Last updated: May 29, 2026

Application No. 18/408,028

ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND SWITCHING DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 09, 2024

Priority

Jul 28, 2021 — JP 2021-123568 +1 more

Examiner

ABRAMS, NEIL

Art Unit

2834

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

Alps Alpine Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +12.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +12.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 982 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

811 granted / 982 resolved

+14.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+12.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 0m

Avg Prosecution

9 currently pending

Career history

994

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

90.7%

+50.7% vs TC avg

§102

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§112

3.6%

-36.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 982 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 09, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 02, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 09, 2026

Interview Requested

May 06, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

May 06, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/477,057

Patent 12640527

CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE CONTACT ASSEMBLY

2y 8m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/336,537

Patent 12633709

RJ45 PLUG

2y 11m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/941,108

Patent 12627092

Staged Mating Electrical Connector

3y 8m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/957,587

Patent 12620734

Optoelectronic Component, Network Device, and Method for Manufacturing Optoelectronic Component

3y 7m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/278,563

Patent 12609494

CONNECTOR

2y 8m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

83%

Grant Probability

95%

With Interview (+12.5%)

2y 0m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 982 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.