Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FIGUEROA, FELIX O

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2831 2833

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.0%
Allow Rate
-10.0% vs TC avg
963
Total Applications
+14.9%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 910 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
37.3%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18385122 INSULATION PIERCING SPLIT BOLT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Panduit Corp.
18237066 TERMINAL FOR AUXILIARY CONTACT Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18106275 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18076934 ELECTRICAL WIRING DEVICES WITH SCREWLESS CONNECTION TERMINALS Non-Final OA Hubbell Incorporated
18178209 MEMORY CARD SOCKET Final Rejection Kioxia Corporation
18290440 FLEXIBLE CABLE CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING FLEXIBLE CABLE CONNECTOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18457901 MEMORY SOCKET WITH A PUSH EJECT LOCKING MECHANISM Final Rejection DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18543248 POP-UP CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18407709 CONDUCTIVE GASKET FOR USE WITH SPRING-BIASED CONTACTS Non-Final OA Outdoor Wireless Networks LLC
17046625 Aerosol Generating System Non-Final OA JT International S.A.
18284534 CONNECTION DEVICE Non-Final OA INNOLIGHT TECHNOLOGY (SUZHOU) LTD.
18392155 ROTATABLE TERMINAL MODULE Non-Final OA Chicony Power Technology Co., Ltd.
18323953 CONNECTING BRIDGE AND ARRANGEMENT COMPRISING THE CONNECTING BRIDGE AND AT LEAST ONE BUSBAR Non-Final OA Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
17452090 ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE Final Rejection I-PEX Inc.
18469612 JOINT CONNECTOR, CONNECTOR-EQUIPPED WIRE, AND CONNECTOR CASE Non-Final OA FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
18394162 WIRE CONNECTION MODULE AND PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
18524984 Electrical Connector, Connecting Body Between a Circuit Board and Electrical Connector Non-Final OA Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
18534156 Connecting Terminal Fixing Structure Non-Final OA K.S. TERMINALS INC.
18242074 FLEXIBLE CONTACTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection WITHMEMS CO., LTD.
18156948 SPRING LOCKING ELECTRODE CONNECTOR APPARATUS WITH MULTICONDUCTIVE CONTACTS AND METHODS THEREOF Final Rejection ADVANTAGE MEDICAL ELECTRONICS, LLC
17765719 CABLE CONNECTOR AND CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
18247365 CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE Final Rejection SEKISUI POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
18461627 POLARIZIED QUICK PLUG HAVING REPLACEABLE FUSE Final Rejection Guang Zhou Ting Shen Electric Co, Ltd.
18348743 BACKSHELL ASSEMBLY Final Rejection HarcoSemco LLC
18253325 CABLE SUPPORT Non-Final OA SAFRAN ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
18122231 GROUNDING CLAMPS AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE Final Rejection Tallman Equipment Co.
17949373 FLEXIBLE INSULATION DISPLACEMENT TERMINAL Non-Final OA VEONEER US SAFETY SYSTEMS, LLC
17125465 BRIDGE/SPLITTER CONNECTOR FOR CONFIGURING ELECTRICAL SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Final Rejection Seasons 4, Inc.

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