Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAUER, SCOTT ALLEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2621 2817 2836 2838 2839

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
999
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
953
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 977 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18384677 DEVICE FOR ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTION USING SILICON CONTROLLED RECTIFIER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18353593 CONNECTOR CORROSION MITIGATION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18760824 SUBSTRATE SUPPORT ASSEMBLY HAVING AN INTEGRATED SPRING PRESSURE PLATE Non-Final OA APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18090394 ENHANCED ELECTROSTATIC WAFER CHUCK DESIGNS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18754701 SUBSTRATE-PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18644059 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND OVERCURRENT ALARM METHOD Non-Final OA Delta Electronics (Shanghai) Co.,Ltd.
18755821 AIRCRAFT HAVING A SYSTEM FOR ATTACHING AN ELEMENT TO A FUSELAGE AND HAVING A LIGHTNING PROTECTION SCREEN Non-Final OA Airbus Operations SAS
18740501 Voltage Transient Detector and Current Transient Detector Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18723044 SIGNAL CONDITIONING STAGE Non-Final OA SYNAPTEC LIMITED
18673253 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA VIA LABS, INC.
18636158 HIGH-CURRENT, BIDIRECTIONAL PROTECTION CIRCUITS AND METHODS Non-Final OA MAXIM INTEGRATED PRODUCTS, INC.
18629982 LINEAR POWER CONVERTER CIRCUIT WITH SURGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT Non-Final OA TRITIUM ELECTRONICS PTE. LTD.

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