Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/809,871

CAPACITOR MODULE AND POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 20, 2024

Priority

Mar 27, 2020 — JP 2020-058522 +2 more

Examiner

LAXTON, GARY L

Art Unit

2838

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

Denso Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +5.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +5.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LAXTON, GARY L View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

957 granted / 1107 resolved

+18.4% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+5.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

1127

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

§103

50.2%

+10.2% vs TC avg

§102

13.3%

-26.7% vs TC avg

§112

11.5%

-28.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1107 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 20, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 24, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 24, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/595,971

Patent 12683511

ELECTRIC DEVICE AND MOVING OBJECT

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/764,199

Patent 12683477

POWER CONTROLLER AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR MULTI-POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM

2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/474,556

Patent 12671311

THREE-PHASE RESONANT CONVERTER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/635,014

Patent 12671334

VOLTAGE CONVERSION DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION METHOD

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/722,487

Patent 12671409

INTERLOCK DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND DEVICE THEREOF

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 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

86%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+5.6%)

2y 2m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1107 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.