Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHAPA MILLS, NICOLAS ALDEN

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1752 2838

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Nicolas Alden Chapa Mills is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1752. The examiner has 10 resolved cases. This number of resolutions provides an initial look at the examiner's prosecution history. The data set is a factor for practitioners to consider when evaluating the consistency of the observed trends as the examiner handles additional cases.

The allowance rate is 100.0 percent. This figure indicates that the resolved cases have resulted in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 839. This duration represents the time required for an application to move through the examination process to a successful conclusion. Applicants can use this figure to plan their intellectual property timelines in this art unit.

The interview lift is 0.0 percent. This indicates that interviews have not changed the probability of an allowance in the cases resolved so far. Given the allowance rate, an interview was not a requirement for a grant in these instances. Practitioners may monitor future resolutions to see if the impact of interviews changes as the examiner handles more cases in the 2800 tech center.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+32.0% vs TC avg
15
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
839
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 10 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
38.8%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18459737 COMPACT POWER ELECTRONICS DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIES Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
19021933 MULTI-OBJECTIVE DESIGN OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR AUXILIARY RESONANT COMMUTATED POLE INVERTER Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18214014 SWITCHED CAPACITOR VOLTAGE CONVERTER Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
19004598 ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
19022301 SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18866621 MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER WITH MECHANICALLY SWITCHED DISCHARGE RESISTOR AND EARTHING SWITCH Non-Final OA Maschinenfabrik Reinhausen GmbH

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