USPTO Examiner ARORA AJAY - Art Unit 2892

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19022335MICROCHANNEL HEAT SINK WITH TPMS FINNED STRUCTURES FOR ENHANCED THERMAL EFFICIENCYJanuary 2025October 2025Allow910NoNo
18789496SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH STIFFENER STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18770232POWER MODULE WITH IMPROVED CONDUCTIVE PATHSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18742204DIE SIDEWALL COATINGS AND RELATED METHODSJune 2024April 2025Allow1000YesNo
18654125PACKAGED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH LEADFRAMES HAVING TIE BAR WITH RECESSED CAVITYMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18637063DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH PENETRATING PORTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1100YesNo
18635186INTEGRATION OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE ASSEMBLIES WITH THERMAL DISSIPATION MECHANISMSApril 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18623992SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THROUGH DIE VIAApril 2024March 2025Allow1200YesNo
18581104Method Of Making a FINFET Device Including a Step of Removing a Portion of a FinFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710YesNo
18444951ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A REDISTRIBUTION LAYER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A REDISTRIBUTION LAYERFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2320YesNo
18444180FLEXIBLE CLIP WITH ALIGNER STRUCTUREFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810YesNo
18437017SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18427796PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH INTERPOSER ENCAPSULATED BY AN ENCAPSULANTJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18424535DISPLAY DEVICE WITH OVERLAP LAYERJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18416760SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES WITH DIE INCLUDING CAVITIES AND RELATED METHODSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18416579THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF GPU-HBM PACKAGE BY MICROCHANNEL INTEGRATED SUBSTRATEJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2220NoNo
18415587PACKAGE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A SEMICONDUCTOR DIE WITH THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENTS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18409808METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH HEATING ELEMENTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1200NoNo
18409337DISPLAY DEVICE WITH METAL LAYER HAVING A SLOPEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100YesNo
18394985EMBEDDED COOLING SYSTEMS WITH COOLANT CHANNEL FOR DEVICE PACKAGINGDecember 2023December 2024Allow1220YesNo
18393016INTEGRATED COOLING ASSEMBLIES FOR ADVANCED DEVICE PACKAGING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18542781HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR WITH IMPROVED BARRIER LAYERDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18507176SUPPORTS FOR THINNED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATES AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18384025SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING BONDED SUBSTRATES AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18485385SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEOctober 2023February 2026Allow2800NoNo
18373427POWER MODULESeptember 2023January 2026Allow2800NoNo
18469840SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A CAPACITORSeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18239874SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RECESSED GATE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEAugust 2023February 2026Allow2901NoNo
18458489TRANSISTOR DEVICE WITH HIGHLY DOPED SOURCE AND DRAIN REGIONSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600YesNo
18451952STACKED FET WITH BOTTOM EPI SIZE CONTROL AND WRAPAROUND BACKSIDE CONTACTAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18366843Method Of Manufacturing A Package Using A Clip Having At Least One Locking RecessAugust 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18357931POWER MODULE PACKAGE BASEPLATE WITH STEP RECESS DESIGNJuly 2023June 2024Allow1100YesNo
18351713SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE HAVING RING PORTION WITH RECESS FOR ADHESIVEJuly 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18345384FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR DEVICE STRUCTUREJune 2023July 2024Allow1200NoNo
18344150TUNNEL MAGNETORESISTIVE EFFECT ELEMENT, MAGNETIC MEMORY, AND BUILT-IN MEMORYJune 2023June 2024Allow1100NoNo
18342889DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYER FOR CONDUCTIVE VIA TO DECREASE CONTACT RESISTANCEJune 2023March 2025Allow2111NoNo
