Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

TE Connectivity Ltd.

Technology area: Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics

93 pending office actions • 27 art units • 61 examiners • 0 of 93 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 238 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

93
Total Pending OAs
64
Non-Final OAs
16
Final Rejections
13
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

12
Overdue
2
Due this week
4
Due this month
3
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 24 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (12)Due ≤ 7 days (2)Due ≤ 30 days (4)Due ≤ 60 days (3)Due later (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

46
Hard (49%)
44
Medium (47%)
3
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only28 (30%)
§102 only16 (17%)
§112 only2 (2%)
Double-patenting only1 (1%)
Multi-statute (no §101)46 (49%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

9
Life Sciences
10% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
1% of docket
33
Semiconductors
35% of docket
10
Mechanical / Eng
11% of docket
40
Business / Other
43% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

930 h
Manual time on pending OAs
186 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
326 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
8.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
PATEL, HARSHAD C 6 82.8% +8.5%
KRATT, JUSTIN M 5 86.7% +5.4%
GUSHI, ROSS N 4 83.9% +2.2%
TA, THO DAC 3 86.4% +15.2%
JIMENEZ, OSCAR C 3 87.0% +8.9%
HARCUM, MARCUS E 3 89.3% +5.6%
NGUYEN, TRUC T 3 87.4% +7.3%
CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 2 86.3% +11.5%
BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R 2 92.5% +4.3%
MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE 2 65.6% +20.8%

Quick Wins (15)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18416045 CABLE CONNECTOR KRATT, JUSTIN M 11d overdue
18481477 SEAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AS WELL AS HOUSING ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AND CASTING TOOL PATEL, HARSHAD C 2d overdue
18318054 Connection Terminal and Electrical Connector NGUYEN, TRUC T 56d
18497070 CONTACT ELEMENT WITH A SPRAY COATING AS WELL AS CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, USE OF A SPRAY MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ELEMENT CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 71d
18752497 HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN —
18740296 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A MATING ASSURANCE VERIFICATION BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R —
18677964 HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR AND MODULE CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH SUCH A HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR TA, THO DAC —
18589496 Interconnection System with Electromagnetic Absorber with Improved Performance PATEL, HARSHAD C —

Hard Cases (46)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18326114 PART MANIPULATOR FOR ASSEMBLY MACHINE CAMERON, ATTICUS A 156d overdue
17956030 Detection System TUGBANG, ANTHONY D 50d overdue
18100988 Signal Terminal, Charging End Assembly and Charging Base GUSHI, ROSS N 32d overdue
18470832 TWO-PART ELECTRICAL PIN-CONTACT ASSEMBLY BAILLARGEON, PAUL D 4d overdue
18454849 COATING ON A SURFACE TO TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL CURRENT OMORI, MARY I 5d
18792145 Product Cutting System CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 26d
18333843 Shielding Arrangement, Shielded Connection and Kit for a Shielding Arrangement KRATT, JUSTIN M 26d
18531106 Contacts, Connectors and Connector Assemblies QUIGLEY, THOMAS K 29d

