Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17132719 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17133421 | SHALLOW ETCHING OF MICROLEDS FOR INCREASED LIGHT EXTRACTION | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125842 | WIRING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17111456 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING RE-DISTRIBUTION LAYER STRUCTURE ON SUBSTRATE COMPONENT | December 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17105890 | MICRO LED DISPLAY WITH PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY | November 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17085305 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES WITH SUPPORTING STRUCTURE FOR STAIRCASE REGION | October 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17071364 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING NANOSTRUCTURE COLOR FILTER | October 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17068804 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD FOR THE SAME | October 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17064606 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039703 | SCHOTTKY DIODE INTEGRATED INTO SUPERJUNCTION POWER MOSFETS | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16971556 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE IDENTIFICATION METHOD | August 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16941439 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936921 | FORMATION METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE WITH GATE STACKS | July 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16926384 | DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16946924 | ACTIVE STICTION RECOVERY | July 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16907793 | DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING A SILICON SEMICONDUCTOR AND A THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR INCLUDING AN OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16898659 | METHOD FOR FORMING FIN FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (FINFET) DEVICE STRUCTURE | June 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16758167 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE APPLYING THE SAME | April 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16855757 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16853174 | EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE OF GA-FACE GROUP III NITRIDE, ACTIVE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | April 2020 | April 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16755660 | SEMICONDUCTOR ASSEMBLY | April 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16846085 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16840448 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND CHIP-ON-FILM STRUCTURE THEREOF | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839195 | Microwave-Based High-Throughput Material Processing Device with Concentric Rotary Chassis | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652394 | MICROWAVE COOKING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16651258 | MICROWAVE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MICROWAVE PROCESSING METHOD, AND CHEMICAL REACTION METHOD | March 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16813628 | Superconductor-Based Transistor | March 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16791742 | Semiconductor Device with Surge Current Protection | February 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16783806 | THIN PROFILE POWER SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE HAVING FACE-TO-FACE MOUNTED DICE AND NO INTERNAL BONDWIRES | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16632488 | ACTUATOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD | January 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743568 | TUNNEL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH REDUCED SUBTHRESHOLD SWING | January 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16743287 | METALLIC INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES WITH WRAP AROUND CAPPING LAYERS | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16743637 | TUNNEL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH REDUCED SUBTHRESHOLD SWING | January 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16743115 | METALLIC INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES WITH WRAP AROUND CAPPING LAYERS | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16714440 | MEMS DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695720 | OPTICAL COMPONENT AND OPTICAL MODULE USING THE SAME | November 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16611841 | MICROELECTRONIC DEVICES DESIGNED WITH PACKAGE INTEGRATED TUNABLE FERROELECTRIC CAPACITORS | November 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16676443 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | November 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16611547 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIGHT EMISSION | November 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16676371 | GAN-BASED, LATERAL-CONDUCTION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH IMPROVED METALLIC LAYERS LAYOUT | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16676083 | HIGH-VOLTAGE P-CHANNEL FET BASED ON III-NITRIDE HETEROSTRUCTURES | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16670589 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF DISPLAY APPARATUS | October 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16532096 | Electrically Actuated Switch | August 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16521975 | CROSSBAR ARRAY CIRCUIT WITH 3D VERTICAL RRAM | July 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 32 | 5 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16522187 | Surface Treatment Compositions and Methods | July 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16522635 | SYMMETRICAL LAYOUT STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522448 | PIXEL UNIT, IMAGE SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND IMAGING DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16522310 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16522602 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16521906 | TRANSISTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16522112 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522233 | INTERCONNECT AND MEMORY STRUCTURES FORMED IN THE BEOL | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16522302 | WIRING BOARD | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522038 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16522533 | IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING ACTIVE REGIONS | July 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522542 | INCREASING SELECTOR SURFACE AREA IN CROSSBAR ARRAY CIRCUITS | July 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16522472 | IMAGE SENSOR HAVING P-TYPE ISOLATION STRUCTURE | July 2019 | May 2024 | Allow | 57 