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Examiner Gauthier Steven B (SPE)

2813-GAUTHIER-STEVEN-B

Employment Information

Art Unit:2813 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
Group:2810-2820 — Semiconductors A/Memory
Classes: 257 — Active solid-state devices (e.g., transistors, solid-state diodes)
438 — Semiconductor device manufacturing: process
702 — Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
342 — Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g., radar, radio navigation)
606 — Surgery
Phone:(571) 270-0373
Email:steven.gauthier@uspto.gov
Location:VA 22314
Title:Supvy Pat Examnr Compr Engrg
Service:12 years
Grade:GS-15

Grant Rate and Difficulty Ranking

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3-Year Grant rate: 77% over 229 cases
Difficulty: Medium
Difficulty Percentile: 50th

With Examiner Gauthier (SPE), you have a 77% chance of getting an issued patent by 3 years after the first office action. Examiner Gauthier (SPE) is a medium examiner and in the 50th percentile across all examiners (with 100th percentile most difficult).

Grant Rate

Grant Rate Timeline

Below is the grant rate timeline for Examiner Gauthier (SPE), where the timeline is relative to the date of the first office action. The three-year grant rate is the percentage of applications granted at three years after the first office action.

Comparison with Art Unit 2813

Examiner Gauthier (SPE)'s grant rate is lower than that of Art Unit 2813 and lower than that of the USPTO.

Average Office Actions Per Grant
Examiner Gauthier (SPE) 1.6
Art Unit 2813 1.2

Interview Benefit

Grant Rate without Interview

Examiner Gauthier (SPE) has granted 124 of 168 cases without any applicant-requested interviews for a grant rate of 74%.

Grant Rate with Interview

Examiner Gauthier (SPE) has granted 53 of 61 cases with at least one applicant-requested interview for a grant rate of 87%.

Interview Benefit

With Examiner Gauthier (SPE), conducting an interview increases your chance of getting a patent granted by 18%.

Recent Dispositions

Recent Dispositions

Number Title OA Rejections Status IFW
16418079 Semiconductor Device With Embedded Semiconductor Die And Substrate-To-Substrate Interconnects Rejection information available with a Premium Stats subscription. See our pricing. Abandoned View
17764852 Display Substrate And Display Device Patented View
17795950 Display Substrate And Display Apparatus Patented View
18637061 Semiconductor Device Patented View
18053012 Integrated Circuit And Method Of Manufacturing Same Patented View
17700532 Semiconductor Module Patented View
17607194 Semiconductor Device And Method For Manufacturing A Semiconductor Device Patented View
18617113 Semiconductor Package Patented View
17841223 Die Bonding Pads And Methods Of Forming The Same Patented View
17282247 Electronic Device, Control Method Of Electronic Device, And Control Program Of Electronic Device Abandoned View
16667233 Lighting Device And Lighting Module Abandoned View
16541615 Method Of Depositing Silicon Nitride Patented View
16509548 Array Substrate And Manufacturing Method Thereof, Display Substrate, And Display Device Patented View
16833150 Spad Image Sensor And Associated Fabricating Method Patented View
16515003 Three-Dimensional Integrated Circuit Structures And Methods Of Manufacturing The Same Patented View
16510087 Semiconductor Device Patented View
16515024 Package Structure And Method Of Manufacturing The Same Patented View
16487017 Semiconductor Device And Method Of Manufacturing Semiconductor Device, Power Conversion Device, And Moving Body Patented View
16846034 Manufacturing Method Of Semiconductor Structure Patented View
16792251 Chip Package Structure And Method For Forming Chip Package Patented View
16510310 Vertical Board-Type Capacitor And Image Sensing Device Including The Same Patented View
15858746 Semiconductor Device And Charging System Using The Same Patented View
16733339 Display Device Patented View
16908157 Display Apparatus Patented View
16654497 Semiconductor Device Structure With Air Gap And Method For Preparing The Same Patented View
16708950 Organic Light Emitting Display Device And Method Of Manufacturing Organic Light Emitting Display Device Patented View
16689627 Electroluminescent Display Device Patented View
16696531 Electroluminescent Display Apparatus Patented View
16317536 Light Emitting Device Patented View
16716309 Display Panel Patented View
16654733 Wiring Substrate Patented View
16461721 Manufacturing Method For Flash Device Patented View
16735729 Lateral Mosfet With Buried Drain Extension Layer Patented View
16591227 Metal Line Structure And Method Patented View
16547481 Reflective Display Device Patented View
16708001 Semiconductor Device And Method Of Making Thereof Patented View
16515012 Package Structure, Chip Structure And Method Of Fabricating The Same Patented View
16510388 Light-Emitting Device Patented View
15542616 Device For Guiding Charge Carriers And Use Thereof Patented View
16509836 Vertical Memory Devices Patented View
16414622 Multi-Layer Piezoelectric Substrate With Heat Dissipation Patented View
16679982 Package Including Lead Component Having Recess Patented View
16654865 Microelectronic Devices With Conductive Contacts To Silicide Regions, And Related Devices Patented View
16415058 Semiconductor Devices Having A Conductive Pillar And Methods Of Manufacturing The Same Patented View
16691193 3-D Stacking Semiconductor Assembly Having Heat Dissipation Characteristics Abandoned View
16802438 Packaging Of A Directly Modulated Laser Chip In Photonics Module Patented View
16891992 Enlarging Spacer Thickness By Forming A Dielectric Layer Over A Recessed Interlayer Dielectric Patented View
16312002 Sensor Package And Method Of Producing The Sensor Package Patented View
16377440 Flexible Display Screen Abandoned View
16867352 Cantilevered Leadframe Support Structure For Magnetic Wireless Transfer Between Integrated Circuit Dies Patented View

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