESTINGMay 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17777334Metal Property Measurement System and MethodMay 2022May 2025Allow3630YesNo
17745810DICE TESTING METHODMay 2022December 2023Allow2000NoNo
17744552WEAR DETECTION SYSTEM WITH METAL DEBRIS SENSOR ASSEMBLYMay 2022December 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17744558METHOD OF MONITORING WITH METAL DEBRIS SENSOR ASSEMBLYMay 2022December 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17776758MOISTURE SENSOR, POLISHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING THE MOISTURE IN A POLISHING PADMay 2022December 2024Abandon3120NoNo
17736068SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND MULTI-CHIP PARALLEL TESTING METHODMay 2022April 2024Allow2310NoNo
17771345SHAPE ANALYSIS DEVICEApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17713822COMPLIANT GROUND BLOCK AND TESTING SYSTEM HAVING COMPLIANT GROUND BLOCKApril 2022June 2023Allow1400NoNo
17657124ELECTRICAL PROPERTY TESTING DEVICE OF EVALUATION BOARDMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17704430METHOD OF INSTALLING STROKE SENSORMarch 2022February 2023Allow1110NoNo
17690577WIDEBAND TUNABLE RYDBERG MICROWAVE DETECTORMarch 2022March 2024Allow2510YesNo
17640426INDUCTIVE DISPLACEMENT AND/OR POSITION DETECTIONMarch 2022March 2024Allow2410NoNo
17652956CONTACT PROBE, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND INSPECTION METHODMarch 2022September 2023Abandon1910NoNo
17682665DETECTION APPARATUS AND DETECTION METHODFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1610NoNo
17679020SHORT CIRCUIT DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SWITCH APPARATUS, AND SHORT CIRCUIT DETERMINATION METHODFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710NoNo
17672400System and Method for using Pulsed Radio Frequency (RF) Signals and a Modulated Scattering Probe (MSP) to Enable Measurements of Distance to and Planarity of a Surface of a Device under Test (DUT)February 2022June 2023Allow1610NoNo
17666740LINEAR INDUCTIVE POSITION SENSORFebruary 2022January 2025Allow3510YesNo
17592113HUMIDITY INITIATED GAS (HIG) SENSORS FOR VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS SENSINGFebruary 2022December 2024Abandon3420NoNo
17632162ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE VISUALIZATION DEVICEFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2420YesNo
17629855Metal DetectorJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2520NoNo
17629366DISTRIBUTED INSULATION DETECTION DEVICE FOR MULTI-STAGE DC SYSTEMJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3410NoNo
17577740PROBE FOR A TEST SYSTEMJanuary 2022March 2024Allow2510NoNo
17577101SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER AND TEST METHODJanuary 2022March 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17627294CONDUCTION INSPECTION METHOD FOR MULTIPOLE ABERRATION CORRECTOR, AND CONDUCTION INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR MULTIPOLE ABERRATION CORRECTORJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2100NoNo
17575109DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A DEFECT THEREOFJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17545167SCANNING ELEMENT AND INDUCTIVE POSITION MEASURING DEVICE HAVING A SCANNING ELEMENTDecember 2021March 2023Allow1500NoNo
17545033SIGNAL DETECTION CIRCUITDecember 2021December 2023Allow2400NoNo
17543329SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING HOSE FAILUREDecember 2021October 2022Allow1000YesNo
17540835LOCALIZED MAGNETIC FIELD TESTINGDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4240YesNo
17539979Eddy Current Sensor Device for Measuring a Linear DisplacementDecember 2021June 2023Allow1810NoNo
17530606BIASING DEVICE FOR DETECTING A CONDUCTOR POSITION AND WIRE PROCESSING EQUIPMENTNovember 2021August 2023Allow2100NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
1
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
75.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
10
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(40.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
6
(60.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.1%
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, 40.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS works in Art Unit 2858 and has examined 529 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 85.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS's allowance rate of 85.8% places them in the 58% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS receive 1.31 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% 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 RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +10.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by RAJAPUTRA, SURESH KS. This interview benefit is in the 47% 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, 38.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 85% 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 50.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 71% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 77.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.6% 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, 39.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% 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 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 0.9% of allowed cases (in the 55% 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:

  • 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.

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.