USPTO Examiner GONDARENKO NATALIA A - Art Unit 2891

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18769106Semiconductor Fin StructuresJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18761282HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18758940DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18749227PHOTOSENSITIVE IMAGING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODSJune 2024February 2026Abandon2020YesNo
18744009DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18662437METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2024August 2025Allow1510YesNo
18660956LATERAL BIPOLAR TRANSISTORSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18658471MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18622142EMBEDDED SEMICONDUCTOR REGION FOR A LATCH-UP SUSCEPTIBILITY IMPROVEMENTMarch 2024March 2026Allow2340YesNo
18619304METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ETCH DEPTH CONTROL IN III-V SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18588372SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2020NoNo
18438882LATERAL BIPOLAR TRANSISTORS WITH GATE STRUCTURE ALIGNED TO EXTRINSIC BASEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18429772PHOTOSENSITIVE IMAGING DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2531YesNo
18416764HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18579269SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAMEJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1830NoNo
18534480OPENINGS LAYOUT OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510YesNo
18519099SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMENovember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18514413VERTICAL DEEP TRENCH AND DEEP TRENCH ISLAND BASED DEEP N-TYPE WELL DIODE AND DIODE TRIGGERED PROTECTION DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18514998DOPED POLAR LAYERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING SAMENovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18507125SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1930NoNo
18507177LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18489989METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2720NoNo
18469309POWER RAIL AND SIGNAL LINE ARRANGEMENT IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS HAVING STACKED TRANSISTORSSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920YesNo
18460673PIXEL ARRAY PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND DISPLAY PANELSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18239063Memory Arrays Comprising Vertically-Alternating Tiers of Insulative Material and Memory Cells and Methods of Forming a Memory ArrayAugust 2023July 2024Allow1120NoNo
18231076SELF-ALIGNED METAL GATE FOR MULTIGATE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOFAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18366350SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH CONTROLLABLE CHANNEL LENGTH AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18364679INTEGRATION OF P-CHANNEL AND N-CHANNEL E-FET III-V DEVICES WITH OPTIMIZATION OF DEVICE PERFORMANCEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1611NoNo
18362781MEMORY DEVICE WITH COMPOSITE SPACERJuly 2023November 2024Allow1520NoNo
18227329HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18361666POWER RAIL AND SIGNAL LINE ARRANGEMENT IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS HAVING STACKED TRANSISTORSJuly 2023November 2025Allow2730YesNo
18361009TRANSISTOR, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND TERMINAL DEVICEJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18361585SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1420NoNo
18226192METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR USING CARBON NANOTUBES AND A FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18261796MANUFACTURING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023April 2024Allow911NoNo
18353478TRANSISTORS FOR RADIO-FREQUENCY CIRCUITS AND DEVICESJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18341116MEMORY ARRAY SOURCE/DRAIN ELECTRODE STRUCTURESJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18213781METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FABRICATION OF A VERTICAL FIN-BASED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18213707VERTICAL GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED FETS WITH REGROWN SOURCE CONTACTSJune 2023January 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18335198SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICEJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18334879SEMICONDUCTOR SCHOTTKY RECTIFIER DEVICEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18208072INSULATED GATE TURN-OFF DEVICE WITH SHORT CHANNEL PMOS TRANSISTORJune 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18322304SUPERLATTICE PHOTODETECTOR/LIGHT EMITTING DIODEMay 2023March 2025Allow2130NoNo
18199359HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEMay 2023December 2024Allow1911NoNo
18306855Methods for Forming Fin Field-Effect TransistorsApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18137093VERTICAL FIN-BASED FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FINFET) WITH CONNECTED FIN TIPSApril 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18137235DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18297257DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18123600TVS Diode and Assembly Having Asymmetric Breakdown VoltageMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18119260RESISTOR AND RESISTOR-TRANSISTOR-LOGIC CIRCUIT WITH GAN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2023July 2024Allow1710NoNo
18119253RESISTOR AND RESISTOR-TRANSISTOR-LOGIC CIRCUIT WITH GAN STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2023July 2024Allow1711NoNo
18117596SPIRAL TRANSIENT VOLTAGE SUPPRESSOR OR ZENER STRUCTUREMarch 2023November 2024Allow2030YesYes
18176995SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2023February 2026Allow3610YesNo
17598311SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2023October 2025Allow4910NoNo
17623262SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2023February 2026Allow5010NoNo
18107020OXIDE THIN FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING PHOTOCATALYST LAYER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18105497ASSEMBLING OF MOLECULES ON A 2D MATERIAL AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18161232INSULATED GATE BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEJanuary 2023March 2026Abandon3710NoNo