18342877IMAGE SENSOR WITH SHALLOW TRENCH EDGE DOPINGJune 2023June 2024Allow1100YesNo
18342644ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2023June 2024Allow1100YesNo
18336960SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH STIFFENER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FORMING THE SAMEJune 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18329220TRANSISTOR PACKAGE COMPRISING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE AND ELECTRICALLY INSULATING LAYERJune 2023March 2024Allow1020YesNo
18327232SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ELECTRODE STRUCTUREJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18324479SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18304083SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A SUPPORTING MEMBER AND BONDED METAL LAYERSApril 2023October 2024Allow1710NoNo
18302176ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS WITH PENETRATING PORTIONApril 2023January 2024Allow900YesNo
18133276POWER DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2023February 2026Allow3401NoNo
18298368SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2023December 2023Allow900NoNo
18132497SMALL OUTLINE TVS PACKAGE COMPROMISING LEAD CLIP COIN STRUCTURE TO SUPPORT A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18130662Method of Manufacturing a Package Having an Adhesion PromoterApril 2023October 2024Allow1820NoNo
18129956HEAT RADIATING MEMBER AND SEMICONDUCTOR MODULEApril 2023October 2025Allow3000NoNo
18193293SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH IMPROVED CONTROL CIRCUIT PATTERN PLACEMENTMarch 2023October 2025Allow3100YesNo
18192725FLEXIBLE SUBSTRATEMarch 2023August 2025Allow2900NoNo
18192277SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH SEALING SURFACES OF DIFFERENT HEIGHT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHODMarch 2023October 2025Allow3100YesNo
18125120SWITCHING DEVICE AND SWITCHING MODULE INCLUDING A COMMON MODE CURRENT SUPPRESSION STRUCTUREMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110YesNo
18188350LEADFRAME WITH SACRIFICIAL ANODEMarch 2023October 2025Allow3110NoNo
18188368SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGESMarch 2023July 2025Allow2700NoNo
18027456POWER CONVERSION DEVICE WITH REFRIGERANTMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700YesNo
18185385SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FIXED RESISTANCE ELEMENT AND VARIABLE RESISTANCE ELEMENTMarch 2023June 2025Allow2700YesNo
18185627HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUITMarch 2023January 2026Abandon3410YesNo
18108520IC PACKAGE WITH TOP-SIDE MEMORY MODULEFebruary 2023December 2023Allow1001NoNo
18099337Methods And Heat Distribution Devices For Thermal Management Of Chip AssembliesJanuary 2023June 2024Allow1710YesNo
18157786METHOD FOR PATTERNING A COATING ON A SURFACE AND DEVICE INCLUDING A PATTERNED COATINGJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1201NoNo
18099347ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A REDISTRIBUTION LAYER AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICES WITH A REDISTRIBUTION LAYERJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18153397DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT SHIELDING LAYERJanuary 2023October 2023Allow910NoNo
18090121SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS COMPRISING LEAD FRAME WITH RECESS FOR WIRES, AND VEHICLE USING THE SAMEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18084143SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH FLOATING PAD AND THEIR METHODS OF MANUFACTURINGDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000YesNo
18075673DISPLAY DEVICE WITH AIR LAYER DISPOSED IN COLOR FILTER LAYERDecember 2022January 2026Allow3811NoNo
17985912QFN PACKAGE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAMENovember 2022June 2025Allow3100NoNo
18053871Thin-Film Sensor and Method of Fabricating Thin-Film SensorNovember 2022October 2025Allow3501NoNo
17982619ELECTRONIC PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2022March 2026Allow4011YesNo
18052643SUSPENDED SEMICONDUCTOR DIESNovember 2022June 2023Allow700NoNo
18052234PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH AT LEAST TWO DIES AND AT LEAST ONE SPACERNovember 2022October 2025Allow3610NoNo
17997823SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICENovember 2022April 2025Allow3000NoNo
17978968PHYSICAL UNCLONABLE FUNCTION GENERATOR STRUCTURE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022January 2026Allow3911YesNo
17977995LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE WITH A TANDEM EMISSION PARTOctober 2022June 2025Allow3200YesNo
17977632INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) PROTECTIONS COMPRISING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION BLOCKING MATERIALOctober 2022October 2025Allow3510YesNo
18050832DISPLAY PANEL WITH IMPROVED CHARGE GENERATION LAYEROctober 2022November 2025Allow3710NoNo
