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Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, DION

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.8%

Allow Rate

+18.8% vs TC avg

1,021

Total Applications

+8.2%

Interview Lift

765

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 999 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%

§101 Eligibility

10.6%

§102 Novelty

77.2%

§103 Obviousness

3.8%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18833094	SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR ELEMENT AND SOLID ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18832547	ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18443294	CAPACITOR, IN PARTICULAR DC LINK CAPACITOR FOR A MULTI-PHASE SYSTEM	Final Rejection	Robert Bosch GmbH
18806106	MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND CIRCUIT BOARD	Non-Final OA	TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
18718574	MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT	Non-Final OA	KYOCERA Corporation
18802140	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18789751	MUTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18760090	MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18680355	DIELECTRIC COMPOSITION AND MULTILAYERED CAPACITOR CONTAINING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18832804	HYBRID POLYMER CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	TDK Electronics AG
18836086	CAPACITOR	Non-Final OA	NICHICON CORPORATION
18791787	Capacitor for Multiple Replacement Applications	Non-Final OA	HVAC South, LLC
18608962	HYBRID CAPACITOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME	Non-Final OA	ELSPES Inc.
18441695	Polymer Capacitors with Improved Reliability	Non-Final OA	KEMET Electronics Corporation
18262025	Electrochemical Energy Storage Apparatus	Final Rejection	AVX New Energy (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
18029199	ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES	Non-Final OA	NANORAMIC, INC

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