Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAILLARGEON, PAUL D

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
526
Total Applications
+4.6%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 502 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
41.7%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
8.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18341534 COMPLIANT PRESSURE LID FOR PROCESSOR SOCKET HARDWARE Final Rejection Amphenol Corporation
17653072 SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING WIRING CONNECTORS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18439534 ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL COUPLING SYSTEMS FOR ARTIFICIAL POWERED TREES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Non-Final OA Belgravia Wood Limited
18283839 Contact-Protected Screw-Connection Device Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18571242 CONNECTOR Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18270797 SHEET-LIKE CONDUCTIVE PATH Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18508522 CONNECTOR WITH A COUPLING ELEMENT HAVING TWO PROTUBERANCES Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18369453 CONTACT PIECE, CONTACT INSERT, PLUG CONNECTOR, CUT SHEET SECTION, AND DISTRIBUTION BLOCK Non-Final OA WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
18670033 INTERCONNECTABLE CIRCUIT BOARDS ADAPTED FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCTIONS AS LIGHTING SOURCES Non-Final OA Metrospec Technology, L.L.C.
18498429 UVW INTERFACE HAVING AT LEAST ONE ELECTROMAGNETIC DAMPING FEATURE Non-Final OA Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
18390636 DUAL-SIDED CONNECTOR FOR CONNECTING A SIGNAL CABLE TO A FLOATING HARDWARE COMPONENT AND ASSOCIATED METHOD Non-Final OA Hewlett Packard Enterprise Develolpment LP
18470832 TWO-PART ELECTRICAL PIN-CONTACT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
17989890 Electrical Power Connector for Contacting an Elongated DC Power Distribution Busbar, and Method of Monitoring a Connection Final Rejection TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
18143893 BUSBAR FIXING Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies Limited
18133958 HUB POWER DEVICE Final Rejection JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
18019759 CONNECTOR FOR RF TRANSMISSION Final Rejection CONEXTIVITY GROUP SA

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