USPTO Examiner SINHA TARUN - Art Unit 2863

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19034261MAGNETIC FLUX LEAKAGE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER JOINT TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRILL PIPE AT WELLHEADJanuary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
18931067HIGH-TEMPERATURE VIBRATION MODAL TESTING DEVICE FOR VARIABLE CROSS-SECTION CARBON FIBER RESIN-BASED COMPOSITESOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18810608SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING FLUID QUALITYAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18805525SEMI-ONLINE ANALYTICAL APPARATUS FOR MEASURING ATMOSPHERIC TRACE NITROGEN-CONTAINING ORGANIC COMPONENTSAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18797540SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAMPLING METAL IONS IN CORROSIVE GASAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18796265MONITORING AND WARNING DEVICE FOR ROCK BURST IN COAL MINEAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18760650APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING THE VIBRATIONS OF EVEN CROSS-SECTIONAL MODES IN A CIRCULAR CYLINDER USING A PIEZOELECTRIC WIREJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18747762EROSION TEST RIG FOR VARIABLE SPEED DUST IMPACT AT EXTREME TEMPERATURESJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18720294TUNABLE LASER SPECTROSCOPY MEASUREMENT OF C13 ETHANEJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18676515METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION DESIGN OF ARTIFICIAL REEF STRUCTUREMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18648321INTELLIGENT FREQUENCY READING METHOD APPLICABLE TO LOW-TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENT AND WIRELESS VIBRATING WIRE ACQUISITION INSTRUMENTApril 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18635501EXTENDABLE POOL WATER COLLECTION AND TESTING DEVICEApril 2024April 2025Allow1220YesNo
18599325EXPERIMENTAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CO-EXISTENCE OF OVERFLOW AND LOST CIRCULATION IN FRACTURED FORMATION DURING DRILLING OF DEVIATED WELLMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18597395UNDER WATER ACOUSTICS PLASMA GENERATORMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18581221METHOD OF METERED SWITCHING FOR A HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SAMPLE INJECTORFebruary 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18418116MEASUREMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18579440APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A PARAMETER OF A PROCESS FLUIDJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18411159VIBRATION GENERATOR MOVING VIBRATOR BY MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATED BY COIL AND VIBRATOR-MOUNTED HOLDER USED IN VIBRATION-GENERATORJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18509492FLUID CONSUMPTION METER WITH NOISE SENSORNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18487231METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING TURBULENT MIXING INTENSITY, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
18487108METHOD AND SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR METERING ANTI-INTERFERENCE OF GAS ULTRASONIC METEROctober 2023March 2024Allow500NoNo
18374797Self-Centering Radial Encoding Scanner and Related Systems and MethodsSeptember 2023July 2024Allow911NoNo
18243002Optical Detection of ION Water Chemistry In Oil And WaterSeptember 2023April 2025Allow2011YesNo
18365766WAFER PROCESS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2023December 2024Allow1620NoNo
18349932SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING HIGH-FREQUENCY VIBRATIONSJuly 2023November 2024Allow1620NoNo
18270899MECHANISM FOR POSITIONING TOOLS, SUCH AS AN IMPLEMENT OR A MEASURING INSTRUMENT, ON A WALL OR SURFACE AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND/OR PERFORMING MEASUREMENTS AND/OR OPERATIONS AT A RELATIVELY LARGE DISTANCE OR HEIGHT CONTAINING SUCH MECHANISMJuly 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18342895METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR MEASURING FLUID VOLUMESJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18335483REAL TIME INTEGRITY MONITORING OF ON-SHORE PIPESJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18205912Chemical Sensing Systems and MethodsJune 2023May 2024Allow1100NoNo
18301576MEASURING DEVICE, MEASURING SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND MEASURING METHODApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18185619VIBRATION GENERATOR MOVING VIBRATOR BY MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATED BY COIL AND VIBRATOR-MOUNTED HOLDER USED IN VIBRATION-GENERATORMarch 2023October 2023Allow710YesNo
18120626COAL OR ROCK DYNAMIC DISASTER WARNING APPARATUS AND METHODMarch 2023August 2023Allow510NoNo
18015074ULTRASOUND VIBRATING-TYPE DEFECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND WIRE DEFECT DETECTION SYSTEMJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2900NoNo
