Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FERGUSON, DION

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2847 2848

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.6%
Allow Rate
+18.6% vs TC avg
1015
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
800
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 987 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.4%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18750189 MULTI-LAYERED CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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.
18723795 ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR AND LIQUID COMPONENT FOR ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18718574 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18806106 MULTILAYER CERAMIC ELECTRONIC DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND CIRCUIT BOARD Non-Final OA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
18802140 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18789751 MUTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18766895 CERAMIC ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18760090 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18760091 MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18262756 Solid Electrolytic Capacitor and Method for Producing Solid Electrolytic Capacitor Final Rejection KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation
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
18441695 Polymer Capacitors with Improved Reliability Non-Final OA KEMET Electronics Corporation
18509576 Graphene Supercapacitor Non-Final OA Abdulsalam Mohammed Alhawsawi
18262025 Electrochemical Energy Storage Apparatus Final Rejection AVX New Energy (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.

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