Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARLEY, JEFFREY T.

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2837 3729 4128

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+13.5% vs TC avg
825
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1235
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 785 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
31.9%
§102 Novelty
37.7%
§103 Obviousness
28.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17240656 INTEGRATED MAGNETIC DEVICE WITH LAMINATE EMBEDDED MAGNETIC CORE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18053247 PIEZOELECTRIC LAMINATE, PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR PIEZOELECTRIC LAMINATE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17991888 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSPECTING ELECTRODE ALIGNMENT OF A BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18061063 APPARATUS INCLUDING A NON-CONTACT DIE HEAD AND A SUBSTRATE CHUCK AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18157172 Method Of Forming Conductive Pattern Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18072988 Method For Manufacturing Vibrator Element Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17707078 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE AND SEMICONDUCTOR STRUCTURE THEREOF Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD.
18225692 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection InnoLux Corporation
17988775 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD Final Rejection Innolux Corporation
18266898 METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR COLD FORMING FEATURES ON FLEX CIRCUITS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
18339005 WIRING CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18069057 METHOD OF MAKING ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH VERTICALLY MASS LOADED MULTI-LAYER INTERDIGITAL TRANSDUCER ELECTRODE FOR TRANSVERSE MODE SUPPRESSION Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18064860 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE WITH THROUGH VIA ON MULTILAYER PIEZOELECTRIC SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18489422 ENCAPSULATING ELECTRONICS ON FLEXIBLE FLUOROELASTOMER SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18265680 AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRIC AUXILIARY UNIT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA PIERBURG PUMP TECHNOLOGY GMBH
18081536 PIEZOELECTRIC ELECTRODES, UNITIZED REGENERATIVE FUEL CELL HAVING THE PIEZOELECTRIC ELECTRODES AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THEREOF Non-Final OA L&T TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LIMITED
18650147 OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY MODULATION METHOD AND OSCILLATOR PIEZOELECTRIC STRUCTURE Final Rejection National Central University
17919737 METHOD OF FABRICATING PROGRAMMABLE AND/OR REPROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC SOFT DEVICE, UNTETHERED PROGRAMMABLE AND/OR REPROGRAMMABLE, IN PARTICULAR 3D, MAGNETIC SOFT DEVICE, METHOD OF ENCODING A PROGRAMMABLE AND/OR REPROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC SOFT DEVICE, AND USE OF A PROGRAMMABLE AND/OR REPROGRAMMABLE MAGNETIC SOFT DEVICE Final Rejection MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V.
18761561 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A SECURED SUBSTRATE Final Rejection BroadPak Corporation
17822883 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING WIRING SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA IBIDEN CO., LTD.
18220666 FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL, MEMS COMPONENT COMPRISING A FERROELECTRIC MATERIAL, MEMS DEVICE COMPRISING A FIRST MEMS COMPONENT, METHOD OF PRODUCING A MEMS COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CMOS-COMPATIBLE MEMS COMPONENT Non-Final OA Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel
18275629 DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA SCUOLA SUPERIORE DI STUDI UNIVERSITARI E DI PERFEZIONAMENTO SANT'ANNA
17956005 Cable Core Wire Orientation Adjustment System Non-Final OA TE Connectivity Services GmbH
18103251 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING SPACERS ON SPANS OF WIRE Non-Final OA FT HOLDINGS INC.

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