Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CARLEY, JEFFREY T.

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2834 2837 2847 3722 3729 4128

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jeffrey T. Carley serves as an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2834. He has 811 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 74.0%, and the interview lift is 26.5%. This 26.5% lift indicates that interviews are associated with an increase in the probability of allowance. Practitioners can use the 74.0% allowance rate to evaluate the likelihood of success for applications in his docket.

The median days to allowance is 1184 for the 811 resolved cases. This 1184-day figure provides a timeline for applications that reach a grant. The 26.5% interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for reaching the 74.0% allowance rate. With 811 cases resolved, these metrics offer a basis for managing expectations regarding both the outcome and the 1184-day duration of prosecution in Tech Center 4100.

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

Performance Statistics

74.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
844
Total Applications
+26.5%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 811 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
29.0%
§102 Novelty
42.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18465533 SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT, AND METHOD FOR TRANSPORTING REPLACEABLE COMPONENTS IN THE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18489422 ENCAPSULATING ELECTRONICS ON FLEXIBLE FLUOROELASTOMER SUBSTRATES Final Rejection University of Massachusetts
18475730 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIBRATOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18157172 Method Of Forming Conductive Pattern Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18304146 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18461900 LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18466610 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA InnoLux Corporation
18370194 BUS BAR UNIT FIXING METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18266898 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COLD FORMING FEATURES ON FLEX CIRCUITS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17926745 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ROTOR FOR ROTARY ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection AISIN CORPORATION
18259370 Method for Producing a Stack of Magnetic Sheets for a Rotor and/or Stator of an Electric Machine, and Method for Producing an Electric Machine, and Method for Producing an Installation and a Vehicle Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17240656 INTEGRATED MAGNETIC DEVICE WITH LAMINATE EMBEDDED MAGNETIC CORE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18218753 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
17693253 PRINTING COMPONENTS SUSPENDED BY FRAMES Non-Final OA X-Celeprint Limited
18210401 TABBING APPARATUS AND TABBING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18514521 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ARRAY WITH PRECISE POSITION ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA LUMILEDS LLC
18221122 MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE PACKAGING METHOD FOR STACKING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA SKYWORKS SOLUTIONS, INC.
18069057 METHOD OF MAKING ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH VERTICALLY MASS LOADED MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODE FOR TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
17956005 Cable Core Wire Orientation Adjustment System Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Services GmbH
18339005 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18650147 OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY MODULATION METHOD AND OSCILLATOR PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURE Non-Final OA National Central University
17907245 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURE FOR A RADIOFREQUENCY DEVICE WHICH STRUCTURE CAN BE USED TO TRANSFER A PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER, AND PROCESS FOR TRANSFERRING SUCH A PIEZOELECTRIC LAYER Non-Final OA Soitec
18550145 MODIFIED COPPER SURFACE, HETEROAROMATIC SILANE COMPOUNDS AND THEIR USAGE FOR INCREASING ADHESION STRENGTH BETWEEN COPPER AND AN ORGANIC MATERIAL AND REDUCING HALO AND WEDGE VOID FORMATION Non-Final OA Atotech Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

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