Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHANG, MINKI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2834 3616 3771

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Minki Chang is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 2834. The examiner has 409 resolved cases. This history of resolutions provides a dataset for observing the examiner's approach to patentability. The number of cases indicates the examiner's experience with the legal and technical standards of this unit and the 3700 tech center.

The allowance rate is 71.6 percent. This figure reflects the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 996. This duration represents the time required for a successful application to reach a grant. Practitioners should account for this timeframe when planning their prosecution strategy and managing applicant expectations regarding the length of the process.

The interview lift is 10.1 percent. This metric shows that an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that direct communication is a successful method for overcoming rejections with this examiner. Applicants may use interviews to clarify technical points and potentially improve the outcome of their prosecution efforts in this art unit.

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

Performance Statistics

71.6%
Allow Rate
+1.6% vs TC avg
446
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
996
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 409 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.0%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
17.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18576037 MODULAR INTERCONNECTIONS FOR A MOTOR AND A POWER ELECTRONIC UNIT Final Rejection SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
18631279 THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM WITH LINEAR MAGNETIC ENCODER TRAVEL SENSING Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
19010292 MOTOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18989498 MOTOR AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF MOTOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18982556 DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18393978 ELECTRICAL MOTOR STATOR AND COMPRESSOR Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18689423 ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18877658 STATOR FOR AN ELECTRICAL MACHINE HAVING A RESILIENT OUTER CONTOUR Non-Final OA ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
19060208 CONNECTOR INTENDED TO MAKE AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND AN INVERTER, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A CONNECTOR Non-Final OA Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
18989328 ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
18559414 WINDING BASED ON A TYPOLOGY OF A MAGNET-BASED SYNCHRONOUS ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE FOR SELF-PROPELLED MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA VALEO EQUIPEMENTS ELECTRIQUES MOTEUR
18959156 MOTOR INCLUDING A COOLING STRUCTURE Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
18843835 ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18439946 METHOD OF FORMING A MULTI-COMPONENT ROTATING ASSEMBLY AND ROTATING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18390427 LAMINATED CORE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED CORE Non-Final OA Nidec Corporation
18682247 Rotor and Electric Machine With Integrated Winding Head Cooling, Manufacturing Method and Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18404101 STATOR WINDINGS WITH ODD CONDUCTORS LAYERS Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18950757 CLADDING MAGNET APPLICATION TO CYCLOIDAL MAGNETIC GEARS Non-Final OA Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18532562 MOTOR STATOR WINDING STRUCTURE Final Rejection DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18023096 STATOR AND ELECTRIC MOTOR Final Rejection FANUC CORPORATION
17601117 Electric Machine Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
19049596 ARMATURE AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18638076 TERMINAL RACK ASSEMBLY Final Rejection GKN Automotive Limited
18525741 LINEAR MOTOR, POSITIONING DEVICE, PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND DEVICE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19021600 ELECTRIC MOTOR, IN PARTICULAR A RADIATOR FAN MOTOR Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
19087152 PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD STATOR WINDING ENHANCEMENTS FOR AXIAL FIELD ROTARY ENERGY DEVICE Final Rejection INFINITUM ELECTRIC INC.
19047778 ELECTRIC MOTOR AND COMPONENTS Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM
18868774 POLYMER GEL FOR TRIBOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER INCLUDING PLASTICIZER AND TRIBOELECTRIC ENERGY HARVESTER INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND EDUCATION INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18299987 STATOR FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A STATOR, AND ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection Vitesco Technologies Germany GMBH

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