17986884PORTABLE ORTHOGONAL SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE SENSOR SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS SENSING, REMOVAL OF NONSPECIFICALLY BOUND PROTEINS AND MIXINGNovember 2022September 2023Allow1010NoNo
17907808VIBRONIC MULITSENSORAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17596241IMPROVED MODE DECOMPOSITION METHOD APPLICABLE TO FLOW FIELD ANALYSIS AND RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERNAL SOLITARY WAVE TESTAugust 2022September 2024Allow3300NoNo
17863671MEASUREMENT OF FLOW IN PIPELINESJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3420YesNo
17860194DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF PHASED ARRAY PARAMETERS FOR ULTRASONIC INSPECTIONJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410YesNo
17857767SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMART POINT LEVEL SENSING OF WASTE TANKJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17806757DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMISSION AND RECEPTION OF ULTRASONIC SIGNALS TO AND FROM A TEST MATERIALJune 2022July 2023Allow1300YesNo
17839897COMPACT INTELLIGENT AEROSOL AND FLUID MANIFOLDJune 2022May 2025Allow3501NoNo
17783663Automatic Measurement System for Sludge Settling VelocityJune 2022April 2025Allow3410NoNo
17832126ASYMMETRIC FLUIDIC OSCILLATOR FOR GENERATING A WELLBORE SIGNALJune 2022February 2024Allow2010YesNo
17780219Test Device for Testing Functions of a PumpMay 2022April 2025Allow3510NoNo
17778832PUMP UNIT AND CHROMATOGRAPHMay 2022August 2024Allow2710YesNo
17748193TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTIC SENSORMay 2022January 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17776859Flow Rate Measurement DeviceMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17663343PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING OBJECTMay 2022May 2024Allow2530YesNo
17775927Photoacoustic Analysis Method and DeviceMay 2022June 2024Allow2500NoNo
17732574DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING SETTLEABILITY OF ACTIVATED SLUDGE IN-SITUApril 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17661392FLUID STORAGE SYSTEMS AND MONITORINGApril 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17772802CHEMICAL SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17730114INSPECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEALING SURFACESApril 2022September 2024Allow2910YesNo
17657292ADAPTIVE TOTAL FOCUSING METHOD (TFM) SUCH AS FOR ZERO-DEGREE ACOUSTIC INSPECTIONMarch 2022July 2024Allow2820NoNo
17708875SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR WIRELESS TRANSFER OF DATA AND POWER IN A WELLBOREMarch 2022August 2024Allow2920YesNo
17704886METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ANALYZING THE CONFORMITY OF AN INTERPOSITION MASTIC INTEGRAGED INTO A STRUCTURE, IN PARTICULAR OF AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2022October 2024Allow3010NoNo
17704254METHOD FOR CHECKING AN ULTRASOUND PROBE IN THE CONTEXT OF A STRUCTURAL INSPECTION OF A PARTMarch 2022July 2023Allow1600NoNo
17700275MICROMECHANICAL DETECTION STRUCTURE OF A MEMS MULTI-AXIS GYROSCOPE, WITH REDUCED DRIFTS OF CORRESPONDING ELECTRICAL PARAMETERSMarch 2022June 2023Allow1500NoNo
17691156PIPING WALL THINNING PREDICTION SYSTEM, PIPING SOUNDNESS EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND METHODMarch 2022May 2025Allow3811NoNo
17686831SONIC INSPECTION DEVICE, SONIC INSPECTION METHOD, AND CONTACT MEMBERMarch 2022March 2024Allow2420YesNo
17652148ULTRASONIC MEASURING UNITFebruary 2022September 2022Allow710NoNo
17651926TECHNIQUES FOR ADAPTING TIME DELAYS OF ULTRASOUND INSPECTION SYSTEM DURING DATA ACQUISITIONFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2100NoNo
17650095FREE-ENCODER POSITIONING SYSTEM USING ACOUSTIC FEATURES AND IMUFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17632989THE METHOD FOR DETECTING SOLID PARTICLE PRODUCTION THROUGH AN IMPERMEABLE DOWNHOLE BARRIERFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3810NoNo
17591566VEHICLE TANK LIQUID LEVEL SENSOR AND SYSTEMFebruary 2022March 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17588278Measurement System for Determining a Physical Parameter of a Pipe-Fluid SystemJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17581959REAL TIME INTEGRITY MONITORING OF ON-SHORE PIPESJanuary 2022February 2023Allow1210NoNo
17627693METHOD FOR DETECTING THICKNESS OF TREE CANOPY BASED ON ULTRASONIC ECHO SIGNALJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1500NoNo
17647490MATERIAL PROFILING FOR IMPROVED SIZING ACCURACYJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17568784METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSPECTING BONDED STRUCTURESJanuary 2022July 2025Allow4220YesNo
17566020EVALUATION OF FLUID QUALITY WITH SIGNALSDecember 2021November 2023Allow2350YesNo
