Listed by the USPTO as LIN, ARIC
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1737 2825 2851
This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases
LIN, ARIC handles cases in USPTO tech center 2800 and art unit 1737. The record includes 530 resolved cases, a 59.4% allowance rate, a 12.1% interview lift, and a median of 1151 days to allowance. The allowance measure and timing indicate that applicants may need sustained prosecution planning, while interviews appear to provide a limited observed benefit.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and International Business Machines Corporation are the listed companies. ALCE PLLC, ALSTON & BIRD LLP, and AMPACC Law Group, PLLC are the leading firms. The semiconductor and computing focus makes careful treatment of process, structure, and functional claim language important.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18184902 | LAYOUT DESIGN TOOL | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 17863382 | ZERO DIFFUSION BREAK | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 17570432 | SERVER, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 17697768 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR OPERATION AND CHARGING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18375419 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED FREQUENCY SELECTION FOR COMPUTE BLOCKS | Non-Final OA | Intel Corporation |
| 17570514 | Vehicle Charging Device and Method for the Same | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18624831 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN USING AREA RATIOS | Non-Final OA | Siemens Industry Software Inc. |
| 18029211 | OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION FOR FREE FORM SHAPES | Final Rejection | Siemens Industry Software Inc. |
| 18625056 | TRAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CHIP LAYOUT ENCODER AND CHIP LAYOUT SCREENING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited |
| 17243199 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE DATASHEETS | Final Rejection | Texas Instruments Incorporated |
| 18422319 | TIMING-AWARE FILL | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
| 17525842 | SEMI-LOSSY PURCELL FILTER | Final Rejection | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
| 17468340 | REFINEMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN | Non-Final OA | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
| 18123085 | RESIST MODELING METHOD FOR ANGLED GRATINGS | Final Rejection | Applied Materials, Inc. |
| 18046872 | DETERMINING SUBSTRATE PROFILE PROPERTIES USING MACHINE LEARNING | Final Rejection | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
| 17379707 | DETERMINING SUBSTRATE PROFILE PROPERTIES USING MACHINE LEARNING | Final Rejection | APPLIED MATERIALS, INC. |
| 18949192 | Systems and Methods for Generating Synthesizable Netlists From Register Transfer Level Designs | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. |
| 18480372 | METHOD FOR MODELING CROSS DIE COUPLING CAP IMPACT | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 17220269 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 17111014 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DIAGRAM SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18686994 | PATTERN SELECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. |
| 17968352 | SEPARATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO METROLOGY DATA | Non-Final OA | ASML NETHERLANDS B.V. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy59.4% of resolved applications examined by Aric Lin were allowed (530 resolved cases), compared with 63.4% across Art Unit 1737 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Aric Lin took 1,151 days on average from filing to allowance.
Aric Lin examines applications in Art Unit 1737 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