17971087Direct Liquid Cooling With O-Ring SealingOctober 2022July 2024Allow2120YesNo
17960871STACKED CLIP DESIGN FOR GaN HALF BRIDGE IPMOctober 2022June 2025Allow3300YesNo
17936845ANTI-FUSE AND FUSE STRUCTURES FOR IMPROVING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF QUBIT CIRCUITSSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2400NoNo
17912013SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3300NoNo
17902778SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH HAVING A SPRING PORTIONSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120YesNo
17897217HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR WITH IMPROVED BARRIER LAYERAugust 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17821294Protecting Circuitry Under Laser Programmable FusesAugust 2022October 2025Allow3820NoNo
17891244PROTECTIVE STRUCTURE WITH DEPLETION-MODE AND ENHANCEMENT-MODE TRANSISTORSAugust 2022June 2025Allow3400NoNo
17891184METHOD OF FABRICATING A FLIP-CHIP PACKAGE CORE SUBSTRATE WITH BUILD-UP LAYERSAugust 2022October 2024Allow2521YesNo
17886552PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND EQUIPMENTAugust 2022October 2025Allow3811YesNo
17883074SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A CAPACITORAugust 2022June 2023Allow1100NoNo
17881921SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND ASSORTMENT OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE RIBBON CONFIGURATIONSAugust 2022July 2025Allow3520NoNo
17816346PROTECTIVE SEMICONDUCTOR ELEMENTS FOR BONDED STRUCTURESJuly 2022January 2025Allow2920YesNo
17813357MULTIDIE SUPPORTS AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2022June 2024Allow2300YesNo
17813348DIE SIDEWALL COATINGS AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2022April 2023Allow910YesNo
17813351SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES WITH DIE SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR THIN DIEJuly 2022October 2023Allow1510NoNo
17866788CHIP MODULE WITH ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE REGION WITH A LAYER OF ORGANIC SILICON COMPOUND AND/OR FORM OF CARBONJuly 2022January 2026Abandon4220YesNo
17792201LIGHT-EMITTING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING APPARATUSJuly 2022July 2025Allow3601YesNo
17862487LASER-DETECTION DEVICES INCLUDING A VOLTAGE-CONTROLLED MAGNETIC-TUNNELING-JUNCTION LAYER STACKJuly 2022March 2024Allow2100NoNo
17857261IMPROVED DESIGN OF TIP CONNECTION PORTION OF TERMINAL MEMBER AND ASSOCIATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17853924SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH HEATING ELEMENTJune 2022October 2023Allow1510YesNo
17854125METAL-INSULATOR-METAL CAPACITOR (MIMCAP)-BASED PHYSICALLY UNCLONABLE FUNCTIONJune 2022September 2025Allow3900NoNo
17851313TERMINAL CONFIGURATION AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJune 2022March 2023Allow900YesNo
17852356SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING WETTABLE LEAD FLANKS AND TIE BARS AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJune 2022December 2024Allow3011NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
14
Examiner Affirmed
8
(57.1%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(42.9%)
Reversal Percentile
65.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.9% 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
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
9
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
29
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.2%
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, 23.7% 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 ARORA, AJAY - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ARORA, AJAY works in Art Unit 2892 and has examined 1,037 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ARORA, AJAY's allowance rate of 84.9% 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 ARORA, AJAY receive 1.67 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 34% 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 ARORA, AJAY is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ARORA, AJAY. This interview benefit is in the 23% 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, 27.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 46% 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 28.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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, 11.8% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 25% 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 65.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 47% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.9% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 48% 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 5.8% of allowed cases (in the 87% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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.