17560082MEASURING CONCENTRATIONS OF MIXED GASES AT AN ENDPOINTDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17621617FLUID AERATION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2021April 2025Allow4020YesNo
17552086STANDALONE DEMULSIFIER TESTING FOR CRUDE OILDecember 2021April 2024Allow2800NoNo
17542465APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF OBJECTS AND ACTIVITY WITHIN A CONTAINERDecember 2021July 2022Allow710NoNo
17616627MOBILE PHASE TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE FOR SUPERCRITICAL FLUID APPARATUS AND SUPERCRITICAL FLUID APPARATUSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210YesNo
17527199APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF GROUNDWATER LEVEL AND SOIL MOISTURE OF GULLY HEAD LANDFILL AREANovember 2021July 2024Allow3210NoNo
17454294Non-Destructive Inspection Station for Aircraft Fuselage Sections Fabricated in an Assembly LineNovember 2021November 2024Allow3611YesNo
17604028VISCOSITY ESTIMATION DEVICE AND VISCOSITY ESTIMATION METHODOctober 2021July 2024Allow3310NoNo
17450961UNDER WATER ACOUSTICS PLASMA GENERATOROctober 2021January 2024Allow2720YesNo
17494478BUFFER ROD, DEVICE AND SYSTEMOctober 2021February 2024Abandon2920YesNo
17487439METHOD OF EVALUATING THE WEAR OF A TIRESeptember 2021July 2024Allow3420YesNo
17438746USING A DENSITY MEASUREMENT OF A FLUID TO VERIFY A VAPOR PRESSURESeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17468091AUTOMATIC DETECTOR OF OILS AND MOLD ODORS, AND AUTOMATIC POISON MONITOR USING FISH WITH ODOR SENSORSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2100NoNo
17436322ANALYSIS SYSTEMSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3920YesNo
17435316VIBRATING METER WITH GAPAugust 2021May 2024Allow3211YesNo
17411907METHOD TO PREDICT GAS TEMPERATURE OF AN AIRCRAFT TIRE FROM A SELECTED TEMPERATURE PROFILEAugust 2021January 2025Allow4120YesNo
17395025SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PHASED ARRAY ULTRASONIC INSPECTION OF TURBINE BLADESAugust 2021April 2025Abandon4420YesNo
17381757METHOD FOR DETECTING AND ADJUSTING POOR BACK DRILLS IN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDSJuly 2021June 2024Allow3530YesNo
17379858METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING FLUID COMPOSITION AND PROCESS OPTIMIZATION IN INDUSTRIAL WATER OPERATIONS USING MEMS TECHNOLOGYJuly 2021March 2022Allow820NoNo
17370450Non-Intrusive Detection of Pipe Parameters Using Selected Guided Acoustic Wave ModesJuly 2021September 2023Allow2610NoNo
17365391GAS LEAK SENSING DEVICE, SETTING METHOD FOR GAS LEAK SENSING, GAS LEAK SENSING METHOD, AND TANGIBLE MEDIUMJuly 2021May 2023Allow2211NoNo
17361622ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE MATCHING MATERIAL AND SYSTEMJune 2021November 2023Abandon2820YesNo
17348710TEST PORT FOR FUEL DISPENSERJune 2021January 2023Allow1900NoNo
17329585ULTRASONIC MONITORING PROBE FOR INTERNAL SERVICE STRESS OF A MARINE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTMay 2021January 2023Allow2010NoNo
17296816PLANAR VIBRATORY VISCOMETER, VISCOMETER MEMBER, AND RELATED METHODMay 2021May 2024Allow3530YesNo
17323148STRUCTURES INCLUDING A MEASUREMENT COATING AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEMay 2021September 2024Allow4040YesNo
17302313MULTI-FOCUS OPTICAL-RESOLUTION PHOTOACOUSTIC MICROSCOPY WITH ULTRASONIC ARRAY DETECTIONApril 2021September 2023Allow2830YesNo
17289108CENTRIFUGAL SEDIMENTATION-TYPE PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT DEVICEApril 2021January 2024Allow3310NoNo
17241034SAMPLE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME AND SAMPLE ANALYSIS METHODApril 2021February 2024Allow3310NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
3
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
91.6%
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, 66.7% 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 SINHA, TARUN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SINHA, TARUN works in Art Unit 2863 and has examined 323 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SINHA, TARUN's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 61% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SINHA, TARUN receive 1.37 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 SINHA, TARUN 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 +11.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SINHA, TARUN. This interview benefit is in the 49% 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, 37.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 82% 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 52.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 74% 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 93% 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, 26.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% 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 25% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 29% 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

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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