Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/844,064

POWER CONVERSION DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 05, 2024

Priority

Mar 16, 2022 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2022011849

Examiner

CHOI, SEUNG HO

Art Unit

2838

Tech Center

2800 — Semiconductors & Electrical Systems

Assignee

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +0.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 100% grant rate with +0.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 7 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CHOI, SEUNG HO View full profile →

Grants 100% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

7 granted / 7 resolved

+32.0% vs TC avg

Minimal +0% lift

Without

With

+0.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

95.5%

+55.5% vs TC avg

§102

4.6%

-35.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 7 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 05, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 15, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 24, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 24, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/746,677

Patent 12676551

MULTILANE POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 1 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

100%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+0.0%)

2y 2m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 7 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.