USPTO Examiner TABA MONICA TERESA - Art Unit 2878

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18733887ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18659231DETECTION DEVICEMay 2024April 2025Allow1120YesNo
18654824LINEAR ROTARY ENCODERMay 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
18639722Scalable Photon Number Resolving Photon DetectorApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18599298IMAGING DEVICEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18584352LIGHT RECEIVING ELEMENT AND RANGING SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18421976RECEIVER PHOTODIODE BIASING CIRCUITJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18410910PROCESSOR CIRCUIT FOR GENERATING ULTRAFAST CLOCK MULTIPLIERJanuary 2024September 2024Allow900NoNo
18394124CLOCK GENERATION FOR A PHOTONIC QUANTUM COMPUTERDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18393218MERGED FRAME-BASED AND EVENT-BASES IMAGE SENSOR PIXELDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18524960LIGHT SENSORNovember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18518521OPTICAL SENSING DEVICENovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18516926LIDAR AND MOBILE DEVICENovember 2023February 2025Allow1520NoNo
18506995LOW LOSS PARTIAL PHOTON NUMBER-RESOLUTION DETECTIONNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18494178OPTICAL APPARATUS, ON-BOARD SYSTEM, MOVABLE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF OPTICAL APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18491942SHOCK WAVE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18287829SINGLE-PHOTON TIMING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18554594INTEGRATED BOUND-MODE SPECTRAL/ANGULAR SENSORSOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18479887CALIBRATION ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR CALIBRATING LIGHT INTENSITY READING AND A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING GAZE DIRECTIONOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18461314VOLTAGE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18457972SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18235991SENSOR WITH LONG WAVELENGTH INFRARED POLARIZATION SENSITIVE PIXELSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18232506OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH UNIVERSAL METASURFACE AND OPTICAL MEASURING METHOD USING THE SAMEAugust 2023June 2024Allow1000NoNo
18275090HYBRID OPTICAL FIBER, ENDOSCOPIC SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR EXAMINING A SAMPLEJuly 2023January 2025Allow1820NoNo
18223583Sampling High Power Beam ProfilingJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18223481RESPONSIVITY ENHANCED PHOTODETECTOR WITH PHOTON-TRAPPING NANOSTRUCTURESJuly 2023March 2025Allow2020YesNo
18354057PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUSJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18260198PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEMJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18259598OPTICAL RECEIVERJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18257656CIRCUITRY AND METHODS OF OPERATING A PHOTODIODEJune 2023June 2025Allow2440NoNo
18331035INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH SEQUENTIALLY-COUPLED CHARGE STORAGE AND ASSOCIATED TECHNIQUESJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18329570AUTOMATIC PATROL INSPECTION AND INTELLIGENT EROSION DEFECT DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLOOD DISCHARGE TUNNELJune 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18202113OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR FOCUS ADJUSTMENTMay 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18317290INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18316117SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED BACKGROUND CORRECTION AND CALIBRATION OF OPTICAL DEVICESMay 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18312456SOLAR BLIND SOLID STATE GALLIUM CONTAINING PHOTODIODE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODMay 2023February 2024Allow1000NoNo
18308915METHODS AND DEVICES FOR OBTAINING SILICON PHOTOMULTIPLIER DATAApril 2023July 2024Allow1511YesNo
18250514DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF TRAPPED OBJECTS IN OPTICAL TWEEZERSApril 2023December 2024Allow1900NoNo
18139232METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERFERENCE REDUCTION IN OPTICAL SENSING RECEIVERSApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18133299STACKED FILTER ASSEMBLY FOR OPTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE WITH AN OPTICAL FILTER MOUNTED TO AN OPTICAL INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE BY A DISCRETE SEMICONDUCTOR SPACER BLOCKApril 2023September 2024Allow1720NoNo
18129908Ambient Light Sensing Method and Ambient Light SensorApril 2023March 2025Allow2320NoNo
18028914METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A STATE OF A SOLAR-THERMAL PARABOLIC TROUGH POWER PLANTMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18191200METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING EMITTERS AND RECEIVERS OF A LIGHT BARRIER BY MEANS OF VISIBLE LIGHTMarch 2023August 2024Allow1720NoNo
18002240QUANTUM RECEIVER USING SQUARE OF HOMODYNE DETECTION FOR TARGET DETECTION OF QUANTUM RADAR AND MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREFORDecember 2022March 2024Allow1510NoNo
18079162IMAGING APPARATUSDecember 2022April 2025Allow2810NoNo
18076434SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING AT LEAST A FIRST TORSION OF A ROTOR BLADE OF A WIND TURBINE GENERATOR SYSTEMDecember 2022May 2024Allow1710NoNo
18071374MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR LIVING TISSUE, SUCTION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT METHOD FOR LIVING TISSUE, AND PROGRAMNovember 2022February 2024Allow1510NoNo
18056702LINEAR ROTARY ENCODERNovember 2022January 2024Allow1420NoNo
17987419LINEAR REGULATION OF SPAD SHUTOFF VOLTAGENovember 2022April 2024Allow1711NoNo
17923132AMBIENT LIGHT DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022September 2024Allow2210NoNo
18051415FIELD REPAIR RECALIBRATIONOctober 2022April 2024Allow1810YesNo
17967898SENSOR DEVICE AND SENSING METHODOctober 2022December 2023Allow1410NoNo
17955056AMBIENT LIGHT SENSORSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920NoNo