Interview Candidates (7)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18497070 CONTACT ELEMENT WITH A SPRAY COATING AS WELL AS CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, USE OF A SPRAY MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ELEMENT CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 71d
18752497 HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN —
18733727 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTION FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE —
18677964 HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR AND MODULE CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH SUCH A HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR TA, THO DAC —
18459067 CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ASSEMBLY MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE —
18653231 Electrical Connection Member, Electrical Connection Assembly and Charging Seat Assembly TA, THO DAC —
18618347 Electrical Connector Housing and Electrical Connector TA, THO DAC —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2831 12
2834 10
2847 4
2841 2
1784 2
3729 2
3724 2
2845 1
3675 1
2838 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19218704 WIDEBAND OMNIDIRECTIONAL SLEEVE DIPOLE ANTENNA RICHARDSON, JANY 2845 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 27, 2025
19199570 WIDEBEAM MULTIBAND ANTENNA BOUIZZA, MICHAEL M — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 06, 2025
18752497 HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR A CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 24, 2024
18740296 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING A MATING ASSURANCE VERIFICATION BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 11, 2024
18733727 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTION FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18679635 PLUGGABLE MODULE HAVING AN ACTIVE DEVICE RAHMAN, THASLIMUR — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 31, 2024
18677964 HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR AND MODULE CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH SUCH A HIGH CURRENT CONNECTOR TA, THO DAC — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024
18676983 Seal Assembly FOSTER, NICHOLAS L 3675 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 29, 2024
18663244 BUSBAR INTERCONNECT FOR A BATTERY PACK ORDUNA, TAMARA — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 14, 2024
18646061 ELECTRICAL SHIELDING FOR WAFER ASSEMBLY OF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY JIMENEZ, OSCAR C — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18644337 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J — DP Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 24, 2024
18644308 CONTACT WAFER FOR A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A SIGNAL CONDITIONING MODULE QUIGLEY, THOMAS K — §103§112Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 24, 2024
18627948 PROTECTION DEVICES FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES PATEL, HARSHAD C — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18624193 Busbar with Phase Change Material NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA 75d Pending Apr 02, 2024
18599351 Quick Disconnect Terminal With Split Mating Interface GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 08, 2024
18589496 Interconnection System with Electromagnetic Absorber with Improved Performance PATEL, HARSHAD C 2831 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 28, 2024
18584660 TOUCH PROTECTION COVER, CONNECTION PART AND MODULE CONNECTOR PAUMEN, GARY F 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18583415 Shield Contact System HARCUM, MARCUS E 2831 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Feb 21, 2024
18441912 ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STATUS OF A SWITCH FOR HIGH CURRENTS AND/OR HIGH VOLTAGES AL-TAWEEL, MUAAMAR QAHTAN 2838 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2024
18438879 FLAT SOCKET CONTACT DEVICE KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 12, 2024
18419815 Induction Soldering Method for Terminating Terminals to FFC/PFC Cables to Various Terminals BELAY, DILNESSA B — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 23, 2024
18416045 CABLE CONNECTOR KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 11d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2024
18413104 WIRE SPLICE NGUYEN, CHAU N 2841 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Jan 16, 2024
18412960 VIBRATION-RESISTANT ELECTRICAL FLAT FEMALE TERMINAL MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN 2834 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Jan 15, 2024
18393821 Polyamide 56 Composition with Reduced Moisture Absorption KARST, DAVID THOMAS — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 22, 2023
18540569 POWER HARNESS TSO, STANLEY 2847 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 14, 2023
18476945 COOLING SYSTEM FOR CHARGING INLET ASSEMBLY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TRAIL, ALLYSON NEEL — §103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18476352 Part Alignment in Additive Printing Process NELSON, JAMEL M 1743 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 28, 2023
18462556 CHARGING HEALTH MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD MIKELS, MATTHEW — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 07, 2023
18459067 CONTACT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ASSEMBLY MANGOT, GREGORY LAWRENCE 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 31, 2023
18454849 COATING ON A SURFACE TO TRANSMIT ELECTRICAL CURRENT OMORI, MARY I 1784 §103§112 Non-Final OA 5d Pending Aug 24, 2023
18364019 Ribbon Cable with Sensor Formed Thereon and Method of Manufacture ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J 2847 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending Aug 02, 2023
18316372 Insertion Device and Method of Inserting Cable Assembly Into Housing LEGASPI, EUGENE REY DEVERA 3729 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending May 12, 2023
18169916 DOUBLE THROW RELAY TALPALATSKI, ALEXANDER 2837 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 16, 2023
17956030 Detection System TUGBANG, ANTHONY D 2896 §103§112 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2022
17953955 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH RECEPTACLE AND HEADER CONNECTORS HAVING HIGH CONTACT DENSITY KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 27, 2022
19089557 Inspection Tool NGUYEN, TRUNG Q — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 25, 2025
19079790 Robot System AMIN, BHAVESH V 3657 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 14, 2025
19039973 Contactor Movable Contact Assembly and Contactor ROJAS, BERNARD — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2025
19039903 Contactor Movable Contact Assembly and Contactor ROJAS, BERNARD — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 29, 2025
18947653 Wire Harness Fixing Device and Wire Harness Assembly MCNICHOLS, ERET C 3632 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Nov 14, 2024
