USPTO Group 2820 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19007848VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
189916313D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH LOGIC AND MEMORYDecember 2024June 2025Allow500NoNo
18973149BROADBAND LASER SYSTEM ENHANCED IN LATER PART OF MID INFRARED SPECTRUMDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18866832SELF-SEEDING A BIDIRECTIONAL MODE-LOCKED LASERNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18926560LIFETIME MIXED LEVEL NON-VOLATILE MEMORY SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2024Allow110NoNo
18920010WAVE SHAPING CIRCUIT FOR LASER DRIVING CIRCUIT, LASER DRIVING CIRCUIT AND LASER DEVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow600NoNo
17766568NON-VOLATILE STORAGE CIRCUITOctober 2024July 2024Allow2820NoNo
18911618DEVICE FOR RECEIVING SINGLE-ENDED SIGNAL OF LIGHT EMITTING DIODE CONTROL CARD AND FORWARDING AS DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALSOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18884137HIGH-POWER LARGE-APERTURE FUNDAMENTAL MODE VORTEX OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE COHERENT VCSEL ARRAYSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18845799METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING COHERENT LIGHT AT NEW FREQUENCIES VIA TIME VARYING LASINGSeptember 2024April 2025Allow701NoNo
18823046ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH BUFFERED OPERATION ENGINE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING CALCULATION USING SAMESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18818256CONTROLLING SOLITON SELF-FREQUENCY SHIFTAugust 2024January 2025Allow501NoNo
18809407Gain Optical Fiber with Double-clad Fluoride and Its Preparation MethodAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18837881CMOS SRAM CELL HAVING TRENCH STRUCTUREAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
187789783D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH METAL LAYERS AND A POWER DELIVERY PATHJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18775312SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMPRESSION ATTACHED MEMORY MODULE COMPRESSION CONNECTORSJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18773628MEMORY CIRCUIT AND WORD LINE DRIVERJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18772714CIRCUITS AND METHODS OF MITIGATING HOLD TIME FAILURE OF PIPELINE FOR MEMORY DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18729153Storage Array, and Interconnection Structure and Method for Operating ThereofJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18771817NON-VOLATILE MEMORY STORED WITH ENCODED DATAJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18764906MEMORY SYSTEMJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18765076WORD LINE DRIVERS FOR MULTIPLE-DIE MEMORY DEVICESJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18763067SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICES WITH DIFFERENT WORD LINESJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18763048SWITCHES TO REDUCE ROUTING RAILS OF MEMORY SYSTEMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18763148Picosecond Laser Apparatus and Methods for Treating Target Tissues with SameJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18761619MEMORY DEVICE WITH REDUNDANCY FOR PAGE-BASED REPAIRJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18760971RESISTIVE MEMORY WITH LOW VOLTAGE OPERATIONJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18757685THRESHOLD VOLTAGE-MODULATED MEMORY DEVICE USING VARIABLE-CAPACITANCE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAMEJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18758901MEMORY CELL INCLUDING PROGRAMMABLE RESISTORS WITH TRANSISTOR COMPONENTSJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18756406INDICATING A STATUS OF A MEMORY BUILT-IN SELF-TEST FOR MULTIPLE MEMORY DEVICE RANKSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18756512OPTICAL ISOLATOR COREJune 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18754190STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18755033DETERMINING READ VOLTAGE OFFSET IN MEMORY DEVICESJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18752870NONVOLATILE SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING A MEMORY CELL ARRAY AND A CONTROL CIRCUIT APPLYING A READING VOLTAGEJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18751413FREQUENCY STABILIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE LIGHT SOURCES BASED ON CHARACTERISTIC CURVE RECONSTRUCTIONJune 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18750979HIGH CAPACITY MEMORY CIRCUIT WITH LOW EFFECTIVE LATENCYJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18751162DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A FUSEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18749098METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REPLACEMENT OF MEMORY CELLSJune 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18748196METHOD FOR PROGRAMMING MEMORYJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18749271SEMICONDUCTOR STORAGE DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18743852PAGE BUFFER CIRCUIT AND MEMORY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18744146MANAGING COMPENSATION FOR CHARGE COUPLING AND LATERAL MIGRATION IN MEMORY DEVICESJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18744280SRAM Design with Four-Poly-PitchJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18743950DRAM COMPUTATION CIRCUIT AND METHODJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18743997RRAM CIRCUIT AND METHODJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18742749TECHNIQUES FOR DETECTING A STATE OF A BUSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18740981CURRENT AND VOLTAGE LIMIT CIRCUITRY FOR RESISTIVE RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY PROGRAMMINGJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18741201MEMORY INCLUDING METAL RAILS WITH BALANCED LOADINGJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18741021MEMORY DEVICE AND METHODSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
187387213D SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND STRUCTURE WITH LOGIC AND MEMORYJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
187389673D MEMORY SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AND STRUCTURES WITH MEMORY CELLSJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18738908ADJUSTMENT OF PROGRAM VERIFY TARGETS CORRESPONDING TO A LAST PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION AND A PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTION ADJACENT TO AN INITIAL PROGRAMMING DISTRIBUTIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18736779BUILT-IN MEMORY REPAIR WITH REPAIR CODE COMPRESSIONJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18737111SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE WITH POWER-DOWN SIGNAL GENERATIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18735782MEMORY DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18716704SINGLE-PHOTON RAMAN OPTICAL FREQUENCY COMB SOURCEJune 2024October 2024Allow500YesNo
