USPTO Examiner WRIGHT TUCKER J - Art Unit 2891

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18679533MEMORY CELL WITH A BUFFER LAYER AND ITS FABRICATION PROCESSMay 2024January 2026Allow2021YesNo
18634027SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2024June 2025Allow1401NoNo
18595696SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING VARIOUSLY-SHAPED SOURCE/DRAIN PATTERNSMarch 2024January 2026Allow2211NoNo
18594924SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSMarch 2024February 2026Allow2410YesNo
18592933DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR TRANSISTORMarch 2024November 2025Allow2100NoNo
18591039VERTICAL GATE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1701NoNo
18583955AN ELECTRONIC MODULE INCLUDING A SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE DISPOSED ON AN INTERPOSER LAYERFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18433426INFRARED DETECTING DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1501NoNo
18429960MODULE WITH HIGH PEAK BANDWIDTH I/O CHANNELSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18405806SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18515288SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1601NoNo
18504487SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18491829SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREOctober 2023April 2025Allow1811NoNo
18378740DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY MODULE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18470972IMAGE SENSORSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1701NoNo
18550282IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2900NoNo
18461371SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18240520Chip with a Silicon Carbide SubstrateAugust 2023February 2025Allow1711NoNo
18548411SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID STATE IMAGE SENSORAugust 2023March 2026Allow3101YesNo
18447882SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTAugust 2023February 2025Allow1801NoNo
18446447ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18366947Semiconductor Package and Method of Forming ThereofAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18229143CHIP-SCALE PACKAGE LIGHT EMITTING DIODEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2111NoNo
18359658SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH NANOSTRUCTURESJuly 2023April 2025Allow2011NoNo
18350524THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF USING ETCH STOP STRUCTURES LOCATED BETWEEN TIERSJuly 2023January 2026Allow3110NoNo
18349496SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2011NoNo
18346790SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BONDING PADS AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEJuly 2023January 2026Allow3001NoNo
18259590SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENT AND IMAGING DEVICEJune 2023November 2025Allow2800NoNo
18206375LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEMJune 2023March 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18322326TERAHERTZ ELEMENT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18318740ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2023January 2025Allow2030YesNo
18198147MEMORY DEVICES HAVING VERTICAL TRANSISTORS AND FABRICATING METHODS THEREOFMay 2023February 2026Allow3321NoNo
18196203INKJET PRINTING OF DIFFUSION SOLDERMay 2023March 2025Allow2211NoNo
18308621PACKAGE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEApril 2023September 2024Allow1711NoNo
18189766SEMICONDUCTOR UNITMarch 2023October 2025Allow3101NoNo
18185702INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE HAVING REDISTRIBUTION PATTERNMarch 2023July 2024Allow1621YesNo
18122520CONVERTER WITH GLASS LAYERSMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18182470Semiconductor Device and Methods of ManufactureMarch 2023November 2024Allow2011NoNo
18177388SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MONOLITHIC MICROWAVE INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMarch 2023September 2025Allow3101NoNo
18175284PACKAGED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES WITH THROUGH-BODY CONDUCTIVE VIAS, AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEFebruary 2023May 2024Allow1520YesNo
18175527SUBSTRATE EMBEDDED WITH INTEGRATED INDUCTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3101NoNo
18173261PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICEFebruary 2023February 2026Allow3611NoNo
18172648SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110NoNo
18167132SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3111NoNo
18163843SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAMEFebruary 2023August 2025Allow3101NoNo
18155868IMAGE SENSORJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3100NoNo
18097786SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2121YesNo
18095571METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HIGH-FREQUENCY DEVICEJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3711NoNo
18004712SWITCHING COMPONENTSJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3611NoNo
18149274PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) SWITCH HAVING LOW HEATER RESISTANCEJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3511NoNo
18148595PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEMDecember 2022October 2025Allow3401NoNo
18090202DETECTION SUBSTRATE AND DETECTION CIRCUITDecember 2022August 2025Allow3201NoNo
18060076LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT-EMITTING MODULENovember 2022April 2025Allow2901NoNo
18070565OPTICAL SENSORNovember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
17999096SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSNovember 2022August 2025Allow3310NoNo
17926073QUANTUM GATE DEVICENovember 2022April 2025Allow2900NoNo
17988956FULL-COLOR LED EPITAXIAL STRUCTURENovember 2022September 2025Allow3411NoNo
17998522SOLID-STATE IMAGING ELEMENTNovember 2022November 2025Allow3611NoNo
17983249QFN Device Having A Mechanism That Enables An Inspectable Solder Joint When Attached To A PWB And Method Of Making SameNovember 2022May 2024Allow1821NoNo
17974060LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING THE SAMEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3411NoNo
17973457DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022June 2025Allow3201NoNo
17972945SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17969049DISPLAY DEVICEOctober 2022October 2025Allow3620NoNo
17960255DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUSOctober 2022September 2025Allow3611NoNo
17916662DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY MODULE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLEOctober 2022July 2025Allow3410NoNo
