Listed by the USPTO as O NEILL, PATRICK
Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2816 2836 2842
This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases
O NEILL, PATRICK is assigned to tech center 2800 and art unit 2816. The profile records 583 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 83.5%, and a median of 744 days to allowance. The interview lift is 17.3%, showing a meaningful positive relationship with allowance outcomes. The figures support an efficient prosecution approach that combines strong written submissions with interviews when a focused explanation may resolve a remaining issue.
The listed companies are Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Texas Instruments Incorporated, and STMicroelectronics N.V. The listed firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, Haynes Boone (61658), and JCIPRNET. Counsel may plan for prompt advancement while using interviews to align claim language with the examiner's technical analysis.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19232831 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE CLOCK DIVIDERS BY USING LOWER-FREQUENCY CLOCKS AND SLIPPING CYCLES | Non-Final OA | Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited |
| 19262314 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
| 19060481 | Efficient Bootstrap Supply Generators for Multi-Level Power Converters | Final Rejection | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 19309051 | LOW AREA AND POWER MULTI-BIT FLIP-FLOP | Non-Final OA | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
| 19219517 | BOOTSTRAP CAPACITANCE CHARGING SCHEME FOR GALLIUM NITRIDE BASED BRIDGE DRIVER | Non-Final OA | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
| 19172344 | RADIO FREQUENCY SWITCH AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 19170451 | ELECTRONIC SWITCHING MODULE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SUCH A MODULE | Non-Final OA | STMicroelectronics International N.V. |
| 19269489 | LATCH CIRCUITS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 19259508 | FLIP-FLOP CIRCUIT AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 19255872 | INTEGRATED CIRCUIT HAVING LATCH WITH TRANSISTORS OF DIFFERENT GATE WIDTHS | Non-Final OA | TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. |
| 19251693 | TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITS AND CONTROL CIRCUITS AND METHOD FOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR CIRCUITS | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
| 19241406 | SHIFT REGISTER HAVING LOW POWER MODE | Non-Final OA | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. |
IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.
Build Your Strategy83.5% of resolved applications examined by Patrick O Neill were allowed (583 resolved cases), compared with 65.8% across Art Unit 2816 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +17.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Patrick O Neill took 744 days on average from filing to allowance.
Patrick O Neill examines applications in Art Unit 2816 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).
