Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18435915 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LEADLESS SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH WETTABLE FLANKS | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18423674 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH JUNCTION FET TRANSISTORS HAVING MULTI PINCH-OFF VOLTAGES | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18542779 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510370 | AIR GAP FORMATION BETWEEN GATE SPACER AND EPITAXY STRUCTURE | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380660 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485349 | ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234992 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE WITH ISOLATION STRUCTURE LAYOUT THAT MINIMIZES HARMONIC DISTORTION | August 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349032 | ASSEMBLY OF DISPLAY WITH COLOR CONVERSION LAYER AND ISOLATION WALLS | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18339239 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18321077 | Porogen Bonded Gap Filling Material In Semiconductor Manufacturing | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18137169 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18303471 | LEAD FRAME FOR IMPROVING ADHESIVE FILLETS ON SEMICONDUCTOR DIE CORNERS | April 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18134036 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | April 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18296385 | MEMORY DEVICES | April 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18180079 | EXTENDED VIA SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND DEVICE | March 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18098174 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES INCLUDING SEMICONDUCTOR PATTERN | January 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18147180 | HETEROGENEOUS ANNEALING METHOD AND DEVICE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17992602 | A DEVICE COMPRISING A PNP BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND NPN BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR FOR RADIOFREQUENCY APPLICATIONS | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17981601 | DISPLAY DEVICE | November 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17978533 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING AN N-TYPE LATERALLY DIFFUSED METAL OXIDE SEMICONDUCTOR (NLDMOS) TRANSISTOR | November 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17970368 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17961546 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | October 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17903709 | METHOD OF FLOATED SINGULATION | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17884578 | MEMORY DEVICE | August 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17885383 | AIR GAP FORMATION BETWEEN GATE SPACER AND EPITAXY STRUCTURE | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17870213 | METHOD FOR FORMING A DEVICE WITH AN EXTENDED VIA SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | July 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17864411 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DYNAMIC RANDOM-ACCESS MEMORY | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17865256 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING A DUAL MATERIAL REDISTRIBUTION LINE | July 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17863137 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROELECTRONIC DEVICE | July 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862515 | HIGH BRIGHTNESS LEDS WITH NON-SPECULAR NANOSTRUCTURED THIN FILM REFLECTORS | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17844078 | METHODS OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17840186 | METHOD FOR MAKING MEMORY CELLS BASED ON THIN-FILM TRANSISTORS | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17804614 | Method for Making A Bipolar Junction Transistor Having an Integrated Switchable Short | May 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17828270 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH VERTICAL GATE TRANSISTOR | May 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17745257 | METHOD FOR FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STRUCTURE | May 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17741412 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | May 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17738516 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17730691 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT COMPRISING A JUNCTION FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR (JFET) | April 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17728088 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DIODE | April 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17719990 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | April 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17705184 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH OPTICAL POWER READOUT | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17653219 | METHODS OF FORMING TRANSISTORS AND METHODS OF FORMING DEVICES COMPRISING TRANSISTORS | March 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17674973 | THYRISTOR ASSEMBLY | February 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17670534 | BiMOS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | February 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17670531 | BiMOS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | February 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17667697 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES | February 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17649187 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE DEVICE | January 2022 | February 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17582179 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING AIR GAP | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17573960 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE HAVING AIR GAP | January 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17556674 | METHODS FOR FORMING MEMORY DEVICES | December 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17554205 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH JUNCTION FET TRANSISTORS HAVING MULTI PINCH-OFF VOLTAGES | December 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17554971 | CONFIGURABLE METAL - INSULATOR - METAL CAPACITOR AND DEVICES | December 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17536253 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE WITH ISOLATION STRUCTURE LAYOUT THAT MINIMIZES HARMONIC DISTORTION | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17534414 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE | November 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17528152 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17523439 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY STRUCTURE | November 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17520536 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH METAL PLUG HAVING ROUNDED TOP SURFACE | November 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17520560 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH ALLEVIATION FEATURE | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17520519 