18733187DETERMINING OFFSETS FOR MEMORY READ OPERATIONSJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18732377MEMORY DEVICE WITH IMPROVED PROGRAM PERFORMANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18680395On-Die Termination of Address and Command SignalsMay 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18677654MAGNETIC DEVICE AND MAGNETIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORYMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18677655MEMORY CONTROLLER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18677095MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18676385Se-BASED SELECTOR MATERIAL, SELECTOR UNIT AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEMay 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18675257MEMORY SYSTEM AND MEMORY DEVICEMay 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18675997LOW POWER MANAGEMENT FOR SLEEP MODE OPERATION OF A MEMORY DEVICEMay 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18675616METHODS OF LASER PULSE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE IN A COMPACT LASER RESONATORMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18673246SIGNAL SKEW IN SOURCE-SYNCHRONOUS SYSTEMMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18671835TRACKING RC TIME CONSTANT BY WORDLINE IN MEMORY DEVICESMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18670778MEMORY MODULES INCLUDING A MIRRORING CIRCUIT AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18671499LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENTMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18670073PARTIAL BLOCK HANDLING PROTOCOL IN A NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18669140MULTI-STATE PROGRAMMING OF MEMORY CELLSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18666819NON-VOLATILE MEMORY DEVICE, MEMORY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND READ METHOD OF MEMORY SYSTEMMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18664387SEMICONDUCTOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18664199PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES FOR POLARITY-BASED MEMORY CELLSMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18663114METHOD FOR MANAGING A MEMORY APPARATUSMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18663971TUNABLE LASER SOURCE AND LIGHT STEERING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18662743DUAL ADDRESS ENCODING FOR LOGICAL-TO-PHYSICAL MAPPINGMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18662806NON-VOLATILE STATIC RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY (NVSRAM) WITH MULTIPLE MAGNETIC TUNNEL JUNCTION CELLSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18661902MEMORY SELECTOR THRESHOLD VOLTAGE RECOVERYMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18662709ONON Sidewall Structure for Memory Device and Method for Making the SameMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18662971SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICEMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18662698Fiber Laser with Optical Feedback for Contaminant Detection and Other FunctionalityMay 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18662720Fiber Laser for Coagulation, Cutting, and Other OperationsMay 2024February 2025Allow911NoNo
18660338Far End Driver for Memory ClockMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18661300AUTO-REFERENCED MEMORY CELL READ TECHNIQUESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18660002TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINING AN INTERFACE CONNECTION STATUSMay 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18659303LOW-POWER SOURCE OF SQUEEZED LIGHTMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18659591METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROL OF LASER EMISSIONS FOR SAFETYMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18658864APPARATUSES INCLUDING MULTIPLE READ MODES AND METHODS FOR SAMEMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18657640DOUBLE DATA RATE (DDR) MEMORY CONTROLLER APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18657376MEMORY DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18657728HCG TUNABLE VCSEL SYSTEM WITH ASIC FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION AND FIRMWAREMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18656709OPTICAL FREQUENCY STABILIZATION APPARATUS FOR NARROW SPECTRAL LINEWIDTH LASER GENERATIONMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18656830PULSED RESONANT LASER DIODE ARRAY DRIVERMay 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18655906WAVELENGTH-VARIABLE LASERMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18654443MEMORY DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING NEW COMMAND INPUT SCHEME AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18654697IN-LINE PROGRAMMING ADJUSTMENT OF A MEMORY CELL IN A MEMORY SUB-SYSTEMMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18653418Multi-Bit Storage Device Using Phase Change MaterialMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18653788METHODS FOR EFFICIENT 3D SRAM-BASED COMPUTE-IN-MEMORYMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 2820.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
331
Examiner Affirmed
218
(65.9%)
Examiner Reversed
113
(34.1%)
Reversal Percentile
59.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.1% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1654
Allowed After Appeal Filing
642
(38.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1012
(61.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
88.6%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 38.8% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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.

Group 2820 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 2820 is part of Technology Center 2800. This group has examined 86,280 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 90.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 2820 receive an average of 1.15 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 20 months.

Strategic Overview

This group-level data aggregates statistics across multiple art units. For more targeted prosecution strategies, review the individual art unit and examiner statistics within this group.

Important Disclaimer

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