Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: FINCH III, FRED E

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2838 2896

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
946
Total Applications
+17.9%
Interview Lift
900
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 917 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
28.2%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19009064 SWITCHING REGULATOR CIRCUIT AND POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18958731 CONTROLLER FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18864792 CARRIER BASED MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL FOR CONVERTER WITH FILTER CELLS Non-Final OA ABB SCHWEIZ AG
18956137 CONTROLLER FOR A RESONANT CONVERTER Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18827067 CONTROLLER Non-Final OA NXP USA, Inc.
18726455 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18475728 POWER CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18606319 SWITCHED-CAPACITOR CIRCUIT CONTROL IN POWER CONVERTERS Non-Final OA pSemi Corporation
18919594 LDO/Band Gap Reference Circuit Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18478485 VOLTAGE REGULATOR WITH ACTIVE SHUNT Non-Final OA ATI Technologies ULC
18617701 Isolated Power Supply Having a Fast Output Response Final Rejection National Taiwan University
19046608 SWITCHING STAGE OF A SWITCHED MODE POWER SUPPLY, SMPS, AS WELL AS AN SMPS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD Non-Final OA NEXPERIA B.V.
19001950 LOAD POWER BASED DC-DC CONVERTER Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
19009196 POWER CONVERSION CIRCUIT AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN FLYBACK MODE AND RESONANT MODE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Richtek Technology Corporation
19051453 POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19015350 DUAL-STAGE DC POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA ASIAN POWER DEVICES INC.
18361345 DIGITAL CONTROLLER Final Rejection Renesas Design (UK) Limited
18959634 POWER STAGE CONTROL CIRCUIT APPLIED TO VOLTAGE CONVERTER Non-Final OA Elite Semiconductor Microelectronics Technology Inc.

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