18938460 Welding Device PATEL, DEVANG R 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Nov 06, 2024
18815931 Connector and Connector Assembly ALHAWAMDEH, NADER J — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 27, 2024
18807255 CONNECTOR CRIMPING DEVICE KIM, BOBBY YEONJIN 4100 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 16, 2024
18792145 Product Cutting System CROSBY JR, RICHARD D 3724 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 26d Pending Aug 01, 2024
18791840 Terminal Body, Terminal and Connector HARCUM, MARCUS E — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 01, 2024
18776747 Cluster Block Housing For Electrical Leads PATEL, HARSHAD C — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2024
18768318 Label Pasting Device and Method WRIGHT, ALEXANDER SCOTT 1745 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jul 10, 2024
18757870 Heatsink and Connector Assembly BURGOS-GUNTIN, NELSON R — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18758592 Electrical Connector LE, THANH TAM T — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 28, 2024
18753381 Product Detection System ALFONSO, DENISE G 2662 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Jun 25, 2024
18747628 Socket Housing and Socket JIMENEZ, OSCAR C — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 19, 2024
18742256 Connector Shielding Shell, Connector Shielding Shell Assembly, Connector and Shell Part NGUYEN, TRUC T — §102§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 13, 2024
18680871 Electrical Connector and Connector Assembly BAILLARGEON, PAUL D — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 31, 2024
18672586 Electrical Connector and Connector Assembly HARCUM, MARCUS E — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2024
18672263 Connector and Device Comprising the Same NGUYEN, TRUC T — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 23, 2024
18666006 Connector PATEL, HARSHAD C — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 16, 2024
18653231 Electrical Connection Member, Electrical Connection Assembly and Charging Seat Assembly TA, THO DAC — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending May 02, 2024
18647460 Connector NGUYEN, THANG H — §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18647423 Connector and Connector Assembly DINH, PHUONG K — §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18647359 Connector and Device Comprising the Same MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 26, 2024
18632884 Electronic Assembly LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO — §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 11, 2024
18627502 Unlocking Tool ANDERSON, AMARA — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 05, 2024
18625335 Connector and Connector Assembly ABRAMS, NEIL — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18618403 Electrical Connector Housing and Electrical Connector JIMENEZ, OSCAR C — §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18618347 Electrical Connector Housing and Electrical Connector TA, THO DAC — §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 27, 2024
18584404 Connector Terminal and Connector PATEL, HARSHAD C 2831 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 22, 2024
18413145 Connector and Connector Assembly PATEL, TULSIDAS C 2834 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 16, 2024
18536410 Coating Structure Comprising Graphite Alloy and Preparation Method KRUPICKA, ADAM C 1784 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 12, 2023
18494857 Method for Manufacturing Electrically Conductive Terminal and Electrically Conductive Terminal LE, THAO P 2818 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 26, 2023
18450482 Exerting-Pressure Device and Electronic Apparatus Comprising the Same DINH, TUAN T 2847 §102Other Non-Final OA 34d Pending Aug 16, 2023
18326114 PART MANIPULATOR FOR ASSEMBLY MACHINE CAMERON, ATTICUS A 3658 §102§103 Non-Final OA 156d overdue Pending May 31, 2023
18318054 Connection Terminal and Electrical Connector NGUYEN, TRUC T 2834 §102 Non-Final OA 56d Pending May 16, 2023
18100988 Signal Terminal, Charging End Assembly and Charging Base GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §102§112 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jan 24, 2023
18098358 Method to Promote Adhesion of Plastic and Oil-Bleeding Liquid Silicone LE, HOA T 1788 §103 Final Rejection 30d overdue Pending Jan 18, 2023
18078191 PART MANIPULATOR FOR ASSEMBLY MACHINE TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 3726 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 09, 2022
18645574 SOCKET CONNECTOR HAVING LOSSY INSERTS GUSHI, ROSS N — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 25, 2024
18535294 Electric Connector Unit KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 11, 2023
18531106 Contacts, Connectors and Connector Assemblies QUIGLEY, THOMAS K 2834 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 29d Pending Dec 06, 2023
18477751 Family Seal Performance and Waterproof Connector LE, THANH TAM T 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 61d Pending Sep 29, 2023
18365526 Contacts and Connectors GUSHI, ROSS N 2834 §103§112 Non-Final OA 30d Pending Aug 04, 2023
18497070 CONTACT ELEMENT WITH A SPRAY COATING AS WELL AS CONNECTION ASSEMBLY, USE OF A SPRAY MEDIUM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTACT ELEMENT CHAMBERS, TRAVIS SLOAN 2831 §103 Final Rejection 71d Pending Oct 30, 2023
18481477 SEAL FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AS WELL AS HOUSING ASSEMBLY, ELECTRICAL PLUG DEVICE AND CASTING TOOL PATEL, HARSHAD C 2831 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Oct 05, 2023
18470832 TWO-PART ELECTRICAL PIN-CONTACT ASSEMBLY BAILLARGEON, PAUL D 2831 §102§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2023
18451173 Cell Contacting System, Method for Producing a Cell Contacting System and Battery Module VO, JIMMY 1723 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 17, 2023
18344496 Electrical Connection Device and Method of Manufacturing the Same LOPEZ PAGAN, CARLOS EMILIO 2834 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 29, 2023
18333843 Shielding Arrangement, Shielded Connection and Kit for a Shielding Arrangement KRATT, JUSTIN M 2831 §102§103 Non-Final OA 26d Pending Jun 13, 2023
18325340 Busbar MCCONNELL, WYATT P 1727 §103§112 Non-Final OA 40d Pending May 30, 2023
18176629 INITIAL PRODUCT, CUTTING DEVICE AND PRODUCT MANUFACTURING METHOD KEENA, ELLA LORRAINE 3724 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 01, 2023
18171933 Welding System and Welding Method MACEDA, KRYSTENE NHE BANDONG 3761 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 21, 2023
17956005 Cable Core Wire Orientation Adjustment System CARLEY, JEFFREY T. 3729 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 29, 2022
17747307 Ribbon Cable ALONZO MILLER, RHADAMES J 2847 §102 Final Rejection — Pending May 18, 2022
17122451 COATING FOR IMPROVED FLAMMABILITY PERFORMANCE IN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ABU ALI, SHUANGYI 1731 §112 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 15, 2020

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