Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BAILLARGEON, PAUL D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Paul D. Baillargeon works in Art Unit 2831 of Tech Center 2800. The examiner has 514 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 77.6 percent. This rate indicates the disposition toward granting patent rights. The median days to allowance is 855, which provides a benchmark for the speed of the examination process in this art unit.

The interview lift is 4.9 percent, representing the change in the 77.6 percent allowance rate following an interview. This lift suggests that interviews are a tool for resolving specific claim issues. With 514 cases resolved, the examiner's metrics are based on the volume of work. Practitioners should use the 855-day median to manage client expectations and consider an interview as a supplementary method for advancing prosecution. The 77.6 percent allowance rate and the 514 resolved cases are the primary metrics.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+9.6% vs TC avg
540
Total Applications
+4.9%
Interview Lift
855
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
37.4%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18660345 CABLE CONNECTOR, CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18369442 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18283839 Contact-Protected Screw-Connection Device Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18679760 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
17653072 SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING WIRING CONNECTORS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
19309083 ALIGNED INSULATION HOOKING BUSBAR Final Rejection NEXTPOWER LLC
19043096 ALIGNED INSULATION HOOKING BUSBAR Final Rejection NEXTPOWER LLC
18363278 Connector and Terminal Locking Mechanism Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd
18792048 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING MEMBERS Non-Final OA FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18680871 Electrical Connector and Connector Assembly Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18470832 TWO-PART ELECTRICAL PIN-CONTACT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
18361358 Connector Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
18613103 Electrical Connector Non-Final OA JIANGSU DONGBEI COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY CO.,LTD

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