Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19186013 | ELECTRICAL BRIDGE PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED OFF-BRIDGE PHOTONIC CHANNEL INTERFACE | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873329 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR MEMBER | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407408 | ELECTRICAL BRIDGE PACKAGE WITH INTEGRATED OFF-BRIDGE PHOTONIC CHANNEL INTERFACE | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18507597 | MICRO ASSEMBLED LED DISPLAYS AND LIGHTING ELEMENTS | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485884 | DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE | October 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359795 | TEXTURED OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | July 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356780 | FORMING AN OXIDE VOLUME WITHIN A FIN | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18353997 | VIA LANDING ON FIRST AND SECOND BARRIER LAYERS TO REDUCE CLEANING TIME OF CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18352299 | RUTHENIUM OXIDE FILM AND RUTHENIUM LINER FOR LOW-RESISTANCE COPPER INTERCONNECTS IN A DEVICE | July 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18221531 | METHOD FOR PREPARING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH COMPOSITE PASSIVATION STRUCTURE | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18351946 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333715 | CONTACT STRUCTURES FOR REDUCING ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | June 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18328789 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328916 | REDISTRIBUTION LAYER FEATURES | June 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18202924 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18201200 | CONTACT PAD STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18198644 | METHOD OF FORMING SHAPED SOURCE/DRAIN EPITAXIAL LAYERS OF A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18196077 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME | May 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18036281 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MAKING INTEGRATED COOLING LIQUID CAVITY IN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD | May 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18140198 | INTEGRATED INDUCTOR WITH A STACKED METAL WIRE | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18136888 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18134529 | INTERCONNECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18191290 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE FOR MULTI-THICKNESS SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | March 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18190175 | METAL WIRES WITH EXPANDED SIDEWALLS | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18188555 | Power Semiconductor Module with Two Opposite Half-Bridges | March 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124339 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | March 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18123101 | ULTRA-THIN LAYERS BY SELECTIVE PASSIVATION | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18185248 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18120826 | SEMICONDUCTOR CHIP, SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18119947 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH FILLING LAYER | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18181293 | REDISTRIBUTION LAYER METALLIC STRUCTURE AND METHOD | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18118935 | CO-INTEGRATED VERTICALLY STRUCTURED CAPACITIVE ELEMENT AND FABRICATION PROCESS | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18179377 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME | March 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18178448 | ISOLATOR | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176551 | SELF-ALIGNED BACKSIDE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES | March 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18176904 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | March 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18176652 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING SAME | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18116276 | Semiconductor circuit pattern and manufacturing method thereof | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18174767 | Integrated Structure of MOS Transistors Having Different Working Voltages and Method for Manufacturing Same | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18172420 | VIA STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18170933 | ETCHING-DAMAGE-FREE INTERMETAL DIELECTRIC LAYER WITH THERMAL DISSIPATION FEATURE | February 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18169984 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURES INCLUDING METAL WIRES WITH EDGE CURVATURE | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18169600 | CONTACT ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEEP TRENCH CAPACITORS | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18109569 | CONTACT FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | February 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18167087 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | February 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18107521 | MIM CAPACITOR STRUCTURE AND FABRICATING METHOD OF THE SAME | February 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18107688 | STRUCTURES WITH DOPED SEMICONDUCTOR LAYERS AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING SAME | February 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18159279 | LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18156752 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | January 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153447 | SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | January 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18153832 | Wet Cleaning with Tunable Metal Recess for Via Plugs | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18146478 | ADVANCED PITCH INTERCONNECTS WITH MULTIPLE LOW ASPECT RATIO SEGMENTS | December 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18145157 | OCTAGONAL INTERCONNECT WIRING FOR ADVANCED LOGIC | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18077382 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH A LINER LAYER | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18073870 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17973920 | Hybrid Embedded Package | October 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17963649 | HYBRID WAFER BONDING METHOD | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17958764 | HYBRID WAFER BONDING METHOD AND STRUCTURE THEREOF | October 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17953463 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | September 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17947288 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17942843 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | September 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17902319 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | September 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17929234 | ON-PITCH VIAS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17898299 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND CIRCUIT LAYER STRUCTURE INCLUDING DUMMY TRACE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | August 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893349 | SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME | August 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17880854 | THROUGH-SUBSTRATE VIA FORMATION TO ENLARGE ELECTROCHEMICAL PLATING WINDOW | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879677 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17877041 | 3D High Bandwidth Memory and Optical Connectivity Stacking | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17875675 | HYBRID CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874323 | PACKAGE STRUCTURES | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17874639 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE STRUCTURE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873381 | INTER-WIRE CAVITY FOR LOW CAPACITANCE | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17815080 | Spacers for Semiconductor Devices Including Backside Power Rails | July 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873214 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814844 | METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE | July 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873590 | HYBRID METHOD FOR FORMING SEMICONDUCTOR INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814775 | TSV Structure and Method Forming Same | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872144 | THERMALLY STABLE COPPER-ALLOY ADHESION LAYER FOR METAL INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17814259 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND LIGHT-EMITTING SYSTEM | July 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759295 | Thin Sheet-Like Connecting Member and Manufacturing Method therefor, Semiconductor Device and Manufacturing Method therefor, and Power Conversion Device | July 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869898 | TWO 2D CAPPING LAYERS ON INTERCONNECT CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE TO INCREASE INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE RELIABILITY | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869860 | FRONT-END-OF-LINE (FEOL) THROUGH SEMICONDUCTOR-ON-SUBSTRATE VIA (TSV) | July 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17813880 | STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH RESISTIVE ELEMENTS | July 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869702 | TITANIUM-CONTAINING DIFFUSION BARRIER FOR CMP REMOVAL RATE ENHANCEMENT AND CONTAMINATION REDUCTION | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17858116 | METHOD OF FABRICATING A SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED DICING PROPERTIES | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17855723 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17852961 | Chip-On-Wafer Structure with Chiplet Interposer | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17846650 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | June 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842302 | Power Module With Metal Substrate | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17837518 | CONFORMAL TITANIUM NITRIDE-BASED THIN FILMS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | June 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829590 | CAPPING LAYER OVERLYING DIELECTRIC STRUCTURE TO INCREASE RELIABILITY | June 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17751895 | USING A LINER LAYER TO ENLARGE PROCESS WINDOW FOR A CONTACT VIA | May 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17736945 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGES AND FORMING METHODS THEREOF | May 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17771350 | METHOD OF PRODUCING A SEMICONDUCTOR BODY WITH A TRENCH, SEMICONDUCTOR BODY WITH AT LEAST ONE TRENCH AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17723751 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH LINER STRUCTURE | April 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17716485 | INTERCONNECT STRUCTURE INCLUDING TOPOLOGICAL MATERIAL | April 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17714935 | CONFORMAL TITANIUM SILICON NITRIDE-BASED THIN FILMS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714973 | CONFORMAL TITANIUM SILICON NITRIDE-BASED THIN FILMS AND METHODS OF FORMING SAME | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17708998 | HIGH VOLTAGE PASSIVE DEVICE STRUCTURE | March 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17705239 | SINGLE SIDE VIA FILL PROCESS FOR THROUGH-VIAS | March 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PARKER, JOHN M.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 50.0% 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 PARKER, JOHN M works in Art Unit 2899 and has examined 122 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 99.2%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner PARKER, JOHN M's allowance rate of 99.2% places them in the 93% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by PARKER, JOHN M receive 1.45 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 24% 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 PARKER, JOHN M is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +1.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PARKER, JOHN M. This interview benefit is in the 19% 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, 34.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% 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 42.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
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 show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 22.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 11% 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 4.1% of allowed cases (in the 83% 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 6.6% of allowed cases (in the 84% 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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