Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: BARTOL, LANCE TORBJORN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2622 2843 2893

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lance Torbjorn Bartol is an examiner in Art Unit 2622 of Tech Center 2800. He has 60 resolved cases, which show an allowance rate of 80.0 percent. This figure suggests a favorable environment for patent applicants. The median time to allowance is 1197 days, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process from filing to grant.

The interview lift for Bartol is 26.8 percent. This is an increase over the 80.0 percent baseline, indicating that interviews are an effective tool for this examiner. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview, as the 26.8 percent lift suggests that direct communication can further improve the probability of success. With 60 resolved cases, the 1197 days median pendency is a stable figure for planning purposes. The data from Art Unit 2622 indicates that the eventual outcome is likely to be positive, especially when an interview is utilized.

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

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+26.2%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 61 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18738492 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING POWER SENSING CIRCUIT IN FRONT END MODULE FOR WIRELESS ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18364763 OUTPUT MATCHING NETWORK WITH IMPROVED WIDE BAND CHARACTERISTICS AND POWER AMPLIFIER NETWORK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18680713 Measuring Power for Amplifier Circuitry Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18418148 DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIER FOR OPERATING A SENSOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18497463 RECONFIGURABLE POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM Final Rejection Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18379855 DOHERTY AMPLIFIER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18742402 TRACKER MODULE, POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE, AND RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18736619 RADIO FREQUENCY MODULE AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18617863 HIGH-FREQUENCY AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18633629 HIGH-LINEARITY TWO-STAGE COMPLEMENTARY AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
17965732 AMPLIFYING CIRCUIT WITH PARASITIC CAPACITANCE COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
18622360 POWER SUPPLY SELECTION SWITCH CIRCUIT AND POWER AMPLIFIER MODULE WITH POWER SUPPLY SELECTION SWITCH CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18410355 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND POWER AMPLIFIER INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18217055 POWER AMPLIFIER Final Rejection Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
18505195 CLASS D AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18612429 BIAS-BASED POWER AMPLIFIER LOAD MODULATION Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
17964297 POWER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM WITH INCREASED OUTPUT POWER FOR ENVELOPE TRACKING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
17809937 CLASS INVERSE F DOHERTY AMPLIFIER Final Rejection SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
17649862 LOAD MODULATED DOHERTY POWER AMPLIFIERS Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18413290 DISTORTION CORRECTION FOR FAST SUPPLY VOLTAGE CHANGES IN POWER AMPLIFIER Final Rejection Qorvo US, Inc.

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