Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18855536 | BONDING WIRE | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18790739 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18739152 | HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS ONTO COMPACT DEVICES USING MOIRÉ BASED METROLOGY AND VACUUM BASED PICK-AND-PLACE | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732879 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732121 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD TIE MANAGEMENT | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18677474 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE FAV RIE PROCESS MARGIN AND ELECTROMIGRATION | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645947 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18627932 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435197 | STACKED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE TEST CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF USE | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18435609 | DUAL METAL SILICIDE STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18432122 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416508 | TRENCH CONTACT STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397906 | NESTED ARCHITECTURES FOR ENHANCED HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18288998 | ENERGY-SAVING HEAT TREATMENT DEVICE FOR METAL SUBSTRATE IN CORROSIVE GAS | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496036 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381442 | HETEROGENEOUS METAL LINE COMPOSITIONS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486818 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481843 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18376014 | METHODS FOR FORMING A METAL SILICATE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE IN A REACTION CHAMBER AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES | October 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240961 | Organic Light Emitting Display Panel and Organic Light Emitting Display Device Including the Same | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238726 | NESTED ARCHITECTURES FOR ENHANCED HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18451427 | Wafer-level Packaging of Solid-state Biosensor, Microfluidics, and Through-Silicon Via | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450373 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR DIE BONDING USING ENERGY BEAM | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229709 | QUANTUM DOTS, A COMPOSITION OR COMPOSITE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362559 | Semiconductor Device and Method | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18227858 | LANDING METAL ETCH PROCESS FOR IMPROVED OVERLAY CONTROL | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356236 | METHODS OF FORMING SOI SUBSTRATES | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18353766 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339616 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205178 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO IMPROVE FAV RIE PROCESS MARGIN AND ELECTROMIGRATION | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321962 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18316620 | Self-Aligned Double Patterning | May 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312723 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | May 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18308196 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135624 | TRENCH CONTACT STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | April 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18298160 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18297106 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR CUTTING AND REMOVING WORKPIECE PARTS FROM A PLATE-SHAPED MATERIAL | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296120 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18120594 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180261 | DEVICE FOR CUTTING, MOBILE WORKING MACHINE, METHOD AND GRIPPING MEMBER | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117680 | GENERATING EVENT RESULTS USING AUTO-GENERATED SENSOR DATA | March 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043592 | ARC WELDING METHOD | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18108083 | Welding Method and Electrode Assembly Manufactured by the Same | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18019796 | HEATER AND CIGARETTE DEVICE WITH HEATER | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18105147 | VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18162917 | ARC WELDING, CLADDING, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18017635 | HAIRSTYLING DEVICE | January 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 36 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18017562 | HAIRSTYLING DEVICE | January 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155556 | HIGH VOLTAGE MONOLITHIC LED CHIP WITH IMPROVED RELIABILITY | January 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18016040 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING PLATE-LIKE COMPONENTS OF A BIPOLAR PLATE | January 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148627 | HIGH CURRENT PACKAGES WITH REDUCED SOLDER LAYER COUNT | December 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148336 | COOKING APPARATUS | December 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18148051 | SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18091125 | Heated Baby Bottle Assembly | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18089535 | NESTED ARCHITECTURES FOR ENHANCED HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084063 | SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079069 | PLASMA-ASSISTED ANNEALING SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077697 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-AGENT REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN A MULTI-AGENT ENVIRONMENT | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18077142 | HETEROGENEOUS METAL LINE COMPOSITIONS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18071085 | GAS DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR HIGH PRESSURE PROCESSING CHAMBER | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18058227 | CABLE CLIP SYSTEM FOR USE ON STANDING SEAM METAL ROOFS | November 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17976133 | COMPRESSION TYPE LASER REFLOW APPARATUS WITH VACUUM CHAMBER | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974234 | CONTROL DEVICE WITH ACCESSIBLE SYMMETRICAL INPUT CONNECTOR | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17996822 | FUSION SPLICING SYSTEM, FUSION SPLICING DEVICE, AND DETERIORATION DETERMINATION METHOD | October 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17919911 | BATCH THERMAL PROCESS CHAMBER | October 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967511 | DUAL METAL SILICIDE STRUCTURES FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE FABRICATION | October 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17962065 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BELIEF LEARNING | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17959932 | HETEROGENEOUS INTEGRATION OF COMPONENTS ONTO COMPACT DEVICES USING MOIRÉ BASED METROLOGY AND VACUUM BASED PICK-AND-PLACE | October 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17915477 | ATOMIZING UNIT AND ATOMIZING DEVICE | September 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947672 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BONDING PAD REDISTRIBUTION LAYERS IN INTEGRATED CIRCUITS | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17943649 | INTEGRATED WELDING TORCHES AND EXTENSION CABLES | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929857 | Induction Welding Using a Heat Sink and/or Cooling | September 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17901861 | MODULAR HAND WARMER | September 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17900646 | Thermal Energy Storage System | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17904598 | UNIVERSAL DEVICE FOR HEAT TREATING FOOD PRODUCTS | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904575 | COOKING DEVICE | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17888717 | LASER PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LASER PROCESSING METHOD | August 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886955 | PIXEL CELL CIRCUITRY FOR IMAGE SENSORS | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17883930 | Self-Aligned Double Patterning | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17798055 | NOVEL PACKAGING STRUCTURE OF POWER SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE | August 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17882274 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878993 | MECHANICALLY JOINING ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH STEEL | August 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17640311 | DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759699 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING WIRE ELECTRICAL DISCHARGE MACHINING APPARATUS | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17875036 | TRANSPARENT HEATERS FOR IMPROVED EPITAXY REACTOR PRODUCTIVITY | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17873591 | DOUBLE SIDE TRANSISTORS ON SAME SILICON WAFER | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17873749 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND CORRESPONDING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873885 | METHODS FOR FORMING A METAL SILICATE FILM ON A SUBSTRATE IN A REACTION CHAMBER AND RELATED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURES | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874043 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17794870 | SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17792931 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17863983 | AUTOMATIC ACTIVATOR COATING DEVICE FOR WIRE AND ARC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848760 | PLASMA PROCESSING METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUS | June 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841052 | HELMET | June 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840271 | COOKING APPLIANCE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806691 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MEMBER | June 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838307 | METHOD AND STRUCTURE FOR DIE BONDING USING ENERGY BEAM | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834065 | THIN-FILM RESISTOR (TFR) MODULE INCLUDING A TFR ELEMENT FORMED IN A METAL CUP STRUCTURE | June 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17829154 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17756615 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPOSITE STRUCTURE COMPRISING A THIN LAYER OF MONOCRYSTALLINE SIC ON A CARRIER SUBSTRATE OF POLYCRYSTALLINE SIC | May 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner BACHNER, ROBERT G.
With a 16.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 26.1% 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.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner BACHNER, ROBERT G works in Art Unit 2898 and has examined 1,021 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.
Examiner BACHNER, ROBERT G's allowance rate of 90.4% 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 BACHNER, ROBERT G receive 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 20% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by BACHNER, ROBERT G is 23 months. This places the examiner in the 87% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +4.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BACHNER, ROBERT G. This interview benefit is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.6% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 22.2% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 28% 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 76.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 49.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.8% of allowed cases (in the 80% 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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