17935697DETECTOR DEVICE, POSITIONING CODE AND POSITION DETECTING METHODSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2010NoNo
17907065OPTICALLY POWERED SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAZARDOUS ENVIRONMENTSSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1710NoNo
17906354MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND MEASUREMENT METHODSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2510NoNo
17944288Intelligent Illumination Intensity Measuring SensorSeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2730NoNo
17942368DEVICE FOR RADICAL DIAGNOSTIC IN PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBER, RADICAL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME, AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022February 2024Allow1720YesNo
17896063ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022March 2024Allow1811NoNo
17760491FAST/SLOW CHARGING SELF-ADAPTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17760156LIGHT BARRIER SYSTEM, COMPRISING AT LEAST TWO REFLECTION LIGHT BARRIER DEVICESAugust 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17874132SYNCHRONIZATION OF HIGH POWER RADIOFREQUENCY SOURCESJuly 2022February 2024Allow1810NoNo
17865218PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOVING OBJECTJuly 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17812166SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISCHARGING IMAGE SENSOR CAPACITORSJuly 2022August 2023Allow1300NoNo
17860298DETECTION DEVICEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17856492DETECTION DEVICEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3210YesNo
17856848FIELD PROGRAMMABLE DETECTOR ARRAYJuly 2022November 2023Allow1710NoNo
17851398PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, METHOD OF DRIVING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, IMAGING SYSTEM, AND MOVING BODYJune 2022April 2024Allow2120NoNo
17787842IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJune 2022February 2025Allow3110NoNo
17784984OPTICAL EMITTER-RECEIVER MODULEJune 2022February 2024Allow2020NoNo
17838745OPTICAL SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN OPTICAL SENSORJune 2022October 2023Allow1610NoNo
17778457OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB BASED PARALLEL FM LIDARMay 2022July 2025Allow3700NoNo
17660321LIGHT SENSORApril 2022November 2024Allow3110NoNo
17724628Maintaining Consistent Photodetector Sensitivity in an Optical Measurement SystemApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17769328FINGERPRINT SENSING APPARATUSApril 2022March 2024Abandon2310NoNo
17716585DUAL-AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR OPTICAL SIGNALSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17767136DUAL MODE DETECTORApril 2022August 2023Allow1600NoNo
17699695DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LIGHT IRRADIATING ANGLEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020NoNo
17760875LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE AND SYSTEMMarch 2022May 2024Allow2600NoNo
17653537PHOTODETECTOR, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD OF PHOTODETECTIONMarch 2022June 2025Allow3920NoNo
17566507PIXEL CIRCUIT, CONTROL METHOD AND IMAGE SENSORDecember 2021August 2024Allow3110NoNo
17550294IMAGE SENSORDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310YesNo
17618446TIME OF FLIGHT SENSORS WITH LIGHT DIRECTING ELEMENTSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3310NoNo
17546401IMAGE SENSOR WITH 3X3 ARRAY PIXELSDecember 2021December 2024Allow3620YesNo
17543936OPTICAL DETECTORDecember 2021February 2024Allow2600NoNo
17440992SENSOR APPARATUSSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4330NoNo
17474770PIXEL CIRCUIT HAVING CAPACITOR WITH IDENTICAL ELECTRODES TO IMPROVE SENSING EFFICIENCY AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17474738SENSOR CIRCUIT HAVING IDENTICAL CAPACITORS TO IMPROVE SENSING EFFICIENCY OF PIXELS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021November 2022Allow1410NoNo
17474806PIXEL CIRCUIT TO IMPROVE SENSING EFFICIENCY, IMAGE SENSOR USING THE SAME AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021January 2023Allow1610NoNo
17471758Integrated Optical Field Sampling PlatformSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3910NoNo
17412542LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE CANCELLATION IN OPTICAL MEASUREMENTSAugust 2021November 2022Allow1410YesNo
17445334RECEIVING CIRCUIT AND OPTICAL RECEIVING CIRCUITAugust 2021September 2022Allow1300NoNo
17392263METHOD OF STABILIZING DATA OF DIGITAL SIGNALSAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210NoNo
17422022PhotodetectorJuly 2021September 2022Allow1410NoNo
17370230LINEAR REGULATION OF SPAD SHUTOFF VOLTAGEJuly 2021August 2022Allow1410NoNo
17362599SUBSTRATE MAPPING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREFORJune 2021January 2024Allow3110NoNo
17309873IMAGING DEVICE AND CALIBRATION METHODJune 2021June 2024Allow3510NoNo
17311766DETERMINATION METHOD AND LIGHT DETECTION DEVICEJune 2021September 2022Allow1600NoNo
17324678QUENCHING BIAS CIRCUIT DEVICE AND SINGLE PHOTON DETECTOR COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2021August 2022Allow1510NoNo
17245436PHOTON COUNTING ANALOG FRONT END WITH LOAD BALANCINGApril 2021September 2022Allow1600NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner TABA, MONICA TERESA - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TABA, MONICA TERESA works in Art Unit 2878 and has examined 203 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 91.6%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TABA, MONICA TERESA's allowance rate of 91.6% places them in the 76% 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 TABA, MONICA TERESA receive 1.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 TABA, MONICA TERESA is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TABA, MONICA TERESA. This interview benefit is in the 14% 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, 34.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% 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 87.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 97% 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 0.5% of allowed cases (in the 59% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 30% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.

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

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