Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARNIE, REXFORD N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2836

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.9%
Allow Rate
-57.1% vs TC avg
108
Total Applications
+40.9%
Interview Lift
1260
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 46 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
23.0%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18244061 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTROLLING A PFC CONTROL CIRCUIT BASED ON FUNCTIONS OF THE ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18202425 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AN OPERATING METHOD OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17918255 BATTERY CHARGING AND DISCHARGING SYSTEM INCLUDING PELTIER ELEMENT, AND TEMPERATURE CONTROL METHOD OF BATTERY CHARGING AND DISCHARGING USING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
19315554 MULTI-PORT DC TRANSFER SWITCH BASED ON CONTROLLABLE NEGATIVE VOLTAGE SOURCE Non-Final OA Tianjin University
18748931 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING A POWERED SMART FURNITURE UNIT Final Rejection JABIL INC.
18736616 RESERVE POWER VERIFICATION FOR HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18794761 POWER RECEIVING APPARATUS, POWER TRANSMITTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18311978 POWER SYSTEM, CHARGING METHOD, AND DISCHARGING METHOD Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18137764 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION HAVING ADVANCED METERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aclara Technologies LLC
18613196 DYNAMIC CAPACITANCE TUNING FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17944124 BATTERY CONTROL METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18706064 CHARGING SYSTEM Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18749908 DISCHARGING VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CHARGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18590530 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE TRANSMITTING A WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SIGNAL BASED ON INFORMATION INCLUDED IN A RECEIVED FIRST CONTROL SIGNAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18023376 PARALLEL ISOLATING DC/DC CONVERTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
17623215 RESONATOR ARRAY SENSOR ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Hitachi Energy Ltd
18288423 SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROL OF WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER AND COMMUNICATION TIMING Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18056216 UNINTERRUPTIBLE POWER SUPPLY WITH BYPASS POWER SHARING FUNCTION Final Rejection SANTAK ELECTRONIC (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18581421 COIL UNIT FOR CONTACTLESS ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19036844 COUPLING-BASED POWER LEVEL CONTROL IN A WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEM Final Rejection NuCurrent, Inc.
18173516 Power Controller Final Rejection Dometic Sweden AB
18750206 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE (ESD) PROTECTION CIRCUITRY FOR REDUCED INTERFERENCE FROM BULK CURRENT INJECTION (BCI) NOISE Non-Final OA Microchip Technology Incorporated
18684438 POWER NEGOTIATION IN A WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA GE Intellectual Property Licensing, LLC
18567986 METHOD FOR INDUCTIVE ENERGY TRANSMISSION BETWEEN A PRIMARY AND A SECONDARY PART OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM Non-Final OA B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION GMBH
18896561 WIRELESS POWER AND VOLTAGE REGULATION FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18896659 WIRELESS POWER AND VOLTAGE REGULATION FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18760530 Overvoltage Protection of Transistor Switches Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
18288391 Induction energy supply device Final Rejection BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18650690 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, AND LIGHTING DEVICE Non-Final OA AETERLINK CORP.
18908160 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUFFERING ENERGY FROM INTERMITTENT POWER SOURCES Non-Final OA TelemeTrak, Inc.

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