17916148DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3000NoNo
17933025PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND MOVABLE BODYSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3711NoNo
17903113SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17896106HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEAugust 2022May 2025Allow3320NoNo
17882370MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2022December 2025Allow4121YesNo
17817671MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTUREAugust 2022May 2025Allow3411NoNo
17815100DOPED POLAR LAYERS AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCORPORATING SAMEJuly 2022December 2024Allow2930NoNo
17868275SUPERFUNCTION MOSFETS HAVING SHIELDED GATE TRENCH STRUCTURESJuly 2022April 2025Allow3301NoNo
17855521BACK-SIDE ILLUMINATED IMAGE SENSORJune 2022September 2024Allow2721YesNo
17855726SEMICONDUCTOR STACK STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2022June 2024Allow2411NoNo
17786000METHOD FOR BONDING CHIPS TO A SUBSTRATE BY DIRECT BONDINGJune 2022July 2025Allow3711NoNo
17738031IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEMay 2022November 2025Allow4211YesNo
17672941VERTICALLY STACKED CASCODE BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR (BJT) PAIR SENSORFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3901NoNo
17670039A PROCEDURE TO ENABLE DIE REWORK FOR HYBRID BONDINGFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3911NoNo
17579856MULTI-SEGMENT MONOLITHIC LED CHIPJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17570920RESISTOR STRUCTURES OF INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES INCLUDING STACKED TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJanuary 2022November 2024Allow3420NoNo
17538418A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A RESURF OXIDENovember 2021October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17527129PASSIVE COMPONENTNovember 2021May 2025Allow4240YesNo
17491484LDMOS WITH POLYSILICON DEEP DRAINSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3831NoNo
17475700HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTORSeptember 2021December 2024Allow3911YesNo
174759323D AND FLASH MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAMESeptember 2021May 2024Allow3201NoNo
17473588SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR CIRCUITSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3201NoNo
17473167INTEGRATED CIRCUIT WITH GUARD REGION AND DIODE CIRCUITSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3111NoNo
17473423SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY WITH MULTI-DEVICE COOLINGSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3120NoNo
17471989MAGNETIC MEMORY DEVICESeptember 2021June 2025Allow4531YesNo
17465213METAL-TO-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT INCLUDING A 2D CRYSTAL MATERIAL LAYERSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520YesNo
17463150SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING INTEGRATED TURN-ON AND TURN-OFF RESISTORS AND DIODEAugust 2021January 2025Allow4031NoNo
17461295SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2021March 2025Allow4341NoNo
17461426COMPACT STATIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY STRUCTUREAugust 2021November 2024Allow3921NoNo
17461500Semiconductor Structure with Recessed Top Semiconductor Layer in Substrate and Method of Fabricating the SameAugust 2021October 2024Allow3801NoNo
17459650DISPLAY DEVICE WITH DIVIDED CAPACITORSAugust 2021July 2024Allow3511NoNo
17459321NON-VOLATILE STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2021May 2025Allow4441YesNo
17405619SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SURFACE-TREATED SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110YesNo
17405834SPIN-CURRENT MAGNETIZATION REVERSAL ELEMENT, MAGNETORESISTANCE EFFECT ELEMENT, AND MAGNETIC MEMORYAugust 2021April 2025Allow4411NoNo
17390599EMBEDDED AND DISTRIBUTED INDUCTIVE DEVICESJuly 2021April 2024Allow3211YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WRIGHT, TUCKER J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
15
Examiner Affirmed
8
(53.3%)
Examiner Reversed
7
(46.7%)
Reversal Percentile
68.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 46.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
41
Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(29.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(70.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.9%
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, 29.3% 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 WRIGHT, TUCKER J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WRIGHT, TUCKER J works in Art Unit 2891 and has examined 733 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WRIGHT, TUCKER J's allowance rate of 75.4% places them in the 41% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WRIGHT, TUCKER J receive 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 60% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WRIGHT, TUCKER J is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 77% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WRIGHT, TUCKER J. This interview benefit is in the 46% 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, 22.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% 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, 54.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 47% 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 59.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% 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, 35.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 23% 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 3.1% of allowed cases (in the 80% percentile). Per MPEP § 1302.04, examiner's amendments are used to place applications in condition for allowance when only minor changes are needed. This examiner frequently uses this tool compared to other examiners, indicating a cooperative approach to getting applications allowed. Strategic Insight: If you are close to allowance but minor claim amendments are needed, this examiner may be willing to make an examiner's amendment rather than requiring another round of prosecution.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.2% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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:

  • Examiner cooperation: This examiner frequently makes examiner's amendments to place applications in condition for allowance. If you are close to allowance, the examiner may help finalize the claims.

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.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

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.