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16521957 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY APPARATUS | July 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16515251 | Integrated Circuit Package and Method | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16515926 | METALLIZATION LAYER FORMATION PROCESS | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16515394 | POWER CONVERTER | July 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16516122 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PACKAGE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16510474 | STRUCTURE AND FORMATION METHOD OF PACKAGE STRUCTURE WITH UNDERFILL | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16510461 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16510448 | Package Lead Design with Grooves for Improved Dambar Separation | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510456 | MEMS MICROPHONE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND MEMS MICROPHONE PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16509820 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES INCLUDING SEPARATE UPPER AND LOWER BIT LINE SPACERS | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510488 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 16502438 | DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421746 | WAFER TRANSFER UNIT AND WAFER TRANSFER SYSTEM | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16421778 | Strain Tuning Individual Quantum Dot Emission Frequencies with Local Phase Transitions | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421844 | OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM AND INSULATION MUFF COMPRISING AN OVERHEAT DETECTION SYSTEM | May 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16421556 | WAFER PROCESSING METHOD | May 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16421469 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | May 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421166 | PATTERNING OXIDATION RESISTANT ELECTRODE IN CROSSBAR ARRAY CIRCUITS | May 2019 | January 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16421358 | Multiple Zone Gas Injection For Control of Gas Phase Radicals | May 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16421268 | HIGH-RESOLUTION THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROFILING OF FEATURES IN ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES IN A NON-DESTRUCTIVE MANNER USING ELECTRON BEAM SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY | May 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16463552 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD | May 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16463562 | MULTILAYER CIRCUIT BOARD MANUFACTURING METHOD | May 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 39 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16412660 | SUBSTRATE WITH A FIN REGION COMPRISING A STEPPED HEIGHT STRUCTURE | May 2019 | October 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16363659 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | March 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16290306 | METAL CUT PATTERNING AND ETCHING TO MINIMIZE INTERLAYER DIELECTRIC LAYER LOSS | March 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16279680 | LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE WITH REFLECTIVE SIDEWALL | February 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16226580 | VERTICAL MICROBOLOMETER CONTACT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2018 | February 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16047884 | Interconnect Structure and Methods Thereof | July 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16046807 | SUPERCONDUCTOR-BASED TRANSISTOR | July 2018 | October 2019 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16040429 | Four D Device Process and Structure | July 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16037776 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2018 | April 2020 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16031412 | PHOTODIODE | July 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16030973 | MIXED UBM AND MIXED PITCH ON A SINGLE DIE | July 2018 | December 2021 | Allow | 42 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16014009 | MEMORY DEVICE | June 2018 | January 2021 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996696 | DISPLAY DEVICE | June 2018 | May 2021 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996549 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT CHIP PACKAGE HAVING REDUCED CONTACT PAD SIZE | June 2018 | July 2020 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 15781326 | ELECTRONIC POWER MODULE | June 2018 | September 2021 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 15781301 | TRANSISTOR, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TRANSISTOR | June 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15781388 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | June 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 15996638 | TUNNEL FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH REDUCED SUBTHRESHOLD SWING | June 2018 | November 2019 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15996571 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT | June 2018 | December 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15996539 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | June 2018 | April 2021 | Allow | 34 | 5 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 15996524 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | June 2018 | September 2020 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LIU, BENJAMIN T.
With a 57.1% 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.
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, 33.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LIU, BENJAMIN T works in Art Unit 2893 and has examined 607 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 73.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Examiner LIU, BENJAMIN T's allowance rate of 73.0% places them in the 38% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LIU, BENJAMIN T receive 2.46 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LIU, BENJAMIN T is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.2% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LIU, BENJAMIN T. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 40% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 32.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 33.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 34% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 58.8% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 20.0% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 68.8% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 4.3% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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 3.2% of allowed cases (in the 76% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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