Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CARLEY, JEFFREY T.

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

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
841
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 804 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
28.7%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§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.
18461900 LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18475730 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VIBRATOR Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
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
18266898 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COLD FORMING FEATURES ON FLEX CIRCUITS Final Rejection KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17240656 INTEGRATED MAGNETIC DEVICE WITH LAMINATE EMBEDDED MAGNETIC CORE Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18110012 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18210401 TABBING APPARATUS AND TABBING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18210231 WIRE JIG AND TABBING APPARATUS INCLUDING THE WIRE JIG Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18514521 LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE ARRAY WITH PRECISE POSITION ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMOTIVE HEADLIGHT APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA LUMILEDS LLC
17984426 COMPOSITE MAGNET CARRIER Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18129768 PACKAGE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.

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