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17519161 | Method of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device with Silicon Carbide Body | November 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17506913 | VERTICAL BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR AND VERTICAL FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTOR WITH SHARED FLOATING REGION | October 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17604057 | MASK STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | October 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17603572 | SEMICONDUCTOR IMAGE SENSOR | October 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17602832 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | October 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17442806 | UTTB PHOTODETECTOR PIXEL UNIT, ARRAY AND METHOD | September 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17439369 | LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE | September 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17473145 | Integrated Circuitry, DRAM Circuitry | September 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17468146 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE WITH IMPROVED LIGHT EMISSION EFFICIENCY AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17409886 | DISPLAY DEVICE | August 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17407030 | APPARATUSES INCLUDING CONTACTS IN A PERIPHERAL REGION | August 2021 | August 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17394662 | TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFORE | August 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17394476 | METAL FIELD PLATES | August 2021 | April 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17391114 | BIPOLAR JUNCTION TRANSISTOR HAVING AN INTEGRATED SWITCHABLE SHORT | August 2021 | June 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17390492 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | July 2021 | August 2023 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17389029 | DISPLAY WITH COLOR CONVERSION LAYER AND ISOLATION WALLS | July 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17371605 | METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17353684 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LEADLESS SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE WITH WETTABLE FLANKS | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17352507 | Nanowire Stack GAA Device with Inner Spacer | June 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17349193 | VERTICAL MEMORY DEVICES | June 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17347715 | ETCHING PLATINUM-CONTAINING THIN FILM USING PROTECTIVE CAP LAYER | June 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17345174 | Pillared Cavity Down MIS-SIP | June 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17317923 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE | May 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17317818 | LEAD FRAME FOR IMPROVING ADHESIVE FILLETS ON SEMICONDUCTOR DIE CORNERS | May 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17242624 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A DISPLAY APPARATUS | April 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17288618 | Chip Package Positioning and Fixing Structure | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17222331 | Integrated Assemblies and Methods of Forming Integrated Assemblies | April 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 47 | 6 | 1 | No | No |
| 17221098 | Method for Producing a Layer of Solid Material | April 2021 | February 2023 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17221597 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE | April 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17218896 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | March 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17218112 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH AN EPITAXIAL LAYER | March 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17214060 | DISPLAY DEVICE | March 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17200057 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE HAVING TRANSISTOR DEVICE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURE | March 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17189611 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH GATE CONTACT | March 2021 | August 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17185180 | DISPLAY PANEL | February 2021 | January 2022 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17173611 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR STACK WITHIN SUBSTRATE | February 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17168443 | SUPERCONDUCTING BUMP BOND ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION | February 2021 | January 2023 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17160598 | METHOD FOR FABRICATING A DEVICE COMPRISING A PNP BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR AND NPN BIPOLAR TRANSISTOR FOR RADIOFREQUENCY APPLICATIONS | January 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17160378 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP | January 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17155093 | MEMORY DEVICES | January 2021 | December 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17151634 | LOGIC DRIVE BASED ON MULTICHIP PACKAGE USING INTERCONNECTION BRIDGE | January 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 35 | 0 | 2 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HU, SHOUXIANG.
With a 28.6% 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, 45.7% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner HU, SHOUXIANG works in Art Unit 2898 and has examined 765 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.4%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Examiner HU, SHOUXIANG's allowance rate of 81.4% places them in the 46% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HU, SHOUXIANG receive 1.73 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 50% 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 HU, SHOUXIANG is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 73% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HU, SHOUXIANG. This interview benefit is in the 70% 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, 29.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 49% 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 8.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 4% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner rarely enters after-final amendments compared to other examiners. You should generally plan to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry. Per MPEP § 714.12, primary examiners have discretion in entering after-final amendments, and this examiner exercises that discretion conservatively.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 19.0% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 63% 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 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, 23.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 14% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 53% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 46% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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