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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Samuel S Outten, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as OUTTEN, SAMUEL S

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2647 2842 2843 2845

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

OUTTEN, SAMUEL S is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2647. The record covers 666 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 79.3%. The median time to allowance is 937 days. Interview lift is 19.2%, indicating that interviews were associated with more favorable allowance outcomes than cases without interviews in the recorded data.

The listed companies are Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Skyworks Solutions Inc., and Sanan Japan Technology Corporation. The firms are ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - New York, DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP - Seattle, and LANDO & ANASTASI, LLP. Practitioners may include interviews in response planning and use the allowance rate and median duration as operational benchmarks.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+11.3% vs TC avg
705
Total Applications
+19.2%
Interview Lift
937
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 666 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
52.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595795 THERMALIZED POCKETED CRYOGENIC CIRCULATOR WITH GROUND TUNING Final Rejection Google LLC
18343659 FILTER AND PREPARATION METHOD OF FILTER Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18910435 MULTILAYER FILTER DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18976434 ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER AND HIGH FREQUENCY CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18959780 TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH REDUCED SUBSTRATE TO CONTACT BUMP THERMAL RESISTANCE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18954566 ACOUSTIC WAVE FILTER AND RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18953865 ACOUSTIC FILTER DEVICE WITH LOW-EDGE STEEPNESS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18797327 TRANSVERSELY-EXCITED FILM BULK ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH A BACK-SIDE DIELECTRIC LAYER Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18763068 TRANSMISSION LINE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18374116 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18121634 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC-WAVE-DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18620960 LOSS REDUCTION AND IMPEDANCE ENGINEERING FOR CRYOGENIC APPLICATIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
19324357 MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE DEVICE WITH REDUCED NONLINEAR RESPONSE AND ROUNDED INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODES Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
19214709 HIGH COUPLING COEFFICIENT RESONATOR MATCHING FOR PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
19181859 SILICON-SUPPORTED WAFER TO WAFER SOLDER BOND Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18907871 ACOUSTIC WAVE RESONATOR WITH PATTERNED CONDUCTIVE LAYER FOR TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18788136 ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICES Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
19312847 MEMS RESONATOR Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18785654 NINETY DEGREE HYBRID COUPLER Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
19138116 CONVERSION CIRCUIT Non-Final OA YOKOWO CO., LTD.
19184060 IDT-EXCITED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR WITH HIGH COUPLING AND LOW TCF Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Samuel S Outten's allowance rate?

79.3% of resolved applications examined by Samuel S Outten were allowed (666 resolved cases), compared with 72.3% across Art Unit 2647 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Samuel S Outten?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Samuel S Outten take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Samuel S Outten took 937 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Samuel S Outten work in?

Samuel S Outten examines applications in Art Unit 2647 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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