Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138044 | DISPLAY PANEL | December 2020 | May 2025 | Allow | 52 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17137276 | DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17128608 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMAGE SENSOR | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118711 | ION IMPLANTATION TO FORM STEP-OXIDE TRENCH MOSFET | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17110439 | TRANSISTORS WITH RAISED EXTENSION REGIONS AND SEMICONDUCTOR FINS | December 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 17108948 | Electroluminescent Display Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17103821 | Electroluminescent Display Device | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096972 | FINFET AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A CONTACT THEREOF | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17079696 | HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTECTED WIRE BONDED SENSORS | October 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17078817 | METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING MULTI-PLANED ARRAY MEMORY DEVICE | October 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 54 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17070211 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17037542 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | September 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17030573 | Hybrid Fin Field-Effect Transistor Cell Structures and Related Methods | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17030550 | Hybrid Fin Field-Effect Transistor Cell Structures and Related Methods | September 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17025682 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16981853 | DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16981734 | ARRAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | September 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020905 | CHARGE-TRAPPING SIDEWALL SPACER-TYPE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17020800 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17015103 | MICRO DEVICE AND MICRO DEVICE DISPLAY APPARATUS | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012160 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | September 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17003008 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975761 | PIXEL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | August 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17001697 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16995305 | LIGHT EMITTING DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | August 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16991410 | DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2020 | June 2025 | Allow | 58 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987429 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16945237 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16941361 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16939198 | Source-Down Transistor with Vertical Field Plate | July 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16937298 | DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE FOR IMPROVING THE DISADVANTAGES OF P-GAN GATE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR | July 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16927463 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16961903 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16920229 | METHODS FOR FORMING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY DEVICES | July 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16910092 | Display Substrate and Preparation Method Thereof, and Display Apparatus | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16906109 | STRUCTURE TO INCREASE BREAKDOWN VOLTAGE OF HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR | June 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955917 | DISPLAY ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16954077 | DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME | June 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16899789 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16900054 | DOPANT PROFILE CONTROL IN GATE STRUCTURES FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16900765 | FOOTPRINT FOR MULTI-BIT FLIP FLOP | June 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16771878 | SUBSTRATE SUPPORT MEMBER, SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS, AND SUBSTRATE TRANSFER APPARATUS | June 2020 | January 2025 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16888209 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING SELF-ALIGNED CONTACT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16768475 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16883988 | EPITAXIAL STRUCTURE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881412 | DEPLETION MODE HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (HEMT) SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING BERYLLIUM DOPED SCHOTTKY CONTACT LAYERS | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16875364 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 15930867 | VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762985 | DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY SUBSTRATE | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16762929 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | May 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16868412 | Semiconductor Element having an Enhancement-Type Transistor Structure | May 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16861710 | Semiconductor Device and Method | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16759743 | PIXEL BANK MANUFACTURING METHOD, PIXEL BANK STRUCTURE, PIXEL STRUCTURE, AND DISPLAY PANEL | April 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16759397 | DISPLAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | April 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16853315 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16851839 | BONDED ASSEMBLY CONTAINING OXIDATION BARRIERS, HYBRID BONDING, OR AIR GAP, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | April 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16851908 | BONDED ASSEMBLY CONTAINING OXIDATION BARRIERS, HYBRID BONDING, OR AIR GAP, AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16844845 | COINTEGRATION OF GALLIUM NITRIDE AND SILICON | April 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16754521 | HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR HAVING A BORON NITRIDE ALLOY INTERLAYER AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION | April 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16840463 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH BACK GATE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | April 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16832958 | ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16827101 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING WITH THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEMORY AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOGIC | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16639024 | FORMING CRYSTALLINE SOURCE/DRAIN CONTACTS ON SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16783419 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16782296 | Pnictide Nanocomposite Structure for Lattice Stabilization | February 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16748058 | DISPLAY DEVICE | January 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16632266 | TUNNELING FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS | January 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16735495 | FLAT STI SURFACE FOR GATE OXIDE UNIFORMITY IN FIN FET DEVICES | January 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728295 | DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16715884 | DEVICE FOR PROTECTING FEOL ELEMENT AND BEOL ELEMENT | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16716389 | DISPLAY PANEL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY APPARATUS | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16713465 | GUARD RING STRUCTURE OF SEMICONDUCTOR ARRANGEMENT | December 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16707002 | IMAGE SENSORS AND METHODS OF FORMING IMAGE SENSORS | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16704810 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16693072 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16686942 | ON INTEGRATED CIRCUIT (IC) DEVICE SIMULTANEOUSLY FORMED CAPACITOR AND RESISTOR | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16614287 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | November 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16684473 | DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16682327 | Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method Thereof | November 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16679580 | LIGHT EMITTING DIODES WITH INTEGRATED REFLECTOR FOR A DIRECT VIEW DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF | November 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16660664 | INTEGRATED PACKAGING DEVICES AND METHODS WITH BACKSIDE INTERCONNECTIONS | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16605398 | ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601111 | Gaseous Spacer and Methods of Forming Same | October 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16599840 | Semiconductor Device and Method | October 2019 | March 2021 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16594734 | HEAT SPREADING DEVICE AND METHOD | October 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16579019 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND IMAGING SYSTEM | September 2019 | January 2021 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16552172 | HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTECTED WIRE BONDED SENSORS | August 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 16541340 | LITHOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR FEATURE CUT BY LINE-END SHRINK | August 2019 | April 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16530314 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPOSING A MICRO-ELEMENT | August 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16530179 | REDUCING BACK REFLECTION IN A PHOTODIODE | August 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16523029 | BONDED ASSEMBLY CONTAINING OXIDATION BARRIERS AND/OR ADHESION ENHANCERS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | July 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16481421 | INNOVATIVE WAY TO DESIGN SILICON TO OVERCOME RETICLE LIMIT | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481385 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING A COAXIAL FIRST LAYER INTERCONNECT | July 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481392 | RFIC HAVING COAXIAL INTERCONNECT AND MOLDED LAYER | July 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481216 | PACKAGE SUBSTRATE HAVING POLYMER-DERIVED CERAMIC CORE | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16481364 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | July 2019 | December 2020 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16522958 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16523222 | STACKED ARCHITECTURE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL NAND | July 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 16522827 | DISPLAY DEVICE | July 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16523015 | ON-DIE CAPACITOR | July 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NEWTON, VALERIE N.
With a 71.4% 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, 68.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 NEWTON, VALERIE N works in Art Unit 2897 and has examined 651 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.5%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Examiner NEWTON, VALERIE N's allowance rate of 90.5% places them in the 74% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by NEWTON, VALERIE N receive 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by NEWTON, VALERIE N is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +0.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NEWTON, VALERIE N. This interview benefit is in the 20% 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.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 27.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 54.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 81% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 65.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 61.5% 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, 32.4% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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'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 1.7% of allowed cases (in the 68% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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