18100043Protection Devices with Trigger Devices and Methods of Formation ThereofJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1220NoNo
18157550FINFET THYRISTORS WITH EMBEDDED TRANSISTOR CONTROL FOR PROTECTING HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSJanuary 2023November 2024Allow2211NoNo
18157082THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3610YesNo
18156619Openings Layout of Three-Dimensional Memory DeviceJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18147875BREAKDOWN DIODES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3112NoNo
18067743SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022November 2025Allow3510YesNo
18082541SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRESS RESISTANCEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3231NoNo
18009463IGBT DEVICEDecember 2022March 2026Allow3921NoNo
18009526POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3610NoNo
18063361METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2022March 2024Allow1520NoNo
18070551LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT EMITTING MODULE HAVING THE SAMENovember 2022January 2026Allow3830NoNo
17994481COMPOSITE OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE USING THE COMPOSITE OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2022November 2023Allow1110NoNo
17985046SEMICONDUCTOR SCHOTTKY RECTIFIER DEVICENovember 2022November 2023Allow1211YesNo
17923233SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER APPARATUSNovember 2022August 2025Allow3410NoNo
18051775SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2022December 2025Allow3811YesNo
18051504SPIN-BASED GATE-ALL-AROUND TRANSISTORSOctober 2022February 2025Allow2811YesNo
18051135VACUUM CHANNEL ELECTRONIC ELEMENT, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION CIRCUIT, AND LAMINATED CHIPOctober 2022June 2024Allow1940YesYes
17976876SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ASYMMETRIC GATE STRUCTUREOctober 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
18045415DOPED POLAR LAYERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING SAMEOctober 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17961619BIDIRECTIONAL GaN FET WITH SINGLE GATEOctober 2022March 2026Allow4130NoNo
17953713DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022September 2025Allow3610NoNo
17914012Turn-Off Power Semiconductor Device with Gate RunnersSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17911661DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17931938BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND GATE STRUCTURE ON SEMICONDUCTOR FIN AND METHODS TO FORM SAMESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17944337SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMESeptember 2022November 2025Allow3820NoNo
17899662METHOD OF OPERATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022May 2023Allow810NoNo
17892205JUNCTION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTORS IMPLEMENTED IN A WIDE BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520YesNo
17890725INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE WITH DIODE OVER LATERAL BIPOLAR TRANSISTORAugust 2022November 2024Allow2720YesNo
17888532THIN FILM BASED PASSIVE DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEAugust 2022December 2023Allow1620NoNo
17799663DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2022January 2026Allow4130NoNo
17886612SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022January 2024Allow1710YesNo
17819572SPAD STRUCTUREAugust 2022May 2025Allow3310NoNo
17886609METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2022December 2025Allow4011NoNo
17886222TRANSPARENT DISPLAY, TRANSPARENT FILM AND TRANSPARENT DEVICEAugust 2022August 2025Allow3610YesNo
17881033METHOD FOR LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT TRANSFERRING AND DISPLAY PANELAugust 2022October 2025Abandon3801NoNo
17760048A Semiconductor Structure and Method For Guarding A Low Voltage Surface Region From A High Voltage Surface RegionAugust 2022January 2025Allow3030YesNo
17796304LED-BASED DEVICEJuly 2022August 2025Allow3610NoNo
17872047BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTORS WITH A BASE LAYER PARTICIPATING IN A DIODEJuly 2022January 2025Allow3020YesNo
17872212POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH REDUCED LOSS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THE SAMEJuly 2022July 2024Allow2331NoNo
17872360HIGH PERFORMANCE LATERALLY-DIFFUSED METAL-OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREJuly 2022March 2026Allow4430NoNo
17814330DOPED POLAR LAYERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING SAMEJuly 2022September 2023Allow1410NoNo
17868836INTEGRATION OF P-CHANNEL AND N-CHANNEL E-FET III-V DEVICES WITH OPTIMIZATION OF DEVICE PERFORMANCEJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GONDARENKO, NATALIA A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
7
(46.7%)
Examiner Reversed
8
(53.3%)
Reversal Percentile
80.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 53.3% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(31.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
26
(68.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
48.6%
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, 31.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner GONDARENKO, NATALIA A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GONDARENKO, NATALIA A works in Art Unit 2891 and has examined 706 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 66.6%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GONDARENKO, NATALIA A's allowance rate of 66.6% places them in the 27% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GONDARENKO, NATALIA A receive 2.82 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 82% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GONDARENKO, NATALIA A is 27 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 +29.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GONDARENKO, NATALIA A. This interview benefit is in the 77% 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, 21.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 11.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 62.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 41% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% 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 28% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 54% 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:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • 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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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.